Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-27
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fifty million trout fry from the Madi-
son fish hatchery were planted off Ra-
cine.
Fire destroyed large portion of the
plant of the Union Lime Company at
Grimms, with loss of $4,000.
AT Oshkosh, George Burnley pleaded
guilty to burglary and was sentenced to
two years in the State reformatory.
Fire at Winneconne destroyed nine
business buildings ON Main street, entail
ing a loss of $4,000; partly covered by
insurance.
Members of the Improved Order of Red
Men from different parts of the State
came to Kenosha to assist in the insti-
tuition of new tribe.
The Illinois Central has completed a
survey from Exeter Crossing to New
Glarus for spur track, and a depot site
has also been selected
At Green Bay robbers gained entrance
to William Clough's house and secured
SO, $50 of the Methodist Church funds
and also jewelry valued at $3.50.
Gustav Wellman, one of the oldest pio-
neer German residents of Kenosha, at
tempted suicide by hanging himself to a
lattice in the rear of his home.
While Mrs. Catherine Ramps was at
special church Easter services in APP
pleton thief picked the lock of the front
door of her home and stole $500 in mon
ey.
Fire, caused by lightning, destroyed the
barn. twenty head of cattle, several
horses, hogs, grain and hay owned by
Mike Carroll, eight miles north of Brod-
head.
Sparta is figuring on owning and op-
Grating its own electric light plant, tc
be operated on the gas producer system,
in conjunction with the municipal water
station.
At GAINESVILLE several valuable dogs
have been poisoned within the last few
days and a reward of $25 has been Of
fered for the arrest and conviction of me
poisoner.
Mrs. X. Patterson, aged so years, a
pioneer resident of Bear Greek, succumb-
Cd to heart failure while on train com
ing to Eau Claire TO receive medical
treatment.
The Juda Evangelical Church is being
torn down to make room for a brick We
neered building, 5Qx50 feet in SIZE en-
bodying every modern idea in church ar
chitecture.
Rev l.. a. Bremen. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Sparta,
e.s.1 q o. Go, rsd;p.r biat-ola or, bo
sidewalk The Modern Woodmen raised
the amount.
The recent fall of snow near Mellen
was one of the heaviest of the season, the
ground being covered with new snow to
depth of from twenty inches to two
feet on the level.
The Menomonie Woman's Club had a
tag day on election day, netting $120 to
the civic improvement committee, most
of which will be turned over TO the Me-
nomonie Improvement Association.
In Sheboygan the first steps looking to-
ward a city nall have been taken by the
introduction of resolution in the Coun-
ell providing for including in next years
tax levy an appropriation for such a
building.
Attorney General Gilbert has ruled in
answer to an inquiry from State Insur-
ance Commissioner Beedle that the Ger
mantown Insurance Company must dis
tribute its surplus Of s234. S22 among it,
policy holders.
Miss Lizzie Van Beck of the town of
Preble may lose her sight because of an
accidental shot fred by her brother when
he was practicing with the gun and the
girl stepped in front of him. the bullet
entering her eye.
Mrs. John Honeyager. aged 60 years,
living three miles from Waukesha. Was
run down by a Milwaukee road passen-
ger train while she was driving 10 Church.
She was severely injured, her scalp being
torn open for several inches.
Harry f. Slattery of Waukesha. pri-
vate in Company c. First Marine Battal-
ion. L. $. A.. has been killed at Camp
Elliott. Panama. where his battalion is
stationed. The details are not known but
il is believed he was murdered by ma
rives.
According 10 State superintendent
Cary'S biennial repot. inst published
Kaukauua Is paying the highest average
salary to its women teachers Of any city
Of its size in the State. kaukauna PAYS
S5S.ns: wauwaSosa. $-6.46. Marshteld.
S56.2s: OcoromoSoc. s5s.17. and 50 on
down the list throRgh twsE1y Others te
Portage, which pays the lowest. S40-4s.
After waiting six years. creditors Of the
| slefuncf Kenosha State Bank and Keno
sha Trust Company received checks IN
settlement Of their claims from the Chi
easo bonding company which had taken
over the business after Frank =. k0mp
a Chieago banker who organized the IN
stirutiOns which were closed by the state
had been sent to prison for perjury
/ About two-thirds Of the claims were paid
John Raumzard. smallpox patient a.
l the Racine isolation hospital. escaped ans
for hours was soaght By the police. HI
was found mingiing among peSTs!s a
Lakeside, who became alarmed an1
threatened Baumgard.s life when fhes
learned that be rad smallpox