Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-14
state Items of Interest,".


The State convention of Catholic For
esters will be held in Oshkosh June 8
and 10.
Fred Pfster, chief of the Racine po-
lice. is charged with misconduct and in
competency.
While at work in a barn James, the
eldest son of James Sunny of Patch
Grove, accidentally ran pitchfork into
the face of younger brother, Joe, pune
turing the boys left eyeball.
John Dolan. marine engineer. aged
40, was assaulted in a Milwaukee saloon
while in an alteration with some of his
comrades. He received a broken nose
and a severe cut on the forehead.
Miss Grace Bigelow of Marshall was
unanimously given first place in the dec
lamatory contest between Waterloo and
Marshall. and she will represent the
league at the district contest at White
water April "A.
Bert f. Reid. right eminent grand COM
mander of Knights Templar of Wiscon-
sin, died of Bright's disease, after an
illness of several years, the last of which
he was an invalid. Mr.. Reid was born
in Dubuque. Iowa, Dec. 5, 1914, and re-
sided in Chippewa Falls since 1870. His
wife is the only surviving member of the
family.
The Menominee River Boom Company
had its annual drive meeting the other
day. The estimate presented showed
164.050,000 feet of logs and 35,000,000
feet of pulp wood and cedar banked ON
the Menominee river and tributaries The
total of 100000 feet is 50,000.000
more feet than the estimate at this time
last year.
Mrs. =. 4. Valentine of Chicago has
completed a 5000 building at her sum
mer home on the banks of Lake Ocono-
mowoc for her dogs. 1t is located ON a
hill overlooking the lake and is elaDo-
rate in all its furnishings.
The shoe store of 7. A. Bakken at
Ferryyille was destroyed by fire. The
ness two days later but the building and
the stock, which was new, We're totally
destroyed. entailing a loss of $500. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but indi-
cations point to incendiarism. A bucket
brigade saved adjoining property.
Most of the employees in the earding
department Of the La Crosse Pearl But
ton Company's factory struck AMI spent
the morning parading the streets in a
body. All are girls, and the grievance
is a decrease in wages from 3 cents to
2la cents gross.
Smallpox has broken ont al ST. Johns
Military Academy at DelafeId. and close
quarantine is maintained. Twelve arm
ed deputy sherisfs guard the grounds.
The victims are Don kilbourn. William
Mangler and Gerland famous of Chicago
and William Parker Of Cottage Grove.
They are being cared for in the isolation
hospital. and the attack IS 50 mild that
there IS said 10 be no dagger.
One of the moss extensive skin-graft-
ing ope-~+ions on record was success
fully y, 10 med st Oshkosh By DR.. +.
{. Gudden. Some days ago Helen Bub-
litE, aged > years. was burned about the
face and arms by the explosion Of a
lamp. The wounds failed to heal and the
father submitted 10 the cutting off Of
twenty-four square inches of euticle from
his leg. the enticle being then grated on
the wounds Of his child. The chila's
life win be saved.
Richard Wilson. aged IS. who came TO
Eau Claire forty-nine years ago and was
one If the founders of the ciry. died At
Los Angeles. Cal He leaves Il widow,
two sons aud two daughters