Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-08-11
STATE NOTES In BRIEF

Janesville.-James j. Glennon, 20
years old, was electrocn,ed while fish
ing frorl the Fourth avenue bridge.
His hook caught on the highest power
ed cable in the city when he made a
cast. He reached for it with his steel
casting rod, touched place on the
cable where the insulation had worn
off and was killed by the current Two
companions saw his body stiffeD and
slip toward the water and in keeping
him from falling into the river were
shocked themselves. a third fisher
man was able to rescue his body. This
accident occurred half hour after g
safety first association had been form
ed by employees of the lighting com
pany owning the cable
Superlor.-The labor demand in Su-
perior far exceeds the supply, and for
the first time in many months. The
railroads are showing indications of
the intention to resume repair and
construction work, held up pending
the rate decision, now up to the inter
oboSO COnlLilSSlOH.
Racine.-The county board met here
in Casino hall to take action on the re-
building of structures destroyed Ia a
fire at the county insane asylum.
Prompt action will be taken as it is
necessary to secure shelter for the
cattle before cold weather sets in. Be
sides the large barn, large quantity
Of hay, two silos. and quantity of en-
silage was destroyed. The loss was
$4,000
Edgerton.-Austin Fessenden, one
of the oldest settlers and tobacco
growers of Rock county, coming here
in 1916 from his native home in Chau-
tauqua county, New York, died sud
denly at his farm home southwest of
this city, of paralysis. He is survived
by his wife and six children.
La Crosse.-Thinking the water was
only few feet deep and that it cover
ed sandbar, Arthur Schildman, 16
years old, son of the late Florian
Schildman, prominent manufacturer,
undressed and leaped from a rowboat
to wade in the Mississippi river. The
water was eighteen feet deep and he
drowned while companions were I'M
able to assist him. The body has not
been recovered
Waupaca.-A bad motorcycle acct
dent occurred at Waupaca A machine
carrying Paul Jensen and William
Schroeder, Pennington, collided with
a motorcycle while going thirty-fve
miles an hour. Mr.. Jensen's leg was
broken, one finger torn of and two
others badly mangled. Schroeder suf-
fered painful injuries.
Sheboygan.-W Word has been reoeiv-
ed here from Otto Tuft, who recently
returned to his old home in Austria
to attend the bedside of his aged ia
Their, that he has been drafted for
service in the Austrian army and must
serve out his time.
Antigo.-On the recommendation of
County Superintendent A M. Arveson
and A. L. Hayner, president of the
county board of education, it was
voted to establish another school in
the town of Evergreen. Fifteen chill
dren VIII attend.
CONFERENCE.-THE Boy Scouts of
Milwaukee, Watertown, Waterloo and
Ocononowoc will have an outing at
Genesee lake Aug. 1929.
Racine.-About fifty residents of
Mount Pleasant, Somers and Corliss
appeared before the Circuit court in
protest to the acceptance of Tia drain
age report of the county commission
ers. The report favors an assessment
for the widening and deepening of the
s,omers-Mount Pleasant ditch.
La Crosse.-The body of Arthur
Schildnlan, drowned in the Mississippi
river, was dragged from the bottom by
two boys pulling up a set line.
Bear Creek.-William and Reynold
Krause. both married, and William
Werth, Is years old, were drowned in
EmbarIass river.
La Crosse.-Don Cameron, wealthy
resident OF this city, and former Uni
versity of Minnesota and Pacific coast
league baseball star, has been made
defendant in q personal damage suit
for s25,000 by Miss Emma Johnstad of
Britt, II. D., who was injured while
on an automobile trip with Cameron.
Racine.-John Cargo was arrested
for shooting out seventeen windows
at the ]. J. Case plant. He sale he
was shooting pigeons.
Antigo.--Work on the new depot tn
he erected at Nation viii be started
hy the Northwestern road in the very
near future