Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-11

show in La Crosse Dee. 1922 will sur
pass all previous efforts of the associa-
ton.
A Polander. christened by his eolabor-
ers SKI and known by no other name,
committed suicide at Inc by shooting
himself.
Louis Kailer and Mrs. Fred viii Of
Oconomowoc are heirs to S4000,000 the
money being tied up in England pending
an investigation.
The dry goods store of Bert Bailey &
Go. at Beloit was entered by thieves and
silks and gloves were taken to the
amount of about 81 500.
Thomas Francis, 80 years old. fell from
street car in Racine and was so badly
hurt about the back and head and spine
that it is believed he will die.
Walter Noe of Oshkosh, the youth who
was arrested recently for smuggling people
on the street, has forfeited his bail bond
of SO signed by Frank Murphy.
Capital sock Of $25, 900 has been rails
ed to start canning factory in Waterloo.
A site has been purchased and the factory
viii be ready for the next seasons run.
Mrs. A. g. Wilson has left La Crosse
for Mexico to join her husband, who dis
appeared from Rushford twenty-four
years ago. He has been located by de-
tectives as a wealthy ranchman.
Henry G. Kramer of Waupun, aged %
years, was killed while out hunting rab-
bits. He was crawling under fence and
in some way his gun was discharged. the
shot nearly severing his head from his
body.
SANDY" Dixon, an eccentric farmer.
% years old. who lived alone seven miles
west of Elroy, was burned to death in
his house The old man disposed of some
Of his prolert the day before and foul
play is suspected
Y. E. Borst, agent Of the Chicago aud
Northwestern Railway at Combined
Locks, who disappeared from that station
short time ago. was taken in charge
by officers near Coloma. He was found
TO be short in his accounts.
The north and west walls of the new
brick factory building, which the LANCE
Manufacturing Company is erecting at
Lakeside, Racine, were blown down by
high winds. The loss will be $500. The
walls We're two stories high
Charles Lenz of Waterloo, aged -
years, broke his leg while hunting squir-
rels. The squirrel he had shot failed to
fall to the ground and he climbed the tree
to dislodge it. In getting down he fell,
breaking his leg on stump.
John G. Gray, foreman in w w.
Mitchell's sawmill at Stevens Point, met
with bad accident while at work in the
mill. He was feeding slab into the
bolter, when the board was thrown back
with terrific force, striking Graw on the
mouth and jaws, knocking out or loosen
ing all of his teeth and breaking the jaw
bones. He will be permanently disig-
ured.
The pupils of the Neenah high school
marched out in body. Their action fol-
lowed the announcement in their pres
ence by j. II. Healy. superintendent of
schools, of the suspension of Prof.
Schuester, the principal of the school,
and the placing of another teacher in his
place. The school board has been in con-
slant trouble since the beginning of the
term over the hiring of teachers. and it
is likely that he matter will have to be
settled in the courts.
A serious accident was narrowly avert
ed on the Northwestern road near Me
Diary. The passenger train No. 3, was
late and the section crew. three men in
number, were travelling along the track
OF handcar not expecting a passenger,
having just passed a freight train. The
section boss saw the approaching train
as it rounded the curve and cried for
them to jump off the handcar They were
none too soon, for they had barely gotten
out Of the way when the train hit the
handcar wrecking it.
The Wisconsin Central has just COM
pleted its shops in Fond du Lac and the
officials of the road are about to trans
fer the offices of the concern there, to-
gether with the Waukesha shops. \ SEE
ond welcome announcement comes from
the Northwestern Railway Company TO
the effect that Fond du Lac would be
made the terminal yards for the FIVE lines
running into Fond du Lac Large repair
shops, coal sheds, storehouse buildings
and dispatchers' offices are to be built at
once.
The body of a dead man was found "
ing near the Chicago and Northwestern
track four miles north Of Sheboygan. bv
the section crew. The coroner was nod
fed but upon his arrival no trace of the
body could be found. 1t was afterwards
learned that relatives of the deceased had
arrived from Cleveland station and taken
the remains home His name was Wag
ner and he was formerly a farmer, but
for several years had lived a retired life.
The cause of his death is supposed to
have been from fits, as he had been sub
ject to them for many years.
Jacob Ritter Of St. Joseph's Ridge re-
ports the discovery of mammoth cave
in the hills near his home Mr.. Ritter
and two other men have partly explored
the cavern. After entering TIE first open
ing from the outside one enters a cham
Der at least fourteen rods long and in the
neighborhood of forty feet high, after
which there is another of the same height
and about two rods longer. Between
them is huge rock, under which it is
necessary to crawl to get from one to
the other. The party was in the cave two
and a half hours and did not then find
the end.
A Russian bear at Ringing Bros win
ter quarters escaped from its cage and
was at large for several hours. In trying
to capture it William Spencer. superin-
tendent of the animal department, was
seriously bitten in the leg and had to be
carried home.
Dan Conrow, wealthy and Well
known lumberman Of Saltwater, Mimi,
met with an accident on board the Oma-
Ia road train as it was pulled into New
Richmond. He slipped and feI. through
the glass in the door at the end of the
car and was badly cut about the face and
neck.
The report Of the board Of trustees Of
the Racine insane asylum shows that
during the year the net gain Of the in
sti1ution for the county was S6,T06. |
are 123 patients IN the institution.
If whom $ are from Racine County aud !
. from kenosha County.