Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-23
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Green Bay Claiming that she
feared he would carry out his threat,
made in writing, and in person to her,
that he would kill her if she refused
to marry him, Miss Adeline Aft, of
this city, caused the arrest of Clyde
]. b. Johnston, whose home is said to
be in Kenosha. He was arraigned in
Municipal court on a warrant charg
ing him with threatening to kill Miss
Aft, and was ordered to Jail by Judge
n. J. Monahan, until more evidence
could be obtained.
Madison-The Northwestern road
has been ordered by the railroad CON-
mission to pay to the state of Wiscon-
sin $4,000, the cost of relocating two
highways in Racine county which now
cross the tracks of the company. The
commission, in its order points out
that in permitting the relocation of
the highways and assessing the rail
road. it is saving the company the cost
of track elevation which would have
been necessary because of the danger
to highway traffic
Kenosha-Officials of the health de-
partment added insult to injury when
they took Miss Agnes Hughes, IL, to
the isolation hospital in a hearse after
discovering that she had contracted
smallpox. The police ambulance is the
only conveyance in the city suitable
for such use, and fearful of exposing
others who might be carried in it, the
officials had to resort to the funeral
car.
Baraboo-An exciting chase here
ended in the capture of Charles
Churchill, who escaped from the coun-
ty Jail where he. was being held prior
to transfer to Waupun. Churchill was
sentenced for six years for obtaining
money under false pretenses in con-
nection with Canadian land sales He
claims to be relative of Winston
Churchill, British cabinet officer
Sheboygan = Mud baths may be
healthy but pedestrians in the bust
ness district are particular about the
time and place of taking them. Con-
sequently they have filed complaint
with the board of public works that
automobiles shoot along the street so
as to splash mud in all directions and
ask to have this practice curtailed
The board is investigating.
Wausau-A road school is to be held
in Wausau Friday, April 2, at which
all problems of road building and
maintenance will be discussed All
members of town and village boards
and all patrolmen and pathmasters in
Marathon county are to attend Mem
bers of the Wisconsin highway com
mission and road experts are to take
part in the discussions.
Stevens POint-Increases in salaries
aggregating $4,000 will be paid Stew
ems Point city school teachers next
year. Supt. Snyder's salary is raised
from $4,000 to $500. Principal L. R.
KIinger will get 1928 per month next
year and the wages of teachers are
boosted an average of 10 per cent
Janitors were also granted substan-
tial raise
Chassell-Tom Franchet, octogenar-
30 - 4,
in his farm house near here by hunt
ers. An examination revealed that he
had become too i'll to attend to the
fires and it appeared that he had made
repeated efforts to administer to his
wants while unable to do more than
crawl about. He lived alone.
Madison-The eighth annual mill
tary bali of the University of Wiscon-
sin will be held on April 8, in the ar
mory. Previous to the dance the Off
GERS dinner and reception will be
given. Students and others planning
to attend may wear any military uni
form they are entitled to wear or have
ever been authorized to wear
Rhinelander-Whil employed in a
nearby logging camp Tom Planter, a
young woodsman was bitten by an un.
known insect. Blood poisoning devel-
Oped and physicians fear it will be
necessary to amputate his left arm.
Oshkosh Herman Eilers, promi-
nent here as a banker, died after an
illness of several months. He was
cashier of the Exchange bank of Osh-
kosh for twenty-eight years. He is
survived by wife and two children.
Crivitz-Many new settlers are ar
irving in this vicinity daily. Five cars
of household goods came from ISwa
few days ago and a colony of sixty
people from that state will be here
soon to locate near High Falls.
Neenah-Dr r. J. Chady, Oshkosh.
was elected president; G.. J. Mortell
Green Bay, vice-president, and T. J.
Seller, Neenah. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, of
the Fox River Valley Dental associa-
ton which met in Green Bay.
Wausau-Ovid Belanger has been
elected president and William Brecn-
Ter manager of the Wausau Lumber
Jacks. who will play Saturday, Sun
day and holiday baseball this summer.
1t is proposed to form a strong semi
professional team.
Neenah-Neenah and Menasha wiz
cooperate in providing for the cree
ton of suitable monument for the
soldiers and sailors of the Ci1il, Span
ish-American and World wars. Funds
may be raised by popular subscrip-
ton.