Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-12
State Notes In Brief

La Crosse.-While returning to La
Crosse from French Island, an auto
mobile containing a party of joyriders
went over an embankment at the
Black river bridge, and Charles Mund,
a widower, aged 55 years, foreman Of
the La Crosse Plow company, was
instantly killed. John Christianson
suffered a broken shoulder and inter-
nal injuries and Louis Ormerson es-
capped with bruises.
Sheboygan.-The Sheboygan opera
house was sold by Peter and J. Reiss
to John Vandervaart, August Wester-
meyer and E. r. and t. M. Bowler,
owners of the Majestic treater The
building was erected twelve years ago
at a cost of $4,000.
Within one week six
carloads of implements, furnishings
and live stock owned by immigrants
from Illinois and Indiana arrived at
Crivitz. this county.
Neenah-It cost John Rothe $24.4
for violating the fish and game laws.
Rothe shot two wild ducks on Lake
Winnebago. He was put under arrest
by Deputy Warden HI. H. Albright.
Shawano.-A cheese factory will be
erected at the Armstrong Corner, two
and one-half miles north of Matttoon,
this county. 1t will be ready for bust
ness not later than May 10, and have
capacity of $4,000 pounds of milk a
day.
Sheboygan.-The body of the
stranger, which was found hanging by
strap to tree in the swamp in
Blacks woods, near Oostburg, has
been identified as that of Jack Berry,
an Austrian, who disappeared on Dec
%.
Antigo.-The city council has COM
bined the positions of city engineer,
street commissioner and water works
head and confirmed the appointment
of Henry Ok at a salary of $1,000 a
year, saving to the city of $4,000 a
year.
Racine Miss Vera Flynn is suing
the city for $500, for injuries alleged
to have resulted from a fall on de-
iective sidewalk
Waukesha. - Although Waukesha
abandoned its cleanup" day policy
this year, barrels and packages of
refuse and waste were placed in the
usual place by citizens and carted
away.
Beloit-New home of William Lentz
in South Beloit burned to ground. The
loss is $3,500
Elkhorn.-J. M. Fish, of the town OF
Geneva, this county, recently sold a
3-year-old steer weighing 1900 pounds
for s125.
Merrill.-A. G. Dow & Co., of Plyin-
outh, contemplate the establishment
of cheese warehouse at Merrill.
Oshkosh.-George Diehl, 40 years
old, was drowned in the Fox river
here by falling from the West Algoma
street bridge. Mr.. Diehl is the father
of eight children.
Madison.-The State Bank OF Saw
yer has filed an amendment to its
articles of incorporation, changing it's
name to the Door County State bank
and increasing its capital stock from
500 900 to $4,000.
Madison. According to a report re-
Gently submitted to the president of
the class. the class of 1915 of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin has a deficit of
just $29O.71. This years prom. was a
heavy financial failure.
Superior-F e. Lindahl of the Car
gill Elevator company is authority for
the statement that the elevator of the
company which was recently burned
in this city, will not be rebuilt unless
the Wisconsin grain tax is loMered
fayorably with the Minnesota toll
Bangor.--The Rev. R. j. Lloyd, pas
tor of the First Baptist church Of this
city, has resigned to accept a call ex-
tended by the Baptist church 1T Trent,
s. ID.
Barron-Fire destroyed the garage
Of G. Adams, j. P. Jacobean's paint
shop and bowling alley adjoining en-
ailing a total loss of $4,000.
Neenah. Brown, the old.
est resident o: this city, has Just cele-
brated the ninetieth anniversary Of his
birth. Mr.. Brown has been g. resident
of Neenah since 1854. He has been
treasurer of the local order of Odd
fellows forty years.
Madison. Schaefier, a 15-year
old boy of the town Of Middleton,
committed suicide by hanging in a
shed on his fathers farm.
Stevens Point-The Rev. A. Fory'
siaE, pastor Of the Catholic church at
Mill Creek, sustained a fractured
shoulder when thrown from buggy
/ in 6. runaway.