Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Brief State Heppeniuy,

Eau Claire has decided to hold a street
fair from Sept. 20 90 Oct 3.
While attending dance at Newton,
Mrs. Albert Mueller fell dead on the
floor. She was 40 years of age and the
mother of four children.
A freight train ran into the rear of
another freight one mile north of Clinton
vile. Twelve cars We're thrown from
the rails. No one was hurt.
Mat Arneson of Barron, 45 years old,
was killed by a hay fork, which was ac-
cidentally tripped, striking him in the
breast, causing instant death.
Fred Miller, a Milwaukee youth of Is
years, was drowned in Lake Michigan
at Sheboygan, about 200 feet off shore,
in scarcely more than FIVE feet of water.
Paul Kiessling, one of the oldest resi-
dents, who has made his home at Jeffer-
son for fifty years, died as a result of a
stroke of paralysis. He was IS years
old and came to Jefferson from Bavaria
in 1853.
John Harrington was arrested at Chip
pewa Falls, charged with driving a horse
to death. He will be taken to Ashland,
however, where he is wanted for forging
a check at Glidden. He had been SEN
fenced to eighteen months in the reform
atory at Green Bay On Jan. 3, when
Sheriff Dowd took possession of the coun-
ty Jail. Hedrington with other prisoners
We're detailed to assist in moving the
household goods of the sheriff and he es-
capped.
At Ashland Mrs. Young, her son and
her brother, Edward Foss, are under ar
rest on a charge of attempting to murder
Joseph Kizer, a bachelor, living near
Parishville. The suspects are in Jail in
default of bail Three weeks ago while
Kizer was preparing breakfast there
came a deafening roar and he was hurl-
ed from his feet and fragments of the
stove were strewn about the room. 1t
developed that some one had placed a
stick of dynamite in the stove and that
il had exploded when the fire was start
ed.
After dragging the river during the
entire night Andrew Hall found the body
of his son Hilgo. aged II years. who was
drowned in the river at Racine. 1t is
supposed that the boy fell from a raft
upon which he was playing,
As a result Of portion Of the old
court house at Kewaunee eollapsing and
falling upon him. Henry Sangerfrei Of
Menasha sustained two ribs broken and
ii is also believed that he is internally
injured Sangerfrei is mason employ
ed at the building Of the new addition "a
the Kewaunee County court house and is
81 years of age.
The president Of the Secor Trunk Com
pany of Racine has announced TO his l5e
employees that at the end of each year
he viii divide among those who have
been in his employ for a year or more
all profits of the business over 5 per cent
1t is estimated that between 5000 and
$4,000 win be divided.
Carmen Young. farmer residing near
Ia Crosse while standing on ladder
against a haystack which ne had just
finished puseing up was struck by light
ming. Young was thrown from the lad
der and lay on the ground some distance
from the stack. unconscious. When he
rezained consciousness the stack was
burned 70 the ground.
At Superior the Hines Lumber Com
pany tried 10 have the Spridgeon loaded
N1En lAlEVCf With NAS SaNtA ANE AAtAl
at the recently burned Scofeld mill SEQ
fields men tried to stop II and trouble
ensued. Capt. John O'Hagan and three
sailors We're arrested for assault and
Manager Cusson Of the Hines company
together with two 'lon=shoreme1. were
arrested for rreSpaSsing. O'HagaR was
tried and fined SO and the swO sailors
SIS each
Members 81 Racine union labor organ
nations viii separate For several years
there have been disagrsements and many
me.abarS have threatened to organize 8
nsw council.