Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-10-18

the United States opened here in the
Zion Reformed church There are
about 10 delegates from all over the
country present.
oshkosh.-The Greek colony in
Oshkosh has increased so largely
within the last two years that ar
rangements are being made by the
authorities of the Greek church in the
diocese for the building of a church
William Hooper, aged
thirty-nine, g~s instantly killed
here while hauling boiler from Cole
man to Klondike. The rear axle on
the truck broke, throwing Hooper
from the wagon and pinning him I'M
der the boiler.
Fond du Lac.-Fire resulting
from crossed wires played havoc
with the big warehouse of the Fond du
Lac Cheese and Butter company here,
The loss is estimated at $4,000 the
stock of cheese being damaged so bad
ly as to be unfit for use The greatest
damage was occasioned by smoke and
water
Racine-Miss Gertrude Gibson, a
| school teacher of Dover COM
mitted suicide by taking carbohc acid.
She has been in i'll health. Four years
| ago the mother of the young woman
ended her life in a similar manner.
| Grand Rapids.-Word has been
received that Dr. George f. Wit
! ter, former resident of this city, was
killed in an automobile accident in
San Jose, Cal He was the father of
Mrs. w d. Connor, Marshfield.
Ashland.-Elmyra Dietz is out of all
danger, according to physicians in
charge in ST. Josephs hospital here.
| They say that the girls splendid ply.
steal condition insures a speedy and
complete recovery. She was given
her mail, but had asked no word OF
her parents.
Hayward.-Floyd D. Gibbons, report
er of the Minneapolis Tribune, arrived
in Hayward in an automobile in Gus.
tody of Constable Young and Deputy
Stafford of Winter. He was arrested
on a charge preferred by Thomas E.
Noyes and Mrs. Bishop of wilfully dam
aging telephone property and cutting
wires. He made a hurried trip here
TO secure his release by bail Judge
Riordan was called from bed to hold
a hearing at midnight Bonds of $500
to return to Winter upon assur.
ing Judge Riordan he would commit
no unlawful acts.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Petersen, eight
years old, son of Chris Petersen, con-
tractor, suffered a fracture of the
skull while playing on one of the
school play grounds He was struck
by a swing. His condition is critical.
but the physicians believe that he will
recover.
Grand Rapids-Word has just been
received that DR.. George +. Witter, a
former resident of this city, was kill.
ed in an automobile accident in San
Jose, Cal.
Madison. 100 city school SUI
perintendents and other school men
of the state are in Madison attending
the second annual convention. State
Superintendent c. p Cary is presid-
ing. Talks were given by Profs. c.
H. Judd and c. R. Mann of the edu'
cational department of the University
of Chicago
Fond du Lac.-The citizens of North
Fond du Lac will vote on the PROPOSE
ton to buy the water system of the
Sand Rock Water company on Novem
Der s. If the measure carries the
bonding question will come up at the
spring election.
Misunderstanding Johnson As years
old, 20 years a timer in Marinette
with one firm, was found dead in his
bed in Goodman, where he was EN-
ployed. Physicians say that his death
was from natural causes. No inquest
was deemed necessary.
La CONSOLIDATING Schumann
Heink. in an interview here, Endorsed
ra gtime as a necessary step toward
Public appreciation of better music,
If you put a boy in college without
first having given him the advantage
of the primer, he would not be tit
ted to absorb the higher education,
said the diva, land so it is with rag
time. What is ragtime, anyway but
the melodies of the Egyptians and the
Roumanians a little revised? 1t is
musical, it has its class, and il Us
a stepping stone TO better music
Madison. James o. Davidson
has been petitioned for pardon for
Edward H. Bowers, sentenced to two
years in Waupun on March 25' 1909,
for statutory offense.
Plainfield.-The funeral OF J. 5.
Howell, an old resident of this village,
was held in Hancock, where he died
in the home of his son. He was about
seventy years old.
Beloit.-Miss Clara j. X. Williams.
formerly of Beloit, has been appointed
secretary of Rockford college.
Marinette.-At the October terln OF
the Marinette county circuit court no
criminal cases will be heard. The first
hearing will be of the case in which
| Mrs Anna Cohodes sues the NJ. & Nj
Light and Traction company for $lO.-
600. alleging that a street car was
started just as she was alighting,
causing her to fall and receive serious
injuries.
Marinette-L. r. Davies Of Dane
county has been secured as principal
of the Stevenson Training school. He
is a graduate Of the agricultural de-
partment of the University of Wiscon'
sin.
hawano-Joseph Pionek, Pulaski,
was brought here from Chicago to an
swer to the charge of being implica-
ted in the murder of John Sorenson, in
Pulaski on June 20 1909. Pionek, ii is
alleged, has been In Chicago since the
murder and went under an assumed
name. Joseph GolvinsH was arrested
on a similar charge and is now out on
bail Pionek is alleged TO have made
a confession.
I Marinette-The city council has de-