Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-10
AMoNG QUE NEIaHBoRs,

Charles Schoenrock was killed by fall
ing from load of hay in Manawa. His
skull was crushed.
The cooperage plant of C. A. Dout
Sons & Co, in the factory district of La
Crosse, was destroyed by fire. Loss So,
600.
\ deal was closed in Kenosha by which
the Jones-O'Brien Amusement Company
controlling theaters in all parts of Wis
consin, was dissolved.
The Thomas b. Jeffrey Company of Ke
npsha purchased from the receivers of the
A. G. Pope Company the old Rambler BIZ
cycle factory in Chicago.
May 20 is fixed for the third annual
convention of group No. 6 of the Wis
consin State Bankers Association. Ste
vens Point is chosen as the place.
w G. Johnson of Beloit, his son ant
his sons father-in-law. j. c. Northup
have just been offered 100000 by al
English syndicate for copper mine in
Washington.
Several electric companies have been
in Osceola making estimates on the cost
of putting up the poles and the wire for
the new electric light company that has
been organized.
Every minister and undertaken in the
city of GAINESVILLE has signed an agree
ment not to ofliciate at any more Sunday
funerals. They claim that the day is one
Of rest and the burial of the dead must
be made on week days.
The stores of the Parsons company
stationery. Thomas Olson, confectioner
and August SaulLof, merchant tailor, in
Madison. were ROBBED. The Parsons com
pany was the biggest loser. quantity OF
fountain pens valued at $50 having been
taken.
The logging train on the Milwaukee
road that arrives in Marinette early every
morning was wrecked 1T Randvlle, a
small station on the main line. Twenty
one cars of logs were thrown from the
track. and five or six of the cars entirely
demolished.
The herd of cattle. numbering twenty
FIVE, belonging to j. r. Hauser of Camp.
bell, has been condemned by the State
veterinarians and will be killed. Twenty
Of the cows were found suffering with
tuberculosis and the rest will be s,lugh.
tered on account of the exposure.
Home mod grease paints with the in
debility of ink refuse to be obliterated
and Mss Nary Schmidt of the village OF
Welcome is unable to erase mask in
likeness Of his satanic majesty which
she affixed Thursday, Jan. %. TO appear
at q leap year masquerade. She is not
receiving callers just now.
Edward Solomonson of Nye has been
appointed postmaster at that place, vics
@. A. Dalberg. resigned The latter has
moved to Princeton, Mimi. where he will
engage in farming.
After May l there will be no more
Sunday funerals in Amigo. except in cases
OF contagious diseases. This is an ulti-
matum reached BY preachers, undertakers,
livery men and sections
Bishop Bashford. st the head of the
Methodist Episcopal church in China. is
expected in America from the Orient the
middle OF April. and will attend the mis-
sionary convention in Milwaukee April
15-1I
Henry Dumfe. Racine brass manufac-
turer, lost his thumb. and came near los
ing his life as the result of fight with
a negro. who was caught trying to enter
the brass foundry. The negro was ar
rested and gave the name of Charles VII
liauss. Lansing. Mich. In the struggle he
bit of Dumfe's thumb at the first joint.
Oshkosh capitalists have purchased all
the water power rights on Little Wolf
river below Manawa Two large dams
are to be built, and the water power used
for the production of electricity for light
and power purposes in New London. The
power viii be sufficient to operate the
manufacturing industries besides lighting
the city.