Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-21


siding near Marshall, is dead, aged 81
years. About two weeks ago the whole
family were attacked with gastritis with
in an hour after tie MONDAY meal. The
rest of the mem bers have recovered.
John Myszka the 13-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Myszka, Panialow-
ski, was killed by lightning. Herman
kraegenbrink. the 1S-year-old son of
Carl Kraegenbrink, who lives on farm,
near Edgar, was also killed by lightning.
Fred Rost, proprietor of Racine
boarding house. threatened to kill Ed
ward Nagle and his own wife because
of Jealousy. He knocked Nagle down
with chair. Mrs. Rost, with her baby
in her arms, escaped by leaping through
a. window.
Frederick Abbot, formerly treasurer of
the Wisconsin Central Railroad, dropped
dead at Milwaukee, heat causing his
collapse. He had been unwell for sew
eral days. His widow and daughter,
Mrs. Mccormack wife of United
States navy surgeon, survive him.
Three persons were seriously injured
in a runaway at Marshall A 4-year-old
son Of John Harland. a farmer, lost a
leg and an arm which were nearly torn
from the body. A 10-year-old daughter
was badly cut about the head and bruis-
ed, and Thomas Tyburn sustained in
juries. The horse was frightened at an
umbrella and ran away and the vehicle
crashed into telephone pole.
While attempting to light a gasoline
stove at her parents home in Oshkosh
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burns which are likely to prove fatal.
Her mother, who was sick in bed, see
ing her daughter enveloped in flames,
made heroic efforts to save her. The
young woman's left arm is so badly burn
ed that if she lives. amputation will be
necessary. The physicians give no hope
of her recovery.
To satisfy a judgment for a small
amount the plant of the Remington
Watch Company at Appleton was placed
in the hands of j. A. HAYES of Apple
ton as receiver, his bond being placed
at $4,000. The Remington company has
been in financial straits for some months
past and the strike of 100 employees for
several weeks back pay brought matters
to a close. 1t is believed the matter
of pay of employees will be adjusted and
the plant started up in charge Of the
receiver.
A bold hold-up occurred at Rosendale
when George Sole, a farmer, was robbed.
Hearing a commotion in the barn Mr.
Sole and his family left the house, but
were covered by guns and marched back
The intruderS were masked Mr.. Sole
was threatened with death in case he
resisted and his wife was ordered to pro-
duce the cash. She did as she was bid
and handed over the sum of S125, for
which the man who received it thanked
her. Supper was forthwith ordered and
covered by revolver the housewife set
about to prepare a meal. After tea they
babe good night to all and departed.
For over a year large tracts of land
near Washburn, constituting 1900 acres
in all, have been steadily acquired, and
the other day company was formed and
Incorporated as the Atlantic Manufac
turing Company. The incorporators are
William G. Ramsay, +. X. O'Brien, d.
NJ. Maxey, A. w. Mcleod and c.. 0.
Sowder of Washburn. The company has
been financed for 100000 and they will
Immediately commence the erection of
one of the most complete dynamite plants
in the United States, if not in the world
Fortythree new buildings are to be con-
structed at once. The institution will
be isolated, three miles from Washburn.
State board of control, will reinquish
his office in the next few days. His res
ignation is solely ON account of his age
and desire to rest. He will go to Cali
fornia in few weeks TO make his home
with his children there. having sold his
fine homestead in Madison to o. II.
Brandenburg of the Madison Democrat.
Judge Lyon is a New Yorker who came
to Wisconsin in 1871. worked on a farm,
taught school and studied law and be-
gan practice in 1S47 He has been dis
trict attorney of Racine County. Speak
er of the Assembly, a soldier in the Civil
War, returning with the rank of colonel.
was judge Of the Racine judicial circuit
for five years and one of the justices of
the Supreme Court from 1871 to 1894
The attendance at the summer term of
the Whitewater normal school is larger
teacher. Prof. l.. l.. Clark. has been Sc
cured TO assist in the science work
Plans are almost completed whereby
the ~ ID. Wells Company Of Chicago
viii establish a shoe factory in Fond du
Lac employing 1000 hands and having a
capacity of 1900 pairs of shoes per day
The Wells company prison contract at
Waupun expires soon and it must vacate
that plant by Jan. IL. Fond du Lac
citizens viii erect the new factory build
ing, costing $4,000.
Burglars at Menasha entered the dry
goods store of @. A. Schlegel at Menasha
ing to about $500 They also entered
which adjoins the dry goods store. and
carried away several cases of canned
goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Wilcox OF
WGupun celebrated their golden wedding.
At the time location for the State
prison was being looked for Mr.. Wilcox
offered site Of ten acres and Il was
accepted by the State. All the stone for
building the prison was obtained from
this land given the State. being quarried
on the spot.
Dr. H. h Muggley Of the National
Automobile Company of Milwaukee has
been held responsible by cOroner's jury
for the death of a l. Tutzle. a well
known insurance man Ok Oshkosh. who
was run down snd killed By Mr.. Mug
gley. who was driving touring ear.
The city clerk Of Neenah. John Keat-
ing. Is lying at his NeenSh home In a
badly injured state and may lose the |
sight of one eye, the result Of an en-
counter with an Oshkosh salOonkeeper. /
Mr.. Heating hiss SIX deep and ugly |
on his head and cut in one
eye. tle result of falling head foremost |
into wine showcase in endeayoring to |
defend himself from the attack.