Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-02

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Fire DESTROYED the large barn and
sranary on the premises of George Meis-
nest at Branch. The loss is $1,000, part
/ " covered by insurance.
Lillian Anderson. aged 20 years. at
tempted TO commit suicide at her parents
home in Racine by taking poison. The
girl was deserted by her lover. it Is ru-
m0rcd.
Senator John c. Spooner of Wiscon-
sin has bought the extensive estate of
/ the late David blanchard. at Pittsburg,
n H.. and VIII probably use il for
stock farm or game preserve.
Judge Tarrant at Milwaukee ruled that
where city officials were required to fur
nish bond they were entitled TO select
/ their own employees. which is considered
adverse to the civil service law.
There is no foundation in the rumor
thar the Minnesota authorities will claim
jurisdiction over Tib5ettS. who confessed
to the murder Of Ira Sllrake, the
crime was committed in Vernon County.
| Wis.
Fire destroyed a building at Mazoma-
nie used by the Brittonhan & Hixon
! Lumber Company for storing lumber.
Two freight cars We're also burned. The
loss IS about 5000, covered by insur-
ance.
! William Castle of Monroe County es-
capped by jumping through a window of a
| Northwestern passenger train near ely
man. He had been sentenced TO serve
three years for bur ylary and was being
taken to the State prison.
For the second time this year the Mis-
sissippi has risen so high at La Crosse
that the water has surrounded residences
in the lower parts of the city. The city
was practically surrounded by water, cut
ting off farmers on several roads
The section house at Athelstane was
struck by lightning, six men in it being
knocked unconscious. Class Anderson
n young man employed on the section
was picked UP for dead and it was some
time before he regained consciousness.
Misses Pauline Ross and Bertha Fin
deisen were held prisoners by an infu-
rated bull for several hours. The young
ladies were picking flowers east of La
Crosse in a pasture belonging to H. God
dard when the infatuated bull resented
the intrusion and chased them into the
hay barn, where they had to remain un
til nightfall.
The body Of Frank Shell, who was
drowned at Prairie du Sac on recent
afternoon while boating on the river with
three other high school seniors, one of
whom drowned with him, was recovered
close to where he drowned, The body
of Mabel Bickford, who was drowned at
the same time, has not been recovered.
The high school will not have commence
ment exercises this year on account of
the casualty.
The coroner's jury at Glenwood to
investigate the death of Herman Sachse,
killed on May ;, returned verdict find
ing that the death was caused by re-
volver shots fired by the hand of Rich
ard Sachse, and that the same were fired
in self-defense. The deceased had pur-
chased a rife and revolver in St Paul.
and ON rturning home laid in waiting
for his son, opening fire on him with the
rifle while the son was doing chores
Department Commander James H.
Agen has issued an order outlining the
program for the department encampment
to be held at Chippewa Falls June 8
and 10. He announces that Commander
in-chief Thomas J. Stewart and John S.
Black will speak. The Sons of Veterans,
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re
public and the Woman's Relief Corps
will hold their annual meetings at Chip
pewa Falls with the Grand Army.
In Racine Michael Jochum, aged 81
years, committed suicide at the home of
lis aunt Mrs. John Boy by shooting
himself in the right temple with a %
caliber revolver There was no one in
the house at the time, and the cause of
the suicide is not known except that
hr Eas in i'll health. He committed sal
eide in the same room, on the same bed
| and with the same revolver that his
uncle had used to kill himself with sew
enteen years ago.
Loss of oyer $4,000 resulted from a
fire on the West Side of Milwaukee,
which destroyed the jacobs cooperage
plant the Milwaukee Commutator Com
pany and the Milwaukee automobile
works. Strenuous work Of the iiremen
saved much other property. \ score of
families deserted their homes when it
looked as if they would be destroyed
Forty workmen employed in the cooper
age plant narrowly escaped with their
lives. Several were injured in jumping
from the second story.
The body of Emil Hafemeister was
taken from the river near the Lincoln
avenue bridge in Milwaukee. A bullet
hole through the breast, evidently from
Z shot fired at close range, indicated sui
eide. He was to have been married the
other day to Miss Ella Ewert and disap-
peared suddenly three days before. The
Intended bride could offer no explanation
of his sudden absence when she postpon-
ed the wedding and has been firm In the
belief that Emil was true to her and
that he had been foulLs dealt with.
A tornado resulting in the destruction
of large amount of property swept over
the village of Holmen shortly after sun
down The roof, smoke stack and part
Of the main structure of the Casberg
Milling Company were torn down Do
herty's livery barn, a two story frame
structure. was picked from its founda-
ton and new double brick block just
completed and ready for occupancy was
torn from It's base. Trees were torn up
By the roots and small frame buildings
were hurled IN many directions. An early
report declared three dead but this IS de-
MED One hous,. occupied by an aged
woman and iddaughter, was picked
un. carried over a wire fence spanning
the road and set down without injury to
the occupants.
Mrs Flora Pfuffer of Kenosha, who
Was sealded by the overturning Of boil
or Of water. died from the injuries. She
attempted to carry the boiler Of water
to a sink. when she slipped and fell, the
boiling water pouring over the entire up
I per portion of her body.
Carl Roenitz. a student at Armour In
stitute, Chicago. accidentally shot him
self in the right side while in his room.
Roenitz, whose father is president of the
Sheboygan Cigar Mold Company. was
exhibiting revolver TO his friend Rob
ert Duys when the weapon was discharg-
ed.
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