Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
Miner state Matters.

William Halstead. the first fire chief
OF Sturgeon Bay, dropped dead IF apo
plexy.
Mrs. George Pepper, one of Vernon
countys early settlers, is dead at the age
of II years.
Mrs. Frank Peck is dead in Beloit
from burns received while starting fire
with Kerosene
John Patten, charged with attempts TO
pass a worthless check, has been found
not guilty in Racine.
The Racine Woman's Club intends to
purchase a tract OF land along the lake
front and build park.
!. Pohlberg. employed on the Wiscon-
sin ana Michigan railway. fell off box
ear and under the wheels at Marinette,
his body being cut to pieces.
An attempt was made to rob the bank
at Monticello The robbers had forced
the QUITE door of the safe but were
frightened before they obtained anything
of value.
Mrs. Mary Mutter of Racine, mother
of James Mutter Of the board Of public
works. and grandmother of Sheriff Rob
ert. celebrated her 101st birthday anni-
versary She enjoys excellent health.
six boys who went to a marsh near
Berlin in a boat are believed To have
drowned. The body of one has been
found. The boys were Frank and Paul
Boblish. Martin Erich. Joseph Sobroy-
Ski. Joseph Pitrowski and Roman Niens-
ski
The Stephenson public library was for
mafly presented to the city of Marinette
by Isaac Stephenson. Henry Il. Legler
of Milwaukee. secretary of the Wiscon-
sin Free Library Commission and former
secretary of the school board there, de-
livered the address
Announcements is made Of the retire
ment OF Mr. Whittelscy as head of the
firm of the Whittelsey Dry Goods Com
pany of Fond du Lac. His interest in
the store has been purchased by Mr.. Pea
bcdy. head of the Peabody X Pettibone
department store at Appleton.
The body Of Thomas McIauchlin. a
machine tender 1T the Combined Locks
paper mill. was found in the upper locks
Mt Combined Locks. The other night he
left home and his whereabouts were I'M
known until his hiss was seen in the locks
the following day. 1t Is supposed he was
eros sing the gate and fell in.
A severe tornado. accompanied by a
cIondburst. passed over Delt0n. demol-
ishing dwellings. barns windmillS and
other fixtures The residence Of G. \.
Briggs was wrecked and several others
" ere unroofed. The entire country was
flooded. the torrents washing away sev-
eral bridges. No loss OF life is reported.
The j. /. Case Company OF Racine CON
firms the report that they have bought
the site OF Fort Williams. near the city
Of Winnipeg. Man. but they refnse to
state for what consideration or for what
purpose they purchased i. IL was re-
nnrtcd that they would build factory
which. when completed, would employ
900 men.
Al the meeting Of the Civil War vet
eranS of Outagamie county the society
was fully organized and the name was
changed to the Outagamie County Unson
Soldiers Veterans Association Al hon
orabiy discharged soldiers Of the United
States forces OF any war are eligible.
III is expected that a number Of those
who served in the $paniSf--Ameriean war
vii Join. The FIRST realFan viii be held
At Appleton the third Tuesday in July
Chris Gillie. Keninckian. is charged
with having made a mur3erous assault
with knife on Thomas Long. ProPrie-
TOR OF the Elite saloon in Rhineiander
Long escaped mortal injaries by recess
ing knife stabs in hiS left arm.