Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-23

The Little Welt Telephone Company
is planning 10 remove its headquarters To
Fond du Lac,
An effort Win be made to get the case
of Frank I.angoa OF kenosha. sentences
at Fond du Lac 20 prison for life under
the name Of Lonergan. before the SUI
preme Court.
The Wolf River Telephone Company
has purchased the lines and franchises
of the Badger Telephone Company.
which extend from Waupaca into Wau-
shara County.
I. O'Connell, while engaged in lifting
off heavy roll of paper al the mill of
Union Bag and Paper Company in kaa-
kauna, got one of his hands caught under
the shaft and badly mashed.
Rev Ii. >Dahlstrom has severed his CO.'S
necton with the Danish l.utheFaAt
Church in Racine He has been succeed
ed by Rev. j. Borgsaard of Sleepy Eye.
Mimi Mr.. Dahlstrom has retired aud
taken up his residence at Racine.
The board of trustees OF the Brown
County insane asylum sprung a surprise
on Supt. f. NJ. Lotus after reappointiEg
him to the control OF the asylum for an.
other year. They Increased his salary
from $500 to 5000 for the coming year
The verdict OF the cogoner's jury in the
drowning ease of Carl Marquardt is that
his death was accidental that while de-
ranged he wandered TOO near the mill
race, fell in and was drowned. He was
one of Watertown's best.known German
citizens and had resided there since 1S4sE
He was - years of age.
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Fire started in Cline 4 Co.'S general
merchandise store at Ashland and DE-
stroyed the building and stock. Adjosn-
ing buildings and stocks were also dr.
stroyed before the fire was checked. Cine
& Co 5 loss was $4,000 on stock: W. H.
MacAIiller, $500 on buildings and stock;
Il, c. Garvey, 81 900 on stock; NJ y
Hosmcr $4,000 on building. The insur-
ance carried was light.
Another jail delivery occurred Mt Ash
land from the county Jail, the second IN
two weeks. Four prisoners. of whom
| two we're under sentence to States pris-
ON. broke open the cage in which they
! were confined. cut Il hole through the cell
| ing and made rope Of blankets. Dan
sullivan, under an eighteen months sen
! tence for burglary, let himself down three
/
/ the others were unable TO get away.
Superintendent Harrigan of the Chip
pewa Valley Electric Railway, returning
/ from Chippewa Falls on the interurban
car. heard screams from repair car on
a side track. Investigation revealed VII
! liam Nelson, aged IL years, caught ~
the right hand under 500 pounds OF met
al. II is supposed that he and three ON
/ or boys had been stealing the castings
off the car. They had loosenec nuts I'M
the motor dropped down and caught Nei-
son. He may lose his hand. The othef
boy ran away. !
Henry f. Corbett, the picture canvass
er, whose preliminary hearing on the
charge of shooting Rev David Is. Che
ney and wife on Dee q was recently end
cd nj Racine. will be held for trial. Cor
belts bond was placed at $1,000. In an
nouncing his decision Judge Belden stat
ed that enough evidence had been given
against Corbett to warrant holding him
for trial When the decision was rem
dered Corbett grew very much excited
and asked for an opportunity TO speak,
which was denied.
The Supreme Court has refused to re-
! lease Alexander Meggett, ex-rccciver OF
the land Office at Eau Claire. from the
sentence Of contempt OF court imposed by
Judge O'Neill for collecting rents amount
j ing to S114.S3 in disobedence of an in
! junction from the court. The matter WAS
brought TO the Supreme Court on babeas
! corpus proceedings and was argued at
the last assignment One contention by
| Meggett's attorneys was that he was be-
ing imprisoned for debt, but in its opiB-
ion the Supreme Court denies this.
1t has been reported to the police that
a daring hold-np was attempted the 9th
er night four miles west of kenosha-
Miss Gertrude Hollenbeck, a wcll-known
young woman of the city employed in
one OF the dry goods stores, started for
her home shortly after 10 o'clock. She
was accompanied by her brother. When
/ the two reached the cross roads. near the
tavern. they were stopped by six masked
men, who attempted to rob them. One OF
the men took hold of the bride OF the
4 horse and the other attempted TO rob
the people in the buggy At this time
the young lady took the whip from the
buggy and, striking right and left, she
managed to get free of the men and es-
capped.
A shocking accident occurred OH the
/ Milwaukee road Daniel Citizens of La
Crosse, brakeman, was instantly killed
and crushed between two trains. An
extra train. Roy Pcnnywell, conductor
/ had become stuck and a local freight had
pulled i'm behind it to push IT upon sid
! ing. which was done. Citizens then went
to uneouple the freight engine from the
extras eaboose, but found it impossible,
/ and sionaled tic engineer on the extra To
hack: but the engineer on the freight
! hod all the air on and the cOncussion
was 60 great that the engine Of one train
ana tbe caboose of the other came to-
/ gnther with a crash Citizens being be-
tween them, was instantly killed. He was
4 a married man.
/ An elevated electric railroad between
! Milwaukee and Chicago seems probabie
4 in the not far distant future. If the road
/ - bnjlt If will be on plans covering the
,atonts of l.. Il. Cook Of elevated elee-
/ trio railroad fame. A number OF Mil
waukee business men have become inter
ested and have agreed 10 bear the ex-
uense Of the construction for an expert
mont OF one mile Of the road, the CON
/ tracts Tor WHICH are tApttANh w - -
! IN few DAYS. Mr.. Cook claims for his
/ system a speed Of sixty to 100 miles per
/ bour. II is the plan OF the local promot
ers to sell bonds to pay the cost OF build
/ ing the road to Chicago and EXTENDING II
through the streets of the city me
/ practical demonstration Is a success !.
Forty young men have signed pcti-
ton at Beloit, praying for the confirm
ance OF a military company ~ Beloit,
which will be forwarded to Gov. Scoheld
as soon. as tie necessary number CT sigma
lures have been received.
/ A. Frenzel OF Marshall met WITH al
/ noet a fatal accident while driving to the
creamery wifh milk. While driving down
/ n slight grade the tongue Of the wagna
I fell to the ground. The horses became
! frightened and ran, throwing Mr. Fren-
4 zei several feet into the air. lie fell on
his head and shoulders and when picked
up was unconscious.
At Racine a burglar entered the resi-