Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-16

sAe was Adtdii! DurHeu.
Mrs. Edward Thomas of Lodi dropped
dead while dancing with her son. The
woman had been suffering from hysteFi-
cal attacks for some time.
F.. ]. Zimmers of Racine, now supervis-
ing principal of the schools at Horizon,
has been chosen superintendent and prin-
cipal of the Berlin schools.
Mrs. George yogelstein, aged 40. COM
mitted suicide in the presence of her hus-
band, two sons and daughter at Bridge
port, by swallowing the contents of
two-ounce vial of earbolic acid.
The safe in Clear Lake postofice was
blown open and the contents, stamps,
money, etc, taken, aggregating several
hundred dollars. No clues were found,
but appearances indicate the work of pro-
fessionals
The oldest twins in the United States,
Mrs. Anna NJ Noggie of Monroe and
Mrs. Hiram Johnson of Omaha, cele-
brated their e. lty-eighth birthday an
niversary. A lily reunion was held at
the home of the former in Monroe.
The Wisconsin board of managers for
the st. Louis fair decided to raise be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 by popular
subscription for printing 100000 copies,
for distribution at the fair, of booklet
calling attention to Wisconsin's advan-
tages.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Emery
has appointed E. L. Aderhold of Neenah
as special inspector of cheese factories,
j. G. Moore of Albion as special cream
cry inspector and f. NJ. Russell of Chip
pewa Falls as dairy and food commits
sioner.
The recent heavy rains washed out the
big dam at the head of Sand lake, near
Cumberland, lowering the lake eleven
feet and flooding a number of farms
along Sand creek. The high water has
spoiled trout fishing in Sand creek, one
Of the best trout streams in northern
Wisconsin.
While helping move small articles of
furniture from a La Crosse home isolated
by the flood, Paul Wickers, aged IL
years, drowned in sight of several hun
dred people who were viewing the flood
damage from higher land. The police
and guards saved several others from a
similar fate.
The thirty-third Wisconsin funniest,
which was to have been held at May
vile July 4, 5 and 6, has been postponed
until July %, % and 81 The change
is satisfactory as on the former dates the
railroad company could not furnish
enough equipment for transportation of
the crowds.
John Mutter, who was arrested in Ke-
nosha or a charge of shooting with intent
to kill his wife, made a confession. He
says that the shot was fred in self-de
Tense as his wife had attacked him with
a club. The condition of Mrs. Mutter
continues favorable and the doctors be-
lieve she will recover.
Rodina Titsman committed suicide at
the county insane asylum in Fond du
Lac, where she was confined. She was
81 years DID, and was brought some time
ago from Peshtigo She was found
short time after she died, with a moose
about her neck, with the other end at
tached to part of a heating apparatus.
Wisconsin Central and Great Northern
men are working together in selecting a
route over which it is said that the
former road will enter West Superior.
Men have been working in the county for
some time and have recently been near
Scion Springs, a couple of miles east
ward of which place it is expected the
new line win pass.
The office of the Dessert Lumber Com
pany was burglarized at Mosinee. En-
trance was secured by the aid of skeleton
keys and THREE doors were dynamited off
the safe About $50 in currency was Sc
he, tho r0hkorc fr;nbfayad
away. Had they blown one more door
open they would have reached the vault,
where the deposits are kept. The inside
of the vault is total wreck.
Rev. Merton G. Andrews, rector of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church in Oshkosh for
the past nine years, has rendered his cir
revocable resignation" He virtually an
nounces his withdrawal from the priest
hood. 1t is believed that Mr.. Andrews
withdrawal from the priesthood has been
FASTENED by the action of Bishop Graf
ton in refusing to approve his action in
establishing a cafe IN connection with
his other business enterprises, which in
clude chicken faro and grocery store.
Will Bontly, aged 10, and Nellie Love
see, aged 1S, clipped from Monticello,
causing great excitement, especially to
the parents of the couple. Efforts had
been made on the part of the parents for
a long time to keep them from each
other, but all in vain. They left with
horse and buggy apparently for a drive
They went to Belleville, where they
boarded the train for Madison. From
there they proceeded to Iowa. A tele-
gram stated that they were married in
Iowa and that they would return. The
parents of the couple are very indignant.
1t may be possible that the legality of the
marriage will be contested as the young
man is but 10 years of age.
Capt. George Williams of the schooner
which arrived in Racine with
coal few days ago, is lying unconscious
at st. Mary's hospital and will die. He
was discovered in the river between the
dock and the barge Mingoe by John Shee
han. There was a cash on his head six
inches long. There is considerable mys-
terry surrounding the case. When he
left the vessel early in the afternoon Viii
liams carried 1893, and when found he
had but 500. The owner of the vessel,
III. Henderson of Cleveland, believes the
captain was robbed. In boarding the
barge Mingoe to reach the Ishpeming he
might have fallen into the river, and
physicians say the cut on his head was
caused By striking a pile.
Railroad Commissioner John W. Thorn
as has decided to appoint John NJ. Win
terbotham of Madison as his deputy to
succeed Judge James s. Stack of Supe-
rior. Mr.. Winterbotham is a graduate
of the lay school in 1898 and is prac-
ticing. lie formerly lived in Eau Claire.
Th1 body of John Hauenstein. farm |
er o. the town Of Centerville. was found |
hanging to the limb of tree. About |
six months ago Hauenstein was adjudg- |
ed insane, but In three months was re-
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