Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-06
Brief State Happeninpa

A. D. Kimball, aged ~, an old resi-
dent, died at Baraboo of stomach trouble
J. II. Leaf, boot and shoe dealer of
Evansville, has mysteriously disappear
ed.
Mrs. w w. Cargill was seriously in
jured in a runaway accident at La
Crosse She is the wife of millionaire
manufacturer
Frank Hixon, j. j. Hogan and dozen
other La Crosse capitalists have perfect
ed plans for the erection at oIce of a
100000 hotel in La Crosse.
Julius Oestreicher, resident of the
town of Cleveland, was killed at STRAIT
ford while crossing the tracks of the
Northwestern road. His legs and arms
were cut off ard mis- body dragged three
miles.
Miss Anna NJ Yonkers Milwaukee,
bookkeeger. received draft for $4,000
as gift from Charles w. Johnston Chi
cago, aged man whom she treated kindly
while on train three years ago; she had
not seen him since
William Daley Of Baraboo, brake
man in the employ of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway was so badly
crushed between an engine 'and the door
to the roundhouse at Janesville that he
died in forty minutes.
a. NJ Phelps, farmer living near
Cumberland and his four children had
narrow escape from being burned to
death when their home was destroyed by
fire. Phelps was awakened by smoke and
soon became aware that the house was
doomed. He carried two Of his children
safely outside and then returned for thc
other two. They were seriously burned
before he coSld rescue them. Phelps es-
capped With slight injuries.
Andrew Anderson was found dead in
a cabin on the BAD river reservation,
twelve miles from Ashland. The coro-
ner of Ashland held an inquest over the
remains and verdict Of death from in
toxication and exposure to weather was
returned
The news of the marriage in North
Dakota of the man she loved has caused
Miss Bessie Smell, who conducts a large
dressmaking establishment in Neenah,
to bring suit for 5000 damages against
]. Eugene La Grange. alleging breach Of
promise. La Grange is a wealthy young
farmer
Mrs. Rufus wands. wife Of ex-City
Treasurer Wands, was held mp by lone
highwayman within fifty feet of her home
in Chippewa Falls. The robber ap-
preached her from behind. and holding
his hand over her mouth threw her down
and enforced silence with threats TO kin
her After secsiring 50 the robber fed
DIR. +. G. Suffer Of the State Board Of
Health has discovered rich vein of
paint ON his farm, which Is located about
twenty miles from La Crosse Gophers
first attracted the attention Of the man
who is running the place 70 the fact that
soil of a peculiar kind abounded there
Their diggings brought the paint 10 the
surface.
Joseph Harvey, a business man Of
GAINESVILLE, was seriously burned from
the waist down by the overturning IF a
bottle Of carbolic acid. He had just fin
ished taking bath and in reaching for
the bottle. overturned it. the entire een-
tents striking him above the waist aud
causing serious injuries.
Frank wylie. Jr., . years Of age. com
lnitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head in Stevens Point W.
lie had been about town for several hours
bat Kas not drinking 10 excess He
stepped out of the back door Of one sa-
loon to the rear Of another. placed the
niuzxIe Of a revolver to the top Of his
head ea1 fred