Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-12

MIS-. ScnUItZ or 1.amaftlne was severely
burned. Her dress caught fire in some
manner, the flames burning the clothing
entirely from her body. Her escape from
death was miraculous.
Dr. C. w. Ovatt, house surgeon at st.
Mary's hospital, announces that plans
have been completed for $4,000 hos
pital to be built in the business portion
of Oshkosh. At the present time S4O,-
600 has been subscribed.
Burt Harrington, a woodsman, was
killed four miles west of Saxon by 4 d.,
5. 5. & \. train. He was employed by
the Guerney Land and Lumber Go. Har-
rington was ~ years old and is thought
to have parents in Lowell, Mich.
An analysis of the sand in the reservoir
in the Ashland water works has shown
it to be filled with poison, and this, the
doctors say, is what has caused the cpl
demic of typhoid fever that has prevailed
in that city for the last month.
News has been received from Luzon,
Philippine Islands, that Shane Doyleti Il
Beloit soldier, had been killed in No
vtmber by a sentinel of his own regiment.
The shooting was accidental. the sentinel
| supposing Doyle was an enemy. Doyle
was - years old.
At Palmyra Robert Vim was found
dead, hanging in a granary. The other
day he returned from work to find his
wife dead in her room, she having COM
mitted suicide by taking poison. Grief
over her death so worked upon him that
he took his own life.
The credit of Il dead man enabled
swindlers in Milwaukee to secure fifty
carloads OF merchandise from Chicago
wholesalers. 1t is estimated that from
$4,000 to $4,000 worth Of goods has
been obtained. The goods were no sooner
shipped to milwaukee, than they We're re-
shipped to Chicago and sold there. The
swinders operated under the name of
William S. Guy, for years prosperous
grocer, who died last March. The fed
eral authorities are making an iuvestga-
ton.
Edgar L. Aier, one of the most pr0mi-
nent carpenter contractors of Racine,
pleaded guilty in the municipal court to
the charge of forgery and was sentenced
TO two and one-half years in the State
prison. Allen had secured money from
different parties by giving notes. due i'll
two and three months and indOrsed by
relatives When the notes came due Al
len did not pay and the relatives claimed
that they had never signed the notes. At
the time of Aliens arrest it was found
that he had secured $1,000 on forged
notes.
At West Superior Ada Arlington was
found not guilty Of the murder of John
RcsbUrg. The defense had put 4 strong
claim Of justification. and this evidence
seemed conclusive and predominant. Bee
mer, the man who with the woman was
accused Of the crime, was released upon
motion of the district attorney. Res
! burg was killed at Ada Arlington's shack
on July last Beemer was with her at
the time and he was held as a witness.
and later for the crime. When he was
discharged he drew 5000 witness fees,
having been held in Jail since that time.
F. r. Eirmann and Louis Krause were
blown through the building at Go Grand
avenue, Milwaukee. by an explosion.
Eirmann was blown through the plate
glass front and Krause went through a
door in the rear The building was badly
wrecked. 1t was used as Il dyeing and
cleaning establishment by Eirmann &
Co. The upper part of the structure was
divided into several fats. The explosion
not only wrecked the store but it blew
Il hole through the upper portion. 1t is
believed that gasoline was being used
for cleaning and that the gas filed the
store ana was ignitcd by a gas jet.
L., 80 ~
German and sixteen members OF the
Common Council have been named as de
PENDANTS in Il long series of suits brought
by residents Of the city to prevent the
issuance of bonds for the payment Of GER
tain sewers recently constructed in the
city.
The J-year-old son Of Herman Kohl
hcpp Of Unity was frightened TO death.
The child was playing near the house
when two black hogs, which the boy 10
doubt miStook for bears. gave him Such
4 fright that he died Il few hours later
from the effects.
The resignation Of Or. Edward D.
Eaton as president OF Beloit College, to
take effect at the end Of the year, has
been accepted. Leave of absence. to take
eueCL at once WIS -IdHtcI. ana L resi-
dent Eaton has departed for visit to
Chihuahua. Mexico where he has a
brother engaged in missionary work.
William CIaybote. who was convicted
of numbering his wife. was brought into
court at West Superior to receive his
sentence. While III the court room he
made 4 desperate assault on his son.
After a bard battle three deputy sher-
ifs succeeded in OverpOwering him, and
he was handcufed. He was sentenced
to fourteen years in the State prison.
Considerable excitement was created
at the State normal school at Stevens
Point when it became known that Alfred
J. Herrick. q student, was sick with
smallpox. Herrick attended school the
previous day and. although there was a
rash on his forehead. it was not thought
there was anything serious the matter.
An aggravated case Of assault and rob
berry was reported TO the Racine police
by Mrs. Mary Menz. keeper Of a board
ing house. On coming home the sther
day she found three men were n the
house, who assaulted and knocked her
down and went through her clothes. but
failed 10 find any money. Several arti-
cles were stolen from the houSa-