Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-05-23
State News in Brief.


he had soul and was entitled to being
called man instead of ''hand"
IL the town of GAINESVILLE Grange hall
was set on fire and burned. Kerosene
was used.
George W. Brice, one of La Crosses
Oldest and best known citizens, is dead,
aged SO years.
Mrs. Maria Ford, who was among
the first settlers of Osceola, died. at the
age of rs years.
The new $4,000 hall of the Danish
Brotherhood Society was dedicated in
the presence of 1000 persons in Racine.
While attending the wedding of her
sister at Oshkosh Miss Eliza Corcoran
of Duluth, MINI, contracted pneumonia
and died.
The pOstoffice at ShawanO was burned
to the ground. Government stock was
destroyed, but the exact amount of loss
is not known.
The First Presbyterian church of
GAINESVILLE celebrated its golden anniver-
sary with services in which many of its
former pastors took part.
At the annual meeting of the Sparta
Berry Association William Hanchell was
elected president, and John L. Herbst,
Peter Wagner and H. Wright, directors.
Charles Tasker, well-known farmer
of Fountain Prairie, was killed almost
instantly, having been struck on the head
by the lever of a stump pulling machine.
Richard Hawkes., one of the Oldest
r osl i, 1
Port Arthur, Ont. He lost his footing
while leaving the steamer and fell in
thirty-five feet Of water.
With the killing of eleven more head
of cattle, the property of G. c. Holseth,
living eight miles north of Midway, the
authorities believe they have stamped
out anthrax in La Crosse county.
Edward Grahm, the 5-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Grahm of the
town of Osceola, was sCruck by drag
attached to a runaway team of horses
and severely if not fatally injured.
Charles f. Bross, who has been man
ager of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in Madison since 1860. has
been retired on pension of $50 month.
He is known to every politician in the
State, having been chief clerk of the
Senate about thirteen years, prior to
1891.
Anton Kantzer, ST., prominent Chill
ton resident, slipped on a banana peer
while returning from the bank He had
sd in his hand. In reaching out to save
himself from falling, the money was
jerked out of his pocket and into the
river. Fishermen later recovered the
pocketbook
Doane Wright aged Is years, was at
tackled by a supposed crazy man in
GAINESVILLE, and his clothes slashed before
he was able to escape. The man has
been hiding about the club to which
Wright belongs for some time, but disap-
peared mysteriously when followed.
The coopers' strike in the Milwaukee
breweries, which has affected a large
number of men, has been settled Both
sides conceded important points Tie
contract provides that the agreement
shall cover four years and that the brew
cries shall have the option of extending
the contract for an additional year.
The Governor las signed the bill APP
propriating S1S5. 900 for a new building
for the Milwaukee normal school and
100000 for new building for the
Platteyille normal school,
Cherries and some varieties of pluns
and pears are in full bloom. No damage
was done by frost, but a northeast wind
may have killed half the fruit crop. says
George ]. Kellogg, the weather observer
AT Lake Mills
At the next meeting Of the Menasha
Council an anti-spitting ordinance, which
provides for the fastening of cuspidors to
telegraph piles. will in all probability be
passed. The measure will thus prohibit
splitting even in the streets.
The accidental return of Mr.. and Mrs.
George g. Deml to their home in Apple
ton saved their two small children from
being eremated while in bed. As the
parents entered the house they noticed
smoke, and rushing to the children's bed
room. discovered the bed in flames. The
children were rescued before being barn
ed. 1t is supposed they were playing
with matches.
The freshman debating team of Beloit
college won the first annual debate with
Lake Forest university. having the af-
frmative of the question: Resolved.
That the protective tariff on trade be-
tween United States and Canada be abol-
shed."