Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-25


Martin Couture, aged 80 years. res3-
dent of Chippewa Falls for twenty years,
was killed by a falling tree in IDAHO.
Dennis Hayes, son of John Hayes az
Fort Winnebago. was painfully injured
by having his hand caught in a cora
shelter.
At Appleton John Stark's saloon was
entered by burglars and $3.50 cash res
lister was carried away, together With its
contents.
Antona Sebon of Wakefield, Mich, was
brought to Ashland with badly shat
tered hand as the result CT being shot
while deer hunting.
Lightning struck a school house ait
Little River and stunned the teacher,
Miss Edna Mcdowell. and many pupils,
who were rescued from the burning build
ing.
Peter Hellmann of Sturgeon Bay who
shot and cut himself with razor aftes
a quarrel with his sweetheart, Miss Fred
ericks Of Milwaukee, died from the eff
fects of his wounds.
Arnold Scherland, II years old, Of The
town of Black Wolf, shot and killed himr
self while hunting ducks on Lake Wins
nebago. In stepping cut of boat the
gun slipped and was discharged.
A Chicago and Northwestern Local
| freight pulled apart and the ends came
together near Baraboo. Q. A. Dyke, q
banker, was seriously injured in the back
and face Six others were also hurt,
1t is supposed that the fire which de-
/ ctrnx-aI fha Fo,,r ~; ~ NTo,rSfnn and 3he
stables of the Riverside Hotel was the
work of iucendiaries. The loss is esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $4,000,
Harry Pluaner, aged IA years, son of
| F. G. Planer, a sand dealer of Green
bush, was buried alive in sand, the bank
from which he was loading a wagon cav
| ing in on him. He was dead when found.
A Milwaukee physician, who refused
TO tell his name, accidentally discharged
gun while hunting deer, shooting a
horse and wounding a boy who was lead
ing the animal, The accident was not
serious.
George Truax of Knowiton was seri-
ously injured while trying to load his gun.
The cartridge was swelled and in pulling
the lever the shell exploded, filling his
face and eyes full of powder. He may
lose his vision
| Washington burlington, aged IS, died
of paralysis. He was born in New Yorh
State. He came to Kenosha in 1S45 and
afterwards resided in Dane County. In
1856 he came to Baraboo and was a
merchant there for nearly fifty years,
Frank Joseph Schloesser. son of a milk
man in the town of Greenfield, died at
! the Milwaukee hospital as the result of
a gunshot wound accidentally received
while hunting near his home Sunday If
ternoon. The dead boy was 16 years
old.
Rumors have been circulated during
the past few days of strange cries said to
have been heard proceeding from the
Post barn in North Fond du Lac, while
it was in flames recently. 1t has been
conjectured that tramp was burned in
the building.
The home of John Ross on East Sec
ond street. Fond du Lac, was burglar
| lied. Mr.. Ross, who is travelling man,
was away from the city at the time ard
Mrs. Ross was at church. The burglars
secured a small sum of money and some
valuable jewelry.
Alexander Brin of Chicago, general
manager of the Aluminium Novelty Com.
pany, committed suicide at the Plankin-
ton House, Milwaukee. He drank car
bolic acid, then apparently repented and
rang for a doctor. When the physician
arrived it was too late.
Wallace Squire, an employee of the
West Superior shipyards, was nearly
scalded to death through an accident
while he was cleaning out the boiler ct
the plants engine house. His co-enl-
ployes thought he was out of the boiler
and turned on the steam.
Miss Alice Hessel lies in critical core
dition in a Marinette hospital as the re-
suit of having been shot by Anjie Ziegep-
hagen, 16 years old. Miss Hessel Is a
friend of Miss Ziegenhagen and was Wis
iting her on a farm near Pound. Miss
Ziegenhagen picked up a revolver and
playfully poinoing it at Miss Hessel, pull
ed the trigger twice. The second time
the hammer fell it exploded a cartridge,
the bullet striking the guest in the head
Miss Ziegenhagen thought the weapon
was not loaded.
Robbers are again rampant among the
farmers in the towns Of Grand Chute and
Greenville and numerous reports Of loss
have been made The barn OF James
Ha@,1y, living on the Spencer road, waa
entered and among other things stolen
! were a number of new harnesses and
some farm machinery valued at several
hundred dollars. Grain and chicken
thieves have operated for some time In
that vicinity, but the marauders have
only recently commenced stealing harness
and farm implements.
1t is seldom that part of a train is lost
on a railroad Such happening occur
red, however, on the Chicago and North
western Railway. a freight train was
bound south When the locomotive mr.
rived at the Racine station half Of the
train was missing Where IL was the
trainmen did not know. The locomotive
started back after the missing cars and
found them between Cudahy and South
| Milwaukee. A draw bar had pulled ont
of freight car, the train parted and the
| caboose and seyersl cars were left he
hind.
gang of robbers l. operating near
Spring Valley. They briak open stores
in the little villages, bIrglarize houses
and hold up lone Travellers. The store If
George Millinery ct townsville and
the store of Frank Hatch at Hatchviile
| are the latest to be robbed
Ferdinand Loft, aged 90. and his broth
or Carl, aged 40, were instantly killed
while 6riving across the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad at lincoln avenue
in Milwaukee. They =sre farmers, who
lived half a mile from Caledonia. Matt
Gallagher. foreman Of the switching
crew. was badly injured
Sheriff White Of Walworth County
says he is convinced that the deaths Of
! the members Of the Wellington family,
who were burned In their own home near
Palmyra, was the result of an accident.
Mr.. White says he has run down every
clue, but has 30 far been unable 10 se-
cure any evidence Of crime
A wife at Is. a mother at le, dead at
IL, and the family too poor and unable
to buy a coffin for decent burial, Is the
| sad life history of Mrs Mabel Burt Tuf-