Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-02


been closed most of the year on account
public auction.
The cattle owned by C. c. Gear, a
Neenah milkman. wandered out of his
field on to the railroad track A train
struck and killed FIVE cows.
In Eau Claire Mrs Charles Tobey
reached into basket of apples and
large snake concealed there fastened its
fangs into her hand. Mrs. Tobey's hand
and arm were badly poisoned.
The coroner's jury in the case of Lars
c. Christensen of Racine. who was
found dead in the rear of his lodging
place, rendered a verdict that he was ac-
cidentally killed by falling down the
stairs.
Alvin Strike. the 11-year-old son of
Richard Strike. a Palmyra saloonkeeper,
died. The little fellow upset teakettle
of boiling water ON himself two weeks
before and received injuries from which
he never recovered.
Nicholas Meyers, an old resident Of
Marinette, was held up and robbed of
SIS by two highwaymen. They threw him
down and then went through his clothes.
The robbery occurred on one of the prin-
cipal streets of tie city.
The addition to the Appleton Woolen
mills, which will double the plants pro-
duction of paper machine felts, is practi
cally finished and ready for the placing
of machinery. 1t is expected to have the
looms running by Oct. 10.
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There was a panic at the Haekett
school at Beloit, caused by the floor of
the hallway breaking down and precip-
itating twenty-five or more girls into an
excavation FIVE feet deep beneath Two
girls were hurt, but not seriously.
Harry Olson of Racine, one of the best
known breeders of blooded pigeons in
southern Wisconsin, and who has nearly
l,OOO in his coops, says that diphtheria
has broken out among the birds and that
W. hin two weeks he has lost $3.50 worth,
Louis Tessendorf, an employee of the
Globe mill of the Kimberley Clark Com
pany paper mills at Neehah was torn to
pieces. He was in the basement engaged
in running on a belt to one of the pumps
when he got caught in the pulley. He
was % years old and leaves wife and
four children
The Sheboygan and Calumet plank
road running twenty miles north from
Sheboygan into Manitowoc County, has
been thrown open as a free road. The
city of Sheboygan donated its stock and
the towns of Herman and Schleswig did
likewise. The individual stockholders
will get 20 cents on the dollar
A tramp just off stock express asked
for relief the other night at Iron River,
saying that he was afraid that he was
coming down with smallpox. Officer
O'Brien stood him off a safe distance and
giving him a blanket showed him where
to roll up in it. The next morning the
doctors declared it to be case Of small
pox and rigid quarantine was insti-
tuted.
G. Vogt Peters, 60 years old. shot him.
self in Juneau park, Milwaukee. He was
found sitting on bench with large re-
volver in each hand and a bullet hole in
his head. Just as the police were mott.
ned of the suicide DR.. Kietsch telephoned
that a man had left lot of papers with
him and he feared suicide was contem.
plated. Among the papers was note to
Mrs. Vogt Peters.
BY the oyerturning Of a tally-ho coach
between Kenosha and Racine, Mr. Ba-
ker, Frank johnson and Griffin McClel-
Ian of Racine, George w. Peck, Jr., OF
Milwaukee, son of ex-G0v. Peck, and
Misses Blanche Hazeton and Bertha
Palmetier Of kenosha were thrown vio-
lently to the ground while crossing the
Northwestern railway track, Miss Pal
meter received serious injuries.
Miss Laura Lucille Harvey, well
known in musical circles IN Chicago and
Milwaukee and engaged by the Board of
Education as supervisor of music for the
Oshkosh schools, has brought suit against
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oaks, candy manu-
facturers, for services in the teaching Of
music and for the theft of song which
she wrote and which Harry Oaks. son Of
defendants, had published as his own.
The effort is entitled "I'l BE Always
Near" The local press heralded young
Oaks as a musical prodigy, but Miss
Harvey claims that she wrote both mu-
sic and words.
Heavy rains have raised all TIE tribu
taries TO the Chippewa river, and many
of them are Overlooking their banks.
Several bridges have been washed away.
Word was brought TO the Chippewa Ium-
Der aud Boom Company's Office to the
effect that the Shaw dam on the Thorn
apple had gone out and the farmers on
the lowlands had fed to safety No cas-
ualties were reported. The dam was
built two years ago by the Daniel Shaw
Lumber Company Of Eau Claire at cost
of $1,000, and as the Thornapple is an
important driving stream it is likely the
dam will be rebuilt.
Helen Southgate, or Forbes, who was
wounded in Brooklyn. \. Y, by Harry
Barbour, who committed suicide is be-
lieved to be Susie Barnes, who lived in
Appleton when a child. When she was
. years old her mother died and she was
taken by the parents of the mother, Mr.
and Mrs. S. 3. Bedding. John Barnes,
tae child's father, kidnapped her and plae-
ed her in the family OF William Souders,
a farmer in the town of Freedom, the
grandfather making no effort to recover
her. John Barnes, the father, is now
believed to be living, but his whereabouts
is 1lkpowu Her napes Of Helen and
Forbes and Barker are all believed by
her grandfather 70 be assumed.
1t has been decided to make the build
ing Of the Robinson estate in Racine FIVE
stories high instead OF three stories. The
structure will be the handsomest in Ra
cine and cost $4,000.
Thomas Barnes, young married farm
er, disappeared during the fair at Maus-
ton, which he was attending. He was
last seen in company with some Italians
and foul play is suspected.
The friends Of A. ]. Linck, formerly
an alderman Of Racine, who is in trou-
BILE at Springfield. H., having eloped, il
is charged, with married woman are
trying TO have him released.
George Wilkofsky Of Waterford was
arrested on the charge OF entering the
home Of J. f. Beck at Racine and taking
a solid gold watch case, old coins and a
sim Of money. The property was found |