Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-09-10
State Items of Interest.

Andrew Carnegie has agreed to give
Beloit $4,000 for library on the usual
conditions.
The house of Louis Pommell at La
Crosse was entered by burglars and val
liable jewelry stolen.
Barney Wooledge was struck by a
piece of board in the Marinette Lumber
Company's mill and was injured inter
nally.
Charles Twete, a farmer living near
Stoddard, died. the result of burns and
injuries sustained by being caught under
a threshing machine engine.
There is a great scarcity of teachers in
Ashland County this year, due largely to
the new law demanding higher qualitica-
tions for graded schools. Many teachers
will have to be imported from other parts
of the State.
West Wilson, senior member of the firm
of Wilson & Co.. lOggers for the Paine
Lumber Company of Oshkosh, had an ear
bitten off and was badly beaten in Civ
ney's saloon at Rhinelander.
Leo and Reuben Keller and Fred Rens-
Ter of Prairie du Sac were held up and
robbed in a box car at Knapp by five
men armed with six-shoOters. The ruff
fans secured SOL and two watches.
William, the 9-year-olo son of +. Schri-
ner. proprietor of the Random Lake
House was instantly killed by being
caught in the machinery at the Finnegan
Bros elevator, where he was playing.
Department Commander A. H. De
Croft of the g. A. r. has appointed the
following additional aides on his staff:
John A. Nelson. Milwaukee; Jarvis
White. West Superior: Thomas Faville,
Superior; G. B. Sprague, "lkhorn; o. l."
HUE, Neenah; II. o. FL, West Supe-
rior; c. J. Brace. Merrill.
A mad dog, frothing at the mouth and
swapping and biting at everything in
sight, ran amuck on the streets Of Ra-
cine. He cleared wagon shop of the
employees and took refuge in Il rear room.
Irving Linn, IA years old, owned the dog.
He attempted to pick it up and was bit
ten in the hand, after which several po-
licemen managed to kill the animal. The
wound of the boy was dressed and eau
terized.
Nellie Carlson and Oscar Erickson, $
and I years old respectively, were drown
ed at Towards Pocket. The children
were in a boat with their uncle, who was
hauling wood. In using a pike pole the
boat was capsized.
Shortly after dark on recent night 4
tramp entered the home. Of ). Barrie in
Elr0y AMI seized Mrs. Barrie from be
hind as She was cOmbing her hair before
a glass. He made a demand for money
and tried 10 hold her, but the plucky
woman got hold Of his throat and sue
ceeded in keeping him at bay until Mr..
Barrie came home
\ deal has been closed whereby a fair
" large colony Of farmers from Iowa will
be located in Douglas County near Ded-
ham. on the line Of the Great Northern
Railway. J. $ Mitchell of that State
has closed a deal for 5000 acres OF land
upon which the Iowa farmers Will be To-
Gated a once.
Martin Verstegen, the 15-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Yerstegen of Little
Chute. was fatally injured while at work
IN the Kimberly paper mills al Appleton
The young lad was screen tender on one
Of the machines and in some way was
pulled into the machinery. One Of his
hip bones was pushed out Of the socket
and halfway across his abdomen.
Salvador Alessi of Chicago. who mar
ried Mrs. Marie Parent Of Marinette.
widow Of Thomas Parent. wealthy ium-
herman has fallen heir TO an estate Of
100000 BIZ the death Of his father. Mrs.
Alessi was left 100000 by her first hus-
band
George Evans, aged II, SOL Of a res
rauranr waiter in ST. Paul, colored. aud
Carl Nicholson. aged Is. son Of a iaborer.
also o. s.. Paul, gave the La Crosse po-
lice no end OF trouble by refusing 70 go
back 70 their homes, from which they
had run away. their objective points be-
ing Milwaukee and Chicago They were
twice placed on trains, but each time
bodied up serenely on the streets again