Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-12

years.
Preparations are being made to move
the Fond du Lac branch of Reeves &
Co. TO Madison.
An Oil Fellows lodge was organized
in Cameron by Grand Warden {. w
Staples Of Osceola.
The Reldenville sawmiil at Bruce
closed down after a cut Of 1o,000.o00
feet during the season.
| Eveline. the only daughter of Senator
James H. Stout, aged years, died Of
Rrghts disease in Menomonle.
/ Frank Brusha, 16 years old. was killed
by u 500 train near Gladstone. He was
tossed sixty feet and picked up dead
| Mrs. Julia Brown Court of Delton is
dead, aged 50 years. She was niece of
John Brown of Harper's Ferry fame
Peter Naturalli, an Italian 26 years
old, miner, was run over and killed
while crossing the Northwestern tracks
at Hurley.
The famine of eggs has grown to such
an extent in Appleton, and prices are 50
high, that several hotels are refusing
them to boarders
A Northwestern freight train, side
tracked at Berryyille. was discovered on
FIRE. Five cars were destroyed. The
loss viii aggregate $1,000.
/ L. T. Rogers has compiled a list of
thirty-ive people above the age Of so
years who are residents of the town of
Milton, which has a population of 1000
Arthur Newcomb, aged 81 years, we'll
known in GAINESVILLE, has been selected
as one of the deacons who will accom-
pany Elijah ii. in his trip around the
| world.
Rudolph Cummins, GAINESVILLE boy,
is supposed to have been "shanghaied"
by a German trading vessel and to be
held against his wish at Victoria, British
Columbia
Charles Kaucher was found on the
beach NORTH of Two Rivers wrapped in a
blanket, with his head and face badly
frozen. Physicians examined him and
pronounced him insane.
Rev. C. Balm of the Big Bend Free
Baptist Church received novel present
from the members of his congregation.
1t consisted of bouquet of four large
roses, made of bank notes.
H. A. Ramps of Appleton has new
way of aiding the Humane Society of the
State. He presented them with silver
watch which will be sold at auction, the
proceeds to go to the society
Isaac Stephenson, the wealthy Mari
nette lumberman, gave $4,000 In
Christmas gifts. He made presents of
$1,000 to each of eight children, and ST.,
900 TO each of four grandchildren.
One of the big Chicago and North
western locomotives jumped the track at
Baraboo and plowed into switch engine
in the yards, wrecking fifteen cars. En-
gineer Ennis was somewhat injured.
Three young men engaged in fight
over young woman in Janesville. Pc
ter Goodman may die of his injuries.
Frank Milford was badly cut, but will
recover. Bert Sanford is under arrest.
The Weyerhauser sawmill, one of the
largest In northern Wisconsin, has shut
down for the season. The mill cut 3d.
100000 feet this year and has enough
logs in sight to keep it running for two
or three years yet.
William z. Karstens, a Fond du Lac
grocer, 30 years old. was lied while ice
boating on Lake Winnebago. spar
broke, hitting him on the head and frac
turing his skull. He was to have been
married the next week.
George Mcclure of Pewaukee, mental
ly deranged, who occupied a cell at the
Racine county Jail, set fire to some bed
clothes. The flames spread to adjoining
apartments, and for a time the entire
structure was threatened.
Peter LeClaire's residence and con-
tents were burned at Turtle Lake, the
loss FS300, being fully covered by insur-
anee. LeClaire, who is 50 years old,
was sleeping alone in the house and mar
rowly escaped cremation.
William Hurd, who was arrested on
suspicion of having murdered his wife
and child, was released at Watertown on
his request to be arraigned. Mrs. Hurd
and son We're located alive near Fox
Lake, where they still remain.
The 500 line is pushing it's extension
from Brentwood into the Lac Court
GRIZZLIES reservation. The line will be
extended northwestN ard through Saw
: er County and up to Superior, giving the
500 terminal at the head of the lakes.
a FIRE destroyed Ted Hawley's barn
south of Appleton. Six horses were
burned. No insurance was carried. Evil
dence of incendiarism was found. A man
now under arrest for incendiarism Is out
on bail This fire was in the same re-
gion as that of the four others within
the past few weeks.
What is known as The central school
building was totally destroyed by fire
at Lake Geneva; loss So, 900. The fire,
which started in the basement, was dis
covered at o'clock when the building
was all afre on the inside and the flames
ccdld not be extinguished. The high
school building, which is near by, was
saved.
Otto Dreyer, the 15-year-old son of
FL. G.. Dreyer, wealthy GAINESVILLE
monument dealer, was shot and badly
wounded while hunting rabbits with his
father. The elder Dreyer had laid his
gun down for a moment, when the trig-
ger got caught and the entire charge en-
tered young Dreyer's leg, between the
ankle and knee, and badly mangled it.
AS heavily loaded freight train
bound from Madison 10 MILWAUKEE, was
pulling into Stoughton the other morn
ing, the crown sheet in the locomotive
broke. letting the water in the boiler on
to the fire. and filing the cab with
scalding steam. Brakeman Alfred Pratt,
who was in the cab, was terribly scald-
ed, and it is feared that he will not re-
cover. The fireman also was burned. but
not seriously.
Supt Frank Peachil, of the Wiscon-
sin division of the Northwestern road,
has announced that the company will des-
ignate conductors who have been in the
service FIVE years or more by gold stripes
on the arms Of their uniforms, each stripe
representing FIVE years.
Two men. supposed to be Kristen Kol-
,rora