Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-14

appear in court and answer to the charge
of running saloons with both doors wide
open on Sunday.
Isaac Johnson of Rice Lake fell from
Lake Shore train near Warren Station,
Ind, and his body was cut in two. John
son was returning to Rice Lake from
trip to Sweden.
Otto Zumerlink, aged Ii years, tried to
jump the freight train between Little
Rapids and Wrightstown. He fell under
the cars and one leg and the toes from
the other foot were cut off.
A. B. Taylor, for fifty-one years res
ident of Fond du Lac, and at one time
Mayor, was struck by Northwestern
passenger engine and instantly killed, his
body being carried on the pilot for 200
feet
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of little Freddie Sieger, aged {, was
solved by finding his body in a slough two
miles south of La Crosse, washed upon
the sands by the waves The body was
badly decomposed.
A bitter contest is pending in the Outa-
game County Court over the will of the
late Michael Sweeney, wealthy farmer
of Bear Greek, who left his three grown
children So each and the balance of his
property to his second wife and several
friends.
Benjamin Armstrong the oldest white
settler on Lake Superior, died at Ashland
of heart disease. He came to this State
in 1880 and was associated in trading
with Indians in connection with the Amer
lean Eur Company, of which John Jacob
Astor was the head. He was the author
of book of early Lake Superior history.
Emma King, aged II, and Harvey
Skeel, aged IS, eloped from Stevens
Point. They had 81 in cash, which they
got from the girls father. They were
apprehended at Stockton, six miles away,
walking slowly along the highway, foot
sore and weary. Both were glad to re-
turn for parental forgiveness. They are
from well-khown families.
Patrick Doherty, aged G5 years, was
struck by the fast mail train near Apple
ton Junction and instantly killed The
old man was under the influence of liquor
and was walking on the track toward his
home between Appleton and Menasha.
He had twice before been struck by
trains under similar circumstances, escap-
ing with only slight injuries
A corps of engineers and surveyors has
commenced the survey on the new Hills
boro and Eastern Railway, for which the
right of way and depot grounds have been
secured and the general offices opened
in HHsboro, with Secretary w j. Abbey
~, oh he
treasurer's office is located Tor the present
in Elroy IN charge of A. H. Smith. Smith
II. Bracey of Chicago has taken the con-
tract for construction.
Bertha Wentzloff of La Crosse was OK
amined by physicians and declared to be
insane. At the investigation it appeared
that she is jealous of her husband and
threatens to do bodily harm to her sup
posed rival, Neighbors say that she has
a habit of waiting at the fence with an
ak to get the woman she imagines is
breaking up her home. Her husband and
sister are opposed to having her sent
away and may insist upon jury trial.
Safe blowers blew open safe at the
Lamb hotel at Camp Lake. The robbery
was most peculiar one 1t is supposed
to have been committed late in the night,
and the safe, which weighed several tons,
was taken from the office of the hotel
out on the lawn, where it was opened. Al
though there were over a hundred guests
in the hotel, none of them heard any
noise from the moving of the safe. 1t is
impossible to tell how much booty the
robbers secured. but there was quite a
sum of money in the safe.
Fire completely destroyed St. Mary's
Catholic Church at Rhinelander, the larg-
est house of worship in Oneida County
The cause of the fire is unknown, but is
thought to have originated from guam
tity of Stacking lime which was in the
rear of the edifce or fsom eareessiy
thrown pipe or match of a workman who
had been employed on the building The
church was built in 1884 and had seat
ing capacity of 1000. With interior
equipments and frequent remodeling il is
said to represent a loss OF $4,000.
Two shots were fred into the bedroom
occupied by Mrs. McGinty and her daugh-
ter at their home in the town of Byron
The women were awakened from their
sleep by the first shot and the next in
slant second bullet crashed through the
window and barely missed the daughter
One of the men of the household, arm
ing himself, rushed out of the house and
saw buggy just disappearing out Of the
driveway. The rig was traced as far as
the George Treleyen farm, four miles
south of the city, where the tracks were
lost.
Residents Of Forestville were the re-
cipients Of a number of informal calls at
the hands Of a gang of burglars. The
residence and saloon Of Martin Schmidt
was broken into and about $50 taken.
They entered the Andrew Cloan residence
and got away with $50.
Mr. and Mrs s. r. Hopkins Of the
town of Dale have been married seventy
two years Mr.. Hopkins is 93 years Of
age and Mrs Hopkins 90. They were
married in New York State and remov-
ed to Milwaukee in 1885. In 1854 they
came to Outagamie County, living for a
time at Appleton, and since then in Dale. |
Kewaunee will soon have another pea
cannery, work on the buildings for which |
will be commenced in about two weeks. |
The w. Leigh company, extensive grain |
shippers, are back Of the movement The |
new cannery viii have a capacity Of q |
coo. 600 cans Of peas each season.
The infant son Of a MIN named Grant
Of r. Paso was almost totally devoured |
BY hogs. The child had climbed up the /
side OF the pen and was watching the /
pigs when he lost his balance and fell on /
his bead. He was stunned and made no /
outcry. The animals, it is thought. imme-
diately attacked the child and killed him. /
The body was almost totally deyoured /
when the father arrived.
While the 9-year-old son of Christian |
johnson. a farmer living four miles west |
OF Rice Lake was playing with loaded I
revolver. il was accidentally discharged /
and Katie Larson. tie 5-vear-oId daugh- /
ter OF Christian Larson. was killed in |
stautlg. being shot in the forehead.
An attempt was made 70 ROB the Pio- |
aeer limited Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. /
paul train. Six masked men seized and /
bound the telegraph operator At Raymore
and mgflcd tic snmnpslore light. The
rFain was an honE and bali late on ac-
count n a small wreck at ReeseYil!e. and |