Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-09
The Rev. c. W. Dennis. pastor of the

were found near mo By some men tTay
cling through the woods.
Daniel Preller and james Horn. en-
ployes, were killed by the explosion of a
gasoline engine in the barb-wire works at
GAINESVILLE
Albert Frank, carpenter. aged 81
himself in the river at Oshkosh. He had
been ill for some time. A wife and FIVE
children survive him.
Prof. Wiswall Of the Kenosha high
school has awarded the honors TO the
class of 1901 and all of these have fallen
to girls, not one boy being appointed 10
speak at commencement.
William Reed was badly hurt at the
Wausaukee railroad crossing while at
tempting to board "a freight train. He
slipped and was thrown down. Three
ribs were broken and the side Of his face
badly laeerated.
At Oshkosh Wilhelmina Below was d.
vorced from Ernst Below for cruelty and
because he was sentenced in 1898 to one
year in prison for train robbery. She
was acquitted at the time on 4 charge Of
receiving stolen goods.
/ A collision on the Northwestern road
at Little Rapids between a north-bound
passenger train and heavy freight re-
suited in the death of the passenger engi-
neer, besides serious injuries sustained
by number of others.
4 drunken man armed with a Ratchet
smashed a slot machine in a saloon at
Appleton and stole the money therein,
amounting to 81. Because the machine
was a gambling device, all of which were
recently ordered out of saloons, the man
will not be prosecuted.
\ man registering as r. Raymond,
Chicago, was found dead at the Clipper
House in Milwaukee, having committed
suicide by turning on the gas. He left
note. which read as follows: L hope
God will forgive me. for | have beenA a
bad boy" Raymond stated that he was
4 member of the theatrical profession.
A discovery OF utmost Importance to
the citizens of la Crosse has been made
by Frank Winter, local attorney. He
found that since 1893 the words County
of La Crosse" have been left out in the
notices of the unredecmed tax sales,
which makes every tax certificate issued
since that time invalid. There is an
amount of something like $4,000 involv-
ed
Judge Ludwig in the Superior Court
at Milwaukee declared chapter 3d. of the
laws of 1899 of Wisconsin. which was
designed to prohibit discrimination again
against members of labor organizations,
unconstitutional and void. In pursuance
of this decision Judge Ludwig ordered
the discharge If Louis KrautZberg, fore
man Of a south side foundry. Kreutz-
berg had been arrested because it was
claimed he had discharged a workman
for the simple reason that he belonged
to labor union.
]. D. Witter and y. Johnson, stock
holders in the Consolidated Water Pow
er Company, have purchased of L. Il.
Nash his claim against the company. The
case of the Consolidated Water Power
Company VS.. Thomas L. Nash has been
in litigation for years and the Supreme
Court recently gave decision in favor of
the defendant, reversing the one of the
Circuit Court The purchase assures the
| building of the large pulp and paper
mills in Grand Rapids, which will cost,
including dam, in the neighborhood of
100000.
Caroline Fahrcs Of Milwaukee is in
| Oshkosh trying to regain possession of
| her two children, whom she rellnquished
when she was in poverty in 1872. She
| allowed her children to be sent to the
| Sparta school on an order Of the AIilwau-
kee poor commissioner In 1898 they
were adopted by two Neenah families.
| Now the mother, who has remarked and
| is in comfortable circumstances, wants
| her children, but is now unable to get
them. Her husband is willing. She pro-
poses to test the State law which gives
| the board of control power to consent to
adoption of children from the school.
John Novak, a Jewish peddler residing
| at Waukesha, came near losing his life
as the result of a practical joke. NOvak
| had been working at Zion City, and had
| started to walk to KenOSha. On the way
| Re was overtaken by two KenOsha ice
men and was permitted to ride with
| them. Both the men were intoxicated,
| and they decided to scare the peddlcr.
| The rig was driven under tree and a
rope placed around the neck of the ped
der. The other end of the rope was
wound around the limb of the tree. Then
one of the men struck the horses and
they dashed forward. leaving the peddler
hanging from the limb. When the men
saw the effect of the joke they hurried
back and cut him down. but he was faint
and for a moment it was thought that his
neck had been broken by the fall. He
has consulted an attorney and will make
the men pay for the fun.
Nathan Powell, who shot Joseph e.
Kelly twice with a rifle near Augusta.
was arraigned before Justice Wilcox in
Eau Claire on the charge of assault with
intent to kill. Are you guilty or not
guilty? asked the magistrate. Il am
guilty" replied Powell, lit was his own
proposition that should do that if he did
not do as he agreed" The prosecuting
attorney aud the justice reminded Pow
ell, who had no lawyer, of the serious
ness Of the case. but Powell persisted in
saying he was guilty and intended to kill
Kelly. He says Kelly swindIed him on
a horse deal in Minnesota two years ago
and owed him money. Powell came from
Split Rock TO the farm where Kelly was
working, deliberately fred two shots into
him and walked away. Powell walked
thirty miles to Eau Claire and gave him
self up at the county Jail. He is a smooth
faced, gray-headed man of GO. Kelly is
in the hospital and win probably recover.
Congressman John J. Esch has appoint
ed Vaughn X. Conan of La Crosse to the
naval cadetship at the academy at Ann
apOliS, three young men from Eau Claire
who had higher standings refusing TO
accept the place owing to other engage
ments.
T. Derrick. proprietor Of the Hotel
Wagner of Racine, went to ken0sha the
other day. since which time no trace Of
the man has been found. He left note
AZ the hotel saying that when next heard
from. he would either be in jail or dead.
The officers believe be has committed sui
eide.
Presiding Elder Farmer of the Apple
ton district Of the Wisconsin Methodist
Church, who recently in London, Ont,
shot himself in the hand, is likely to lose
So hT- - ,rr