Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-22
Minneapolis. Feb. Is, 1915
BADGER STATE NEWS

Watertown.-W. j. Murphy and Carl
Flueter, saloon keepers, were arrested
here by constable of the town of Oak
land, on the charge Of selling liquor on
Sunday, Jan. 80. The complaint was
made by w. c. Cody of this city.
When the defendants were taken into
court in the town of Oakland the case
was dismissed on the ground of INSULT
cient evidence. The complaint was
sworn to by Cody on information and
belief.
Madison.-The attorney general
has advised the state board of con-
troll that persons released from the
state prison and reformatory on pro-
baton may have their civil rights re-
stored to them by pardon by the gov
ernor The conviction of a person
for felony does not deprive such per-
son of his citizenship, the attorney
general held. but simply certain civil
rights, one of which is the right to
vote.
Madison.-The state Industrial com
mission has issued an order awarding
Eugene Wohlgemuth $4,000 from A. j.
Kestner and the Illinois Indemnity eX-
change for injuries received while en-
ployed by Kestner on March II, 1915,
The commission found that the in
juries resulted in total disability and
that the disability was directly due to
an explosion of gasoline which Wohl-
gemuth was handling while employed
as carriage painter by Kestner.
Kenosha.-Jitney bus drivers in Ke-
nosha are following in the footsteps Of
their predecessors, the street railway
company, and are seeking to limit
competition. They have filed a for
NAL petition with the city council ask
ing that an ordinance be passed limit
ing the number of common carriers OF
this class to work in Kenosha to the
forty now holding permits under the
state railroad commission.
Neenah.-Favorable replies in a
majority of cases have been received
here by Mayor Clark in answer to
cards sent out requesting residents Of
this city to give their opinion regard
ing the proposed holding of a home
coming here the coming summer.
Three hundred cards were sent out
and over 100 replies have been re-
ceived.
Chippewa Falls.-A meeting Of bank
ers in group No. l, of the Wisconsin
Bankers association will be held at
Chippewa Falls on Feb. %. A. R.
Hirst, state highway engineer, will be
one of the speakers. He will discuss
the automobile in its relation to coun-
try development Rural Credits" will
be the topic of s. M. Smith, president
of the Wisconsin Bankers association.
Madison.-The costly velvet carpet
in the assembly chamber was found to
have been damaged by burning match
es thrown upon it during the state
highway road commission school, held
in the chamber.
Grand Rapids-Charles Ebersteiner
of Ladysmith died at the Marshfrd
hospital as a result Of gunshot
wound he received while hunting rab-
bits. Ebersteiner had finished bis
days hunts and was getting into
sleigh when the hammers Of the gun
caught on the sleigh box.
Racine.-The United WOmens club
has adopted resolutions defending per
sonal birth control as a right Of hui
mainly, on behalf of poor families, and
espousing the cause of Margaret San
ger and her disputed book. The reso-
lutions will be forwarded to congress
and President Wilson.
Madison. - Edward M. Mcmahon
secretary of the Madison board Of
commerce, expects to accept the posi-
ton of secretary Of the st. Paul as'o-
citation Of Commerce. The Madison
board paid Mcmahon $4,000 TeaE
1t is understood the st. Paul a7-9oIa'
tion will pay him $500 Mr., Nc-
Mahon is a member of the board OF
university regents.
Antigo.-During the month o. JAM
uary of this year, eigAty-fou. men
were given lodging at the polio ''a
ton, during the same month Of .a5'
year, seventy-one were given bees.