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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
Wisconsin
State News
BEHEADs HIS MoTHER-IN-LAw.
Man Recently Out of Asylum Pun
iShes Wnman for ScnIdinr

bAaAI-ADS MS NV n r-Et-h ~ la w I.
Man Recently Out of Asylum Pun
ishes Woman for Scolding.
George c. Wapp of Milwaukee has ST
fenced his mother-in-law by cutting off
her head after knocking her down with
his fist and beating her with poker.
Wapp was released from the insane hos
pital some weeks ago, but his mother-in-
Law, Mrs. Frederick Frcund. resented his
treat-- cat ef her ds-~'e- TIE other
morning, going to his house. she began
10 berate him, according to his confession
to the police, and he knocked her down.
Then he hit her in the head with a poker
while she pleaded for mercy. When she
was unconscious he took razor and cut
of her head, which he left on the floor
some feet from the body. He then went
to her house and spent the day with her
other children. Toward evening. when
the family began to be worried about the
failure OF the mother 10 return, Wapp
and an acquaintance volunteered to look
for her. When they stumbled across the
body in the Wapp home Wapp appeared
TO be terribly shocked but when ques-
toned by Chief of Police Jansen he told
the whole story He seemed to be sane,
but the police believe that his former ma
Tia had returned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
The Growth Of MonopoIy.

Our modern civilization cannot get
along without steel. copper and coal,
and the steel and copper have already
have already become natural monopo-
lies in the hands of u few men. An
thracite coal is also a natural ,nonopo-
" and the consolidation of the bitumI-
nous coal fields Is rapidly being accom-
plished. Some people fear that mo-
nopoly of the gold produced is to be
feared, but the American people could
get along without an ounce of gold
better than they can endure the enor-
nous drain of high prices for steel,
copper and coal.
AS the protecting and trust foster
Ing tariff Is one Of the great causes Of
monopoly, by preventing competition
from abroad, 1t would seem to be the
part Of wisdom for the people to break
down the tariff wall, with which the
Republican party has surrounded the
country and upon which the Republic
can leaders continue to stand pat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
MIXES TWO CRIMES IN ONE.
Embezxier, Married, Who Eloped
with Young Girl. Caught.

Embezzier, Married, Who ElOped
with Young Girl, Caught.
Samuel 5. Brennan. alias c. Honning,
a well-known Chippewa Falls merchant,
was arrested by Officer Early of Belvi-
deere. Ill.,. on charge of swindling and
embezzling. Arrest was made while the
store was crowded with customers. Bre-
men, who is 90 years old, is also wanted
ia Belvidere for deserving his wife and
four children and doping with 17-year-
Old girl with whom he has been living in
Chippewa Falls The girl was also ar
rested. There is also charge against
Brennan for deserving a woman and child
ia Michigan. Brennan up to the time he
came to Chippewa Falls was in the live
stock and grain business at Baltimore aud
prospercd Shortly before the elopement
he is said TO have purchased hogs to the
value of $1,000 from farmers and gave
checks which prc~ed worthless. He sold
the hogs to a Chicago commission mer-
chant and collected the money. He also
embezzled several thousand dollars. it is
alleged. from a grain firm of which he
vas a member. Detectives had been
searching for Brennan all over the coun-
try for FIVE months. When arrested he at
first was defiant, but finally broke down
and promised to go to Belvidere without
requisition. The girl tearfully stated
she would stand by him in his trouble.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
PIutocrntic nanaar

Leslie's Weekly in a late article ex-
poses its plutocratic tendency and con-
troll when it says: THE present ont
break against the capitalized indus
tries of the land, fostered by dema-
gogues on one side and by ambitions
reformers on the other, is proceeding
to such dangerous lengths that great
uneasiness is felt in financial circles at
home and abroad over the possible out
come" 1t certainly does begin to look
as If the people were waking up to
their opportunities to prevent them
selves from being plundered by the
corporations, but what has been done Is
comparatively nothing to what must
be done in that direction. The rail-
read legislation, for instance, has ef
fected nothing, as yet, toward revising
unreasonable rates. which is the real
end of railroad legislation The trusts
are still protected by the tariff and
are advancing prices, instead of reduc-
ing them and indeed no steps have
been taken by the dominant party to
try and proceed ito such dangerous
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
HIGHwAYMAN roILED BY GIRL.
Cashier OF Racine Laundry No
Coved by Display of Gun.

Cashier OF Racine Laundry Not
Cowed by Dispsly of Gun.
A bold attempt at highway robbery
was frustrated by brave girl in Racine
Two men, answering to the description
Of those who held up the Milwaukee rail-
way agent recently, took Il stand in front
of the .JorgensoI laundry. One of them
entered. Miss Minnie Veth. cashier. was
alone The man poked Il gun under her
nose, demanded her money. and also the
combination of a safe, and backed her
into a rear room The girl refused to
give mp her money or tell the safe combf-
nation About this tine Leonard Schle-
gel came in with a bundle of laundry and
Miss Veth called to him for help The
robbeE opened door. pointed the gun at
Schlegel. and ordered him to get out, and
he ran from the place TO a saloon. too
frightened to give an alarm. About this
time the highwayman outside called to
his partner inside and both ran west and
disappeared
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

would fee from the long-dreaded In
evitable. For five years he has been
the leader of the more discontented
and resentful Indians of the Five Civ
ilized Tribes. Now he is trying to dis
pose of all the land in the Creek ma
ton that is held by his followers and
lead them to Mexico to colonize there.
There he believes they can lead nat
ural primitive life undisturbed by the
white man. Crazy Snake is 20 years
DID, so that the task before him, even
co interposed objection, would be an
arduous one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

thing and everybody give way their children
not consciously trespassing other peoples rights
They simply besotted with affection that they
not imagine any not enjoying being trampled upon
by their dear little Dickey
Uncomfortable this misguided mother-love makes
the world for those of who forced to become
willing and struggling victims to friends children,
the chief descends upon the child himself He
has been taught to be greedy oyerbearng selfish and
occupies the center of the stage and it takes
many hard knock from experience to teach him what
very Insignificant pebble he is on the beach
More thai that, 1t Is hard saying, but worthy Of
all ,tancc, that misguided motherove is at the
bottom of Of the failures womans idea of love
softness and Her conception of the law
prepare her children for the stern battle of life is
protect them from any hardships long she can,
which sensible 1t would be to train a prize
fighter by having him lo around silk cushions and
eat chocolate mother washes and scrubs
that her daughters keep their hands soft and
white and she takes in boarders that play
football teams in colleges instead of doing
of honest work. and the net results the tring
less and the dssipated young that
earth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
GLOVER TO FIGHT WILL.
Man Missing Thirty Years Present
in kenOsha Court.

Charles j. Glover of Chicago. who arose
as from the dead, after being missing
thirty years, to claim portion of the
estate of Nancy A. Glover, appeared in
the County Court in Kenosha to make
good his claim. preliminary hearing on
the probate of the will of Nancy Glover
was held before Judge Slosson, but no
formal action in the case was taken.
Glover did not take the witness stand,
but his attorney. Judge Crear of Chicago.
filed lengthy affidavit in regard to the
heirship of his client. Glover claims a
share of the estate on the ground that
he is son of Col. Peleg Glover, the fam
Gus Indian trader of the lumber regions
in Wisconsin. Attorney Crear stated to
the court that he had been unable to get
any record of the marriage of Col. Glover
and the mother of the Chicago man. but
he attributed this to the fact that no rec
ords We're kept in Wisconsin previous to
1870
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

The police of Kenosha are making re-
newed efforts to find some trace of Fe
licia Capable. the comely Italian girl
who disappeared on Christmas eve. 1t
was thought that the girl committed sui
eide on account of being crossed in love
and for two days members of the life
saving crew dragged the lake for her
body Recent developments show that
the girl has been seen since and it is now
thought that she is being hidden by her
lover or by relatives who objected to her
marriage
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

our day by what a knows, ft successor In the
progress and infinitely higher and 1uster
standard than birth, rank or wealth.
1t is not, however that man knows that Is to be
the final step future the question is neither to be
how man was born, how great his wealth nor even
what he knows but how he serves his fellow men. Here
is the true the fnal aristocracy which be
dispaced-not what he does for himself but what he
does for others.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
"Parkin!" said his mother.

1--WE stopped at the Gibbuns mansion
palace in Clydale-automobile out
there, and If you had seen my room
Such a magnificence! Rugs so thick
and soft it was like walking on don't
know what Furniture! Gorgeous
bathroom with silver faucets and pier
glasses. Servants and hunkies and ia
BILE cloths with lace edges and china
that scared me TO death. Man came up
to know if he could help me dress oh,
maybe 1 wasn't treated well! 1 saw
Ridgciy's wife. Style!"
what did she wear?" asked Mrs.
Jones, looking down at her own bargain
silk waist.
Don't ask me-" replied Jones'
Suppose some day we had all those
things" unused Mrs. Jones. IF Mr..
Burmeriy has taken such a fancy to
you he'll give you something better now,
you must have had"
The darndest. most uncomfortable
time ever had in my life" said Jones
Here. want my old coat and slippers
my old slippers Get of me. you
scaramouches Mother. what have you
got the cloth laid for? You don't mean
TO say you are going to feed me
What's for supper:"
II suppose after all the lovely thing:
you've been
whats for supper" reiterated
| Jones. embracing her.
"Its-it's Irish stew" faltersd Mrs
/ Jones'
Jones took his hat from the table
threw II In the air and dexterousl,
caught Ii. "Hooray." he cried. q
thought Of II, but hardly dared hop,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
LUMBERmEN IN GUN PLAY.
p. ID. Briggs of MenOmOnie Shot I'm
Neck and His Pnrtner Is Held


Neck and His Partner rs Held.
f. d. Briggs lies near death at his
heme in Menomonie with q bullet wound
in his neck 1t is alleged the shooting
was done by Edward Rudewald at Elm
wood Rudewald has been arrested and
will be held in Piece county for trial.
The bullet entered the left sile and lodg-
oil ~, tho rioht eide of the noct. inst
grazing the windpipe. The shooting took
place at the home of Rudewald as Briggs
was entering the house through the front
door. Briggs turned, slammed the door
and ran. Rudewald followed, it is said,
firing three shots that did not take effect.
No words had passed between Briggs and
his alleged assailant. and no cause for
the shooting can be given. Briggs and
Rudewald were in partnership in the log
cling business in the vicinity of Elmwood.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
HAIL TO OUR COUNTRY.

Across the land from strand to strand
Loud ring the bugle notes,
And freedoms smile, from isle to isle,
Like freedoms banner floats.
One song-the nations hail the notes
From sounding sea TO sea,
And answer from their thrilling threats
The song of liberty!
They answer and echo comes
From chained and troubled ISLES,
And roars like oceans thunder drums
Where glad Columbia smiles
Hail TO our country Strong she stands,
Nor fears the war drums beat;
The sword of freedom in her hands,
The tyrant at her feet.
Frank L. Stanton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
pics ON WAY to Feast

Mrs. Hester Lounsbury Powell. wife of
former Mayor Benjamin F. Powell and
ono Of New Bichmond's pioneers. died at
her home. She was stricken on board
railroad train en- route to a neighboring
town where she vas intending TO spend
the holiday season with friends. Mrs.
Powell was 80 years of age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
Ice Rond L. Laid ont.

The ice road on the Mississippi river
from Brownsville. Mimi, to La Crosse
has been laid out. The work was done
by George Holzhammer. the son of the
Brownsville pioneer, who for 1orty-two
consecutive winters laid out the thorough
fare. After his death, a year ago, his
son took up the work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

every well, then" said Jones 81
started last Monday week, went away.
away Off to Pittsburg. and got safely
hack home five minutes ago. Now tell
me about the puppies son."
There's three of them"
"'Des as cute" added Lauretta.
Children :" said Mrs. Jones wait
now. Wen hear all about the pup
pies later on. l want to hear what
your magnificent father has been doing
with himself. ] nave my suspicious. "
Jones pinched her cheek.
TELL me, dear, did everything go all
rIghtT
Smooth as velvet" replied Jones.
There wasn't any work to it--hardly.
1t was Just as a pleasure jaunt-regu-
lar junket the whole time. Private car
going down"
what" calculated Mrs Jones.
That's what I'm telling you. Why
what did you think? Do you suppose
that the great and only Burmerly was
going to travel Ike ordinary mortals
IN just COmluou oNulnaEg IulinSu
Well, I guess not l hardly think ht
would have requested Parkin Jones
esquire, TO give him the pleasure o.
his company II he hadn't been pre-
pared to do the thing in the style t
which the Honorable Parkin Jones hai
been accustomed"
Jones chuckled at this joke. and Mrs
Jones Joined in heartily. The children
went into shouts OF laughter, wherea
Jones and Mrs. Jones laughed TIL
n13re.
Private car" resumed Jones; "pri
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
SHOOTS GIRLS FATHER.
Benton Scene of Row which May
Mean Murder.

Mean Murder.
Because Riley Searcy objected to Fred
Benson keeping company with his daugh-
ter, Searcy is now likely to die in Ben
ton. Benson has thus far escaped arrest
and is known to have passed through
Hazel Green en- route to Dubuque, where
he has friends and where it is expected he
will be arrested. The shooting occurred
in the livery barn of Deputy Sheriff kis-
ren Searcy and Benson met there and
Searcy remarked: well, / guess this has
gone far enough what have you to sayT
Benson's reply was a thrust into his
pocket and a revolver shot rang out and
Searcy fell mortally wounded.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

for it. Now I'll have square meal at
last. Children, leave my legs alone.
Let's all go out to the kitchen and help
mother. There's no place like home.
Irish stew !"-Chicago Daily News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
FORMER FoNDY MAN is SHOT.
William GOOfe Victim of HOld-up In
In Custer. Mimi.

William Goofe. formerly of Fond du
Lac. and a native of Calumetville. was
recently killed at Custer. Mimi. Goofc,
it is said, was sitting in hotel, where
he was employed as night clerk, with a
travelling man. Two masked men entered
and called upon them to throw up their
hands, Thinking that it was a joke
Goofe and his companion did not comply
promptly and were shot. Goofe was
about 80 years of age. and few months
ago his father was found dead in barn
near the Korrer hotel IN Fond IN Lac.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

people. All his life
he has been fight
Ing the government
in a vain endeavor
to prevent the abb
S orption o. his
home and the lands
of his people by
the W b | ties and
now old and bro
ken in spirit he
sees the uselessness
of the struggle and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
Railroad station Burns.

Fire totally destroyed the Wisconsin
Central depot at Packwaukee and dam
aged the restaurant of George Kinney and
the saloon of u. F. Markofske to the ex-
tent of $1,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
WOMAN sTARvEs HERSELF.

She Has Cash and Real Estate but
Refuses to Spend Money.
4 petition has been filed by the Aid
Society in the probate court in Mantle
for appointment of a guardian for
Mrs. Catherine Pankrantz, an aged WOm-
an who is said to neglect to provide for
her care and comfort though the petit
tiou says she possesses $4,000 in cash
and owns homestead and other real es-
tate valued at several thousand dollars.
It is charged that the woman starves
herself. She is 20 years of age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
THE ARIsToCRACY OF THE FUTURE.
By Andrew Carnegie.

These questions are always before
US: as man retrograding or ad-
vancing? Is he becoming purer,
nobler. Is he devoting more and
more Of his time and means for the
benefit of his fellows and thinking
less and less of himself? Is the
idea of brotherhood increasing-the
knowledge that we are all members
OF one great family, only playing
with somewhat different toys?"
What a man was by birth used to
be the ruling consideration and Is
so in some countries yet, but is
t1rr c.rnr,ri1nn. Incc. i,,,r,n-.tn..4
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

lengths" as Leslies seems 20 think Is
already felt in financial eircles." Why
bless your dear old piatocratic soul.
the corporations are still in clover,
but If they are wide awake to the
signs of the times they will set their
houses in order, for unless there Is
more equal distribution of profits,
there will be q cyclone ere long that
will certainly upset a good many peo-
pie that now feel quite secure on their
prosperity perch. The trouble is the
financial interests have overplayed
their hands and fear that the public
will "call' them.
For the past ten years the trusts
and corporations have had 1t all their
own way, with the Republican party
protecting them and In return being
furnished with campaign Doodle to per-
petuate this cOpartnership Of plumber
ing corruption and graft. Public opin-
ion is coming to the point where re-
form will be demanded, and the great
danger is that in the effort to insure
ICStitutiVh, lhOAc may pS SVluc int0iCotS
injured that are innocent OF wrong
doing The Democratic plan Of abol-
ishing monopoly and cease protecting
the trusts and compelling the railroad
corporations to charge reasonable
rates will be found much more effect
i've than the confscati0n of great for.
tunes with no revision of the laws TO
prevent fostering such in the future.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
TEACHER is DECAPITATED
Young Woman Loses Her Life Under
Train-BrOther Injured.

Train-BrOther Injured.
While attempting to cross railroad
track. Miss Matte Clemens, aged %, was
killed and her brother, aged II, was Sc
verely injured when their cutter was
struck by an Omaha passenger train on
the grade crossing in the town of Union,
near the county hospital for the insane.
Miss Clemens died instantly. her head be-
ing completely severed. Miss Clemens
was a school teacher and her brother
was taking her out to her school in the
when the accident occurred The
cutter was demolished and the horse
Killed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
Inconsistent MISREPRESENTATION.

How can President Roosevelt recon-
Gle his recommendation for ship sub
sdy with his other recommendation
for an inheritance tax? The first helps
to create great fortunes by a direct sub
sidy to be paid by the people in taxes;
the second would confiscate great
portion of what has been wrung from
the people by covering 1t into the
treasury as a punishment for having
received it. If the people through their
representatives vote to subsIdize ship
owners or the shipping trust, the mon
ey received as subsidy is by law the
property of the ship-owners: why.
therefore, should it he considered
grating. and that restitution to the
people must be made after the death
of the recipients? Evidently the Presi-
dent believes that all the great for
tunes of the country have been taxed
from the people in the form Of subsi.
dies or special privileges such as tariff
protection. But why not be consistent
and recommend the legislation advocat-
ed by the Democrats to abolish the
cause of this building up of vast for
tunes and there would then be no need
Of confiscation, for the fortunes would
not exist except in moderation?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

Wherever our tongue Is spoken it is rapidly vanishing
IT was displaced for another test-what a man owned
and the millionaire ernobed for the rule of those
that stood upon birth, the first test has always been
that enormous wealth should be drawn into their ranks
This alliance of birth and wealth Is being displaced in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
SEATS IN CARS OR NO FARE.
In Crosse Citizens to Secure Orsfi-
nance Against Railway.

nance Against Railway.
La Crosse citizens have tired of stand
ing in the street cars and will try to
pass a mo seat. no fare" ordinance,
which has been introduced in the Com
mon Council. Under the ordinance it is
unlawful for the conductor to ask for
fares from any one who has not seat.
II cars enough to accommodate crowds
are not provided the company may be
subjected to heavy fines.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

Runaway freight cars in the st. Paul
wards crashed into the Union hotel in
JanssviIle and seriously injured two per-
SOS. The cars partially wrecked the
hotel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22

The total assessed value of real and
personal property in the city. accordil-
to the assessors report, is now $500
219.570. an increase OF about S405, O00,-
600 over that of last year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
MISGUIDED MoTHER-L0vE.
BY Dorothy DIX.

We talk about the unselishness of mother
love. In reality 1t is the most selfish thing
on earth. No mother ever stops to consider
other peoples rights where her children are
concerned There is probably no mother alive
who doesn't think that it is an actual treat
to you to hear her baby squall with the collie,
or her little Johnny shrek up and down the
hall like Young Comanche In making every
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
and began to talk business right away.

anu DtSdH W ldih DuSiHcSS IlSul away
Gibbuns raised his eyebrows and sort
OF looked at me and Burmerly I'd,
You can tai. before Mr.. Jones' You
see I'm Burmerly's confidential man."
You ought to have said, Yes, I'm
paid we'll to be trusted-$25 a week >
II know that's what l should have
said,' said Jones, smiling. But l have
a foolish streak once in a while. l just
kept my head closed. But l have what
is known as a bunch"
Papa" said Jones, Junior, ''those
puppies"
"Parkin," said his mother.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-22
AN INDIAN MOSES.

Creek Chief Would Lead His Follow
ers to Settle Mexico.
Chitto Harjo, better known as Crazy
Snake, a fulI-blooded Creek Indian, is
Manning TO become the Moses Of his