Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-20
Brief state Happenings.

A second attempt was made by burglars
to enter the Racine postof.ice.
Fire in the Congregational Church at
Hartland caused $500 damage.
Company /, Second regiment, w. y. e.,
of Marinette is to have an armory,
Fifty telephones of the Wisconsin
Telephone Company at Racine burned
out
Gabriel Green, who shot and killed
Louis Wiesner at Stevens Point, was adj
mitted to bail in $4,000.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian Church
at Horizon is now supplied by Rev. Geo
Runcinnon, native of Canada.
The Oshkosh postal clerks have organ
lied as Oshkosh branch No. 215, OF the
United National Postofiice Clerks Ass ,
citation.
Col. Gerrit Il. Thorn died at New Lon
don. He was born in New York sixty
eight years ago. He came to Wisconsin
in 1856.
Judge C'Neill sentenced Edward Phil
lips of Eau Claire, aged 10, to one year
in the Green Bay reformatory for as
saulting bis brother.
Harrison J. Chubb, an old resident and
father Of Charles Chubb of Chippewa
Falls. committed suicide by hanging him
self to a rafter in barn at Boyd.
Secretary Hopkins of the Y. VI. c. A,
and George T. Howser of Chicago are
canvassing Racine to raise $4,000 to
clear the debt of the local association.
Arthur Thomas, a young married man
was injured at Laursen's mill, Shell
Lake. and died. He was struck in the
abdomen by board flying back from a
saw, producing fatal internal injuries.
A lumberjack at Maple became free
, with a long knife and as a result John
Detterlinger of that place is now in the
hospital in precarious condition. The
sheriff is ON the track of the assailant.
William Gilbert, president of the Gil
bert Paper Company of Menasha, died
from the effects of paralytic stroke, suf-
fered some years ago. Mr.. Gilbert was
one of the builders of the Gilbert paper
mills, ranking among the largest in the
State. He leaves three SONS.
At Pewaukee the residence of William
| O'Connor was damaged $3.50 by fire. The
| FIRE probably originated from defective
| furnace flue.
The o. III. Campbell sawmill near Iron
| River was shattered by an explosion of
| the boiler, and the engineer, Charles Tut
tie, was instantly killed. Two other
workmen were also injured.
The Baker Manufacturing Company OF
| Evansville has adopted the profit-sharing
| plan with its employees and has just dis
| tributed go per cent of its earnings. The
money paid to its employees besides
| wages, was S14.197.TS
DR.. II. p. Cute. State veterinarian, or
dered killed two horses afflicted with
| glanders, belonging TO S. c. Hawkinson
of Deforest
| Smallpox has broken our in the town
of Lincoln. young man. home from
| Alison, H.. where he has been attending
| college. is very i'll and it is thought he
has the disease.
| A large and important lumber deal was
closed up at Ashland by j. T.. Rvrnes sell
| ing to the ". u Sawyer Lumber Corr
pany of North Tonawanda, " Y, 10000
| 600 feet of white pine lumber to be cut
| the coming season at Thompson mill at
| Washburn. The consideration is under
stood to be about $225.0O0.
A large number of German citizens OF
| Racine have organized to raise funds
for the Red Cross Society taking care Of
the wounded Beers.
| Miss Gertie ingalls,. aged IA years. took
| laudanum with suicidal intent at Coloma.
/ but was saved by the efforts of physi-
clans. The motive for the deed is not
| known.
The improvement TO Racine harbor viii
be made this year. Over 800 feet of dock
| viii be built on the north side of the
river. thousands Of yards CT dirt removed
the stream widened to 60 feet and a uni
form depth Of water dredged u feet
The appropriation for the work amounts
! TO $4,000 Work will commence April /