Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-19
Brief state Happeninrs.


Mary Miller, aged 20 years, of Chi
eago, was arrested at Kenosha, charged
with theft.
Fred Rupno was drowned in Bad river
While driving logs. He was single and
30 years old.
The sawmill of the Scofeld Lumber
Company, West Superior, was burned,
cntailing a loss of $4,000.
Edward Scanborski. aged 10, drowned
in Sawyer creek at Oshkosh. He fell
from boat in which he and another
boy were rowing.
Charles Spore of Vincennes, Ind, com
nGtted suicide at Waterfowl, while in
charge Of a car Of horses and household
goods on his way to Aberdeen, S. ID.
In an athletic exhibition in Beloit
Frank Mayo of Beloit and a coored man
known as Klondyke, went at it SO hard
that Chief of Police Schiebel stopped the
battle.
Joseph Lamp pioneer and millionaire
lumberman. fell and broke his neck while
experimenting repairs on his residence
at Princeton. He was prominent in the
q. A. r.
ttt ItSlItliNt u tFfbi * -NAliIti " tAll
all its contents was destroyed by fire at
Sparta. 1t IS supposed that a lamp left
burning in the house exploded. The loss
is about $1,000.
Henry Jansen Of Kenosha is laid up
by knife wounds inflicted by two men
who. he says. tried to kill him because
he would not give up his sweetheart,
Miss Milbraith.
Marshal Cray was notified at Ocono-
mowoc by tle neighbors of Charles Ro-
chow that he had not been seen about the
house for three or four days, Marshal
Gray went to the house and found the
old gentleman sitting in a chair. dead.
at his table. He had evidently been dead
for some time and probably was sitting
at the fable writing, as the lamp stood
near by and had gone out He lived
alone for n number Of years, and was IS
years old and unmarried.
Judge Halsey Of Milwaukee released
John Cononrs and Alexandes McCarren
Of Springfield. H.. who were accused
Of swindlin2 by means of bogus fights
and foot races, on the plea Of their at
torneys that they had been lured 20 the
State in order to secure their arrest.
The dam at Bird * Wells Lumber
Company's sawmin at Wausaukee went
out. In les than an hour the entire
river was out. cutting cash 36 feet
wide by 30 feet deep through the center.
The loss IS several thousand dollars. This
shuts the two sawmills down and 100
men viii be out q employment.
James McMulleu and John Rogulski.
inmates of the Marathon County poor
house. quarreled and McAlnlen. upon
being called q liar. whipped ont a knife
and tabbed Rogulski. causing his death.
McMalIen. who is - years old. wiz be
held for murder Roguls ki was 81 and
cripple.
The machinisfs al the Berlin machine
works walsoa out after the company had
refused theiR demands. Tae Hnion asked
al advance Of 30 per cent in wages.
uine-hour day and recognition Of tie
uuicn. Practically the whole shop. which
emplovs 60 men, j. involved. because
with 30 nsaehinistS cut the other work
viii have to stop.
f. s Rockawellow. alias Harry Hall.
said u be a professional crook Of Chi
cage. was convicted in the Circuit Court
al Oshkosh Of burglary on the third
count Of the information. that ~ being
an accessory before tie fact. His sen
tpnee viii he enc 10 three years IN State
prisos;- Hall was charged with planning
To bnrzlarize the fruFk u a travelling
man. H. L. Mason u Auncie, Ind
The general store If F. A Cooper 1t
Merrimac was robbed On a recent night.
jewelry. knives clothing and 50 in money
being taken. K0lfe & Rippan's store at
Waunakee wis broken into the night be-
fore and razors, krives and reviewers
wers taken Tramps are suspected