Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-01-04
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Green Bay.-New equipment pur-
chased at a cost of $135, 900 has just
been put into service by the Green
Bay and Western railroad company
and the Ahnapee and Western. 1t
consists of 100 freight cars which
cost $4,000 delivered to the Green
Bay line here, and half as many new
cars and a locomotive for the Alma
pee line. The new rolling stock, COM
ing just at this time, has done much
to overcome congestion in freight,
there having been a noticeable short
age in cars.
Janesville.-Gov. Philip and L. G.
Whittet of Edgerton will be guests
of the Methodist Brotherhood at it's
dinner here on the night of Jan. 10.
Invitations have been sent to mem
bers of other churches and also to
persons not affiliated with any
church. Arrangements are being
made to accommodate about two
hundred at the supper and it is ex-
pected about seven hundred will hear
the addresses by the governor and
former speaker of the assembly.
Madison.-The state board of edu-
cation has announced the total en-
rollments in the Wisconsin normal
schools for the first quarter as 4,403,
an increase of 251a per cent over last
year. The attendance at the Milwau
kee school was 996; La Crosse, 4S4;
Oshkosh, $40; Platteville, 298; River
Falls, SOS; Stevens Point, 566; Su-
jerior, 464; Whitewater, 445. The
increase at the Whitewater normal
school was 81 per cent.
Grand Rapids.-Knute Omstad, an
Auburndale man, returned home the
first of this week after an absence of
twenty-eight years. His relatives and
parents had given him up for dead, not
having heard from him since his de-
parture. This is becoming a common
occurrence around here Henry Nc
Coy, an Almond resident, recently re-
turned home after an absence of fifty
one years.
Grand Rapids.-The village of Ne
cedah which was recently destroyed
by fire will be rebuilt Immediately
with brick, cement or tile. The mer-
chants are nearly all doing business
again, the bank being operated in a
church, the meat market in the hotel
lobby, the barber shop in the news
paper Office. The officers of the bank
report that their records which were
in the vault were not harmed.
Madison.-The erection of an audi
torium that will hold 5000 with sub
scriptions from the University of Wis
consin alumni was considered at
meeting of the Madison Alumni as
ISOLATION. 1t was suggested by Prof.
julius Olson. 1t was pointed out
that Michigan alumni recently raised
$1,OOO,O00. The plan will be dis
cussed further.
Waupun.-John J. Roberts, IA
years old, former warden of the
State bank of Waupun, died here. Mr..
Roberts was a member of the Ma
sonic order. He leaves a widow, one
son, Ira J., and two daughters, Miss
Myra and Mrs. T. M. WEIGH, all of
Waupun.
Chippewa Falls.-The question of
municipal ownership of the public
utilities-gas, water and electric
light-was introduced in the council
in the shape of resolution proposing
an investigation as to the feasibility
of the city acquiring the utilities.
Appleton-While rising from a
chair TO answer the telephone, City
Clerk E. L. Williams slipped, fell and
broke his leg. Instead of being taken.
to the hospital, he went to Loos' har-
ness shop and put four screws into
the broken member and returned to
work. 1t happened to be his cork
| leg
Chippewa Falls.-A site has been
ordered purchased and early in 1916
work will be started on a 100000
/ Masonic temple. Plans, which have
/ been approved, call for stores on the
/ ground floor.