Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-23

sion was consecrated Mt Stevens poin
by Bishop Coadjutor Weller.
The will of Andrew Quinn. wealth.
La Crosse shoe manufacturer. is to b
contested by a daughter who was lief
out.
Isaac Strang. convicted of manslaugsl
ter, was sentenced by Judge Parish a
Hurley to seven years Imprisonment il
States prison.
At Valley Junction brakeman name,
Fuller was killed in rear-end collision
of freight trains. He lived at Elroy arr
leaves family.
William Treptoe who was shot b,
John King at Pound recently. is deae
and King is charged with murder. Hi
plea viii be self-defense.
In Beioitz y. F. Hanna's bakery. ada
cent to the BranIgan Hotel, was destroy
ed by fire. Loss $1,000, fully insured
The building was an old wooden land
mark.
Buried on what was to have been hel
wedding day was the sad ending of the
bright new life of Miss Lavany Rem,
OF West Superior. Her death, of pneu
monia, was very sudden.
Caot Charles ]. Symmo2ds of the
Twelfth cavalry, who is spending his fur
Tough at his home in Kenosha. has receiv
Cd notice that his regiment has been or
dered to the Philippines.
The Pastors Union, an organization
consisting of all the pastors of La Crosse
has appointed committee to look into
the subject of intemperance among WON
/ af 4ba ..ff,- 4
by recent wine room raids by the police
j. IT, Hughes, cook employed in cne
Of the lumber camps in that vicinity, was
found dead near the Glidden Veneer
| Company's railroad. about four miles
from Glidden. He drew a months wages
the previous day ard sent the money to
his family in Menominee, Mich. The
cause of his death is unknown
John G.. Holmes was taken through
Appleton in custody of the sheriff of
Shawano County, on his way to the pen
itentiary to begin his sentence of ten
years for shooting his three stepsons.
| George, Martin and Henry Walter, in
that city last February. He was joined
at Appleton Junction by hi. wife. who
went To Waupun with him, returning
home the same night.
Peter I.ochen, superintendent Of the
| Washington County Insane asylum, be-
! heves that he has discovered the identity
OF the wild man seen near Pembine Nov.
23. In letter to George c. Youngs Of
| Florence he says that June 9. 1901.
Henry Burby. rs years old, an inmate of
! the asylum, escaped. His home is in
the town of Little River. Burby, he
says, was inclined to live the life of a
wild man in every respect
At a meeting of the Milwaukee school
board Director Jeremiah Quin introduced
resolution denouncing football in re-
we're terms. The preamble reviews the
casualties of the last season and sets
forth the fact that the high schools are
feeders for the university football teams.
It declares football as now played. is
dangerous to life and limb and should be
suppressed, and resolves that the princi-
pals of all public schools be directed TO
discountenance football The resolution
was referred to the committee on rules
Mrs Frederick Studey and her Swear
Old son were saved from drowning at RAJ
cine by the heroic efforts of Joseph kva-
pll. The boy venturerd on a pond of
water ten feet deep at the Baumann
brick yards to skate. The ice was thin
and he broke through. The mother. who
tried to save the boy, also went through
hyapi, who was ut work near by, crawl
ed on the ice and dragged the woman to
shore. Then. being a strong swimmer,
he plunged in, grabbed the boy, threw
one arm on the ice and after fight Of
twenty miuutps landed him
Brakeman ]. A. Wilhelm of La Crosse
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
has had the unique experience of twice
narrowly escaping death in ore week.
First he was on the top of freight car
when the train collided, throwing him
off on to another. The ear he had been
standing on was turned completely over
and ground to small pieces. Later he
was at the company depot at Grand
Crossing when he slipped and fell a
whole fight of stairs, injuring his back.
a train was moving by at the time and
little more of a Slide would have sent
him under the cars.
Anthony Kohl, formerly of Milwaukee,
was convicted of assault with intent to
murder Anna Nieman at Thorpe. whom
he was to have married Sept 2. He did
not appear at the time set for the we'd
ding, although 100 guests were present
for the ceremony. Early the next morn
ing Kohl entered Miss Nieman's room
with a broad ak and attempted to Kill
her, inilicting severe wounds. Kol. was
found several days later in a hay NOW:
He had attempted to cut his own throat
Insanity was pleaded, but the jury found
the defendant sane and guilty. Kohl is
% years old. He was given a sentence
of three years at Waupun.
Three persons are dead and six serious
ly injured as q result of fire at Colgate.
The general store Of Max Manthey was
completely destroyed. The fire was start
ed by an explosion in Manthey's store,
which also contains the pcstoffice. Nearly
the entire Manthey family was found
lying on the ground at the rear of the
store, some unconscious, and the rest
hurt and frightened. Max Manthey.
when he found the store filled with smoke
and flames, called to his family TO jump
from the windows. lie jumped first and
slid down porch, a distance of twelve
feet. He fell to the ground on his head.
breaking his neck, causing his death a
few minutes later. Edna Manthey, 3
years old, fell down a stairs head fore
most, running a nail into her head and
brain. and died the next morning. An
other child fell on her shoulder. break
ing it, and another child broke a collar
bone. In the excitement a child years
old was forgotten and was burned to
death while still in bed.
Matilda Engel. employed as a domestic
in ManitOwoc, was seriously burned
about the chest and arms in an accident
and is in a critical condition. The girl
was engaged in cooking and had raised
the stove lift to replenish the fire when
the Ac.nes ignited her clothing.
Herman Elmer Of Brownsville is al
legged to be insane over repeated aud IN
successful efforts to ind the bodies Of C.
F. Segelke and a. Buest Of La G1,.ssscc.
drowned a couple % months ago. and for
whose bodies reward Of 500 is still
offered Elmer is a riverman and has
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