Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-12

originated from forest fires.
The los by fire which destroyed the
approaches Of the Burlington Railroad
bridge across Trempealeau river is esti-
mated at $1,000
Lawrence Bambereer, formerly chief
of carries in the La Crosse postoface,
has become violently insane. He has
been out of work for some months
The law office of A. \. Alvord and f.
x. Hammes' meat market burned to the
ground in Pound. Most of the meat was
saved, but the attorney lost his books
and papers.
Prof. w. l.. Carlisle, professor of ami
nal husbaudry in the State University,
has decided TO accept the position offered
him in the State Agricultural College Of
Colorado.
The general store of Irwin Gray at Og-
densburg was broken into and robbed the
other night. The robber secured $500
worth of goods. This is the third time
Mr.. Gray has been robbed in two years.
The Rink Opera House in Stevens
Point, the largest building in central
Wisconsin, covering ground space 75x
200 feet. as ruined by FIRE. The build
ing was .swncd by George w. Miller,
whose loz~ is estimated at $1,000 with
$500 Insurance.
Three sssall boys, aged 10, u and IA
years respectively, are discovered to be
the culprits who have been stealing boats
and othe" property from boat houses
along the Ever front at Racine. Property
to the amount of 500 has been recoy-
cred. The boys are sons of prominent
people.
Ole Abrahamson, q Superior lumber
man who was struck by train on cleo
ton night and thought to be fatally In
jured. has so far recovered that it is
thought that he will live, although he
will probably lose the use of his legs
through paralysis, The back is brokea,
but the patient is steadily improving.
Two boys, aged is and 10 respectively,
are under arrest at Racine, charged with
rohbing Sylvester Stevens of S2i' aud
then attempting to kin him. Stevens
captured the younger boy Leo Dooicy,
who says he is from Chicago. The otts
er hey, Frank Coleman of Denver, Colo,
was caught at Caledonia. Both boys
deny The charge.
liz the interscholastic track meet at
Beaver Dam the track team representing
7T ayland College of Beaver Dam won
by margin of 20 points The quarter
mile foot race was Wen in % seconds.
Ralph Inman of the senior class at Way
land broke the State interscholastic rec
ord for the shotput by margin of 12M
inches, making the remarkable record of
43 feet Ga inches.
Half a hundred cutters employed by
the Wisconsin Pearl Button Company
of La Crosse struck. 1t is understood
the girls went out on account of the
failure of the concern TO adjust the
claims of the seventy-tive carders who
went out some weeks ago because their
wages were cut. Girl pickets have been
posted about the factory and from al
appearances the strike win be bitterly
fought.
The residence of John Tobin, A con
stable of the village of Ridgeway. was
wrecked by dynamite. A threat had been
written and placed upon telegraph
pole near his residence several days be-
fore. Trouble has been at fever heat in
that village for some time over a scan
dal and revenge seems to have been
taken ont on the constable. Although
several persons were sleeping in the
building. nobody was hurt.
Sheriff Corbin of Sank County and
Leonard Case, an attendant at Mendoza
had desperate struggle with William
Harmed, insane. Harmel was getting
the best of the struggle when he slipped
out of his Overcoat and ran to the Wis
consin river, few rods from his broth
| ms who ba tsroc cta
stead Of jumping into shallow water
he plunged into a deep hole, and after
rising four times went down to rise no
more. Case was almost drowned in try
ing TO save Harmed. The deceased was
A. years of age.
Albert Wood, John Schuer and Morton
StapSrs, the latter colored man, rob
bed the general store of ]. b. tIojirnon
in Appleton, taking three complete out
fits of clothing and a quantity Of cheap
jewelry They also broke into the
pluwbing shop of William Wenzel and
carried off and planted a quantity Of
brass valves. They were captured at
Fond du Lac and returned to Appleton,
where they confessed, but refused to tell
the hiding place of the stolen brass. All
three of the young men are paroled in
mates Of the industrial school at Wau-
kesha.
4 terrible fatality resulted from the
premature explosion of dynamite at the
farm house of a man by the name Of Pc
teraon at Chase Brook. Peterson was
using dynamite in grubbing on his farm
an6 he placed several sticks of dynamite
by he kitchen stove to warm and be left
the house to attend to some chores. Dur
ing his absence one Of the sticks Of dy-
nalTite exploded with terrific force while
Mrs. Peterson was at work in the kitch-
en- The woman was literally blown TO
pieces and the house was wrecked, por-
lions Of the building being picked up
$50 rods from the scene Of the explosions.
Five Of six tramps who terrorized the
country in the vicinity Of -Four Cor
ners, are under arrest ut ManitowQc. and
the county is being secured searching
for the one who escaped. The men held
up several farmers on the road and en-
tered the home of Fred Engelbrueht and
rausacked the house. At the home Of
Ed Hall two Of the tramps made an
ok upon Mrs Hall and threatened
hef with a revolver and razor. Az the
sal0on Of William Kellner, tile praprie-
tor was relieved Of his money and was
forced to give the intruders free sway
Of the liquoEs and cigars, Of which they
p.rtook freely.
TIE II. J. Heinz Pickle Company is
making arrangements TO erect q pci,le
sailing station in Tomah. The company
has secured contracts for 1C0 acres Of
cacumbers from the farmers il that Vi
ciHity.
An attempt is said TO have been made
to blow up and burn Congress Han in
Kenos ha. and John Stakes, jean John
son. Stauilius Inmates, Tony Simmons
and Mrs. Anna Gabris are in jail The
police say that the floor was soaked with
gasoline and that q terrific explosion oc
cured wher a match was applied. Ppo-
pie IL the upper rooms narrowly escaped
While bringing in his regular train on
the Wisconsin Central Conductor II. W.
Curry Of Ashland was shot in the head
hr- a stray huilqf from p buufpr's rifle