Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-20

struck ly a Milwaukee freight train one
mile north of Minocqua-
The water in the Menominee and Pesh-
tigo rivers is very high at present. max
ing logging mich easier than usual.
Ralph Pomeroy, city editor Of the APP
pleton Crescent expects 70 SAT- for Eng
land and France the middle Of this
month.
james Mahoney was Killed at Wanna
kee hy midnight stoc,S train His resi-
dence is unknowfl One cent was found
upon his clothes
Herman Peek. IN Oshkosh cigar dealer.
has been committed to the Northern hos
pital Mr.. Peeks mind has been affect
ed for some time.
Tom Huston, aclam diSgerd. found
32-grail, pearl ana this is the third large
gem found within few miles of Prairie
du Chien during che past few days.
The Racine knitting works have NOV
ed into their new factory in South Be
lott. The plant at Racine is to be va
Gated altogether in the near future.
A postoffice win soon be established in
towh 33, range I9. where the Franklin
colony Of settlers are located on the Med
ieine brook. 1t will be called Garfield.
While cleaning the lume Of the Van
Nortwiek pulp mill at Appleton Ed Boyer
raked out the body of a new born baby
wrapped in red cloth. 1t had been in
the water about three days.
Mrs Keller tie widowed mother Of
CHARLES Keller of Oshkosh, has received
word from the Philippines that her son
was killed by the Moros on March Is.
while he was ont skirmishing.
While playing with number of boys
near his home in Appleton. Hugh Miller
was struck in the eye with a small stick
thrown by one Of his comrades, and as u
result will lose the sight OF one eye.
Plans and specifications are now heins
completed for thu new paper mill TO be
erected by the Flambeau Paper Company
at Park Falls. aad work on the new
structure viii be commenced immediate
Is.
Frederick Grams Of Sheboygan. whose
back was broken last September by be-
Ing struck by falling bucket at one of
the docks of the G. Reiss Coal Co. iS
dead. He was unable to move since the
accident.
MARITIME McDoaald. a noted district
school teacher had the honor of securing
the FIRST black bear caught this spring at
Pine Greek Brain had just taken his
first spring outing when he walked into
the pedagogue's srap- He weighed 100
pounds.
\ coroner's inquest found that Frank
Uttacbt of Sheboygan came to his death
from self-inhicted wounds His father
forbade him the house, and this worried
the son SO that il is thought his mind
gave way. as Le was very much attached
to his l.,ctiier
The Racine Common Council passed a
resolution to appropriate $1,000 toward
the Carnegie library site il the commit
tee appointed to raise funds collects So
600, which has already been subscribed.
About $4,000 is needed for a site for
the $4,000 building
The presentation of Barron's Island in
the Mississippi 10 La Crosse will necessI-
tate a change in the State boundary line
and an act will be introduced into the
next Legislature in Minnesota making
the change. The island is to he trans
formed into a public park.
Meta Hanson Of Hudson won first
llidit III lniti~tVulltA HiEl Ntuhpt VI dAtli~
cal contest; Janettc Scott OF Hudson was
second; John johnson OF New Richmond,
third, and Lucille Higgins Of New Rich
mond and Frances Crippcn Of River Falls
Were tied for fourth place.
Lightning struck Charles Leouard's
barn near the western limits of Eau
Claire and burned the building, three
horses, two cows fifteen tons of hay and
all Of other conteats. The total damage
is $500. partly covered by insurance.
Leonard was severely burned trying TO
save animals.
After being deprived of The power az
| speech for three months. Mrs. l'hilo NJ.
| Pierce OF Beloit had her voice restored
| in remarkable manner. Her husband,
lying at the point of death. expressed
the wish that he might hear her voice
again and within half an hour She began
to talk to him alld her voice seems COM
pletely restored Mr. Pierce. who was
one of Beloit's pioneers ard @ealthiest
citizens, died, aged 81.
Lightning struck the stable &c Charles
CrumD, two miles from Lake Mills on
the Jefferson rohd, killing one horse and
nearly killing tile other and setting fire
TO the stalls rAe fire smuldered slowly
and ii was put odt in the morning when
the hired man went out 70 milk.
John Kearu, q farmer living short
distance from Appleton. has for the past
few weeks been aoticing oil In the water
which he drew from his well. The other
day he decided 60 satisfy himself as TO
the possibility of there being an oil well
ON his farm and he forthwith canned
few bottles of the mixture and took ~ 10
the chemical laboratory Of Lawrence
University. Prof &. w Treat carried
cut the examination of the water and
pronounced it impure kerosene. Mr..
Kearn proposes 10 make further inyesti-
CATION. and If satisfactory results are OBJ
tanned lie will bore for a well.
Miss Rebecea French for fifteen years
Marinette school teacher has been COM
mticd 10 the insane asylum. She went
insane over cats aud had her house filed
with the pets. She insisted on sleeping
with them in her own bed aud having
others in hes room. Neighbors finally
called the attention Of the authorities 10
her condition ANA investigation followed.
The steamer John Lynch. owned by
CLARK x LeFeyeg OF Oshkosh, Eas total
/ Is destroyed by ire at the mouth OF the
Old Wolf river The steamer was an
chordd about three miles east 81 Justin
ut he time Of the fire. All re sailors
escaped from tile steamer The John
Lynch was built in 1877 and was valued
at $1,000.
Mrs. e. Lafontaine. who was az FIRST
thought to have been devoured By a
bear and then searched for IN the belief
THAI she had been abducted. was found
! in !, room al the Revere House If Chip
pewa Fails. SHE has returned 70 her
husband and family az Stanley
John Grecnmo9e. veteran aged 80
wears. was drowned In the Mississippi
river. seven miles above Prairie da
Chian. while 10 boat fishing for pearl
button shells He was seized by fit
and fell oyerboafd Other fishers close
by thought he was fooling and before
hcy were aware he was drowned.
Ol6 Anderson. a Mcnominee Usher
man and his assistant bad q narrow cS-