Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-10-07
News Notes OF Wisconsin.

Marinette.--Capt Frank Drew.
lighthouse keeper at Green island.
saved the lives of three men aboard
The schooner Emmanuel and it's
cargo of cedar by coming to Mari
nette in the storm and telephoning
The life saving crew at Sturgeon Bay
They picked the Emmanuel near the
east shore, her engine being disabled.
Kenosha-Skin grating is to be
attempted in an effort to save Frank
Phleger, aged "a, who is suffering
from burns received when he fell
against an electric wire while work
ing as lipeman. Physicians declare
that it will be necessary to graft
thirty square inches of skin to the
neck and body of the man.
Madison.-Train service between
Madison and Kilbourn was ordered
improved by the railroad commission.
On complaint of Charles M. Morris.
Kilbourn, the Milwaukee road was
directed to stop the Olympian train
In the morning, or restore the morn
Ing train formerly operating between
New Lisbon and Portage.
Eau Claire.-William stat, resid-
ing near here, a brakeman on the
Omaha road, was sent out as a flag
man for a work train near Fall
Creek. He laid down on the track
to rest and fell asleep. The train
backed up on him and he is in the
hoenitaI with a froot,rad sk,,II and
other injuries.
Ashlard.--On the way to his we'd
ding to Miss Leah MERCER, this city,
D. M. Donahue, Duluth, was held cd
and robbed of his watch and $40
Donahue was accosted by two masked
men with revolvers. Descriptions
furnished by the victom were meager
and no arrests were made.
Washington.-Geo Zehm has
been removed as postmaster at Lau-
rel, Washburn county, and John B.
Letter appointed. Robert H. Nor
gan was appointed at Mount Ida, vice
R. Robertson, resigned.
Racine.-Mrs. Adolph Gross,
widow, with two children, who had
become a charge of the city after
two years residence, has been de-
ported to Germany, under the new
state law.
Racine.-Frances Szayurck, who
was run down by an automobile,
died. An inquest has been ordered
to determine if Clarence Voelkers.
driver of the automobile, is to blame
Depere.-A mud turtle weighing
thirty pounds and eighteen inches
long was taken rom the Fox river
by August Thiele. 1t was sent to an
Indiana school for dissecting pur-
poses.
Depere.--A bull owned by Isadore
vercauteren, a farmer near here.
broke out of it's stall and walked into
the silo, falling ten feet Vercau-
teren released 1t by filling the silo
with corn, and letting the bull tramp
It down for him until the level of the
barn floor was reached.
Marinette-A suit for $4,000
and one for $4,000 have been filed
against the sawyer-Goodman Co. an
the result of injuries suffered by Al
bin Wollenschlager, IS, son of Theo-
dore Wollenschlager, in the plant OF
the company April 4, 1912. He was
caught by a shaft.
Balsam Lake.-Ray Stannard Ba-
ker. the magazine writer. and his
brother, Harry d. Baker, barker and
real estate man of St Croix Falls,
are promoting a proposition to de-
velop a hydro-electric power trans
mission project here. The Bakers
now own and control the necessary
site and fowage rights on Balsam
river, through which Balsam lake
empties into Apple river.
Madison The university tradi-
ton in regard to green caps has gone
into effect. All freshmen are re-
auired TO don them and wear them
until Thanksgiving time.