Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-07-12
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

many, the commissioner having visit
ed the litter country recently.
Commissioner Reid says most of the
lumber and coal used In Wisconsin, es-
pecially in tSe western part, could
profitably b. Transported on the rivers
If suitable boats we've used. Expert
ments 10 determine what kind of boats
are best fitted should be undertaken
by the federal or state government.
He discusses types of boats on rivers
in Germany. He believes the investi-
cation provided by the river and har-
Dor bill will be of great value to Wis
cousin.
The commissioner says that he ex-
poets to confer with the government
engineers on the matter the middle of
July.
There is" says the commissioner.
great reason for congratulation over
the fact that the control of railroads
now exercised by the government viii
prevent unwarranted and destructive
competition betweenopail and river
lines. If it can be demonstrated by
the experiments about to be made that
the river can do business so cheaply
that the railroads cannot possibly COM
pete with it. then the government
ought to do everything in its power to
foster the river traffic"
The commissioners report vas
placed on file in the governors office.
toughton-Officer of the Nor
wegian Lutheran synod We're elect
ed in the annual convention here as
follows: Secretary, Rev. R. 0. Brant,
Mcfarland; vice-secretary, Rev. o. K.
Ramberg, Whitehall; treasurer, T. T.
Eide, Lee, H.; vice-treasurer, S. M.
Maakestad, Lee, H.; lay member Of
the church council, Andrew Jensen.
Edgerton; vice-lay member, X. K.
Hagestaw, Ettrick; home mission
board, Revs G. A. Gullixon, Chicago;
H. Rosenquist, Baldwin; c. B. Bostud,
committee, Martin Bley, w. L. VIII
liams, ]. Ullenvang and Ole Presto
gard. all of Lee, I'll.
Stoughton = The eastern district
convention of the Norwegian Luz
thersn synod closed its meetings here.
The next convention will be held at
lola IN 1912. The plan of securing an
endowment of S250,000 for Luther col
lege, DEBORAH, Ia, was heartily in
dorsed. Gifts of about $4,000 were
reported, but the donators were not
mentioned. ]. j. Hill has given $780,
600, with the provision that the church
secure 100000. The mission boards
were instructed to establish missions
at Boston, Mass, and Galveston, Tex.
Salaries of two African missionaries
were raised about $500 Annually An
additional assistant to the New York
city mission was authorized.
Elkhart Lake.-About two hundred
members of the Pharmaceutical asso-
citation and the Travellers organization
arrived here. The main attractions
were street car ride around the lake
| and baseball game between the drug
gists and l e travellers, which resulted
in the travellers beng defeated, to 6.
About 100 new members have joined
the Pharmaceutical association
Beloit.-Lieut. Col j. A. Watrous,
Milwaukee; w. j. Mckay of Mad
ison and Rev. J. A. Collinge OF
Clinton were speakers at the Rock
county soldiers picnic here Col.
Watrous made defense of the negro
and said the Civil war advanced civili-
zation for the race.
Green Bay. - William Kpoeller
narrowly escaped death by electro
cution in the plant of the De Pere
| Electric Light and Power company
He was unconscious for half an hour.
Knoeller was knocked out when he
touched two wires carrying 44O volts.
Menasha. - According to reports
brought to the city the corn crop
in the country about Menasha is a
complete failure. The farmers report
that number of large corn fields are
bejns plowed up and a second crop is
beng planted.
MariRette.-Mrs. George Landgraf.
wife of the superintendent of
schools of Marinette, is in Madison re-
ceiving treatment for the bite of a
mad" dog. Four other people who
were bitten at the same time are also
In Madison for treatment
Millsville.-The Millsyille furniture
factory burned to the ground with
all It's contents About 125 work
men are out of employment The
building and stock were insured.
Ashland. In order to celebrate
the raising of the first 100000
of endowment for Northland college,
the trustees have arranged for a ban
quet in the Knight Music hall
Amigo. = Mrs. John Turney her
daughter Title, and Ida Slocum,
who were riding In a boat on Pine
lake near Bundy, were drowned. The
bodies have been recovered.
Osseo.-The organization of the
Trempealeau County Historical so
ciety was perfected in a meeting here.
A. A. Arnold. Galesburg, was elected
president
Kaukauna = Miss Agnes Carney,
daughter of Matt Carney, aged
twenty-one years. drowned while in
bathing in the Fox river near her
home with her sister, Margaret, and
cousin, Miss Conrad of Appleton, who
were powerless to aid her. She
stepped suddenly into deep pool and
sank at once. Her body was recov-
cred only a few feet from where she
drowned. She was stenographer for
the Kaukauna Land, Lumber g. Sup
ply company.
Oxford-Rain came in time to save
oats and corn in this part Of the state
but too late to help the hay crop.
Chippewa Falls--A Milwaukee
train instantly killed H. p Buless,
aged forty, while he lay on the track
near Trevino junction. Buless had re-
moved all his clothing save his shoes
and had Placed II between the rails for
bed Resting his head on one rail
and his feet on the other, he faced
the swiftly approaching passenger en-
zine and met death without the slight.