Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-13

The ST. Mary's parsonage, the home of
Rev Dean William White. was destroy
ed by fire at La Crosse. His niece Ma
ME White, was overcome by gas and
smoke and only rescued by tiremen
plunging through the flames
When Mr. and Mrs. August Post Of
Brodhead awoke the other morning they
found their 1-year-oId boy dead between
them. The little child had been in good
health when his parents retired The
cause of the sudden death is not known.
John Smith of Dudley had both legs
cut off in his fathers mill at that place
and died in the afternoon from his in
juries. In STOPPING over to pick up a
stick he accidentally pushed lever
which started the saw and he was pulled
to it by a chain.
A combine is said to have been formed
by the Retail Merchants Association Of
GAINESVILLE to ship all their freight over
the Milwaukee road. During the last
month the Northwestern has taken many
families from GAINESVILLE and sent them
to Fond du Lac
frankie Bittner, the 6-year-old son of
AID. Frank Bittner, who was wounded
in the abdomen by the explosion Of a
dynamite cartridge with which he was
playing and hit with hammer died at
Prairie lu Chen. The little fellow suf-
fered intense pain until the end came.
At Gratiot ave buildings were destroy
ed and several others damaged by IRE.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. Among
the property losses are Ganshirt Broth
ers, furniture and harness store; Kate
Troy, millinery; Brannan * herwan,
meat market; John Marriott. drug store;
Masonic lodge, c. NJ. Lund, general
store; ]. 2. McCully, saloon; Collins q
Son, hardware.
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Ullrich Leger at Gilmore was
rudely broken up by the death of Mrs.
Leger. Two hundred guests had assem-
bled to assist in celebrating the event.
The aged couple were passing into the
dining room. receiving the congratula-
tions of guests, when the excitement
proved too much for Mrs. Leger, and she
was stricken by paralysis, expiring two
hours later.
Relatives of c. J. Worth. proprietor of
general store in Wheatland, have re-
ceived a telegram stating that he had
been found dead on the street in Du-
buaue. Iowa. Mr. Worth left Wheatland
TO go to Chicago to purchase goods, and
since that time no word had been heard
from him. 1t is thought that he became
the victim of Chicago sharpers, who lur-
ed him to Dubuque, where he was rob
bed and murdered. He had a consldera-
BILE sum of money with him when he left
Kenosha.
The revelations of Supervisor of AS
sessment Winter and his deputies, l..
Kleeber and f. III. a. Nye, to the effect
that they have unearthed over $1,000
600 worth of untaXed mortgages in La
Crosse County, has caused quite stir
in the community, and the attempts to
enforce the tax will be fought by some
of the mortgage holders. They claim
that the new law taxing farm mortgages
is in fact double taxation, and they will
resist on that theory. 1t Will increase
the revenue of the county $4,000.
W. II. Hamilton of WATERFOWL. \. Y.
an organizer of the United brotherhood
of Paper Makers, who has been work
ing in Eau Claire and elsewhere in the
State. was arrested and placed in jail
there while on his way to the Omaha
station on warrant charging conspiracy
to compel the Dells Paper and Pulp Com
pany of Eau Claire to close down its
mill every Saturday night and to cause
strike and otherwise to injure business
of the company The warrant also calls
-. .F A,f~n and
Charles Hess as co-conspirators. Part
Of the evidence is a twelye-pagc letter
said to have been written by Hamilton
and secured before he mailed it. in which
he discloses the whole plan of his opera
lions.
Receiver Frost Of the Washburn and
Bayfield, Railway was given permission
in the federal court mt Madison to adj
yerfise for bids for the sale Of the road.
This means that the offer Of $4,000
from the Northern Pacific win be ac-
cepted.
Rev. Robert G. Osborne Of Mosinee
has been elected rector Of the House Of
Prayer Episcopal at lowell. Mass. to
succeed Rev Warner Edward, recently
elected 10 New York Rev. Mr.. Osborne
Is a graduate of Yale and Berkeley Di-
yinity School. He was the founder Of
the Maryland Clerical Union.
Adam Kroner. president Of The Ger
man-American Bank. narrowly escaped
being killed by a street ear in La Crosse.
Mr. Kroner was crossing the track in adj
vance Of ear. Being blind in his right
eye. he did not see his peril and the car
struck his buggy, throwing him into the
street.
The body of an unknown man wrapped
in a quilt was fount AT Waseea. MIMI.
by lsborers Who were unloading lumber
car whieh came froi Woodruff. The
mans clothing was n ,rked N O." and
he was about 40 ye. ) old. A bottle
which had contained n ,rphine was found
in one OF his pockets There is sus-
picion Of foul play.
Capt. A. NJ. Sherma of Eau Claire
who recently purchased the Lake HolIe
property. the summer re sort midway be-
tween Chippewa Fails I'd Eau Claire,
has decided % close up t b property and
place il IN condition for Asrieultural pur-
poses. As A resort il diA mot pay
Alvin Paulsen. son OF Herman PaulSea.
q prominent farmer 81 GAINESVILLE. shot
himself He had returned from the barr
after doing the evening chores and re-
tired 10 his room. An instant later the
family was startled 10 hear the report Of
the revolver They rushed upstairs a9d
found the young man already dead. de
was - years old and unmarried No
reason has been assigne5 Tor the deed.