Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-30


ing near Algoma. was nearly killed in
runaway.
Anton Berger of Blair was killed at
Wrights Spur by being struck on the
head by falling limb.
A farm house owned by c. III. Opheim
in the town of Washington burned. Loss
$1,000. small insurance.
Al Big Bend a little son Of Thomas
King. while playing with his brother, shot
him through the lung with revolver.
At Oshkosh Olga Timm. aged II years,
was burned TO death while playing with
paper near a stove. She died in horri-
BILE agony.
The date of the State G. A. Il. encamp-
ment TO be held at West Superior has
been changed from June & and to June
81 and %.
Michael Egan, ono of the best-known
early Irish settlers and business men OF
Beloit. died suddenly at the Catholic
Church during services.
The Nekoosa Paper Company's finish
ing room and one paper machine were
destroyed by fire. The loss may reach
$I5, 900 -andsis covered by insurance.
Burglars stole 5000 from the home of
Samuel Barlow, agent for the American
Express Company at Menasha. The
money belonged to the express company.
The seed house outbuildings Of the
Riverdale seed farm. owned by b. NJ.
Vaughan of Grand Rapids. We're totally
destroyed by fire. Being on the outskirts
of the city, no fire protection was to be
had, Insurance $500. Cause of fire UNI
known.
ID. S. Holderby, district agent OF the
Northwestern Benevolent Society, and
well known throughout the State. was
held up by two highwaymen at Racine.
His pockets were riied and the robbers
got SIT in money and a pocketbock con-
tanning papers.
At Burlington fire broke out in the cam
era factory of the Multiscope and Film
Company, and as the fire had good
start before it was discovered the build
ing and its contents were nearly totally
destroyed. The loss is over $4,000 and
the insurance is $1,000.
A man supposed to have been John
Rossiter of Dolaryille, Mich. was run
over and killed by an engine OH the w.
Is. Il l. Railroad at Washburn. He was
identified by number OF friends and ac-
ouaintances and his brother was sent for.
At the inquest it WAS discovered that the
dead man was Peter Falkner, a resident
of Washburn.
The boiermakers Of nearly all the shops
in Milwaukee went out on strike pc
cause the bosses would not sign the union
scale of wages They ask for nlne-hour
day and minimum wage scale of S2.lo
Later the following firms acceded to the
demands of the men and signed the scale
Davis Bros, Mertes Il Miller, j. w. BY
entston>and Buxbaum Bros.
Mrs. Friend G. Suffer, wife of DIR. Suit
err, member of the State Board of Health,
had a narrow escape from burning 10
death at La Crosse. Her clothing acci-
dentally caught fire and the flames rap
idly spread over her body. Life was saw
ed only by assistance arriving promptly.
The clothing was torn from her body and
portion of her hair cut off.
The Appleton wooden mills inaugurated
the profit-sharing plan by paying over
fifty employees dividend Of per cent
on the amount of wages earned by each
last year No notification of intention
to pay dividend had been given en-
pll yes by the company This concern is
the first among Fox River Valley manu-
featuring plants TO introduce the profit
sharing plan.
An important case has been taken un-
der advisement by Judge Helms in the
Circuit Court at Chippewa Falls. Viii
liam Evans had life policy in the Broth
I r
ing to 81, 800, made out in favor of his
mother. He was married to Anna Bloom
hart in 1896 and had the policy transfer
red and made payable to his wife, but
the policy was never signed by Evans
Evans died and his mother sued the
brotherhood for the money on his life
and so did his wife. The brotherhood
answered that the money would be paid
TO the court and held until a decision was
rendered.
GAINESVILLE is to have a midwinter fair
in March Two years ago one was held
there and it proved far more of sue
cess than was anticipated. Farmers from
every portion of Rock County partici-
pated. The fair is held on the same plan
as county fair, only on not as large a
scale The fair this year will be held IN
the rink building, which is the largest
inclosed structure in the city. In the
building are placed the different displays
of grain. vegetables, culinary, dairy,
fruits. poultry and pet stock. No one
who is not resident of the towns and
cities are allowed TO compete in any way.
The farmers have everything their own
way. The fair lasts three days.
John Lenoble, a young man about 70
years of age whose parents reside at
Harrison, lies in very critical condition
at the Sisters hospital in Tomahawk as
the direct result of practical joke. 1t
seems the young man was a foreigner,
n Belgian, and could not speak or under
stand English. He was employed in a
logging camp near Tonahawk. The men
in camp. seeing he was green" thought
they would have some fun with him, and
SO they took gun that was in camp and
by fiourishng it around, talking loud and
looking and pointing at him, frightened
him so that he ran out into the woods,
the men yelling and calling after him.
He was afraid they would surely klll him,
so he dug hole in the snow and re-
NAMED in the woods for two days and
three nights. He would not allow per-
son to get near him. and was only caught
when he became so exhausted he could
go no further. The train crew picked
him up and took him to town. The doc
tors examination of his feet revealed the
fact that they were both badly frozen.
He will lose several toes and it may be
necessary to amputate both feet.
A horse fell from the sorting platform
in the rear of the Peshtigo mill and was
instantly killed The driver had mar
row escape.
James Amer. farmer residing in
Rock County. near Beloit, whose wife
died recently. has been brought up short
by Judge Fifeld on account Of his treat
ment of his motherless children. Neigh
bors say that the household is III a terri
bic state. Amer was ordered 20 bring his
children to GAINESVILLE. and they VIII be
turned over 70 the Children's Home So-
ciety Of Wisconsin with headquarters at
Milwaukee.
The iury in the case against Herman