Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-13

mayor is trying to have McKinnon re-
moved from office. The mayor refused
to answer question of McKinnoa's
attorneys, asking if a representative
OF brewing concern had contributed
more than $1,000 to his campaign fund.
He also refused to answer when
asked if gamblers had contributed to
his fund and the contributions not in
Guided in his sworn statement of cam
paign expenditures.
Stevens Point-The leap-year offer
of County Clerk Algie Bourn- holds
good again in 1920 and here's an op-
portunity for prospective Wisconsin
brides, no matter from what county.
The only requisite is you must step
lively and get here first. Algie Bourn,
who is president of the Wisconsin
County Clerks association, will fur
nish free a marriage license to the
first leap year bride who applies for a
license. Circuit Judge B. B. Park will
perform the ceremony free of charge
Stevens POint-The Rosholt Electric
Co, Rosholt, Portage county, has been
autnOrized by the railroad commission
to increase its minimum charge from
81 to $3.50 and to increase its metered
rate from 10 to 1212 cents per kilo-
watt hour. The company claimed that
low water conditions compelled it to
use steam for generating current and
the increased cost of coal made pres
ent rates inadequate. The increase
granted in the metered rate is one-half
OF what was asked tor.
Wireless messages are to
be received in Madison every night,
according to a dispatch received here
by l.. B. Rowley, one of the city's
wireless enthusiasts. The Great Lakes
wireless station will begin sending out
service for operators in this district
The messages will begin to arrive
about 1880 and include a weather re-
port, short dispatches and some navy
codes.
MadisOn-The new alumni directory
to be published soon by the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin is being pushed nap
idly and will probably be issued soon.
To prepare the list OF names has been
a slow, careful task, for in many cases
it was difficult to trace alumni. The
directory will contain the names of
some $4,000 alumni, dating from the
first graduating class in 1854 through
the class of 1919.
Green Bay-Charles Finey Dutton,
"a years old, one time resident of Mil
waukee, and closely identified with in
dustrial development of northern Wis
CON- in, died in a hospital here Mr.
DuttOn lived in Milwaukee thirty years
ago, when he was general manager of
the Milwaukee and Northern railroad,
now a part of the Milwaukee system.
He later lived at Wausaukee, Mari
nette county, where he had extensive
land interests.
Merrill-Merrill has been the butt of
jokes on account of the street car sys-
TEN having been sold for a dollar. The
laugh is ON the other fellow now, for
the street cars are still running and
VIII continue to run, as the franchise
does not expire. This fact has been
recognized and submitted by the at
tOrDey for the street railway company.
Merrill-Many buildings will be built
here in the spring. The Presbyterians
plan erection of a new edifice. Trus-
tees of ST Stephens church, recently
burned, VIII build a new and more
costly building. A junior high school
costing $4,000, and a new Second
ward school at $4,000 will also be
erected.
Beloit-With both feet so badly
frozen that amputation may be neces-
sary, Harry Adams is the first Beloit
victim of the cold wave. Adams is in
d hospital following exposure suffered
when his automobile stalled near Har-
lem station.
Appleton-Directors of the Wiscon-
sin Association of Real Estate brok-
ers discussed plans for the annual con-
vention in Green Bay, Feb. Is and 10,
at a meeting here at the office of the
secretary, Daniel P. Steinberg.
Marinette-William Giguere, who
was injured in the Swanson quarry at
Amberg, was awarded S2,162 by the
state industrial commission. A gauge
glass broke and struck him in the eye,
destroying the optic.
Portage Koppelman's block at Ran
dolph was destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. A special train
was sent from Portage TO save Mil
waukee road cars which were in dan
ger.
Neenah-Margaret, nine months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bant, Jr, Menasha, had peculiar ac-
cident which came near proving fatal.
Her mother was covering her with
powder which a member of the family
had been useing for shingles" The
child grabbed the box and swallowed a
quantity of its contents. The powder
was waterproof and the baby began to
strangle The family physician admin
istered castor oil, but the child was IN
conscious for several hours. There was
no poison in the powder and Margaret
recovered.
Merrill-Emil Zerbe was relieved of
S45.70, fine and costs. when arraigned
before Judge Porter charged with
stealing a deer bearing the tag of an
other man during the past hunting sea-
son. He was unable to pay the fine
and was givel 45 days hard labor.