Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-29
NetOs Notes of Wisconsin

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towns in the northern part of Bay
field county and along the south shore
of Lake Superior between the head of
the lakes and lChequamegon bay are
becoming greatly interested over the
prospects for new railroad through
that section. 1t is said that 4 crew
of surveyors, who have heretofore been
identified with work being done for
the 500 railroad. have been in that To-
cality for some time, making num-
Der of surveys and the people believe
that this is the preliminary step to-
ward building the connecting link Of
railroad between the two, points. The
country through which the new sur
vey is being made contains several
large towns, among them being Port
Wing, Cornucopia, Perbester and Bark
Point. The only outlet that these
places have is by beat and by road,
and for years they have been ciamor-
ing for a railroad.
Camp Cleghorn. - The Wisconsin
grand lodge of Good Templars closed
its session here with election of the
following officers: Grand CHIEF temp
lar, Rev. T. w. North, Stevens Point;
grand vice templar, Edith Treleven,
Omro; grand counsellor, A. ID. Hill,
Grand Rapids; grand superintendent
Of Juvenile work, Ida e. Leason, She
boygan Falls; grand electoral snperin-
tendent, Thomas Edwards, Ashland;
grand chancellor, A. B. Taynton, Mad
ison; grand secretary, B. #. Parker,
Milwaukee; grand treasurer, Mrs. w.
S. Frazier, Milwaukee.
Green Bay.-Three people narrowly
escaped death by drowning when an
automobile driven by William Hoberg
ran into the open draw of the Main
street bridge. Two of the occupants.
Hoberg and William McGiDnis, were
thrown into the river, but were res
cued by launch. The car did not 30
into the river, its hind wheels remain
ing on the approach while the front
ones lodged in the piling under the
draw
Berlin.-In an effort to swim
across the Fox river near this city,
Dick Highknocker. aged 76. Winnie
bago Indian, was taken with cramps
AMI drowned. He was known as an
expert swimmer 1t is said the In
dian was the son of Chief Dick High
knocker, who was ruler of the Win
ne5ago tribe of Indians in the days
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founded.
acknowledgements because she
was unable to secure work, Elsie Tau
bert, 10 years old, attempted suicide
here by drinking carbolic acid. She
was taken to hospital where, it is
said, she will recover. This is the third
time she tried to end her life. She was
recently released FROM an orphan asy-
lun at Milwaukee.
Oregon.-Sam Rollond of Chicago
lost both legs when the wheels of a
Northwestern freight train crushed
him as he was stealing a ride.
Milwaukee.-The Wisconsin But
ter Makers association will hold it's
annual convention in Milwaukee dur
ing the international dairy show. This
was determined at a conference be-
tween President Schulz, George II.
Benkender, secretary, Prof. Moore,
University of Wisconsin, and other Of
ficials OF the hntter makers.
Kenosha.-The grandstand of the
Motordrome, zoo feet square, was
Ieveled by a wind storm. The dam
age is estimated at $4,000. -Four
houses in Kenosha were struck by
lightning during the storm.
Milwaukee--pr. George r. Ernst
superintendent of municipal tuberculo-
sis institutions declared at a meeting
Of public health committee that there
are about 900 cases of tuberculosis
in Milwaukee. The meeting was held
10 devise a campaign of cooperation
between the city and county officials
against the spread of tuberculosis.
Madison.-Peter White of Chicago.
an accounting expert, has been en-
gagged by the state board of public
affairs to advise with the board in pJNc-
ing Wisconsin's state accounts on Q
uniform basis.