Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-30
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Ashland.-During the motor cycle
tire burst ON the machine operated
by Erick Seestrom and it ran off the
track, struck a ladder, threw the rider
and fractured the skull of the five
year old son of H. D. Ever. Seestrom
was badly bruised and the child will
probably die.
Racine-Fred Worsley, a well-known
farmer of Mount Pleasant and brother
of George Worsley, known throughout
the state during the campaign of the
on the Chicago & Milwaukee electric
line. Worsley was on his wagon, driv-
ing home, and in crossing the line OF
the Chicago & Milwaukee electric line
near the orphan asylum, failed to OBJ
serve southbound train
Madison.-To select health officers
in the five health districts of the
state, and for the reorganization Of
the general health work, DR.. G. A!
Harper, secretary of the state board
of health, called a meeting of the
board. The board will also take up
the task of promulgating rules for
slaughter houses of cities and coun-
try districts.
Madison.-Although it is thought
that the skunk which has been dis,
turbing the peace of the capitol has
left the building, letters of advice con!
tinue to pour into the office of Su,
perintendent Essmann telling him how
to get rid of the animal.
Fond du Lac.-The Standard Lime
and Stone company has brought two
circuit actions against the 500 rail.
road for damages alleged to have
been caused by delaying the ship.
ment of the product of the plaintiff
company.
Madison.-Fifteen pea canning com.
panies of this state will be sued for
the violation of the child's labor law
when complaints of the industrial
commission are placed in the hands of
Attorney General Owen. The suits are
for the recovery of penalties whirh
aggregate many thousand dollars.
Madison-Attorney General Owen,
in supreme court, asked permission to
file an information in the form of a quo
warranto proceeding tc determine why
the charter of the Northern Pacific
road should not be forfeited He says
that the company did not pay the fee
$250,000, required by the Wisconsin
laws for increasing its capital stock.
Observation-Disclosures that John Nal,
Iacker of this city is the owner of the
dog that bit and caused the death of
Gregory Legault, aged 8, George Lee
gault, the father, has sued for $4,000
Chippewa Falls-Frank Wade, 80,
Harrisburg, H., stabbed John Shan
non, %, a local resident Wade. =
cowboy rider of the Kennedy Wild
West show here at North Wisconsin
state fair, said that Shannon insulted
his wife who stood near a saloon after
the night performance was over.
Shannon is at a hospital, not expected
to recover. Wade has Aed
Wausau.-The Northwestern Rail-
road company has been raising a large
section Of it's tracks over the slough
and win make a large fill at that
place The change viii do away with
one bridge and a portion OF another.
Chippewa Falls.-Speed Johnson Of
Indianapolis, died from injuries sus-
tanned in a motorcycle race at the
northern Wisconsin state fair. He was
speeding near the top Of the motor
drome track when the rear tire of his
motorcycle burst, throwing him head.
long to the bottom of the course.
Madison score of marble settlers
on the new capital buiISiag went on q
strike for higher wages. The men
were employed by a Milwaukee con-
Germ and it is understood here that
all of the men employed BY the plant
in different parts Of the state have
gone out.