Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

eu insane auu committed TO the State
hospital at Mendoza.
Charles Hintz of Milwaukee was SEN
fenced TO fourteen years in States prison
at hard labor for killing Mrs. Augusta
Piskie at Nuskego last August.
Two yong sons of A. Gardner of Be
and drank some of the stuff. Both will
recover, although the dose nearly proved
fatal to one of the boys.
Charles Francis, aged %. son of the
pastor of the First Congregational
Church at MeGregor was drowned in
Sturgeon lake, opposite Prairie du Chen,
while fishing from canoe.
a man giving the name of John Brown
has been arrested at GAINESVILLE. charged
with robbing the st. Paul Railway
ticket Office at Delavan. He had tickets
and conductors punch in his pockets.
At the annual school meeting at
Spooner it was the unanimous vote of
the citizens that the school board proceed
at once to borrow $4,000 from the State
for the purpose of erecting a new school
building
- NhOCA AiOAi a 10y was us
covered in the stomach Of the 3-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Longhurst
of Neenah by the use of an X-ray ma
chine. 1t was swallowed on July 4, An
operation may be necessary to remove it.
Reports from Ashland say there is
great danger of forest fires on the south
shore of Lake Superior The great bank
of smoke hanging over Chequamegon bay
is caused by large forest fire between
Bayfield, and Port Wing, which are un-
der pail.
Owen Derreg, a woodsman, died from
kick in the side received during
quarrel with A. Labinsky, another woods
man. at the saloon of James Olmstead
at Clifford. A coroner's jury rendered
verdict holding Labinsky responsible
for Derreg's death.
John Check, aged IA, of Eastman, was
seriously injured. his skull crushed by q
stick of timber thrown from the roof Of
house. He did not lose consciousness
until the doctor began to remove piece
of bone containing nearly three square
inches seventeen hours later.
The total valuation of city property
in Manitowoc, as fixed by the assessors,
is S7,673.910. an increase of nearly a
million and a half over last year, the
percentage being 20 per cent throughout
the city. Many complaints are being
made to the Board of Review.
John Matuzczak, farmer living a
few miles from Clintonville, recently shot
a dog afflicted with hydrophobia. One
of his horses went mad, having been bit
ten by the dog and attacked its mate,
biting it very severely. The animal died
after suffering an hour or two.
Hans Wang, the eldest brother of
Chairman Ole Wang of Shell Lake. and
his wife are presumed to have been lost
in the wreck of the Norge. They had
been visiting at Mrs. Wang's old home
in Norway and were intending to take re-
turn passage to America on the Norge.
Word received from Major Warren.
United States engineer, stationed at Mil
waukee, said he had made application for
an appropriation from the general emer-
gency fund for money to be used in
dredging Racine harb0r and clearing
away the sandbar fifty feet wide and
which extends across the harbor and will
not allow the boats drawing over seven
teen feet six inches to enter.
Brought to a realization of his guilt
by studying the Bible j. Stevenson Of
Pullman, Mich, purchased of the Bur
lington agent in La Crosse a ticket TO
Sc. Paul and then before the astonshed
agents eyes tore the pasteboard into
bits. The man explained that twelve
L.. I, I =,
Crosse to st. Paul and that he had not
cleared his conscience. He came all the
way from Hichigan to buy the ticket.
Weather has been favorable for grow
ing crops, but frequent showers detri-
mental to haying; corn making good pro-
gress, but still backward; winter wheat
and rye satisfactory, cutting delayed by
rains; meadows and pastures improving !;
heavy crop of hay; some smut on spring
grains, but conditions satisfactory; out
look for early potatoes satisfactory; to-
bacco very good; apples very promising;
small fruits and berries fair; minor crops
satisfactory.
Judge Belden of the Circuit Court in
Racine has granted a divorce to Matte
]. Spaulding from DR. j. Spaulding. one
of the most prominent physicians of Ke
nosha. Mrs. Spaulding was MARI ed in
1908, and she alleges that within one
year her husband began to i'll treat her.
One charge is that he forced her to cook
a. eat which he killed, claiming it was n
rabbit She claimed her husband earned
a salary of $3.50 month and had per-
sonal property amounting to about $12,-
600
Three lives were lost in a fire near
fWalworth, in which the amount OF prop
erty destroyed amounts TO little over
$500 Carelessness in an endeavor 10
replenish a kitchen fire by the aid Of
kerosene started the blaze, burned a
young woman who was at work over the
stove and two children, together with the
home of Chris Holtz. farmer on the
Peterson place. The victims are; Marie
Sorenson. aged 10 years; Dorothy Holtz,
aged years, aud Petra Holtz, aged
wears.
There is much excitement at Lady
smith over a religious revival which has
led to a clash between the saloonkeepers
and the revivalists. Threats are made
to tar and feather several well-known
characters if they do not leave town at
once. and the threats may be put into
execution at any time. so great is the
feeling The tent of the revivalists is
being guarded day and night for fear OF
al attack Of the saloon men, on whom
they are making war. A law and order
league is about to be organized.
Milwaukee has population OF 1885,
800. according TO A. g. Wright, the pub
Usher OF the Milwaukee city directory
This Is an increase Of 200 over last
year The new directory contains 133,-
436 names, an increase OF 5000 over the
number last year. wien the population
was estimated at $4,000.
Leo Heck. blind music teacher OF
went swimming in the She
boygan river. Not being able TO see the
banks he swan in circle until exhaust
ed. when be sank aud was drowned. A
brother accompanying him could not
swim and could not aid Kim.
To die with wealth in sight and now
to have his heirs put to the trouble or
allowing the homestead, near La Crosse
d.t.4 81, A . /