Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-27

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Hughes was accidentally wounded by
another hunter. the shots entering the
head and face. He will lose one eye, but
the wound is not fatal.
The files of Brick Pomeroy's paper for
1861 have been mutilated at the La
Crosse city library. All of the editorials
have been cut ont. This was one of the
only two sets in existence.
Hayes Bros. of GAINESVILLE have com
menced work on the new Edgerton sewer,
for which they have the contract The
contractors expect to have the job com
pleted in two months time.
Bert Meade of Winona is one of the
first victims of the hunting season in
Wisconsin. He was killed in the Trem-
paaleau swamps above La Crosse by the
accidental discharge of his gun.
A desperate gang of deer poacherS
have been operating west from Pembine
lately, and Warden Robert Hitchun has
been after them for six weeks. Recent
~ he rounded up several suspects at
Marinette and they We're given sixty days
each in Jail. Their names are Charles
Sutherland, William Ehler, John Polcin
and Fred Dunnfrin.
The decision of Judge Webb of Grand
Rapids in the famous case of the Pesh-
tigo Company VS.. K. O. Hunt has been
filed. In this decision the court holds for
the Peshtigo company on every conten-
ton of law and fact. and thus settles
the title to over $4,000 worth of lands
in the Peshtigo company. r. o. Hunt
said the case would be appealed imme-
diately to the Supreme Court.
At a meeting of the creditors of the
defunct Arena banking house of w. HI.
Jones it was decided to bring criminal
suit in Iowa county against the former
banker, and committee was appointed,
consisting Of ex-senator W. c. Meffert,
Postmaster William Ortiz and X. ii.
Hamilton. The creditors, having claims
of over $4,000 are dissatisfied with the
way the bankruptcy case is being han
died.
After being mourned as dead for TWEEN
ty-eight years. Albert Miller has return
Ell. During his absence he has Travelled
in many foreign lands and is said to
have accumulated fortune. Miller dis
appeared in 1876. He is now at the
home of his brother in Marinette, At
the time he left it was thought he had
been murdered and search for some trace
of his remains was kept up for several
months.
President Van Hise has said that he
was determined that the good conduct Of
the university community in Madison
should be maintained, and that the insti-
tuition should not be disgraced through
violent hazing this fall. He said that
his attitude toward this practice would
be as it always has been; that it was
out of place in the university and would
not be tolerated. He intimated that ex-
pulsion would be the remedy.
The Superior Cash Grocery Company
has commenced suit against the Grocers'
Union in Superior Recently four gro
Gerry firms started a new company, oper-
ating four stores, and they began to sell
below the union scale. Upon refusing to
pay the fine levied by the union the COM
pany was expelled. 1t is claimed that
after this all the commission houses in
the city except two refused to sell to the
grocery company which had been ex-
PEELED
The remains of Henry Hartman of
Appleton were found on the Oneida res
ervation in a clump of bushes. The
question is. was he killed by accident or
murdered? The last seen of Hartman
was on Aug. 10, 1903. His remains were
found by Noah Metoxen, an Indian herb
hunter. He was going through the woods
looking for herbs when he noticed his
dog acting in a suspicious manner near
clump of busheS Upon making inves-
tigation he discovered skeleton of a
man. 1t was plainly evident that he met
his death from the discharge Of shot
gun which took effect in the back of the
head
Mrs. Arnold Kruger of the town Of
Maine shot and wounded an unknown
man to prevent him from stealing her
child. One night a well dressed man
appeared at her home ut o'clock, and
finding that Mr.. Kruger was at home
left Immediately. He called on success
i've evenings. trying each time to get her
child. Mrs Kruger saw the man who
had visited her house on three previous
occasions. approaching the house on
Thursday evening and fired. The man
was hit. but not too seriously hurt to
make his escape DIR. Schlick, who lives
two miles away. removed bullet from
mans side that afternoon and then
drove him to Trentonville. He was I'M
known. and said he had met with an ac-
cident. No reason is known for the at
tempt 20 steal the little one
The six alleged safe blowers arrested
by squad of policemen armed with riot
guns ut Medary a few days ago are
wanted for blowing a safe at Roekton
and robbing Trempealeau store. They
are said to be notorious criminals.
4 freight wreck on the terminal road
at Superior caused the death of Fireman
Pierce Newell and injuries To Engineer
Ed Clark. The train is supposed 70
have struck a switch with defective
point. Clark was pinioned under the ten
der. and the police and fremen had to
dig trench to get him ont while he
bravely awaited rescue.
A new $4,000 armory. automobile
garage and convention hall will be erect
al in La Crosse by the local military
companies and wealthy citizens. The
project Is headed by Col. Orlando Hoi-
way of the Third regiment. If the State
can be induced to assist. the amount ex-
pended will be much greater.
DIR. James p. Abbott. pastor OF the
First Baptist church. who. in a sermon.
accused the Oshkosh Yacht Club of run
ming saloon without license and said
that prominent women gave wine parties
at their clubhouse. has refused the clubs
invitation to be its guest and to use
coupon book good at the clubs bar and
ii its dining ROOM
Through an advertisement Tor heirs
for the estate Of the late John Thomp-
son Hilton Of Virginia CITY. New. Gse-
fav Hilton of GAINESVILLE Is. as near as
he can ascertain. heir u S30.0O0.000. In
\ search through archives and genealogy
Of the family. Mr. Hilton ends thar Be
! a first cousin OF the millionaire. The
CORES pondence was quietly take0 up
many weeks ago
George Shaw. a-el s. years. died Of
injuries dns. te = runaway aeeideat- He
was an eariy settler II Beloii and Joined
the CaiIFar. IS 7'i seekers ia '49. eadur-
ing gres gS =, returning u Be