Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-11-28


dered while driving along the State road
north OF Alarinette, a rifle bullet entering
ms heart. Lucas leaves family.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court holds
that in granting divorces judges cannot
award children to outsiders but must
give them to one parent or the other
John 5. Schneider of Franken. fresh
man III the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, was drowned while swimming
III the tank in the university gymnasium.
Within plain sight of hundreds Eric
Horejes. switchman, was run down
and instantly killed by a hose cart re-
spending to fire alarm in Milwaukee.
The largest eagle that has been killed
IN that section for many years was shot
by William Goffney of Neenah Its
wings measured feet s inches from tip
to tip.
Howard p. Fuller, supposed to be
from GAINESVILLE, was found murdered six
miles south of Oakland, Cal. Thus far
the police have been unable to identify
the name
Miss Jessie III. Mcpherson, Racine
society girl has brought suit for $4,000
against Walter A. Wood, son of Lyman
Wood, manufacturer, for breach Of
promise.
Captain John T. Tinker. aged u,
civil War veteran and postmaster of
Eau Claire during the early days, was
found dead in the basement of his house.
Heart disease was the cause
Toddie Budlong, the 5-year-old son of
Clerk of Courts G. A. Budlong of Mari
nette, was picking straws from a loaded
wagon when he fell under the wheels
and was run over He cannot live.
Emil Kretjhe, farmer at Neshoto,
has found perfect black pearl in the
Neshoto River, for which he has refused
$500 His collection is now valued at
$4,000. Other farmers are making
finds.
Charles Berger was sentenced to serve
four months in the county Jail on his
plea OF guilty to a charge of assault and
battery on Gilbert Olson at Franksville
Flynn, his partner, arrested at the same
tire, was released.
William Garner teamster for the
Sawyer Company in Marinette
was found dead entangled in the har-
ness, with his skull crushed, ON log
road. 1t is supposed that he fell from
the wagon onto the horses, which ran
away.
The first test of the new Menasha
water works plant brought out unex-
pected results. The pressure was $50
pounds, when the mains near the wood
,,1o
engaged in hauling logs from the river
We're flooded with four-inch stream of
water from the rear and two of the men
were dashed into the river and rescued
with difficulty.
\ big northeast sea impelled by
strong Wild swept over "squatter
town in Marinette, flooding the entire
district. Two hundred families are liv-
ing i'll houses where the first floors are
flooded and the weather, turning ex-
tlemely cold, caused a great deal of suf-
fering. The great storm of a few weeks
ago swept away the breakwater protec-
ton and the entire district will have to
be deserted.
The mysterious disappearance of Miss
Maggie Herriges of Pennington on
Dee. 10. 1904. is now cleared up, her
body being found in Il swamp six miles
from her home by young man who
was hunting. The body was found in a
sitting posture against a fallen tree. The
head was held up by the hair, caught in
the roots of the tree The upper pos
ton Of the body was mummifed. Rela-
tives identified the body by the clothing
and the filings in her teeth.
Two Marinette boys who have been
touring Europe have secured positions at
Buda-Pesth, Hungary. Leonard East
man has been made special agent by
Consul General Chester and will report
to the government Of progress made in
electricity. Wallace Cook is engaged as
an instructor of English in the Buda-
Pesth high school. The young men had
one year at the University of Wisconsin
and concluded to complete their educa.
ton by making a tour abroad.
August Zeratsky, Jr., a business man
of La Crosse, narrowly escaped robbery
on the eve of his wedding He had
drawn several hundred dollars from the
bank and went to his room in the La
Crosse Y. NJ G. A. building. Shortly
heard strange tapping on the floor and
discovered a young man in the next
room, bound and gagged Two masked
men had followed Zaratsky home but
had mistaken the room and held up an
other man.
The business portion of the village of
Brooklyn was nearly wiped out by fire.
It started in the Brooklyn Mercantile
building, destroying that structure.
Frank Buchman's general store, ~ G..
Ellis drug store. Snyder q Roberts
meat market. the postofiice and other
smaller buildings The bank of Brook
lyn was saved. This is the third time
this village has been burned in the last
twenty years. The loss will reach about
$4,000. Fire departments from Evans
willie and Madison responded quickly. but
on account of scant water supply could
do but little. Tony Croyers was injured
by falling roof
Fred Hunter, Chicago negro. who
killed Paul Langen of Milwaukee while
robbing his home, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree The negro
was arrested in Chicago and the pro-
ceeds of the robbery were found in this
trunk.
j. Il. Weller. while removing a stump
in the rear of his butcher shop at Sank
City. unearthed Il skeleton of man.
On the arm bone were found metal
bracelets of Spanish or French manu-
facture. The skeleton is evidently that
of a French explorer buried there rs
early as 1913.
Arthur Stuart. aged II, is in Jail in
Milwaukee on 4 charge of attempting to
shoot his mother The boy is under
probation in the juvenile court Becom-
ing angry at his mother because she told
him to give up going hunting and go to
work. he turned the gun ON her, few
of the shot causing painful wounds.
Nora Kramer. the 4-year-old daughter
Of Peter Kramer of Elkhart met death
IN terrible manner and her mother was
badly injured in trying 10 save the child.
The little girl attempted to light a news
paper at Il stove and was instantly en-
yeloped in flames Mrs. Kramer was
terribly burned while trying to extin-
guish the fire.