Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-27

10 superior and Duluth Is an assured
fact. 1t will be 260 miles in length. The
project is an extension of the Wisconsin
and Michigan Railway.
Red Miller, a deckhand on the Good
rich line boats, was run down and killed
in the Wisconsin Central yards in Mani
towoc. An inquest failed to reveal any
facts as to the accident
Marvin Hughitt, Jr, is building sum
mer home at Thousand Island Lake, near
the State line and twelve miles southwest
of Watersmeet Junction, Mich, region
noted for its beautiful scenery.
William Kenath. aged 10 years, of
Milwaukee, and Walter Middlesueet,
aged 10 years, of Wayauwega, were
drowned in Wolf River 1t is supposed
their boat was overturned by wind.
f. Oberman, 4 lineman, was electro
euted in Oshkosh. Two thousand VOLT
passed through his body, and although
terribly burned he lived several hours.
Oberman'S home was at Manitowoc.
Y. and Mrs. c. Snoeyenbos of Bald
wiz make claim to the distinction of
having the largest family of grown-up
children in the State The family con-
sists of six daughters and seven sons.
Robert Speadtue, employed on the fer
ry boat operated during the building of
Main street bridge in Oshkosh, had his
head cut open by a slipping windlass on
the boat. He was seriously but not fa-
tally injured
man alleged to be Franklin Wade,
anu said to be wanted by the police au-
thOrities of Minot, n D., was arrested
in Marinette. On the way to the police
station he broke away from the officers
and ran, but was captured.
George Belt, for many years resident
of Viola. committed suicide at Portland
Ore. He was living at the home of his
nephew there, r. B. Belt, and was
Respondent because his age prevented
him from securing employment.
Moses ChristjOhn, an Oneida Indian
voluntarily pleaded guilty at Appleton
to highway robbery and was sentenced
to from six months to one year at the
Green Bay reformatory. He held up and
robbed Hahhan Cornelius a squaw.
Jeanette Sellinger and Marie THE
man. high school girls, rescued Hugo
Winkenwerder, high school teacher,
and Frank Sellinger from drowning in
Elkhart Lake, when the latters canoe
capsized The girls were on the shore.
John Weston, travelling man, was
held up directly in front of the North
western depot in Menasha. His assailant
was armed with club, but failed to find
the $500 in bills which Mr.. Weston had
ropcaala1 ipui1o his s+na rlNho tb;of
secured only small sum.
In order to save her aged father from
being injured in a runaway, Miss Hattie
Strate of Neenah jumped to the head of
the horse and chung to the bride. The
horse was brought to a standstilI near
the edge of a deep ditch and Miss Strate
tainted away. She was severely bruised.
While playing at the Green Bay and
Western Railroad bridge at Grand Rap
ids Julius King, IA years old, was in
stantly killed by electricity. He with
some other boys had climbed to the top
of the bridge, when to save himself from
falling. he touched a live electric wire
above him. A flame came from his
mouth. and with a loud cry he fell dead
twenty-seyen feet to the bridge work
below. and his neck was broken twice IN
the fall
In the Circuit Court Judge Bel
den of Kenosha annulIed the marriage of
Godfrey T. Lovegram, a business man
of Rockford, and Mrs. Leora Florence
Emerson of Cleveland. Mrs Emerson,
formerly Leora Florence Hubble of Chi
cago, believing Emerson dead, was mar
ried to Lovegram in Kenosha in Deem
Der, 1898. Recently she received a letter
from Emerson saying he was alive and
well. Lovegram and Mrs. Emerson at
once separated and both joined in the
petition for the annulment of their mar
riage.
The governments weekly crop report
has this to say concerning crop condi-
tions in this State: Excessive rains in
central counties since June l G to II
Iuches) washed grain and corn fields bad
~. and flooded low lands; a large acreage
of winter wheat, rye and clover has been
beaten down by rain, and the growth of
spring wheat, rye, oats and barley is
retarded by excessive moisture; corn
weedy. but land too wet to work: grass
and pastures excellent, except where sub
merged: tobacco setting progressing slow
ly; fruit prospect good.
The Eastern Wisconsin Electric Light
and Power Company of Fond du Lac,
which owns and operates the Oshkosh
Fond du Lac Interurban street car sys-
TEN, stole a march on the WinnebaeO
Traction Company and in the dead of
night laid railroad track on South
Main street, Oshkosh. from the Fox Riv-
ar tn OH ctr Erptilop tn tln
track there. a temporary INJUNCTION was
secured in the Circuit Court restraining
the WinnebagO Traction Company from
removing the track. or in any way inter-
fering with it. Recently the WinnebagO
Traction Company announced that it
would double track on South Main street,
thus preventing the Interurban from lay
ing third track. The latter is seek
ing an independent line into the center
of the city.
Frank Flaschel. while working on Il
road scraper in Sturgeon Bay. fell and
was killed under the machine He was
G6 years old and leaves a large family.
William Keinath aged 20 years. of
Milwaukee. and Walter Middlestreet.
aged IL years. of Weyauwega. were
drowned near OlllS LduulHS. three miles
from Weyauwega on the Wolf River.
The Kradwell Drug Company of RAJ
cine and Kenosha purchased the stock
and fixtures of the f. ID. Waterman
Company in Kenosha. The sale is made
with 4 provision that creditors of Wa
terman consent to the deal.
Miss Georgia Knapp, aged 1G years.
and John Lat, p years old. were drown
ed at Quarry. The drowning was the re-
suit of an accident to a boating party.
Three other persons i'll the party escaped.
Carl Klingberg was pronounced insane
by the County Court at Osceola and was
taken to the State asylum for the insane
at Mendoza The cause of Klingberg's
insanity was the excessive use of cigar
cites.
An S-year-Old son of Jacob Schuler of
Monticello, hammered a shotgun while
at play. and it discharged. killing a son
of David Legler, also s years old, and a
chum. The Schiller boy is nearly crazed
with fright and grief.
While suspended fifty feet in the air
Miles Barnes of GAINESVILLE, a bridegroom