Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-02-04

broken by log falling on TO it.
In Manitowoc the jury in TIE csse Of
the State against Andrew Huat. char~
ed with highway robbery. returned ver-
diet of guilty.
A. NJ. Rousseau. carpenter at work
ON the new canning factory building Mt
New London. fell from the building.
breaking two ribs.
At Marshfeld fire almost totally do
stroyed the plant OF the Marshfeld Bed
ding Company. The loss is $4,000. fully
covered by insurance.
The Bellevue Hotel. one of the largest
summer resorts at Powers Lake. owned
by Mrs. NJ. Moiter. burned. with furni-
ture. Partly insured.
While working in well at Berlin.
William Voelter, through the breaking of
rope. fell thirty feet to the bottom Of
well. breaking both legs above the
knee
The Mazomanie brewery was destroy
ell by fire The loss on building and stock
will approximate $4,000 with about
$4,000 insurance. The cause of the hre
is mystery.
Kenosha County lakes are paying no at
tention 10 the ice tax law and are ship
ping ice to Chicago at the rate of hun
dred cars per day.
The Central House at Pittsville was
destroyed by fire. which for time threat
cned the City Hall, postoffice and other
nearby buildings. Several Of the guests
had narrow escapes.
John Mezerek of La Crosse skated into
an open space. was carried under the ice
and narrowly escaped death. He finally
caught a floating stump. to which he
chung for an hour until rescued.
Russell, the 7-year-old son of P. II. Van
Curren. residing southeast of Cumber-
land, accidentally shot himself in the
thigh while playing with a revolver. The
injuries are severe, but not dangerous.
henry Brutus a woodsman employed
in the Red Cliff Lumber Company's
camps near Bayfield,. was struck by a
falling tree and received injuries which
will probably cost him his life. The tree
struck him in the head and back. inhict
ing several fractures of the skull and
breaking his back Many ribs were also
broken
Edward Hines & Co. Of Chicago have
bought the seasons cut of the \. Luding-
ton Company and the III. Witbeck Com
pany at Marinette, aggregating S0,000,-
600 feet of choice white pine lumber and
costing over $150O,00O. The entire ont
put of lath and shingles is also contract
ed for. This is the largest single sale
ever made on the Menominee river.
The high school building at Oconomo-
woe was completely destroyed by fire.
The loss is $4,000. with no insurance.
The fire was discovered by Miss Jessie
Davis who gave the alarm and warned
the children. who were in the building. in
time so that all were able to escape.
Most of the books in the library and the
piano were gotten out. The origin Of the
fire is a mystery 1t started in the labor
atory on the third floor and was burning
fiercey when discovered
Fire in the factory of the Tabor Glove
Company and the Kalamazoo Knitting
Company in Milwaukee caused a panic
among the 200 girls employed on the
fourth floor Of the building occupied
jointly by these concerns The smoke
became so dense that the girls joined in
a rush for the exit. The girls in the glove
factory on the second floor leaped from
the windows, but none of them was seri-
ously injured. The damage to the build
ing and stock was about $4,000
Christ Larson. resident of Racine,
was found in ditch three miles west Of
the city IN an unconscious condition. 1t
was believed that he was dead. A farmer
loaded the supposed dead man on his
wagon and started for town On the
way Larson revived and told the farmer
that he was thrown from his wheel some
time during the afternoon and had lain
where found for a number Of hours \
physician made an examination and
found the mans shoulder dislocated and
that he had sustained conclusion of
the brain.
Relatives in Cumberland have been adj
vised that Carl jacobson, a former we'll
known Cumberland boy. had been fright
fully cut up in a sawmill at Vending.
Ore While feeding the edger in the
mill Mr.. Jacobson's apron got caught in
the roller and. in trying to eXtricate him
self, his hand went on to the saw The
saw split the hand in two and sawed
up the arm four inches above the wrist.
taking out four inches of bone. The I'M
fortunate man fell face forward on to
the saw and received an ugly cut in the
jaw.
The report that ore taken from the
bluffs north of Prairie din Chen nclud-
ed gold and silver in rpmunerative guam
titles was confirmed by assays made by
professional chemists and metallurgists
l. 4 l..
yond the realms Of speculation. The as
says show bullion running from $1.30 to
$17.30 per ton on samples taken from
the ledge. The average per ton is about
IS. The ore body is upon land owned
by Mrs. \. S. Dousman. who is making
a thorough investigation to determine the
average yield of the ore at various dis
,ances from the surface
Watertown police have been notified Of
a daring attempt Of assault upon WON
an. Mrs Bertha Waldersee. when op-
posite the entrance to Washington Park,
was set upon by TWO men. who caught
her by the throat and dragg| her into
the park. One Of them tool &, bottle Of
chloroform from his jacket and began
to administer il. Shortly before the wcm-
an became unconscious from fright and
the effects OF the drug she heard one
Of the men say: This is not the woman
we are after" They left without doing
any further harm ana did not rob her
Of a sum Of money which she had on her
person.
Fire destroyed the large BARR Of Wal
ter Cooley, wealthy farmer rcsi2ing
near Brodhead. Nineteen hestd 81 cat.ie
five horses. fifty tons Of hay. ! 600 D, a,L-
els Of grain and expensive fuIsning ma;
chimTy We're consumed. The los Is 81.
600. with 1000 insurance.
The 12-year-oId son Of Thomas Cash
mas died at Minong from alcoholic poi
son, Wrought on by whisky which he had
drank but a few hours before. The boy
was at a lumber camp east Of Minong
and with a number Of men secured two
jugs Of whisky, of which be partook free
Is.