Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-08-13
AL Over the State.

All Over the State.
At Fond du Lac Mrs. Mary Eastman,
an old resident, was killed by Il North
western train.
Earl Lacey, 10 years old. was drown
ed while swimming in the Nemadji river
at West Superior.
Charles Wassmund, farmer in the
town of Freedom, narrowly escaped be-
ing killed by a ferociOus bull.
Business men of Stanley, Chippewa
Falls and Cameron have organized
company and started new bank at Cam
eron.
Congressman Esch has reappointed A.
\. Maltby postmaster at Oakdale and
Andrew Book for the same position at
Stockholm.
Benjamin Stroebe, an old pioneer of
Outagamie County, aged II years, died
suddenly of heart disease, at his home in
Grand Chute.
Additional rural free delivery service
will be established Oct l at Evansville,
with one carrier Mrs Margie Munger
The length of the route is twenty-five
miles; area covered, twenty-eight square
miles, DODulaIlOu SeINeO, OOU.
Fred H Werner, aged 81, died at Osh-
Osh of heart disease, brought on by an
accident which befell him while he was
riding bicycle.
An elderly man whose name is I'M
known has disappeared from the Third
street house in La Crosse, and simulta-
neously with this discovery came the
news of the loss of $500 by Mike Grau-
vogel, who also boarded there.
An electric line is proposed from La
Crosse to WonewOt and HillsbOro tap
ping a very rich farming country and also
taking in later the summer resort regions
of the middle portion of Wisconsin. Other
towns without any railroad connection
will also be on the route.
An excursion train from Minocqua car
rying delegates to the Woodmen's conyen-
ton at Wausau had head-end collision
with log train just north of the bridge
in Tomahawk. Both engines were badly
wrecked, together with four empty nat
cars. The engineers and fremen jumped
and escaped with slight injuries.
Suit to recover damages for breach Of
promise to marry her has been brought
neman, young lady of the town of Sun
Prairie, against Ed. Duscheck, a young
! man of that town, who started a few
| months ago for the land of promise in
| Oklahoma, leaving her behind.
| Mrs. Charles S. Beebe, Il director of
| the Racine public library, has received
letter from r. \. Frank, private secre-
| tary to Andrew Carnegie stating that
/ the millionaire had consented TO give
| $4,000 to the city fer a public library
| building,
! Hiram Palmer. who for twenty years
made his home on the banks Of Lake
/ Chetek. died recently, aged 80. He lived
! alone in 4 hut, the furniture consisting
| of table. bed and chair and was known
/ to visitors 10 the lake as The Hermit
/ He was one Of the survivors of the Lady
/ Elgin disaster
/ Rather than be arrested for beating his
/ wife. Edward AIielke Of Athens commit
/ ted suicide by hanging himself He was
/ found dead by the constables who went
/ to his house TO serve the warrant The
/ man had been arrested once before for
! beating his wife, who is a frail, Sickly lit
tie woman.
Mrs. Frank +. Eastman was STR. *
and instantly killed by a Northwestern
/ freight train on the Griffin street cross
! ing ut Fond du Lac. Her body was
! frightfully mutilated. the head and one
/ arm being completely severed from the
/ trunk and the rest Of the body and limbs
being badly mangled. Mrs. Eastman was
/ 80 years Of age
John Ludwig Of Buffalo. who terrorized
employees at the La Crosse novelty wood
. works. where he had a narrow escape
f-Jm losing his hands while playing with
the machinery. was committed 10 the hos
pital for the insane al Oshkosh.
Fire AZ Fairwater destroyed a hotel
owned BY 9. Cease. The blaze was dis
covered Early in ne evening and the
guests. with the exception Of DR.. Lyton,
had little dim salry in escaping. Dr.. by
Ton had 70 jump from seeoad-Srory
window. but was not seriously injured
aside from severe burns on his hands.
The structure burned 10 the ground. The
loss is estimated Al $4,000. with 5000
Insurance