Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
All Over the state.

James z. Glover, wealthy pioneer
Iumberman, died at his home in Kenosha,
aged sc years.
Mrs. Mary Bethke, aged So, was burned
to death while alone in her home near
South Milwaukee Her body was found
by her son.
On the day previous to his marriage
with Florence B. Mott, daughter of Judge
Mott of Nrenah, a well-known university
graduate who went by the name of Ernest
Bradford Smith changed his name to Err
nest Smith Bradford.
The postoffice in A. ]. Koch's general
store IL Kewaskum was entered by burg
lars, but Postmaster Koch had taken his
supply of stamps home the night before.
All the robbers got was about $40 in
change in the money drawer.
George Jansen, aged p years, a son
of Captain Edgar Jansen of the Ailwau-
kee fire department and resident of Bay
View, met death on the tracks of the
western division of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company at Ke-
nOsha.
William Karpowich, his wife, Mary
Karpowich, and the infant daughter Of
tine couple are in the county Jail in Ke-
nosha waiting trial for grand larceny.
The pair are charged with having stolen
a large sum of money belonging to a
crowd of foreigners who boarded at their
home.
A. Hoxie, well-known farmer living
near Winneconne, died mysteriously and
the coroner has started an investigation.
IIoxie, it is alleged, died soon after break
|. fast. He had complained that his oat-
meal tasted peculiar, after which he went
to a hammock. There he died few mo-
ments later in terrible agony.
Sheboygans much heraided $4,000
postoftice building annex, the money for
which was voted at the last session of
Congress. was found when the plans ar
rived from Washington to be a one-story
building, % feet deep. 1t could be built
for $1,000.
Miss Ella Prust, aged 10. was saved
from a horrible death in the Abel & Bach
trunk factory in Milwaukee by Martin
Hansen. an employe. He leaped into the
elevator shaft when he saw the girl was
being caught in an attempt to cross it and
held up the elevator with his shoulders
until help arrived. Neither was injured.
Kenosha church people are trying to
locate Dolly Mum" and Dolly Kill
bane." The girl has collected sum Of
money by telling the people that she was
working for different churches of the city.
Ii is claimed that she secured several
Spndred dollars and fea.
Spencer Palmer. candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the Assembly in
Fond du Lac, was defeated by his own
party. but received the Republican nomi-
nation. 1t develops that Mr. Palmer got
I'VE votes on the Republican ticket. while
Mr.. Powell. the Republican candidate,
received only three. Mr., Palmer, how
ever, is not likely to accept the honor
thrust upon him.
Frank Mckewan. engineer ar the Z.
| Hohenadel. Jr-. canning factory in James
vile. saved the factory from serious
accident By his presence OF mind. He is
the engineer and was on top Of his boiler,
making some repairs when ne noticed the
steam gauge lad reached the danger point.
| He jumped from the boiler to the floor
| and fell. breaking both ankles. but was
| able to crawl to the engine and stop il
and thus prevented an explosion which
/ would have cost many lives.
Charles ]. Ryan accidentally walked of
the high bridge which crosses the Wiscon-
SIN river at Merrimac and fell sixty feet
into four feet Of water. Whea rescued
! both wrists we're broken.