Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-29

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Difficulties between the employers and
members of the Coopers' local union.
which led to a strike in Milwaukee, will
be settled by arbitration.
The body of Engineer Frank Hubbard
of Portage was found In box car at
Sparta. He left home ten days before.
He leaves a wife and four children.
The House committee on military af-
fairs agreed on the location of permanent
military camp grounds in Juneau and
Neural counties, Wisconsin, to cost
100000.
The New London Common Council
voted &c refer the proposition to accept
the gift of $4,000 from Andrew Car
negie for a public library TO the people
at the spring election.
Augusta and Herman Tabbert, mar
ried in 1900. and on Jan. %. 1904, d.
vorced, on Feb 90 united in an appeal
to Judge Richter of the County Court
in Ripon to permit them to remarry.
Albert Rule. night clerk at the Sher-
man Hotel, has received notification from
London -Aat he and his two brothers of
Appleton have fallen heir 10 consid-
cradle estate left by his uncle, who died
recently in London.
Will n. Vanepps, a weil-known New
London monument man, has been miss
ing for over two weeks and his mystic
rious disappearance has caused sensa-
ton. BY many foul play is feared. as
he had no apparent reason for leaving.
j. ]. McCulley, travelling salesman for
the Jewett-Sherman Company of Mil
w2ukee, who was injured in a runaway
at Menasha. succumbed to his injuries.
He had Travelled for the Milwaukee con-
Germ for eight years. He was 40 years
old
Smith & Hanson of Chippewa Falls
have completed contract for banking
S0,000,000 feet OF logs on the Thorn
apple for the Mississippi River Logging
Company after six years of work. This
practically closes out the pine timber on
that river.
At the funeral of Burt Mccarthy, the
railroad man killed on the Wisconsin
Central in the wreck near Marshtield,
the wagon containing the pall-bearers
broke down while the cOrtege was two
miles out Of Appleton. There was no
one injured.
Vernon Wieske, Is years old, admit
ted on the witness stand in Sau Claire
that he killed his father in the latter's
home near Augusta. He then drew the
body into the house, which was on fire,
and blew it up with dynamite. He was
held for trial on the charge of murder
Fifty-four Wisconsin officers who serv-
ed n the Spanish war will re-
ceive two months back pay each, the
court of claims at Washington having
Just rendered decision to this effect.
Major j. A. Nemitz of Oshkosh brought
test case against the United States
claiming $500, and the court has decid-
cd that bis Claim is valid. The aggre-
gate of the claims is about $4,000.
Four Russians attacked lone Jap
anese in Racine saloon and before they
were through with the subject OF the MI
kado the party had been routed by a
vigorous use of the Jap's fist and the
timely aid of party of Films anC Jews.
The Russians, after being thrown out
of the saloon, began throwing stones and
A general international riot was started,
when the police arrived and scattered the
belligerents.
State lands located in Calumet, Mani
towoc. Outagamie. Sheboygan, Waupaca,
Waushara and Fond du Lac counties
were sold the other day by the State
treasurer One hundred and eighty acres
in Waushara County sold at $295.SO; in
Calumet County at S100 Property in
Fond du lac, given to the State by
Mary A. Hamilton many years ago for
the location ot a charitable institution,
went for $3.50
A $4,000 damage suit of Thomas
Dougherty of Monroe versus the ST. Paul
Railway for injuries alleged to have been
sustained to his spine by reason of the
failure of the train to come to a full
stop as he was alighting at Beloit on
Aug 1S last, disclosed a long series of
frauds. The defense produced evidence
to show that the plaintiff in twenty-three
years had sued twelve railroads for the
same injury The jury brought in a
verdict for the defense.
Farmers in Fond du Lac County In
the vicinity of Mayville are up in arms
at what they term the elevator trust,
and have organized an independent stock
and grain company for the purpose of
erecting an elevator at Mayville, so that
they may secure a fair market price for
their produce Former Congressman
Sauerhering has been selected as gen.
eral manager Of the new company. SINH
lar action is likely to be taken by farm
ers in many other localities Mr.. Sauer-
herring says.
Kenosha County is accused of race
suicide. The town of Bristol, with a
population of 1000, had only one birth
in 1903; Wheatland, with 1,00o inhabit-
ants, boosted but one baby last year;
Brighton. the oldest town in Kenosha
County. and peopled by sturdy German
farmers. reports but four births. Strange
to relate, this dearth Of children is not
among the wealthy, but among the mid
die class. Register of Deeds p. G. Tor
rey says the birth record Of the county
shows fewer births than in any other
populous district in the land.
Ripon suffered one of the most disas-
trous fires in it's history Saturday. The
total loss is $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
ance. The fire, which started in the rear
Of the grocery store of Julius Buchholz
at about $50 a. m. ragged for nearly
three hours and swept through the Ma
sonic block of three stories, the Pedrick
opera hall block, and Quilted the Ire
mont Hotel OF four stories, owned by
Carl Helm, besides scorching adjoining
Offices and barns. The buildings burned
were old ones, with the exception OF the
Masonic block. which was erected with
in the past ten years.
The board of education at Milwaukee
passed a resolution increasing the salary
of school superintendent from $4,000 10
10000 a year. II was then announced
that Superintendent Pearse Of the 0ma-
ha schools would accept the position Of
superintendent
W. II. Wisner Of Knapp was found
dead in bed. He was 90 years old. He
had for the past ten years had charge
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