Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-05
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William Durham, hired man at Gin
ton, was found dead in his room. The
cause was epilepsy. He was 10 years
old.
The Toledo wooden MILL FIVE miles
north of La Crescent, was burned. Loss
between $4,000 and $4,000, insurance
$4,000.
AT the farm Of w Aldrich. south of
La Crosse, eighteen head of cattle died
within a few hours, due, it is thought, to
anthrax.
Max E. Hensler, 10 years old, who
won second place in the grand American
handicap shoot in Kansas City, resides
in Beaver Dam.
. G. p. Thompson was probably fatally
injured by the explosion of a soda water
bottle in La Crosse. Pieces of the glass
cut his throat from ear to ear, severing
the arteries.
Charles Lung, a Chinese laundryman
of Appleton, stepped from an interurban
car in Oshkosh and was killed. He
alighted before the car stopped. His
skull was fractured.
Mrs. Jennie Harroun has been held
for trial at Stevens Point on a charge
of numbering her husband. Walter Har-
roun Mrs Harroun comes of promi-
nent Buena Vista family.
The general merchandise store of Hen
ry Duerkop at Griffin burned and was a
total loss. The postofice was in the
same building and nothing was saved of
that. The loss is about 5000. with
$500 insurance. The origin of the fire
ia unknown.
Detective Murphy of the 500 Railway
has BEEN in Ladysmith consulting with
Sheriff Sergeant over the burglary of
tie depot al Bruce. McGee's saloon was
also entered md the till emptied. The
amounts secured aggregated less than
sc, No arrests have been made.
Ssnator j. II. Stout has presented to
Dunn County three-story building. 24x
80 feet. 10 be used for manual training
and dsiry purposes by the new county
school of agriculture. a rest room for
farmers may also be established in this
building and conducted by the students.
Elsie Klemmer. the 5-year-old daugl-
ter of John 4. Klemmer of Oshkosh. died
as the result of being terribly burned in
bonfire. She passed away twenty-three
hours after the accident and her suffer
ing was agonizing.
Al Schissler, the gambler who shot and
killed Frederick William Reul. a Water.
town bank clerk. on the night of Nov. %.
was found guilty in Milwaukee of muir
der in the second degree. The jury was
out about four hours. and the verdict is
looked upon as compromise. due TO the
desire of the jurors 10 get away after
FIVE weeks Of confinement.
Field work has commenced or the sur
yey of the Chippewa river from Chip
pewa Pals to the mouth, under direction
of the United States geological survey,
10 ascertain stage and power statistics.
John Neymeiser. living south Of Cum
berland. shot and killed his wife. chol-
ped up the remains with an az and set
fire 10 his barn. Neymeiser escaped. but
was surrounded By posse and shot and
killed himself.
Solomon Howard died IS a result az
injuries received IN a quarrel at HErley
Isaac I-ilji. it Is alleged. became in1ensed
at a remark passed by Howard and stab
bed him in the stomach. Both are Firms
- years Of age.
Fire destroyed the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. james larson in the town Of Lin
coin. and both had narrow escape from
death. larson had his money. amount
ing to $50. in satchel. which was lost
in the fire The loss Of the house ana
furniture was partly covered by fnsuE~
ance.
Charles Schultz Young farmer Of
Cochrane township. who is a bridegroom
If a few weeks. Was found dying as
result Of drinking from bottle Of car
bolic acid. He was found hy his bride.
but was too far gone TO explain his set.
Ii IS thought thas worry over matters
which are being kept quies caused the
young man 70 commit suicide.