Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-01
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The GAINESVILLE Gun Club plans to hold
a big all-day shoot early in September
The office of the Atlas Paper Company
at Appleton was burglarized. The draw
ers in the desks were broken open. but
only about 60 cents in money was Sc
cured.
George King of Beloit, aged 80 years,
while temporarily insane, escaped from
his home and when found was dying
from exhaustion. He lived but few
hours.
Thieyes broke into the barns of the
Hotel Corliss, at the village of Corliss,
and stole horse owned by John p. Ole,
proprietor of the hotel The horse was
valued at $3.50.
Bert Golf of Hadleyyille, aged p. was
arrested in Eau Claire on the charge of
stealing stamps from the posbolIice there.
The stamps were sent to Chicago mail
order house for bicycle.
The Lake View Beach Hotel at She
boy6an, owned by the Pabst Brewing
Company of Milwaukee, was destroyed
by fire. The hotel will not be rebuilt
bur cottages will be put up instead.
Ethel La Sue, La Crosse society girl.
narrowly escaped drowning in Death
hole. whirlpool in the Mississippi Miss
LaSue fell from house boat. She was
rescued in an unconscious condition.
Notice has been given manufacturers
of the Fox river valley by the Neenah
and Menasha Water Power Company
that the allowance of water TO be drawn
from Lake Winnebago for power will be
reduced 30 per cent of the normal fow
of the river.
When the ore steamer John Trevor
came into port at Ashland one of the
crew found the body of Julius Simmer
ling of Milwaukee lying in one of the
matches. 1t is presumed that he fell into
THE hatch while II was open and was in
stantly killed.
Forty Indians. representing the tribes
of the Chippewas. Ottawas. Sioux and
Winnehagoes gathered on the slopes Of
Grass lake, near the Kenosha county
lire to commemorate the deeds of the
great chief. I1oui>eau. Hundreds of peo-
pie came from many points to witness
the spear dance and the annual sacri-
fee. which consists of the slaughter of
a white dog by a living chief, and the
scattering of the blood about the grave
of the dead chief.
The 1O-year-old son of William Green
waldt, living about three miles north of
Waupun. was killed by kick from a
horse The injury was received just
back of the right ear and delth was in
Simultaneous.
Wenzel Stadkey, well-kncwn caarac-
ter Of Manitowoc committed suicide by
hanging The body was discovered by
his 12-year-old daughter. StAdkey yeas
40 years of age and was formerly a pros
porous farmer of the county. removing
no the city FIVE years ago. Domestic
troubles are said to have prompted the
deed
Joseph Scofeld. an inmate of the To
nah almshouse. died from the results of
eating glass and straw. He was known
as wild joe and made a practice Of
eating any substance he could find. Sew
e al pounds Of straw, cotton, glass and
tRine were found in his stomach.
Rosa Miller and Mary Black, the two
Chicago girls in Jail in Milwaukee on the
charge Of burglary, pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Brace and were each sen
fenced to a years imprisonment h the
house Of correction. They are ~ and 10
years old respectively and were chmg
ed with stealing some women's clothing
from the house of Mrs. Kate Kin<t. They
called there in search of room and board
The 10-year-old son Of Henry Jones.
living near Racine. found a dynamite
bomb and started TO play with ii. The
bomb exploded and the boys left hand
was sadts mangled- II is not known
where the explosive cazae from.
The Racine Boat Company viii locate
ST Muskegol. Mich. having accepted
from business men Of that
city. Tie concern viii receive a cash |
bonus Of $4,000 and ten acres Of land
having excellent river dockage. Work /
on the new buildings is 10 commence at |
once. The general Offices viii remain in
Racine One hundred and fifty skilled |
wo~kmen win lezTe Rs,ane with the con-
pany.