Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-30

Wisber, the 3-year-old son of Rudolph
Anhalth of Lodi fell into a rain barrel
and was drowned.
John Tunney. aged about 43. was acei-
dentally shot while hunting with com
panion near Rhinelander
The Wisconsin Redmen elected A. S.
Andrews of Superior great sachem. River
Falls was chosen for the next session.
While drawing gravel Joseph Ooster-
huis of Waldo fell from a loaded wagon
under the wheels and was badly crushed.
The League of Wisconsin Municipali-
ties selected Racine as the next meeting
place and elected H. c. Truesdell presi-
dent
An unknown man picked up by the
Racine police broke all records for fits.
He had twenty-three attacks in three
hours
S. S. Gle well-known citizen of
Clyde. died while at the breakfast table.
He was so years old aud had lived in
Clyde fifty years
Miss Rene A. De Cries of Chicago was
drowned in Delavan Lake. She went
out with party of friends in sailboat,
which, in gust of wind, capsized.
Lightning partially destroyed the resi-
dence of c. X. Millimore, near James
vile. so much rain fell that the fields
were flooded and the creeks swollen over
their banks.
The creamery building, together with
all its contents, belonging to Charles Lon
zell in the town Of Oakland, was burned
to the ground. The cause of the fire is
not known.
A cry of fire while the house was in
darkness during a song started a panic in
the In Crosse theater. Employees threw
open the exits. lit up the house and all
escaped without injury.
The body of Kit Jacobs. the 15-year-
old hoy who was drowned in the Wis
consin river near Bridgeport, has not
yet been recovered and all hope of find
ing the remains has been given up.
The entire pickle crop. which was
threatened with ruin, has been saved by
the rains. For some days the farmers
near La Crosse have given up their Gu
cumber crop on account of the dry wealth
err
T. Hasinotot and S. Ichi. representing
the japanese government. have been in
the vicinity of GAINESVILLE for several days
past purchasing fine blooded stock for
the imperial stock stables near Toxic,
Japan
A Chicago and Northwestern train was
derailed it is supposed by spreading rails,
AZ Perryville. The cars were completely
wrecked and the 200 passengers tumbled
into heaps, but fortunates no one was
killed and only two were seriously in
jured.
While sailing Lake Denevue, sum-
mer resort near Fond du Lac, w. w.
Leake's yacht eapsized in the middle of
the lake and sank A party of young
women campers, seeing his plight launch
ed boat went to his rescue and saved
him.
Anna Remke. girl of 10. residing in
the village of Edgar, committed suicide
! by taking earbolic acid. When discov-
cred she was unconscious and died
short time after The cause for her ac-
! ton is attributed to an unfortunate love
affair.
| The body of Martin Anderson of La
| Crosse employed on the government
works as a laborer was found dead near
Genoa on the Burlington right-of-way.
Some of his friends advance the theory of
murder, but the coroner's jury found that
he was probably killed by train.
Mrs. Anna Hoefe is dead in Edgerton,
| aged so years. She was the wife of
| Richard Hoefe. and came to this coun-
| try from England in 1919, locating in
] the northern part of Rock county, and
| later moving to Edgerton. Mrs. Hoefe
leaves two sons and two daughters.
| William Campbell, farmer, aged
about 40 years, was instantly killed
while raking hay on his farm on English
| Ridge, by being thrown from the machine
on to his head. One wheel of the ma
chine ran into a deep hole The skull
was crushed The body was not found
until the team came home without
driver
The county Jail was struck by light
ming at GAINESVILLE during Il heavy thun-
der storm Tie prisoners were complete
| ly cowed and frightened aud begged to
be taken to a place of safety. Eddie
| Fay. held awaiting trial for robbery of
| the Superior postoflice, was directly un-
| der the spot struck and was panic
| stricken.
Nate Baldwin was killed the other
day while at work in the plant Of the
| Wausau Paper Mills Company at Bro
| kay. In working over digester he fell
| in and chips falling on top of him COW
cred him to the depth of thirty feet. lie
was not missed for some hours after and
the exact time of the accident is not
known He died from suffocation.
Judge Bum of the federal court in
SUPERIOR has decided that a woman can
not collect claim against her husband
for labor performed. A. ]. Winkels re-
Gently failed. and his wife, formerly a
clerk in his store. filed claim for 81,
500. which she said was due for wages.
Creditors objected to the claim ;.sa Judge
Bum sustained them. The suit will now
go to a higher court.
Mrs. W. NJ. Powell and four children
had a narrow escape from death at the
St Paul crossing near GAINESVILLE. A
freight train had just passed the cross
ing and respite the warning of the brake
man Mrs. Powell started to drive across.
The cars made a sudden rebound and
Mrs Powell was thrown out of the buggy
on to the track and under a ear. Two
of. the children landed on the track and
TWO others near it. The switchman in
some manner dragged Mrs. Powell off the
track and tossed the two children to
place of safety.
A crowded house III the Appleton the
alter came near stampeding the other
night. on account of three lads in the GAL
lery yelling Fire The curtain had
lust gone down at the end of the second
act when the yell was heard and those
in the lower part of the theater grabbed
their hats and made ready to escape, but
upon seeing no SMOKE or flames resumed
their seats again. upon being assured
that all was safe. Five minutes later the
cry was given again and once more the
women and children rose to their feet.
This time it took several minutes to quiet
the crowd.
The plant Of the Fox River Valley
Gas and Electric Company, it is reported.
is to be purchased by the Wisconsin
Traction. Light, Heat ard Power Com