Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-02
state Item. Of Iuterest.

The electric light plant at Mc(iregol
was totally destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at $1,000.
Three men and two women were snow
bound thirteen hours near Racine on the
Milwaukee and Kenosha electric line.
The Caxton company. school supplies
has purchased the L. F. Denoyer schoo
supply factory in Appleton and it will b,
removed to Chicago.
The general merchandise store of Chas
Anderson of Mount Morris was totally
destroyed by fire. The fire was caused
by a defective chimney.
Henry Rush. after an absence of one
week from his home at Racine, returned
delirious with typhoid fever, and hi,
hands and feet were frozen.
Frank Mattison is making arrange
ments to Start a saw mill in the town OF
Mckinley He has the contract to saw
a lot of pine for Eau Claire parties.
James Haedley. claiming Mepasha as
his home, was hurt in Manitowoc by
falling on a steam heater radiator. He
was provided with transportation to his
home
After causing reign of terror south
of La Crosse for hours. John Sunder-
man. the crazy son of a prominent farm
er. was lassoed and captured by an arm
ed posse.
DIR. f. II. Wood of the Milwaukee Sol
diers Home claims to have discovered
that ammonium bromide is specific for
yellow fever. and seeks the prize of $50
600 offered by . Frenchman for such a
specific.
\ herd of cattle. several hogs and one
dog have persisted. but few hours apart.
on the farm of Frank Schams. three
miles east of La Crosse. in the same pas
ture where two years ago all animal life
was destroyed in an epidemic OF anthrax
The Milwaukee roads water tank at
Edgerton. having a capacity of 260 bar
rels and nearly full burst. washing the
express office from its uprichts and al
most oyerturning the building. Baggage
Master William Powers. caught in the
debris. was seriously injured.
May Smith. a 17-year-old Madison
girl. WAS sentenced to the industrial
school at Milwaukee. to remain until she
becomes 81 Size was found guilty OF
larceny.
Attorney General Sturdeyant he's ~
proved the articles OF incorporation oS
the Lone Rock and La Vale Railroad
and has sent the r 9ers TO Secretary of
State Houser. where they were filed.
Milwaukee and the railroad. entering
the South Side Of the city have reached
an agreement looking to the elevation Of
the railway tracks The cost Of eleva-
ton. it is estimated. will he S5.000O00.
Mrs. Mary A Hunt Of Beloit is 102
years old and is in full possession of her
faculties. She was born AT Gorham
y. Y. and attended one of the first pub
lie schools established in Massachusetts
William Jones of Stoddard was found
unconscious by a roadside. His head was
cut and his body terribly bruised. II is
he was attacked aud left fer
dead. When found his pockets were
Empty.
Because Of congestion IN tie grain |
market the Chicago. Milwaukee and St !
Paul Railroad has declared blockade on !
wheat AT Milwaukee. No more wheat |
Fin be taken 10 that city until there is |
-oom for It in the elevators
After remaining out sixty-six hours !
he jury at Superior in the ease of Chas /
Trump. a negro. charged with the muir l
Ter of his white s0n-in-Iaw, George F. /
Campbell. returned a verdict Of guilty in
he second degree Judge Smith sentenc-
q the negro to serve twenty-five years,
he extreme limit
The brick house Of George Wander
lei Of the town Of Lawrence burned
own Mr. Wander Hei was away at
he time. His wife was confined 70 her
ed with serionc illness She got up and
ressed and reached a safe place without
eri0ns results. Two children in trying
0 help her narrowly escaped being crush
Q b. falling walls.