Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-14
Ne,Us Notes of Wisconsin

NeUs Notes of Wisconsin
Pewaukee. The first trainload of
'the purest ice in Wisconsin" has
been hauled over the "Pewaukee and
Puget Sound" railway and shipped
! from here to Chicago. The dedica-
| ton of the railway was in decided
| contrast to The labors necessary to
| it's construction. 1t crosses marshes
| that will within a few years be
| reclaimed for factories, and has cree
ted many reinforced concrete bridges
under difficult conditions, but when
it was completed, the train was mere
ly loaded with ice and pulled out.
Madison-The Wisconsin State
Telephone association in annual con-
vention here, reelected the oid Off
GERS, headed by j. A. Pratt of Memo
monee Falls as president and a legis-
lative committee was appointed con-
sisting of Judge j. G.. Gaveney of
Arcadia, w F. Goodrich of La Crosse,
E. Pratt of Menomonee Falls and
Secretary Paul j. Werlich of Monroe.
The convention next year will be held
in Milwaukee. One hundred and
seventy-five delegates attended the
meeting.
Marinette.-The jury sitting in the
damage suit of Mrs. Ann Cohodes
against the light and traction COM
pany is believed to be the youngest
jury that ever heard case in this
state. After the last spring election
the jury commissioners added the
names of all the new voters and by
strange circumstance, the twelve
men empaneled in this case are all
barely over 81.
Appleton.-Gustav Johnson, aged
So, of Florence county, pleaded guilty
in circuit court to manslaughter in
the second degree and was sentenced
to Waupun for four years. Johnson
while under the influence of liquor
stabbed Thomas Rusko through the
heart with butcher knife Jan. 10
for an alleged insult to his wife.
KenosLa Frank Slosson, aged &C,
one of the most prominent manufac-
turers of the middle west, died at the
Kenosha hospital as a result of an
operation. Mr.. Slosson was secre-
tary Of the Balm Wagon company and
general manager of the Chicago
Kenosha Hosiery company
Chippewa FaIIs.-Abe White, aged
ga, lies in the hospital here, proba-
bly, fatally injured, and Fred Smith,
aged "a, is held at the county JAIL
where he surrendered himself, await
ing the outcome of the old mans in
juries, which are the result of a quar-
rel between the two men.
Fond du Lac.-Plans are being
considered for the consolidation of
the Fond du Lac Rural Telephone
company and the Empire Telephone
company. The former has capital
ization of $4,000.
La Crosse.-Mrs. Ada Holmes was
shot and seriously wounded by a man
who entered her home and demanded
money. The robber secured S2,500
and escaped
Neenah. Whether Neenah, Me
nasha, Appleton or Little Chute gets
the big, new plant of the Lakeside
Paper company, recently organized
by Neenah, Menasha and Appleton
capitalists, will be decided shortly
The four places are making strong
bids for this plant, which will be
one of the largest in the state.
Waukesha.-Charles Smith. Will
liam Radish, and H. Louis, arrested
on a charge of fishing through the
ice on Lake Pewaukee, pleaded not
guilty when arraigned in municipal
court.
anesville.-Ellsworth Frank lies
at the point Of death as the result of
beating administered by unknown
assailants. Hearing a noise in the
rear of the home of his uncle, N
Coon, he went to investigate and was
beaten insensible Two ribs were
driven into his lungs.
Marinette. Peters of Mari
nette has completed a device which
moistens and afhxes stamps to let
tiers automatically. The stamps are
fed into a machine and with lever
are cut from a roll. moistened and
affixed.
La CrOsse.-Petitions drawn by the
board of trade committee. which is
promoting the commission govern
ment movement here, are being circu-
lated, and it is planned to get the
10000 signatures necessary for a
special election this month. 50 that
commissioners instead of city officials
can be elected al the regular spring
election
Neenah-George Parker. a 500
line brakeman, was caught between
he couplings of two freight cars and
Sadly crushed 1t is feared Internal
injuries VIII prove fatal.