Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
STATE
HAPPENINGS

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Waukesha-Th first operation Of
the new Wisconsin remarriage
statute took place here when Jane
McKowan and John j. McKowal esl-
tered Judge David w Agnews pres
ence in the county court and with
proper petition and declaration, be
came man and wife. There was no
ceremony other than the fling of the
petition and the making of the declar-
alton OF their intention to set aside
the judgment of divorce which Judge
Agnew had granted on December 4, /
1910. The divorce had been granted
on grounds OF cruel and inhuman
treatment. They were married S3
years ago and have several children |
Wsukesha-Th required number |
of sfgaers had been obtained and /
the petition was filed with Mayor !
g. S. Love asking that special cleo /
tion se held to vote upon the ques- |
tion of the adoption of commission |
Waukesha. Although the petition has |
been going the rounds for several |
weeks the required number of sign |
ers, 500, were not received until re-
Gently William j. Murray, who was
the main instigator in getting the pc
tition started, stated that the special
election will probably be held in about
a month.
Oshkosh. William Schmidt, who
enlisted here in 1906 in the regu-
lar army and re-eniisted at Columbus,
o., afterwards deserving at Fort Day,
Wyo.. walked into the police station
in this city and said: Il want to give
myself up | am tired OF being hunt
ed. l want to go back to the army
and not have to sneak around like a
criminal" He is being held awaiting
instructions from the army headquar-
tiers.
Merrill.-The accidental ringing
of al alarm clock probably se~ved
the lives of Mr.. and Mrs W..lter An
schultz Mrs. Absolute, on being
awakened, smelled coal gas and at
tempted to awaken her husband.
Failing in this she rushed to the street
and hailed a passing rig. Both men
are in a serious condition, but it is
expected they will recover.
ST. Croix Falls.-Park Commission |
er Hazard has been advised by the |
department of fisheries at Washing
ton that a quantity of small
mouthed black bass will be shipped to
stock the flowage that reaches from
the power dam at this point back IL
miles to Neversdam, as investigation
has shown that these waters are adj
mirably adapted for this species of
game fish.
Green Bay-The body of an uni
Identified man was found in a school
yard at Big Suamico. The man had
been frozen to death. He was appar
emily of Polish descent and was about
| fifty years of age. 1t is believed that
his home is either at Dunbar or Pu-
| laski, but all efforts up to the present
| time to Identify him have been fruit
| less
| Madison-Twenty patients and so
attendants at the Madison santa
rum at South Madison were in
| grave danger for a short time when
| flames suddenly burst out in one OF
/ the rooms of the main building and
/ started fire which threatened to de-
1 story the entire institution. Except
! suffering from the shock of the sud
/ dent alarm the inmates and attend
ants sustained no injury. When the
alarm was given the attendants quick
! ly got the water emergency system
working with several leads OF hose
| playing on the flames and then tele-
| phoned 10 the city nre department for
assistance. The fire company OF NO.
house responded, but when it ar
! rived the fire was under control. The
origin OF the fire is believed to have
! been due tc a defective electric wire.
The damage to the building amounted
! to 81 900 Most of the patients were
at their homes spending the holiday
! season. If the usual number had been
in the institution the situation would
have been more grave.
Milton.-Rev Harris Drew, Metho-
dist Episcopal pastor at Jefferson,
and Miss Jennie Lee of Milton
were married at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs Frank
J. Lee. The ceremony was performed
by District superintendent Reynolds
of GAINESVILLE, assisted by the groom's
father, Rev NJ. A. Drew, pastor OF the !
NJ e. church here.
Wittenberg.- started in the |
Calkins confectionery store and
spread rapidly. burning the Calkins
store, Meyers jewelry store saloon |
building and barber shop to the |
ground. and badly damaging Meister
& McDonalds Office. The loss is es
timated at $4,000, partially covered |
by insurance Assistance from Amigo |
was called for The fire for a time
/ threatened the whole business section. |
Corliss.-Fire originating from an
oyerheated furnace destroyed the
Baldwin hotel, saloon and barber
shop, with a loss of about $4,000. Sew