Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-10
state Items of Interest.

William Tanking, a Racine contractor,
was run over by a horse and wagon, sus-
tanning a fracture of his left arm.
Arthur Van Dussen, employed at the
Bowen factory in Ford du Lac. was in
stantly killed at Oak Center while step
ping off freight train.
1t is reported that Mrs. Guschlanchski
of Pine Grove, whose son died last April
in terrible agony as the result of an at
tack of hydrophobia. is down with the
disease herself She now plans to 60 to
Chicago TO take the Pasteur treatment.
II is feared the woman cannot recover.
Appleton paper manufacturers have all
the Mater they need and some of them
complain of having too much. 1t reach
ed such a high state at Combined Locks
the other night that the pulp mill was
compelled to shut down. Low lands along
the river are overaowed.
W. B. Murphy, Dan O'Connell aud NJ.
c. Beneteau narrowly escaped being kill-
ed at the Riverside Fiber Company's
plant in Appleton. while putting in a di-
gester. A two-ton weight that was being
used dropped eight feet on O'Connell and
Peneteau, who were in the digester, PIN
ming them in small cavity. Neither was
badly hurt.
Chippewa Falls authorities, are looking
for Peter Nielsen, a farmers son living
in the Tilden township. NeiseI eloped
with young lady of that town and 20
obtain money endeavored to take o mort
gage of $50 on his uncle's farm. The
scheme was discovered and prevented and
Nielsen left town. The girls father found
her in Eau Claire and took her home.
James Dougherty, employed as brake
man on the Milwaukee road. met with
serious accident at Racine. Both of bis
legs were badly crushed by being caught
between two cars. 1t is feared his in
jaries will prove fatal.
The crop prospects for Dunn County
are the best that have existed FOX many
years. The hay crop. which has been
cut short for several years. bids fair to
be enormous. There will be the largest
acreage of tobacco ever grown in Dunn
County and farmers are spending large
sums of money for dry sheds for curing
the crop.
Oshkosh EIks are beginning TO prepare
for Tie first annual State convention to
be held IL Net city June %, 26 and ~
Ii is expected that over 5000 visitors viii
be brought TO the city by the convention.
The Prairie du CHEN Button Company
voluntarily made a raise of a half cent
per gross on al lines of buttons cut in
their factory. The factory is the largest
on the upper river and the raise viii
affect sixty men.
Miss kittie Herman, a member Of
the graduating class Of the New London
high school. while rehearsing her ora
ton at the opera house. tainted and. fall
Ing on wire by the fOotlights, cut two
large gashes in her face.
In accordance with instructions from
Washington, Rural Mail Inspector j. T.
Walker came TO Appleton and will be
there for about six weeks to arrange for
the new rural routes throughout the
county II will be necessary TO add at
least thirty routes to those now estab-
hshed in order to cover the county.
severe wind and electrical storm
passed over Prairie du Chen. Telephone
and electric wires were burned out and
winter wheat and rye was badly damag
ed Trees were blown down and farm
buildings were unroofed A school house
IN the school district Of Sank Prairie was
lifted by the wind and carried twenty
rods into field