Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-17


Ralph Chatrau of Chippewa Falls.
by falling from car two weeks be-
fore. died in terrible agony.
DR.. Thompson of Chicago has purchas-
ed the Roberts summer resort near Nee
nah and will utilize the Pleasant View
hotel for sanitarium purposes.
Appleton paper mill employees are not
in favor of an eight-hour schedule. They
believe that the short hours would ne
cessitate reduction in wages.
The first consignment OF 1000 sheep
has arrived at Rib Lake from Montana
for the Rib Lake Live Stock Associa-
ton, which was Incorporated last No
vember.
The lumber showers of the Menominee
have fixed the rate for loading at %
cents an hour for this season. The yes
sci owners say they will not pay more
than 90
A number of cattle were killed by or
der of the State veterinarian on the
farm of John J. Jones in the town of
Caledonia. They were afflicted with tu-
berculosis.
George F. Bell, formerly superintend-
ent of Racine public schools, who re
signed, will accept position as manager
of the Bardeen school supply house Of
Syracuse, n. Y.
The Terra Gotta Brick Company OF
Grantsburg has been absorbed by new
stock company known as the Minneapolis
Brick and Tile Company. The new con-
Germ is capitalized at $150,O00.
Andrew Schmidt of Neenah, aged II
years, fell from a Wisconsin Central coal
car in which he was riding, and the left
arm was so badly crushed that amputa-
ton at the shoulder was necessary.
George H. Ellis, prominent resident
of Mazomanie, and travelling salesman
for the Portage Knitting Company, died
of heart failure. He was 81 years old.
He was recognized as a Republican lead
err
Edward Smith, Kenosha contractor,
was stripped naked by two highwaymen.
who We're searching him for $500 he was
known to have had earlier in the even
ing He had left the money with a
friend.
WaEworth merchants are clubbing Chi
cago millionaire agriculturists at Lake
Geneva dude farmers" In recent
issue of Delavan paper one of the
business houses of Walworth prints an
advertisement headed, Farmers only!
Attention! No dude need apply"
Boys entered No. engine house in
Appleton while the company was out
fighting a grass fire and turned every
thing upside down. rang the fire bell and
proceeded to slide down the poles from
the sleeping quarters. They were trap
ped by fremen returning to the house
and locked in dark room for half an
hour after which they were allowed to
go to their homes
The residence of Fred Kletti of Schlei-
singerville was totally demolished by the
explosion of tank of acetylene. A
daughter os Mr.. Kletti was seated at her
writing desk on the second floor and was
blown out of the building, escaping with
only few bruises. A son was IN the
cellar when the explosion occurred, but
he, too, escaped without serious injury.
Mr.. Kletti places his loss at $1,000
Mrs VIM. Jackson met death in APP
pleton under peculiar circumstances. At
ter staying in her house two weeks fear
ing that her divorced husband would
kill her, as he had threatened she re-
ceived word that he had died at Ply
mouth, of heart failure. Singing and
whistling, she went out into her yard,
where her dress caught fire from burn
ing rubbish heap. She was fatally burn
ed.
Hanna Leque, 13-year-od girl re-
siding near Blair, has mysteriously dis
appeared She was seen to leave the
train in La Crosse. The police discover
ed under the main pier of the Missis-
sippi river bridge a woman's chiffon hat
and circular comb There were. evil
dences of struggle and indications that
heavy body had been dragged into the
water. 1t is feared the girl has met a
tragic fate.
The 2-year-old daughter of a farmer
named Haiser, residing near the town
OF Franksville, was drowned in a els
tern. The child had been sent to the
store by the mother. who was sick in
bed, and the child failing to return, caus-
ed the mother to attempt to reach the
door and she fell in swoon. Her hus-
band found her in this condition. He
went in search OF the child and found
her body in a cistern.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars in his
socks That is the way in which a Chi
cago man is said to have guarded against
possible loss when he came to AIilwau-
kee to settle mortgage held by the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
lad nv txrT MOI fnr
protectors, he entered the loan depart
mcnt and mystified the clerks and Off
Gals by having the curtains drawn and
then removing his shoes. In his left sock
there was a $4,000 bill and in the right
one bills of large denominations aggre-
eating $4,000.
The oil and gasoline shed of the Wood
County Drug Company in Grand Rapids
was set on fire in some mysterious way
and in a minute was a mass of flames.
In another instant the company's large
drug store caught fire and ragged furi-
ously for few minutes. Here a loss of
50, 600 was sustained on the stock alone.
Kruger & Warner. clothiers also in the
Wood block, were damaged to the ex-
tent of about $500. A. p. Hirzy, jewell
on his stock. r. j. Wood, owner OF
the Wood block. sustained $1,000 dam
age on his building. The furnishings
in the Elks lodge room were also dam
aged. A large sheet iron tank of gaso-
line was in tho she'd but it did not ex-
plode.
A garden hose saved the life of Frank
Muellenberg Of La Crosse. lie was re-
pairing a well when the sides caved in.
The neighbors dug down through the
debris and by getting air to him through
the hose kept him alive until rescued.
Forest fires are destroying homes Of
settlers. and Eland is in danger Of de-
struction. A fire engine was sent from
wittenburg to the relief of Eldren.
Brush. grass and timber are as dry as
finder and forest fires at Tomahawk
and along the 500 Railroad were report
ed spreading RAPIDLY at tie time of this
writing.
With skull fractured in falling from a
ladder and unconscious. Frank Dow,
aged T years. was dragged about by