Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-21
state Item. of Interest.

John Withee, well-known lumber
man, was killed at Brule by falling
tree He built the first saw mill ut
Brule.
Emma Thomas, alias Cassidy, was
bound over at Washburn charged with
the murder of Michael Miller at Nash on
Sept. 81.
Fire destroyed hotel, barn and resi-
dence at Marshland Junction. The loss
is $1,000, with $1,000 insurance. The
ire is regarded as of incendiary origin.
Otto Jaehkel, in prison at Milwaukee
for four months on charge of defraud-
ing New York and Buenos Ayres firms
out of $4,000 through forged paper,
was set at liberty by Commissioners
Bloodgood.
Charles Atkinson, alias Ike Dia-
mond," welding two loaded shotguns Gre
ated terror among a large number of
campers on Stoney Point an island in the
Mississippi river not far from La Crosse,
popular with society people. He first
shot at John Nagle, who fed into the
woods, pulsaed by Atkinson. Two more
shots were ired at Maggie, but he escaped
and was later rescued. The island, which
was crowded with campers, is depopulat-
ed now Officers who arrested Atkinson
were attacked with stones. He is now
in Jail.
The Wisconsin corn crop this year will
be about 20 per cent of the average, ac-
cording to the estimate of Secretary Tr'ce
of the State Board of Agriculture in his
monthly report. Much damage was done
by frost. owing to the lateness of the corn
in ripening, and much of the corn is soft,
impairing its marketable value, although
all right for feed. The fodder is badly
bleaehed and much of it is of no value
for feed. There are some complaints OF
potatoes rotting in the ground, but they
are generally in good shape, and the see
rotary puts their condition at Or per cent
Only crops supposed to mature since
Sept. IL are covered by the report. Tie
other percentages are: Late apples, s..
buckwheat, Sc; beans. 9S; pasture, l05
sorghum, Il.
A wreck occurred on the Northwestern
road near Stiles Junction, resulting in
the breaking mp of a couple of cars aId
tearing up the roadbed. II was caused
by the breaking of truck in the middle
of the train.
August incoming. a son of weil-to-dc
parents in the town Of Sheboygan, was
sentenced 10 the county Jail for seven
months for striking Peter Friedrichs over
the head with beer glass. Friedrich.
recovered damages in civil suit in The
Circuit Court Frank Kaschebows.Ii
who stole So from his father. got a yeal
in the county Jail
Or. F c. Sutton of the State Board o.
Health has discovered twenty cases q
smallpox on St. Joseph ridge. com
munity a few miles from La Crosse. A
strict quarantine has been established.
On account Of their inability to secur,
teachers. two school districts in Oconts
County are unable TO have any school al
present The wages of the teachers il
Oconto County are somewhat higher than
llst year.
Judge hirwan Of Shehoygan has grant
ed a divorce TO Mrs. Eva Poesch from
August PceSch. west side parties. The
plaintiff. who Is IS years old. was grantez
500 alimony. Poesch Is 50 years cid and
this was his eighth venture
The other evening Bert ZahI left HON,
in Amigo 70 so to the public library and
has disappeared The boy is SUPPOSE
to have been stolen By his father 10 pre-
vent his testifying in a criminal cas-
against him which is pending in the Cir
cult Court.
Elizabeth Pfeifer j. petitioning the Cir
cult Court for n divorce from Georgg
pfasfsr a~ad - wears Parties ars wei
kaawn residents of Greenbush- The xifs
testified that the husband had accused
her ST parting paris SrNAn in his cole.
WIKI = desire Of getting nd Of him Ths
rife denied tie charge. says the huS band
j. crazy and asks the eourx for a sep1ra
ton