Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-08-17
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.

kenosha.-Minnie Extra, z years old.
and known as THE Happy Little Grip
pie is to have a chance in the world
1t was announced that within a few
days the receivers of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric railway company
Will pay the little girl 500 in cash as
compensation for injuries received
when she was injured on the tracks of
the company year ago.
Marinette.-W. A. Jacobs of Sbehov-
gan was chosen president, and Sheboy-
gan was selected as the next meeting
place of the Wisconsin Paid Firemen's
association, which held it's annual con-
vent1on here. Other officers: Vice
president, Charles Cox of Neenah; Sec
rotary, Ole Woman of Superior; treas
urer, j. H. Kratz of Manitowoc.
Observation-Disclosures a runaway
team of horses ran directly over the
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Jones of Hartland, she was
soon on her feet and running away I'M
injured. The Jones family was Just
leaving for picnic and the accident
happened in an open field.
Northumberland Tucklowskf in.
tantile bandit, who several years ago
created an uproar by his highway
mans career, is again in the public
eye. This time Dick has disappeared
from the home of his foster parent
Mrs. Frank Boyd.
washington. - Wisconsin pensions
were granted as follows: Emily
Barnes, Tu~tle Lake, $12; Manila
Gray, Excelsior, $12; Eliza Edwards.
Belleville, SIP.
Madison.-Lockjaw claimed a vic.
tim here when William Feeney. H.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. w.
Feeney, died at 81. Mary's hospital
from an infection in his foot. He in
Jured his foot a short time ago wner.
after jumping he struck it agains. a
tree. Poisoning then set in.
Oshkosh.-Thieves after breaking
into the saloon of Mic Sherer and TAX
ing partly filled cask of wine, select
ed the residence of F. A. Stretch for
the spree. They then went to the
barn and piled clothing on hay and
touched a match to it. The fire did
considerable damage.
Washington, D. Con- the recon-
mendation of Congressman Burke, DR..
c. w. Henney has been appointed pen
sion surgeon at Portage. Rural letter
carriers appointed are. Burlington, AL.
fred ]. Plucker; Hillsboro, John Rosen-
balm; Marathon, Alex P. Gertschen.
Grand Rapids-The contract to build
a woman's dor'nitory for the Stevens
Point Normal School has been secured
by ]. F. Weinberg of this city. The
building will cost $4,000 and work
will be started as soon as Gov. Phillip
approves of the contract.
Racine-William Price, assistant
freight agent of the Milwaukee road
at Racine Junction, was stricken with
heart disease while in the Office of a
local physician to whom he had gone
for consultation and died before the
physician could reach his side.
Oshkosh.-Alfred Clas, Milwaukee
architect, and w. NJ. Fitzgerald. Wau-
pun, have made an inspection of the
local state normal buildings to report
to Gov. Philip. 1t is thought that the
governors action on the appropriation
of $4,000 will be made on these re-
ports
Oshkosh-William L. Sanborn. work
ing on the Oshkosh High school build
ing, fell sixty feet and seriously in
jured. His escape from death was due
to his falling into clay which recent
rains had softened. He was employed
by the Johns-Manville company, Mil
waukee.
Kenosha-A R. Morehouse, mail
carrier, received notice that his share
of the estate of his uncle, L. c. More
house, who died recently at San Le-
andra, Cal, would exceed 100000
Fifty thousand dollars will be paid
within the next few weeks and the
after the settlement of
trusts created by the will.
Florence.-Two 11-year-old boys he
roically saved the life of May Biller
-. when she was on the point of
drowning in Fisher lake. Clarence
and Ray Neuouist dived into
the water and swan with her TO shore.
Racine.-Mayor Th1esen told a COM