Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-01-12
Minneapolis. ain. s. 1918.
BADGER NEWS NOTES

BADGER NEWS NOTES
Fond du Lac.-Collie, a pet dog at
the home of T. A. Mccormick, acted
in the capacity 70 fire alarm when
blaze which started from spontane-
Gus combustion in a shed in the rear
of the Mccormick dwelling destroyed
the roof of the structure before being
extinguished by the department.
Plainfield.-The log dwelling of
Paul Pavlick in the town of Leola
burned to the ground with some of
the contents. The building is one of
the few rapidly disappearing log
houses built in this vicinity nearly
twenty years ago,
Neenah.--The Gilbert Paper COM
pany, incorporated in 1887, has fled
amendments to the articles of in
corporation. The number of direc-
tors is increased from five to six. w.
M. Gilbert is president and t. M. Gill
bert secretary.
Neenah.--It is expected 800. for
mer members of the Neenah Boys
brigade will attend the banquet in
this city Jan. %. "old Boys" from
thirteen states will attend. A long
distance cup is offered the one COM.
ing the greatest distance.
Merrill-The Lee Handle and
Dowel company has already COM
menced buying hard maple logs for.
it's next seasons run. The prices Of
fered are practically the same as last
year. The company is operating full
time.
Eau Claire.-The Rev. julius e.
Lorimer of the Swedish Lutheran
church has gone to Waukegan. ILL.,,
to accept charge of the Swedish Lu-
theran congregation.
william Maher, 80
years old, member of the Kenosha
police department, is being held
pending an investigation as to his
mental condition. He jumped into
Lake Michigan in an attempt to COM
NIT suicide.
Merrill.-Henry Ladd was SEN
fenced to serve four months in the
county Jail for stealing gold watch
from a Merrill girl. I.add had mutt
lated the case by scratching initials
engraved on it, in al effort to make
Identification impes slble.
M2dison.-The Wisconsin Mando-
lin and Glee club left i. special car
for a joint tour of c 10, Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri. The clubs COM
prise twenty nen each.
Mckenzie Mellen Creamery
company machinery has been pur-
chased by ]. f. Mimic of Wausau, and
the creamery will shortly be re-
opened.
Poynette.-The new cement dam is
finished. The mill dams went out
ten years ago in food and were
never rebuilt until this FALL by the
town.
Rhinelander.-The Milwaukee road
has put on through train between
Chicago and Minocqua, in the north
ern part of this county.
Fond du Lac.-The Rev. r. $. Ingra-
hams income tax is $2,334.04. being
the third largest in the county.
Neenah.-Patrolman Zenefski Of
Menasha is suffering with an injured
finger sustained while attempting TO
arrest Dominick Dombrowski. The
digit was nearly bitten off by Dom
browski.
notwithstanding to the annual
report Of the city engineer there are
only two and three-fourths miles Of
wooden sidewalks in this city as
against thirty-one and three-fourths
miles of cement walks.
Racine-Edward Dryden, SO years
old, a carriage builder, was found
dead in a rooming house. Death was
due to heart disease.
Racine.-Seventeen cases OF small
pox have been traced to a parochia,
school, which will be fumjgated
from cellar to garnet In consequence.
Policeman De Ryke and his entire
family are among those III.
Deer Park-First place in the
corn show recently held here was
awarded to orlo Uber, New Rich
lond boy. who raised 1O9 bushels
on an acre.
Wausau.-George Kruger.
teamster, suffered terrible Injuries az
a result of several kicks from
horse.