Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-04
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

Fort Atkinson.-Th twenty-fourth
annual tournament of the Wisconsin
Firemens association was concluded
here. A parade was the feature. over
1000 firemen being in the march,
which included 20 bands. The White
water delegation won honors for the
best appearance, while the Horizon
delegation won the truck and ladder
race. About 5000 people from all
parts of the state were here to wit
ness the contests. President Charles
Hawks of Horizon was unanimously
reelected for fourth term G.. F.
Manley of Ladysmith was elected
first vice-president. j. II. Mcconnell
of South Milwaukee, second vice-pres-
ident; Fred H. Henry of Jefferson,
recording secretary and NJ. H. Hahn,
Fort Atkinson, treasurer, and NJ IL.
Hahn of Reedsburg, corresponding sec
rotary Reedsbarg captured the 1912
tournament after a stiff fight with
Whitewater
Marshfield.-At the Eagles conven-
ton GAINESVILLE was selected as the
place of meeting in 1912 The old Of
ficers were reelected. with the excep-
ton of Theodore Bensey, diret or,
Who retires, Richard J.. Shauss of
Asrshfieid taking his place. The Off
GERS are as follows: President, Theo-
dore Toll of Milwaukee; vice-presi-
dent, w. G. Arle Of Sturgeon Bay;
secretary. John Nichols OF GAINESVILLE;
treasurer, A. J. Nowolny of Marsh
field; other directors, Elmer Olson of
Superior and Fred Chapleau of Fond
du Lac.
Sheboygan-A rowboat in which
three intoxicated Austrians were row.
ing was overturned in Lake Michigan,
and Otto kusheck, aged twenty-eight,
was drowned The other two were
picked up by ]. Reiss in his gasoline
launch.
Waukesha.-R W. Rowlands,
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, now resident of Madison,
and Miss Alice M. Colby, graduate
of Carroll college, were married at
the home of the brides parents in Bea-
yer, Pa, by DR.. W. o. Carrier of this
city They will live in Madison
Milton Junction insing thieves
and cut worms are working con-
jointly against the farmers. Many
have been forced to se1lant their to-
bacco fields, while n w Kidder was
robbed of $500 worth of the medicinal
plant.
Eau Claire.-Four girls and two
boys narrowly escaped drowning In
the Chippewa river when their canoe
capsized.
Sheboygan.-The annual reunion
of the Sheboygan County Soldiers
and Sailors association, which has
held more reunions than most other
similar county organizations in the
United States, was held in this city.
There was a parade over a nile long.
headed by the Milwaukee and Ply
mouth Veterans Drum corps, adj
dresses by PresideEs George w.
'Spratt of Sheboygar Falls, Th0fTas-
M. Blackstreet of Sheboygan, and
Mayor C. w. Star-ett of Sheboygan.
Kenosha.-The police are seeking
Charles G. Witter, wanted on a charge
of threatening to kill his wife, Mary
Witter, who, few days ago, started
an action for divorce, The Witter
family formerly resided in Milwaukee.
but came to kenosha about a year
ago.
Sheboygan.-Th Gerend collection
of Indian relics of this and adjoining
counties, including several thousand
pieces, has been secured for She
boygan county museum to be located
in the public library here. The col
lection is valued at $4,000.
which had been hung out to dry, Mrs
Louis McNown was struck and killed
by lightning during a heavy storm
and her grandson, Chauncey Haskens,
aged three. was also struck but not
badly hurt. His clothes wer, torn
from his body.
Monroe.-Rev. Joshua H. Berkey,
formerly pastor of Union church here
and we'll known as a temperance lee
turer, was drowned in Crystal lake.
according to reports received here by
Berkey was formerly newspaper
man and was associated for time
with Brick Pomeroy.
Green Bay-Examination Of wit
nesses was begun in the case against
julius Peters, aged twenty, charged
with arson in connection with the
burning of the Baum department
store and fats which resulted in
$50 900 loss. Peters is alleged to
have threatened to burn Baum out
Baraboo Miss Lila Konkel of
Greenfield was found drowned. in the
mill pond here.
Fond du Lac.-Rev. r. II. Bunge,
pastor of the Lutheran Emmanuel
church here for five years, has re-
ceived a call to the superintendency
of institutions of mercy at Toledo,
o. These include an orphans home
founded In long He VIII accant