Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


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La Crosse - The county appropria-
ted $4,000 for the repair of the road
way leading through the town of Hol
land to the McGilvray bridge This
action, it is believed, will end con-
troversy Of Is years between Trem-
pealeau and La Crosse counties over
responsibility for the upkeep of the
bridge and road, long since condemned
and for years impossible. Trempea-
leau county will be expected only to
repair the approach of the bridge on
its side of the structure.
Fond du Lac-Judge c. A. Fowler
took the Ives murder case away from
Green Lake county and sent it to West
Bend, Washington county, to be tried
by Judge Martin L. Lueck His action
was the result of an affidavit of pref
udice filed by the defense against
Judge Fowler. The first trial, in
Fond du Lac, resulted in a disagree
ment. A change of venue was then
granted to Green Lake county.
Kenosha - Acting on orders from
Atty. Gen. Brundage, Illinois, officials
of Zion city will set fire to 100000
worth of beer confiscated by them dur
DO alyc fh.l1
the city. The event will take place
the first week of November and will
be the largest celebration the city has
ever known Drys from miles around
Zion City will gather for the confiag-
ration, it has been announced.
Kenosha - Payment of $4,000 has
been made toward the purchase of the
Pennoyer sanatorium, which will re-
place the present st. GATHERINGS hos
pital. The remaining $4,000 of the
purchase price was covered by mort
gage. The hospital will be closed for
ten days for repairs and improve
ments, including installation OF mod
ern operating room.
Madison-Hevige Heiss, minor, is
suing the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana,
for severe and permanent injuries in
his hand and leg, caused by an ex-
plosion of gasoline in the basement of
the company's station. The suit al
leges carelessness and negligence of
the agents, who permitted fire in the
furnace while gasoline was being used
to clean the floor.
Madison-Gov E. L. Philip appoint
ed Gen. Charles King, Milwaukee; My
ron E. Keats, Oconomowoc, and John
Reese, Dodgeville, as members of the
Wisconsin war history commission to
chronicle the part played by the Bad
ger state in the winning of the war.
The appointments were made pursu-
ant to measure passed by the 1918
legislature.
Superior - Despite the handicap
of the, strike, Superior docks shipped
2,040,518 tons of ore last month, an
increase Of more than $4,000 tons over
the same period of last season. With
the threb local dock systems working
and only one showing a decrease for
the month it is believed that the sea
son will go far ahead of 1918
Manitowoc = Daniel Tracy, 76, as
this county, in 1887, died at his home
here. He leaves no relatives except
his aged widow. The funeral was
held at Osman, the former family
home Tracy was hotelkeeper in this
city for 80 years and retired two years
ago.
Madison-To meet calls for veteri-
nary training from Wisconsin's re-
turning soldiers, the state board of
education asked the university to es-
tablish the first two years of a course
in veterinary medicine. No institution
in the state has been training men to
enter the veterinary profession.
Green Bay-What looks like an eff
fort to defeat the purchase of mu-
nicipal dock site Is seen in petition
submitted to the city commission
with request that the question of is
suing bonds for purchase of the dock
property be submitted to a vote of the
people at a special election.
Approximately 800 carloads
of potatoes have been shipped from
Langlade county this season A large
part of the crop is still in the posses
sion of growers. Some excellent
yields are reported, instances where
the crop has paid for the land being
comparatively common
Madison A total of $500 students
have enrolled at the university, 1900
above the mark reached by the larg-
est previous enrolment in 1916 Stu
dents are still applying. The rooming
crisis has been successfully met.
Eau Claire-Fire. believed to have
originated in a hotbox, consumed the
Chippewa Consolidated Construction
and Manufacturing Co.'S plant The
loss is $4,000. The Steinmetz build
ing, foot away. was uninjured
Janesyille-Rock river, which flows
through the center of the city, was |
making boisterous run and a raise /
of sixteen inches, following the heavy |
and frequent rains OF the week, was re- |
corded by Alo1zo w. Woodwork, chief |