Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
A11oxer the state

An alligator nearly three feet in length
was Shot in the Rock river near Julles-
vile.
Clarence Boutelle, who was superinten-
dent Of the Chippewa Falls city schools
in 1884, died at Marshall Mimi. He
was a writer OF some prominence.
Eugene Gillett picked up a piece of
limestone in Racine and in its side was
imbedded very brilliant diamond worth
5000 1t was sent TO Chicago, removed
and placed in a ring.
Persistent rumors are to the effect
that the Chicago and Northwestern Com
pany is soon to remove the Ashland di-
vision Offices of the road from Fond du
Lac to Oshkosh.
Fred Smith, foreman on the Taylor
farm near GAINESVILLE, had his entire low
err lip bitten off by William Purcell, a
farm hand. Purcell Immediately made
his escape and has not yet been captured.
Edward Grimes, aged II years, walked
in his sleep and fell downstairs at his
home in Tunnel City and was seriously
injured He was unconscious several
hours before discovered by other mem
bers of the family.
Because of the unfinished condition Of
the court house in Kewaunee there will
be no regular October session of the Cir
cunt Court until next year. Such cases as
do not require jury will be heard in an
available part of the building.
The Metropolitan Theater, Smrcina's
clothing house and Opat Brothers shoe
house in Prairie du Chen were destroy
ed by fire. The loss is estimated at $40,
600; insurance, 1880. The fire is gem
orally believed to be of incendiaTy origin.
Stephen Bull, the millionaire manufac-
turer of Racine, was the victim of Pick
pockets at the Walworth County fair.
He was among a crowd of people al at
tempting to board a train when a pock-
etbook containing $50 was taken from a
hip pocket.
The town of Morse was almost de-
stroyed by fire. Fire originated in the
sawTnill of the #. b. Chase Lumber
Company and, famed by a terrific wind,
spread rapidly, destroying 15,00CSJOO feet
Of lumber in the yards and all tramways,
ard then spread to the houses and barns
ana the general store of the company.
The village had no means with which TO
fight fire. and it was no. extinguished I'M
til il had burned itself out. The loss Of
property is estimated at 100000, partly
insured
The Burlington road has struck flow
of water with an artesion well in La
Crosse that the driller, Barney Olson,
SAYS is the greatest in Wisconsin. 1t Is
v4S1s .ha-q
out at the rate of $50 gallons per minute.
Escaping from a sanitarium at Wau-
watcsa and walking about the country
for days, E. J. Schmidtman Of Milwsu-
kee reached Racine and then laid down
on the Northwestern Railroad tracks in
front of an approaching train. The en-
gineer brought his train to a stop within
a few feet of the mans body. He was
taken TO jail.
The success Of the bean canning ex-
periments has surpassed expectations
and insured the permanency Of the in
dusry in Kewaunee. This, with the
pea canning industry, viii furnish en-
ployment to a large number Of hands
during the greater part Of each year.
The Wisconsin Bell Telephone Com
pany, which proposes to re-enter the field
in Sparta and has promised lower rate
than is given by the Monroe County
company, has been prohibited by the City
Council from erecting any more poles or
stringing wires in the city limits, on the
ground that il the local company is driv-
en- out the entering company viii charge
exorhdtant rates
The saw-nill Of the c. L. Colman Lum-
Der Company shut down at la Crosse for
good. It is rs last season. Tie mill
i the last Of the big concerns TO 60 out
OF the lumber business, the machinery in
all the others having been shipped 10
other points long since
John DfckeE4,on ii is said. shot Albert
Utendorfer II Spriug Green. The bullet,
from Winchester rife, struck the vic
tim III the back. inaictiBg a wound, re-
covery from which j. doubtful. Dicker-
son claims he had been missing potatoes
and that ne Aad decided 10 watch the
field In order to catch the thief. He says
that ne discovered man in the act Of
digging potatoes