Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
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The ElToy high school building was
struck by lightning aud damaged to the
extent of $500.
Lightning struck the house of Martin
Palulland at Springville and killed his
eldest son, Herman.
John Smith, lineman for the Peoples
| Telephone Company Of West Superior,
was killed by a live wire.
The new electric light plant at Bril-
lion has been completed and the city is
now lighted BY electricity.
At Oshkosh Richard Joergsrs was ac-
Quilted of the charge of assault to do
great bodily harm and assault to kill,
John L. Thomas, undoubtedly the oldest
aged 105 years He was born in Wales
March 10, 1895.
William Melster's barn was burned at
Palmyra. The cause is unknown. Rob
ert Meister was seriously burned. The
estimated loss is $1,000.
Herman Ladwig, Young man frotg
Manitowoc, had several teeth pulled by {
Sheboygan dentist Lockiaw set in aut
he died in terrible agony.
Theodore Sieger, La Crosse tailor,
aged 81 years, committed suicide, caused
by domestic difficulties. He took cabolic
acid. He had tried the same thing twice
before.
| The Beloit common council has created
| CONSERVATION among saloonkeepers by
ordering the removal of all booths from
saloons. Seventeen licenses were grant
ed at $500 each.
At Amigo, while John Arndt was load
ing revolver it was discharged and the
| 6-year-old son Of Charles Fehring
prominent business man, was killed.
Arndt was arrested.
Frank Gouley, 15-yearold boy, died
at Marinette of lockjaw. He inflicted
slight injury on one hand with a toy piss
toll. He lay perfectly rigid for twenty
four hours and died in terrible agony.
Mrs. Louis Larson committed suicide
at Weyauwega by hanging herself. 1t
is thought that her mind was temporari-
~ deranged She was 10 years of age
and leaves a husband and six children.
Charles Madison, of Oshkosh, reported
to the police that a quantity of paris
green had been dumped into his well.
Traces were found in the top of the
pump. 1t was discovered before any
one had used the water,
The Milwaukee Railway depot at Beav-
err was entered by burglars. They secured
considerable money from the postotiice
money drawer and from THE railroad till,
making about 500 in all. The burglars
entered by smashing the Office window,
Carl Koenig, Of the town Of Westtield,
was attacked by a bull. His wife came
to the rescue and both narrowly escaped
being gored to DEATH Gustav Lehin-
kohl thrust a pitchfork into the bun and
the animal is now at large with the inn
plement in him.
Herman Miller was fatally injured at
w. Pugh's coalyard in Racine while en-
gagged in transferring coal from boat to
the dock. He was taken to the st.
Mary's Hospital, where he survived his
wounds but an hour He was Al years Of
age and unmarried.
Ed Kennedy, an old man who has been
arrested by the police a number of times
for being drunk, was found in barn on
the Waupun road a short distance out OF
Oshkosh. Officers Steinfort and Kant
discovered that he had been stabbed.
Three distinct cuts of blade were found
near the left hip. The old man says he
does not know how he was hurt.
| Charles Bennett, an old resident and a
well-to-do farmer, met with fatal acci-
dent while stacking hay in the town of
Rushford. Having finished the stack ha
started to slide to the ground when he
| ,i,sI no.
side the stack, the handle had been brok-
en- off, leaving the end sharp and jagged.
1t entered his body fully fourteen inches.
| He died in few moments.
The suit which Mrs Hattie II. Garfield
of Milwaukee instituted against the late
John Can6eld, millionaire lumberman OF
| Manistee, Mich, in his lifetime, to re-
cover the share of her husband in the
estate of his brother, has just been de-
| cided IN her favor by Judge VANITY OF
the United States Court, sitting at Grand
Rapids. 1t is estimated chat Mrs Can
field will receive about 100000 under
| this decision.
The marriage Of Prof VIII A. Mar
! low, one of the teachers in the Kenosha
! public schools, and Miss Grace Werve
took place at the home of the brides par
ents in Kenosha. The wedding is the
elimination Of schoolgirls romance.
| For the past four years Miss Werve, who
] was a member Of the present senior class
| Of the high school, has been in Mr.. Mar
| lows classes, and friendship sprang
| up between them which ripened into love.
! Feb. II the 4-year-old child Of Anton
NJ Smith Of the town Of Freedom was
adopted by her grandmother, Anna Cof-
| fey. Subsequently the father married
and attempted 20 regain his child on a
/ writ Of habeas corpus, claiming that there
were irregularities in the measures Of
/ adoption BY holding that he mas no
| jurisdiction to correct any such irregular
| tiles Commissioner Boyd Of Appleton has
| virtually rendered decision 10 favor Of
| the grandmother
! Burglars are operating in Sheboygan.
! During a recent night sneak thief enter
| ed the residences Of Simon Schneider aud
/ G.. Schneider at the former place
gold watch was stolen and at the latter
between So and So in money and dia-
mond PIN The diamond pin taken be-
| longs to Miss Harvey, writer for
Chicago paper who is spending tho sum
mer In SheboYean. MISS harney Is or
the opinion that she was chloroformed
by the burglar, for a bottle Of that sub
| stance she had in her room was emptied
OF its contents in the night.
Charlie Lawrence. aged 1G, son Of
! Theodore b. Lawrence, the American
Express agent at La Crosse was drown
ed at Trcmpealcau Bay. where he was
I go t,,nin, with n marty Of BOYS The body
was recovered.
/ Kenosha is again experiencing n reign
Of terror on account Of the prevalence Of
roof robberies The polier report that
burglars entered the store Of "a. Dewey
through a skylight and carried away cut
Iery and hardware valued NJ over $500.
Two other robberies were reported and
X IS thought that a gang Of professional
burglars are working the city.
Tony Kucher. who resides on Franz
Engers farm. near Menasha, delivered
himself up TO the Appleton police. stating
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