Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-15
Brief state Happening.

Christ Ebersold, Monroe, Cheesemak
er, committed suicide by shooting him
self.
William Hueffner was killed by an &C
cident at Freeman's boiler shops in Ra
cine.
Measles has broken out among the
students of the university in Madison
and 100 are confined to their rooms
Will Soule and Paul Mueller shot q
large gray wolf near Ripon. Its mate
was killed the day before by H. Chafin
Thomas McCune of Madison, brake
man on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul Railroad, fell between the cars
and was run over at Lima Center.
Mrs. Fannie Hanchett and daughter
were nearly asphyxiated by coal gas in
Appleton. Mrs. Hanchett awoke and
was able to crawl 10 a window and SO
secure fresh air.
The Marshfeld City Council came to
an agreement with the Marshfeld Water,
Electric Light and Power Company
whereby the city becomes the owner Of
the light and water plant, at S150,400.
Pewaukee citizens organized a bucket
brigade and saved the business portion
Of the tow from a fire which destroyed
the postoflce several small buildings and
a barn containing five horses. Loss So
0OO
Joseph w. Babcock was renominated
for Congress by the Republicans Of the
Third Wisconsin district. Congressman
Babcock received eighty-three votes to
eighteen for Col D. O. Maloney of
Mount Vernon.
James Witty. aged 81, died in Bara-
boo. He was formerly an officer at War
pun and later a capitol policeman at
Madison. He was a member of the
Iron brigade and lost his left leg in the
Battle of the Wilderness.
Mrs. S. E. Lowell, matron Of the Chill
dren's home in Appleton, has resigned
and Miss Ida Chalfant of Milwaukee is
temporarily in charge. The home is I'M
der the care Of the Wisconsin Children's
Home Society Of Milwaukee.
The Zulu Knitting Mills at Two Riv-
ers has been incorporated with a capital
Of $4,000, divided into $40 shares of
500 each The incorporators are Fred
Bremen, William Bremen and August
Eberhardt. This company began opera
tons less than year ago and has had
a remarkable growth.
The roads near Appleton are in a
terrible state and traffic of farmers to
the city is almost at a standstill. Rural
mail carriers, unable to make deliveries
any other way, leave mail at the district
school houses, where it is distributed
through the children.
Unless the railroads succeed in rails
ing the freight blockade and provide the
Sheboygan manufacturers with empties,
some of them will have to work shorter
hours. They are experiencing much trou-
BILE in securing ears for the shipment
Of their goods Not in years has there
been such blockade there.
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, aged 80 died
at the county asylum in GAINESVILLE. Mrs.
Sullivan was one Of the ten patients
brought TO the Rock County asylum from
Racine County after the asylum there
burned Her death is thought to have
been FASTENED by the shock and expos
ure at the time Of the Racine fire.
A surgical operation was performed
on Miss Margaret Monroe, the J7-yee--
old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Monroe Of Rosendsle. for appendicitis.
Miss Monroe was attending school at
RoseDdale and was taken suddenly i'll a
few days ago. Before the operation was
finished It was found, so 1t is said, Lat
the appendix is not affected.
Laundry employees in Milwaukee have
recently become members Of the Laun-
dry Workers International Union and
have made demand for ffty-6ye hour
week and pay for Overls=ss. The lauE-
dry owners there have an organization
AID il is the inclination Of the employ
ers TO refuse the demand. In case that
is done a strike IS threatened.