Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-10
All over the state,

Fire in Fish Brothers Wagon factor,
at Racine did 100000 damage, covered
by insurance.
The George H. Smith steel casting
plant in Milwaukee was destroyed by
| fire. The loss is $4,000
Arrangements have been completed fol
the removal of the headquarters OF the
Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity (Epis
eopaD from Providence, r. l., to Fond
du Lac.
An unknown man was killed on the
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway near
Marinette. His body was so badly cut
up that it is impossible to identify the
remains.
Ed r. Franklin, Jr.. a pioneer mer-
chant of Eland Junction, was struck
with paralysis at his home and died a
few hours later He is survived by his
wife and FIVE children.
Parlan Semitic of Oshkosh was arrested
in Shawano on the charge of embezzle-
ment of $4,000 from the estate of his
brother. The matter has been pending
in the courts for years.
4 lamp in the hOme>of Peter Belling
of Appleton was overturned by a baby,
and the kerosene flooded the floor, catch
ing fire at the same time. In dragging
out the carpets, Mr.. BelliBg was badly
burned. The children managed to get
away without injury.
A stock company, composed of Ne
nasha capitalists. will be organized soon,
with a capital of 100000, to maintain a
water works system in that city. The
Council is in favor of granting a fran
chise providing for the sale of the sys-
TEN to the city in twenty-five years
Hundreds of heads Of cattle are in
danger of starvation around Appleton.
Hay is all gone and pastures are two
months late. Farmers are telegraphing
all over the country for supplies IT is
believed the entire section of the country
Is similarly affected. Unhearl-of prices
are charged for the little hay still in
stock.
Miss Gertrude Snyder, well-kpowE
young society woman, vas held up on
South Park avenue. in tie fashionable
residence portion of Neeaah, by a stran-
ger, and robbed of her Purse, containing
a few dollars
Because they spend too much time in
attending amusements the members of
the north size high school faculty in
Manitowoc were given formal notice by
the school board that in the future no
teacher must attend theaters, parties,
balls or receptions on any evening of a
school week. excepting Friday or Satur-
day.
All the property, including the fran
chise. Of the Eau Claire Light and Pow
er Company has been conveyed to the
Chippewa Valley Electric Railroad Com
pany, Of which Arthur E. Appleyard is
president The consolidation is expected
to put the Appleyard interests in shape
for securing capital to make extensions
George Butler. Marinette County pa
tent, confined in the Brown County asy-
lum, escaped. He is determined TO kill
a younger brother. whom he fancies has
done him a wrong Officers and neigh
bors are securing the woods in the Yicin-
ity Of his home in the town Of Grover. to
intercept him. as it is feared that be win
carry out his threat
Bert Stevens. a young man. was
brought to Rhinelander from Pelican
lake with a bullet through his stomach
He died at the hospital. Reports con
fict regarding the shooting. 1t is said
that he stepped between two men in
saloon fight and received bullet intend
ed for the bartender.
II is now certain that the fire which To-
tally destroyed the GAINESVILLE ART Study
and Manufacturing Company plant was
caused by robbers who blew ,sDell the
safe, the powder used igniting with the
woodwork and destroying the entire
plant. causing loss Of 10000. The in
surance is but $1,000 on the building
and contents.