Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-08


stantly killed by passenger train on the
Milwaukee road near Franksvllle.
Helen Noise. the 13-year-old daughter
of Mrs. John Greengs of Milwaukee, has
become insane through hard study in
school
stock company. with a ca9ltal OF
$4,000, has been organized az Cumber-
and to construct and run farmers CO.
operative store.
Miss Effie Loss. the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs John Loss. was ac-
cidentalIy shot by her 7-year-old brother
and killed at Brodhead
The cities of Eau Claire and Mondoyi
are vigorously bidding against each other
for the annual roundup" farmers insti-
tute to be held next February.
Miss Marie Kessler of Whitewater, a
school teacher, is one of the heirs of
considerable estate in Ulm, Germany, left
her by her grandfather, who died recent
ly.
James A. Smooth and Fred Kingsley,
convicted of robbing a drug store at
Trempealeau, were sentenced to seven
years each by Judge Fruit at White
hail.
City Marshal Hogan of GAINESVILLE is
reported to be dying of cancer, due to a
blow received while arresting a man
twenty years ago. He has been marshal
twenty-five years.
Marshalrs yellow store in Fifeid
was entered by burglars, who carried
off the entire stock of tobacco, some
small change and a few articles from
the stock of goods.
The recently organized Wisconsin Pulp
Wood Company, including the leading
paper mill men in the Fox river valley,
will establish headquarters in Neenah.
building is now being erected.
Miss Nellie Schneider, aged % years,
daughter of Jackus Schneider of the
town of Wilson, came to her death by
swallowing some carbolic acid. 1t IS be-
heved that she committed suicide.
Alfred Anderson, a grocery merchant,
was held up and robbed of $3.50 in
lonely part of Chippewa Falls. Two
men came up from behind and one held
his arms while the other rifed his peck
cts.
Gus Kraeger of GAINESVILLE, n conduc-
tor on the ST. Paul road, was stricken
with paralysis while he was returning
from work, and is not expected to live.
He has been with the road twenty-five
years.
The rural delivery system has now
closed the fourth-class postoffice at Big
Patch. The postmaster, David Wiikin-
son, has held his position for forty-hve
years and is supposed to be the oldest
continuous postmaster in this State.
A stray bullet killed Miss Martha An
derson, 80 years old, of Maple Grove, in
stantly. The little farm on which Miss
Anderson lived with another woman, is
surrounded by timber, and the bullet was
probably from the gun of 4 hunter in
that vicinity.
The remains of Matthew Jensen, for
merly of Menomonie. were found in the
Missouri river near Omaha. The body
had been in the water for several days
and it is believed that he committed sui
eide in a fit of dependency over dis
appointment in love.
Earl Shutter, son of Charles Shutter,
was found dead in the woods near To
nah. The coroner's jury returned
verdict of accidental death. He was
hunting rabbits, had crawled through
barbed wire fence and attempted to pull
the gun through after aim.
The people of Superior are becoming
exasperated at the long idleness of the
| immense Touring mills in that city, and
agitation is on foot to compel the alleged
trust either to resume the operation of
the mills or to dissolve. 1t is believed
that suits will be started in the near
future.
Former Alderman William Murphy of
Milwaukee was found guilty by jury
OF soliciting a bride in connection with
side track ordinance which passed the
| Common Council in 1899. Murphy's
counsel will appeal the case to the SUI
preme Court. Murphy was admitted to
bail in $4,000.
With eight men firing fusiliade from
| sbotguns at the entrance, Miss Rose
| Voss and Joseph Kerkman of the village
Of Newmunster walked into st. Alphonse
Catholic church in Kenosha and were
wed. The strange welcome to the bride
and groom was the carrying out of an old
German custom.
Frank Buelow, a former employee of
the Lytle-Stoppenbach Mailing Com
pany ut Jefferson Junction, and residing
near jefferson, swallowed a large dose
of carbolic acid He died Immediately.
He lost his position some weeks ago
and more recently his father died. His
mother is in the county insane asylum.
1t is now stated that the proposed
amendment to the State constitution, in
regard to a graduated income tax, cannot
| be submitted to the people for approval
| or rejection at the coming election, be-
cause it has passed only one Legisla-
ture The constitution provides that pro-
| posed amendments must pass two Legis-
| latures before being submitted to the
people. Secretary of State Houser, it
seems. has Numbered in Incorporating the
proposed amendment in the general cleo
ton notice. This may invalidate the
whole notice.
The big wheel mill Of the Latin. Rand
| Powder Company ut Pleasant Prairie
was completely destroyed by an explo-
sion Of giant powder. Andrew Fox was
| badly injured and thirty men were bare
| liz able to save their lives. The build
| ing is total loss. Fox was standing
near the door OF the house when the ex-
plosion occurred and he was plunged head
| first into a ditch in whisL there was
three feet of water. He vas horribly
burned by the powder. but may recover.
| The other buildings of the plant were
not damaged. The financial loss to the
company will be $1,000, without insur-
ance.
As the result of an attempt TO make a
| bridegroom set up treats. by means of
clariyari, the 10-year-old son of Mark
| Dood. neiglbor. is dead. Marcus
| Blood of HertyI was married the other
| dav and returned TO his home with his
| wife a few days later. That night the
| neighbors gathered with tin pans. COW
| bells and other noise producing instru-
mentS and commenced 4 loud serenade.
| In answer a shot was fired through the
roof of the cabin. Later another shot
| came from the house AMI took effect in
1 tho hody- IF +ha Dood bAv He lived h,st