Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
Brief state Happenings.

The President has nominated Gertrude
Franzier to be postmistress of Viola.
At Hayton fire totally destroyed a
large warehouse at tie Union Lime Com
pany's plant.
John McCaughen, 20 years old, and
Mrs Elvira Beach, 64, were married by
Justice McCarron at Kenosha.
George Smithers, colored, was found
guilty in the Madison municipal court OF
assault with intent to murder George
Carpenter, colored
Mrs. Lucy Clark of Ives believes that
she is one of the heirs of John Duke of
the Isle of Man, who died and left a
fortune of 100000.
For capturing little dog and tortur-
ing it with a jackknife, Stephen Zolczak
and Stephen Vychlacz of La Crosse were
both sent to the reform school.
Charles f. Wendtland, an old resident
of WATERFOWL. killed himself by firing
bullet into his head. He was 60 years
old and leaves a wife and family.
The safe in the general store of Franz
meier Brothers in Haven, was broken
open by burglars, who were scared away
took FIVE boxes of cigars.
Mrs Margaret Mccain, wife of Dam
iel Mccain, who gave the famous eagle
the name of "Old Abe died in Chippe
wa Falls She was the first white woman
in that county, going there in 1888.
Mrs. Frank L. Vail of Madison has
received notice from an attorney in
St. Louis saying that she is one of eight
heirs to an estate of $30,000,000 left by
John Bequette of st. Louis. Mrs. Vail
expects to receive $7.500,000.
Alderman Bessau of the Ninth Ward
in Superior is threatened with trouble
on account of his persistency in the mat
ter of suppresSing gambling. He has re-
ceived an anonymous letter telling him
there is trouble in sight for him if he
does not pull off.
Articles incorporating the Kewaunee
Casket and Manufacturing Company
have been filed with the Secretary of
State, the incorporators being: John NJ.
Bergman. W Kieweg. G.. A. Duvall,
Charles Metzner and DIR. K. III. Rice.
The few organization will be capitalized
at $4,000.
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a sawmill ar Ringle station, committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
heart. Family troubles attributed as the
cause. This was his fourth attempt.
Fred Irle. aged 20. was given SEN
tenee Of thirty years in prison at Savan-
nah. No. for the murder OF Henry Speth
and Guy Shilliam of Plattesville July
%. 1900. All were runaway boys trav-
cling together.
Fire starting in dry kiln in Superior
destroyed the planning mill belonging to
ii. f. Cowdin. a Storeroom. and the house
of William Jones. barber. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. with insurance of
$4,000.
Confined in a closed carriage, with the.
horses running at terrific pace and the
driver totally unable TO control them.
Bishop Isaac Lea Nicholson narrowly eS-
caped serious injury when the carriage
eolIided with street car at Third and
Cedar streets. Milwaukee. throwing the
driver from the seat Mr.. Nicholson
calmly stepped from the carriage with
only i bruise ON his wrist and assisted
Frank Learney. the driver. from beneath
the carriage.
Frank Schultz. an employee of the Man
itowoc Cycle Company, was seriously
burned by the explosion OF a can OF
gasoline. Schaltz carried lighted lamp
Into the room where the oil is stored.