Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30
All Over the state.

The village of Random Lake has de-
cided to incorporate By vote of 6S 30
10.
Michael Judge, laborer. employee Of
Madison, was killed by st. Paul train.
He was walking on the tracks.
Otto Bartl of Hermansville brought
wolf pelt to Menominee. The wolf was
full grown and of the timber wolf va
ricty.
George Popp of Shawano, II years old.
died of lockjaw which developed from
wound received the day before the Fourth.
when he was playing with blank cart
ridges.
Ten La Crosse people, all members of
prominent families, were made seriously
ill from ptomaine poisoning as the result
of eating roast veal at picnic on the
Mississippi river.
Men are securing the northern half of
Waukesha county for traces of Gilbert
Comm, aged so years, and the father Of
Rev. W. G.. Comm, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Vernon.
A wagon wheel passing over his left
shoulder, being dragged for a considera-
Bile distance and not a bone broken is the
experience of A. w. Nader, farmer liv-
ing in the town of Aztalan.
E. J Salmon of Beloit, a retired min
lister, is entertaining a company Of TWEEN
ty-four preachers and their wives, from
different points in the Northwest, at his
summer home, ''Old Mission" on Made
line island
John Absellor, wanted in Kenosha with
Ivan Iyankof on charge of conspiracy
to defraud foreigners who had placed
their money with them as bankers, was
arrested at Akron, Ohio, and viii be
brought back.
Andrew Fisher, aged so. a carpenter
and painter, was struck by 500 passen-
ger train No So, west-bound, at Rhine
lander, and knocked off bridge into the
Wisconsin river. The body was taken out
a short distance below the bridge. His
neck had been broken. His home was at
Aniwa.
Il. A. Cleveland, young msn of con-
siderable pluck, and an ambition to see
the world, has undertaken he task of
walking around the world in two years,
earning his own living in the meantime.
Mr.. Cleveland's home is near Grand Rap
ids. He has studied in Ripon COLLEGE,
where he expects to return after his
globe trotting experience to complete his
course
Richard Olson, aged 30, railroad la
borer, was stabbed at Altoona city depot
by another laborer whose name is I'M
known, and who escaped. The ARRAY took
place in the midst of a crowd of thirty
or forty people on the depot platform. The
weapon used was a long-blade pocket
knife. Olson was taken to the Eau
Claire hospital on switch engine. His
wound is just below the heart. lie may
die.
Herman Holz and Albert Holz narrow
ly escaped being drowned in the Chip
pewa river at Chippewa Falls They
were out fishing in a boat when suddenly
a fish tackled Herman's line and in the
excitement which followed the boat cap
sized. The line caught in the oar lock
and the fish carried the boat down stream.
Luckily a log hove to and the men got
oil it and foated down the river until
they were picked up. Neither of the
men could swim. The craft was after
wards recovered a mile distant
81 have just shot a man; send an am
bulance," was the startling telephone mes
sage received at the Marinette hospital
the other night and which caused an
ambulance to be sent out to Pierce ave
nue. in haste, accompanied by two police
men. William Bishop, a saloon man,
sent in the call and explained when the
ambulance arrived that he wished to get a
hack or an ambulance for a sick woman,
and he tried the expedient Of sending in
a murder call. The woman had high
fever and she was taken to the hospital.
Most Of the residents in the vicinity
of 1'aylor's park on the west side of Fond
du Lac, att blackbird pie for their din
ners the other day. Early that morning
persons residing near the park saw what
appeared to be a large, dark cloud, grad
ually settling down over the trees The
cloud was a swarm of 5000 blackbirds,
that had come to feed upon the flies and
insects. Hundreds of the birds were
killed with sticks and stones. The re-
mainder of the fight went toward the
lake, where they fed in the marsh on the
lake shore.
Enraged because of the action Of his
wife in bringing suit for divorce, Gus
tav Albrecht. rougher, employed at the
Illinois Steel Company in Milwaukee,
shot and seriously wounded her and then
shot himself, dying instantly. The wom-
an may die also.
The presence OF mind of Mrs. Henri
Yolkert, wife OF an employee in a Mad
son bIswery, probably saved her hus-
bands life. He reached into a barrel
after chicken and severed an artery Of
the wrist Mrs. Yolkert wrapped a tape
measure about the arm and this stopped
the flow of blood.
DR.. J. f. Hopkins Aubin. Mayor Of
Peshtigo. resigned his Office and the Coun-
ell elected james Campbell to fiji the va
cancy Aubin has had trouble in getting
his appointment confirmed and threat
ened TO resign. This was his second
term.
Charles Groling, one Of the best known
years. Aa. Groling had been in feeble
health for several months He was born
in Hesse, Germany. lie came to Amer
lea in 1s49 and lived in New York three
years. after which he came to Wiscon-
sin, and had resided in Beaver Dam fifty
two years.
Prairie du Sac is to have a homecoming
July 81 and Aug. ] and 2. Great pre-
partitions are being made and hundreds
Of former residents from all parts Of the
United States viii return to take part in
the event. Addresses. band concerts and
ball games are among the attractions.
Gwen c. Smith. aged 80, postmaster at
TsmpIeton for the past fifteen years,
where be conducted a general store, com
mltted suicide in bis store by shooting
himself with a revolver. The body was
found BIZ his brother. Clifford Smith. II
Is believed Smith became Respondent over
a.s,.,o5 in haalth Hp was a rvidoxer