Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-03-11
All Over the state,

The business men Of Pound held a
meeting and succeeded in raising a 81,
600 bond for a flour mill.
The Pabst Brewing Company has APP
proved the plans for the large German
theater to be erected in Kenosha.
Oscar Knight, aged 80 years, was in
stantly killed by failing timber while
working on the new bridge at Durand.
Peter Johnson, rs years old, an old set
tier of Abbotsford, married recently Miss
Olive Swanson, aged PC, of Arthur, n. d.
A fire at New Centervillc burned Q. c..
Nelson's store building and stock of
goods, Mr.. Blake's house and three barns,
The roof of the city reservoir at Gales
vile was destroyed by fire. There is no
doubt that the fire was of incendary ori-
gin.
Adam Steel of Pembine brought in TO
Marinette six wildcats killed in the town
Of Amberg and received $1S bounty from
the county. He will also receive SIS
from the State.
\ corporation has been formed at La
Crosse with 100000 capital to build an
electric line from there to Viroqua OPP
erations will be begun as soon as the
frost is out of the ground.
Edward Dunnigan, a switchman on the
Milwaukee road at WATERFOWL, was
thrown from switch engine over a tres
tie to the ice below, distance of about
twenty feet, and seriously injured.
Harold Ferry. the 19-year-old son Of
Mrs. Vine Ferry of Oconomowoc, had the
toes on his left foot so badly smashed
by train that three of them had to be
amputated 1t is thought he was crawl
ing under the train when it started to
back up and his foot was crushed be-
meath the wheels.
According to its annual report filed
with the railroad commissioner the Wis
consin aud Michigan Railway Company
Last year paid ont on its line in this State
S11,666.92 more than it took in. 1t has
40.12 miles Of road in Wisconsin and
21.95 in Michigan. The earnings per
mile in Wisconsin last year were ST.
965.21. The State tax is $417.11.
Fire broke out in the dental offices Of
DR.. III. T. Sackett. located above the
store of F. y. Fox, halter and furrier
and the restaurant of H. l.. Noble at
Fond du Lac. The worst damage to the
building was in the roof. which will have
10 be rebuilt The library of Judge "
5. ellison. head of the State tax commits
sion. was in the rear of the second floor
1t comprised some 200a volumes and
was badly damaged The total loss is es-
timated 1T $1,000 to $4,000
Molders employed in the Fairbanks.
Morse * Co. plant at Racine, struck be-
cause the company. as they claim. dis
charged man without just cause
The body of man was found near An
gelica He had committed suiciie The
man had been a peddler in that county
for many years but no one knows his
name
Albert Reiser found Il beautiful H.
grain white round pearl in a Mississippi
mussel taken from the river a few miles
north of Prairie du Chen u was pur-
chased by John Du Charme. local buy-
err. who values it at $50
4 tramp. who had been employed a. la
borer on the dairy farm Of Theodore
Hoffman. near Arena. ransacked the
house during his employers absence tax
ing several suits Of clothes. some silver
ware and a purse containing So He
was caught on freight train at Mazo-
mamie and sentenced TO three months in
the county jail
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Scherer Of Fond du Lac was killed in
peculiar manner The large globe from
a hanging lamp fell upon the child's head
as it, carriage was being pushed beneath
the lamp and some of the points OF glass
entered the soft spots in the skull Death
resulted in fifteen minutes.
Henry Smith of Marinette. residing
near Andrew Gustafson. whose gas wei
has beer, burning for nearly a month, has
sunk a psge ina his yard to a depth Of
twenty-five feet and gas Is flowing. 4
new exploring company Is being formed.
Beanie 0rth and Matter Anderson. tuo
young Manitowoc lads. decided 10 leave
home and start ia life for themselves the
ether day. They boarded a sontAbouni
train Intending - 20 20 Chicago Their
absence wss soon discovered. h0wevsz
sheriff Burt was notified and he eastsht
the boys Al Cleveland and brought them
back. They we're brought before Judge
Schsnian and given a severe repzimand
and were then discharged.