Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28


which he was riding crash through q
weak bridge
/ Andrew Quinn. one Of the pioneer resi-
dents of La Crosse and the Oldest Odd
Fellow in the State, died at the advanced
age of So years.
/ The jury which sat in the Davidson in
quest at Ashland decided that DR.. David
son came TO his death from an overdose
Of medicine taken accidentally
William Cronin. IA years old. was ac-
cidentally shot and killed by Joseph Viii
cox at Edgar. The gun was a 22-ealiber
and was supposed not TO be loaded.
Mcbride Brothers & Knobbe, ice cream
manufacturers of Chicago, are seeking a
location for a milk steriliziRg plant. and
probably viii build near WaIworth
The question of establishing manual
training IN the Beloit public schools " as
put to the vote of the people. Those who
opposed the proposition Won by a large
majority.
Thirty men at work On the new s60.-
90 high school building at Grand Rap
ids will be thrown cut of employment
| for about two weeks for lack of maserial
to proceed with.
George Peterson, aged 9 years sex of
X D. Peterson of Milwaukee. aud Au-
brey Clafin, aged u, from Chicago, were
drowned while sailing on Lake Nigga
wicka near Delaield. y
In GAINESVILLE the Harris Bar Wire. fac
tory, which has been shut down for sew
eral weeks owing to the universal slow
market for such products, resumed week.
with full force of men.
While threshing on the Hayes farm at
Askeaton, in adjusting belt on the ma
chine. Peter Wall had his hand drawn
into the gearing and torn to shreds, and
he also received internal injuries which
may prove fatal.
The Albert XogeI snwnill at Epson
burned down, the plant and lumber being
total loss. The cause of the fire is not
known. One hundred thousand feet of
lumber was consumed. The loss will
probably amount TO $4,000.
Samuel Hichenbotham's will was filed
at Sheboygan. His estate is valued at
$4,000 ar, almost all of this is left TO
George Y. Hichenbotham, son, cut
ting off three children with 81 each and
estate
Rev. Samuel w. Eaton, father Of Pres
ident Eaton of the Beloit College, after
completing fifty years continuous SER
vice in the ministry, has resigned his pas
torate in Roscoe, H., and will retire. Dr.
Eaton was for forty years located at Lam
caster.
The contempt of court proceedings
against persons at Yuba and BOaz, who
took possession of the Elgin Company's
creameries after its failure, were dismiss
ed in the federal court at Madison, the
defendants relinquishing all claims Ia the
creameries or any part of the property
Charles Olson, the cook in Mays camp
near Wausaukee, who with Otto Wen
eel shot down George Arnold, the sup
posed insane murderer of Fireman Ko-
cha, appeared in justice court at Mari
nette and waived examination. lie was
bound over on the charge of murder and
released On $500 bonds.
Gust Weller, farmer living three
miles east of Manawa, was badly injured
by thrashing machine. Sixty-five neigh
bors completed all his fall work in one
day, digging 1000 bushels Of potatoes,
hauling them to the station, loading them
into cars and carrying back his money.
They also husked all his corn and shocked
the fodder
A coroner's jury has decided that Her
man Schroeder of the town of Greenville,
who was found dead in his step-father's
barn, committed suicide. The missing
money was accounted for when the dead
l.
was put on the stand. He mailed her Il
letter the day he disappeared, and Miss
Lemcke produced the letter, which had
not been opened. 1t contained draft to
her for $3.50.
Station Agent E. G.. Towne of the Du-
luth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
killed one of two robbers at Lake Ne
bagamon. One of the burglars was at
tempting to rob the safe at the depot
while the other was keeping watch on the
outside. As Towne came along the out
side man fired on him, but missed Towne
returned the fire, killing the man in
stantly. The inside robber escaped with
out securing any booty
Bishop James Schwebach of the La
Crosse diocese of the Catholic Church
was seriously injured in a runaway at
Cassels He was being driven to the
church in Cassels and salutes were fred
during his approach. When the first sa-
lutte was fred the horses SHE'D and the
driver dropped one of the reins. The
team then ran away. The carriage was
smashed. The bishop was badly bruised
but no bones were broken.
A startling scene was enacted in the
Oshkosh Council chamber the other even
ing. City Attorney John +. Kluwin
struck A. B. Ferdinand of Milwaukee in
the face and blaekened his eyes. Mr.
Ferdinand made frantic efforts to get at
Mr. Kluwin, but members of the Council
interviewed and the participants were hur-
ried out of the room. Mr.. Ferdinand has
been trying to get a franchise for tele-
phone line. He was turned down by the
Council ard is now trying to get into the
city under the State law.
A most distressing accident occurred
on che farm of Fred Hennings, near Lo-
ganville, which resulted in the instant
death of Fred Meyer, 20 years old The
heavy threshing engine Of Shroeder's out
fit was about to be moved after compIet-
| ing a setting of grain. The young man
was in the act of removing the blocking
which was in front of the drive wheel
After signaling the engineer to come
ahead he stumbled and fell in front of the
wheel, the weight going over his head !;
the engineer was told to reverse his en-
CINE, which he did. again going over his
| body, which was now a pulp-like mass.
Marie Jensen. Go years old, who had
lived the life of hermit for many years,
was found dead in the hallway of her
home by the Racine police. The authori-
ties found a large amount Of money, Ger
tificates of deposit and mortgages IN her
room. She owned considerable property.
Thomas K. Goodwin for the second
time was declared to be guilty of attempt
ing to murder his wife May 20. 1900 by
jury in Circuit Court at Juneau The
crime with which Goodwin was charged
was the attempted murder of his wife by
throwing her into an old well at their
home in Lost Lake.
In a head-end collision on the Chicago