Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-09

ons and the confectionery shop of Mrs.
Margaret CasSell at Milwaukee First
Assistant Fire Chief Clancy fell through
hole to the basement twenty feet and
was badly injured.
John Schroede. 4 prominent town of
Center farmer, died in his wagon while
driving to a blacksmith shop. His body
was jolted ont of the vehicle and found
in the road Heart trouble is supposed
to have caused his death.
c. c. Jacobson, assistant architect in
the building of the huge paper mill plant
of the Consolidated Water Power and
Paper Company at Grand Rapids, fell
into a vat of boiling he's water and Sc
verely scalded the lower half of his body.
The Kimberly Clark Paper Company
may not rebuild its plant at Kimberly,
burned two years ago. I'VE have plan
ned for the MILL" said James c. Kim
berly, but labor and material is so high
that we cannot see our way clear to it at
present"
\ company kas been organized in
Athens to Manufacture brick 1t is COM
posed of Joe Braun and Frank Veitan-
hans and Fred Rietbrock of Milwaukee
and is capitalized at $4,000 and expects
to turn out 10000 brick a day. About
thirty men will be employed.
Albert Platow was sentenced to fifteen
days Imprisonment in the house of cor
rection at Milwaukee for stealing a loaf
of bread from bakery lie told the
court that he had not had anything to
eat, had been out of work for three
weeks and one daughter has a broken
arm
Miss Ellen Hansen, a Danish girl IL
years Old, left her sisters home in Pleas
ant Prairie few days ago, saying she
was going TO Kenosha, a distance Of five
miles. AS nothing has been heard from
her it is feared she lost her way and
was frozen to death. Miss Hansen and
her sister, Mrs Nelson, had quarreled
and the girl refused to longer remain in
the house.
Mrs. Lucille Colbert, 65 years old, CON
victed in November of setting fire to her
millinery store in Bear Greek and thus
starting a conflagration which destroyed
the business portion of the village, was
brought before the court in Appleton on
writ of error The writ was denied
and she was sentenced TO three years in
the penitentiary. A stay OF execution
was granted and the defendant admitted
TO bail in the sum of $1,000
The district school boards of La
Crosse, Vernon and Monroe counties
have been swindled to the amount of
$4,000, notes for which have been de-
posted in several banks in the counties
named. The swindlers took conditional
contracts for books and other school sup
plies. representing themselves as agents
of a Chicago concern. The conditions
are on an end of the document, and short
~ after the contract is entered into it
hobs up at a bank as a note, the condi-
tons having been torn off.
The estate of Robert II. Baker. one
of the founders and owners of fourth
interest in the Case Threshing Machine
Company of Racine, was ordered paid
to the four heirs, the trustees having
been discharged after having had charge
of the estate for twenty-one years Since
the estate was placed in trust it has
increased in value. from $l,30000O to
$2,j00,000, and it is divided. between
three sons, Charles H. Baker Of Chicago.
Edward and Robert Baker and Mrs
Clarence Richards of Racine.
Law students at the State university
are indignant over the proposed change
in conducting the February exanina-
tons. The new dean, who comes from
Harvard is reported to be the source of
the plan. The reported scheme is to
have number of instructors from the
"hill' watch the classes during the ex-
animation, to prevent 'crbbing." The
students resent this action, feeling it a
reflection on their honor and indigna-
ton class meetings will be held to oppose
the plan. The length Of examination pc
RODS has also been cut from four to three
hours.
Fred Herrick of Milwaukee is the de-
PENDANT in suit for 5000 brought by
Mrs. Carrie Bechtell Neahlo Of Tacoma.
She sues on q note which she claims he
gave her on condition she would not
him for kissing her forcibly
Herrick claims the note is a forgery. On
oss-examination in the Superior Court
be testified Mrs Neahlo had trouble with
another man and he simply drew the note
up at her request for some one else TO
sign. Mrs. NeahIo. then Mrs Becbtel.
ran boarding house for the Flambaau
Lumber Company. OF which Herrick il
Dne OF the owners, at Lac Du Flambeau.
All the Roman Catholic societies OF
Appleton, numbering nine or ten. with |
thousand or more members, have form 1
ID one society. the object Of which is to I
refrain from profanity. IL was on the !
earnest appeal Of the priests Of the city [
hat this action was taken. The agita- 4
ion spread to other cities.
With frozen hands and faces and the I
thermometer - degrees below zero Kau- I
sauna firemen batlied stubborn fire for 4
hree hours Herman hnitter's black 4
.mith shop and dweEng house and Her /
nan Pauii's wagons shop were the build I
ngs burned. knitfer's loss is $500. /
With an insurance u $1,000; Paulf's loss .
S $1,000 and only $500 insurance.
In the Circuit Court at Manitowoc \
llois Hoizer Of St Naziauz was given
Judgment for 500 against Otto Laellof
4 the same village H9lzer was injured
3 the result 81 an assault alleged ID have
zen made b. Iuelicf 10 SEPTEMBER,
gO2. Luell0h was prosecuted on .. Grim
ual warrant also and paid heavy fine.
Habeas corpus proceedings brought in
'ircuir Court bs Mrs Fannie G0ggins OF
)mro to recover possession Of her child,
ced 10 months, from her sister-in-law.
rs. Mary Staudenrans Of Oshkosh.
anne to a happy termination. Mrs. Cog
ms being given her child on her agree
aeut to return to her husband, wealthy.
armer.