Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS

is expected to cover an area eight
niles long by half TO three fourths OF
mile in width, to depth of several
feet The stumps and brush have
been removed from the borders and
many lots have been sold, the inten.
ton being to make this a popular re.
sort in summer The lake will ex.
tend from the Marathon paper mills
nearly to this city.
Appleton. - At the coroner's in.
quest over the death of H. j. Walle,
MUS, who killed his four-month-old son
and then committed suicide. Mrs Wal.
lenius testified that she left her hus.
band last May and went to Minneapo
lis and then came to Appleton, when
he followed her to that city. She says
he found her here and tried to get her
to return to Chicago with him, and
when she refused he killed the baby
and himself. The jury found that Wal
lenius killed himself with a revolver
The wife will have nothing to do with
the remains, and the murderer and his
Infant victim were buried here in one
casket, by order of the Chicago Paint.
ers' union. of which he was a member.
kenosha.-Faithful service among
workmen is to be rewarded by
the E. |. Du Pont-De Nemours Powder
company, controlling plants in all
parts of the United States, as an in.
crease in wages dating from July l
has been announced from the plant
in this county The increase is
granted as follows: Two per cent.
for men In service from one to two
years; five per cent. for men in serv.
ice from two to Ave years. ten per
cent for men in service from five to
ten years; Is per cent. for men in
service from ten to fifteen years, and
20 per cent for all men in the service
for more than fifteen years.
Wausau.-A meeting will be held
in this city to take steps for the
formation of a Wisconsin Industrial
be to induce settlers to come to this
state instead of going to Canada, Flori.
da, Texas and western states. A. d.
Campbell. state commissioner of immi-
| grafton, will be present. The meeting
to take the formal steps to organize
will he held in Milwaukee August H.
Sheboygan. - Henry Walter, aged
| sixty-seven years, was struck and
instantly killed by freight car on the
line OF the Sheboygan Light & Power
Railway company between here and
| Riverside. He was riding out of his
barnyard in wagon The car struck
the wagon, splintering 1t, and almost
every bone in his body was broken
| The horse escaped unhurt
Wausau. Mrs. Lillian Stevens
Portland, Ore, president of the Ma
tional w. Z. T. T., will attend the
state convention here in October, as
will also Miss Anna Gordon, Evanston
| DR.. Samuel Dickie of Albion college
also will be one of the speakers.
Superior.-Rev. A. p Ekblad, pro
lessor in Augustana college, Rocl
Island, H., has accepted the call ex
tended him by the congregation of the
Swedish Lutheran Pilgrim church o.
this city, and will be here on Septem
Der to take up his duties.
Madison. - The executive commit
| tee of the Wisconsin branch Of
es-~i<.4r--->>s INe..i.u MIL
hold their meeting in Madison Angus
16, to determine the place for the
next state convention. Eau Claire ant
Wausau are candidates.
| Wausau-Albert Kohl of Chiltor
was sentenced to five years i'm
| prisonment in the state prison IN
Waupun by Circuit Judge A. Il. Reid
on a plea of guilty to the charge of as
sault upon a seven-year-old girl. He
pleaded drunkenness.
La Crosse. Between $50 and zoe
members of the Wisconsin Paid
Firemen's association are expected tc
attend the fifth annual convention OF
the organization which is to be hello
aere on August Is, II and IS.
Madison-The Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad paid the sec.
ond installment of it's state tax to
State Treasurer Dahl. The total tax
is $495,142.
Observation-Disclosures day will
be celebrated by negroes in the
Fox river valley at a gathering here.
There will be about 300 in attendance.
An orchestra of colored persons from
Milwaukee will play and Editor Cook
of the Defender of Milwaukee will
give an address.
New Richmond.-The protracted
drought is seriously handicapping
the electric power transmission
companies on Apple river in
Huntingdon, Riverdale, Somerset and
Apple River Falls. Owing to the low
water none Of the plants run all of
the time. 1t frequently becomes nee
essary to shut down during a portion
of the day to allow a sufficient head
of water to accumulate to carry the
electric lighting load in the various
cities.
Janesville.-Fire believed to have
been started by spontaneous com
bustion, caused $4,000 loss to vii. |
liam Lathers, farmer, living about |
eleven miles southeast of this city !
in the town Of Turtle The insurance !
is small The fire started In new hay |
In the barn, which was destroyed with !
all it's contents, including large |
quantity Of hay, all the implements
for the farm of 900 acres and about |
sixty hogs, ready for market.
La Crosse.-The school census /
returns show there are 1924 chill. |
lren Of school age In La Crosse. The |
total last year was 1904.
Phillips-A suit involving one /
IF the largest sums of money
sver In dispute in a case in this state
s now being heard in Phillips by
Judge Barry. as referee. The action
9 that of bennington e. AtweIl VS. the
Morse IH--ber company OF Cayuga
,ver logging contracts and timber
ands, and the amount in dispute is
bout $3.50 900
Marinette. - Thomas Seiner was
instantly killed and his wife rem