Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

goes up to over SIS, 100000, IL the figures
Of the board of assessors stand before
the board of review.
John j. Crikey was elected president
for life of the ASsaciatieSss.s Of Lady Elgin
Survivors at the fortieth anniversary Of
the disaster. There were nine survivors
present
There was highway robbery at Penn
bine. A stranger was relieved Of gold
watch and 500 by three holdup men.
The latter have been arrested and are
held in Jail.
The '.Deelers'' and "huskers. at the
Baraboo canning factory demanded an
advance in wages. When refused they
walked out on a strike. After being out
two hours .heir demands were conceded.
Harold Peterson and two of his men
had lively fight with two tramps on
the farm north of Racine The hoboes
refused TO work and insisted ON food be-
ing given to them. The farmer won the
fight.
The other night. for the second time
within ten days. burglars entered Mayor
Hobertson's residence in Trempealeau,
but were driven off by revolver shot
One of the burglars fell into ditch and
IS thought to have been wounded. The
criminals escaped.
The lifeless body of Christian Andeg
son was found in the barnyards in the
rear OF ). L. Gates saloon at Water
town. His neck was broken and it is
supposed he fell from the hayloft out
into the yard. Several ugly cuts on his
head indicate foul play.
There was a big riot at Niagara, the
new paper mill town, between paper mill
employees and French residents. 1t oc-
CURED in saloon and several men were
injured in the melee. Alfred. Kronlp,
one Of the Frenchmef, had both jaws
and his nose broken and sustained other
injuries
Word has been received by John Kelly
of Mansion from the Philippines telling
of the death of his son, J p Kelly, near
Cagagan de Mismis, Mindanao. He was
murdered by insurgents concealed near
that city while he was walking outside
the American lines. Mr.. Kelly was a
member of the Fortieth infantry.
Rev. George Hoffman, of Reesevine
was married to Miss Elizabeth Bredow,
the wedding taking place at the German
Reform Church. The bride is a native
of Berlin, Germany, arriving from that
city three days before the ceremony was
performed. Not until that day had she
ever seen the man of her choice. as they
became acquainted through correspon-
dence.
Burglars entered the Buob brewery
office in GAINESVILLE and dynamited the
safe. They got about 500 in cash and
a bunch of revenue stamps worth, $50
1t was neat job and the local police
think it is the work of professionals. The
thieves wrapped the safe in carpets and
rags to deaden the sound. The explosion
tore off the door. No clue 70 tho robbers
has been found.
Harold Peterson and two of his men
had lively fight with two tramps on his
farm north of Racine The hoboes re-
fused to work and insisted on food being
given to them One of them picked up
a club and assaulted Peterson and his
partner followed suit and the two hired
men took hand. The tramps dropped
the clubs and ran away when a man
came uD with gun.
Grover Leach. - years of age. met
with an accident that may result fatal
ly. The boy was out in the marsh near
Dakota, hunting with some companions,
when his gun was in some way accident
ally discharged, the load entering his
face. His left jaw was torn. to pieces,
while the remainder of his face was bad
~ lacerated and perforated with shot
The lad, in walking through the marsh,
fell and the muzzle OF the gun was
thrown in his face.
William Tbbetts was shot at Bad AK
as result of dispute over baseball.
Tibbetts was on a wagon when man
named Clarence Hastings after some
talk, is alleged to have thrown stones at
him. Tibbetts, it is said, then drew
revolver from his pocket and began fir
ing. but the shots went wild and he drove
on home. 1t is alleged Hastings then
procured a shotgun and blazed away at
Tibbetts when he returned, probably ia
tally wounding him.
The work of appraising the property Of
the Sheboygan city water company has
been completed by the appraisers. The
valuation placed on the plant by the
appraisers is $533,000, the sum being
made up of an actual valuation placed on
the plant of $396,07S. and on the fran
chise of $136,933 "The city will not
pay such an amount for the system"
said Attorney Paul 4. Krez of the city
water works commission, las we can ac-
tually build a plant for $275,000."
Edward Coughlin Of Beloit who sur
rendered himself to the officers a short
time ago for stealing a horse from Mr..
Maxworthy of Beloit in 1889, pleaded
guilty. He had nothing to say except
that he hoped for as light a sentence as
possible. The court, on recommendation
of the district attorney, sentenced Cough
lin to two years at Waupun. Coughlin
stole the horse eleven years ago and es-
capped. Last June he delivered himself
up to the officers to ease his conscience.
The police have unearthed a gang of
counterfeiters at Lakeside, south of Ra-
cine, and have seized $3.50 in dollars
and half-dollars, some plaster Of paris
and a quantity of metal. The find was
accidentally made in a vacant hotel. A
molder who had been sleeping in the
building was arrested. and admitted that
he and two other molders had been max
ing the money Matthias Niesen was taxi
en- in charge by the police. He said that
a man of the name Of Collins in South
Pullman, H.. made the money and pass
ed some of it, The case has been put
in the hands Of United States officers
The examination Of ]. Bascom. Robins
of Chicago, charged with the murder OF
w. w. Fenelon, was held before NUM-
cipal Judge Paul Brown at Rhinelander.
The court held the prisoner over until
the October term of the Circuit Court
without bail.
Peter Czopik. a young Polish boy from
Milwaukee. who is deaf. walked all the
way from that city to Delavan to re-eufer
the school for the deaf Peter lost HRS
mother by death a short time ago. and
having no home TO 20 10, started out TO
return to the only place wl.ch he thought
would give him shelter.
In the Cireujt Court nj appleton Loom
is Smith William Wallace and Anderson
King, three Oneida Indians charged with
the recent burglarics 1T Seymour. plead