Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-09-12
All Over the State.

Albert CASTOR was killed by lightning
at Homer Ridge during a storm CASTOR
lived on farm near Milwaukee.
DIR. j. Franklin Ford, aged so years
died in Omro of diabetes. He was one
Of the best known physicians in the val
ley,
Rev. E. Dillon of Oshkosh has been
appointed pastor of St Patrick's church
in Askeaton, succeeding Father Meow
an. deceased.
William Mccarthy. formerly of Osh-
kosh, is dead in Chicago as the result of
falling four stories through an elevator
shaft in a hotel.
Gustav Elk, who had lived in this coun-
try but five weeks and who was arrested
in Racine on the charge of attempting
to pass worthless checks, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to one year at Wau-
pun.
Convinced that Milwaukee should
have a $500G00 music hall and audito-
rum, to replace the burned exposition
building, on the old site, the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association has SET
about the work. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars will be raised by pOpu-
lar subscription, and the remainder will
be furnished by the city in accordance
with the recently enacted law.
Two explosions in one day literally
and fguratively Jared the residents of
Shell Lake. A whisky barrel at the
Summit House exploded in some unex-
planned manner, SCATTERING large plate
glass window. Bystanders were unin-
jured, beyond suffering a nervous shock.
little later an acetylene gas tank in
the basement of B. J. Kinnie's confec-
tionery store exploded, injuring the pro-
prietor severely. The shock caused con
siderable damage to the stock and fix
lures of the store.
Harry Holway, heir to the rich estate
of the late n b. Holway, lumberman,
was secretly married in Minneapolis to
Miss Eunice Merrill. La Crosse girl of
poor parentage. The wedding was en-
tirely unexpected. The Holway estate
is one of the largest in La Crosse.
The State Medical Board has begun
a campaign designed to prevent the
practice of mediciae in Wisconsin by
physicians of the chirO-practics school
by securing a warrant for the arrest of
DIR. c. w. johnson of La Crosse. John
son is charged with practicing without a
license.
La Crosse Aldermen opposed to City
Engineer +. c. Powell took advantage of
the Mayors absence to call special
meeting to name successor of their
own choosing, but the Mayor heard of
the plan, and, hurrying back to town,
appointed Powell's chief assistant, W. S.
Woods, to the place.
Henry Swart of Marinette has closed
a deal for the sale of part of a tract of
redwood timber in California The sale
was made to the man from whom the
timber was purchased about two years
ago and Mr.. Swart's profit on the trans
action was over $150.OO0 Isaac Ste
phenson and Henry Swart own over
S00.000000 feet of redwood.
During a quarrel at Hub City John
Nicholson. it is alleged. shot and perhaps
fatally wounded Edward Fullington
Nicholson, who is rs years of age. was
arrested and is now in Jail The shoot
ing was done with a 32-caiiber revolver.
the bullet taking effect in Fullington's
side. The quarrel originated over Full
ington's horse going into the yard of
Nicholson. No hopes are held out for his
recovery. Burlington is 80 years old.
Both have families.
Frank Kollross, aged IA years, was
caught underneath an elevator at she
Morgan company's factory in Oshkosh
and was so badly injured that he may
die.