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

who live in the same house at Kenosha.
He obtained considerable booty
Charles Bensen and Hans Larson, two
farmers, living eight miles northwest of
Racine were injured in a pitchfork fight
said to have taken place on account Of
a girl with whom both We're in love.
Bensen was jabbed with a pitchfork in
the arm and leg and Larson received
stabs on the thigh and breast. it is said.
Oscar Dumphy. one of the best known
young men in Racine is dead from blood
poisoning, caused by a rusty nail. upon
which he stepped while testing down an
old building
Two coaches, one Of them passen-
ger, ran wild down a long steep grade
near Spring Valley, killing one passen-
ger and severely injuring another and
two trainmen.
The Kenosha State Bank has been re-
opened without any opposition on the
part of the State bank examiners. AS
surance has been given the courts that
all the creditors will be paid in full.
The largest mortgage ever fled in Yer
non County has been placed on record
there. 1t is for $4,000 and is on the
right of way of the la Crosse and South
eastern Electric Railroad. The Newark
Loan and Securities Company is the
mortgage. the bonds drawing per cent.
A party of boy thieves broke into the
Burlington depot at Trempealeau and
stole a quantity of cigars, fruit and con-
| fections. They were apprehended and
allowed to go on paying the damages,
| with the exception of the leader, who, it
tis said will be sent TO the reform school
Ross Wilbur, son of George H. Will
bur of the Wilbur Lumber Company, has
started divorce proceedings at Wauke-
sha, and has taken M his residence with
his two children at the home of his faith
er. Mrs. Wilbur, upon whom summons
is said to have been served, is reported
to be nearly Frustrated AID is at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Parker.
| Fire destroyed the large bridge of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road
over the Black river at Trempealeau,
causing a loss of about 100000 and
suspending all traffic on the Burlington
south of Trempealeau. The bridge was
about $50 feet long. 1t will probably be
| two weeks before trains can again run
over that section of the road.
GOV. Pardee of California has granted
requisition papers for the arrest and ex-
tradition Of r. \. Warren, wanted at
| Clintonville on charge of abducting
Ella Doty, aged II, from her home. Some
! time ago Warren accepted employment
on a ranch near Davisville, Cal. He
was accompanied by the girl, who was
dressed in boys clothing. Their identity
was discovered and they fed to Wesley,
| Cal, where Warren was arrested.
Farmers in the northern section of
Manitowoc County have been victimized
to the extent of several thousand dollars
through the operations of a Chicago man
who induced them to organize a stock
! company for the purchase oil large stall
lion. They paid $4,000 for horse which
is found to be worth less than $780, The
district attorney has been asked to in
vestigate and if possible locate the stran-
ger, who departed for new fields few
days ago.
George Shores. postal clerk running
between Appleton aud Ashland was run
down by a freight train and killed near
the Ashland division Nepot at Appletos,
while on his way to his mail car standing
III the railway yards. The body was
| dragged 100 yards, was then run over
again by a passenger train coming fro.u
the other direction about an hour lates.
He was cut into several pieces. mans,e1
| beyond recognition and the clothing strip
ped completely from the body.
A young man, supposed to be William
Pulls of Arnott, was found lying in the
road west of hhinelander with bullet
/ hnl in Of kiC hAod nd Al
caliber revolver lying near. He cannot
recover. An envelope was found upon
| his person which had evidently been writ
ten under difficult circumstances, and in
scrawling words the following was in
scribed: John is the one that shot me
| for $40" The police are investigating.
| They think it case of suicide and that
the man is insane.
| A peculiar accident happened in the
town of Maine, in which a young woman
| lost her life. Henry Radtke, a farmer,
was engaged in hosting pump out of a
well and had his daughter Ida. a girl of
| 10, helping him. chain was placed
around the pump and to this long,
heavy pole. used as a handspike. was
attached. When the pump had been lift
cd a distance the chain slipped. allowing
! the pump to fall back into the well,
striking the pole, which was thrown up
ward and struck the young woman.
| breaking her neck. and she died instantly.
Safeblowers attempted to crack the
safe in the hardware store of Frank
Verstegen at Little Chute They had
previously broken into the Chicago and
| Northwestern depot. where they secured
a small sum in change from the cash
drawer and stole some tools from a box
| in the freight house. The robbers at
work on the safe in the Verstegen's store
were heard by DIR. Doyle. who rooms
| over the store. and looking from his win
| dow he saw one of the robbers acting as
picket. patrolling mp and down. Or.
Doyle telephoned to Hammers Hotel and
gave the alarm, bit when he and the par
ty from the hotel reached the store the
robbers had fed. They had drilled a
hole in the front of the safe. where they
had knocked of the knob and had filed
| the hole with nitroglycerin. but were
| frightened away before they had time to
explode it. They secured nothing but
a little change at the depot.
The government feet doing improve
| mens work on this portion Of the Missis
sippi has been moved aud will spend the
GUNNER between Dresbach and the foot
of Lake Pepin Extensive dredging and
dam building is projected.
Department Commander James H.
Agen of the Wisconsin department of the
G. A. r. has iss.led an order to the
effect that the thirty-seventh department
encampment. G. A. r. of Wisconsin. win
meet Mt Chippewa Falls June 8 and 10.
The Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of
the G.. - r. and Sons of Veterans win
assemble at the same time and place.
Dennis Hogan. a farmer Of the town
OF Lebanon. and John Hogan, formerly
Of Lebanon and nov in Washington. have
struck pay dirt" according to reports.