Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-04-18
NeUs Notes of Wisconsin

Crandon.-Barney Toohey, a well
known bachelor of this town, has
been committed to the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane. He imagines he
is county clerk. Last fall Toohey,
who is an odd character and was
once before an inmate of an asylum,
got the election fever and secured
nomination papers through the in
diligence of his friends and made an
earnest campaign. He received a
few scattering votes among the jok-
ers, but became possessed of the idea
that he had been elected. The hal
Inclination grew upon him until re-
Gently he went to the office and in
sisted upon taking possession. His
evident earnestness impressed the Of
ticials and an examination into his
sanity was ordered
Madison.-Campu facilities which
will surpass those of any other uni
versity in the world will be possible
at the University of Wisconsin II
present negotiations are successful. A
movement is under way to annex
500 acres along the shores of Lake
Mendoza west of the present campus,
The c. e. Raymer farm of LAG acres,
located on Eagle heights, overlook
ing the lake, is given under option
for about $150,000 The John NJ.
Olin property, forty acres, is under
option at $4,000.
Manitowoc.-John Weinert. a local
banker, was surprised to receive Of
fetal notice from the German gov
eminent ordering him to report at
once to the German consul at Chi
cago prepared to return, to Germany
for military service. Weinert left
Germany with his parents when five
years old, and though he has never
taken out naturalization papers, he
announces that he will fight re-
moval.
Viroqua-Ivar Stepke, a young
Bohemian farmer residing near Hills
boro, is dead, and Jerry Roffel, his
neighbor, is dying, as the result of a
shooting ARRAY at the home of the
latter. Stepke, who is said to have
been acting queerly for some time, is
alleged to have gone to Roffels
home, and calling him to the door
shot him twica. Stepke then sent a
bullet into tIs own brain and died
an hour later.
Milwaukee.-After an inquest COW
ering several days in which Coroner
Nahin sought to place blame for the
Middleton fire horror, which cost the
lives of five firemen, the jury re-
turned a verdict without censure.
Better building laws were recon-
mended.
Wausau.-The death of Mrs.
Frank Oswald, wife of the manager
of the Rothschild pavilion of the
Wausau Street Railway company
who was found dead in the pavilion
will be Investigated by Coroner E.
E. SehulZe.
Hayward.-John Dietz must keep
on the stage. Sheriff Clark has
been notified by District Attorney
Williams to watch Dietz closely and
if he is found disregarding the con-
ditions of his freedom to serve upon
him the two remaining warrants in
his hands.
Hudson.-Robert E. Truax, vii
lage clerk of Osceola and editor of
the Osceola Sun, has been missing
for several days. He left for the
Twin Cities on business, but nothing
has been heard of him since he took
the train at Oscaola.
Beloit.-The Beloit common coun-
ell has unanimously adopted a reso-
luton protesting TO the assembly
man and senator from this district
against the bin transferring saloon
license money from the city to the
county and against commission for
revoking licenses.
Racine.-The Grand Army post
and other patriotic bodies are up in
arms over the proposition to remove
the two Spanish cannon from Monu-
ment square as proposed by the park
board. and an Injunction may fol-
low.