Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-14

were SeiifSnlnS the city all nlSnt long.
6-year-old Joseph Lang slept soundly in
pew at ST. Mary's Church and was
found the next morning.
In Washburn the jury in the case Of
William Kenney and Elmer McComb
brought in a verdict of manslaughter in
the third degree. Kenney and McComb
were charged with the murder of Me
Carthy at Pratt on March %.
Edward Meyers. aged 16 years, who
on several occasions has been found gull
ty of burglaries in Racine, was arrested
and confessed to breaking into Theodore
Geise's grocery store and securing $50.
When first arrested he denied it,
Samuel Wendell, farm laborer, took
paris green and died His lifeless body
was found in the hay in a partially com
pleted barn owned by Charles KleemaB
in Layton Park The man had separat
ed from his wife aud was respondent.
Mrs. Fay of Kenosha saved her own
children and several children on their
way to school from a mad dog by hero
ically beating the animal off with club.
The animal was eventually killed, but
not until it had bitten several other ami
mails.
]. A. Thornbury, who conducts the
large silk departments in the Doerflinger
store and the Reitzel store in La Crosse.
has been sued for 5000 by a former
clerk, who sets up in her complaint that
Mr.. Thornbury accused her of stealing a
bolt of silk
Fire in the wareho uses of $. d. Nelson
and Spafford q Cole in Rhinelander, to-
tally destroyed the former, loss $4,000:
insured, building $125, stock $500, Spaf-
ford & Coles loss was about $100 Two
Northw estern freight cars and contents
were destroyed.
When Miss Harriet Milward of Ike
noSha was cleaning wall paper with
chemicals some of the solution fell on
her head. When she tried to wash it out
she found her hair had become as hard
as stone, though retaining it's former
color A hairdresser who was called
could do nothing to aid the young wom-
an, and it finally became necessary to
break off the greater part of the long
tresses.
Great excitement prevails in Raymond
Center over the attempted murder of
DR. Ira Martin and DR.. John Zaun by a
robber. Both the doctors were in Mar
tins office, when masked robber en-
tered and commanded them to hold up
their hands. Martin reached for his re-
volver, and the thief and doctor engaged
in a duel A bullet narrowly missed
Mrs. Martin in the next room. The rob
Der made his escape.
c. H. Bergstrom and Edward Johnson
were nearly killed in an automobile ac-
cident near Neenah They turned sharp
on a rough place, tipped over and the
machine dragged them. George Davis
and DR.. Owens, who were behind half
mile in another machine. found them
both unconscious. Johnsons legs end
head were cut and Bergstrom was I'M
conscious over an hour from wounds in
the head. They viii both live.
A small riot took place on the River
side golf links at Marinette. The cad
dies thirty in number, demanded an in
crease of from 10 to 10 cents an hour.
When refused they began pelting the
players and the clubhouse with rocks and
clubs. driving the players off the links
and damaging some of the fancy car
riages on the grounds The police were
finally called and arrested six of the
ringleaders before hostilities ceased.
Sarah Daouchaou. young girl living
at Odanah. twice attempted suicide. She
first jumped off the dock and was res
cued by several men with a boat They
put her ashore and she promised to &c
up town. She did not go. however, but
as soon as she thought the men were
out of sight again threw herself into the
water. She again was rescued and was
held until the arrival of officers. The
reason she assigned was that she was
tired of life.
Fritz Wichser, young man Of the
town of Washington. while out shoot
ing with a revolver, accidentally shot
and killed his friend, Albert Wisenberg
They were on their knees shooting to see
the dust fly. Wisenberg finished shoot
ing and Wichser had shot five times
when Wisenberg told him he had emp
tied the weapon. Both arose to their
feet and stood facing each other wien
Wichser snapped the supposedly empty
weapon. the bullet hitting Wisenberg in
the left side.
There was an explosion in the sulphite
mills of the Riverside Fiber and Paper
Company in Appleton, and the engine
was completely wrecked. Michael Eli
Iiste. the engineer, was slightly injured.
The mills will be closed down for some
time for repairs.
James Bulls, one of the wealthiest
farmers OF Racine County, died from in
iuries sustained the other afternoon. Mr..
Bulls Was about to drive to Union
Grove aud while walking around his
horse was kicked in the stomach end
died an hour after. He was 90 years
Of age.
John Johnston died in Milwaukee, af-
ter long illness lie was vice presi-
dent of tho Marine National Bank and
p-1minenf in civic life. He was born in
Scotland in 1893 and came to this cum
try in 1856 He had held many public
Offices. and as regent OF Wisconsin Uni
yersity did much for its extension.
John Nelson, 30 years Of age, who had
been i'll. took his Bible and left home
in HAYWARD His wife gave the alarm
and the search was continued until he
was found in the woods about three
miles from town. His mind is affected
and he is weak from exposure and lack
Of food. He has been placed under the
care Of a physician
Michael Coky was drowned at Jim
falls. near Chippewa Falls, while try
ing 10 shoot the rapids in company with
bis brother Joseph Cokey. The boat
struck a rock a I'D capsized. JosepS. af-
ter being carried twenty rods under a
log jam. was rescued.
Dr. William Aubin Of Racine. who
,res arrested Oh a charge Of counterfeit
Ing. pleaded guilty in the United States
District Court in Milwaukee and was
sentenced By Judge Seaman to eighteen
rnonths' Imprisonment in the Milwaukes
house Of correction. William KIeist OF
Milwaukee. arrested in March last, was
given a similar sentence for counterfeit.
Ing.