Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-31

JOnn Harris, whose father is said to
be banker at Hancock, Mich. confessed
at Milwaukee that he forged draft on
the First National Bank of Hancock for
$50. He gave as an excuse that he need
ed the money.
Chauncey Richards. a dentist at Fond
du Lac, shot at Sun Wah, a Chinese
| laundryman, after a discussion of the
Boxer troubles The bullet grazed the
Mongolian's head and he afterward came
near being lynched.
The machine shop and pattern room of
the K9her, Hayssen & Stehn Manufac-
turing Company in Sheboygan, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of about $500.
The fire started in the oil room by spon-
taneous combustion.
4 big land deal is being closed between
Judge Bartels of Crivitz and Chicago par
ties. Bartels is selling $4,000 acres of
agricultural land located west of Criv-
itz. The consideration viii amount to
thousands of dollars.
Anthrax has broken out in herd of
cattle belonging TO Anton Bloom, near
Five Corners, and three deaths have re-
suited. Veterinarian Mack inoculated
thirty other cattle in the herd to prevent
the spread Of the disease.
Robert Good, woodsman, was drug
ged and robbed of SILT at Pembine. He
was met by two men. who induced him to
drink. and he soon after lost conscious
ness. When he recovered he was on a
train and bis money gone.
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er works station was struck by lightning
and took FIRE. The building was burned.
The machinery was saved with compara-
lively small damage. The loss is about
$4,000, covered by insurance.
BY the bursting of an emery wheel at
the plant of the Valley iron works at
Appleton Fred A. Schroeder was Instant
ly killed, a fragment of the wheel crash
ing through his skull. Peter Stark. am
other employee, was injured in the hand
The Racine Milling Company's prop
erty was sold there to w. III. Hopkins of
Chicago. The consideration was not Civ
en- out, but it is understood that the
property was sold for $4,000. The mill
is one of the best-equipped in the State.
At Fairchild the residences of Beeman
and Carroll were struck by lightning. A
high wind blew the roof off Fosters plan
ing mill and blew down Fosters elevator.
The lumber in Fosters yard was scatter
ed far and wide. The damage at Fair
child and vicinity may reach $4,000.
Alex Malmstadt. house painter living
in Marinette. has suddenly become rich.
Several years ago he purchased two for
ties of land near Crystal Falls, Mich,
and sold the timber on them. He kept
the land because he was unable to dis
pose of it. as it was deemed worthless.
4 mining company has now offered him
lump sum of $4,000 for the property
and agreed to pay him 5000 a month roy
atty as long as iron was taken out of it.
Herman Halmgren, about 10 years of
age. fell overheard from a boat in the
river at kenosha Ben Christepherson,
a sailor on Il schooner, jumped into a
yawl and went TO the locality of the ae-
cident, In moving his oar about the bot
tom of the river, which is very turbid,
he touched the body, catching it By the
coat and raising it 70 the surface. The
sailor and companion got the water out
Of the lungs and then hurriedly took the
boy. to the nearest drug store and called
in Or. Kimhall, who completed the reSus-
citation.
Anna Mylnek. 15-year-Old Polish girl
of the town al Burnside, was sent TO the
Milwaukee industrial school by County
Judge 0dell She set fire to her en-
ployer's barn, burning it, with forty-eight
loads of hay, and also set fire TO the
house The next morning she burned two
loads of hay and set FIRE 10 the house
twice. The loss was $3.50 Ia $1,000.
She is suspected of having set fire to a
barn 1T the same place last spring and
also house and a barn ut two other
places where she had worked before. all
of which were destroyed. She told the
Judge that she set the tires because she
was lonesome and homesick and wanted
excitement.
Edward Padden of Fond du Lac, a
brakeman on the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railway, met horrible death near
the village of Pleasant Prairie. He was
assisting the other force on the train in
switching some cars when he slipped and
fell and went under the wheels.
Beloit has lirehug who seems deter
mined to burn the house or barn on the
prenlises OF Andrew MollStad Five times
within a few weeks have the firemen been
called out because of Ere on the prem
iSes Of MIR MolStad. In no case has
the loss been large. but considerable val
liable property is involved.
Veterinarian Richmond Kerr Of Kau-
kauna was called TO attend quite an
alarming cast. Of anthrax on the farm OF
Michael Meyer in the town Of GreeRleaf.
Nine of Mr.. Meyers cattle are dead with
thar disease. and Or. Kerr will AZ once
inject the rest OF the farmers herd With
a preventive.
A visit to the Combined Locks Paper
Company'S min at Kaukauna shows this
great paper corporation crippled for want
OF water power. Only two Of its four
paper machines are able TO run BY steam.
the other two being idle for want OF
ground wood pulp. of which they are at
present unable 20 make pound. and are
able TO buy only small quantity
AT Genesee Oscar Trentee suffered =
broken limb and other Injuries while drir-
ing. His horse became frightened and
overturned the carriage.
The crew from the KenoSha life-SavinC
station took from the waters 81 the Ke-
nosha harhor the lifelsSs bodies Of Hell
ma Bienneman and William Rurwen.
The story Of their death i shroudea in
mystery. For some time Rurwcl had
been keeping company with Miss Rienne-
man From the appearance OF the bodies
when found ID was evident thar the young
man had made an effort to rescue the
woman. as when the body OF BGrwesi
was pulled out OF the lake he stiI held
the girl By the hand.