Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-04-11
STATE
HAPPENINGS


capped prisoner in an auto between
Cassville and Potosi, two little towns
on the Mississippi river, but succeed
ed in catching his man just as he was
taking train at Potosi A warrant
was issued for the arrest of D. B. Min
ters who recently came to Cassyille
and started real estate business and
the buying and selling of horses. The
Cassville bank charges that he forged
notes with 1t as security for $500.
Sheriff Hymer went to Cassville and
served the warrant. He was accom-.
panied by former Under-sheriff ]. c.
Harckleroad, who drove the auto. The
sheriff had some attachments to at.
tend to and left the prisoner in charge
of Harckleroad. The man started to
run and succeeded in getting over the
bluffs.
Madison-To meet the demand
by teachers of the state for in
struction in agriculture so that they
may be prepared to present the sub.
ject effectively in the graded and
high schools of the state, the college
of agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin will offer special teachers
courses during the coming summer.
Instruction in home economics, in.
Guiding millinery, sewing and cook.
ing, will also be given.
Kenosha.-The county board is
going to go the limit in its eff.
forts to prevent the reopening of the
Du Pont powder plant at Pleasant
Prairie. The district attorney has
been ordered by the board to take
the matter into court AS yet the
powder company has taken no steps
to rebuild the plant.
Marinette.-Fire, which broke out
in the Gram Methodist Episcopal
church while 100 children were
rehearsing for a cantata, was eXtin-
guished by Rev. John Lloyd and mem
bers of his Bible class. The children,
who were singing in another room,
did not know of the fire until 1t had
been extinguished.
Shawano.-The county board of
supervisors for Shawano county
voted to build a county insane
asylum at cost not to exceed $780,
600. Bonds will be sold for that
amount. A committee will be appoint
ed to select plans and work will be
commenced as soon as possible.
La Crosse.-Congressman John ].
Esch has received word that the
Indian department at Washington,
n ~ oil aho
papooses born since January 1, 1910,
are entitled to a share of the trust
fund held by the government, and the
annuities will now be paid.
Fond du Lac.-The $4,000 dam
age suit of the International Ba-
mana Food company, Chicago, against
the Boex Holman company of this
city, was dismissed by Judge Turner
of Milwaukee. He held that Mr.. Boex
was not authorized to enter into such
a contract.
Neenah.-In circuit court a di-
vorce has been granted to Mrs
Grace Dawson from her husband. Rev.
William Dawson. Rev. Mr.. Dawson
has resigned as pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal church and will be
succeeded by Rev. w. H. Stevens.
Janesville.-Between 20 and 80
painters and paper hangers, prac-
tically the entire number employed
by master painters, will strike for
higher wages. The men who are now
receiving 20 to 25 cents per hour de,
mand an increase of tx cents.
Phillips.-After boarding a north.
bound 500 passenger train at
Prentice, two masked men attempted
to hold up the passengers. They were
arrested when the train arrived here,
but have refused to disclose their
identity. They secured no booty.
Merrill.-Joseph link has inst.
tuted suit against the H. e. Nc.
Echeron company of Wausau for
$4,000 damages for the loss of a
thumb which, he alleges, was caught
in an improperly protected windlass.
Marinette- Steven Curvall, aged
fifty. is held in Jail charged with
an offense against a girl five years OF
age. The child is in a critical condi
ton. The hearing of the case has
been postponed.
Superior.-Struck in the head by q
canthook, Charles Taylor of Crimson
is dead as the result of a fight in his
cabin near here, In which William
Condor, woodsman, was fatally in
iured Edward Davis, another woods
man, is under arrest Charged with
shooting Alexander Hill of Duluth, in
a Finnish boarding house, Charles
Hill has been arrested.
Waukesha-Harry Carney, just re.
leased from the Illinois peDitentiary
were brought here and arraigned
on a charge of highway robbery. It is
alleged that Carney, with a compan-
ion, held up and robbed the operator
at the local 500 depot in December,
1908. Carney is held under $1,50C
bonds.
Beloit--A tri-colOr racial conflict
developed in South Beloit when Henry
Evans, an Indian, beat his wife, a
negress, drove her from the house
with a knife, and was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Root, white.
MadlSOn.-IlIe imprisonment lot
malicious destruction of property by
the use of dynamite or other explo-
sives is provided by a bill introduced
in the Wisconsin house by Assembly
man Hansen of Manitowoc. The blow
| ing up of a coal hoist in Milwaukee
| last week caused the people of Mani
towoc and other large Wisconsin cities
on the great lakes to fear that similar
acts of destruction may be attempted.
INSTRUMENTATION has been offered
1 $4,000 by Andrew Carnegie for new
/ branch library for East Madison. The
main library is a gift from the philan-
1 thropist
sheboygan. The schools OF Ply
I mouth were closed by Health
Officer Deicher because of the epidem-