Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-02


peared.
James Lightfoot was instantly killed by
lightning at his farm about four miles
east of Fairchild.
E. J. Curlet, % years of age, commit
ted suicide at Rhinelander by taking a
large dose of carbolie acid.
William Fitzgerald. farmer, 40 years
old. living near Oshkosh, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
Edward Latterman. a river driver,
was drowned. He fell in the Pike river
and was carried over Dow dam.
Kenosha city tax assessors win defy
the tax commissioners and property will
be assessed at one-fourth it's value.
The directors of the Ashland County
Fair Association have decided to hold the
county fair Aug. 20. 81 and %. Purses
for races will amount to $1,400.
Burglars entered the residence of Mrs.
Golden on Fisk street, Appleton, securing
a valuable gold watch belonging to At
torney A. II. Krugmeier and S3.
DR. F. H. Blaschka and brother Joseph
departed for California. They will make
the trip by team, starting from Water
loo fully equipped for their outing. The
doctor has been in poor health for some
time
The Phillips postofice was burglarized
the other night. The outside door of
the vault was blown off. but no money
or stamps were stolen. The mail was
more or less rifed. There is no clue as
! to who broke in the office.
A., fosI 10
made by taking laudanum by Ethel Da-
mon, young girl living six miles north
west of Wild Rose. She may recover.
| The cause Of her action is said to be
/ disappointment in a love affair.
The Northwestern Railroad Company
/ shipped 10000 tons of ore in a recent
week, more than was ever shipped by
1 either railroad from Ashland during any
| previous week. Total ore shipments for
the season amount to 100000 tons.
White Bros general store, the post
\ Office and jewelry store at Melrose were
| broken into on a recent night. Some
money was taken from the postofice and
| $500 worth of jewelry. The men were
frightened away while trying to enter
! Tanners store.
| Island Park, beautiful wooded island
| comprising some eight acres and situated
six miles north of Oshkosh and two
miles north of the Northern State hos
pital, has practically been sold to In
dianapolis parties 1t will probably be
used for a summer resort.
Beloit College is richer by a S350,000
! increase in its endowment and the reten-
. - L i \ rs
! president. DR.. d. *. PearsOns of Chi
cago has fulfilled pledge of 100000 in
cash which was conditioned upon the
trustees raising S150,OO0 by July l.
The caboose of a Wisconsin Central
| train was smashed to splinters in a Pc
| culIar manner about two miles east Of
| Milladore. The caboose was very light.
| The train was going at a high rate Of
speed when the caboose jumped the
| track and struck a crossing. which snap
ped it from the train.
Joseph Pannenbecker and James Nell
son, employed at the Racine Fire Engine
Company, were probably fatally injured
| by an explosion of gasoline in a firepot
used for soldering and repairing fire ex-
tinguishers. The gasoline set fire to the
| clothing of the men and they both rush
ed from the building Fellow workmen
ran after them and with difficulty cap
tured them and eXtinguished the flames.
4 gasoline explosion occurred at
Spring Green, in which Philip Neuheisel
and Miss Annie Horning were terribly
burned, and which may be the cause Of
the death of both. Miss Horning was
! preparing supper with the aid of a small
kerosene lamp. An open pail containing
| about gallon of gasoline had been pur-
/ chased by a member of the family dur
| ing the afternoon, for the purpose Of
testing a gasoline stove, just purchased.
/ This was near the kerosene stove. Miss
Horning supposed the pail contained
water, until it became ignited from the
flame. 1t is supposed she grabbed the
pail of gasoline in one hand and the
small kerosene stove in the otter for
the purpose of throwing them out at the
door, which she did just as Mr.. Neuheisel
was about to enter the house. The burn
ing gasoline was thrown all over the man,
an explosion occurring which also set
Miss Mornings clothes on fire. Both
were frightfully burned before help could
arrive.
About ten years ago Il family by the
name of Schmidt consisting of husband,
/ wife and little child. came over from
| Germany. There was, it is said, con-
tinual trouble in the household, and final
| ly the husband left and soon afterward
| died The wife then decided to return
i to Germany, but left her little son at
Rush Lake to Shift for himself The boy
was taken into the family Of an Ameri-
can farmer. where he was kindly treated
and taught the English language. The
boy is now II years Of age and is very
intelligent. This spring Mrs. Schmidt re-
turned from Germany and went TO Wau-
Sau Learning that her son was still
alive and getting on well, she sent for
him to come and help her in carrying on
her business. The boy refuses to 90, and
the people with whom he is living are
unwilling to part with him. The woman
threatens to take legal procedure in or
der to get him. The boy has never been
legally adopted and his mother still has
jurisdiction over him.
While sitting in a saloon at BibOn Steve
Merrigan, former proprietor of a saloon
and hotel a the place, was shot and
killed by two negroes, who escaped.
In attempting to alight from a moving
street car Andrew Kraus. well-known
Appleton resident, was thrown several
feet. He was badly injured, but viii re-
cover
At ApOllonia William johnson, a young
man aged 20 years, was injured and died
in d short time. He was attempting 70
board a freight train and fell under the
wheels and had both legs severed below
the knees. His parents reside at Belle
plain, Mich.
Mrs Ida Sinclair of New Brunswick,
Can. has just found her daughter in the
person Of Mrs. John Sweet of Slough
ton. When living in Wisconsin twelve
years ago Mr. and Mrs Sinclair separat-
ed and the mother left the daughter II
the care of friends. Later the father got
possession Of her.
Ernest Urner, Sheboygan farmer,
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