Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

Wallace w Bradley. a pioneer nier-
chant of Delavan, is dead.
A doctor of Manitowoc removed an eye
from Herman Bubaltz of Kasson.
John Lafaver of Hurley was sentenced
to two years in Waupun for forgery.
The Park hotel and saloon at Baylcy' S
harbor was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss will reach $4,000, with $1,000 in
Surance.
1t is feared that there will be an cpl
denlic of diphtheria in Sheboygan, as a
large number of cases have been report
ed by physicians.
w II. Wheland of GAINESVILLE has been
selected to succeed Master Mechanic
Bentley at the Northwestern Railroad
shops in Baraboo
Burglars entered the farm residence
of r. Pagel in Rhine and stole $50 in
cash and a watch chain. while the fam
lily was attending church.
The board of managers of Wayland
Academy at Beaver Dam have called
the Rev l.. G. Catchpole of Warren 5
Falls to be financial secretary.
The heirs of the late James Wilson
of Racine have settled up the estate
without a contest of the will. Mr.. VIII
son left property worth $4,000.
The new passenger and freight sta.
tions of the Chicago and Northwestern
road at Beloit will be on the west side
of the river, near the present station.
The Plymouth Farmers Mutual Fire
! Insurance Company has reelected these
officers: President, H. Wheeler. ST.; sec
rotary, William Swart; treasurer, $. r.
! Carpenter.
Senator Quarles has accepted an in
| vitation to deliver the address at Keno
sha on May 80, when the Simmons IL
brary and soldiers monument arc to be
dedicated
4 team Of horses belonging to the
Marinette Boom Company went through
the ice above Pembine Falls. The team
was carried over the falls and the driver
had a miraculous escape, grabbing a
timber in the dam as he was being swept
over. The team was a valuable one.
The C. L. Henry Company of Wau-
pun, manufacturers of paper boxes, will
move their plant to Watertown, provided
local capitalists will furnish a site and
building large enough to employ 300 peo-
pie.
At Chippewa Falls Mrs. h. f. Reid
was badly burned about the face and
body. She lighted fire in a stove with
piece of paper and threw it under her
feet. Her dress was ignired. and be-
fore she could reach the bath room for
water. much of her clothing was burned
from her body. Her injuries are not
serious,
1t is quite possible that Milwaukee may
have an elevated railroad in the near
future. f. O. Humphreys, f. NJ. Spald-
ing and others have met with such sue
cess in advocating the project that they
are now ready to hold a public meeting
and offer stock in the new company.
which is to start with $4,000 capital.
August Matthias. employed in the lum-
Der camp of August CIapps. near Man
ava. was thrown from a load OF hay.
which he was driving, and fell on his
head. producing a fracture Of the lower
part of the skull. He is unconscious and
still imagiRes he is driving his tenn
The doctor gives no hopes of his recov-
cry.
CentraIia VIII have az express Office
for the first time in its history. The
United States ONCE. which is consolidat-
ed with the American. viii dissolve and
has decided to locate in Centralia. Both
Offices have heretofore been located Ill
Grand Rapids.
Hiram Smith. president Of the Manu-
facfurers' National Bank died OF paraly-
is ~ Neenah- Mr.. Smith had been a
psident Of Ncenah for over forty years
nd had been identified with the manu-
acture Of paper and Sroves He was a
4iEiionaire. and, together with his broth
T. started and operated the FIRST paper
niIl n the Fox river valley foyty-Six
years ago. lie was 10 years old.