Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
Wisconsin News Notes.

aged 20, was struck by an automobile
driven by VIM. E. Black, an attorney,
and almost Instantly killed.
Madison. -Moncina Dunn, invent
or of the so-called fraud proof ballot,
which has been used in La Crosse and
Eau Claire counties, will go to West
ern Union, O., where the alleged
wholesale selling of votes has been
in practice for years and try to an
duce them to use his system in the
future.
Madison. "A McWilliams, a
printer employed by the Madison
Democrat company, went into the
central heating plant of the state
capitol and leaned up against & big
boiler to get warm. His clothes
caught fire and he was seriously
burned on the back and arms before
employees of the plant could put out
the flames.
Wausau.-A young peoples con-
test will be a feature of the next UDun-
ty fair Acting upon a suggestion
vi Il W. H. "A 4AOOl z VI lllC OIcltG "a . l.
cultural school. County Superinasend
emit Wenzel Piveruetz is formulating
plans. Cash prizes are given for the
best crops.
While three funerals
were in progress, one in each OF the
three churches of the village, Mrs
Mary Field, while alone in the house,
fell dead on the floor of heart failure.
She was found by her daughter7in-
law when returning from services sat
the Hauge church. The deceased was
nearly 80 years old. She was at work
scTubbing the floor when death came.
Green Bay-Brown county's new
$240.000 courthouse, which was re-
Gently completed and occupied, was
the Mecca for thousands of residents
of the city and county on the occasion
of the formal opening to inspection of
the general public of the beautiful
structure. The building is the finest
courthouse in the state, the only one
approaching it in beauty of architee-
ture and cost being that of Manitowoc
county.
Kenosha.-The new Kenosha hos
pital, which has just been completed
at cost of nearly $4,000, will soon
be turned over to the board of direc-
tors of the association. The hospital
is declared to be one of the most up
to-date institutions ever opened in
any city of Wisconsin 1t will be
opened without Indebtedness of any
kind, all the funds for its completion
having been contributed by wealthy
people of the city.
Potosi.-That virgin soil, soil that
has never felt the touch of a plow-
share, bearing timber untouched by
the woodsman's ak, should exist in
well settled part of this state is re-
markable, yet such a tract has been
purchased by George Lowry of this
city and is now being timbered. The
tract comprises PA acres adjoining
the Lowry farm and has been left
standing by the heirs of the DR.. Ora
ham estate, probably for the increas-
ing value of its timber.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at the pos
tai savings bank opened on trial here
a couple of weeks ago. are averaging
about 500 day, and the increasing
patronage makes its permanency
practically assured.
Superior.-If the proposition can
be properly financed, the Elks lodge
of Superior will build $4,000
home. At the meeting of the lodge
a majority of the members present
voted in favor of building and the
committee was authorized to attempt
to arrange the necessary financial
support.
Washington.-Pre Taft has
nominated the following Wisconsin /
postmasters: Joseph Henquinet. Al /
gonna; Richard Koebke, Amigo; Lor-
enz C. Fensel, Kewaunee; Lawrence !
Barrett. Peshtigo; Morris F. Barteau. |
Appleton; Calvin A. Lewis, Sun Prai-
RE.
Richland Certer-M. J. Dunn OF |
the town Of Henrietta finds turkeys /
tie most profitable crop" on mis-
farm Ninety-nine of them brought |
b s201.I5 on the local market. He /
mas the largest flock in Riehlano
county.
Milwaukee, Dependent over IL
ness since he was years old, Il Is
said, Henry Klenker, ~ years old. I
ended his life by drinking cartolic
acid. On three previous occasions
he tried suicide By cutting his wrists.
Baraboo.-Some days ago a young
turkey was killed by a Baraboo resi-
dent and when tie liver was removed
L looked very strange. The diseased
was sent to Madison. where
analysis shows that the fowl had tn
5ercuiosis- This is the first case in
this section and puts new phase to
he dreaded disease