Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-26

tai stock is $4,000, and the incorpora-
tors are G. I'll. Roach, z. E. O'Dell and
j. e. Hanslik
Harvey Adair of Chicago Heights was
accidentally shot at Grinquist's mill, ten
miles west of Cumberland, by Walter
Latro, 16-year-old boy, who was shoot
ing at a target with a rife. Adair was
seriously injured.
Hot water taps opened, ii is believed,
with malicious intent, in the fifth story
of the Batavian bank building, La
Crosse allowed the water to seep through
all the ceilings, causing damage amount
ing to several thousand dollars.
While strolling about the county fair
grounds in West Salem DR.. f. c. Suitor,
president of the l.. Crosse County Medi-
cal Society and former member of tho
State board of health. was robbed of a
wallet containing 5000 and papers.
AS soon as the new paper mill of the
Kimberly and Clark company at Kimber-
~ is under full operation the company
VIII discontinue the running of two of
their mills, the Vulcan and Tioga. Tho
two mills are the Oldest in Appleton.
Six occupants of a gasoline launch, the
Viking, bound from Dubuque, Iowa, for
ShawanO, narrowly escaped a terrible
death ON board at the Omro drawbridge
The two men and four women in the
vessel leaped into the river to save their
lives from fire on board, and then strug-
gled wildly for what seemed to them
hours until rescued by people of Omro
Following the stabbing of his son by
Peter Achten of Chicago at the Achten
summer cottage at Camp Lake, ,,rs.
Achten has mysteriously disappeared,
and it is feared that she has committed
suicide by drowning. Her clothing was
left at the cottage. A search for the
missing woman has been started by Off
GERS of the county. Achten, who is held
under bonds of $4,000, will be taken
to Chicago for examination as to his
sanity.
The condition of crops in this State is
thus set forth in the governments week
ly report: Weather favorable; corn max
ing good progress, will be practically
safe in about a week; thrashing nearly
completed; yields generally satisfactory;
buckwheat being cut, excellent crop; po-
tatoes and apples very poor; tobacco ex-
cellent, except where damaged by hail;
minor crops and gardens satisfactory;
blowing progressing rapidly; some seed
ing done.
Four burglars discovered while at
work, and from the description believed
to be members of the Fay-Trainor gang,
robbed the general merchandise store of
C. H. Upham and the village treasury
at Desoto, and escaped with valuable
papers and a small amount of cash. The
safe used by Mr. Upham for his per-
sonaI cash and the money of the village,
be being village treasurer, was destroyed.
The village money drawer refused to
bulge for the burglars who were forced
to fight their way out of the crowd gath
cred by the noise.
The closing chapter of a pretty ro-
nance was enacted i'll the Circuit Court
in Ken0sha when Mrs Daisy B. Rogers,
well known to society in Milwaukee and
Kenosha, was granted an absolute d.
vorce from her husband, Charles Rogers
of Milwaukee, on grounds of desertion.
Rogers was the youngest son of the late
Daniel K. Rogers, a former Milwaukee
millionaire. His father had objected to
his sons marriage and in his will pro-
vided that Rogers should receive but Sc
a week from the estate so long as he re-
manned with his wife. The separation
will make Rogers a rich man.
Attacked by rat while asleep, the in
FAINT child of John Arbers of Sleepy Eye,
Mimi, at present a guest at the home
of Herman Seitz Of Manitowoc was Sc
verely bitten and blood poison may re-
suit. When the little one was put to
bed it was restless and to quiet it the
mother gave the baby cookie. Late at
night the mother was awakened by the
crying of the child and it was discov-
cred that the cookie was nearly c0nsum-
ed and apparently bitten by the sharp
teeth of a small animal. Further inves-
tigation showed that the child's hand
was badly lacerated and covered with
blood.
Representatives of the leading rail-
road companies of Wisconsin appeared
before the State tax commission the 9TH
er day and vigorously protested against
the increased valuation placed upon their
property by the commission. The com.
mission this year increase dthe total
value of railroad property in the State
from $21S,024,90G TO S229, 100000, and
the average rate Of taxation from $11.44
to S11.57 per 81 900 The railroads paid
50, 499. 9S2.S2 in taxes last year. and I'M
less the commission modifes its valua-
tons they will have to pay 1888, 1902
this year.
Frederick b. Townsend, millionaire
capitalist and banker of Sycamore, H..
has purchased F. W. Miller's stock in
the Island City Bank Of Cumberland and
with local capitalists viii reorganize the
bank and increase the capital stock to
$25. 900.
Postmaster NJ. Sehoonover of May is
believed to have been blown TO pieces
with dynamite which he took with him
on fishing trip. Schoonover started
out armed with the explosive. AID has
not been seen since. Wreckage from
his boat has been picked up and bits
of his clothing have been found hanging
to trees near Clam lake, where be went
to fish.
As the result of a playful quarrel and
scuffie over possession Of a revolver. in
Angelica. Frank Murzdek was accident
ally and fatally shot by his playmate,
Bernard Supinus Murzek was S years
old and Supinus is Is. After seeing his
companion fall the Supinus boy dragged
the body to the woods and I'D in terror
He kept his secret until ne boy was
found. Bernard and F.snk were the
best of friends, the bog says. He has
been arrested.
SEEING rifle and threatening to make
the woman proprietor of shooting gal
lery his target because he had failed to
lit she mark gave Charles +. Corwin of
Menasha a long jail sentence.