Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-06-30
State Notes In Brief

Madison.--In the case cf man
shot by the sheriff while resisting
arrest, the supreme court held: "The
general rule is that shooting at per-
son in an endeavor to arrest or re.
take person who has escaped from
arrest for a misdemeanor, is excessive
force, constituting assault" The case,
that of Adolph Gosczlnski against
Gustav Carlson, undersheriff of Doug.
las county, is sent back for retrial
because the damages awarded, $40,
are held inadequate.
Waukesha-At a meeting of the
grocerymen and butchers it was de
cided to give the cooperative delivery
system trial and twelve firms have
already become part OF the scheme.
The new system will be inaugurated
June 20, and if at the end of sixty
days it has produced favorable results,
it will become permanent system.
School Hill-Joseph Blust, "a years
old, Of this village, was instantly
killed when he was caught in a belt
in the local saw mill and whirled
on the first floor when the belt slipped
from the shaft in the basement. He
attempted to slide down the belt
through the hole in the floor. When
about half way down the belt sudden.
ly slipped back on the pulley and
Blust was thrown about the shaft and
every bone in his body crushed.
Barron.-About fifty Democrats met
here and nominated the following
county ticket: Assemblyman, j. M.
Moe; treasurer, Frank McKensie;
clerk, c. r. Lewton; clerk of court,
Whitaker of Chetek; register of
deeds, Frank Samson; sheriff, George
Stahl. This is the first full county
ticket the Democrats have put up in
this county for years.
Neenah.-The police and health
committees of the city council will in
epect the premises where applications
for licenses to operate saloons have
been filed to see if the regulations
of the ordinance recently enacted pro-
hibiting the placing Of screens or
other distractions at the windows
are complied with. Twenty-Five sa-
loon applications have been present
ed, against twenty nine last year.
La Crosse.--Speeding on water as
we'll as on land must be stopped in La
Crosse. Police officials are attending
to the land side of speeding while the
La Crosse Motorboat club has begun
a campaign against speeding excur-
sion boats and packets coming into
the local harbor.
Superior body of Miss Mary
Nolan, drowned while canoeing at
Billings park, was recovered with the
aid of dynamite used on the bay In the
vicinity of the spot at which she was
believed to have sunk. The young
woman's mother, Mrs. Margaret No
Ian, widow, Ill at the time OF the
drowning, it is now said as a result
OF the shock, is now in a critical con-
dition and cannot recover.
Milwaukee Washington. dispatch
es state that pensions of $12 each
were today granted TO Amalie H
Koams, North Milwaukee, and John
Mcdonald. Eau Gale.
Washington.-H. E. Loehrs, Hill
but, Wis, mas been appointed ply
stefan at Moqui Indian agency, Ari-
iona.
Madison.-F. Turbush of Milwau-
kee, admitted casting an Illegal ballot
at the wet and dry election here, and
was fined $50 and costs.
Racine.-An unidentified man was
killed by passenger train on the
Northwestern road at Berryville.
Mathematician Grace Andrews,
's9, Portage, was elected vice-presi-
dent of the Alumni association and
L.ochner, '09, of Chicago. was elected
recording secretary.
Madison.-T'he Wisconsin, Library
school will begin a summer session
Aug. 8.
Blue River.-Al and Ed Anderson
killed six rattlesnakes while building
q bridge near here.
Madison.-Castalian society Of the
university celebrated its fiftieth annf
yersarx with a dinner. Margaret
Godfrey was toastmistress.
Sheboygan. --Willianl LeibI has
purchased the Republican house from
the heirs CT George Leibl.
Madison -The state suffrage school,
directed by Mrs. Alice B. Curtis Of
Waukesha, has been opened.