Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06

by being run over by loaded wagon
He leaves widow aud seven children.
Albert Theama. faraaer living at
North Point, pulled Otto Barchart out OF
the lake. Borchart jumpea in with the
evident intention Of committing suicide
The 6-year-old son Of Frank Bittncr
of Prairie du Chen was saot in the alb
domen and a playmate. aged IL, injured
about the face by the discharge of an old
rusty gun barrel which they had found
in back yard.
The strike in the Thilnlany paper mill
at kaukauna, the largest tissue mill in
the world. has been settled. This ends
the labor troubles in the Fox River val
ley
Anton Smith, farmer living several
miles above La Crosse. on. the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul road, was killed
by the fast mail train lust how the
accident happened viii never be known,
but suicide theory is advanced.
4 farmers feud growingout of claims
of Fred Schlabach to use j wagon road
crossing farm owned by the Williams
brothers, situated in Pine Greek valley.
eliminated in a fight in which Schlabach
received what may prove fatal injuries.
At Ogdensburg the 4-year-old child of
Albert Steinbach was playing out in the
field with its father. who was burning
brush. when its dress caught Gre and be-
fore it could be extinguished the cloth
ing had burned almost entirely from its
body.
Mayor-elect H. S. GilnlG-e OF Beaver
Dam was severely Injured at his farm.
While showing how to ran a roller he
fell and the roller passed over him.
Though his injuries viii cSnfine him for
some time yet he hopes 10 be able to
take his seat May 6.
An unknown man was Instantly killed
at Burlington by a Wisconsin Central
train. He was refused passage on the
through train because ii did not stop
ut his destination He then walked
down the tracks, and it is thought he
was accidentally run over
The executive committee Of the Inter-
national Oratoncal League at meeting
held at Stevens Point decided that Am
brose c. Grace of Milwaukee had been
guilty of plagiarism in his Grafton upon
Alexander Hamilton, which won the sec
ond prize at the normal school contest at
Superior.
The first death of the season from
jumping the rope was recorded at la
Crosse, the victim being little 9-year-old
Gretchen Hensche. She Jumped a hun
bred, as the little girls reckon it, and
then complained of a severe3headache and
laid down in the house. She died in q
few minutes.
Because he had been discharged foI
negligence to duties, Frark Roska, an
Italian, drew a stiletto and fatally stab
bed Edward Francis. foreman of the
Belle City Malleabe iron works in Ra-
cine Francis was stabbed in the back
the assailant approaching him from be
hind. Roska fled.
Lille Smith, pretty Chinago girl who
disappeared from that city severa
months ago, was found by her mother in
Racine. She was engaged.as a servant
girl 1t developed that when she left
home she followed young Racine mar
whom she loved. She was! taken home
Her parents are wealthy.
In three different ways i1lla Murphy
a negress, tried to end her life in the
West Superior city Jail, wnere she was
held awaiting "A hearing First she tried
to cut her throat with hafpin. but fail
ed. Then she wrapped hefself tight in
the bed clothing and set fire to it, trying
to burn up. The sm,ll Of smoke drew
the attention Of the officers and the wom-
an received slight injuries. She then
tried to hang herself with q hair ribbon,
but the officers beard her chokins and
cut her down ia time.
The labor supply and dcrland in Wis
consin run about equal, according to tbs
records of the free emplc. Eaent bureaus
at Milwaukee and Superior established
July /, 1901, under act of che last Leg
islature. In a total of over 5000 eacl
of applications for employment and ap
plications Tor help filed with the bureaus
during the forty-one weeks; Of their ex
istence. ending April 10. theee were G, 1Ss
applications for help. The Positions filled
numbered 5,149, there beiag 1,04O APP
Dlicatons for employment aid 96S appli
cations for help untitled.
The Supreme Court Of Wisconsin gave
a black eye to the many schemes to com
meet Milwaukee and Chicago with an In
terurban electric railway in a decision
affirming the decision of tho lower court
granting an injunction to Mary Hale Al
len against the Kenosha Street Railway
Company. The substance 81 the decis-
ion is that any owner of property abut-
ting on the tracks of the company can
have it restrained from operating or com
PEELED to remove its tracks aid poles. The
court decided that the franchise was
yalueless because the grantees bad failed
to perform a condition precedent to the
obtaining Of any rights nnder the fran
c,iise in failing to file guaranty com
pany's bond approved by tAe Mayor OF
the city before Aug l. 1900. At the
present time the road is reaey for opera
ton, but with this decision of the court
there is nothing left for the company to
do except to pull up tho. tracks or secure
new franchise.
The S-yoar-old daughter ,Of Mr.. a1d
Mrs. Thomas Pagan was BURNED 70 drath
at Shell Lake while playing near p pile
Of burning rubbish. She was buraed be
yond q state Of recognition.
Fire destroyed the Daniel Slaw Lum-
Der Company's barn in Eeu Claire
Twenty six horses, logging outfit, fifty
tons Of hay and other conients were de
stroyed. The loss is $4,000
Three children OF Even Medium, a
farmer Of Lewis VALLEY were buried in
the same coffin. Two Of thepl we're twins
and ali were quite small. The trio were
taken Ill with lung trouble about the
same time and died at almost the same
time.
Twelve students. members Of the Sc
Nor, junior and sophomore classes Of the
Racine high school. who Engaged in a
class fight on a recent evening. were sus-
pended by Principal Blackhurst. The
suspension viii hold, pendiEg on inEes-
tfgation by Superintendent Bell and the
members of the Board Of EGncation-
The trustees of the Beloit college have
decided to give each OF f1iG Instructors
at the school years vacation. the time