Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-21


Prof E. A. Bredin Of the university
school of music has been called to the
organ of St. James Episcopal Church
of Chicago.
IN Appleton Julius Bartman's leg,
which was kicked by horse Christmas
day. is slowly shriveling up and his life
is despaired of.
The new St Josephs Catholic Church
in Baraboo will be dedicated July 4.
with Bishop Schwebach Of La Crosse as
the consecrating bishop.
Ella Neuman, IA, Of Appleton. rolled
off couch on which she had been rest
ing the other night. sound asleep, and
cannot be awakened. The case battles
physicians.
The strike of the shingie weavers was
settled in Msrinette and SOC men re-
turned to work. All the shingle mills on
the river will resume operations after
four weeks shutdown.
Maude Baker, aged 16, and Seymour
Kimball, aged 20, children of well-known
residents of Corliss, were married at
South Milwaukee after securing the con-
sent of the girls parents.
Lightning struck the German Evan.
gelcal Church about six miles west OF
Prairie du Sac, ard the building was
burned. 1t was of stone, valued at
sboIt $4,000, partly insured.
Mrs. Annie Duvie, an aged resident OF
Oshkosh, was struck by a street car Of
the Winnebago Traction Company and
sustained a fractured limb. which, with
other injuries, viii probably prove fatal.
The work of rebuilding the business
blocl, destroyed by fire last winter is
we'll under way at Randolph. -Four new
trick buildings are in progress. The
foundation for a new So 900 Welsh Meth
odist church is nearly ready.
Company NJ, Third regiment, w. n.
g., of La Crosse, claims to have the
four largest men in the State militia. The
four weigh nearly 1000 pounds, and are
George Mueller, former football player
at Minnesota; C. jerks, Harry Ripley
and Walter Ferris.
August Alto, a tanner in the Eisend-
rath tannery in Racine, met with an ac-
cident which may cause his death. He
was using knife to scrape hides and
in some manner stumbled and struck
tliC AuAiSt UIlNillS II lHlO HIS oAoCy AhhASN
ing serious injuries.
A wind and rain storm did great dam
age to farm property south of La Crosse.
Near Stoddard several barns were de-
stroyed and hundreds of trees in or
chards uprooted Creeks are swollen
out of their banks by the rain and
number of bridges have been WASHED out.
Partial confederation of the report that
the Wisconsin Central Railroad S to
be absorbed by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul company is found in the
announcement that the st. Paul company
will shortly establish extensive switch
ing yards and freight sheds on the south
side of Oshkosh and tributary to the
Central and ST Paul tracks.
Mrs. William Asselin, a bride of four
weeks. died at La Crosse of brain fever
brought on by an almost incessant chart
vari and serenade by persistent friends.
Mrs. Asselin was Miss Mary Lapene of
Durand Asselin was popular, and "a
score of his over-enthusiastie friends are
| blamed The matter was taken TO the
authorities and nearly got into the courts.
]. W. Dietz, a Sawyer County settler,
who, during the last two months, has de-
| fed a court injunction, a lumber COM
pany, hung up its drive, broken up its
camp, and has fired on and driven off
officers OF the law, injuring two, was
perpetually enjcined from further mis-
deeds by Judge Parish of Hayward.
| Dietz was characterized by Judge Parish
! as an anarchist
William Gerlach & Co.'S malt house
| on Eighth street, Milwaukee, was dam
aged to an extent estimated at $4,000,
covered by insurance. The fire started
from spontaneous combustion in the en-
CINE room and before the blaze was UNI
der control the south portion of the plant
was practically destroyed. Included in
the loss was $4,000 bushels of malt,
valued at about So, 200.
W. P. Jones of Arena proprietor of a
| private banking system in that place,
has filed a petition of bankruptcy in the
| United States Court at Madison I'm
der the recent law, the bank inspector
demanded access to the books, whereup-
on this action was taken. His liabili-
ties are $4,000 and assets 100000, Of
which about 10000 consists of worthless
notes and other negotirtse papers
1 Inc NUM- IOf Tue DOug Oh III. ). II.
| Hutchinson of Osceola has developed in
to a hunt for an alleged body snatcher.
| The body Of the doctor, who drowned Oh
recent Sunday, was found by James
Brown of Marine. Brown, it is said left
it iS a safe place and went to town for
| assistance The men were directed by
Brown to the spot where he left the
body. When they reached the place, the
body was not to be found. The sup
position is that someone took it, in the
hope of securing a reward.
DIR. Charles r. Van Hise, the eminent
geologist, has been inaugurated as presi-
dent Of the University of Wisconsin.
He is the first alumnus of the institu-
ton to be elevated to that position. The
inaugural ceremonies were attended by
large and distinguished gathering. The
Inauguration was preceded by an aca-
demic procession from the State b; tori
cal library building TO the gymnasium.
The procession was led by President
Van Hise, Gov. La Toilette and Presi-
dent g. T. Merrill Of the State board
of university regents. Among the con-
spicuous figures in the line were the three
representatives of Oxford and McGill
universities, who wore gowns and caps
of brilliant colors. At the gymnasium
President William R. Harper of the
University of Chicago made an address
on behalf of his university. Gov. La
Toilette spoke for the State.
The first violence in connection with
the paper mills strike developed at Me-
nasha when three men attacked a non
unior fireman in one OF the mills. They
were arrested The closed mills in APP
pleton are picketed by the union.
With a blow of his fist w Parker a
switchman on the Burlington road. saved
the life Of Neil Roberts in La Crosse.
knocking him from in front OF an APP
proaching switch engine. The boy was
struck by the engine and painfully in
jured. but was forced from the track
before receiving the fatal injuries which
seemed imminent.
On returning from his parents home.
where he passed the night. William Sui
Ivan Of Lone Rock. finding his house
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