Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-10-04
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Piriona was operating an important
machine in one of the Kenosha fac
tories. The factory was called and
Piriona eyinced willingness to have
the case tried by telephone. Judge
Randall consented and, swearing an
interpreter by phone, he read the COM
plant, which was duly interpreted to
the defendant The defendant then,
in broken English, entered a plea Of
guilty
Appleton. Conkey, Com
bined Locks, Republican nominee for
clerk of the court of Outgamie coun-
ty, is not a citizen of the United
States, according to the ruling of
Judge John Goodland. because he had
not lived continually in the United
States for five years. Mr.. Conkey's
first papers also are declared void be-
cause he lived in Canada two years
Marinette.-The pumping of perch
from a drilled well on the farm of
Peter Dorm in Door county has reveal
led what is believed to be an under
Iground stream with a swift current
iron Lake Michigan, under the pen
Ursula which forms Door county, to
Green bay. Mr.. Dorm recently finish
led drilling the well, which is three
miles from any body of water in which
Sish are caught When a flow of wa
ter was struck it rose in the pipe to
within eight feet OF the surface.
! Elkhorn-The Wslworth county
Fair opened with the largest number
Of entries in the history of the Or
ganization. There are more than the
usual number of exhibits in every de-
partment except fruit. 1t is believed
that the frosts of last spring are to be
charged with the shortage of fruit.
Kenosha.-The big wheel mill of
the Laf1in-Rand Powder company,
one of the plants of the E. l.
Dupont de Nemours company, in the
western part of this county, was
wrecked by an explosion of forty kegs
Of giant powder. The mill, one of the
largest owned by the powder trust, is
a wreck and the loss will exceed $780,
900. No one was seriously injured.
Eau Claire.-As H. c. Putnam,
one of Eau Claire's oldest pio-
neers, was seated near window of
his residence he was startled when,
after hearing the discharge of a gun
from across the Chippewa river from
his residence, bullet crashed through
the window The police were notified
but they could find nothing to throw
any light on the matter.
New Richmond.-Leslie Glover
was seriously burned in an acct
dent on his steam launch. He was
alone In the boat and evidently had
difficulty in blowing mud from the
boiler He was found lying in the boat
with his head, neck and shoulders on
a hot steam pipe. His condition is
serious.
Eau Claire.-G A. Wright, a
farmer living near this city, received
wire from ST Cloud, Fla, stating
that William H. Wright, his son, and
the latter's wife drowned there.
Wright was married to Miss Estella
House at her home at Stewartville,
Mimi, August 10.
Sheboygan.-The sum of $1,700
in a sack sewed up in the mat
tress of a bed was found in the home
of the late Mrs. Charles Hensel. Mrs.
Hensel died suddenly and during her
life supported herself and husband,
who is ill., by scrubbing.
Madison.-The Wisconsin South.
ern Railroad company filed ar.
ticles of Incorporation The capital
stock is 100000. The company will
build from a junction of the st. Paul
and Northwestern line at Woodman,
to the village of Bloomington.
Chippewa Falls.-An auto said
to have been driven by A. Bryce,
struck Edward Stem on the bridge
and ran over him, severely injuring
him. An auto also struck Daniel Huff
of Stanton and knocked him 20 feet.
Beloit.-Beloit college has been
granted a Phi Beta Kappa chap
ter by the unanimous vote of the dele
gates of the general council at New
York.
Beloit.-Beloit Elks will hold their
annual picnic at the Outing club
grounds on Rock river.
Fond du Lac.-A new armory
will be erected by Company E on
the site of the present one, al
a cost of $4,000. Work will be be.
gun early next spring.
La Crosse.-Delass Ross, Maus
ton, forty-fve, second boss of q
steam shovel gang on the st. Paul
construction work, touched a live wire
while working near West Salem and
was electrocuted.
Grand Rapids.-The common coun-
Gil of this city voted to donate
a site and contribute $4,000 per
annum in support of a Carnegie IL
brary, on condition that $4,000 Ii.
brary building be erected here out OF
the Carnegie fund
Madison.--The state board oil
control closed contracts for the
furnishing OF hardware to certain
state Institutions and the Philip
Gross Hardware company of Milvau-
kee will furnish the hardware for the
new buildings at the state school
in Sparta for 1870, while the Kowalsky
company of Milwaukee will furnish
the hardware for the new school for
The deaf at Delavan for 1899.
Appieton.-C. J. Edwards auto
mobile was taken from the gar
age by unknown persons and is now
lying on the Menasha road three
miles from here, a complete wreck.
Jefferson.-The county fair viii
be held next week and about
ten thousand dollars has been set
aside for premiums in the various de
partments. Over five thousand dol
lars will be spent for speed events
alone. The agricultural and industrial
exhibits will surpass those of former
years and the free vaudeville acts
viii be up to the former standard