Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-25


Kenosha-As q result of evi
dence brought out in the trial OF
the divorce suit of Roy D. Huff, Mrs.
Huff and Michael Abrams, a mer-
chant tailor, were arrested on charges
Of embezzlenent. Abrams secured his
release on cash bond of $1,000.
Eau Ciaire.-Oshkosh was chosen
as the next meeting place at
the final session of the State Dental
society. c. E. Father, Milwaukee,
was elected delegate to the national
convention.
Oshkosh.-Joseph Awe, father OF
Henry Awe, a travelling salesman OF
this city, was killed at the Winnebago
county home by train.
Racine.-The health officers of
the city were notified by Miss
Ryder, visiting nurse sent here by
the Wisconsin Anti-TubercuIosis asso-
citation, that there are over 200 cases
or tuberculosis in the city.
Wausau.-Herman Schneider, the
youth who had been wandering
about in the woods near Unity
for the last two weeks, who was cap
tured in a small clearing where he
was eating berries, was examined as
to his sanity, and, upon recommended
ton OF physicians, was taken to the
Oshkosh hospital.
Madison. = Farmers who opposed
the compulsory feature Of the
tuberculin test law won their fight
when Governor McCtovern signed the
Bichler bill, No. SEA, which repeats
that provision of the old law COM
polling owners to have their cattle
tested before Offering them for sale.
This affects breeders of high grade
stock, but does not interfere with the
milk situation in Milwaukee, where
all dairymen shipping milk into the
city are compelled by a city ordinance
to have their here's tested.
Madison.-Regents of the univer-
sity have authorized the construc-
ton of a $4,000 annex to the
varsity gymnasium and have in
structed the business management to
proceed with preparing plans for the
proposed work in order that the build
ing may be ready for use next fall.
The structure, which is to occupy the
site just west of the present gym
nasium, where the handball courts
now are located, viii satisfy the de-
mand for greater facilities in the
physical training department
Fond du Lac.-Frank Carey, a
prominent Chicago surgeon, with
his wife and son Louis, narrow
ly escaped death by drowning when a
sloop in which they were sailing was
caught in a storm on Lake Winebago.
When opposite Long Point, twenty
miles from this city, a heavy wind
swept over the lake. Sails were low
cred, but the heavy seas caused the
craft to heel and the masts were
snapped off. The yacht Mary of this
city, passing, saw the crippled sloop
and sent help.
Fond du Lac.-Attorney R. L
Morse, stated he had been retained
by G. M. Norris, state prison guard
appointed from Manitowoc who was
discharged short time ago. Mr..
Morse says Norris maintains the
warden had no right to discharge him
without first giving him hearing as
he was under civil service rules.
Delavan.-The possibilities and
growth of oral methods of speech
teaching were discussed at the session
of the convention of American In
structors of the Deaf At the confer
ence of principals and superintend-
ents a resolution to discontinue the
use of signs in the schoolroom was
voted down.
Reedsburg.-It was necessary to
shut down the electric power
plant before the dead body of May
nard Johnson, aged thirteen years,
who had taken hold of charged guy
wire, could be released. A storm had
broken the feed wires and charged the
wires supporting the poles.
Neenah-PlanS to fight in the
courts the recent Law enacted by
tie Wisconsin legislature giving con-
troll of Wisconsin wateTpowers to the
state are being formulated, Obsery-
ing the complexion Of the legislature
the power users decided 1t would be
useless to fight the bill. A judicial
settlement of the validity of the law
IS expected early.
Menomonie-Alice1 Thompson. aged
four, of North Gale is dead as a
result of being caught by a mower
sickle.
Delayan.-Frank Swan, aged TWEEN
ty-two, and Frank Burgett, aged
thirty-fYe, were drtwned in the
Knippersink just below the dam at
Genoa Junction. TheT had been fish
ing for minnows with net and had
stepped into a hole y mich the water
from the dam had washed out They
were found clasped in each others
arms.
Wauk asha.-John Schmidt, aged
forty-nins, a farmer, committed sui
eide by hanging ir his barn on Bases
bay, town of Muskegon.
Wausau-The YYausad Motorboat
club, through its secretary has
announced that il viii hold motor
boat races on Lake Wausau the latter
part of the month. The announce
ment has created considerable inter