The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-19
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.

OconOmowoC.-Th annual meeting
Of the Medical Association of the First
Wisconsin district, comprising Wauke-
sha, Dodge, Jefferson and Washington
counties, was held at juneau Papers
were read by DR.. Daniel Hopkinson OF
Milwaukee and DR.. Wehle of West
Bend. Officers elected are: President,
II. b. Sears, Beaver Dam; vice presi-
dent, d. Engsberg, Lake Mills; secre.
tary treasurer, S. b. Ackley Ocono-
mowoc, The next annual meeting will
be held at Jefferson.
Grantsburg The contract for drag.
ging the St Croix river bottom for
sunken or dead head" logs, was let to
J. f. Burgan and Frank Ramsdell Of
this place. The contract covers a dis
lance OF eight miles OF river fowage
and several million feet of logs will be
pulled ashore. They will be shipped
to saltwater where the logs will be
converted into lumber.
Wausau.-A local lumber firm has
received an inquiry for one million
railroad ties for the Russian govern.
ment The specifications are for ties
six by eight inches, ten feet long. As
this length OF ties is used in this coun.
try only for certain parts of switch
track work, very few are on the mar
ket and they would have to be manu-
featured on special order The order
was refused.
Beloit, Bromistow Barosik was ar
rested here charged with being a de-
serter from the United States army.
lie enlisted at Milwaukee in Septem-
Der, 1913, and was sent to jefferson
barracks, st. Louis, Mo where he was
assigned to Troop NJ of the Thirteenth
cavalry. He says he was at El Paso
eight months before the wonderlust
seized him
Wausau.-After an absence Of sew
enteen years from his family, Paul
Dallman of Harrison. Ark, became
reunited with his younger daughter.
Elsie Dallman. 20 years old. Of
Wausau. Dallman left his family in
1898, when they lived in Keuosha.
without word to his wife, who died
six years ago in Chicago, unknown
TO the husband.
Wausau.-Thc mystery surrounding
some of the robberies at the Y. NJ. G.
A. building during the past several
months was cleared up when George
Schmitt - years old, was arrested bv
Detective Henry Schwister and con
fessod TO having committed five Of ,he
robbcrles He waived preliminary OK.
animation in court and was remandod
10 jail to await the next term of court
Madison Wisconsin conserva.
! ton commission received information
| that Frank Biorkman, chairman of the
| town OF West Sweden, and II. H. Billie
! chairman Of the town OF Luck, Polk
| county had been convicted In the Polk
| County Municipal court of violating
the law providing for state bounties
for the killing of wolves and had been
fined, Biorkman $3.50 and Bile 500.
! Necnah-Fred SorensOn and Peter
Nagel left this city on trip TO the
San Francisco fair, making the trim
on their bicycles
Racine.-Attorneys from this CITY
are consulting with Gov. Phillip with
n view 10 procuring the pardon OF VII
! liam Dillon, former saloon keeper Of
! this city. serving an eighteen wear sen
tence for the murder Of William Rest
a Milwaukee liquor salesman The
! crime was committed ten years apc
following quarrel over a liQuor bill
KenOsha. The store OF w II Robin
| son, IN the very heart Of the business
district Of Kenosha. was entered Inv
! burglars and $25 and large amour,
! Of merchandise taken The only clev
! is a Mexican silver half dollar found
near the door
Madison C. =. Norgord the new
! commissioner OF agriculture, went be
fore the finance committee and insigt
ed upon being given $4,000 more &c
/ run his department lie made such n
good case that his request was grant
cd The sum of 100000 has now been
recommended for his department.
Superior Theodore Dahljelm. lodge
promoter mining man stock broker
and publisher, was sentenced to two
years IN the state prison, pleading
guilty to charges brought By a girl OF
II who came here from a small togr
near Superior