Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-02
AlIOxer the state.

John Ericsson of Chicago was drowned
Monday afternoon while swimming in
Williams Bay.
State Treasurer Kempf has received
another installment of $4,000 tax money
from the Chicago. Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway Company.
The United States training school COM
mittee put in strenuous deg at Ashland
visiting three propose ed sites on Chequa-
megon hay. The committee left for Du.
luth
A 5-year-old child of James administer
9s New London caught her 55e, fell on
the floor ana suffered concussion of the
brain. from which she died in twenty
minutes.
William Sullivan, young man from
Stevens Point, fell from the top of a
moving freight train, three miles south
of Spooner, and the wheels ran over his
right arm.
Ole Friskum, wcodsmnn. was killed
by an Omaha passenger train at Wash
burn. He was about 60 years of age
and it is presumed that he Intentionally
ended his life.
While working on a load of hay at
Long Lake, George Todd fell to the
ground and was unconscious for several
hours. He will probably recover, al
though seriously injured.
The 6-year-old son of Caleb Seely of
Almond was shot by playmate by the
accidental discharge of revolver. The
boy cannot recover, the bullet having en-
tered his head over the eye.
Bell Cannon, aged II years, killed her
self in Superior in resort by taking Il
dose of carbolic acid Her parents live
in Duluth. Belle Cline. the proprietress,
and Gladys Wilton, an inmate, We're held
by the police.
In Racine hundreds of people have
been securing the country in search of
Clarence Sorenson, aged 10 years. While
many persons believe the boy was drown
ed in the river. the majority believe he
was kidnapped by tramps or gypsies.
While playing around bonfire in Lone
Rock, Florence Fries, years OF age
caught her dress atire and was seriously
burned ]. NJ. Brophy seized the child
and rolled her in the sand seriously burn
ing his hands in doing SO, but saving the
child's life.
George Meyer. claiming to hail from
st. Louis, was sentenced to eighteen
months at Waupun IN Circuit Court in
Manitowoc. on pleading guilty to a
charge of burglary. The crime took place
ar Sheboygan a month ago Meyer is "a
years of age
Residents of Appleton are being great
ly molested by tramps Several tramps
have been arrested, but that does not
seem to stop them coming. Reports are
being made from every section of the
city that men able to work are begging
for food and money. Several robberies
that have taken place in the city in the
past few days are laid to the door of
the gang of hoboes who chased Louis
Robinson the other night.
New London contractors are having
great officially in obtaining help with
which to complete building work begun.
Bricklayers are offered 50 per day and
are not TO be had.
Jesse Coburn. who claims to nail from
Appleton. was arrested and jailed in New
London for drunkenness. He crawled
through a skylight and tried to escape.
but was recapured.
The 16-Iaonths-old child of A. Shaw OF
Bush Prairie. near Sparta. drowned in
tnh OF water II was playing about
the farm and no one was near when the
accident happened.
Patrolman John e. Jennings. the giant
of the Madison police force. eleped 10
Chicago with Miss Emma McCArll.
daughter of Madison manufacturer,
and a message announces that they We're
married there. The brides parents are
ready TO forgive. Jennings weighs $50
pounds.
The Rev. C. y. Moller. pastor Of
Christ Episcopal Church. the fashionable
Church OF la CroSse. has written musi-
cal comedy entitled Girl Wanted" The
music was written by Prof. Harry Pack
man. orSanist Of the church. The libretto
is the work OF the pastor. Ii viii be pre-
scented Aug 1 by local talent. for the
benefit OF the church
Judge Dunwiddie sc the Circuit Cont
in Janssville granted The incorporation
81 tae village Of Milton. Tie TWO vii
laces II Milton and Milton junction have
sar some time been planning 10 incorpo-
rate hu5 Milton Junction refused II ceie
certain p-lYAeStS 90 tsie esstSS town ana
- Milton went ahead aso1e.
ifeary SchrsdeE. = youn- farmer rcsid-
;nr four miles wes1 Of Rrolsesd. FELL
froai hay 2ew and was seriously in
inrel. lie Is liSeiy - reeover. Charles
rianow. a fas.sse- boy living eight miles
southwest Of TIE sane city. was caught
under hersefske sud dragged forty
rods. Although badly bruised. his m
iuries are net regarded as serious