Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-04
The planin.; mill Of the Bird & Wells

l'he police believe thar gang of burg
Las is working Superior and Duluth by
TONS.
Peter Bier lost his horse in trying to
cross a ford over a creek in the town Of
Primrose.
The organization of State association
Of grain buyers was started at Janesville
by grain handlers.
The Field Mems Club. an insurance
workers organization, held its annual
meeting at Green Lake.
The government has discontinued the
postoffice at Dacada, and free delivery
routes have been established.
The first reports received at the Office
of Secretary of Agriculture John NJ True
show that crops are in fine condition.
Recent rains have caused the Wolf
river to overflow its banks near Shoe
ton, causing thousands of dollars dam
age
The boom-men's threatened strike,
which would have involved the whole
lumber industry of the Menominee river,
was settled
Michigan capitalists have purchased
the Diamond Match Company's plant at
Marinette and will convert it into ce-
real food factory.
The issuance of tax certificates on two
Of the biggest churches in Superior gave
the congregations quite a scare. The GER
tihcates were issued by mistake.
Mrs NJ Ritchter of the town of Ne
kimi, aged 50, has appealed 30 the muni-
cipal authorities for protection from the
alleged cruelty of her three daughters.
At Babcock Thomas J. Smith, Mil
waukee road brakeman, was badly injur-
ed while giving signals from the side of
car. His arm struck a switch target.
Seventeen nurses at the county hos
pital, Milwaukee, the entire staff, went
out on strike. They rebelled against the
strict discipline enforced by the head
nurse.
The life of John O'Connell, assistant
city electrician, was snapped out IN the
twinkling of an eye by grasping high
potential wire of the Oshkosh Electric
Light and Power Company.
Work on the new compressed air water
supply system for the State University
and capitol building at Madison, for
which the last Legislature appropriated
$4,000, is soon to be begun.
AT the State free employment Offices
in Milwaukee and Superior, 182 per-
sons applied last week for employment
and each one was provided with place
There were 1914 applications for help.
Startling information was received at
Milwaukee from State Bacteriologist
Russell of Madison whereby it develops
that dog which attacked and bit a num-
Der of children recently was suffering
from rabies
At Oshkosh Frank Reisenzahn, aged
- years. attempted to change the belt
on a pulley with a stick. The stick
caught in the wheel and struck his chest
with such force as to break two of his
ribs. He died.
AS result Of being stung by a swarm
of bees, Jens Ramstad, a farmer resid
ing near Spring Grove. and his hired
man are nearly dead. Two horses were
killed by the insects and the men only
saved themselves by jumping into a
stream.
Springvale is excited over the discov-
cry of copper deposits in quantities that
are said to be paying. u. #. Scott and
John Baker struck a vein of ore at thirty
feet The land in the vicinity is selling
on options at high figures, and prospec-
tors are busy.
Judge B. f. Dunwiddie Of the Circuit
Court of Rock County granted a re-
straining injunction against picketing at
the Berlin Machine Works. The injunc-
ton is very sweeping in its nature The
machinists' union has been out on
strike for nine weeks.
Mistaking a woman picking cherries
for birds, John Ryff, farmer near Osh-
kosh, shot charge of bird shot into the
tree and was Mortified to see Mrs. Mar
garet Giesst drop to the ground. Sew
eral of the pieces of shot took effect, but
Mrs. Giesst was not seriously injured.
Miss Sawyer. who shot herself in New
York, was formerly one of the best
known society girls of Milwaukee. She
is the daughter of James Sawyer,
member of the Board of Trade. About
five years ago Miss Sawyer was married
to Cecil Clay of Philadelphia, an artist.
Shortly afterward she secured a divorce
and went on the stage. Her family is
one of the oldest in the city.
A lively discussion is expected by Wis
consin bankers at the annual meeting of
the State Bankers Association, to be
held at the Hotel Pfister, Milwaukee.
Congressman Charles y. Fowler. author
of the Fowler finance bill in Congress,
has consented to speak on the affirmative
side of the asset currency question.
Banker A. j. Frame of Waukesha will
speak on the negative side and a general
discussion will follow.
The Penn Mining Company will start
work soon on the water power at the
mouth of the Sturgeon river at Norway.
A bill was passed in the last Wisconsin
Legislature TO allow it TO build dam
in Marinette and Menominee counties.
The plans have already been drawn for
the improvement, which will cost over
100000. The power viii eventually be
used for an interurban line connecting all
the Menominee rangc towns.
Max Winkel has been arrested on the
charge of having killed James Campbell
May "A at his farm near Arcadia. The
affair was clothed in mystery for a time,
but a chain of circumstances which had
several missing links was recently made
complete by the efforts of District At
torney Cowie. At the time of the muir
der the body was rolled into a slough
abolt thirty rods from the house of the
murdered man. 1t was discovered on the
third day after the crime. The body
when discovered was almost covered with
water.
The catching Of crawfsh. which form
ed an important industry at Two Rivers
a few years ago, is again assuming large
proportions. There is a steady demand
and rs the prices are good, large num-
Der Of them are daily shipped.
The State board of medical examiners
reelected DR. j. r. Currens of Two Riy-
ers president and DR.. F. A. Forsbeck Of
Milwaukee secretary and treasurer
These two officers and Or. J. Y. Stevens
Of Fort Atkinson were chosen as a com
Inittee Il. represent the board on the sub
ject Of reciprocity in license between
States.