Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-13
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Marinette.-C Circuit Judge Quinlan
gave Mrs. Alice A. McMillen of Osh-
kosh decision in her suit against
John Strange, former lieutenant gov
ernor, and the Oshkosh Savings and
Trust company Mrs. McMillen sued
to have a contract for the purchase
and the sale of $50 shares of the cap
ital stock of the Fox River Paper COM
pany of Appleton set aside. She own
ed the stock through her husband, a
pioneer lumberman, and Mr.. Strange
bought it. Later she demanded that
the stock be returned and charged
that Mr. Strange had bought it
through fraud and misrepresentation
Madison.-The state civil service
commission has completed the exam
nation of applicants for hotel inspec-
tors. The names will be certified to
the state board of health so that APP
pointments can be made. OF the 125
who took the examination, the ten
who stood highest were: Walter c.
Mase, Darlington; Bert Honeycomb,
Madison wv B. Smith, GAINESVILLE; Err
nest L.oether, Eau Claire; Joseph E.
Kennedy, Plymouth; Elmer E. Little,
Fond du Lac; Ernest f. Bum, Madi-
son; Alfred c. Klotz, Milwaukee; Will
liam C. Dickmeyer, Milwaukee.
Madison announcement is made
Of the outline of farmers courses to
be held this winter in Wisconsin com
munities under the auspices of the
University of Wisconsin The seized
ule follows: Eau Gale, Jan. and 8;
Dowing. Jan. 5 to Z; Ellis Junction,
Jan. z to 8; Ripon, Jan. Is to IL;
Grand Rapids, Jan. IA to 16; Superior,
Jan 81 and %; Augusta, Jan. % and
90 Madison, Jan. q to Feb. 6; Ona-
la ska, Feb. II to 10; Plymouth, Feb.
is to 81; Rochester, Feb "a to 20;
Berlin, Feb. rs to Is; RhinelanGer-
Amigo, March 3, and Phillips-Medford,
March TO-
Sheboygan.--Th formal transfer
for the Sheboygan Railway and Elec-
trio company to local interests, head
ed by Peter and John p Reiss of The
c. Reiss Coal company, was made in
New York. The plant, which is cap
italized at $1,00O,00O, was largely
owned by the late w W. Gamwell of
Pittsfield, Mass; w. o. Morgan and
the Roehlings Of New York.
Janesville.-Despite the fact that
Judge Harry Maxfeld, Of the NUM-
cipal court, has received several let
tiers from agnostic papers in the east,
criticising his methods of punishment
of youths for minor offenses, by com
polling them to attend church each
Sunday, he handed out two more SINH
lar sentences to Clarence Preston and
Charles Mapes. charged with attempt
ed burglary.
River Falls.-Two young men of
Ellsworth pleaded guilty in county
court OF having tried to create panic
Christmas eve b. going to the door of
one of the well-filled churches and cry
Ing "Firei" 1t was only by the cool
headedness of the conductor of the
Christmas exercises that panic was
avoided. One young man was fined
$50 and costs, the other $25.
Madison-John II. Roemer, chair
man Of the Wisconsin railroad com
mission, declined the appointment Of
fered him as counsel e the interstate.
commerce commission 30 supervise
the work of valung the property of the
railways of the United States.
Lyons. This town probably pro
duces the oldest result in the opera
ton by the United States government
of postal savings banks. The post
Office department has just ordered the
bank In this town to be closed. 1t was
established nearly two years ago
since when not q single cent has been
offered for deposit.
Stevens Point-Joseph Kostuch.
resident OF Portage county for forty
one years, is the father of twenty
seven children, of whom eleven sons
and eleven daughters are living. Mr.
Kostuch is Sc years Of age and has
been married three times.
Appleton - Congressman Thomas
F. Konop is undecided whether to
make the run for the nomination for
governor. According to dispatch re-
/ ceived here from Washington the cor
gresham says that It Is too early in
the campaign to make any sort Of a
/ statement.
( Madison.-The crushed stone. gravel
and sand rates announced by the rail
road commission about year ago are
made applicable 10 practically all Of
the reads in the state by order Of tie
railroad commission. 1t also fixed
the joint rates on such shipments al
l Y cent ner 100 r,n1ands axtrn