Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-05

eide at Kiel He was 20 years of age
and in poor health.
Clara Abel. Ii years old, left her home
at Spring Valley for a bicycle ride and
has not been seen since.
John W. Black of GAINESVILLE secured
a verdict of $1,000 against g. A. Ian
phier for alternating his wifess affections.
Sever Gregerson, single man about 40
years of age, accidentally fell from lad
der and was instantly killed at Slough
ton.
The name of Warner has been changed
to Ladysmith Postmaster Fritz has just
received notice from the Rostoffice De-
partnent.
At Rib Lake FIRE destroyed the engine
and boiler house. bark mill. teaches and
cooler yats Of the Fayette Shaw tannery.
Loss $4,000, insured.
Nels Eygrea. chairman of the town of
Bramaur. was killed by falling tree.
1t Nysrea was we'll known and was a
candidate for sheriff.
The home of Charles Stinson, promi-
nent Chippewa Falls logger, was burg
larized. The burglars secured a gold
watch and $50 in cash.
The Perley-Lowe Company of Chicago
purchased the seasons cut of the Pesh-
tigo Lumber Company, which amounts
to between ,25.000,000 and 30.000.0o0
feet. The consideration is about $780,
600
isaac Stephenson, father Of |. Watson
Stephenson, who was united in marriage
with Miss Kathryn Mclaughlin at Mari
nette, has given the couple as a wedding
gife house and shares of stock worth
$4,000.
Albion Lindbom, a hatch tender, en-
ployed on the Ohio Coal dock at Ashland,
was killed while walking along the der
rick trestle He fell under the wheels
of moving derrick and his head was
taken off above the ears.
The Peshtigo town board has granted
franchise to the Marinette street railway
for line from Marinette to that town,
a distance of eight miles. The right of
way will be secured Immediately and con-
struction will be commenced next spring.
Silver City, a large settlement just out
side the western limits Of Milwaukee,
was menaced by large fire. The loss,
however will not exceed $4,000. One
block of stores and dwellings was de-
stroyed A dozen families were made
homeless.
A log driver by the name of Frank
Meyers, employed by the Bay Shore
Lumber Company, was drowned in the
Pechekee river near Champion. He slip
ped off the logs and before he could make
any attempt to swim was carried by the
current under them and drowned.
Andrew Schoetz, a student of Law
renee University and son of ex-Mayor
Schoetz of Menash, experienced a mar
row escape from drowning while out fish
ing in Lake Winnebago. Young Schoetz
was out from shore perhaps three miles
when he capsized. He was rescued by
Frank Zandig.
Dr. Wingate of Milwaukee, secretary
of the State Board of Health, conferred
with the Eau Claire Board of Education,
Board of Health and ten doctors. They
decided there Ware twenty-three cases of
smallpox on the east side hill. An active
quarantine and other measures have been
enforced. 1t is believed the disease viii
.s6oa be stamped out.
Harry Cappalan, bad boy whose
home is in Kenosha, was sent to the
State industrial school at Waukesha for
a term of two years and nine months.
Cappalan is but Is years of age. At
Jefferson junction he boarded a passen-
ger train and held a man up in true high
way robbery style relieving his victim of
much cash. He held sharp knife to the
mans heart and threatened to plunge it
in if the man refused to hand over his
yaluables. Csppalan pleaded guilty.
The celebrated Haskins triplets at
Bsraboo received congratulations on
their passing birthday recently. In 1864
there arrived at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Haskins of South Starks-
boro. Vt, three boys. The parents con-
sidered the task too difficult of finding
names for the three sons and sought the
aid of President Abraham Lincoln. They
have in their possession a letter written
by the martyred President in which he
offers the name of Abraham Lincoln for
one Of them, Gideon Wells for another
and Simon Cameron for the third. These
names they still retain and feel proud Of
the honor.
Laura Humber. - years of age, daugh-
ter of John Humber. was brought into
court at Chippewa Falls charged with
to murder her parents and
three sisters The girl broke up glass
into fine particles and placed il in several
articles of food about to be served, but
the glass was discovered by one of the
sisters before any of the food was eaten.
According to the fathers story the girl
is utterly depraved. He stated that she
had tortured to death three domestic ami
mails and dozen chickens and destroyed
most all the family apparel Judge Con-
dit committed the girl to the industrial
school at Milwaukee,
The best physicians Of the Chippewa
valley have, for three years. been puzzled
by the illness of Miss Barbara Knobel
Of Altoona Miss Barbara complained
of a pain in her side. and not only did
the, doctors do all they could. but she was
operated on in the hospital for what is
known as floating kidney" but all to
no purpose At last the girl was exam
ined with the y ray. aud to the aston
ishment of all. a long, slender metallic
point was discovered in the right side,
imbedded in the muscles. The doctor cut
into the flesh and extracted steel hat
pin 3s4 inches in length. There was no
head TO the hatpin, and it had evidently
been working its way TO and fro in her
system for three years.
The country surrounding Dancy is des-
tined to become the best potato growing
section along the Wisconsin river val
ley. Farmers are deyoting their atten-
tion to potato culture almost to the ex-
elusion of other crops, except TO the ex
tent for household use.
Michael Mitmacht. section hand on
the Northwestern road, with four others,
was rounding the curve at the branch
near Manitowoc on a handcar when they
were run down by a south bound freight
train Mitmacht had his right leg broken
near the ankle. The others escaped with
slight bruises.
The steam feed pipe between the boiler