Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-29
While playing in field at Tigerto~

Nine Belmont made a parachute leap
al the fair grounds at Beloit landed on
a house near by and was badly cut and
bruised
Andrew Cunningham, one of two post
office robbers escaped from La Crosse
jail; Carl Trainor, his pal, escaped from
the same jail two weeks ago.
Prof Whitman of the University of
Wisconsin is looking over lands tributary
to Chequamegon bay, where Il State
experimental farm will be established.
Twenty-Five thousand barrels will be
needed for this years output of the Rock
County Sugar Company's factory an
GAINESVILLE. An enormous crop of beets
is expected.
Burglars at Merrimac broke into the
schi and the Cash Mercantile Company.
Some small articles and little change
were secured.
Secretary +. E. Doty of the Wisconsin
State civil service commission has as
sumed his position and is engaged in
the preliminary work of carrying out the
merit system law.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars is the
price set by James Hurley of Chiffon
upon his thumb, which he claims was bit
ten off by John Powers of Buchanan.
Suit has been instituted.
16-year-old girl by the name of War
rem, who lives near Briggsville. eloped
with farm hand named McGee. The
| irate father traced the couple as far as
Portage, where they escaped
The home of theodore Zoll was de-
stroyed by fire at Marinette, causing a
loss of $1,000. Zoll and his wife and five
children had to jump from the second
story window, but all escaped serious
injury.
Como people have learned that they
have been swindled by woman who
took subscriptions for various popular
publications. One man wrote to one of
tn publications and learned that it has
no agents
A party of Indiana capitalists headed
by r. B. Short of Union Mills, have just
closed deal for the purchase of 1000
acres of land in Bayfield, county 1t is
the intention to found model city. The
land is said to be rich
There is reason to believe that Racine
| farmers out of revenge shot at Richard
L. Robinson and his family a week ago
while riding in an automobile. 1t is said
that the shots were only fired for the
purpose of running the tires.
The Rev. C. p. Wilke, for thirty years
pastor of the German Lutheran church
at Madison. and for twelve years presi-
dent of the Wisconsin synod, died at
| Madison of heart trouble. He was born
in Germany sixty-fonr years ago.
Chris Tolverson, head gate tender at
the water f1ume of the Badger mill in
Neenah, was swept under the mill by the
bursting of a portion of the fume and
escaped drowning by catching at rafter,
receiving injuries which confne him to
his bed
AS the minister of the Sheboygan
| Falls Methodist church was starting a
prayer Sunday Mrs William Long fell
| dead in her pew. Inc minister failed to
notice the woman, and her husband sat
with his dead wife's head on his shoulder
till the prayer ended.
As the minister of the Sheboygan Falls
| Methodist church was starting Il prayer
| Sunday morning Mrs. William Long fell
| dead in her pew. The minister failed to
notice the woman. and her husband sat
| with his dead wife's head on his shoulder
| till the prayer was ended.
The moulders of the Fairbanks Morse
plant in Beloit, who walked out because
| of alleged grievances over shop rules, all
| have returned to work and will submit
their grievances to the company The
officials of the international Moulders did
not sanction the walk-out.
The body of Hubbard Strupp, 60 years
| old, was found floating in the lake at
henosha. The cause of death is a mys-
terry. On the head of the dead man was
a three-cornered cash. The sons and
| daughters of Strupp are still in Ger
many and he had been homesick.
Concerning crop conditions in this
State the weekly report issued by the
! government says: Local hailstorms caus-
ed considerable damage over limited
areas otherwise weather generally ia
yOrable wheat and rye thrashing nearing
completion, yields good; spring grains
good: corn advanced rapidly; pastures
| excellent; tobacco damaged by hail To-
cally; sugar beets continue fine; buck
wheat exceptionally good; apples not sat
| isfactory
Felix Forboul, 10 years old, charged
with the murder of his father Felix For
| bOul, at Chippewa Falls, has been bound
over to the Circuit Court for trial with
| out bail. The young man admitted hav-
| ing had q fight with his father on the
night of the latter's disappearance. but
| denies the murder. The body of the
| father was found in the river weighted
| down with iron. Bloody and pitchy
| clothes will be the important evidence
produced by the State.
BY unanimous vote the La Crosse
| City Council has demanded the resigna-
| ton of City Engineer Frank G. Powell
Powell is charged with being interested
in city contracts and with improper CON
| duct of the engineering department, but
the Councils action was precipitated by
recent scandal in which several of the
| leading men and women of La Crosse
were involved and as a result of which
Mrs. Powell committed suicide A $10,-
600 suit is pending in which Powell is
suing l.. 2. Philippi, a wealthy business
man. for the alienation Of his wife's If
| fections. Powell refuses to resign and
will demand an investigation.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harvey Clark have re-
moved from Monroe and taken charge
of the State school for the blind in
| GAINESVILLE. The school opens on Sept.
Is and about 100 pupils will be enrolled.
| The population of Barron county is
2S,342, an increase of 1865 in FIVE years.
Madame" Hoffman, woman aero
naut. is in a critical condition. the re-
suit of a balloon ascension in Marinette.
The parachute drop was perfect, but
She landed on Il barb wire fence Her
body was badly lacerated, several ribs
were fractured, and she sustained in
ternal injuries.
William Howard. who with party of
Chicago Young people is camping at
Goldfarb cottage. Devils lake, suddenly
became insane and with large knife
drove every one from the promises. He
was arrested and upon his person letters
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