Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-02
All Over the state.

The Dresser junction school house,
three miles from Oaceola, was struck by
lightning and was destroyed. 1t was in
sared for $500.
Contractors have begun work on the
electric road that is 20 connect La
Crosse with Yiroqua. The work is start
ed at Stoddard
Seven merchants at Colfay have con
solidated and formed Il company with a
capital stock of 100000 The purpose
is said to be to shut out the trust sys-
TEN.
The new German-Ameriean Bank at
Oshkosh purchased Of c. w Radford
the business black at 81 Main street for
1900, and will reit it for banking
quarters.
The lumber. single and lath mill of
Perron Brothers of Perronyille was de-
s5royed by fire Two carloads Of lumber
burned and it was with difficulty that the
lumber IN the yard was saved.
At Baraboo Eddie, the year-o!d son
Of Abe Johnson. wandered upon the
3afaboo bluffs ana became lost Search
Inc parties found him in the woods near
Devils lake, after being out in the storm
all night
Angered because five young men, mem
bers of the La Crosse y. NJ. c. A. went
in bathing near her home on French
Island, Mrs. Mary Deeper opened fire on
them with revolver. The young men
fled. leaving most of their clothes behind.
Mrs Deeper was entertaining some wom-
en- friends and says the boys undressed
themselves close to her door One of
the young men says they chose a spot
which the V NJ c. A. had utilized for
a number of years as a swimming hole
and that it is several hundred yards from
the Deeper home.
The greatest excitement existed among
people residing in Racine's fashionable
residence district at 400 o'clock the other
morning. caused by the shooting of a re-
volver and the screams of the woman.
1t was found that Charles Wischneusky
had been shot in the right leg either by
himself or by girl named Bertha Toll
lesson Both Of them were employed by
2. /. Hess. well-known merchant. The
man was delivery clerk and the woman
a servant. They were both at a dance
during the night, and when they reached
home quarreled and outside Of the house
the man drew revolver, which was
grabbed by the girl. ana in some manner
he was shot either by himself or by her.
4 large plate glass window in the resi-
denee was broken during the scufiie.
Mrs. Matt Grossbeier at Marshfeld
shot and instantly killed her husband. the
bullet penetrating the heart. They had
not lived together for month. He broke
l. eel h,- NTH a
pocket knife.
The limited train on the Wisconsin
Central Railway was de-ailed at Du-
plainville. The engine. tender and bag
gage ear left the rails. The engine
ran about 100 feet on the ties and had
il not been fer the guard rail- it would
have gone over the high grade down into
the ditch. The tender was badly jammed
into the engine.
Jchn GoetSch, butcher ard Saloon
keeper at Steiner's Grove. near Milwau-
kee. fatally wounded his wife with a
hatcher knife and killed himself by
shooting.
Mrs. Marie Kalverson Of Mondovi has
fallen heir TO one sixteenrk IF the estate
Of August Sahlberg. a millionaire miner
" 4tkf>t VIII " ~ lstsASA * -1tNatO NANs
recently and who leaves property esti-
mated at 100000
Orders for holding the annual encamp-
mint Of Wisconsin National Guard have
been Issued The eucampment viii be
held from July - to Avg =. The First
regiment. which includes the Milwaukee
companies. viii 20 into calnl, on Aug. 5.
Nearly all Of the log drives on the
Chippewa river and is tributaries have
reached fheir destinations ard much
earlier than IN former years The Clam
river drive, 100000 feet. is bow in
Clam lake. while the Yellow and Thorn
apple drives Of 42.00.nso feet are al
ready in the main Chippewa river.
Miss Bertha johnson. Is years old. had
desperate sight with 4 strange man II
Racine. The aSsaiiant ciufched her about
the neck. She fought. screamed and
managed to break away. bur not before
her collar was torn OF. her dress torn.
lair pulled Down. and her face scratch
Sd. 4 crowd Of men searched fer the
assanant. b.: failed 70 find him.