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

The residence of Mayor E. G. Marriott
of Baraboo was entered by burglars and
thoroughly explored, but little of value
was taken.
Peters & Stewart of GAINESVILLE were
awarded the contract for building the
new Durkee school in Kenosha. Their
bid was $50, 2S5.
]. d. Hates died at his home three
miles south of Waldo, aged 40. Mr.,
Bates was one of the early settlers of
Sheboygan County.
barry Goetz. aged II years and son
of well-known Racine resident. arose
from his bed to get drink of water and
fell to the floor dead
Reuben Irish of Rose Lawn is one of
the eleven heirs of the Irish estate in the
heart Of Chicago which is estimated TO
be worth $2S.00o,0O0
Charles Woodruff McKown. actor the
atrieal promoter and Methodist minister,
was sentenced at Oshkosh TO one year
at Waupun for ENLIGHTENMENT.
john ]. Bricllley, a Superior real es-
tate man. convicted of emhezzling $500
belonging TO St. Paul working woman,
was sentenced TO two years at Waupun.
| The creditors of the German Exchange
Bank were paid the promised final divi-
dend of II per cent at Chiffon. thus final
| ly closing up the affairs of the ill-starred
institution
Before Judge Mahoney, William Nor
row, young man, pleaded guilty to
bGrglarizing the saloon of Gustav Tahls
at Viola. He was sentenced to one year
in State prison.
The building and plant of the James
vile Art Study and Manufacturing Com
pany, which was recently moved from
Chicago, was burned. Loss $4,000, in
surante $4,000
The Alta Land and Water Company
will begin construction on several large
buildings at Alta station, near Gleason,
on the Milwaukee road. The company
owns the Granite Rock spring
Gems C. Hansen, aged IS, leading
merchant of Racine, and one of the most
prominent Danish Americans in the
State, is dead. He had been i'll for sew
eral months with cancerous trouble.
Theodore Gottlieb, who left Chicago
ten years ago and had been mourned as
dead for five years, returned a few days
ago to his brothers home at Kenosha.
He is a railroad man in South Africa.
Because of the numerous burglaries
reported in Racine Mayor Nelson has
ordered police officers to remain on duty
until 0:3Q o'clock in the morning. They
have to report at Z o'clock in the even
ing.
Mrs E. G. Pratt, wife of the general
manager of the Milwaukee Gaslight
Company, was rescued from drowning in
the swimming tank of the Milwaukee
Athletic Club by Miss Elba Whitaker,
an instructor.
John Spanbauer of Oshkosh blew off
nearly his own head with a shotgun.
He was an expert carver in wood and a
taxidermist. Overwork and poor health
are thought to have caused the act. A
wife and FIVE children survive him.
Robbers entered the bank at lola,
wrecking the vault, safe and building.
They secured 1000 and overlooked So
coo. Nitroglycerin was used The ban
dts escaped, frightened away by the ex-
plosion, and did not have time to search
the vault thoroughly.
While Andrew Simonson with his wife
and babe aud Miss Lena Peterson were
crossing the Wisconsin river bridge in
Lone Rock the south approach gave way,
precipitating the team, wagon and all the
occupants into the water fifteen feet be-
low, but by miracle no lives were lost.
Henry Morrison, % years old, an old
resident of Woodstock, shot and killed
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Mrs. Matthias Klingman, whom he blam-
ed for his family troubles. Klingman
saved his wife's life by telling her as
sailant with a chair. The murderer tried
to escape by driving his team out of the
village at a gallop, but was overtaken
and arrested.
DIR. John f. Uric, son of an Appleton
family, who was on the Missouri in Pen
sacola, Fla. when the explosion occur
red, was injured, despite reports to the
contrary. He worked for twenty-four
hours among the dying and wounded on
the battleship, although he had fallen
down a hold and was badly cut and
bruised. In a letter from Capt Cowles,
his bravery is especially commended
Tony Schaeffer of Chicago came to
Kenosha few days ago for visit with
a cousin and he now occupies a cell in
the county Jail charged with highway
robbery. With him is his cousin and
two other boys, held on a similar charge
The four boys seem to have formed a
sort of a bandit gang. Emil Kleicher
was the first man to fall under their
hands and he was held up and robbed.
None of the boys is over Is years Of age.
Between their sobs they made a confes-
sion to the police.
The trustees of the Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church have
refused to accept the bequest of the late
William W. Cooper of Kenosha under
the terms o. hose will the church would
probably have received in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. There was a provision
in the will that they should make an
allowance for the wife and daughter of |
Cooper, and it is thought that this is the |
reason for their declination. Lawrence
University received a bequest similar to |
that of the Methodist Episcopal Church !
Doubt is now expressed among lawyers |
as to whom the church portion will re-
vert. Cooper lost his life in the Iro-
quois Theater disaster.
Inc OtOtn aHHlfeTSaTy OF ODakSpe6re'S 1
birthday was observed in Marinette by
the presentation of a bronze bust of
Shakespeare to the public library Of the
city. Prof. Freeman of the State uni
versity gave an address.
A new 5000 church ediice has Just
been completed in Walworth by the Con
gregationalists and appropriate dedica-
tory services were held. Among the
speakers were Rev. NJ n. Clark OF Har-
ward. H., and w. II. Jordan, d. D., Of
Wyoming. III. The new structure is
commodious anG modern in every re-
spect.
a report has been received of disas-
ser. five miles west of Pound, at the saw
mill of Frank Hammes. The boiler blew
up and killed one man and injured five.
The man killed was William Sqpires an
old resident of the town Of Pound. The
boiler house and part Of the mill were
wrecked by the explosion.
While tears were cOursing down her