Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
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An epidemic of scarlet fever and diph-
liberia is raging at Hudson.
neary, the north pole searcher, lectur-
ed to large audience in Davenport.
The interurban survey from MARSHALL
town to LaMoille has been completed.
A new drill press has been installed In
the Illinois Central shops at Fort Dodge.
Carl Pretztoff of Moorland has been
taken to the insane asylum at Cherokee.
Michael Flaherty, pioneer settler of
Webster county, died at his home in Fort
Dodge.
Pottawattamie county leads the coun-
ties of the State in the production of corn
this year.
Howard Norman of Eddyville has asked
to be taken to the inebriate asylum at
Knoxville.
A judgment has been foreclosed on the
Windsor hotel in Marshalltown and it
will be sold.
The City Council of Newton will spend
$4,000 in new equipment for the electric
light plant.
There are thirty-six divorce cases on
the docket for the coming term of court
in Dubuque.
0ttumwa has been selected for the
next annual meeting of the Southeastern
Iowa Dental Society.
Frank L. Lyon, employed in the Closz
& Howard sieve factory at Webster City,
had his foot crushed.
The weary willies who visit Iowa City
from now on will have to put in eight
hours a day if arrested.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Y. NJ. G.
4. in Clinton has raised nearly $500 to
buy equipments for the institution.
Conductor Kenison of the Illinois Cen
trail road, living at Fort Dodge, was seri-
ousiy injured while on his run last week.
John Jarck of Muscatine has been ar
rested and bound over to the grand jury
co answer to charges of cruelty to his
wife.
a robber entered the Cleveland home
in North Dubuque in broad daylight and
stole a set of furs and broadcloth over
coat.
John Stallman, while shredding corl
OH the farm of DIR. Niles near Ames, had
one of his fingers amputated by the ma
chinery.
The Wright County Farmers Institute
has been abandoned for this year, the
farmers not taking enough interest in
the undertaking.
C.. III. Morris, a student of Drake col
lece Des Moines, has been engaged by
the First Christian church at Marshall
town to take charge of the pulpit until
June l.
Miss Grace Balmat, a member of the
high school graduating class at Mason
City. was given the first place of honor
IN the matter of scholarship for the four
years in high school.
c. e. Richards, former Fort Dodge
business man, died very suddenly at Yet
ter.
Melville Minehart. the 13-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. e. Minehart of Mon
ticello. was drowned while skating on the
Maquoketa river.
Aroused by a dense smoke the family
of DIR. Patterson. president of the Bur
iington Civic Federation, found bundle
OF oil soaked rags in the cellarway.
Shortly after second fire was kindled in
the same manner. Mrs. Patterson has
also received letters containing dire
threats.
Judge W. A. Spurrier of Des Moines
was picked up unconscious near Elkhart
the other day, being thrown from a car
liage in a runaway.
The work of getting subscriptions for
the Waterloo baseball team is now in
has been met with.
Another veteran of the Civil War has
passed away William Burge died at Lis
bon. the cause of death being a third and
final stroke of paralysis.
Otis Aufnson of Webster City has
been awarded 500 by the Northwestern
Railway Company for injuries received
last year BY being struck by train.
J. f. Kimball of Ottumwa was found
Unconscious and in precarious condition
near the pest house in that city. 1t is
thought that he was struck b. train.
Turnkey Baumberger Of the city Jail in
burlington had desperate battle with a
crazy prisoner the other day. who tried
Ia escape. After a bard struggle he was
finally Subdaed and locked in lis cell.
one hundred and iifty dollars was the
price paid for single ear Of Red Vel
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