Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-04-16
All Over the state,

A national bank will be started at
Coleman.
Mrs. John f. Olson of New Richmond
was instantly killed by thunderbolt
while in her pantry during a severe cleo
trical storm.
Prokop Plecity, recently found uncon-
scious in his office at Haugen, with a
bullet wound, is dead. The shooting is
still a mystery.
Edward Schultze, son of Town Clerk
Henry Schultze of Thorpe committed sui
eide at Hope, n. ID. The remains arrived
in Thorpe the other day for burial
Evidence was submitted by the State
in the Edward Collier manslaughter case
at Kenosha, that Collier had conf ssed
having struck some one in his auto the
night William Dyer was killed
The body of William O'Reilly, 30 years
of age, was removed from Silver Lake the
other afternoon. OReilly was Cana
dian and employed by an ice company as
superintendent. He had not been seen for
year.
George P Miller. trustee of the estate
VI TIC ldtt lIthi9 ~ eiH hN. AOiiiNA poN-
master General of the United States. has
filed his annual report in the Probate
Court in Milwaukee The report shows
that the present value of the estate is
$3.50. 1908.
The action OF the Navy Department Of
the University of Wisconsin in setting
May 80, Memorial day. the day for
the boat race with Syracuse university at
Madison called forth indignant protest
from a number of old soldiers at a meet
ing of the Lucius Fairchild Post Grand
Army Of the Republic.
The erection of two factory plants the
combined cost of which will be 100000,
will be the immediate sequence of a deal
that has just been completed in Oshkosh.
The Diamond Match Company will build
structure that will cost 100000 and
the Oshkosh Bottle Wrapper Company
viii build one whose cost will be 81 900.
An unusual number of deaths occurred
in one family in Racine on one day. The
first death was that Of Mrs. Malona Hos1-
ridge. aged 80 years the second that
her brother, Charles Erskine. aged Il.
and the third was her sister, Lonha Frs
kline, aged 81.
Joseph Hemeta and Arthur l.. Judge
were fatally injured in an explosion of
small gas plant in the basement Of
building on the northwest corner Of River
and Martin streets. Milwaukee. The ac-
cident occurred while Hemeta was solder
ing tank Of gas to be used for automo-
biles.
Oscar S. Pritchard former cashier
OF a Milwaukee baking company. plead
ed guilty to embezzIing $500 and was SEN
fenced to three years Imprisonment.
Lizzie Davidson. aged IA years, was ac-
cidentally killed at Lynxvlle. She was
watching her father pull pump from the
ground. when a dog broke and a lever
struck her on the side Of the face, killing
her instantly.
Albert Linhart OF La Crosse. charged
with the murder of Hjalmer johnson.
aged %. who died Thursday from the re-
suit of two pistol wounds received at a
party. has voluntarily given himself I'D.
He maintains the affair was accidental.
Jacob C. Best. son Of the millionaire
Wholesale liquor dealer Of Milwaukee,,
who was shot in the abdomen in a saloon
in Racine. died Monday morning. j. w.
Dillon. owner Of the saloon in which
Best was shot, is lodged in Jail. and al
though Dillon denies the charge. a dying
statement of Best and statements of men
who were in the saloon at the time of
the shooting place the guilt on him.
The daughter of Charles Wenzel of
West AlIis. Z wears old, was accidentally
shot and killed. With number of play
mates the child was handling an old shot |
gun found in the attic. The weapon was
supposed to be empty. The girl fell dead |
as soon as the explosion was heard