Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-08

! AtIu VI ulOOueu COTS, owned Dy tle Olu'
lein Brothers of Milwaukee, and three
of the herd were killed and four others
seriously injured. The loss will be
| heavy one.
What was predicted would be st. Croix
cOunty's bumper crop is not going to pan
out quite up to expectations, according to
the reports of farmers in the vicinity
Both black and red rust have been found.
and considerable blight.
| The safe of the Menasha Brewing
| Company was broken open and SO in
government revenue stamps taken. This
| is thought to be the work of a gang
which has been operating in the Twin
Cities and Appleton of late.
Russell Christianson, ABOUT years old,
was shot and instantly killed and Hen
ry Nordsluen badly wounded as a result
of the accidental discharge of a shotgun
| at Deerfeld. Fear is entertained that
the shock may overcome the mother of
the dead boy.
Is. c. Hanson, pioneer of Shell Lake,
and Harry e. Haar, a student, were
sailing on the lake, when the boat was
| capsized and both were thrown into the
lake. By swimming. young Hoar reach
ed the shore, and Mr.. Hanson chung to
the boat until rescued.
The Mississippi Log and Boom Com
pany has evidently given up its fight to
| drive its 20000,000 feet of logs through
the Cameron dam against the protests of
| John +. Dietz. me company is now
loading its logs on skids preparatory to
hauling them around the famous dam
| next year
| The Penokee Development Company,
which is exploring for iron ore near Min
eral lake, about seven miles south of
| Mellen, struck Il vein of red hematite
iron ore. Experienced mining men think
that the west end of the Penolee range
will soon be supporting as many miles at
| the east end
Mrs. Carrie Kloss, wife of Rev. NJ
Kloss of Marshield. who is conducting
revival meetings in Oshkosh, died aztec
| hours of agony from carbolic acid burns.
| Someone urged her to use the acid as a
local application 10 reduce pain, but she
| evidently was ignorant of the strength
| of the liquid.
Fred W. Brockhausen was reelected
secretary-treasurer and Frank ]. Weber,
GRAFTON of Labor. The following execu-
| tive committee was named: ]. J. Hand
| ley. Milwaukee; Burt Tomlinson, Mil
waukee; w. w. Britain, Kenosha; Will
| liam Spearing, Marinette, and Frank
| Gauthier, Ashland. Madison gets the
next convention.
The weekly crop report issued by the
| government reviews conditions in this
| State as follows: Decided Improvement
in all crops winter wheat and rye bar
vest nearly completed, good crops; spring
grains maturing rapidly. some complaint
of lodging; corn and potatoes in promis-
ing condition; tobacco and sugar beets
very satisfactory; heavy crop of hay be-
ing secured; apples and cranberries prom
Using.
While changing a circular saw at the
plant of the Paine Lumber Company in
| Oshkosh Peter II. Finnegan, head saw
yer, was very seriously if not fatally hurt
and George Tadych, his assistant. was
badly bruised and cut, 1t is believed that
Finnegan accidentally disturbed a lever
with his foot that set the machinery in
motion. He was struck by the long car
riage. One of his legs and one of his
arms were nearly severed and he was in
jured internally.
That the railroad companies are dis
posed to cooperate with the new railroad
rate commission in the enforcement of the
law passed by the last Legislature is
shown by the manner in which all the
companies have taken steps to inform
their employees of the provisions of the
law. Railroad Commissioner Thomas
and the newly organized rate commission
are receiving daily books printed ana
sent out by the several companies, CON
tanning the new law, together with ex-
plicit orders that it is the duty of the en-
ployes to which these books are sent
to carefully study the law and familiar
ize themselves with its provisions and
to see to it that all the provisions of the
law are strictly enforced.
Timothy Redmond. a brakeman. was
seriously injured in the Milwaukee rail-
way yards in Racine, when a freight
train from CorlisS ran into an open
switch. causing wreck which tied NJ
traffic for four hours. The wreckage COW
cred the main tracks.
The will of George End has been FLED
in SheboygaA. The estate is estimated
at 100000. of which half is personal
property and half real estate. Mrs. End.
the widow, is given entire use from the
estate during her lifetime. After her
death the estate will be equally divided
among their six children.
Andrew c. Montag, resident manager
Of the Rijou theater in Oshkosh. reports
to tbs that fo0tpads at the point |
of reNopel relieved him of $S7 in
money and a gold watch and chain He |
states that three masked men accosted |
him within two blocks of Main street.
The body of Henry Miller, wealthy /
retired merchant of Burlington, who left |
his home recently with a man claiming /
10 be George y. Fratt. cashier of the /
First National Bana If Racine. and /
later mysteriously sappeared was
found floating in tie lake near the mouth
of Racine harbor. There was an ugly
wound in the back of the head and mur-
der is suspected.
Father Hennis, formerly a Roman
Catholic priest, has become a commune
cant of the Episcopal church, and will
soon be a licensed clergyman in the Fond
du Lac diocese. Father Hennis is a
graduate of a Roman Catholic seminary
in Texas. and was located at Boise.
Idaho. before coming to FOND du Lac.
Attorney General Sturdevant has is
sued an opinion holding that under the
new anti-pass law editors who are also
public officials cannot use mileage for
advertising, that vast contracts are
thereby annulled and that railway en-
ployes who are public officials may ride
free only while discharging their duties
in behalf of their roads.