Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-15
BADGER STATE NOTES.

BADGER STATE NOTES.
Kenosha.-Nine young women re-
ceived diplomas at the annual COM
mencement at Kemper hall. Fully
three hundred visitors came from Chi
cago, Milwaukee and other cities.
Bishop Webb of the Milwaukee diocese
was in charge. The annual address
was by Bishop Joseph M. Francis of
Indiana, who spoke on THE RESPONSE
bilities of Christian Education"
Oshkosh Winnebago county school
of agriculture and domestic economy,
at Winneconne, Wis, was sold to Win
neconne village and town for $1,000.
Courses at the school have been aban
doned since June, 1914, and Winnie
bago county has been looking for a
purchaser ever since. The property
cost Winnebago county about $4,000.
1t will be used for high school by
the village and town of Winneconne.
Janesville.-The court here dismiss
ed the sensational SANDER case in
which a Chicago artists model was
supposed to figure, involving two Con-
gregational ministers, the Rev. e. G..
Carton of Palmyra and the Rev. Will
liam Leighton of Fulton. The court
called the charge "spiteful and mali
cious" and assessed the costs against
the complainant.
Waukesha.-After celebrating but a
few minutes the jury that heard the
evidence before Coroner John Schaef.
fel decided that Margaret SchOber
came to her death because of the
negligence of the 500 line employees.
The little girl was killed when struck
by the drawbar of box car that had
been shunted down the side track by a
switching crew.
Kenosha.-In Circuit court here FL
sic M. Lynch was granted a divorce
from her husband, John Lynch, on
charges Of non-support. Lynch was
candidate for sheriff. He was jailed
some time ago for failure to pay tenn
porary alimony. 1t was declared that
the parties had agreed on division Of
the estate.
Racine.-A. C. Collins and Charles
Carroll attempted to break JAIL but
were discovered by Detective Schu-
maker. He found the men bending
window bars and attempting to pick
the cell locks with tines of a table
fork. "I'm trying to get out; wouldn't
you if you were in here?" shouted Mil
Ter in response to the officers query.
Appleton-W. J. Leopold of Oshkosh
was robbed on train at Appleton
Junction by four men. Later four men
were taken into custody at the North
western house and dates of all impor-
tant conventions in the country were
found on their persons
Kenosha.-The appeal from the
county court on the appointment of
an administrator de bonis non of the
$1OOO00,O00 estate of Charles Durkee,
deceased, was heard here. Judge Bel
den took the case under Amusement
New Richmond.-Cain T. LOOMS,
venerable veteran of the civil war,
charges the loss of his homestead in
the town of Richmond, where he has
resided for fifty years, to houseclean-
ing His daughter, Mrs. A. B. Cald-
well, who is here from Union, Mont,
carried lighted kerosene lamp into
closet while working. An explosion
| followed. Neighbors quickly respond
| ed, but the house was a total loss.
Wausau.-Frank Martell, found gull
ty of manslaughter in the third de-
gree, was sentenced to term Of three
years in Waupun prison by Judge A.
H. Reid of the Circuit court
Waterloo-On invitation of Water
loo lodge No. SO. F. and A. NJ, about
| 200 Masons met here to witness con-
| ferring of the masters degree on three
| candidates. The work was done by
the local lodge, assisted by some of
the visiting masters. Lodges from Sun
Pairie, Columbus, Reeseville, Jeffer-
son, Fort Atkinson and Lake Mills
were represented.
Shawano.-An automobile contain
ing five persons was struck by a freight
train at the crossing near the depot
here. The train was not going very
fast. All were hurt, but not seriously.