Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-12

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VI. Crane as postmaster.
Mss Hattie ?uelicber ouiSwam George
Brown in a match aiross Powers lake.
distance of mile aid a half
Canon &c. H. Barry of Fond du Lac
has received call to assume the rec
torship Of Grace Episcopal Church, Madi-
son.
Village Marshal George Pouae was
shot IN the leg while trying to arrest a
tramp at Bloomer. The wound is not
serious
Milk dealers in Milwaukee blame the
mosquito for the milk famine. 1t is
claimed that the insects poster the cows
SO they cannot feed sufficiently
The will of Dr. C. K. Adams leaves en-
tire estate TO widow during her life. sitter
which il is to go to the University OF
/ Wisconsin to found FIVE fellowships.
Mrs. James Wildish, one of the oldest
and best known residents of Pewaukee,
died at her home. Mrs. Wildish was
born in County Kent England, in 1922.
Fire in the Phoenix knitting works in
Milwaukee did $4,000 worth of damage
TO the building. owned by Howard Ed
red. and $4,000 worth of damage to the
stock.
Elyn f. Larson waived examination
and was bound over to the fan term of
court at Durand on the charge of forging
the name of John Drummer to note of
81 800.
The proposition of constructing a union
depot in Appleton is being discussed.
The destruction by fire of the station at
North Appleton has strengthened the new
project considerably.
Miss Elizabeth d. Villas. daughter of
the late Levi d. Villas of Minneapolis
and niece Of ex-senator William r. Villas
of Madison, was married the other even
ing TO G. E. Gary of Richmc nd. Va.
Anthony Rape, a dock builder of Ra-
cine, aged about 40 years, died of con-
! sgSsion of the brain. Rape was found
near the river in an unconscious condi-
ton. There is much mystery about his
tIeath
In Beloit gasoline stove exploded in
the kitchen of Peter Hansens home. I'm
mediately after the explosion the kitchen
was in the room at the time, was badly
burned.
Alma and Walter Kruger, aged 8 and
6, have been abducted from their home
in Marquette County. Ernest Kruger,
their father, was divorced some time ago
and it is supposed that his former wife's
relatives are implicated in the abduction.
Northern Wisconsin was visited by a
severe rainstorm. Several houses were
struck by lightning and many cellars
were flooded. At Marinette the country
was flooded and FIVE places were struck
by lightning. In Winnebago County
number of buildings were struck and
barn on the county poor farm was de-
stroyed, with large amount of hay ard
grain. A number of cellars in Oshkosh
were flooded. Much damage was. done
around La Crosse.
William Dickinson of Chicago and Ber-
tina Ridesel of Battle Greek, Iowa, mar
rowly escaped drowning in Lake Men
dota. They were sailing in midlake when
squat struck them and capsized the
craft. Dickinson with great presence of
mind dashed the young woman to the rig
ging and assisted her to keep her head
above the waves. They drifted nearly
to the north shore, two miles away, and
then the wind changed and they could not
land. They finally were rescued by q
party from the shore.
The "scoot" suburban train on the Mil
waukee road was wrecked at Elm Grove
| by running into long freight train which
had not succeeded in getting into a cid
| ing in, time to let the passenger train
pass. Engineer James Correll of the pas
senger train was killed and Fireman
| Thomas Chambers was fatally injured.
| Correll died at his post, sacrificing his
! life to save his train. Fireman Cham
DeTiain was caught between the cab and
tender and seriously injured about the
hips and back. He will probably re-
cover. Slight injuries to a few passen-
gers were caused by the jolt. The freight
train did not leave the track Only the
locomotives and baggage car were dam
aged.
If the story of Captain Alaric Ander-
son, an old sailor who lives at Marinette,
be true, the Plying Dutchman" has
shifted its scene of action from the At
lantic to Green Bay. Captain Anderson
says that late on the night of July %,
while there was scarcely a capful Of wind
stirring, full-rigged ship bore up through
the waters Of the bay from the direction
of Green Island. She sailed with great
speed, heading due west, until within
forty rods of the coast, when she sudden
ly tackled and headed due south. At this
moment, Captain Anderson says, the crew
rushed, with wild yells, toward the wheel
house. In a few moments the ship faded
from sight. headed in the direction of the
Peshtigo reef.
| It is due to a mere accident that r. b.
Dear of West Superior to-day counts a
cool $4,000 as his share of the pro-
ceeds from the sale of the Iron Mountain
| in Iron County, Utah. The sale Of the
property was made for S2.5O0000. Mr..
Dear was with his family in Los An
geles a few years ago and his children
got to playing with the children of a
man al entire stranger to Mr. Dear.
While keeping watch on the children the
| fathers became acquainted and the straR-
ger then told Mr.. Dear about the iron
property in Utah. which he had known
about The result was that Mr.. DER
on returning to Superior stopped off at
Salt Lake City and took run down to
the iron country. He was favorably inn
dressed and sent to Biwabik Mimi. for
Fred Lerch, an engineer. to go to Utah
to test the ore and give an expert opin-
ion The opinion was favorable and both
Mr.. Dear and Mr.. Lerch bought in on the
property and they share equally in the
proceeds of the sale which has just been
made.
Herbert Cobb. the 11-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Cobb of 4 shland, was
drowned in Butternut lake near Butter
nut. Reports say that he was in swim
ming with a number of youthful compan-
ions when he was overcome with cramps
and went to the bottom.
Little Alvina Farm. the 3-year-old
adopted daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Farm of Pesh1igo, who was accidentally
shot by Carl Hanson on July 8. died
The boy was taking a revolver from
cigar box to put it in a trunk when the
accident occurred. No blame whatever
| Is attached to him.