Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
Within our Borders.

George Talmage of Sharon and hve
horses which he was taking home were
Instantly killed by a Northwestern train
while driving across the tracks.
Charles f. Ilsley, president of the Mar
shall & Ilsley Bank, the oldest private
banking company in Wisconsin, dropped
dead from heart disease at his home in
Milwaukee.
James Dawson, member of the Leg
islature of Wisconsin in 1878. and sheriff
of Dodge county in 1888 and 1884 and
a prominent citizen of Beaver Dam, died
aged a years.
August Reuschlein. aged Go years, one
of the pioneers of the city of Burlington
died suddenly. Mr.. Rerschlein Was fol
years engaged in the groceSf business IL
Burlington, retiring but few months
ago.
Stephen Bull, one of the founders OF
the ]. l. Case Threshing Machine Com
pany. and the wealthiest man in Racine
is totally blind and specialists have been
summoned to operate on the eyes, hoping
to restore the sight
G. r. and w r. Montague have clos
ed deal whereby they purchase from
the National Biscuit Company the plant
and business of the La Crosse Cracker
and Candy Company. This business
was established by the Montagues and
absorbed by the trust three years ago.
Upon an inspection made at Appleton
by Rear Admiral w. l.. Field Z. 5. n.
assisted by Inspectors Fitzgerald anC
Chapman of Milwaukee, it was determin
ed that the steamer Evalyn, Captain
Luke La Borde. had poor fre-fghting
and life-saving equipment and that the
crew were not compelled TO have fire
drill. and the captain was therefore in
definitely suspended. Captain La Bordt
is not only captain of the boat, but man
aging owner as well.
DR.. W. 4. Gordon. superintendent Of
the northern hospital, has planted about
1900 apple trees in the garden at that
institution. which he will winter graft
this year and set out along the streets
at Winnebago and along the road be
tween that place and Oshkosh.
A wildly exciting chase for a burglar
in which a volley of shots was fired oc
cnrred lust south of kenOSha. Edward
Wilson. a farm hand it is said. was dis
covered in the act of rohbing the house
of William Irving. The owner of the
house. securing a revolver, emptied il
at the fleeing man. alison escaped.
The richest fnd eyer made in the pa.
per mill happened in the rag room Of
rltt, Fox River Paper Company in Apple
ton when Mary Shedrick, aged IS. dis
covered 4 pocketbook in an old hunting
Jacket. containing >161. Under the rules
Of the mill the finders are keepers"
Miss Bertha Hansen. a kenosha cir
II wears of age, who disappeared from
her brothers home near Winthrop Har
Tor some six weeks ago. has been located
ar Waterloo. Iowa A letter has beer
received from her stating that she has
heen married and is now living III Wat
erloo. At the time the girl disappeared
II was thought that she had met Will
foul play.
The night engineer. Art Squires. Of the
Eankauaa Fiber Company narrowly es
rsnod instant death while cleaning his
engine. The sudden swapping of the
eccentric rod. as his body struck it. was
All that saved his life. When the rod
broke. the engine instantly stopped. His
clothing had caught on a set screw
which threw his body partly over the
main shaft. Had he passed around tbs
shaft he worid have been crushed Il
deatn-
Gilbert Gould, Peshtigo farmeS. wa;
brought 10 Marinette 10 the county jail
accused Of having shot his wife after .
quarrel. His wife reached a neighDor'
house. Her injury IS nor serious.