Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-05
All Over the state.

Fred Prinslow and William Briedke of
Eldorado have filed petitions in bank
raptcy.
Fire destroyed the building of the
Union Transfer Company at Madison ;
loss $4,000.
The coroner's jury decided that the
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road was responsible for the recent wreck
at Wyocena.
Dr. Thos. F. Mayham, aged n, one
of the best known pioneers of the State
and former Mayor of Fond du Lac, died
suddenly in his office
II. II. Berger, proprietor of private
bank in Viola. has been admitted to bank
ruptcy. Assets of $19,S40 and liabilities
of $22,962 are given.
A one-legged mulatto said to be Rob
ert Eaton, murderer who escaped from
the Arkansas penitentiary six months
ago. was captured at Milwaukee.
Announcement was made at Milwau-
kee that the Armour Company had sold
its ice plant and property ON Pewaukee
lake to the Western Ice Company.
The printing plant of the Burning
Bush. the official publication of the Holy
Jumpers" at Waukesha, was destroyed
by fire, entailing a loss of $4,000.
Members of the Associated Charities
have started movement to have the
name of the Racine county poorhouse
changed to that of the Old Folks home.
After unloading a lot of straw at the
Rockton paper mill, Frank Rahmboldt, a
farmer living near Beloit, fell from his
wagon dead. Apoplexy was the cause.
j. II. Lester has delivered a fye-acre
crop of tobacco at Gays Mills. receiving
S1.O19S1. The farm is near Mount
Sterling and is owned by j. Z. Mitchell.
William Dickinson, local character,
aged II years, hanged himself in La
Crosse livery stable. The rope was too
long and Dickinson strangled himself to
Death by leaning forward and making the
lope taut.
The Order of Eagles will hold its state
convention in Oshkosh. June II. - and
Is. provided the state president ratiies
the decision of the local committee for
these dates
After celebrating for twenty-four
hours the jury in the case of Miss Adah
c. Green against DIR. v g. Maercklin. a
dentist. returned verdict of not guilty
in Milwaukee, Miss Green sued the dent
ist for $1,000 damages. charging that he
had pulled the wrong tooth. The defense
was chat the patient bit the dentists fin
gers and that he knocked out the tooth by
mistake.
War Department officials promised that
the National Guard of Wisconsin would
receive complete outfit of service uni
forms such as are worn by the regular
army
The Chiffon brewery was sold by John
Hcch 10 Messrs Kroehnke and Landgraf
of Menomince. Mich. for a consideration
of $4,000 The former owner, Mr.. Hoch,
viii retire.
The residence and other property of ].
r. Clements of La Crosse. who is now in
the Saltwater. Mimi. States prison sery-
ing a long term for wrecking the Preston.
Mimi. bank. was sold to pay claims OF
creditors.
The annual meeting of the Dodge Coun-
tx Fair Association was held in Beaver
Dam- the iJof Aaif viii DE Helu sept
% TO Sept. -. These officers were elect
ed President. ". A. Van Brunt of Hori-
con: vice president. Byron Barwig of
Mayville: secretary. G. w Harvey of
Beaver Dam treasurer. II. b. Drake
OF Beaver Dam: marshal. F. E. Hopkins
of Beaver Dam.
Mrs Harry Miller was gagged and
bound by a ro5ber at her home near
Byrds Greek. after which he ransacked
the house. When MILLER arrived home he
escaped. but left his loot behind in a
sack Mrs Miller is in a preearioos con-
dition.