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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
JOHN LEE.

John f. Lee died at :45 this morning
at his home in the Sauerhering house
at the east end of the high bridge.
Some time ago Mr.. Lee was appointed
by the mayor to supervise the work of
constructing the Stinchfield creek
sewer and while thus engaged he got
his feet wet and caught cold from
which he did not recover. That was
three weeks ago and during almost all
the time since was confined to his bed
He showed no signs of rallying, but his
vitality gradually wasted away until
death came.
John Lee was born in the city of Mil
waukee in 1858 and was therefore forty
seven years of age at the time of death.
In 1882 he came to Wausau in the
employ of a Milwaukee plumbing firm,
which opened a branch in this city.
In 1885 in company with L, F. Delaney
he went into business for himself, the
firm being known as Delaney Il Lee.
They continued in business until 1891,
when Mr.. Lee retired from the firm.
Later he formed a partnership with
Albert Halder as Lee IL Halder and
this later was dissolved and the firm
became Lee & Hett About four years
ago Mr.. Lee practically retired from
business and for the past year had
taken life easy.
He was married in this city May %,
1885, to Miss Minnie Barfknecht, who
survives him as do two daughters. He
also leaves three brothers, two in
Milwaukee and one in Stevens Point.
The latter, Martin Lee, is well known
here, having formerly resided in Wau-
sau.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed, pending arrival of
Milwaukee relatives, but the services
will be held in st. James Catholic
church. The funeral will be attended
by the local lodge of Beavers, to which
he belonged.
AS to the personal character of Mr..
Lee we know of little we could add but
what is known by his acquantances,
and they were numbered by the thous-
and. He lived here so long he was
had many of the good qualities which
bind men to men. He had a sense of
honor rising above the standard and
his death in after years will recall to
the memory of rlany the loss of true
friend. He was an honorable business
man, a loyal neighbor and in his private
relations he was above reproach. He
was fond of athletic sport and came of
family of base ball players. There
were six brothers, all in their day ex-
perts in the national game. John and
some of his brothers were at one time
members of the famed Milwaukee
Mapleleafs, and for many years after
coming to Wausau he took an active
part in base ball.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

Arthur and Oscar Kreuger left school
Friday to attend the German school.
Emma Bliss has withdrawn from
room c to attend the Catholic school
The pupils of room G. sang at the
county convention of school officers
which met at the Training school this
Tuesday.
Mr.. Johnson put up another large
swing Friday, which now makes two
swings, one trapeze, and one swinging
pole on our grounds, besides the basket
ball fixtures.
The carpenters are again at work on
the new ungraded room. laying the floor
and finishing the wood work. A new
desk and two chairs have been bought
to put in when it is finished.
The early snow created much merri
ment on our play ground. The snow
balls were of the right consistency, the
snow men were of the proper size, and
the faces of the merry makers were
beaming with cleanliness as well as ex
citement after their contact with it.
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MUST ANSWER FOR DEAF H.

The coroner's jury, which listened tc
the testimony offered in the Ida Gutz
meir inquest, rendered a verdict late
Saturday night which.in sum and sub
stance charges Fred and Caroline Oils
with the death of the girl The inquest
convened Saturday afternoon at 200
O'clock andsat 900 O'Clock had not been
concluded, so an evening session was
held, which. lasted long into the night
One OF the witnesses, Paul Bierbrauer,
in his testimony reluctantly furnished
the officers with evidences of another
crime alleged to have been committed
by Mrs. Oils on the night the Gutz-
meir girl is known to have first visited
the Oils house. An effort was made
by Mrs. Oils friends and her daughter
to break down the contentious of the
state that Ida Gutzmeir was at the
house on the evening above mentioned,
but their efforts were failure. The
testimony all the way through was
damaging to the Oils case.
Mrs. Fred Levenhagen, for whom the
girl worked prior to her death, and
who was familiar with the clothing
worn by the girl, was unable to identify
the shoes, skirt and shirt found on the
dead girls. body. The girl, when she
left the Leyenhagen place, wore a pair
of shoes OF good quality, whereas the
shoes found on her feet after death
were badly worn and had been half
soied. she also wore a black sateen
skirt, which had been exchanged for
an old brown one of cheap quality, so
that 1t appears that whoever was
responsible for her death robbed her of
clothing. 1t appears that Margaret
Oils, the daughter. at first denied that
any garments had been DESTROYED in
the stove, but when prompted by
friend of the Oils admitted that she
had burned some corsets. She could
not, however, explain how the stocking
supporter clasps came to be found in
the stove.
The testimony of the physicians who
conducted the autopsy disclosed the
fact that the girl had been in good
health, except for the organs infected
from blood poisoning. The infection
was in an acute stage and the abrasions
found on her face and neck, evidently
made by her own finger nails in her
death agony, showed that she must
have suffered terribly before relieved
by death. The physicians testimony
also disclosed the fact that the blood
had settled in. her back, showing that
she had died lying on her back, where
as she was found in the woods lying
face downward.
1t is quite evident that the officers
are reserving some damaging testimony
for the examination of the Oils next
Saturday, or it may be withheld from
the public until their trial. More evil
dence is coming to light each day, and
it is rumored that a witness can be
produced who saw the rig which
carried the girls body out into the
woods, and recognized its occupants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
WORK ON WATAR MILLS.

Work on the dam and buildings for
the new paper plant at Watab is being
rushed. The pumps are now at work
taking out the water from the Golfer
dam enclosure on the east side, which
will be the site OF the mill. The founda-
lions of the building, which will be of
solid cement, will extend to the long
pier down the center of the river. The
dam proper will run from the head of
this mill across the river to the Sartell
shore. The foundation for the dam
will be in place before cold weather
sets in, so that the work win be rather
advanced than hindered by the freez-
ing of the river. 1t is expected that
paper mill will be in operation next
March or April. Co. Reporter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
RECEIVED DIPLOMA.

County Clerk John King today re-
ceived from the committee of awards
OF the Louisiana Purchase exposition a
diploma granted by the commission to
Marathon county for the excellence of
its grasses exhibited at the world S
fair held in st. Louis in 1904. The di-
ploma is Autographed in brown and is
of neat design. A letter accompanying
it stated that gold medal had also
been ordered struck off and as soon as
finished would be forwarded.
This means that Marathon county is
the banner county of United States for
grasses. The award will do much in
advertising our farm lands in the
future.
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MEMS CUSHION SOLE SHOES.

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BUTTER |! BUTTERI

Fine separator butter equal to cream
cry % cents per pound at Schoene-
berp's
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FOR TUESDAY EVENING.

DR.. w. G. Arons, known as "the
bOnesetter," who spent several weeks
here some years ago, committed suicide
in the county Jail at Aitkin, Mimi, on
Sunday. He had been convicted of
bigamy and grand larceny and on Sat
urday was sentenced to serve a six
years prison sentence in Saltwater.
Arons Knocked on the cell door Sun
day morning, and when the deputy
sheriff opened the door he was pushed
to one side by Arons, who rushed to
the sheriff's desk, where he found "A
caliber Colts revolver. Pointing it at
the deputy he ordered the latter to
stand to one side and then rushed back
into his cell and literally blew the top
of his head off He was arrested six
weeks ago in Colorado Springs, Col,
charged with forgery. The investiga-
ton following developed the fact that
he had an extra wife, and he was taken
back to Minnesota for trial. Arons
formerly lived in Fond du Lac, this
state, and at that time was possessed of
considerable wealth. He had cripples
coming to see him from all parts of the
country and he knew how to charge
for his services. Quack methods soon
proved his nndoing and he came here
While in Wausau the principal part of
his work appeared to be in making bar
tenders earn their salaries. He wore a
plug hat and was what is known in
sporting circles as a good fellow and a
high roller.
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EXTENSIVE FAIR.

st. James Catholic congregation is
holding fair in Fraternity hall which
will last this afternoon and evening and
tomorrow afternoon and evening
About every business place in the city
has contributed articles to the fair and
besides each member of the congrega.
ton has given some one or more arti-
cles, all of which will be sold before the
fair closes, from booths presided over
by ladies of the congregation. An enter
tanning program has been arranged for
each evening, and supper will be served
this and tomorrow evenings Every
body is invited to attend.
The program for each evening is as
follows
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PHYSICIANS.
DR.. S. NJ. 3. SMITH

Office in the Livingston block. Residence,
aOz Fourth street Office hours: to 10 a. M,
z to = p. M. Tuesday and Saturday evenings
dence.
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NEAL BROWN. L. A. PRADT. @. s. GILBEI
ABSTRACTS.

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at reasonable prices. We are respons-
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of the title properly as it appears on
record
An abstract of title is useful if you
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ATTORNEYS.
FL. B. HUNTINGTON.
FoRNEY AT LAW, Office on Scott ST,
opposite the Court House
r. 4. EDGAR

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
80. Practice in all the courts. Collections
Othce IN Lawrence block 517 Third ST. Wauaeu
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A ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW,
Money to loan. Offices over Marathon Co.
Bank. Telephone No. I7s.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07

The science of modern business build
ing was ably discussed by Arthur Fred
erick Sheldon Of Chicago at banquet
given in his honor by the Ad Club at
the Palace Hotel last evening. Sheldon
is not only a forceful talker, but an
orator who is brimful of peculiar wit
that holds his auditors for any length
of time he may see fit to address
them Last night he was exceedingly
interesting throughout an hour Of talk
ing, and when he had finished his hear
ers were as willing that he should con-
tinue as he was apparently willing to
quit In 4 most clever manner he ana
lyzed the average business man, plac-
ing considerable emphasis on his faults
and picturing plainly his virtues. He
also dealt at considerable length upon
the relations between the salesman and
his customer and showed how often the
"ad'' man and not the man behind the
counter is responsible for the profits
accruing to the employer.
The speaker strongly advocated the
necessity of truthfulness in all busi-
ness dealings, declaring that without Il
enterprise could not prosper with any
degree of certainty Elevation of char
acter was essential in all business
houses. and he gave many Illustrations
of how the average business man has a
failing in this respect.
Sheldon was followed by Henry Vein
stock. the we'll known Sacramento mer-
chant. who spoke of the use Of the su-
perlative in advertising. a subject
which his many years OF experience in
this city and Sacramento has made him
familiar with.
The banquet was attended by about
$50 representatives of the advertising
departments of the local papers and the
various agencies.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
LADY CURzON'S
NARROW ESCAPE
Massive Chimney Dislodged
by Earthquake Crashes
Through Roof of Dwelling
DEATH LIST GROWING
Eighty Per Cent of the Pop
ulation of Dharmsala Is
Killed by the Temblors

LONDON, April Ga dispatch to a
news agency from Calcutta says Lady
Curzon formerly Miss Letter of
Washington and Chicago). wife of the
Viceroy of India, had a narrow escape
during the earthquake at Simla- A
massive chimney fell through the roof
and ceiling into the room above that
in which she was sleeping.
LAHORE, India, April Cit is re-
ported here that so per cent Of the in
habitants of Dharmsala, the hill sta
ton, ninety-five miles northwest of
Simla, were killed as result Of the re-
cent earthquakes there. The Govern
ment has dispatched from Lahore
tents, blankets, foods, doctors, nurses,
etc, for the sufferers at Dharmsala.
1t is reported that the viceregal
lodge at Simla was damaged, as well
as the public offices.
The earthquakes were severely relt
at Kasululi, but no lives were lost, and
the Pasteur Institute escaped.
A second shock at Simla on Tuesday
evening caused such panic that the
residents rushed from their houses and
slept all night in the open.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
Prominent Lawyer of Fresno
Receives a Death Dealing
Machine Through the Mail
POLICE INVESTIGATING
Theory Advanced That the
Device Was Intended for
Brother of the Receiver
Special Dispatch to The Can.

FRESNO, April 6.-Great excite
ment was caused here this evening
when it became known that George
COsgrave, prominent attorney and
politician OF this city, had received
through the mail an internal machine
containing enough gun cotton and
eliminating powder to blow Fresno's
largest building into kindIing wood
1t was only through an accident that
Cesgrave did not open the package as
the sender had intended and thereby
hurl himself and many others to a
horrible death.
Cosgrave took the machine from
his postofiice box. 1t was square
box, innocent looking enough, six
inches long, six wide and two
deep. and was addressed George Cos
grave" in a scrawling hand, with
From I. T. Cabot in the upper left
hand corner. 1t was provided with a
sliding lid, which Cosgrave would
have drawn at once had his suspicious
not been aroused, and his suspicious
would not have been aroused had not
he by = strange coincidence less than
an hour before finished reading a mag
aZine article on internal machines and
lneiE makers The box was carefully
opened and was found to contain
more than pound Of a high explo-
sive. This powder was mixed with
gun cotton and filled the five separ-
ate commandments into which the box
was divided The lining Of each
impairment was a row OF ordinary
friction matches, while the lid was
a row Of ordinary friction matches.
while the lid was lined inside with
sandpaper, which would have set off
the matches had the lid been drawn.
COsgrave is at a loss TO know why
the missive was sent or who was the
sender The police and the Sheriff's
deputies viii spend the night in try
ing 10 trace the iend. No such name
as l.. T. Cabot is known here. The DO
lice hold the theory that the bomb
was intended for David Cosgrave.
brother Of George. who is Fresno's
Police Judge and who is running for
reelection. The latter has many enc
mics.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
LEY ANTS WITH
FAMILY FUNDS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, April 6.-Nicholas de
Franko, formerly well-known bar
Der on Post street, deserted his wife
and five children last Monday, taking
with him s950O This money is partly
claimed by Mrs. De Franko, and this
afternoon she swore to a complaint be-
fore Justice Benson, charging her hus-
band with grand larceny. Some years
ago De Franko sold his barber shop
and moved on to a ranch. He re-
Gently sold the ranch they had for the
sum of money taken. The money was
kept in trunk at the home of the fam
lily on Falrbrother avenue in East San
Jose. Since returning to town to live
De Frankie has been rather sporty and
on all occasions displayed lots OF
money. Last Monday, when his wife
was absent, he took the money and left
the city. The woman and her children
are left penniless.
De Franko's brother is said to have
been victim of the Mafa in San
Francisco several years ago. The San
Francisco police have been asked to
look for the missing man.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
FIGHT A DUEL
| IN The STREET
Clash Between Policemen
and Deputy Sheriffs Is
Cause of Bloody ARRAY
ROW OVER AN ELECTION
Thirty Shots Are Fired in
Fracas That Follows the
Arrest of a Negro Voter
ROW OVER AN ELECTION

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April g.
Policeman Roy Hill was fatally
wounded, Deputy Sheriff H. Adkins Sc
riousIy wounded, and w. T. Lilly, by
stander, shot in the shoulder in a re-
volver duel between Adkins and several
policemen to-day. The fight was
caused by a dispute over authority in
the city election.
Feeling is bitter on both sides, and
further trouble may result before the
Republicans, appointed forty special
policemen, while the Democratic
county officials appointed large num-
Der of deputy sheriffs. Conflicts be-
tween the two sets of officers came
when Policeman Hill and another Off
Ger arrested two deputy sheriffs as they
were in the act of arresting a negro
charged with repeating. The deputy
sheriffs resisted and Deputy Adkins
came to their assistance. In the revol-
yer duel that ensued thirty shots were
fired.
Adkins and the other deputies were
placed under arrest. The shooting oc-
CURED on the most crowded street in
the city and it is remarkable that nc
more than the above officers were seri-
ously wounded. Deputy Sheriffs Ennis
Bayliss and Henry Nash and one po-
liceman, Burt Foster, were also wound
ed, but their injuries are less serious
. The windows of the city hall were rid
died with bullets.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
FIND VERDICT
FOR DR.. DOCGE
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

SAN JOSE. April 6.-Dr. Otto II.
Dogge was this evening given verdict
for 1857 i against the Fidelity and
Casually Company Of New York by a
jury in Judge Byland's department Of
the superior Court. He is also award
Cd interest on the sum at per cent
from February II, 1904. While travel
ing between this city and san Fran
cisco a rock was thrown into the car
near Menlo Park, striking DR.. Dogge
OF the head His skull was injured
and partial paralysis followed Dr.
DOgge's policy called for an accident
indemnity Of 500 per week. For sew
enty-rWO weeks DOgge was incapaci-
tated from following his profession.
The Insurance company refused TO
pay the insurance, claiming that DR..
Dogge was shamming. It was at
tempted 70 prove at the trial that the
plaintiff had nit himself on the head
with a rock taken from collection in
his Office, and then auto-hypnotized
himself, and while In this condition
slammed convulsions and paralysis.
The case was given to the jury short
" after O'Clock this afternoon, and
after two hours deliberation the above
verdict was rendered. A poll of the
jury showed it stood nine TO three for
the verdict. A thirty days stay OF
execution was granted the insurance
company.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
SELECTS ROUTE
TO BIG BASIN
Special Dispatch to tn. Call

SAN JOSE, April 6.-A committee
OF the Pioneers, Sempervirens Club
and Native Sons of this city were in
the mountains above Saratoga select
ing a route for the proposed road from
this city to the Big Basin. The
party went by electric road to Sara
toga, where teams were secured. They
went to the summit back of Sara
toga and travelled down the San Lo-
renzo road to the Middleton hoist Sew
eral thousand dollars have already
been subscribed for the road, which
1t is estimated will cost about $4,000.
Supervisors from Santa Cruz and San
Mateo counties, through which the
proposed road will run. will visit the
locality next week. The committee
from this city will return home late
this evening.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
CONVICT DIES
UNIDENTIFIED
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, April 6.-Frank Barrett,
a convict, who died Monday night at
McNeils Island Of consumption. was
buried Tuesday in the prison cemetery.
The identity Of the prisoner is likely
to remain a mystery. He admitted that
Barrett was not his right name, but he
could not be induced to tell who he
was. He died. requesting that he be
buried on the island and that no at
tempts be made to let his mother know
he had died & convict. He had fire.
Guently stated that he did not want
her to know Of his disgrace.
Barrett was sentenced two years ago
to a ten years term for mail robbery
at Mount Pelier, Idaho.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
JURY ACQUITS COOPER
OF CHARGE OF MURDER

SUISUN, April 6.-James A. Gar
field Cooper. the colored sailor who
shot and killed a fellow sailor named
Crosset on the United States steam
ship Boston at Mare Island a few
weeks ago, was acquitted of a charge
of murder in the Superior Court here
to-day. His plea was self-defense.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
FPWORTH LEAGUE TO HOLD
A SESSION AT SANTA CRUZ
Visiting Delegates Will Be Entertained
at the Homes of Members of the
ORGANIZATION.

SANTA CRUZ, April 6.-Prepara-
tions have been completed for the
Epworth League convention, which is
to hold a three-day session in this
city. The president of the conven-
ton will be L. B. Mallory of Los
Gatos, and the secretary Charles Bos-
cow of Santa Clara.
The delegates are to be entertained
at the homes of the local members of
the league.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
Sembrich and N0rdic0
What These Great Artists Say of the Kimball
piano-Warm Words of Praise From Both

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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
Death of Pioneer Mining Man.

REDDING, April 6.-Frederick
Sletcher, one OF the best known pio-
neer mining men on the Pacific Coast,
died Thursday morning at the County
Hospital, to which institution he had
been taken for treatment a week ago.
He had valuable mining properties
under bond for the last few years, but
before his death assigned his inter-
ests to L. NJ. Ludovici, his partner.
Sletcher was a Mexican War veteran.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
NEW RAILROAD PREPARING
TO ENTER SANTA CRUZ CITY
Surveyors at Work Mapping Out
Line and Considerable Property
Has Been Bonded.

SANTA CRUZ, April 6.-For some
weeks past a surveying party has
been at work up the coast and has
made its headquarters at WiIder's
ranch. Property along the coast has
been bonded. and also along Bay
street.
1t is known that a railroad is to en-
ter the city along Bay street through
the Bernheim, Gearing. Millet and
Lynch property to the beach, but it
is not known who is behind the enter
prise.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07
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