Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10


had his hand caught in the rollers of a
corn shredder, badly decorating his wrist.
Safe blowers entered the store of the
ReeSeyillc Mercantile Company and blew
the door off the safe. securing about $40
Joseph Schauer, the S-year-old son Of
Matthias Schauer, drowned while skat-
ing on pond in South Side park, Osh-
kosh.
William Shilling of Bruce, married.,
was killed by falling log in emp of
tie Wells Lumber Company OF Eau
Claire
Carl Emberton of Bloonier, aged II,
died from the effects of an accidental
gunshot wound while getting ready to go
hunting.
Mrs. Harry p. Lord a young wife.
has gone violently insane ut Niagara,
her insanity being due to the death Of her
little child.
The 9-year-old son of Farrell Hopkins,
living near Manawa, dropped dead while
playing with his brother. The child had
not been sick day.
u. w. Cox of Fond du I.ac has been
appointed by Gov. La Toilette surveyor
of Fond du Lac County in place Of d. X.
Fairbanks, deceased
Arthur Murphy one of the three Young
mon charged with the murder of Thomas
Davis last July. was discharged by Judge
Webb at Stevens Point.
John Brown, a boy Of liz years. was
found dead under a heavy log in Lewis
valley. only a short distance from bis
home. He had been hunting.
Philip thinner. an engineer who lived
in Milwaukee for forty-siX years and
built many notable buildings, was killed
by gas. He was 20 years old
Conductor Schultz and Brakeman Fer
guson, who were stabbed by tramps at
Superior Junction, have recovered from
their injuries and are able TO take their
runs.
The Wisconsin Beet Sugar Company's
plant at Menomonee Falls is shipping
from two to three cars of sugar daily and
about 400 tons of beets are being used
each day, the capacity being 600 tons.
A collision, wrecking two engines and
nine cars loaded with stock, resulted
from an open switch at Summit on the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The
crews jumped and escaped uniujured,
At Clear Lake, while working with
steam wood saw, James Floyd was i'm
stantly killed by the accidental break
ing of the saw. lie was struck in the
chest by flying piece, which tore out his
heart.
j. Brunk of Racine had his hand in
jured while hunting near Wind lake by
the premature explosion of gun, due
to the trigger of his hammerless gun
catching on barb wire as he was crawl
ing through a fence.
Funds are being raised by private sub
scription for a gymnasium in the public
schools at Two Rivers. The idea is meet
ing with great deal of encouragement,
and there is no doubt but what ample
funds will be forthcoming.
The Oshkosh Omro Interurban Electric
line is now graded from Oshkosh to the
Omro corporation limits. The weather
has been favorable for rapid work. The
ties are laid for about two-thirds Of the
distance. 1t is hoped TO have ears run
ming by San. 1.
vator of Holbroek & Ballet at Appleton,
and despite the prompt and efficient ac-
ton of the fire department the building
was totally destroyed aggregatmg loss
of about $4,000 covered by insurance.
Fortunately there were only about 20
600 bushels of grain, 500 bushels OF po-
tatoes and $1,000 worth Of clover seed
in the bins at the time.
Because he had constantly studied the
Bible for many months and could not
comprehend its teachings, Oscar Flickie,
17-year-old boy residing at De Soto,
attempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. He cannot recover. Peter
Flickie, his father, says the boy showed
no symptoms of insanity, and tried SUI
eide because he wanted to go to the spirit
world and investigate his theories.
Contracts have been signed insuring the
removal from Chicago to Stevens Point
Of Joseph Bachner, an expert watch
builder, and the establishment Of a fac
tory for the manufacture of watches.
\ stock company has been organized with
$4,000 capital, Mr.. Rachner being given
one-half the stock as the value of his
machinery and dies. Watches will be-
placed on the market before the first Of
February.
An important sale Of timber has been
made in the town of Muskego, the same
including 1J3 walnut logs from twenty
six trees on the farm OF l.. Ellertson. The
purchasers, a Cincinnati lumber com
pany viii cut the trees down at their
own expense and ship them direct from
Lake Beulah, on the Wisconsin Central
Railroad, to Berlin, Germany, where the
logs will be worked up into yencerlns
and other marketable products
Joseph Regner, farmer residing near
Phillips, and for few weeks past an in
mate of the Milwaukee sauitarium in
Wauwatosa, hanged himself to a sapling
in the woods in the rear of that insttu-
ton Nicolas Ferdinand, a saoonkeeper
on the Blue Mound road. was hunting
with some friends in WellaucI's woods
near the sanitarium. Suddenly the dog,
which had been after n rabbit, stopped in
his mad chase to scent a new and strange
smell and to see a strange figure. He
barked until his masters were attracted
to the spot, where they saw Regner hang
ing to a sapling by rusty hay bale wire.
The parsonage of st. Josephs Church
in Marnettc was entered by two burg
lars The pastor, Father Caron, met
the burglars at the dining room with a
revolver They fed, but carried away
communion wine. They had
been in the house for some time before
being discovered
Miss Marion Morrison Mcmillan OF To
nah IS married to Lieut. Reuben Smith
of the Twenty-eighth infantry, whose
home is at Minneapolis. The couple viii
90 at once to Manila. where Lieut.. Smith
will be stationed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Troye Of the town
of Wilson were presented with daugh-
ter the other day-their nineteenth child.
This makes the largest family OF children
in Sheboygan County. Mr.. DE Troye is
4S years old, his wife is FIVE years young
err Jan. y next the couple viii cele-
brate their twemty-ffth wedding anniver-
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