Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

~ injured by an automobile While nd
ing bicycle.
Mrs. Annette Parsons. Go years of age.
has arrived in Chippewa Falls from Hol-
combe. 1t was her first experience as a
passenger Oh any railroad
The body of Leo Stroebel. laborer,
who has been missing since Sept. 20. has
been found banging to tree, one and
one-lalf piles west of Reeseyille.
\ portion of the eharred remains of
Richard Kern, hermit. who resided in
little cabin three miles from Babcock.
was found by neighbor in the burned
ruins of his hut.
Prof. Frank H. Chase. doctor of phil
osophy and a graduate of Yale 'SS, has
accepted the chair of rhetoric and Eng
fish literature in BeIoit College, to sue
coed Prof. Wallace.
Allie Razook, who owns two candy
stores, was held up by two thugs in
GAINESVILLE and at the point of a pistol
succeeded in throwing both to the ground
and making good his escape
Fire destroyed the big department
store of David Setpyan in Wittenberg
anu caused loss estimated at $34, 800
This was one of the most disastrous fires
known in the history of that village.
Fritz Guenther, chef in a La Crosse
restaurant, was assaulted in the business
| district by thugs, who rifled his pockets
and left him apparently dead, while on
his way home from work. He will proba-
bly, recover.
Believed to have met with death in
the northern woods, and reported a sui
eide, Frederick Schlender surprised his
relatives when he entered their homes in
Racine. Schlender had gone to northern
Wisconsin to purchase a farm.
1t has been announced that Frank c.
Engel, deputy collector of internal reve-
nue. at Racine, will be retired on Jan. 1,
and that Il. 0. Jones. an old soldier. will
be named to nil the place. Mr.. Engel
has held the place for six years.
Henry Weismann. an attorney of
Brighton, intends bringing suit for $10,-
600 damages against John L. Tigh, An
ton Daniels and James r. Ward, the
election inspectors, April I, 1903, charg
ing that they accepted his ballot, but tore
it up.
Within twenty-four hours four resi-
dences have been entered by burglars in
Racine. The houses were all entered in
tue same manner, windows being pried
open. The burglaries were committed
early III the evening, while the families
have been away
Anna Ehrike, the Appleton domestic
who a few days ago was sentenced to
four months in the county jail for lar
ceny, was released, Herman Falk of
Marietta paying her fine of $50. Ac-
cording to Miss Ehrike, Falk is anxious
that she become his wife.
According to reports compiled by the
register of deeds, there were 1,190 more
children born in Milwaukee county in
the ten months of the present year than
in the entire year of 1903. The deaths
for the same period were greater by 1913
and there were fifteen more marriages.
Inc La Crosse police have made no
progress toward the solution of the mys-
FERROUS fire which partially destroyed the
vacant residence owned by Il. e. Os-
borne. The building was twice set ON fire
within week. and damage of $1,000
was done. Evidence of incendiarism is
plain.
The Northcrn Wisconsin Fair Associa-
ton reports receipts last season were
over $4,000, an increase of about 81 per
cent above last year. The county board
has made special appropriation of 81
coo for the erection and improvement of
buildings on the fair grounds in Chip
pewa Falls.
Superior sawmills have ended their
seasons run before the freezing up of
Il, no e., Il IL,
The harbor has been open unusually late
and although freezing weather has set
in, there is little prospect of ice enough
to interfere with vessels before they are
ready to tie up.
Although the Racine county board had
fixed the salary of the supervisor of as
sessments at 30 cents a day, yet when
the election was to be held there were
three applicants for the position and
Peter Nelson, former member of the
board and an insurance and real estate
agent. was elected
This is going to be mild winter, ac-
cording to hunters vino have come into
Milwaukee. Dan Stocking of Fort At
kinson said that he had never seen the
muskrats build such low huts as they
nave IOI tnlS " ltlNtA anu lAtA 1uI -
unusually thin. two signs that have never
been known to fail.
Rev. Father Joseph Albers. aged IS
years. chaplain of st. Mary's hospital in
Racine and member of the first class
to graduate from the Catholic seminary
at st. Francis, died at the hospital after
an illness of many months. He was one
of the oldest, if not the oldest, of the
Catholic priests in this State.
An effort is to be made by members of
the Racine county board to have the
municipal court abolished and police
court created. as the present system is
believed to be too expensive, costing the
county between $1,000 and $1,000 each
year, of which amount $1,000 is paid in
salaries to the judges and clerk
Ex-Ald. William Murphy of the Third
Ward of Milwaukee has been sentenced
to one years Imprisonment at hard la
cor in the Milwaukee county house of
correction. Murphy was found guilty of
soliciting and accepting a bride while
member of the Common Council in con-
nection with side-track ordinance.
The Bruce Photographic telescope is
being taken down and viii be removed
from the Yerkes observatory in Viii
liams Bay to the branch observatory To-
Gated on Mount Wilson, near Pasadena
Gals Prof. E. E. Barnard viii accom-
pany the telescope.
Nicholas Pulichinski employed at the
logging camp of Staples Brothers near
Hurley was found chnging to a telegraph
pole along the railroad. dead. Both legs
were broken by bullets. 1t is believed
he was shot by robbers. and crawled to
the telegraph pole. hoping TO be seen by
some train crew.
Mrs. May Mullens millinery stock and
the contents Of her living rooms in the
Odd Fellows block in Waupun were de-
stroyed by FIRE. the blaze starting with
the explosion Of gas from a stove.
John Hennessey, aged 13. son of r. J.
HennesSey. manager Of the Northern
Grain Company's elevator. died in Hay
ward. He was accidentally shot By Jay
,ssc-, while he tx4-o x,-rra