Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-04

hand while at work laying track far -
derson & Langley near Star Lake.. Five
rails fell upon his hand.
H. e. Borst, station agent for the Chi
cago and Northwestern road at Combined
Locks, and an amount of money various
ly estimated at from $100 to $500 are
missing from their accustomed place in
the depot.
Joseph Timbert and Patrick Kane, two
woodsmen, were seriously injured while
decking logs at Marinette. The skid
broke ard about fifteen big logs came
down on them. Their escape from death
was miraculous.
George Rands, aged 10 years, residing
at hurry PostofTice, after having quar-
rel with another young man, committed
suicide by blowing the top of his head off
with rifle. He died instantly. The
cause of the quarrel is unknown.
At Weyauwega George Washington
Taggart, ST., committed suicide by hang
ing himself in the barn with halter. Mr..
Taggart was in his eighty-seventh year
and had become quite deaf and was al
most blind. His wife died last year,
aged 81 years.
The building forming a part Of the ex-
tensive plant of the Paine Lumber Com
pany, and known as the dry kiln, al
though it was not by any means confined
to dry kiln purposes, was totally destroy
ed by fire at Oshkosh. The loss is placed
at $4,000; the insurance is 0,000. The
structure will be rebuilt Immediately.
Frank Wardwel of Milwaukee says
that he and his five brothers are the law
full heirs to an estate at Chamberg in
France. the value of which is not less
than $12,000,000. Mr.. Wardwen has just
heard from one of his nephews, who is
now in Paris preparing to enter suit for
the estate on behalf of the American
heirs.
The National Industrial Company, with
a capitalization of $3,000,000, has been
organized in Milwaukee and controlling
interest in the new enterprise is repre-
sented by local capital. The officers of
the new company are E. W. Perry, pres
ident; Harry W. Perry, secretary; Ed
ward +. Brown, treasurer; Charles
Quarles, attorney.
The finding of human bones and teeth
in the ruins of the log cabin of Fred
Klockl, which was destroyed by fire near
Marshfeld, causes the officers to suspect
Frank Schwartz knows something about
the matter. Klockl and his wife diSap-
peared on the night Of the fire. They
had decided their farm to Schwartz on
condition ne provide for them for life.
Within a month they had complained he
was starving them.
The loss sustained by George Petry in
the fire that destroyed his general store
and residence in Dotyville was $1,000.
He carried an insurance of $4,000 Mr..
Petry was on his way home from Mil
waukee when the fire started, the store
being in charge OF his sister Miss Clara
Pctry. The origin Of the fire is mys-
terry. Mr.. Fetry is postmaster of Doty-
vile and all the mail and supplies in that
department Of his store were burned
Otto Soupe, aged is years, has con-
fessed to robbing a grocery store kept by
Oberst Brothers in La Crosse fifteen
times. The thefts were noticed some time
ago, but every means tried failed to land
the burglar. One night man slept
in the store to see if he could not catch
the thief and the marauder came in and
lugged off his booty without even awak-
ening the detective. Officer Horschak
noticed a bunch of bananas moyiixs sus-
piciously in the window as he was pass
ing and stopped to investigate. The re-
suit was the arrest of Soupe.
John Schauer of New Franklin was
found dead in the woods near Amberg.
He had been hunting for deer and had
not met with success. He decided to set
his gun on a runway for deer and try
his luck that way. In the evening he
took 4 lantern and went out to see if he
had bagged anything, He did not know
the woods and lost his way. In the dark
he stumbled against the wire hitched to
the gun. The gun was discharged, the
shot entering his legs. Schauer was UNI
able to walk and bled 10 death from his
wounds.
\ bold attempt was made to hold up
and rob Will c. johnson, an Eau Claire
druggist. He was alone in his store when
young man entered and presenting
revolver said Il want your money" Mr..
Johnson thought it was 4 joke, and said
laughingly: How much do you want?"
The stranger then attacked Johnson. who
grappled with him. The robber struck
Johnson on the head with the revolver,
infiicting severe wound. Mr. Johnson
finally broke loose and the rohber fred
at close range. the ball passing over the
shoulder of Johnson, who by this time
had reached a back door, whence he went
into the alley and called the police. The
robher ran out of the Crant door.
Pat Corcoran, contractor from Kau-
kauna, employed by the John Edwards
Manufacturing Company Of Port Ed
wards. was nearly drowned at Grand
Rapids. lie fell into the swift water and
was carried through the sluiceway near
~ a quarter Of a mile.
Peter johnson, 24 years old. of Elk
Greek. while feeding corn huS6er and
shredder on the u. {. Have place. had
his left hand caught in the machine and
was drawn ia UP TO the shoulder He
was in the machine for over half an hour
before he could be released. lie died in
few hours,
The roof Of the old Northwestern round
house ut Fond du Lac finally give way
to a weight Of nearly half : century OF
years and little snow. caying in and
barying two engines, Nos. 529. rhe help
er. and 104S, the Princeton freight en-
CINE.
A. ]. Kerr. an old and respected citi-
Ken Of Ashland. was found in cheap
lodging house. An empty bottle thar had
Contained earbolic acid was found By his
side. In 4 letter TO his son. the parent
had written that the load Of response
bility caused by financial Indebtedness.
together with horrible mental anguish
which he had suffered for days was the
cause OF has action.
A rear-end collision between regular
freight train No. 50 and an extra r.ader
Conductor sullivan occurred ar Gilbert
Station. No one was injured. bur the
extra cah0oSe and six log fats were de-
rallied aad demolished.
Rev. Il. A W. Einesedel. pastor az the
First German Lutheran Church Of Be-
lott. who went 10 Germany on vacation.
has returned. MIR. Eiaeseiel knew moth
ing Of the charges against him until he
reached Beloit and was thunderStruek.
He also learned that the church had oil
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