Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-21

Holmes x Son. logging contractors. are
extending their logging road seven miles
further into tire large tract of land in
the Pembine district
A proposition TO establish manual
training IN connection with the public
schools Of Beloit was defeated by large
majority Of the electors
The Baraboo gas and electric light
plant was sold TO Brown & Mayer Of
Chicago. \ new plant will be put in at
Il cost of about $4,000.
l.. c. Stanley of Chippewa Falls and
W Il. Bartlett of Eau Claire have dis
posed of their holdings in Oregon and
the consideration was over S1,000,000.
Julius Eckhart, a Civil War veteran,
hanged himself at Milwaukee,. He vas
a widower. IS years old, and his wife died
year ago, having cut her wrists with
suicidal intent
Harry Hubbard of Milwaukee. who
has Keen operating a shooting gallery in
Beaver Dam. was accidentally shot
through the windpipe with 22-caliber
rifle in his gallery. He win recover.
APP Nelson. cashier of the First Bank
Of Grantsburg received a telephone mes
sage the other day stating that his 2year-
old daughter Constance was instantly
killed in the Board of Trade elevator mt
Duluth.
Miss Gertrude Anthony of Central
City, Iowa. teacher of science in the
Madison high school, is at the isolation
hospital with smallpox and precautions
have been taken to prevent an epidemic
among the 600 pupils.
Burglars broke into Stockman Bros
store at Woodyille and secured $50 in
money and $275 in checks. The safe was
found open by the burglars. Burglars
also broke into the postoffice at Elnlwood
and secured $500 in money.
The purchase of large tract of land
along the lake front and surveys begun
along the dock lines lead to the belief
that iron docks are to be built at Ash
land. The purchasers of the land are
said to be Pittsburg men,
The passenger steamer Mystic. which
was chartered by party OF hunters, sank
in shallow water fifteen miles above Osh-
kosh, in the Wolf river. The boats
wheel got tangled in weeds and her shaft
broke. No one was injured.
Secretary John NJ. True of the State
Board of Agriculture estimated that the
loss to Wisconsin farmers on the corn
crop this season by reason of the cold,
wet weather during portion of the sum-
mer and the early frosts this fall approx
mates $5,000,000
Peter Caski, known as Crooked Pete"
and man named Johnson, both of HES
ley, tried to force an entrance to a saloon
at Pence, where Isaac Strang was sleep
ing. He admitted the men and com
menced shooting killing Caski instantly.
Strang was arrested.
The town of Burlington was threaten
ed with destruction by fire The fire
started in the plant of the Burlington
Mating Company and within an hour the
buildings were in ruins. causing a loss of
100000 with insurance of $4,000 In
tie building were 10000 bushels of malt
and barley owned by Albert Schwill Il
Co. of Chicago.
Martha Bolt the 1S-year-old daughter
of John Bolt, living one and one-half
miles west of Abrams, was accidentally
shot by the discharge of sh )tgun in the
hands of her younger brother, who was
cleaning it. not knowing it was loaded.
The shot hit her in the right side of her
forehead. There is very little hope en-
tertained for her recovery.
Dan Avery. the negro who shot and
killed his sweetheart. Ray Davis, at he
nosha, was captured at Waukegan. Int
the police refused to turn him over 10
the Wisconsin authorities. The officers
say Avery tallies perfectly with a man
wanted elsewhere for murder, and they
will hold him pending inquiry. Avery says
he killed the woman because she had
once tried to poison him.
Forest fires are burning near Middle
Inlet, and thousands of dollars worth of
property is in danger of destruction. The
large farm house, barn and grGnary of
F. Nankeuran was burned the otder day
and the lumber yard of George Dillon
Every woman and child fought fire with
buckets of water. The fires were start
ed by farmers clearing land, and us there
has been little rain for weeks, the flames
Travelled rapidly.
Sheriff Reinhardt and District Attor-
ney Thomas returned to Eau Claire from
northern Polk County, where they ar
rested John Roche. a homesteader near
the st. Croix river, on the charge of
murder of Luze Schneider, whose skelc-
ton was recently found at Coon Fork.
near Augusta. and identified by his
widow. who lives with her nine children
near Humbird SCHNEIDER met his death
on or about June %. 1898.
BY decision of the Supreme Court.
which reverses the decision of the Circuit
Court. George Yeiser of Beloit retains
the possession of the Slaymaker farm.
for which bill of sale was given him by
the trustees of the estate. Certain of
the heirs of Emanuel c. Reigert brought
suit to set aside the sale, claiming that
the trustees had no valid right to SELL
The property involved was a farm valued
at $4,000, Mr.. Yeiser is the widower Of
Mr.. Slaymaker's widow.
Otto Wenzel, the man who shot the al-
legged insane man near Wausaukee. Las
been bound over to Circuit Court at Mar
inette on the charge Of murder On the
examination it was proven that the de-
! ceased was shot first through the lcg and
then four times in the back as he was
running away. This discovery has caus-
ed a sensation. 1t has been aseertained
that the alleged insane man was George
Arnold, son of Philip Arnold. living ct
Kewaunee The father is a wealthy man.
At Berlin Stanislaus Pozodo shot Viii
lie Brown. 14-year-old son of David
Brown, with gun loaded with buckshot.
| He claimed that Brown, in company with
other boys. was stealing grapes from the
vines in his yard. The boy will recover.
Three runaway accidents at Gales sille
caused injury TO three persons, ali Of
whom may die. Mrs ABRAMS was thrown
| from a buggy and her breast crushed and
ribs fractured. John Jones was crushed
beneath his wagon. which his horses had
overturned, and County Superintendent
Keith had loaded wagon pass over his
body.
The body Of a man was found almost
buried Ia the sand on the lake beach. sew
en- miles north Of Racine. by two farm
ers. The man appeared 10 be about 20
years Of age. weighs 200 pounds. and
Vas sfx feet in height Seven dolfarS