Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-04
News Notes of Wisconsin.


gle measuring six feet. eight inches
from tip to tip of it's wings and weigh
ing twelve pounds was shot at Calu-
melville. Peter Thuerwachter OF that
village discovered the bird perched in
the top of lofty tree and brought it
down with a single shot. The eagle
has been seen repeatedly in the vicin-
ity of Calumetville during the past
year and many shots have been fired
at it but without effect and it was the
opinion the eagle was gunshot proof.
Cassville.-After a hearing here
Harry French of La Crosse, a Burling-
ton freight conductor, was held for
trial in circuit court on a charge Of
kicking Tom Murphy, a tramp, to
death from his train on Oct. Is. Wit
nesses testified that French kicked
Murphy from the side ladder of car,
following him down and stepping up
on the clinging mans fingers to force
him to drop from the moving train.
Trackmen found Murphy, who later
died from his injuries.
Marinette.-As means of stimulat'
ing interest in National guard work
Capt. S. R. Brearley and the other
officers of company | of the Marinette
Wisconsin National Guard company
have announced that company of for
ty men may be taken to the Panama
exposition at San Francisco In 1915 If
the men drill regularly and work to-
gether for a year.
Neenah.-Announcem is made of
the coming marriage of Miss Esther
Hrubesky, of this city, who left here
two years ago for Germany to take up
an operate career, to DR.. Richard Be
han of Pittsburgh, Pa, at present
studying medicine in Berlin. The mar
Tiage will be solemnized in London
about Nov. 1.
Marinette.-For the life of her hus.
band, Henry Goosen, who was killed
by Northwestern railway passenger
train last year, Mrs. Elizabeth Goosen
has been awarded a verdict of $4,000
in the circuit court. An additional
$500 was awarded for the pain endured
by the deceased prior to his death.
Madison-In an opinion to Dr. G.
A. Harper, secretary of the state board
of health, Atty Gen. Owen holds that
deputy state health officers, provided
for under the law of 1913, are to be
governed by that law and not by any
rules and regulations laid down by
the state board of health.
Lake Mills-Following are the Off
GERS elected by 100 bankers of the
group meeting here: President, H. L.
D.. Adkinsj Elkhorn; vice president
l.. A. Nichols, Lake Geneva; secre-
tary-treasurer, L. A. Anderson, Edger-
ton The next meeting will be held at
Lake Geneva.
Neenah.-This city was without wa
ter for eighteen hours when a defec-
tive main caused all the water TO run
out of the standpipe. The schools
were forced to close down as a result
and business houses were handicapped
Shawano.-R. A. Upham, nephew of
ex-Gov. William Upham, and a son OF
Charles Upham of Shawano, was in.
jured when hit by an automobile in
crossing the street
Rice Lake.-The next annual meet.
ing of the ST. Croix Veterans associa.
ton will be held in this city.
Madison.-Joseph Rabideaux has
arrived III the Dane county Jail from
La Crosse, where he was sentenced.
He expressed preference for the
Dane county institution over that in
La Crosse county.
Green Bay.-Joseph Van der Meulen,
a resident of Green Bay for fifty-five
years, and So years old, died a short
time after having completed the cele.
bration of his sixtieth wedding ami
versary.
Racine-Racine county farmers are
forming an association for protection
against city visitors who rob fields and
| trespass on farm lands.
Marinette.-An apple seed which
had started to sprout in the ear of
Cleland, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph LeVeille of Peshtigo, caused
so much pain that the ear had to be
operated upon to remove it.
La Crosse.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Yehle and their 1-year-old son were
found unconscious and almost dead in
their rooms. They had been almost
asphyxiated by coal gas from faulty
stove.
Racine-Racine's police station is
termed the best in the state by the
state prison inspectors in a letter to
the city officials.