Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-03-11

dIlSIHpIS uulu sue was 1uJur0u. ne
fire was discovered in a clothes chute
shortly after many of the old people
had retired. Before it could be
checked it had spread to all parts OF
the building. The home, which was
under the care of the Sisterhood of
st. Agnes, was a three story structure.
1t was erected by the late Henry
Boyle. 1t was valued at 100000.
Raraboo = Gideon Wells Haskins,
one of the celebrated Baraboo triplets,
is dead. The other two brothers are
Abraham Lincoln Haskins and Simeon
Cameron Haskins, all named by Abra-
ham Lincoln. One was named for the
former president himself and the 9TH
er two for members of his cabinet. At
the time of their birth, May "a, 1861,
the parents resided at South Starks-
boro, Vt, the father being the village
postmaster. They had the distinction
of being the oldest triplets in the
United States.
Rice Lake-Attorneys of the north
ern part of the state have adopted res
olutions favoring the division of the
circuit, which now includes Douglas.
Burnet, Barron and Polk
counties, and make one circuit of
Douglas county alone. In case this is
done, Judge James Robbins of Rice
Lake will be the candidate who will
be Endorsed by the bar. Judge w. R.
Foley of Superior is now judge of the
present district.
Appleton-GeOrge r. Nooyan, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Nooyan of this city,
died of pneumonia at Allrich, Ger
many, Feb IL. Just a few hours prior
to receiving the telegram the father
received letter in which George re-
lated his experiences in the army of
occupation. He apparently was in ex-
cellent health when the letter was
written.
Madison - Nomination petitions for
years assistant attorney general, as a
candidate tor the supreme court
against Justice M B. Rosenberg
were sent out of Madison. Mr.. .Dith-
mar is a brother of Lieut.. Gov. E. f.
Dithmar, and formerly county judge of
Juneau county.
Appleton-According to the report
of the city school nurse, Miss Helen
Revett, for the week ending Feb. q,
one-third of the students in the city
schools are suffering from defective
teeth. 1t is believed that when these
defects are remedied, the standings of
these students in school will DE great.
ly improved.
Kenosha-Judge Tully wants to ap-
point a probation woman for Kenosha
county, but is handicapped on account
of the fact that there are no applica-
tons for the position. He has prepared
i QUESTIONABLE showing just what he
.equires in the line of probation Off.
Ger.
Rhinelander-R. C. Sawales, secre-
5ary and treasurer of the Ogemo Co.
operative Creamery association, re-
ports that 1918 proved successful
year for the stockholders, a 7 per cent
cash dividend being declared on all
paid up stock.
Marinette-Miss Hannah Murphy of
Wausaukee, who received a fractured
nose and other painful injuries when
she tripped on loose steel gutter
plate in a cement sidewalk, asks the
town board for $50 damages and the
doctors fees.
Eau Claire-William Reiter, an en-
ploye of the Observation-Disclosures
Light and Power company received
serious cuts to his eyes when a gas
meter he was repairing exploded. The
accident occurred in the company's
shop.
Oshkosh-James e. Sanders, pic,
neer resident, died at the age of II,
after an illness of ten days with pneu-
monia. For many years he was gen
eral agent here for Milwaukee and
Chicago newspapers.
MISUNDERSTANDING to the re-
port of A. J. O'Melea, county director,
the sale of War Savings certificates
and Thrift stamps in Oneida county
during 1918 amounted to 1871, 703.72.
La Crosse = Rockwell Osborne, 81
years old, veteran of the Civil war,
and a world traveller, died at Orlando,
The body was brought here
for burial.
Tomah - The measles epidemic
which has ragged in Tomah for the last
few weeks continues. Between four
and five hundred cases are reported.
Milwaukee-Hugo Roeber, 81 years
u,
Waupun, when found guilty by Munic-
ipaI Judge A. c. Backus of an offense
against his daughter Hattie, at the
time she was Is years old. Roeber de
MED the charge.
Manitowoc = Teachers in grade
schools have filed a petition with the
school board asking that the increase
denied them last fall be paid as a
bonus. A 20 per cent increase was
asked for.
"a Crosse-Mrs. 1-lenora Voigt
came TO La Crosse siAty-eight years
40, settled down in house which is
now in the heart of the business dis
trict and lived there until she died,
Feb. "a, at the age of 81 years. She
had lived here longer than any of the
present citizens.