Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-28
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.


Crandon burned, the cause being a de-
fective stove pipe. The loss is $1,000.
AS the result of a breakdown to the
machine at the Washburn city lighting
plant darkness his prevailed there for
the past few nights.
Charles Anderson of Minneapolis, who
was employed by W. F. Mackey of Still
water in his logging camp at Weblake,
near Spooner, became insane and now
may be frozen to death or rowing the
woods
While skating on the Fox river Miss
Lydia Helwig and Miss Mary Kickbush,
teacher in the Evangelical Lutheran
school at Kaukauna, went through the
ice. They were saved from drowning
by two boys.
Guilty as charged" was the verdict
returned by the jury in the trial in
Neillsville of Anthony. Peter and Joseph
Christman and Henry and Matthew yo-
gel, accused of an assault on Miss Anna
Engelbretson.
A freight train dropped brake beam
in the Wonewoc railroad yards. derailing
two cars and tearing up the depot plat
form. One car threw its front truck into
the depot waiting room. demolishing Che
woodwork. No one was injured.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way Company has withdrawn all of its
timbered land in Wisconsin and North
ern Michigan from the market and will
use it for the growth of tie and bridge
timber for its 1900 miles of track.
While William Halyerson, owner of the
Center Valley creamery and cheese fac
tory. was out in the road talking to a
farmer the boiler in his factory explod-
ed Aside from running the boiler there
no damage was done to the building.
Farmers in the town of Two Rivers
have decided to build a telephone line
from Two Rivers to Eastwin and cross
ing over to the Range Line road and
branching north. Connections will be
made with the local telephone exchange.
Leaping from second-story window,
a distance OF 80 feet, William Schroeder,
a Manitowoc hospital patient, made his
escape in his night robes barefooted and
ran three blocks before he was retakeu.
Schroeder was in delirium from a severe
attack of fever.
Francis W. Woodward. aged Il. died
after brief illness. lie was born in
Ithaca, y. T. and had lived in Eau
Claire nearly forty years. where he was
q bank president and manufacturer.
Although but II and IL years OF age,
Mike Miller and Earl Collins of kau-
kauna testified in court in Appleton that
they had been stealing for two years and
had sworn to keep up the practice until
detected. They were sent 70 the reform
school at Waukesha. The lads admitted
stealing wash boilers. and stealing rags
from one jew rag dealer and selling them
to another
The Sparta common council has appro-
priated 81 600 Tor the erection Of a build
ing ON the city market place to be known
as farmers rest room" 1t is propos-
ed that the city weighmaster viii hare
charge Of the building and it is TO be com
pleted as soon as practical.
Dessssi. "a the day that marked the sew
entieth anniversary of his birth closed the
life of Anton Prochazka. the pioneer
ioatbuilder and machinist Of Manitowoc
Coming there in 1870. Mr.. Prochazka cs-
txbIlsbsd the first machine shop and IN
company with others. he constructed The
United States revenue cutter Andy John
son in the early Cos
Standing in the middle II the railway
track. with prayer book clasped in one
hand and with the other holding crucifx
10 his lips. Matt Petrauska. supposed TO
BE- a Miiwaukee man. made an attempt
to commit s-sielde at the kenosha railway
station. The man was evidently dement,
ed and the fireman Of passing train
leaped from the cab Of the engine ana
managed to drag him from the track be-
fore bs;ng hit By a train from the oppo-
site direction.
Jelly 20 to u inclusive are dates select
ed for the solScn jubilee celebration o.
ST. PanE's Methodist church of Mantle
wec this rear and commFaees viii Be
named 1t once 10 lpre2sre Tor the 2Tenf.