Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-01-04
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DR.. B. F. Mills, pioneer of Wis
consin, died on his birthday at Bara-
boo, aged SO.
At Marshland two carloads of soft
coal and the coal shed and water tank
were destroyed by fire.
Miss Margette NJ. Hughes. Neilsville,
has been appointed teacher at the Lay
tonville Indian school, California.
The old Thomas Porter mansion, a
New Richmond landmark, was Quilted
by fire. The flames started from over
heated furnace pipes.
In Superior E. d. Phelps, former
chairman of the county board was
found guilty by jury of uttering a
forged county order for SEAS. Sen
tence will be passed later.
Carl Hide of Sheboygan and his
seven children, the Oldest of which is
IS, must spend their holiday season
without their wife and mother, who
died after a weeks illness.
Peter View, an old resident OF the
town of Paris, was picked up in
snow bank, and it was found that his
feet were both so badly frozen as to
make amputation necessary.
A. C. Titus, proprietor of mills at
Waterford, paid fine of SIS and costs,
pleading guilty to the charge of violat-
ing the state food laws in that he sold
buckwheat flour which contained for
eign substances.
Generating John E. Hauser, poor
commissioner, of all charges prefer
red against him during the investiga-
tion pending for the last three months,
the La Crosse county board still re-
quests his resignation.
John j. Sch,mitt of Port Huron,
Mich, a school teacher there, has been
elected head of the new commercial
department of the schools of Kenosha,
to be opened with the first of the new
year. Miss Pauline Hayes of Mount
Vernon, Ind, will assist him.
Albert J. Brooks, an attorney of
Reedsburg, and Florence Badger of
Chicago were granted a marriage Ii
cense at Valparaiso. Ind. and were
married shortly afterwards. This was
the groom's third venture, his former
wives being dead. The bride was mar
ried once before but secured a di-
voree
,onoolvoaa+in1 oontect hatuoen
Chinaman and a negro amused a
crowd at Marinette cafe. Yet Gin,
laundryman, won out, putting away
thirty-one of the buckwheat circles
while the colored boy. Lee Hardy, a
barber shop porter, had to quit when
he had slowed away twenty-five. Much
money exchanged hands on the result.
Petitions are in circulation address
ed to Congressman Davidson asking
that he recommend Berlin Hall of the
firm of Hall brothers, implement and
auto dealers, for postmaster of Mani
towoc. H. G.. Kres is reported to have
received information that he would
be reappointed for fourth term. Hall
has been a La Toilette supporter IN
the past
Emil Steinke. an employee of the Ke-
nosha Home Telephone Company, met
a tragic death in midair when he took
hold of a live wire while working at
the top of pole. He had on life
belt and this had been fastened to the
arm of the pole and the lifeless body
of the man remained suspended until
it could be taken down by the other
men in the crew.
1t is understood that surveys have
already been made for line which
the 500 proposes to build from SUI
perior to Ashland The line runs due
east for twenty miles from the city
limits beyond Allouez. 1t crosses the
Brule River about two miles south Of
the mouth and then goes to Port Wing.
From Port Wing the survey runs
southeast to Ashland
John Johnson, the alleged murderer
of Mrs. Shirley at Hannibal. changed
his plea from guilty to not guilty be-
fore Judge Parish at Ashland and was
lodged in jail awaiting his trial which
will be held in the January term Of
court
Petitions bearing 1,104 names were
fled with City Clerk Fennessey Of
Eau Claire requesting that call be
issued for special election TO deter
mine whether the commission form Of
government shall be adopted in Eau
Claire It only requires S79 names TO
a-.horize an election
In Circuit Court in Racine a jury
gave Francis NJ Baumann a verdict OF
81 900 and per cent interest for over
year against the Metropolitan fnsur-
ance company. The husband OF Mrs-
Baumann died and the company failed
10 pay the insurance.
William Kurowski. former clerk Of
the public schools. justice OF the peace,
and who has handled an extensive
amount OF real estate il Pulaski for
several years. was convicted Of forgery
in the Circuit Court at Shawano. and
sentenced TO serve four years IN the
State penitentfary at Waupun-