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

John Letendre, Il Chippewa Falls resi-
dent, was billed by a freight train tat
Hamline, MINI.
Peter c. Carlston was killed by a
Wisconsin Contra! train at Mellen while
walking on the crack.
The proposed change in the grammar
books in the Oshkosh public schools has
resulted in the liveiest sort of book
war
Earl Miracle. who was serving q 30
day sentence in the Appleton workhouse
for stealing bicycle has escaped by
the assistance of outside aid.
The water works question is being agi-
tated in Athens A committee has been
appointed to investigate the situation and
find ont about what the cost of putting
in a system viii be,
Frank Thompson, farmer residing
near Neenah, found the body of Edward
Pmckman, hired man, lying near one
OF the stalls in the barn. He had killed
himself with Paris green.
Oden Stein. arrested on a charge of
malicious trespass for entering his sweet
hearts house through the window while
the parents We're asleep, was fined So and
costs in the Sheboygan police court.
August Ebert, an employee of the Cook
& Brown stone quarries at Grimms, was
badly burned about the face and arms
by the explosion of blast of powder
which had failed to ignite and which he
attempted to fire He will recover
Mrs. Oscar ABBY of Cambridge com
mitted suicide by hanging. Ever since
the Norge disaster the woman has been
melancholy. Mr.. and Mrs ABBY had
planned to go to Norway, but since the
wreck she declined to risk the voyage.
While kneeiing at prayer Nicholas
Cavanaugh. one of the oldest pioneers in
Appleton. was stricken with paralysis.
He remained unconscious most of the
night. but recovered tie following day.
He is 50 years old.
Burglars entered the offices of Brown
& Broughton ut Corliss and stole tools
and clothing valued ri 800. The barn
of the Ole hotel was entered and fruit
stored there was stolen. Freight ears
have been entered and hundreds of dol
lars worth of merchandise stolen.
Daniel Howard. an old resident Of
Beaver Dam, was run over by a Milwau-
kee road passenger train. receiving in
iuries from which he died. He was about
~ years old In his younger days Mr..
Howard Travelled extensively in foreign
countries and was a contributor TO sew
eral psagazines
Negotiations are said to he pending
for the consolidation Of the Midland Iron
Company of Lakeside ana large Mil
waukee concern. The Midland company
is capitalized for about $4,000.
The ending OF The pea season has com
pleted the most successful run. both rs
10 quality and quantity, in the history of
the Randolph Canning Company. Over
$4,000 cans were put up.
The saloon of Peter Zimmerman IN
Kaukauna was broken into and the e.
est SLOT machine MAS robbed of its con
tsIe,<. the thieves securing between 80
esd $50. Two more Slot machines. eae
containing over $40. were not MODEST Ell.
although standing in the same room.
Axei Carlson. aged ~ years. lost his
life by falling into Fox river. He. with
his son Edward ana neighbor. \. Lund-
stroin. were fishing Eear Little Chute.
Carlson fell into rhe river and sank AZ
once. He was subject to heart trouble.
aud it is thought thar he fell from this
cause.
Fire DESTROYED two harms On the farm
Of Henry HasSard AZ 0See Alien
/ Towne waS badly burned in getting out
4 team IF horses The animals also were
seriously Sc,relssd. LAST month cyclone
carried away part sf this harn and the
owner is helpless with rheumatism HIS
summer crops are total loss with re
Insurance.