Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-05
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AT Durand the Parkhurst House was
burned, with d loss of $500.
In Milwaukee Sans B. Sanderson was
found not guilty of conspiring to abduct
his wife.
There was Il wild saloon row at Penn
bine, i'll which six or seven men were
badly cut.
\ farm house near Baraboo, owned by
Il. L. Ross, was consumed with its con
tents. The loss is 1000, partly insured.
A. Lake Mills George Grunew, aged
II, in sliding down hill ran into u tree,
fracturing his skull and receiving inter-
nal injuries.
In West Superior fire destroyed the
commission house, feed mill and elevator
of the SmithAlvOrd company. The total
loss is estimated at about $4,000.
The large mercantile establishment of
the Smith Bassford Company at Stur-
geon Bay was entirely destroyed by fire.
The loss is 500, 900 on stock and building.
David L. Cohen of La Crosse was fined
$75 and costs for buying junk in violation
of the State law and boys who stole and
sold the junk were sent to the reform
school
7. NJ. Leach, a merchant, aged So
years, was found dead in his store at
Waupun. The store was closed all morn
ing and at noon the authorities decided
to break in and find out if anything was
wrong This was done and the old man
was found lying dead on the floor. He
had been asphyxiated by escaping coal
gas from a stove in the store.
An attempt was made to blow up the
First Methodist Church in Richland
Center. About 10 p. m. fearful explo-
sion took place which shook the town
People fastened to the streets and upon
investigation found that a charge Of dy
Mantle had been placed near the Meth
odist Church and exploded. The brick
work of the church sustained no damage
except that the wall was blackened by
the smoke.
The city of Kenosha has decided to
take a naDd in the telephone fight and
at the meeting of the Council the acting
city attorney vas ordered to draw up an
ordinance forcing the company to place
all wires in the business district under
ground.
Frank Dunn, wo0dsman whose home
is at Wabasha. Mimi. came to Eau
Claire from the Chippewa pineries
speechless, as the result Of grip. He was
stricken while eating his dinner in camp.
1t is said that another man was stricken
the same way recently in another logging
camp.
Thomas Jackson, a switchman on the
Northwestern road in Appleton, had a
narrow escape from drowning. He was
on top of freight car which stood on
the high trestle near the paper mill of
the Wisconsin Tissue Paper Company.
His feet slipped and he was plunged into
the icy waters thirty feet below.
Chairman Davis of the County Board
found L. J. Brown and family. consisting
Of wife and three daughters, all at tie
point of death at their home in the town
of Luck All but the youngest daughter,
aged IA years, are victims Of the cocaine
habit, and they were sOrely reduced by
illness, starvation and inability to pro-
cure the drug.
In the municipal court at Chippewa
Falls Narcis Paul, young barber. was
held TO the Circuit Court for trial IN the
sum Of 500 for an alleged robbery com
mitted On the person Of John Kelley, an
aged w0odsman. The amount said to be
taken was $50.
The Clifford & Fox Lumber Company
OF Stevens Point has sold To the Chicago
Creamery Packing Company Of Chicago
its former mill site OF about twenty-four
acres in the village Of Butternut, and a
quarter section Of timber land Il that vi
cinity. The new owners viii proceed 10
build a large veneer plant on the site nj
once and wiz employ froa fifty 10 seven
ty-fve hands.