Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-04
Brief State nappeninu..

Marguerite Ruff, the 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ruff of Ke-
nosha. was fatally burned while playing
about bonfire at a children's party.
The body of Aubrey Clafin, who was
drowned while sailing with his little cous-
in. George Peterson, was found float
ing in Nagowicka lake, near. the summer
home of Alfred James. The body was in
good condition.
Mrs. Mary G. Smith was granted di-
yorce at Racine from Joseph Smith. Mrs.
Smith alleged that her husband deserted
her because she would not get employ
ment in store and help support him.
They were married two years ago.
Mrs. Emeline Ludington, widow of ex-
Gov. Ludington, won a complete victory
in Judge Ludwig's court in Milwaukee,
by decision denying James e. Patton,
one of the executors of the exGovernor's
will, the right to recover the one-third
Of the estate recently set over to the
widow by the court.
Three years is the lease of life that is
now promised West Superior as a center
of numbering. After that length of time
present indications are that the Weyer-
haeuser mill at Lake Nabagamon will be
the only large one in the county still
doing busiaess and even that one will
then be nearing its end.
Samuel c. Streeter viii be sentenced by
Jgdge Clementsoh at Lancaster in two
weeks. he was given his time limit TO
provide his family for winter and to Go
his thrashing. He pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter in the fourth degree. His crime
was the killing of his father-in-law. ID.
e. Barnum. last summer. Barnum &c
cused Streeter of stealing his oats.
Streeter struck Barnum on the head with
a stone. Barnum actually died of heart
failure. but physicians held that the blow
on the head had affected the heart, eaus-
ing death.
The people of Cobb. at a special cleo
tion voted almost unanimously to inco--
porate "a a village.
1t nos. seems about certain that the
belt line 30 connect the various manu-
featuring establishments with the main
line of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company viii be built at Two
Rivers
Archie Holland. a negro. who has been
employed on the Wisconsin and Michigan
road and who has made his home at Ellis
Junction. married the other day Miss
Emma Brns of P,.shtigo. white woman,
at the Office of Justice Henry Mason
H II. Haney Of Milwaukee, travel
ing salesman for l. ]. Mueller of Mi
waukee. was fatally stricken with paraly-
sis at the Palmer House in Fond du Lac
Burglars broke into the Manawa post
Office. blew open the safe and escaped
with about $l20 in stamps and $50 in
cash. \ hand car which they used in
making their escape was found at New
London
Maj. Floyd of the Racine College nil
itary company saved Allen Jones. enc of
the college students. from being suffo-
Gated by coal gas. Maj. Floyd retired
late and detected the escaping gas. and
traced il 10 Jones room. inding Jones in
a semi-conscious condition
Jessie Gillespie. aged IL. of Beloit, has
disappeared from her home and is sup
posed 10 have gone 10 Chicago TO seek
employment.
Clarence Fish. aged %, whose parents
are prominent residents Of Oshkosh. was
found dead in his rooEa al a ST. Louis
boarding house. Excessive use Of drugs
is said TO be the cause
A man giving his name as Wilson was
arrested at Bridgeport He was ccnfaed
in the Galena. III. jail and made his es-
cape. Being seriously sick with typhoid
fever he was taken frem the cell and CIV
en- a room During the night he made his
escape from the fourth floor by the aid Of
fcrn sheets.