Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-22
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF

B,9O2 students in attendance in addi-
lion to the $50 dairy students lust en-.
Tered, total of over 1000. This mum.
ser viii be swelled by the short course
students in agriculture, who come
nearly 500 strong for ii weeks begin
1ing on December l. The increase in
attendance thus far is 407 or over IL
per cent, the largest proportional gain
Tor number of years past
Marinette. = Fire destroyed the
Menekaune hall, the residence of
James Brick, the Rydstrom grocery,
Rydstrom's team and seven sheds and
barns. The Lefever residence and the
Holquist livery were damaged The to
tai loss will reach $4,000 Scores OF
buildings caught fire, but were saved
In attempting to save Mrs Lena
Rood. widow, and her daughter, Sig
rid, Fireman George Lang received
serious burns on the face and hands.
Shawano.-Fire destroyed a large
portion of the business district
In the village of Gresham, north OF
here. The general store of Joseph
Eiegelbauer, Andrew Mader's hard,
ware store, Herman Koppen's general
store, Anton Herman's saloon and op
era house, and Herman Vergen's meat
market were destroyed. The loss is
only partly covered by insurance.
Marinette.-The coroner's jury gave
a verdict that Motorman Frank
Buttrick was not guilty of con.
tributory negligence in the street car
accident in which Fred Leitzke was
killed. Two women testified that they
heard Leitzke's team running on the
pavement before the accident hap
pened. The motorman says the team
was running when 1t dashed into view
IN front of the car at the street inter
section. 1t is believed that Leitzke'S
team was running away.
Fond du Lac.-Sixty-two men,
employed in the roundhouse of
The Northwestern road at North Fond
iu Lac, were laid off for an indefinite
period The layoff was occasioned by
lack Of business, according to state
nent Of one of the road officials, About
,orty men are still employed A ma.
Iority of the men laid off are maehin.
sts and machinists' helpers.
Madison.-P. G. Avery and Emil
Schandein, directors of the Wis
consin State Automobile association
who are mapping out TRANSMISSION
sin lake to river road" left Madison or
their work of blazing trail to the
Wisconsin river, thence to La Crosse.
This work was temporarily discontin.
ned owing to unfavorable road and
weather conditions.
Madison-The state civil serv.
ice commission certified to Attor
ney General Gilbert the names of three
men who successfully passed the re-
cent examination held for a second as
sistant attorney general to succeed
Frank Tucker. Those who are eligible
are w. w. Gilman, Boscobel; ]. T
Dithmar, Elroy, and Ernest M. War
ner, Madison.
Madison.-The secretary of state
mailed letters of instruction tC
foreign and domestic corporations rela
tive to the annual reports which mus
be filed some before January / an6
some before March 1. Many of the re
ports are often carelessly executed ant
the department requests the report be
submitted in typewriter form.
Madison.-Charles A. Shower, JEFF
ferson, elected state senator from
the district comprising Jefferson
and Walworth counties, certified nix
expense account to be 1926. Richard w
Burke, Manitowoc, Social Democratic
candidate for congress in the Eight
district, declared his expenses to be
s29.10
Chippewa Falls.-Eleven saloon
keepers and bartenders were ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar
shall w. T. Pugh and taken before
court commissioner at Eau Claire, the
charge being selling liquor to an In
dian who visited the city month ago.
Marinette.--A charge of manslaugh-
ter was lodged against Frank Oman,
said to be responsible for the death OF
Rune Rosengren, a member of the
local fishers colony, who died from in
juries received in brawl with Oman
Marinette.-Michael Pesch is at the
Menominee River hospital suffering
from injuries received in a runaway
accident. His skull is fractured al
most from the forehead to the base.
Madison.-Six persons soon will
be enjoying the comforts of the
Gisholt home for old folks-the late
John A. Johnson's benefaction six
miles east of Madison; and they have
comforts and conveniences such as
none of them perhaps ever had before
"a new flreproof habitation, glor'
Gus farm over which to ramble, Won
drous view of Madison and its lakes
no restraint, and, kindly relationship
with those in charge.
Wausau.-The physicians of Wau
sau have organized against dead
beats. They will maintain a credit
list. Hereafter none whose credit is
not good can secure medical services
Kaukauna.- Lappen OF this
city, aged seventy-hve years, has JUS
taken his second wife, aged ffty-on'
years, Mrs. Mary Van Openshal o
Little Chute being the bride.
New London.-A teachers meet
ing will be held at the Waupacs
county training schoolrooms in the
North division building. An interest
ing program is being prepared.
La Crosse.-Authorities here are
searching for Chris Bauer. a fish
srman, whose rowboat was foun'
floating empty near the mouth Of Roo
river. II is believed that he wa
drowned.
Beaver Observation-Disclosures JOIN
T. Hughes has not been seen a
his home in Reeseyille since tn
sarly part of September. HI
friends last saw him at the state fair
In Milwaukee on September Il. The
have become alarmed at his absenc'
and will search for him. Mr.. Hughe'
attained fame as the man who intro