Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-09-17


ImaeSiae shop, house and barn Of Del
CleHgk near Connersyille.
Henry Hamilton and August Lindquist.
two 14-year-old boys living at Pound,
were drowned in Gin lake.
The little S-year-o.d daughter of A. H.
Goodwin of Goodrich saved her 7-yeal-
old brother from drowning at Lake Como.
A man was discovered on the tracks of
the Milwaukee road west OF WATERFOWL
lie was mangled in terrible maraer
and could not be identified.
The 2-year-old son of Mrs. Rosa Sew
erena was struck BIZ an Omaha train
half a mile south OF Cumberland His
injuries are not considered fatal.
Fire destroyed the barns. granary. hay
and grain stack of William Detlengh,
farmer living close to Galesville. Chill
dren playing with matches caused the
blaze
The business portion of Rome was
nearly destroyed by fire. The Exchayssr,
Hotel was entirely consumed, together
with all the barns and other outbuild-
ings.
Ed Follmer and companion We're over
turned in the Mississippi river at La
Crosse by being dashed against a bridge
pier by the current and almost drowned
before assistance arrived.
Joseph Jendina, foreman at the
O'Laughlin stone quarry at Ives, was
killed while blasting at the quarry. A
piece OF stone not larger than u "a
fist struck Jendilla on the head.
James Driver, son Of Thomas Driver.
who died FIVE years ago, leaving an estate
valued at about 100000, was fatally
wounded while attempting TO stop a run
away in Racine. Driver was employed
as an inspector Of street paving.
One of the biggest lumber deals of tine
year was contaminated in Chicago, Jesse
Spalding of Marinette disposed of his in
terests in the Hines Lumber Company to
the Weyerhauser syndicate, The pur-
chase price is understood to have been
very large.
Henry Borsen. who lives about five
miles west of Waupun, was killed by an
ugly bull Borsen went down near the
bull to repair a fence and it is thought
that he was struck in the back and had
no possible chance to save himself. The
body was horribly crushed.
James Williams and William Dunlavy,
Chicago boys, aged IL and is years, who
were arrested in that city and brought
to Racine charged with burglary by a
local grocer. pleaded guilty in the muni-
cipal court aud were sentenced to- the
State reformatory school for one year.
c. A. Guest has discovered a vein of
unusually rich iron ore on his property,
on the iron range near Mineral lake. at a
depth of forty feet. The Guest Mining
Company, consisting mostly Of Mellen
business men, has been organized for
the purpose Of aseertaning the extent OF
the ore body, and for further develop
ment. E1'Wa'
The Ashland Cigar and Tobacco Com
pany's building burned on recent night.
The contents of the building were valued
at about $4,000 About 81 900 worth of
furniture was destroyed and James Les
lie, the proprietor OF the burned prop
erty, cannot account for the origin Of the
fire. Fhe loss is fully covered by iusur-
ance.
Hall Aion. farmer living near tho
outlet of Rush lake, had most remark
able escape from death. In sliding down
a strawstack he struck pitchfork. the
handle of which entered his body to the
length of twenty ncltes and then broke
off. An operation was performed, the
handle was removed and the man still
lives, with fair chances Of recovery.
Edward NJ Daniel of Milwaukee. who
has been in Monticello for two months
examining the books of the Bank OF
Monticello, of which ]. f. Sears was
cashier, has completed his work and sent
in his report. Most of the shortage, es-
timated at about $4,000. will be thrown
on the stockholders. 1t is estimated that
Mr.. Sears estate will pay about 20 cents
on the dollar.
Attorney o. r. Skaar returned to La
Crosse recently after searching for and
locating Henry Bronson in Salt Lake
City, who, though leading the life OF
common day laborer, was the heir to an
estate in Norway valued at several mill
ions. At Salt Lake Attorney Skaar was
informed Bronson had committed suicide
as the result OF extreme poverty few
MtthS prev lbuo u HIS Nloll. IIbuSbu Hdu
spent nearly all Of his life among the
western harvest fields, penniless, yet
The Department Of Wisconsin. Spanish
War Veterans Association. has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Department Commander. Maj. Ju-
Illus A. Nemitz Oshkosh Senior Vice
Commander, Capt. John Turner. Maus-
ton; Junior Vice Commander, Capt. w.
A. Warden, Oshkosh; Assistant Adju-
tant General Lieut.. John b. Schneider,
Neenah; Assistant Inspector General.
Capt NJ Abel, Manitowoc; Assistant
General Lieut. John J.
Foley, Milwaukee; Surgeon General, Gen.
]. b. Edwards, Mauston; Assistant
Judge Advocate General, Maj. X. A.
Richards. Sparta; Chaplain General.
Capt G. e. Buffers. Tomah.
At La Crosse, buried in a wheat bin
which had not been opened for two years,
the heirs of S. Ole Waaum of Sweden.
who died two years ago, leaving no will,
and apparently no estate, found an old
leather bag containing $500, $500 OF
which was in gold coin and the remainder
N bonds and stocks When Walaum
lied he left five sons. All of them were
IF the opinion he had wealth. but two
years Of search failed to locate the OBJ
ect Of their hopes. While the eldest of
he sons was cleaning ont the old bin
md removing the wheat to the mill, he
zane upon the hidden treasure. The
leirs have made application for the APP
)ointment OF an administrator.
A great abundance OF luxuriant hair
aved Miss Neva r. Perkins Of La Cross1
rom instant death at a hotel in Stevens
Point. She fell down whole flight Of
stairs, lighting on her head, sustaining
evere cuts and conclusions.
The building Of new theater in Apple
on was made certain when the proprie-
ors Of the interprban road subscribed
o 500 tickets at SO each. More than
y 900 worth Of tickets have now been
old and the disposal Of the remaining
ickets is guaranteed. The building is to
'e completed In December and will be
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