Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19

NdAu ~ Otdut u bc IsoSttAdSttf at N>et-
kosh TO succeed Capt Ole 0leson, whose
term has expired.
During fit of anger over the ruin OF
her flower garden by drove Of horses
Mrs. Gilbert Halverson was stricken with
apoplexy and Tied at Beloit
William Mantz. jefferson Iaborer. al
most killed. his son Edwin and shot at
his VIE with a Misunderstanding shotgun.
He IS said to have been intoxicated AZ the
time
Memorial services were ae..gs. az Madi-
son for Charles Kendall Adams. former
president Of the State University. Col
". F. Villas and Others paid high tribute
to his work as an educator.
The dead body of Matthias Jersch. a
well-known character Of Manitowoc, w=S
found in bed at his home by his son. Ply
sicians say that Jersch had been dead feT
several days. He was 81 years of age.
Fred Richter of GAINESVILLE. who works
in Jefferson. was drowned in Rock lake
at Lake Mills. while enjoying swim
with a party of friends. He dived into
the lake and never came to the surface
again.
Samuel Burrows. a young farmer re-
siding at Nekimi. who made a murder
Gus assault upon w. L. VENTED and Paul
Schmidt. was surrounded by a posse at
his home. He resisted capture, was shot
several times and died.
Mystery surrounds a shooting affair
which took 2.ace in the town of Aship-
pun. While on her way home from a
servant, Miss Ida UhlmSnn was shot in
the back OF the head by an unknown per-
son.
Frantic with grief over the death Of
his wife and five children within week
from diphtheria, A. A. Braun of La
Crosse plunged into the Mississippi river
and drowned himself. The only surviy-
ing member of the family is a crippled
boy, ID years old.
Mrs. Mary Karow. aged 20 years, Of
Milwaukee, young widow and the moth
er of two small children, committed sui
eide by taking carbolic acid Mrs. Ka-
rows husband died about three months
ago and dependency is ascribed as the
cause for the suicide.
Fire Marshal Cape of the Racine fire
department had a narrow escape from
death while making a run TO a fire. While
crossing the tracks of the Northwestern
Railway the gates dropped and struck
Marshal Cape ON the head knocking him
to the bottom of the buggy.
A bullet struck the city hall walls at
La Crosse just above the heads of Chief
of Police Byrne and PatrOlman Hor-
ohol ~ ~ T.
was of large caliber and just missed the
chiefs head. He thinks it was a stray
shot and not aimed at him.
Edward ]. Blume, a prominent resident
OF Luton, Iowa, with his wife. were stop
'Jing in Milwaukee on their way to Rug
by, and while walking along the street
Mr.. Blume suddenly became violently
insane. Before the police arrived he
had torn off most of his clothes and also
had thrown his pocketbook. containing
all the money possessed by the couple,
into an alley. Some unknown man seiz-
ed the pocketbook and disappeared
At Oconomowoc three young women
had a narrow escape from drowning while
yachting with Gardner Greene of Mil
waukee. The yacht in which they were
sailing capsized in the middle of the lake
during a squall Miss Greene, one Of the
party, is an expert swimmer, and she
and her brother did their best to save
the other two. While struggling in the
water Mr.. Greene was seized with a
cramp and was nearly drowned. The
young people managed to hold on to the
overturned boat until help arrived from
the shore.
II. G. Jones, florist Of Lexington, Ky,
who came to Racine from Milwaukee
early the other morning was arrested on
charge of larceny after an exciting
chase. Jones came to the city on an cleo
trio car and went to the factory of the
Wisconsin wheel works, where he in
formed the officials that he intended to
purchase a motor cycle valued at 5000
He was given a machine to try and after
procuring the machine he went to the ex-
press Office and shipped it to Chicago
The officers of the Wisconsin wheel
works were notified of the shipment and
a search was made for the man. He was
found on the ChicagO-bound train, but
when the officers attempted 10 place him
under arrest he jumped through the car
window and made for the neighboring
woods The officers gave chase and the
Kentuckial was finally run down after
leading the officers merry chase for
over three miles. He was locked up at
the county Jail.
A few days ago the property at 541
Third street, Milwaukee, was on the mar
ket To-day it cannot be purchased. al
though there are plenty Of willing buy
ers ready to take the property off the
owners hands. The reason for this is
that several bottles of money, money Of
all denominations, and Of gold, silver and
paper, have been found buried in the
back yard Already eleven bottles have
been unearthed. Among them was one
containing a map, or key, to further de-
posts of money Pat one spot has been
excavated and several hundred dollars
has been recovered. How much more
there may be is a matter of speculation.
The property in question is owned by
Mrs. Martha s. Hille, a widow She
bought it last fall from Mrs. Martha
Scheuermann, wife of the late DR.. Scheu-
ermann. Not finding the place as desira-
bic Tor residence purposes as she at first
believed it would be, she was led to place
it on the market. Mrs. Hille paid S10,-
600 for the house and lot. While it is
hardly believed that Mrs. Hille will find
a sum equal to the purchase price hidden
in her back yard. still the possibilities are
such that she would not for the present
sell for a great deal more than she paid
for IL. The garden will be thoroughly ex-
plo-ed In the hope Of finding more bot
ties.
DIR. J. L. Banta. head of the Banta
Medicine Company of Pembine. was
found dead under mysterious circum-
stances at his Office Absolutely no clue
could be found as to the cause of DR..
Bantas sudden death.
A strange case has come to light il Dos
twick Valley, in the form Of the disap-
pearance Of three farmers, 0rien Han
son. George Bremen and Henry Gold
mic. A little over a week ago they at
tended party at the town hall and late
at night they set out for home afoot.
Not the slightest trace has since been
found Of them.