Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06


known young merchant Of Konosha. died
at his home there from CONSUMPTION.
Martin il. Bakkedal has been appoint-
ed receiver of the Bank of gV,sti,y. The
liabilities are placed at Sl60,uo0 and the
assets at $4,000.
The grievance board of the fi,enlen and
engineers of the Wisconsin Central road
demand that they shall be granted an in
crease of 10 per cent in their wages.
Michael Cah;A. the farmer poet, charg-
ed with assault to do great bodily harm
in shooting Alexander Smith through the
arm. was discharged at Eau Claire on
proving self-defense
The Ferguson House the lcadh,g hotel
in Hayward. was completely destroyed
by lire. The guests barely eacailed with
their clothing. Thu loss is $1,000 With
insurance for $1,000
Adolph F. Spring, millSAall was
struck by a west-bound freight train on
the Montfort division of the Northwest
ern road and instantly killed while driy-
ING TO Madison with milk.
Edward King of CORTLAND was shot
by his brother, Joseph, while out hunt
ing. While crawling through il fence
the gun was discharged. the contents
taking effect in the boys leg.
Arthur Miller, the young man ,sho
was arrested at Tomah on the charge of
passing counterfeit money, was discharg-
ed in justice court ON the ground that no
oifense was shown by the State.
Mrs Anna Fidhn of Milwaukee re-
ceived a letter from her son, who lives
at Greytown, Nicaragua, saying that
man named Wissen. formerly of Racine.
had been devoured alive by Il shark.
Fire destroyed the dwelling of John
Caristrom at Mellen. Carlstrom jumped
out of second-story window. Mrs.
Carlstrom and the children. who had got
outside safely, ran to Il neighbours house
in their night clothes.
Miss Lizzie Jung of Plymouth was to
have been married the other day, but
on that dag went insane, and has been
committed to the northern asylum ut Osh-
kosh No reason is given for her sud
den mental alteration.
Oscar Phillips. aged IS years, employ
ed as section hand by the Chicago,
! Milwaukee and st. Paul road was struck
bS Il 1AciSut Tram ut 1oIttSS anu hAilrNs
Phillips resided mt Union Grove. was
married and had two children.
Mrs. w H. Stevens Of Sioux City,
formerly Miss La Celia Arquettc of
Marshfield, who disappeared recently IL
ter leaving several letters sayins she
was about to commit suicide, has been
found and is working as Il chambermai1
at Omaha.
Miss Wilhelmina Jardine. aged l07, is
without doubt the oldest living person in
the southeastern portion of the State. She
is now i'll with stomach trouble ut St.
Luke's hospital in Racine, but Der ply
sicians say that her present sickness is
not dangerous.
Fire destroyed the building Of the Ap-
pleton Chair Company at Appleton. The
loss is $4,000. with insurance of 81 900.
The factory employed 100 men and it is
doubtful if it will be rebuilt. William
Marx of Milwaukee is toe heaviest stock
holder in the concern.
Mrs Amelia Myer was found dead in
a cistern in the rear of her home in Fond
du Lac by her daughter-ir-iaw, Mrs.
Louise j. Myer. 1t is believed that she
committed suicide from the fact that she
worried so from her incurable disease
with which she was afflicted.
The,officer of the Consolidated Water
Power and Paper Company announce
that they will harness up the magnificent
water power of the Wisconsin river at
| Grand Papids the coming spring and
summer and that the lcag talked of lam
and paper mill will actually be built.
Fire was discovered in the top of the
acid tank of the Nekoosa Paper Company
and at one time threatened destruction
of the paper mill, but by prompt action
of the company's fire department, assist
ed by the village company, the fire was
put out before much damage was done.
The plant of George B. Freeman x
Co. manufacturers of bits and bolster
springs at Racine Junction, was destroy
ed by fire, causing a loss of $4,000, ON
which there was an insurance of $1,000.
The fire started in the engine room, be-
ing caused by gasoline tank exploding.
Miss Mayme Wagner. a former Osh-
kosh girl. has entered upon q new busi-
Tess career at Vassar College She, with
d Miss Lapham, both Of whom are Tor
mer pupils at that school, have erected
ali oid-fashioned inn near the college
which IN already proving profitable in.
vestment.
The new home of the Masonic order in
Racine will he completed about Jan. ],
and week following will be dedicated
by the grand officers of the State. When
completed the Masons win have one of
the most handsome and modern Masonic
-. Al. hof
$50. 900 and $4,000.
Mysterious nightly appariticas are ie-
ported from the cheese factory between
Theresa and Lomira. At certain hours
an appalling, blood-curdlinG sound roars
through the building. Window panes
and globes of lanterns fall to the floor.
but break not; doors open and shut, and
Keys fall over seemingly of their own
accord. The Chicago owners of the fac
tory have been notified and detectives are
expected will investigate the mystery
The La Crosse and Southwestern Rail-
road Company, to construct and operate
q road by electric, steam or other power,
filed articles of organization with the
Secretary Of State It's articles coYer
the organization Of commercial rail-
road and street and interurban railroad
for transportation Of passengers, mer-
chandse freight mail and express in La
Crosse. territory adjacent and tributary
thereto, and elsewhere The capital
stock is SS00,00O,
An attempt at Jail delivery was made
in Manitowoc by the five men under ar
rest charged with burglary at Reedsville,
but the discovery Of officers frustrated
the plan. Although without tools the
men had succeeded in loosening the win
dow bars.
James Peterson, "A widower aged y
years. and his daughter Alice, aged 10,
were found dead in bed at Raeine, hav-
ing been asphyxiated by coal gas cscap-
ing from a heating stove. A son, Ru-
JoIph. was found bas4ly alive. b1t was
resuscitated after hard work by physi-
clans.
The North Presbyterian Church ut La
Crosse is threatened with being forced
to close it's doors temporarily by the re-
fusal Of Rev. H. T. Ross to fill the pulpit
longer until his back salary, consider