Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Madison. - The Wisconsin state
board of control opened up bids for
electric lamps for use in the state
charitable and penal institutions, state
capitol, state normal schools and state
university buildings during the coming
yea. The bids were submitted by
eighteen companies and ranged from
81 per cent to 3S per cent discount
from list prices. An ordinary twenty
candle power lamp under the lowest
bid would cost 61a per cent. The COR
tract will carry about $1,000, and the
state will, it is expected, save $4,000
if the lowest bid is accepted, the say
ing being based on a comparison with
the cost of such lamps year ago,
Baraboo.-The conference board Of
the Woman's Home Missionary society
of the West Wisconsin conference
closed a successful meeting here. Miss
Carrie Hazard of Platteville- and Miss
Grace Rosaback of Canaan county
were the principal speakers. The fol-
Lowing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrs. w. w. Morse, Baraboo;
vice president, Mrs. G. S. Joslin, Belle
vile; recording secretary, Mrs. A. c.
Kingsford, Baraboo; corresponding
secretary, Miss Florence Heinze, WyO-
cena; treasurer, Mrs. M. Haines, Madi-
son.
Janesville.-F. E. Anderson, state
secretary of the Y. M. c. A, gave an
address at a banquet held at the James
vile Y. NJ. G. A. in honor of ]. c.
Kline, who has resigned as secretary
of the local institution and the new
officers. c. R. Bearmore has taken up
the work of increasing the member
ship of the "Y' here with spirit.
Madison.-Three Madison men have
enrolled for the civilians training
camp at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, opening
Sept. 20. They are Carlyle Winslow,
engineer in the United States forest
products laboratory; Warren Mont
gomery, Madison street car lines, and
c. L. McMillen, insurance agent
Acknowledgment Bosshard, promi.
$4,O32 on the bequest made by Fred
C. Hewitt to Yale university was col.
lected by Dane county for the state
in the Dane county court. Mr.. Hewitt
left 100000 to Yale, which included
400 shares of Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway stock.
Malison.-Eugene Bosshard, promi
nent lawyer of Columbus, Wis, has
been appointed assistant attorney gen
eral, standing highest on the civil ser
vice eligible list, and has assumed his
duties. The increase of work in the
department made the addition Of an
other assistant necessary.
Rhinelander.-When a bear visited
a road camp of the Fish Lumber com
pany and ate all the grub, work was
stopped for more than half q day be
cause the men refused to work with
out something to eat. The teams Of
the company were being used on a new
road under construction between here /
and Three Lakes.
New London. - Dispatches from
Mankato, Mimi, announce the death Of
Harry Bodoh of this city, who was /
killed in a sewer trench cavein. With
another man, Bodoh was coupling q
pipe in the six foot trench. The cave
in forced open the gas pipe and the
men were smothered.
Washington. - Wisconsin pensions
were granted to Della Bowden, stew
ems Point, SIP; minor of Willard Can
dy, Beloit, s12; Elizabeth McMahon
Doylestown, $13. The number Of pen
sioners in Wisconsin during the fiscal
year ending on June 80 was 1905
amount paid, $3,995,769
Madison.-The state railroad coD
mission sent engineers to Waupaca 10
value the property of the water power
plant owned by the A. G. Nelson Lrm
Der company and the city OF WaupacS
and other water powers near Wau
paca. Owners of two water powers
there have petitioned the commission
for permission to improve their prop
critics.
Sheboygan.-Sofa Schadt and Hem
rich Ritter, both of this city, are ll'
second couple to enter into a maTrlas'
contract under the common law WllID
a few weeks