Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-03-04
Brief State Rappenings.

An electric road Will probably be built
from Chiffon to Fond du Lac, taking III
the small towns along the lake shore,
soon.
Pete Husting of Fond du Lac has sign
ed a contract to play with the st. Louis
baseball team. He is to receive $1,000
salary.
Truman Silsby of Clintolville was
killed by a tree. Two trees lodged in
a third tree and he cut that one down and
all three trees fell on him.
Little Bernie WesterSaard of La
Crosse. aged 3 years drank carbolic acid
out of a bottle left near her by mistake
and is badly burned internally. She may
die.
While digging in an embankment Of the
new Beloit DelavaL Lake and GAINESVILLE
Railway Dennis Curry of Rockton and
David Shaw of Roscoe were killed by q
cave-in.
Annie Hoffman Of Menasha narrowly
escaped asphy Siation ut the Oshkosh
House in Oshkosh She came from Me
nasha and took room in which there
was gas stove, which she mistook for
Il steam radiator and turned on the gas.
An early freight train on the Northern
Wisconsin Railway was wrecked at john
sons Creek. between Jefferson Junction
and Watertown. Two cars jumped the
track, wrecking the rest If the train.
Contracts were awarded at Appleton
for the construction of a two-machine
paper mill on the Illinois river at Mar
settles by Howe & Davidson. The plant
will cost $4,000 and will make box
board
The eoroner's jury in the Parker case
return a verdict of jusriiable homicide
thus practically disposing Of the case
against Hiram Hall of NGllston. No
prosecution viii follow unless other facts
come TO light which is not probable.
Lucus Hart. son Of Sands Hart. prcSi-
dent OF the Racine Wooden Mn Com
pany accidentally shot himself ut Calls
toga. Cal where he was spending the
winter for his health Young Hart died
q few hours after he received his wound.
The preliminary hearing of Fred w
Stephenson, charged with the murder of
Deputy Sheriff William Cooper OF Nat
erloo Feb $. was held at Jefferson Jus
tiee W. IL Torter presiding stephen
sou was bound over TO the September
term Of the Circuit Court without BAL
dead man was found lying n the
floor Of vacant house near Ccnterville.
He was well dressed and bears evidence
Of foul play.
After a search of six months. Sheriff
Dickinson has located Fraak Freehorn
in Colfax. Wash Frceborn is charged
with embezzlement OF abou1 $50 from
Cooper. Lehner x CO. " Lancaster.
John r. Wolf. former comptroller e
Milwaukee after being M liberty less
than a week. has again been locked up.
pending recommitment 10 the insane
asylum. as the result Of an attack on the
employees Of the city garbage crematory.
The other night. while T. Rooster &c
la Crosse WAS driving a sleighload Of
neighbors home from church services the
horses ran away. dashiug over steep
2Lfooi embankment The sleigh and oc
cnpants were hurled TO the bottom 81
ravine below The soft snow Is al that
saved their lives.
Two women were in Prairie du Chien
on a recent evening with = child. and ar
ter several attempts 10 leave II with
parties. went 10 McGregor. where the
infaut was left IN the hallway OF pri-
vatc residence. and where the head Of
the honse fonnd Il crying shortly after
ward. The police were notified Of the
fac. and the two women were arrested
The investigation being conducted By
Postoffice Inspector Ralph Bird has de-
veloped the fact THAT the pOstofiice burg
larry at Reedsville was committed by pro-
fessiOnal crooks Tt Is said the names uf
the crooks are already known. bat ars
withheld at this time
VIII Blumer. prosperous Young farmer
ef the town Of Adams. committed saici,le
b hanging He was about ~ years oh
anu leaves family Of three children Ills
wife died two years age He sold his
farm a short time go and bought aa-
other near Monree He intended T. "a.
married. bat the lady Of his choice ~
fused him AMI thar is believed 10 have
led t. the rash act.