Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-24

IHe annual report OF the Outagdmle
county workhouse will show that nearly
every inmate during the past year was of
foreign birth During 1904 there We're
100 sentenced, of whom 10 were Ameri-
cans by birth.
A 14-yes old boy appeared before
County Judge Henry Kreiss in Appleton
| and asked that he be sent to the reform
school. He says his mother is dead and
that his father is a drunkard. His case
is now being investigated.
John Luerk was killed ard William
Dalley's skull was fractured as the re-
suit of being struck by freight No. 81
near the Oconomowoc electric lighting
plant. Both men were section hands and
We're cleaning out the switch.
Judge W. ID. Tarrant of Milwaukee
has been chosen to try the case of the APP
peal of Mary Wadleigh from the decision
of the County Court, which declared she
was not the wife of the late Col. Ga
briel Bouck. Judge Tarrant will accept
and the case will probably be tried in
Oshkosh about Feb Is.
After walking from his home to the
school house in Appleton and facing one
of the worst billiards. of the winter, in
order to bring his grandson home from
school, Peter Fass, 81 years of age, drop
ped dead in the school room just before
school was dismissed. He was one of
Appleton's pioneer residents.
Petitions are being circulated in Ke-
nosha with the view of securing aid from
the Legislature for the completion of the
so-called Sheridan drive from the State
| line to Milwaukee. The road is now
open from Chicago to Zion City. Farm
ers are organizing a protest against it.,
| fearing a general tax is to be levied.
Joe Steffel, held for the murder of
| Hans TritSchler, a saloonkeeper, in q
Milwaukee saloon, explains the fact that
he was the last man seen with Tritsch-
Ter before the murder was discovered by
statement that he was decoyed into the
place in an effort of the real murderers
to shift the blame There were two
swell-dressed men and one woman at
the saloon when left" said the accused
man.
Fire. supposed to have been started by
an incendiary destroyed the interior of
| the pickle factory of the B, s. Gedney
company of Onalaska, entailed loss of
$4,000. The whole plant would have
been destroyed but for the assistance of
the La Crosse fire department At the
time the fire broke out the factory was
empty. A large part of the seasons out
put was destroyed and the company will
be hampered temporarily.
Strong influences are being brought
to bear to secure the pardon of Joseph
y ID l.
life sentence in the Indiana prison for
the murder of John I<oonsman, a South
Bend groceryman. Mallory is said to
have assisted in an attempt to rob the
| Koonsman store. Koonsman offered re-
| sistance and was shot and killed. 1t
has always been a matter of doubt as to
who fired the fatal shot.
John Stegert, 20-year-old boy living
| in Appleton, reports severe treatment at
| Waupun. Several weeks ago he left APP
| pleton in box car bound for Neenah.
On the way over brakeman closed and
| locked the door of the car. When he
was released he found himself in Wau-
pun. He and another boy were arr sted,
so it is alleged, on the charge of vag-
rancy According to Stegert's story they
were hung up by the wrists, so that only
| their toes touched the floor, for twenty
| four hours.
Papers have been filed against Attor-
ney General Sturdevant by the Chicago,
| Milwaukee and st. Paul, the Wisconsin
| Western and other railroads to test the
new advalOrem tax law which increases
the taxes of the st. Paul road about
| 100000 and of the Western about &c.
| 600. The contention is that electric roads
carry passengers and freight also, but
are not so taxed: that the st. Paul owns
its sleeping cars and pays taxes on them,
which other roads do not, and that such
tax amounts to contiscatiOn of the prop
erty.
Albert Willard, aged - yeags, tired of
the ways of New London and having
read much of the hustle of big cities,
packed his grip and boarded a train for
Milwaukee, Arriving in Fond du Lac
he forgot in his excitement that he had
not reached the end of his journey and
alighted with other passengers. He went
into the waiting room, where he fell
asleep and was found by a policeman
about midnight. Not being able to give a
clear account of himself he was taken
to the police station. Here he told his
story and Chief UOlan wired his parents
at New London. who at once replied with
funds to send him back.
Chris Sail. a prosperous farmer near
Osseo, shot himself. dying instantly. No
cause for his action can be given. He
was about 40 years ole and leaves a wife
and six children.
The will of Rev John William Blum,
r A
church at New Munster, has been filed
for probate. 1t is peculiar among the
wills of priests in that il leaves nothing
to the church or to other priests The
bulk of the estate. which is valued at
$4,000. is left to Miss Anna Ebbing of
New Munster. who FOR many years acted
as his housekeeper.
1t is believed that Fred Kershaw. aged
20. the son of George hershaw of Ra-
cine. has been murdered. Letters have
been received from the authorities at
Clyde Ca saying that man answer
ing the description of Fred Kershaw had
been murdered at a place ten miles from
Clyde.
Angry because of a family disagree
ment. Mrs William i. Press. a James
Vile bride. told her husband and his par
ents she had taken the contents of a
bottle Of carbolic acid and showed them
an empty bottle. Medical aid was sum
moned and all family difficulties were
forgiven Then the young wife confessed
the hoax.
Either 10y the explosion Of Il gas heater
in bathroom or crossed electric wire
the palatial Racine home Of Frank X
Bull. president of the J. /. Case Thresh-
ing Machine Company. was damaged to
the extent Of $1,000 by FIRE. The build
inr. with its contents. valued at $4,000.
narrowly escaped destruction. Mr.. Bun
and his family are wintering al Camden.
=. c.. and only the servants were in the
house.
The -four and -rist mill ar Eau Gale.
owned ny the Durand Light and Power
Company. burned. The mill was equip
va3 with now innTpru machinery ar a