Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-02-11

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Jacob Hiestand. a PROMINENT farmer of
The town OF Blooming Grove. was found
dead in bed. supposed from heart dis
ease.
Henry Esch IT.. Of Mantowoc has in
vented a valuable and seryiceable fire es-
cape that may bring him fortune and re-
nown.
Edward Carlson Of Arpin was killed
w a Wisconsin Central train near Il
crossing below Marshheld. He was 50
years cid.
Counterfeiters, who have been operat-
ing in Fan Claire, visited Chippewa aud
were successful in plssing 4 81 bin raised
TO $40 on Mrs. Mary Luton.
George Holzhammer brought to Ii
Crosse a pearl valued by local jewelers.
at $3.50 found by winter clam fishers.
who get them through the ice.
The Milwaukee Pickle Company has
contracted with growers Of Palmyra for
125 acres Of cucumberS this season at an
advance of 20 cents per 100 pounds on
last seasons price.
Frank Kruger. who was injured by be-
ing run down by Northwestern train
while driving across the track at Camp
bellsport. died of his injuries. August
Batterman, who was with him. is recov-
ering.
Albert keyes was arrested at Valders
in connection with the robbing of Henry
McCort. He is now in jail awaiting his
examination. Reyes took an officer TO a
spot FIVE miles from the scene of the
crime and disclosed the hiding place Of
notes TO the value of $3l5.
Reports state that farmers and land
owners along the river bluffs from Prai-
RE du Chen north are badly hit with the
gold fever, since the assay reports of
the vein on the Dousman property. Pros
pecting parties are being formed and the
hills will be thoroughly examined
Members of the Chippewa, Alaska
Mining Company banqueted at Stanley
House, CHIPPEWA Falls. in honor OF ex-
Assemblymn b +. Willard, who. after
years of labor al Alaska. secured a rich
copper clairr which the recent sale Of
netted members Of company large sufs
of money.
Pat MeHugh, Clemens Mauagan, Jas.
Laughlin and a young man named
Creamy, all of Chiffon, were struck at a
crossing near Hayton by north-bound
train on the Milwaukee road. McHugh.
was instantly killed and Laughlin proba-
bly, fatally injured, but the others es-
capped uninjured.
james Long, living southwest of La
Crosse, was found in the woods By a
searching party, paralyzed and almost
frozen. He was chopping wood and was
stricken without warning. Being unable
to move. he laid where he fell until res
cued. His warm clothing saved him.
He was out in the cold thirty-six hours.
Miss Anna Ziesemer died suddenly I'M
der peculiar circumstances in Kenosha.
Miss Ziesemer was apparently in perfect
health the other morning when she start
ed to work. She laughed and chatted
with her companions. During the walk
she turned to Miss Mary Link and said.
Il am going to die this afternoon" The
girl reached the factory and started to-
ward the workroom, when she fell in
faint. She was taken to her home in a
carriage and died shortly before ) o'clock
in the afternoon.
Julius w Schmidt. the Burlhardt mill
er who recently attempted to murder his
wife and then commit suicide. failing
in each. was examined by Drs. +. w.
Epley of New Richmond, S. c. Johnson
OF Hudson, who declared him insane.
An effort made to remove the bullet
from Schmidt's brain failed. 1t is
thought that if the bullet was removed
Schmidt's reason would be restored. An
other attempt to remove the bullet, which
has partially worked out through a hole
in the right temple. viii be made.
\ Milwaukee girl fell victim to a Chi
cago matrimonial bureaus scheme. She
became stranded in Gillett and business
men gave her money to go home. The girl
said that she had opened correspondence
with an agency which advertised Il young
man who desired Wifi. 1t represented
that he was worth several thousand dol
lars in cdsh besides real estate. 1t was
arranged that she should meet the young
man at his home town. She gathered
up about 5000 and came on to Gillett a
few days ago and turned over the money
TO the man. The wedding license was
secured. But some disagreement caused
trouble between the two and the woman
demanded her money, which the man
refused to. surrender He finally gave
gave the young woma a quantity of post
age stamps and revolver.
The long-anticipated dream, the dreds-
ing of the Desplaines river. is being talk
ed Of again among the farmers in Ke-
nosha County and the plan is likely to
see frution by Il move now on foot. Sew
eral farmers of the county have contrib
uted literally toward fund which will
be used to survey the Desplaines river
bottoms for the purpose of dredging the
river and making il navigable. Shonld
il be found possible as an engineering
feat and be constructed it viii mean
continuous water way from kenosha to
the Mississippi and from there to the
Gulf of Mexico. The Desplaines yearly
in the spring season mandates the bot
tom lands along its course. causing great
loss to the farmers owning land along
its banks The present move by them is
to prevent this annual inandation as well
as TO afford a water way for their pro
duce
Despondent over his blindness and the
arrest of his eldest son on charge Of
wife desertion. John Battalis aged %.
committed suicide in Racine by taking a
dose of Paris green. He leaves widow
and seven children. He had only been
blind a few moEths.
Lloyd Bixby Of Emerald pleaded gull
~ TO one of several burglary charges.
He was sentenced to the State reform
atory at Green Bay for not less than one
nor more than three years
Buttman and Colman. brakemen on the
Omaha freight train No o., while cook
ing dinner ON gasoline stove IN he
caboose. were horribly burned by an ex-
plosion They were taken to Clear Lake.
Both win recover.
With his hands and feet frozen. James
Todd. business man OF Chicago. was
round leanimg against Il fence on the