Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-10
state Items of Interest.

The safe of kehke Brothers was bFok-
en- open at Cedar Grove, but nothing was
found of any value.
Fire destroyed the barn and icehouse
of the Lochhyrst association, near the
cottages at Lochhyrst.
Willie, the Oldest son of Rudolph
Schultz of Askeaton. died suddenly from
an attack of typhoid fever.
Burglars went through the dry goods
store of Jonas Brothers at Madison and
got away with $1,000 worth of silks, be-
sides small amount III money and
stamps.
Charles Larsen, aged % years, employ
ed by the Racine SattIey Company, twice
attempted suicide by shooting. Trouble
with the girl he loved is stated as the
cause. The first attempt was futile, as
the bullet went into the air, the second
was prevented by an officer who arrested
Larsen. He paid a fine of So and costs.
Members of the Milwaukee committee
investigating the house of correction con-
slider the institution in a most dangerous
condition. Supervisor Seidel, chairman
of the committee, said the building was
nothing but a fire trap from one end to
the other In the varnish room, he said,
there was varnish on the floor two inches
thick. so that if a fire were started in
the building it would sweep through the
other buildings so rapidly that it was
doubtful if the prisoners could be releas-
ed. THE lives of the prisoners" he said,
"are in danger constantly" Supervisor
Reinhold added an equally outspoken in
dictment of the sanitary conditions. The
lower tier of cells, he said. were in such
a condition as TO be dangerous to the
health of the inmates and the State
board Of health ought to investigate and
conderr that portion of the prison.
HI Christ of Wausaukee purchased
the cedar On thirtysix forties of the Bird
& Wells Lumber Company OF that city,
the consideration being $15, 900.
The trouble that has enmeshed the
ElkhaTt Lake line is being adjusted. The
men who walked out because of their
inability to secure the money earned the
last few weeks, have been paid of.
Because of alleged exactions of the
Germent Makers Union and the increas-
ed price of cotton the factory of II.
Rosenblatt & Sons in Beloit has been
forced to close indefinitely. throwing 80
cut of employment.
Smallpox has broken ont in the Indian
school at Tomah. 1t is in mild form,
which characterized the disease the last
two seasons. The Institution has been
quarantined.
Burglars entered the farm house Of
John Mitchell near Palmyra and secured
$1,000 during the absence of the family.
The money belonged TO William Mitchell,
who resides with us brother.
Patrick FIaherty and Charles Dennis,
alias John Olsen. the two men captured
at Ishpeming. Mich, after battle with
the police Of that city. and charged with
robbing the Superior postoffice, were
bound over to the December term Of the
United States Court al Madison.
The State board of agriculture and the
State Horticultural Association are get
ting ready for the display 10 be made at
the ST. Louis worlds fair. Already over
400 bushels Of apples have been placed
in cold storage ar ST. Louis and other
fruits AID products are 10 be shipped
soon.
The investigations as 10 the cost Of
living among teachers. recently made at
La Crosse. develop the striking fact that
there seems to be considerable Giscrep-
ancy between the income and the expen-
ditures Of most teachers. The average
salary paid 70 woman teachers is from
500 to $500. while the estimated expen-
ditures vary from sT25 to $50.