Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-21

Irene Carroll of Milwaukee persisted
while swimming in the Milwaukee river.
Edward Knight. Il years old, was
drowned while swimming in the river at
GAINESVILLE.
AT Chippewa Falls Gustaf Lavigne
aged 6. was drowned while playing with
some driftwOod.
The $500" depot at Ridgeland was
struck by lightning. The building and
contents were destroyed.
Barbara Vogel, a young woman victim
of an assault in Madison saloon, dice
at hospital for the insane.
Walter Kapke of Milwaukee was
drowned at Waukesha Beach. He was
in Lathing with his brother, who tried to
save him. but failed.
Rev. A. w. Jackson of Ogden, Utah.
one Of the pastors of the Mormon church
in La Crosse, was drowned while bath
ing in Black river
A dispatch from Elkhart Lake says
William Diehl of Sheboygan was drown
ed there while bathing. 1t is believed he
was seized with cramps.
Thomas Dempsey, a farmer in Bloom
ing Grove, found the kit of jewelers.
tools belonging to Joseph Bardenheier
who was murdered in Gays woods July
%.
The plant of the Grand Rapids Pulp
and Paper Company has been almost en-:
tirely remodeled at a great expense, with
a view to doubling the former capacity OF
the mill.
The completed school census shows
6, 122 children OF school age in Madison
On this basis the popuiaron of Madison
is estimated at 29,500. This leaves out
nonresident students.
Miss Ruth Macumber, popular young
woman of Beloit, was drowned while
bathing in Lake Geneva at Camp Collie
and Henry d. Smith, general secretary
of Beloit college, lost his life attempting
to rescue her.
An extra south-bound train collided
with a Milwaukee road passenger near
Brokaw The trains were ditched and
engineer E. r. Kerr was killed, while
Fireman Rush was seriously injured. Five
passengers were rescued without injuries
While asleep in a fishing skif, w. ].
Ickstad, a prominent Chippewa Falls
merchant, fell into Pike lake and was
drowned His companion. Joseph Hard
ing. fought for half an hour to save him,
but the drowning mans fierce struggles
made futile all efforts. Harding's clothes
were torn from his body. and he was
badly bruised.
G. r. Oberholzer, United States wealth
er forecaster for La Crosse, has received
a second offer from Argentina offering
him the appointment of weather fore
caster for that South American republic.
Despondent because he was told he
could not marry Anna Kirch. neighbor's
daughter, Aiois Turkinsky. aged 50 years,
the Oldest resident of the village Of
Reedsville. committed suicide by hanging
Mrs. Belle Lockhardt. formerly Miss
Belle Lundsford of Racine, had narrow
escape from death while ascending in a
balloon in the White City, Chicago. She
fell from the balloon. and only the para
chute, which she quickly grasped. saved
her frOl. death.
William Esler Of townsville killed his
7-year-old daughter by striking her over
the head Win a Sallon Jug Nnen ar
rested he said he had killed the child
because her mother did not want her. Be
fore killing the child Esler chased his
wife with an ak. They had been sep
arated six months, and Esler had be
sought his wife 10 return home. Thu
Quarrel started on the wife's return.
A mosquito bite probably viii cause the
death OF John Fish, a prominent man
Of Mellen. Blood poisoning has set ia
and death seems only a few hours away.
Mr.. Fish was bitten by mosquito sew
erai days ago and thought nothing Of IL
until his arm began swelling.