Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-15

the shops.
George s. Davidson. a resident of Ash
land, was robbed of a hand satchel con-
tanning over 81 900 worth of oil bonds at
the Northwestern depot in Chicago, while
he was awaiting train.
Richard Finler, 4-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Finler, fell into q els
tern at Racine His little sister discov-
cred him and his mother reached down
with pole and pulled the child out.
At a meeting of the Oshkosh Yacht
Club the dates for the annual regatta
were decided upon. July so, 81 and Aug
/ being selected The races will be sail
ed over the usual triangular course.
Augusta Pozenaski of Chippewa Falls,
while horseback riding, was thrown vio-
lently to the ground, striking on his head.
When picked up he was thought to be
dead, but after an hour he regained con-
seriousness.
One hundred and twenty-five million
feet of standing pine on the north shore
of Lake Superior on Minnesota soil has
been purchased by Akeley a Sprague OF
Washburn The firm has decided to lou
Bile its present holdings
On account of the inability of Miss
Ida Fleischer, recently appointed instrus
tor in the modern languages at Lawrence
University. Appleton, to accept the posi-
tion it has been offered to Miss Louise
Lummis of Middleton, \. Fl.
James Fisher, an old resident of Mari
nette, has been committed to the insane
asylum He has a delusion that street
ears and railroad trains have to go cur
of the way for him and it was feared
that he would be killed unless restrained
+. w. Stephenson. charged with the
murder of William Cooper at Waterloo
on Feb. 8, in company with five other
prisoners, sawed his way out of the coun-
ty Jail at Jefferson and effected their es-
cape. 1t is thought that the prisoners
had help from the outside.
In making a short turn on the Hall
avenue road in Marinette, the rig occu-
pied by II. L. Wright and H. j. Jorgen-
son, members of a delegation sent to ex-
anime proposed poorhouse site, was
overturned. Mr.. Wright was badly bruis-
ed and had his knee sprained.
A telegram was received at Milton from
Las Vegas, n NJ, telling of the death
of Albert G. Whitford He was a rail-
road conductor on the Santa Re and
was killed while performing his duties.
| He was the son of Prof. Albert Whitford
and a nephew of the late President W.
C. Whitford of Milton College.
Mrs. n. NJ. Smith and her 6-year-ohi
daughter had narrow escape from
death at Baraboo The house had caught
| fire and the bed in which the mother and
child were sleeping was surrounded with
| flames before Mrs Smith awoke. When
the woman awoke she seized her child
and jumped from a second-story window
| Just in time to save their lives.
Otto. the 14-year-old son of Marcos
Sterr of Waupun, lost part of his scalp
and is in a very serious condition. de
| jumped on a land roller to have ride
while the machine was being taken
through the street, and in some manner
was thrown in trout of the roller. His
head was dragged il the gravel, tearing
off piece of scalp as large as persons
hand.
Prof E. Blackwelder and several stu
dents from the Chicago University are
at Baraboo on the trail of a glacier. The
region about Baraboo is famous for its
geological formations and for the excep-
tionally distinct evidences OF the glaciers
which visited this State many years ago.
The terminal moraine of the glacier viii
be carefully studied and with their bright,
new hammers they will endeavor to crack
some of the difficult and unsettled gues-
tions surrounding this undeyeloped geo.
logical field.
Judge Tarrant in the Circuit Court at
Milwaukee gave a sweeping decision
against the Lake Geneva Elevated road,
in the quo warranto suit brought by
property owners along the proposed route
OF che road in the city. The suit was
brought on the ground that there was no
statute in Wisconsin whereby the city
could grant a franchise to an elevated
road. The Lake Geneva road. as it is
known. was incorporated over year ago
by Clarence s. Darrow of Chicago, Isabel
A. Du Bochet of Paris, France: T. n.
Wheeler of Toledo. Jacob \. Bick of To-
ledo and J. L. O'Conner of Milwaukee.
The capital stock was fixed at 100000,
Out THIS VAS HitAtAN AoAAaiaNA NAisAtA4-<-sA
ton. il being stated that plenty of money
would be forthcoming once the franchise
matter was settled.
The proposals for the new Stephenson
library building at Marinette. which
were considered have been rejected. The
lowest bids were $1,000 more than the
architects estimate which was not 10
exceed Isaac Stephenson's donation Of
$4,000
Expenses at the nine State charitable
and penal institutions during June as
audited by the State board of control ag-
gregate $50, S25.57 This includes about
s. 500 for a new water power pump at
the State prison and $1,000 paid on new
building and equipment at the home fer
feeble minded.
About thirty worklnen narrowly escap-
cd being killed while at work at the adj
dition to the J. /. Case plow works in
Racine. They were at work beside
large bill engaged in building 4 support
ing wall. A eave-in Of about fifty loads
OF dirt rushed down upon them and sew
eral Of the men were caught under the
slide, but were rescued
MS fec1rArsEt AAeAAA Hu tAG -f@A -
ern Pscihc over their new lines from
Iron River to Washburn was run .he
other day. aud there viii be two trains
daily which wiz connect with the trains
on the main line OF the road NJ Iron
River. The Northern Pacific are making
extensive improvements on the 6ne-
Terrified and discouraged by the pres
cree Of rattlesnakes, Nuns Helgers0n.
who lived with his family in the town Of
Seneca. tore down his new residence,
buff two years ago. and moved back
into his old home, half mile away The
rattlesnakes were 50 numerous the house
hold was terrified
Six people had narrow oscars rom
being killed IN TSenosha =sssen the resi-
dence Of Fred Lsehae on Lindermann
court was struck by lightning. Mr. and
Mrs Leabke. Mrs Legbke's mother and
three little children were asleep in the
house at the time and al were stunned
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