Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-03-14


must be enforced. The club will now
of young girls.
The body of Elvina Schneider, a 49,
year-old girl, was found near Nei!lsville.
She had been frozen to death. She left
home in Humbird Jan. 8 last and nothing
further had been heard concerning her
until she was found dead.
Mrs. Mary o. Newell of Kenosha, wild
ow of the late o. s. Newell, has been
named as one of the residuary legatees
to the estate of Harriet Jones of Chi
cago. Mrs. Newelrs portion of the es-
tate will be over $4,000.
Jonathan Scutt. aged So years, and
Mrs. Caroline Brocklebank, aged "A
years, were married at the home of Mr..
Scutt in the town of Caledonia by Rev.
j. w, Gilman of the Episcopal church.
Nothing was known of the intended mar
riage. even to those invited to the house.
Mr.. Scutt is a wealthy retired farmer of
Racine and both of the parties are pion-
GERS.
Prof. Beeman, city superintendent of
schools in Neenah, has started an anti
saloon crusade regarding his students
in unique fashion. He has ordered
that all guests attending school dane
ing party cannot return to the hall after
once leaving, without paying another ad-
mission. He declares that many of the
male pupils have been frequenting sa
looms between dances.
Embedded in two feet of ice the body
of an unknown man, believed TO be John
Saunders. deckhand on the Goodrich
steamer Georgia for years, was found in
the river at Manitowoc and taken out
after hours of work. Saunders disap-
peared last fall while returning to the
shipyards, where his boat was in dock,
and nothing has ever been heard of him.
An inquest will be held.
A large drove of wolves was seen near
the State hospital grounds in Oshkosh.
Farmers living in the towns of Oshkosh,
Vinland and Neenah have frequently
heard wolves bowling at night. Attempts
to catch them in traps or to kill them
with poison have failed. 1t is said that
the pack seen near the State hospital
probably crossed Lake Winnebago on the
ice from the east shore.
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his home about a mile and half south
of Appleton, on Lake Row shortly after
s o'clock the other evening. Jacob Fass
narrowly escaped death from bullet
from a 32-caliber which passed through
the window and just missed his head He
FASTENED to the door and saw a large
sleigh disappear in the darkness. He is
unable to identify the occupants.
A transaction covering the transfer APP
rroximately of 10000 acres of timber
land located in Villas county has been
closed at Chippewa Falls and disposes
of the largest remaining tract of pine
timber in the State. The transfer was
made by the Chippewa Lumber and
Boom Company to a newly organized
numbering corporation known as the
Yewkey & Bissel Lumber Company. The
tract is located near Trout lake and is
estimated at 2O0OO0,000 feet of pine
The consideration was 81 100000.
Farmers who last year went into the
sugar beet business. instead of raising
tobacco, have made a wonderful record
according to a report that has Just been
made. Fifty farmers planted 1S4 acres
and raised 3.6JS tons of beets. which
brought $16.35S, or at the rate of SSS.91
an acre. The average yield was nineteen
tons to the acre. The beets were bought
by the sugar factory Mt Menomone
Falls. There is bitter fight in Rock
county between the tobacco men and the
beet people Beets threaten TO crowd
out tobacco and the capitalists largely
interested try to coax the beet growers
back to the weed. 1t Is owing to this
fight that factory in the county has
not been more actively pushed along
When John SEVERN was released from,
the Waupun penitentiary the other day.
after having served a year and half
he was Immediately rearrested and taken
TO Rock county, where tie will be tried
on the charge of burglary.
The Russian building which was at the
ST. Louis exposition and was purchased
by r. 4. Crane is soon TO be unloaded at
Lake Geneva and is TO be set up on the
beautiful grounds of the Crane estate
just as It appeared at the fair. The
Ceylon court which was at the Chicago
worlds fair is also there on the grounds
of J.. J. Mitchell of Chicago.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Moede Of Appleton
has fled divorce bill against her hus-
band. William MOede, on grounds of
cruel and inhuman treatment, although
the latter has been in an insane asylum
since July. 1903. She claims the cruel
treatment was inflicted shortly after they
were married. seventeen years ago.
Mrs. George A. Yule. one Of the lead
ing society women of Kenosha, has start
ed a crusade for cleaner streets in the
city. To this end Mrs. Yule. az her own
expense. has set up garbage boxes In diff
ferent parts Of the city and has made
personal appeal TO business men, to aid
her N the work. The Common Council
has pledged its aid.
Otto Rehbein Manitowoc carpenter.
aged 53 years. was killed by being struck
bv an interurban car on the interurban
lines Of the Traction company. Reh-
bein attempted to get out Of the way by
climbing the bank Of snow at the side of
the tack. but slipped and fell back. A
wife and seven children survive him.
The appointment Of B. j. Price as dep
MY auditor of the Navy Department.
serves 10 call attention 70 federal APP
continents that have been given to Hud-
son. including sam Campbell. Indian
agent: Charles Lewiston, marshal; B. J.
Price, deputy auditor for the Navy De
partmeat. and Hold Taylor. first assist
ant secretary Of the treasury.