Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-06

The Catholic church in Ridgeway was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. Loss $1,000 Edward Il. Evans
lost his $1,000 barn. which was also
struck by lightning and burned.
The school census for Columbia county.
outside Of the cities of Columbus and
Portage, shows an increase of fifty-six
over last year. The Number of children
of school age for the present year is
1884.
Ole c. Halseth of La Crosse died
while eating his breakfast He was in
the very best of spirits and had no in
timation of any sickness. He was jok-
ing when he suddenly lurched forward
and died.
Because he would not take the oath of
the homesteader and settle in the Rose
bud reservation in January, DR.. II. j.
Mcdonald of La Crosse has relinquished
| his claim to the 160 acres of land he
drew in the government. lottery.
John Briester aged 60, a well-to-do
farmer of the town Of Muskego, was
killed by harvesting machine. He fell
under the machine and his head was
crushed He was subject of apoplexy,
ing. He leaves family.
The trial of Frank s Komp, charged
with accepting deposits after the ke-
nosha Trust Company was insolvent,
may not go to trial until the Supreme
Court of Wisconsin has decided the ques-
ton of the right of the bank examiners
to take possession of tie bank.
Col. n. +. Nelson of La Crosse has
started suit against the Northwestern
Railway for $4,000 damages alleged to
have been sustained when he was car
ried past his station while ILL resulting,
according to the allegation. in paralytic
state which has rendered him helpless.
Mabel, young daughter of William
| McGavOck of Beloit, died from indisputa-
bic hydrocyanic acid poisoning and the
| case attracted much attention on the part
of physicians. The child had eaten free
| ly of wild cherries, but all wondered how
| she could have taken sufficient hydro
| cyanic poison from the cherries to kill
her. Investigation shows that she had
crushed large quantities of the cherries,
| skin aud stones, and drank the juice.
Farmers throughout Racine county are
| up in arms against owners of autOmo-
biles For months automobiles have been
driven along the country highways at a
reckless speed. Thursday H. Kehl, a
| farmer residing near tranksville, was in
| formed that an automobile party refus-
! ed to give a woman driving u horse the
| right OF the road. hehl ran into his
| home, and, securing a shotgun. fired at
| the automobile as it passed. 1t is under
stood that the shot penetrated one of the
| tires, but the automobile proceeded.
Investigations, about completed. into
| the death of Florin Kral, the Austrian
nobleman killed in La Crosse few
nights ago, leave no doubt in the mind of
| Special Administrator Hickisch that his
! death was due to cOld-blooded murder.
| Several physicians were called to exam
| inc the mounds on the body and they all
give a verdict that Kral came to his
death by blows and advance the theory
that the bruises on his body could not
have been made by the cars. but that he
| was probably sandbagged and placed on
the tracks so that the limited might run
over him and destroy tlAe evidences of
the crime.
| The withdrawing of the war fund of
| S45S.000 from the general fund and the
| placing of the money in the trust funds
has placed The State administration up
against the proposition of where to get
| the money with which to run the State
government from now until June 30,
| 1908. 1t is said there is only about
| 100000 with which to meet the general
expenses of the State from now until
| June 80. The disbursements during that
period in round figures will amount to
| 81, 100000, so it can be seen the money
must be raised somewhere if the State
remains on a cash basis after Nov. L.
| The administration is figuring on the
$659.O00 additional taxes ~hich the tax
commission says the railways must pay
to aid the situation. This will not be
available anyway before October and
even with its help there will only be
money enough to run the government un-
til February.
| Had it not been for the rain the fair
held in Mineral Point would have broken
ali records in the history Of the south
western Wisconsin Fair Association. The
attendance on Thursday was estimated
at 5000.
James Council Of Milwaukee,. State
1 superintendent vi INK 4 NUN A+lttAH NttiA-
pany. miraculously escaped death at
| Hayton While overseeing the construc-
I ton Of a new lime shed he slipped Oh
wet timber. falling To the concrete
floor. so feet below His wrist WAS
| spraiaed and his head cut slightly but
ether thar ttt,,at b received no injury.
The body of Carl hotter. Two Riv-
ers tailor. was found in the Mishie)tt
river Indications point to suicide as
! his coat and hat were found on the dock.
| He was 90 years OF age and leaves a
Wife aud family.
What might have developed into dis
astrous blaze broke ont across the street
from tho Stout school buildings in Me
| noimonie The water Suntly failed and
the lire department cnnld set none from
the mains 1T first. II was fully half an
hour before there waS water enough TO
| hu the hose. One dwelling was entirely
destroyed aud i; was only with ditfi-
cnity that a bucket brigade saved the
/ surrounding buildings
The Ia Crosse county penthouse en-
ployeS hare struck aud walked ont. SEVt.
! Gnfllan states that he does ..,..s tnow
the nature % their grievance. Ibe
strike Included the cooks ana dining room
girls
Arthur HendricssS. an l1-year-old boy
living Mt Greenville. and companion
were arrested charged With placing OBJ
stacles on the track and attempting to
wreck a passenger train on the Ashland
A., division OF the Chicago aud Northwest
ern railway al Greeaville. While the
boys are too yoanS 10 fully realize the
seriousness OF their at AMI no doubt
did It in play. they nevertheless came
near wrecking the train