Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-14


the city, as it is charged that the pro-
prietors permit gambling by youths.
All slot machines and other gambling
devices have been ordered out.
Wittenberg.-Da Slepyan's store
burned and the entire business
section of the village was threat
ened for time. The fire department
was summoned from Wausau. The 10
cal fire fighting apparatus is very crude
and the water supply wholly made
quate. Buildings in danger included
those of Wolf & Kerslen, Shiestire
opera hall, post office, Schnefder's jew
elry store and some residences. The
loss is estimated at S250,o00.
Sheboygan.-M Straub fell
and broke his neck, causing al
most instant death. Mr. Straub
was sixty-six years of age and had
been a resident of Plymouth for a
number of years. At the time of the
accident he was on his way to the de-
pot intending to take the next train
for Lyndon to visit his daughter, Mrs
Schneider
Madison Students in the short
course in agriculture at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin surpass this
years freshmen in physical proper.
lions and In strength tests, according
to statistics just compiled by DIR. ]. c.
Elsom of the department of physical
training of the state university.
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state real estate agents association
viii be formed here this month. real
estate agents from all parts of the
state will meet here. Among those an
nounced as speakers are r. Bruce
Douglas and Frank Armitage of Mil.
waukee.
Sparta.-Local citizens have ia
ken up the matter of providing
a modern highway between Sparta aud
the big government military reserv a.
ton. 1t is about five miles in leng h
and plans now on foot will make it as
good as a paved street.
Barron.-Nels Bolin, farmer
living near Poskin, aged fifty, was
struck by a freight train near Poskin.
He was brought to this city on the
same train, but died before being taken
off He was walking the track on a
curve when struck.
Eau Claire.-The newly formed
Wisconsin Association of Creamery
Owners viii meet in Madison on
March 16, in response to a call
Issued by President Guy Speris and c.
A. Williams, secretary and treasurer OF
the organization.
Madison. The coroner's jury
which inquired into the death OF
little Ruth T4earman, four-year-old Bar.
aboo girl, who was accidentally shot by
a relative a week or two ago, found
that no person could be blamed for the
accident.
Sheboygan- - Clarence Pitt, aged
twenty-three, committed suicide by
hanging himself in the barn of his
brother-in-law. Edward Bartel of the
town of Scott. His body was found by
a sister.
Marinette-Andrew Holmberg OF
Peshtigo has beer committed to
the insane asylum This is the ninth
commitment from Marinette county
since the first of the year.
Kenosha.-Shoul3 the famous Dur
kee claim for more than 500, O00. 900
against the United States government
be recognized, Racine college VIII be
one of the most richly endowed insti-
tutions in the world, for, by the pro-
visions of Mrs. Durkee's will filed here
her estate. with the exception of
$4,000 left to a Chicago hospital, is
left to the Episcopal school at Racine.
Lawyers from Washington are already
in the city investigating the claim.
Madison.-Little Ruth Learman of
Baraboo, the nine-year-old girl who
was supposedly accidentally shot
through the left lung while visiting
Madison relatives, died at the City
hospital. An inquest was ordered to
ascertain the responsibility of the man
who held the revolver. whose name
was Withheld from the police
Kenosha-Alva B. Eyre. former
treasurer of the Carpenters union of
fNCAAOSAssAs WIZ - SkRNetO " nav AtAN
this city early in January, taking with
him $500, the entire benefit fund of
the union. has been located at La
Junta. Colo.
Antigo.-Roy Krause, who came u,
from Chicago and worked two days as
station agent at Summit Lake. has
been arrested By Deputy Sheriff Hicks
Of Lake county, H., and taken 10 Wau
kegan on the charge of abducting
Amy Flood minor. from her home
He admitted his guilt.
Kenosha.-George Pine, for
mer well-known kenosha man. is
in Jail here charged with an attempt
10 burn the home of Walter Troegeg
in this city on the night of January
5. He was i0siSa in Chicago and re
turned to Kenosha without requisi
ton.
Green Bay.-Stanley MeFarlane.
whose skull was fractured when q
short piece of iron pipe he held while
at work in the Green Bay Paper and
Fiber company's plant was hurle nv
corlag into contact with mat "a
died without regaining consciousne~-
He had been married only three
months.
la CroSse.-The clergy is not i'm
mane TO the power Of the liquor in
terests. declared Rev. Perry E.
Pierce. evangelist, in a sermon. ~and
nine-tenths OF the ministers in the
country are afraid 10 openly attack