Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-09-26
NeIOS Notes of Wisconsin

Fond du Lac.-Mrs. Mabel Mann
Miller, Marquette, Mich, wife No. l
of Fred Miller, the 500 line fireman
who was killed in a wreck at Grays
Lake, ILL.,, on May %, has accepted
5000 from the 500 In full settle
ment of her claim. She had original
ly asked $4,000. Mrs. Miller had
been denied q divorce for lack of
sufficient evidence few days before
the accident and was preparing to
start new action when the tragedy
occurred. Miller, in inc meantime,
had married a North Fond du Lac
girl
MISUNDERSTANDING that the gen.
eral American public does not appre-
ciate good music at its true value,
the University of Wisconsin has In
stituted a course in musical apprecia-
ton to which any student in the uni
versity is admitted without previous
musical knowledge. The novel fea-
ture about this course is the use of
an electric piano player capable Of
the most delicate reproduction of
musical compositions, to demonstrate
the beauty hidden in the compost
lions of the great masters.
Appleton.-The new boys dormi-
tory at Lawrence college, known as
Brokaw hall, was dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies by Bishop John
Hamilton of Boston. Brokaw hall
cost about $4,000. 1t is named for
the late Norman Brokaw of Apple
ton, a liberal contributor of Law
renee and for many years one of its
trustees. The building is completely
furnished and was dedicated free
from debt due to the liberal dona-
lions of friends of the institution.
Sparta-A class of eleven min
listers was received into full mem
conference here, as Follows: ID. W.
Davis, George Marshall, f. J. Jordan,
John r. Kendall, N. j. Anderson,
James Irish, William Mint, NJ. E. Tay-
lor, James T. Braddock, John w.
Harris, and Roy w. Plannett.
te.-Assemblyman G.. ].
Johnson, has announced that he will
be a candidate at the primaries for
the congressional nomination in this
district. Johnson says he has writ
ten Congressman Morse that he will
enter the race, and that he has re-
ceived communication from Con-
gresham Morse saying the latter viii
be in the field again.
Plainfield.-J. w. Bovee, notary
public, established a record when he
issued a hunting license to Edward
Smith, aged IL. Edward, who will
hunt deer with his father, weighs
CT pounds and is 4 feet inches tall.
He is a good shot and expects to at
tach his coupon to q deer before the
season ends.
Madison-The state civil service
commission is about to prepare an
eligible list for the position of first
assistant attorney general. The po-
sition pays $4,000 per year.
Racine.-Peter Anderson, master
caddie of the Racine Country club,
arrested under the child labor law
for employing twenty-four school
children under the age of fourteen
for caddies at the women's golf
will fight the case to a
finish and will be backed by the
club.
Fond du Lac.-Fred SchaYe, aged
50 years, farmer, was wounded by
being shot through the right foot by
two young men who were looting a
hickory nut grove on his fathers
farm.
Fond du Lac.-RelatiYes are max
ing a statewide search for the miss
ing II year old sister of Christ
Soellner, 500 line brakeman OF this
city. The girl, whose home is at
Jefferson, went to Wild Rose to at
tend her brothers wedding. After
the wedding she started for her home
at Jefferson, but has not been heard
from since.
Madison.-The death of c. L. Ora
ham of Burlington, makes four depu-
ty oil inspectors who have died re-
Gently. Civil service examinations for
posts at Maiden Rock, Mansion and
Burlington will be announced soon.