Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-28
News Notes of Wisconsin

La Crosse. of theWorld
of Wisconsin and Minnesota closed
their convention by electing the fol-
lowing officers: Head counsel, E. j.
Reynolds of Madison; head adviser,
M. Gebhart of ST. Paul; head banker,
j. c. Atkins of Waukesha; head
clerk, G. l. Roos of Minneapolis; head
escort, L. B. Omerberg of La Crosse;
head Waterman, P. R. Bigue of St.
Paul; head sentry, ]. W. Downey of
st. Paul; head managers, j. H. Wal
lace of Milwaukee; Alfred Fox of Be
lott; James Walker of Cloquet,
Mimi; S. A. Small of Mendoza,
Mimi, and 1. E. Poisson of Minneapo-
lis.
Madison.-Mrs.A Anna B. Villas, wild
ow of the late Senator William F.
Villas of Madison. in court at Tacoma,
Wash, was awarded one-fifth interest
in property in Washington state val
ued at 1919, 900, owned by Senator
Villas at the time of his death in Au-
gust, 1908. Mrs. Villas sued the trus-
tees of the estate and the judgment
is the result of a compromise by all
parties concerned including the state
of Wisconsin. The University of Wis
consin was the beneficiary under the
will of the bulk of the estate.
Kenosha-According to an Official
of the Du Pont Powder company,
claims for damages as result of the
Pleasant Prairie explosion appear to
be endless, but the company is plan
ming on paying all just claims, which
it is said, will amount to $2,500.000.
Broken windows appear to be the
chief item. 1t has been discovered
that the LafiinRand company with
drew from the state February IL,
1911.
La Crosse.--Papooses have held up
the anpuities of the Winnebago In
dams, and until the judges can de-
eide whether or not the papooses
born since January 1, 1910, the date
of the last Indian census, are entitled
to an annuity, the governments
wards must go without their money.
Meanwhile they are quenching their
thirst with water and urging that
wings be put on the wampum.
shfield.-Burglars have been
operating in this vicinity for two
weeks and secured $500 from the
Pittsville postoffice. Three men en-
tered the store of Mrs. E. Frederick
at Auburndale and commenced opera
tions. The proprietress came down
and asked them what they wanted
and they fed, firing shot at her,
but missing.
Racine.-A law suit may result
from the merger of the two local
telephone systems as four stockhold-
ers of the Citizens Telephone com
pany, including V. Jacobson of Chi
cago, refuse to sell their twenty
shares at par to the Bell company,
though they may be compelled to turn
over their stock by law.
Madison.-The appearance of Maj.
r. P. Davidson before the assembly
committee on excise and fees reveal
ed the intention of the North West
ern Military academy, now located at
Highland Park, north of Chicago, to
move to the south shore of Lake
Geneva.
Oconto.-Freezing weather pre-
vented the great damage that would
otherwise have resulted when the
Eldred dam on the Oconto river at
Stiles went out and the great body
of water it contained flowed into the
bay.
Sheboygan.- this city a Com
mission Government association of
Sheboygan has been formed with a
membership of fifty. II will be the
aim to strengthen and broaden out
until the city shall adopt the com
mission form Of government Plans
are now under way to have the ques-
ton submitted 10 a vote
Neenah. With the organization of
a band of Boy Scouts at Appleton.
that city, Neenah and Menasha are
the only cities in the eastern part
Of the state having local branches Of
that organization.
Hayward Notice has been re-
ceived from the department of Indian
affairs al Washington OF the appoint
ment of Supt. W. A. Light of the gov
eminent Indian Industrial Training
School here as government agent OF
the Lac Court Oreilles reservation in
this county, to take effect April 1.
Janesville-Dr A. J Frisby. mem
Der Of the state board OF control. Is
investigating a charge that John
Cunningham, aged so. an inmate OF
the county farm. was mistrea1ed BY
attendants and badly beaten The
authorities deny the charge.