Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-13
WISCONSIN
BREVITIFS

ciuSu 10 enter INTO contract WIN
Sheriff-Elect Robert Wherry. He Is
to receive $3.50 for all services, care
OF prisoners and taking persons to
state institutions, in addition to the
fixed salary of $4,000 An appeal is
to be taken from Judge Tarrant's de-
cision in which he decided the county
owed ex-Sherif Roberts about
s156.
New Richmond.-Mrs. William
Cody and her eleven-year-old son
Henry were struck by a 500 line
train near their home in Emerald
and were seriously injured. They
were driving along the highway which
runs close to the railroad track and
the horses took fright at train. The
animals became unmanageable and
swung onto the track directly in front
of the locomotive.
Sheboygan. = George w. Leber-
man resigned his Office as trus-
tee of the county Jail. At one time
Mr.. Leberman held that Office and
the Offices of supervisor and of dep
uty collector of customs. Legal OBJ
lection was raised to his holding sew
eral of the offices at one time. and
when he left the county board suit
was started to recover his salary
Madison.-The common council
fixed the rate of taxation at
1914 mills and adopted budget car
rying an appropriation of s537 ,00S so.
Receipts from licenses and other
sources are estimated at $4,000 and
there is to be raised by general tax
alton $487 ,00S.50. The rate is one
half higher than last year.
Jefferson-The two-year-old daugh-
ter OF Fred Kelley, Helenville,
was burned to death while playing
with fire in her home Her mother
went to the barn for a few minutes,
leaving the child In the kitchen.
When she returned the child was a
mass of flames. The baby died a few
minutes later
New Richmond.-Along the line
of practical work that is being
uOnS IN IU0 course, WHICH
is a special feature of the curriculum
of the New Richmond High school,
students are taught the use of the
Babcock milk test and are testing
mich COWS of farmers in this vi
cinity
La Crosse-The Mississippi river
is stin open at this point, but
indications are that it will be closed
within a few days. Thirteen times in
the thirty-seven years that records
have been kept the stream has been
frozen over in November. Last year
the date was December 9.
Stoughton. - The Stoughton Ski
club will discuss the proposition
to build a steel ski slide, to be the
largest in the world. 1t win probably
cost $500. The club has over 100
members, among them Governor DaV-
idson.
Sheboygan. = John Halter, sixty,
seven, a wealthy retired farmer,
hanged himself in a barn near
his boarding house at Waldo. He
leaves one daughter. He is supposed
to have been deranged.
La CTosse.-A man supposed to
be Edward Mobley fell under a
train while alighting from car at
killed. A paper found in his pockets
bears the name of Edward Mobley.
Stoughton.-A poultry show viii
be held here on December 1917
by the Stoughton Poultry association.
George w. Hackett, North Freedom,
will be Judge. Prizes and premiums
will be awarded.
Sheboygan--The plant OF the Amer
ican Hide & Leather company here
was damaged about $1,000 by fire.
The entire plant narrowly escaped de-
struction.
train man was accidentally run
over and killed. A paper found
I'm his pocket bears the name of Ed
ward Mobley.
Racine-F. G. Mccall, a ma
| chinist, aged forty, who came here
seven months ago from Chicago, was
found dead in a hocel. An inquest
will be held.
Alma Center-A team belonging to
George Marks became frightened at
an automobile and ran until one horse
dropped dead.
Wautoma-Orson Dudley fell down
the cellar stair in his home near here
and his neck was broken. Dudley was
well-to-do farmer and married
Racine.-The jury in the case
of James Kinney against Clar.
ence Colburn for $4,000 damages for
the alleged alienation of the affec.
tons of the wife of the plaintiff, after
being out seven hours, brought in a
verdict for $500 for the plaintiff. The
plaintiff is farmer of Rochester and
the defendant business man of Bur.
lington The plaintiff charged that
the defendant coaxed his wife away
from her home and that eventually
there was divorce.
Waunaukee.--An attack was made
by burglars on the Waunaukee
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through the fireproof door of the vault
and rified the contents of safety de
posit boxes. No attempt was made
TO open the banks modern screw door
safe. The bank is a patron of the
Merrill agency. Milwaukee. The sher.
III Of Dane county and other officers
are in pursuit of the burglars
Oconto-The coroner's jury de
cided that Divide lie May came to
his death from natural causes Foul
play was suspected and his son held
on suspicion.
Madison.-Prof Paul S. Reinsch
OF the University of Wisconsin
has been invited to lecture at the
University of Toxic and will prob.
ably accept the invitation. The Uni.
versity of Toxic has been urging Pro
fessor Reinsch TO give a lecture
course there for several years and has
offered him a Temporary urofeSSorShiu