Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-01-22


A water works system is to be installed
at Amherst.
The will Of Frederick Green of Ra-
cine is contested. The estate is worth
$1,000.
An unknown young man committed sui
eide at Marshtield by throwing himself
in front of a Northwestern train. Death
was instantaneous.
Fire broke out in the billiard hall in the
Masonic building at Fond du Lac and did
about $1,000 damage. The hall is run
by William KeyeS.
John Douville of Rhinelander had his
left foot accidentally ground off at the
heel by a log chain while at work decking
logs at Langley & Alderson's camp. sew
en- miles above Star lake.
Ephie Gilmore. a Marinette skater, car
ried off the honors in a big skating match
at Sheboyg,n He won three out Of FIVE
races, beating FIVE of the best Sheboygan
skaters He is the champion of the Ne
nomonee river.
John Scott, killed by the overturning
of locomotive at Chicago, was resi-
dent of Racine for many years, and for
seven years was member of the St.
Luke's Church choir. He held an impor-
tant position in the offices of the Racine
knitting works.
Officers are looking for Al. Palmer,
salOonkeeper of Niagara, the new paper
mill town, who terrorized the town the
other day with revolver. He broke in
the door OF a competitors place by firing
beer key against it and then fred four
shots from revolver into the ceiling. He
cleared the saloon and then proceeded
through the town, firing promiscuously.
The entire town had to remain indoors
during his rampage.
While a 'busload Of men were return
ing from a funeral at Algoma the bus
was upset at the LanScher hill and the
following occupants were hurt: Matt
Petfy, collar bone broken: James De-
want, arm broken; Frank Ole. head
bruised: Jerry Robillar body severely
bruised.
Railroad Commissioner Rice, in his BIZ
enRial report, favors the plan of taxing
railroads on the net earnings upon the
mileage basis He also recommends an
extension OF the functions Of his office,
at his disposal to DO the work.
While Fred Higgins and Clark Hem
bricks. his hired man, were trying TO
catch a runaway COW on Higgins farm.
in FANNY Greek Higgins threw a stone
at the animal in an attempt TO head il
toward the barn. The stone missed the
COW and struck Hendricks on the head,
crushing his skull.
At Eau Claire May Bishoprick. aged
1S. was sentenced 90 the Industrial school
for girls, and her brother, aged 10. TO the
Sparta school for boys. The brother and
sister ran away from home and made a
tour Of Minneapolis. They stopped at
several different hotels and at one of
them the girl stole pocketbook contain
ing s..
Secretary Of State Froehiich has pre-
pared a report for Gov. Ia Toilette.
showing that t;se State has paid ont over
$4,000 for railroad transportation in
eighteen months under the operations OF
the anti-pass law.
Thirty-one people returning 10 Eau
Claire az , O'Clock one morning from
party in the town 81 Brunswick IN
sleigh drawn by a four-horse seam tipped
over on the edge OF a 75foot embank-
ment. several miles from town. The box
turned over. imprisoninS all bur four Of
the party and sliding them about thirty
feet down the hank. The horses stood
Still. All those under the box were more
or less hurt.