Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-02-18

Rev. T. H. York Of Oshkosh has ac-
cepted call to the Church Of the Re
deemer at Waterloo. Iowa.
Mrs. Amanda Turner died suddenly at
her Zone near Cumberland. She was giy-
en- medicine and Immediately expired.
Frederick Walker. an employe in the
Dells paper and pulp mills at Eau Claire.
was caught by shaft and instantly kill
ed.
Chris Holyerson. an old resident. was
found dead about one mile from Rio, has--
ing doubtless frozen to Geath while on
his way home.
Gov. La Toilette has appointed Mrs
Grace Darling Madden of Milwaukee Il
member of the board of regents of the
State university.
John Schultz. employed in Groh Bros.
meat market at Lake Mills, while hang
ing meats in the smokehouse fell, strik-
ing on the back of his head, cracking his
skull.
Howard Brotherson. 4 years old, while
playing on the street in Racine. fell into
a bonfire and before he could be rescued
was frightfully burned about the face,
hands and arms
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way Company will pay the State nearly
$4,000 more in taxes this year than last.
The total being 4 per cent on the gross
earnings for 1901, is 1854, $50.
While feeding some cows on her hus-
bands farm near Cumberland Mrs. Ole
Thompson was gored by a vicious COW
and received injuries that will probably
result in the loss of her eyesight.
Edward ?. Hassinger, for many years
a prominent business man of Brodhead,
dropped dead in Hahn's clothing store
He was 10 years of age and an old set
tier. Heart disease was the cause of
death.
James Shafter a well-known resident,
was held up in Ashland on side street
and robbed of 1914. Shafter resisted the
attempt of the highwaymen and was shot
through the hand The highwaymen es-
capped.
James Churchill. II years old, of the
town of Porter, was the victim of ter
rible accident which cost him his life.
His death was caused by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun in the hands of a
companion named Monthree. The load
struck him in the back of the head, just
at the base of the brain. 1t plowed
through the brain, killing him instantly.
The boys were hunting rabbits and Mon
three carried his gun cooked. He Stun
bled and the gun went off
Miss Frances Rel of Oak Park, H.,
who is visiting with her aunt, Mrs. John
Nelson, in the town OF Somers, met with
a frightful accident. She was preparing
dinner on kerosene stose when it ex-
ploded. The flames leaped up and struck
her i'll the face md a large portion of
her hair was buine I. Before aid could
reach the young woman the flames were
communicated to her clothing and her
dress was partly burned from her body.
Miss Rel will probably recover.
Margaret Brill, the S-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs John Brill of Appleton,
was crushed to death at Thirtieth street
and Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago. She
had been downtown with her mother and
relatives, with whom she had been Wis
iting, and was returning home on cable
car. At Thirtieth street she left the car
and ran quickly around the rear end Of
the train, not noticing the approach of
the wagon from the opposite direction.
She ran directly behind the horses, struck
the whiffietree and fell to the ground in
front of a wheel. Before she could rise
or the driver could stop the horses the
wheel had passed over her body, causing
almost instant death.
A story comes from Village Creek Of
the killing of a wildcat A son of NJ. H.
l. "a 4 &
a rabbit hut The boy found the cot
tontails rather scarce and wandered into
the woods farther than he intended and
came across a wildcat The animal made
for the boy, who Immediately poured
charge of lead into the animal and killed
it. The lad in some unexplainahle man
ner then tangled his gun up with the
vines and grasses and broke it in two,
leaving him without a weapon when the
wildcats mate came up to investigate.
The lad succeeded in soaring the intruder
away without any harm to himself, but
would have been in a bad position had
the cat shown fight.
Frank Heinz, the principal in the
shooting affray at Arpin, was taken to
Grand Rapids. The shooting in which
w llliunl .hOOui us StiItuSlA II uUl III
tally injured proves to be the culmina-
ton of a series of rows which have been
in progress for several months between
the Heinz and Moody families. who are
near neighborS. A 10-year-od daughter
of the Heinz family was out in the road
with her dog when the Moody girls came
out and a row enSued in which, it is al
legged, nearly all members of both fami-
lies participated. When Frank Heinz,
son, appeared on the scene and used
revolver with serious results. wounding
his father in the arm and probably IA
tally mjuring Moody.
William Bleiler, a farmer of the town
ship of Monroe, was arrested ON COM
plant of his wife, who alleges he attempt
ed to shoot her, and fired FIVE times at
her. Bleiler says he was practicing 10
kill screech owls.
William Schulz who with sledse
hammer assaulted Edward Meyer. assist
ant ianitor at the Niagara fats. pleaded
guilty in milwaukee, to murder in the see
ond degree and was given an indetermi-
nate sentence of between three and six
years at Green Bay reformatory The
prisoner said he did not intend to COM
NIT tie assault, but was unable 10 con-
tro, himself.
The 4-year-old child of Alexander Ray
mond of Westboro was burned 80 death
Her clothes caught fire from stove and
before the flames coald be extinguiShed
the child was roasted alive
The shoe factory Of II. W. Marzluf &
Co, the largest in the State, was burned
mt GAINESVILLE, with a loss OF between
$4,000 and $4,000 There is an in
surance Of $4,000. The department was
handicapped badly by the cold weather. |
The factory has been in operation for if |
teen years, and manufactured womea's |
shoes exclusively. Over 400 people are |
thrown out Of employment
In Racine John Vadicka. aged 20 |
years made an assault upen his father.
Joseph Nadicka. The young man says he
was forced to commit the act. rs his
father bad threatened 10 XIII AIS mother |
and furn If the fht1,IraY TTba faAbas.Ts 4