Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02

school this term. has just been informed
that considerable property has been left
her in England
The faculty of Beloit College has de-
cided not to expel the sophomores who
participateIs in the recent class riot on
condition that they pay all damages.
amounting to SO.
Traffic into La Crosse was DELAYED
several hours by 2 freight wreck on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road at
Rockland Engineer Max Rudolf of
Portage was instantly killed
IT. E. Cover, tall, lank countryman
hailing from Wisconsin, was bunkoed
out of $223 in cash and certificate of
deposit for $1,000 at Spokane, Wash, in
a game of cards he did not understand.
Not only has the year 1902 been pro-
ductive of the largest tobacco crop in
the history of the State of Wisconsin, but
never before in the annals of the State
has the crop been so completely cleaned
up at so early date as in this year.
High water in the Chippewa river has
shut down the Eau Claire paper mill,
leaving over 300 men idle and doing con-
siderable damage in the fiume. The stop
ping of the water wheels has also Grip
pied the electric plant which lights the
city.
The vegetable warehouse of the Hud-
son Produce Company, with contents,
was destroyed by fire at Hudson. The
loss on building was $1,000, insurance
81 500. In the warehouse were $1,000
worth of vegetables, mostly onions, onion
sets and potatoes.
Mrs. William Pohlman, aged IS years,
died at her home in Campbellsport of
paralysis. The death of Mrs. Pohlnlan
recalls the tragedy enacted by her son,
Fred Pohlman, July 6. 1901, when he
shot Miss Ida Guenther upon her re-
fusal to marry him.
Charles Ortell, farmer, was killed
in runaway while on the way from
Racine to his home near Franksville. His
body, with neck and one leg broken, was
found at the foot of an embankment by
neighbors attracted to the spot by the
neighing of horse.
Edward Baumstark narrowly escaped
bleeding to death at Racine. He fell
while coming down stairs and cut his arm
open on pitcher which he was carrying
and which broke in the fall. When
found he was almost dead from loss of
blood. He will recover.
Henry McGill, brother of District At
torney McGill of Ladysmith, while hunt
ing was mistaken for deer by another
hunter and bullet fired at him grazed
his chest, burning a mark across it and
tearing his hunting license, which was
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Thomas p. Hardy, a young Racine at
torney, has brought suit for divorce from
Marjorie Hardy, who at the time of her
marriage five years ago was one of the
society bellies of the city. The divorce
is sought on the ground of desertion, the
wife having gone to live with her father,
]. I. Van Pelt of Denver, Colo, a year
ago.
John Linsnannen, a prominent farmer
in the town of Caledonia, had a narrow
escape from being electrocuted. He was
driving to Racine and in attempting to
cross the tracks of the Milwaukee, Ra-
cine and Kenosha Electric Railway, a
live wire which had been broken down,
struck one of his horses in the forehead,
killing it instantly. The wire passed with
III an inch of Linsnannen's head, and
swinging back over his head, knocked off
his hat.
Word has been received in Racine
that Frank Moore, an engineer on the
Mexican Central Railroad, is in prison
in the City of Mexico. Edward w.
King told of the arrest of Moore and
three Americans by the Mexican author
tiles. H. G. Morrison, a friend of Moore
and the others, got into a quarrel with
one of the Mexican coal passers anc ac-
cidentally killed him. The Americans
were arrested and thrown into prison.
They have been terribly treated while
imprisoned and had no opportunity to
have their case tried The friends of
Moore are making every effort to have
him released.
Excitement is running high over a
shooting ARRAY FIVE miles northeast Of
Baldwin Jens, the 14Ayear-old son OF
Mrs. Elsie Nelson, it is alleged, DELHI
erately shot the 7-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs Albert Ecker, in the head with
shotgun, killing him instantly. The
boys had planned to go hunting together,
but Mrs. Ecker refused to let her boy so,
as she did not wish him to associate
with the Nelson lad as she regarded him
as bad character. So the Nelson boy
went alone, but when he returned he
went into Ecker's yard and the Ecker
boy went out to meet him when the
fatal shot was fired.
Six arrests, the capture of a tugboat, a
gasoline launch. moro than mile of fish
ing nets and the eon6scation of $50
pounds of lake trout was the result of
the first attempt of Deputy Game War
den Edward l.. Tracy TO break up Illegal
fishing. Tracy chartered the tug Meyer
in Milwaukee and went to the fishing
grounds. A gasoline launch was sighted,
boarded, and its crew found pulling up
trout nets. On the way back the tug
Major was sighted, and through a pair
of field glasses it was seen that sos e.
thing was dumped into the lake. Il was
discovered that the fish dumped into the
lake were trout. Then the tug started in
pursuit of the Major, overhauled it, and
all the crew were arrested. This is the
first raid in compliance with the agree
ment with Illinois and MichIgan to stop
Illegal fishing ON the lake.
While suffering from the rabies, result
ing from the bite of a dog. horse he
longing to Henry c. Bartels of Oshkosh
attacked Mr.. Bartels and his assistant,
August MINER biting them both in the
breast and infiicting wounds that may
result in the victims having hydrophobia.
The Chetek high school building was
totally destroyed by fire. The loss is
$4,000. with insurance for 5000. A
s.. 600 addition had just been completed
and occupied but three weeks. The city
recently voted down prs -stion to pur-
chase TIRE engine and no protection was
at hand.
At CampbeIlsport the families of An
ton Haessley, b. ID. Romano and E.
Haskins were made i'll from ptomaslie
poisoning. caused by eating head
cheese a butcher shop product compos-
ed of die gristle of the heads OF hogs.
There are six cases Of poisoning ali
traceabIe 10 the same cause
Gov. Ia Toilette had a plurality over
Rose in the State of 41.27T. according 10
the Official returns, which have been re-