Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-27

LII HouESs dFFeSteu Arthur Nun anu Ste-
phen Bosfck ON charges of stealing coal
from cars.
John Drinkwine, Neillsville, was sen
fenced to one year in the penitentiary
because of a hunting accident. Drink
wine set trap gun for deer. 1t explod-
ed and badly injured Herman Vessel,
hunter.
Mayor f. t. Marter of Prairie du
Chen is closing negotiations with Theo-
dore Hapke of the Rock County Sugar
Company relative to the erection of
100000 factory at Prairie du Chen next
summer.
Marjorie Steinmetz daughter of
prominent Chippewa Falls resident, pick
ed a dynamite cap with pin and caused
it to explode. 1t blew off two fingers
of her right hand. She was injured 9th
erwise and will die.
Manly Moore of Wyocena died from
the effects of the burns he received few
days since when he tainted and fell and
matches in his pocket ignited and set
fire to his clothing. He was so years
old and lived all alone
A fire occurred at Alderley in John
Gasman's store. The saloon and hotel
of Joe Geller and Mr.. Schrams black
smith shop also caught fire and the three
buildings We're totally destroyed. No
cause is known for the blaze.
Charles Halves of the town of Muk
wonago has made a good profit on a gray
wolf shot by him. He received bounty
of Sc from the county, So from the State,
$13 from the town of Mukwonago and
has been offered 81 for the hide.
Steps were taken in Kenosha for the
incorporation of a company which will
be in charge of the building of the pro-
posed electric railway to Lake Geneva.
The company is backed by K-enosha cap
italists and will have a nominal capital
of SO, 900.
Douglas l.. Fowler, one of the best
known men of Kenosha county, narrowly
escaped losing a fortune by the closing
Of the Citizens Bank at Oberlin, Ohio.
Fowler had a large sum of money on
deposit and withdrew it ON the morning
tue bank was closed.
Clarence Boettcher. Delafeld was
missed from his boarding place and on
being sought was found to nave drowned
in Nashotah lake. He was at church
Sunday, at Okauchee, and on his way
home, alone, must have slipped and
broken through the ice.
An S-year-old son of Etick Hoveland
of Dunn was badly injured while his
father was loading straw on a wagon.
The boy got on the load unknown to any
one, and received a thrust from a fork,
which passed through his right eye, COM
ing out at his right ear.
Attorney Marlborough Of Australia,
who has for two months been endeayor-
ing to find relatives of DR.. Evan Brown,
who died some time ago leaving a large
fortune, found them in Racine in the per-
sons of the children Of the late Capt.
Isaac Brown, for years one of the best
known mariners on the lakes. some
daughter is the wife of Herbert Ticknor,
a mail carrier.
Burglars broke into Shute's store in
Altoona. carried off a quantity of cloth
ing. cigars, candy and other goods. Two
men entered the residence of Rev. Faith
err Van Chan and demanded money from
the housekeeper, who was alone. She
turned a bulldog loose and the intrud-
ers retired. w. Volkman meat dealer,
was held up by two men who robbed him
of all the small change he had.
Lawrence university will renounce all
claim to the gift Of 100000 made to the
university by the viii of Willis w Coop
or Of Appleton, who was killed in the
Iroquois theater fire. The action is as
cribed TO the fact that Mr.. Cooper lost
his life while in attendance at a place
of amusement, contrary to the rule of
the Methodist church. In renouncing the
Gift the university IS following the lead
of the American Missionary Society of
the Methodist church, which recently de-
cIined a similar gift from The Cooper es-
tate. The estate, amounting to nearly
100000. will be given to Mrs. Maude
Cooper eachal of Chicago only daugh-
ter of Mr. Cooper. The widow recently
settled with the estate by accepting the
widows portion as provided by the laws
of the State.
In head-end collision between two
switch engines in the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St Paul yards at La Crosse
Henry Fidlin. an engineer, was killed;
Charles 7. Bliss. switchman. lost both
legs and was injured internally, and
Philip E. Corlett, fireman, was scalded
by steam and lost one leg.
Frank Hawkins. formerly of Folk
stone. England, was the man who met
instant death on the farm Of Frank
Hot near the town Of Pleasant Prairie.
An examination Of his effects shows that
he was a man of good family and educa-
tional advantages.
A large number Of Barron county peo-
r,le were victims Of the land frauds now
being investigated in Oregon. Quite a
number from Cumberland fled on timber
claims in Oregon, some of them paving
big fees to lOcators 1t develops that
many of the claims had already been
filed upon.
A bold thief entered The jewelry and
loan shoD Of Adolph Hansen, Milwaukee.
and on the pretext Of buying a Christ
mas present for his fiancee snatched and
ran of with 500 In diamonds and other
precious stones He prevented pursuit
bv the merchant by slipping a wooden
ping through two rings in the outside
Of the doors as be ran out
While working around a hay press on
a farm south Of Cumberland Charles
Loewen was struck in the eye by flying
hav wire. which penetrated the eyeban
DESTROYING the sight. While hauling bav
an lis fathers farm Peter Haugen-s
varou upset and Haugen broke his leg
il two places
The eorouer's jury which has investi-
~ste5 the killing Of Edna and Nellie
Masters BIZ a Wisconsin Central train in
Weyauwega placed the blame on the
train crew. AID recommended that Eugi-
neer Samuel Day, Conductor II w. VIII
son. A. X. HnTn and G. z. Winters. all
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