Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

The Fox river valley paper mill men
have dropped the plan of establishing
coal docks.
Edward Larrabee, well-known farm
er residing in Pleasant Prairie dropped
dead. The deceased was AS years of age.
Mrs. George Pierce of Fond du Lac,
while returning home in carriage, was
struck by Wisconsin GENITAL train and
killed
Five cases of smallpox were discovered
in the family of Jerry Balza. an employee
of the rag room of one of the paper mills
at Appleton.
Rev. Charles T.. Mallory of Delaware
has been named as rector of St Mat
thew's Church at Kenosha, to succeed
Rev. Harry Thompson.
The power house of the Appleton cleo
trio light, local street car and Appleton
Neenah electric railway systems was
burned, the loss being $4,000.
The Omro Pioneers Association has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Rev. ]. I. Woodhead, presi-
dent; p. NJ. Wright, secretary.
Thomas Dunn of Appleton had both
legs cut off by falling under the cars
while braking on the Ashland division
of the Northwestern Railroad.
DR.. Willis G.. Craig of Mccormick
Seminary preached the dedicatory sermon
at Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Mari
nette, all the Protestant ministers and
congregations assisting in the services.
Michael Binion, 12-year-old boy. en-
pleyed to carry water 10 a gravel train
crew on the Omaha road. was run over
by train at Chippewa Falls and both
legs cut off. His home is at Cumberland.
The 0utagamie County Teachers IN
stitute will be held at the Ryan high
school at Appleton from Aug. 6 to "a.
The conductors will be G. III. Eandgraf
of Menasha and III. e. Bolton of AIilwau-
kee.
s. p. Enmons,- postal inspector, arrest
ed Henry Anderson and Will Collins,
each aged about 30 years. both of the
town of Durand. for alleged postofiice
robbery at Red Cedar junction about two
years ago.
John w, McIxie, who was appointed a
cadet to West Point in June, 1899. and
who was reported to have failed to pass
the examinations, has written to his par
ents at Ashland that he passed and viii
remain at West Point
A number of tramps who had been.
around Chippewa Falls for a week COM
bined forces on & recent night and robbed
, seven ice boxes III the residence portion.
OF the city. They left the city with about
800 worth of delicacies.
~,
Lind at Hillsboro and got large amount
of day goods, clothing, etc. The store of
P. e. Corsaw and the postoffice at Union,
Center We're broken into and a small
amount of plumber taken.
While workmen were engaged in dig
ging well at Casco Junction, they came
across a well-preserved pine log twelve
feet from the surface of the ground. The
log was about ten inches in diameter.
How it came there is mystery.
The most brilliant wedding that Osh-
kosh has had in years was that of Gill
bert Pomeroy Drew of Los Angeles, CAL,
and Miss Katherin Morgan OF Oshkosh.
The bride is the daughter of r. T. Nor
gan of the Morgan Lumber Company.
Louis Jondreau was struck over the
head with a rife in the hands of Adolph
Ashley near Mosinee and killed. Prior
to the killing Jondreau had fatally
wounded Ashley with large knife. The
fight was the result of a drunken row.
Henry f. Corbett Of Milwaukee began
suit against Chief of Police Edward
Schumacher, the Rev. David Cheney and
Mrs. Hattie Cheney of Racine for S25,-
600 damages as the result of Corbett's
Imprisonment and trial for the alleged
shooting Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney
Much excitement has been caused at
Rice Lake by the finding of the dead
body of Mrs. Kate Meyer, wife of Vim,
cent Meyer, within a short distance of
Meyers house seven miles north of that
city. The, woman disappeared June 2.
She left home to go a short distance into
the woods.
The woman who shot A. A. Smith of
Milwaukee at Maple Grove claimed to be
his wife. He is fireman on the North
western road and % years old. He went
to Maple Grove to attend a wedding and
the woman followed him. His relatives
say they did not know that he was mar
RED He says he will not prosecute the
woman.
During a picnic at Lincoln Park, RAJ
cine several men got into a fight and
Mayor Higgins, who was one of the
guests of honor of the society giving the
picnic, stepped in to separate the com
batants when Ben l'hofas, Il member of
the Racine fire department., struck the
Mayor heavy bow in the face, cutting
it badly The man was taken in custody
by two deputies.
John Ringhold wha, was arrested a
short time ago or a charge Of attempting
TO wreck trim Oh the Northwestern
road, was before Justice McCarron at
Kenosha to answer the charge. The
prisoner was released, as there was no
evidence against him. The officials Of
the city, as we'll as those of the railway,
have come to the conclusion thar the
whole story of the attempted wreck is
probably without foundation.
Cant. Tom ]. Rogers of Beloit, in let
ter Of recent date from Nueva Caeeres,
p T., where he is serving with the Forty
sixth United States volunteers, writes
concerning the death Of soldier of his
company, Private Richard Eisenach of
Neenah. as follows: "0n Sunday, April
s. while on outpost duty near Caceres,
Private Richard Eisenach of Neenah.
Wis, OF my company, was approached
by native who gave him 10 understand
that he wanted to sell some bananas.
Eisenach turned his head, evidently to
reach for his hat, when the assassin made
slash at him with polo he had con-
cealed in us basket and nearly sew
cred the p,or soldiers head from his
body"
Mrs. Nicholas Lansel died at Racine in
the most terrible agony caused by lock.
Jaw. A shorr time ago while cleaning
fish. one of the fins cut her finger. Her
hand was sore Tor some little tnre. Later
,,.le was taken with lockjaw. Physicians
worked over her for four days. but could
do nothing for her.
Leopold Marks, private of Company
C, W. n. G., was accidentally shot willis
practicing on the rife range at Sheboy-
gan. The entire company was praetic-
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