Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
State items OF Interest.

Fire in La Crosse did $1,000 damage
in the Kentucky Liquor Company's store
and Bellevue's drug store.
Frank Hancock, aged LOG, died at
Sparta. He was born in England and
removed to Wisconsin in 1868.
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee vetoed the
anti-spitting ordinance with a recon-
mendation that the Council first provide
for cuspidors in public places and then
compel their use.
Charles Knight was killed instantly
while cutting wood in the woods at
Kings corners, tree having fallen on
him, crushing his skull He was Ga
years old and a veteran o. the Civil
War
Whitecaps, presumably living near the
Brokaw paper mills, wrote letter to
Supt. Cola telling him to leave town
at once or suffer the consequences Cola
refused to do So The cause for the de-
mand is not known.
Company G will build a $4,000 ar
..lory in Appleton, exclusive of the cost
Of the site, which has already been pur-
chased. Over 5000 has been raised by
subscription for the purpose and II loan
Of $4,000 will be made
An insurance agency of Kenosha has
written a So, 900 risk on Major Kelly,
an educated baboon owned by New
York animal trainer The animal has
been the sensation of New York society
for two years and has been trained to a
remarkable degree The annual premium
on the risk is $500.
Burglars, to whom no clue can be
found, between l and ? o'clock in the
morning, entered Godfrnon's department
store in Appleton and turned the entire
place upside down in search for loot
They made an entire change of clothing,
Including the best underwear 1t APP
pears there were three men.
Alfred L. Gieseler. former Racine
resident, was operated upon at ST. Paul,
Hinn., for appendicitis, without an an
aesthetic. The surgeons used cocaine
before making the incision. Mr.. Giese-
Ter was conscious and watched the cut
ting with interest. He asked for cigar
while the stitches were being taken.
The Wernecke & Schmitz business
block in Manitowoc was destroyed by
FIRE. entailing a loss of about $50. 600,
partly covered by insurance The heavi-
est losses are: Wernecke q Schmitz,
building and hardware stock. $4,000;
Vogelsand x Murphy, furniture, $1,000;
Seehase x Wernecke. dentists. $500.
Nose Mcdonald fell through the ice
in the Mississippi al La Crosse and after
being in the water an hour was rescued
together with his team, which went down
also. He had a similar experience in the
same place last spring.
The New Richmond Roller Mills Com
pany. which has for months past been
running twenty-four hours per day and
seven days per week and is still two
months behind on its orders, has Just
let the contract to the Allis-Chalmers
Company of Milwaukee for machinery
that will double its present capacity of
500 barrels per day.
Bertha Jacques. who was discharged
from the insane asylum three years ago
as cured and who has since that time
lived with her family in La Crosse. was
attacked suddenly by a maniacal frenzy
and attempted to cut the throat Of her
Oldest daughter. The -slrl escaped and
the mother was sent back to the asylum.
Farmers are entt usiastic in the vi
cinity Of Appleton over affairs pertain
ing to the inter-.ban routes which are
planned in the county. particularly from
Appleton to Seymour. Mass meetings
are being cxliess :, discuss the subject
and rush action IA the matter. The sey-
mour-Appleten line wiz probably be
built this summer.
The new public library building in Ra-
cine has been turned over TO the city by
TIE library board Of trustees. Thomas NJ. |
Kearney. president Of the board, making
the address. The building was thrown
open to the public for reading and circu-
iation. Ii was built at a cost Of $50
0O0 this amount having been given By |
Andrew Carnegie on condition that the |
city would levy a tax OF not less than |
5000 annually to maintain it.
Joseph W Babcock was renominated /
for Congress By the Republicans Of the /
Third Wisconsin district Congressman
Babcock received eighty-three votes TO /
eighteen for Col d. o. Maloney Of
NoSat Vernon. !