Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-08
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Neenah.-A number of suggestions
on the conducting of social affairs at
the Kimberly High school have been
bulletined by the faculty. Girls are
expected to come unattended to school
functions and are to pay their own ad-
mission fees and a chaperon is pre-
ferred. This rule also applies to male
students. Every member of class
must be considered in the decision of
the form of entertainment to be given.
The encouragement of extravaganza
Of dress is recommended and girls
must be dressed simply when attend
ing high school social affairs.
La Crosse.-A view was estimated at
800, a street car rumble at $500 and
$500 for the loss of accessibility by
closing off streets was the amount of
damages done her property in the esti-
nation of Mrs. Nettie Henry, testify
ing in her suit against the Wisconsin,
Railway, Light & Power company and
the Milwaukee railroad as the result of
the erection of the Rose street viaduct.
John Ambrose, who is the complain
ant in another of the viaduct cases,
estimated the street car rumble as
worth $780,
La Crosse.-When Mrs. Gunda Lien,
aged SO, failed to appear at the homes
where for years she had done laundry
work, the police were notified. Mrs.
Lien was found dead in her room at
her boarding house from a stroke of
paralysis. The woman had accumu-
lated a considerable amount of money,
certificates of deposit totaling $4,000,
besides jewelry and cash. Her rela-
tives are unknown.
Green Bay.-At mass meeting 400
signed a petition to the council to call
an election to vote upon adopting the
commission form of government This
will be the third time citizens have
endeavored to carry such an election.
Mayor Mulva of Oshkosh, Judge Blew
EFT of Fond du Lac and F. J. Harwood
of Appleton told of the success of COM
mission rule in those cities.
Beloit-If parents Of pupils of the
Beloit High school wish, their children
will be given military training in the
schools, according to the statement of
E. G. Helm, secretary of the board Of
education. The subject will be pre-
scented to parents. There is consider
able demand for the training.
Plymouth-The Sheboygan County
fair is to be held at Plymouth Sept. 6,
7, 8, 9. Officers chosen for the ensu-
ing year are: President P. K. Wheel
er; vice president, Peter Reiss; sec
rotary, Otto Gaffron; treasurer, E.
A. Dow
Stevens Point-Albert Paczinski,
residing near Dancy, was bound over
to Circuit court under $500 bond for
the alleged stealing of S25 foxhound
belonging to C. w. Swan, a mail car
rier.
Stevens Point.-The 500 line is pre-
pairing to build new yard office to
cost about $4,000.
Rio-By the terms of a decision
handed down by the Wisconsin Rail-
road commission, the c. NJ. & st. Paul
Railway company must erect a modern
depot on the south side of the tracks
in this village. The commission also
ordered storm sheds on the north side.
Roth are to be ready by August 1.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Susan Elizabeth
Butcher, aged 81 years, widow of Rob-
ert E. Butcher, and one of the wealthy
pioneer women of Kenosha, died here.
She had resided in Kenosha since be-
fore the war aid for many years was
active in the social and religious life
of the city.
Racine.-Mayor Thiesen is Gin bad"
with the Jewish population because he
refused to o. K. tag day for relief of
war sufferers, on the ground that it
was customary to allow but one tag
day a year and permit had already
been given to the local hospitals. The
Jewish women tagged people as orig
inally intended without being stopped
by the police
Racine.-A well dressed stranger
passed forged checks to the amount
Of S13 on two shoe stores after bank
ing hours and got away before the
forgery vas discovered.