Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-08-04

u a. H., w. L. Stowe himself died from
paralytic stroke at West Depere
PickpocketS operated in the crowds at
tending the Skat tournament at Manito-
voc, and three robberies, the loss in
which totalled $3.50, have been reported
BY going to Chicago for coal for use of
the fire department, Oshkosh viii save
SO, as 80 hid of the outside firm was
% cents ton lower than that of the
home d dlers.
The City Belle, q river steamer, sank
at its mornings at GAINESVILLE just as it
was being made ready to accommodate
large picnic party up the river. No one
was injured.
John Krobushick of Sheboygan, aged
80 years, is believed to have been muir
dered. When he left home he had $3.50
on his person. Since that time he has
NOT been seen.
According 10 State statistics, the village
of Little Chute leads in the percentage
of birth recorded. With a population of
scarcely 1000. fifty-six new arrivals were
registered during the year.
At Manawa, Walter Christensen. aged
years. while playing near the barns of
his fathers farm, slipped from milk
wagon, about two feet, and broke his hip
bone. The child may be lame for life.
Harry Morris, II years old, of Stur-
geon Bay, was drowned while swimming
in Honey lake, two miles north of Bar
rington, Ill. The body was recovered and
shipped to the home of the boys parents
Deer are becoming numerous on Cham
bers island, the game preserve of Fred A.
bennett of Sheboygan. The herds are
projected against hunters, but it is pos
sihle that some must be taken off soon
TO prevent overcrowding.
Joseph Lui of Racine lost a vest con-
tanning gold watch and $50 gold piece
while batting The vest with the watch
and money was found at the Horlick dam,
four miles from the spot where it sank
to the bottom of the river.
John O'Leary, aged about IS, believed
to be a Fond du Lac man, was killed
by blow on the head from a piece of
timber while engaged in moving house
in Mantowoc. His skull was crushed
and death resulted almost instantly.
The committee appointed by the Dunn
County American Society of Equity to
investigate the feasibility of slaughter
house and cold storage plant at Menomo-
ME has reported favorably and canvass
for stock subscriptions will be made at
once.
Antonio Giacomazzi, aged 20 years, one
of the men injured in the collapse of
-four vault, died at the Kenosha hospital
without regaining consciousness. Charles
A. Dickhaut who was injured at the same
time is in a critical condition, but the
physicians express hopes of his recovery.
member of the Chippewa tribe of Indians,
died at the home of her daughter on the
Red Cliffe Indian reservation just above
Washburn. 1t is said that the woman
was over 100 years old. She was the
daughter of Big Eagle and was born in
northern Minnesota.
contest over the issuance of $4,000 |
bonds to build a four-room graded school
building has stirred to strife the citizens
of Raddison. The bond issue has been
voted on favorably twice, but SO deter
mined is the opposition that the bonds |
have not as yet been noated Recently |
some of the warning factions met on the
street and free for-all fight was the out
come, in which rotten eggs and vegetables |
played considerable part.
War Department officials, after delay |
of four months, have approved a proposed |
change in the dock lines of the river /. : |
Manitowoc, and the city will now pro-
coed with docking which it is estimated |
will cost $4,000. Last year $4,000 was |
expended in dredging to secure the loca-
ton of a $2J0,OO0 coal dock. erected by |
the Central Coal and Dock Company, now
under lease to the c. Reiss Coal Com
pany.
MINOR STATE ITEMS.
Local business men decided to hold a
street fair in Eau Claire.
Captain Nathaniel f. Edwards, aged II |
years, a civil engineer well known /
throughout Wisconsin, died at Appleton.
General debility was assigned as the
cause.
Fred J. Haas of the town Of Sigel fell |
from the loft of his barn and struck on
the teeth of harrow that was stored in
the barn, with its teeth up. lie was
badly cut and bruised. One shoulder was
broken and his skull was fractured.
The partly deyoured body of mar
was found in the woods near Brentwood
There was nothing on his clothing to
identify him. Ii is thought that he was
killed by the panther that has been seen
in this neighborhood recently.
La Crosse bondholders of the Mexican
Plantation Company who purchased Sc
curities amounting TO 100000, viii get
about $4,000 to divide among themselves.
This is the only dividend to be realized
from the defunct company.
While driving down the hill near the
Fl. II. Shufeidt home at Oconomowoc,
Fred Il. Brown, a prominent business
man. and a Mr. Gould of ST. Louis,
travelling salesman. were thrown from the
rig. the horse becoming frightened when
the harness tore. Mr.. Brown was badly
bruised and shaken up and his companion
also painfully injured.