Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-05

Cumberland.
Marquis L. Hopkins has been appoint
ell Regular and g. III. Hopkins substi
tute rural carrier at Dale.
AS a result of having two teeth ex-
tracted Miss Winnie Leininger of APP
pleton was taken i'll with blood poisoning
and died
Allen r. Lovejoy, '04, GAINESVILLE, has
been awarded the second John Addison
Porter prize in American history by Yale
university.
Harry Burt is in jail in Depere, charg-
ed with shooting his step-father Charles
NJ. Burt. at their home in Sny6eryille.
The wound is vt serious.
Joe Zaccarridi of Cumberland. who
was seriously injured by falling from an
Cmaha train last. winter, has filed a suit
against the company.
University of Wisconsin women grad
yates organized an alumnae association,
electing Mrs, Charles Ingersoll Morse
C99) of Chicago president.
Charles Coles, farmer in the town of
Greenfield, was drowned in wen five
feet dep. He was 81 years of age and
leaves widow and daughter.
In the presence of large congrega-
ton the third church edfce erected in
New Richmond by the Baptists was ded-
icated with appropriate services.
The Beals 4 Torrey Shoe Company CT
Milwaukee will build large shoe fac
tory in Watertown and work win begin
in a few days. The new plant will cost
about $4,000.
Charles Visit. a Beaver Dam barber,
lost his money III game of poker. The
following morning his body was found in
the lake about twenty feet from shore.
He evidently had waded out and delib-
erately drowned himself.
Racine BARRIERS attempted to stop the
BARRIERS employed by the Wallace circus
from plying their trade, maintaining that
they had no right to work without State
licenses. Some of the men were pretty
badly beaten in the scrimmage.
A cyclone struck an interurban trolley
car on the bridge across Rock river, en-
dangering the lives of a picnic party of
Wisconsin University students. The car
was lifted from the front trucks but
did pot go into the river, No one was
hurt.
Fire at the Dane County fair grounds
caused a loss of $1,000. Eight race
horses belonging to Madisonians and 9TH
ers were burned to death John Ma
honey discovered the fire and was pain
fully burned getting two horses out.
There was no insurance on building or
stock.
L. f. Easton, La Crosse millionaire,
saved boys life by stopping a runaway
team at the risk of his own life. The
team became frightened at road roller
and dashed down the street. Mr.. Easton
caught the end of the wagon and bound
ed in, taking the reins from the little
| fellow and stopping the runaway.
The marriage of Miss Ethel j. Eobin-
son to William T. Mccormick was cele-
brated at the home of the brides par
ents in Chicago. Mr.. Mccormick is well
known in northern Wisconsin in business,
professional and political life. He rep
resented the Sawyer, WGshburn apd
Bayfield, County Assembly district in the
| Legislature four years ago, and is the
Oldest son of the well-known millionaire
lumberman, r. l. Mccormick of Port.
land, Ore.
Crawling on hands and feet for thirty
feet through bit of boiling water, Rob
ert Storbeck, a wiper for the Northwest
ern Railway in Sheboygan, escaped from
horrible death, but with his flesh burn
ed so that it will take many weeks be
fore he will be able TO be out again. HI
had crawled under one of the engines t.
wash out the boiler of the locomotive
He tried to unscrew the plug and ge
out of the way while the water was be
ing drawn off. He says that the thread
however, was worn and blew out Tht
boiling water escaped.
A stranger, giving his name as Georg'
Airey of New York, was arrested at thu
plant of Rodenord Bros. & Co in Osh
kosh by Officer James Mulva, upon sus
picion. He was selling watches to thu
employees. Upon his person were founC
fourteen watches, most Of them beint
cheap movements. in cheap filed cases
and marked railroad watches" SeweC
in the lining of his coat were four bun
dies of money, one of 800, in $40 anC
500 bills; two of S. and $40, 5000. ant
800 respectively; and one of SO ant
50, amounting to $50 total of $1,057
The man disliked to give up his coat il
which the money was found. Many reg
istered letter receipts were also founC
among his effects. They were addressed
to Mrs. George Airey, Leeds Road
Bradford Eng. He was poorly dressed
and appeared to be tramp. He is 4
man about 80 years of age.
Miss Anna Gustomski was shot by hel
! rejected lover. Peter Zmuda. The af
fair occurred on the Wisconsin river
bridge at Stevens Point, in the presence
of large crowd of people, Miss Gus
| tomski and sirl companion were cross
| ing the bridge when Zmuda ran up be
hind them and four revolver shots rang
out in rapid succession. Miss Custom
ski fell helpless to the walk, and Officer
/ Hulce ran TO interfere but was con
fronted by Zmuda, who snapped his re
volver in his face. 1t failed to explode
and Zmuda was placed under arrest. He
! is cigarmaker 80 years Of age. One
/ of the four shots entered Miss Custom.
skis spinal column just above the waist
1 line. and resulted in complete paralysis
of the hips and limbs. She probably is
! Fatally Injured. SHe was removed 10 Hel
room at the sheriff's residence. The
ball cauld not he removed. John Fields
young travelling salesman from Plain
field, received a ball in the right arr
! 1t entered below the elbow and made an
| ugly flesh wound.
The Prohibitionists of Racine County
| held their convention in the County
| Court room and although but ten in
/ number named eleven delegates to at
! tend the State convention in Madison
July 81 and %. II was expected that
$50 delegates would be in attendance.
Miss Susie Roberts of Racine has
brought suit for salary alleged to be due
from Walter Mcpherson, a vocalist Of
Racine and Chicago. She is the woman
whom Rev Mr.. ColvilIe ordered TO stop
the singing Of en- Ave Marie" holding
it to be an improper selection IN Prot
estant church.
Howard Norum and Ernest Murray,
each years Of age, secreted themselves