Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-30

btIJdullu SuuuOn was llSIuuLlN hlliCu
at ApOlina while thawing frozen dyna-
mite. The explosion also injured Thomas
Moore and George Bates, the former
probably fatally. Sandons body was
thrown a hundred feet into the river, and
was terribly mutilated All the men are
residents of Apolna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Frederick receiv-
ed serious injuries at Menasha. They
were in Il buggy with their T-year-Old
daughter when their horse became fright
ened and threw them directly in front
of an interurban car The car was stop
ped within a few inches of where the peo-
pie lay OH the track.
Judge Eugene S. Elliott, in the Milwau-
kee Circuit Court decided that Christian
Scientists are not liable to prosecution
under the State medical law. The court
ruled that the scientists can no more be
held for practicing medicine when their
means for healing is by prayer than can
a minister who prays at the bedside of
the sick and receives therefor fee either
directly or indirectly.
w. W. Smith, banker of Sleepy Eye,
Mimi, who graduated from Lawrence
University in the class of 1891, has Civ
en- 500 to the fund for the new gym
nasium at Lawrence University, Apple
ton. Several hundred dollars in small
donations has also been received recently
and about three fourths of the fund of
$4,000 necessary for the new gymnasium
is now in hand.
y case which has all the phases of a
murder was brought forcibly to the at
tention of the Ashland police when an
autopsy was held over the remains Of
Louis Mattson, who died in a local hos
pital from the effects of a bullet wound
commencing at the base of the neck and
continuing downward into the liver. In
the early part of the week, MattsoE, in
company with Oscar Mann, was sitting
on the Wisconsin Central Railroad
tracks near Rhinelander waiting for the
arrival of a freight train. Shortly before
the arrival of the train MattsOn was shot
in the back of the neck and Immediately
became unconscious. When the train
came along Mattson was put aboard by
Mann and taken to Rhnelander, where
he received medical treatment. Later
Mattson was sent to the Rhinehart hos
pital at Ashland. Mann has been ar
rested and says that he, in company with
MattsOn left Ohio about week before
to come to northern Wisconsin and take
up a mineral claim. while resting
along the line of the Central" said
Mann, "Mattson suddenly fell over with
a groan Blood spurted from an opening
in the neck, which partly stanched with
nv handkerchief | took the wounded
man to Rhinelander and put him under
the care of a physician" Facts submit
ted by several different witnesses showed
that Mann, who was in n state of indi-
gence when he was at Rhinelander, de-
posted 5000 in the First National Bank
of Ashland only a few days ago.
Anton Steidl, an Appleton young man
who was sailor on the Baltimore at the
battle of Manila bay, under Dewey, is
home from the navy. For some months
he has been with the Oregon on the Ash
attic station. and his time having expired
he was sent home from a Chinese port
and discharged at San Francisco, com
ing directly home. He served a term as
apprentice boy and was discharged as an
able seaman.
John Motif, a Chicago lawyer, was
awarded the custody of John Bernard
MOftit, 8 years old, who was abducted
by his mother from the Chicago man last
August. The boy had been given by his
mother to Motif in 1895, After taking
the boy away the mother died, and the
lad was put in charge Of his relatives,
who live at Altoona. Motif and his wife
were devotedly attached to the lad and
made a vigorous search for him. After
many weeks they finally succeeded in To-
eating him by means Of a registered let
ter, and the proceedings for his recovery
were commenced in the courts at Eau
Claire.
Henry Lehman was killed in battle
in the Philippines and his body was
brought to his Old home at North Free
dom for burial. Deceased was about 30
years old and had not been in active ser
vice very long before he received the final
summons.
The saloon of Michael Massonctt at
Appleton was burglarized. The slot ma
chine was wrecked and few dollars TAX
en-, also a few boxes of cigars and bottles
of liquor. 1t was the work of a local
gang.
Twenty box cars were piled up in a
mass of wreckage at the foot of steep
incline in Niagara. 4 train Of twelve
cars. which was at the top Of the hill,
got away from the locomotive aud plung-
ed down at 4 terrific speed into eight cars
standing en- the track at the foot of the
hill. The entire twenty cars were prac-
tically destroyed. No one was injured.
d. ]. Mealey. the starch factory man
from Monticello. MINI. Is about 20 start
a starch factory AT Osceola. representing
an investment Of $4,000 to $4,000. The
farmers are in favor Of the project.-as it
will furnish them an additional market
for potatoes.
A farmer named Minister a confirmed
celibate. residing alone near New Hol-
stein. was recently made the butt Of a
practical joke and as a result he is look
ing for the jokers. 4 large board bear
ing the legend. Wife Wanted-Apply
Within" was prepared and hung over his
house in plain sight OF the passers-by.
and there It remained, unnoticed By him.
for over a week.
Section Foreman ". Nicholson Of West
Salem. on the Milwaukee road. discover
ed the parts Of a humaa body scattered
all along the track for distance Of two
miles betweea West Salem and Bangor.
There was not enough II the body to
identify it ana The affair remained a nys-
terry until word was received from To-
mah that two tramps reported that their
partner had fallen from the train some
place between Bangor AMI West Salem.
This is undoubtedly the man whose body
wa, torn 10 Sareds.
deputy Game Warden Wait captured
go feet o. nets AMI 100 pounds Of fish
II Lake WinnebagO. near Neenah. The
mats were burned and the fish confscated.