Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-07-21
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

Theodore Wlezelski, worker in the
ST. Paul carshops in Milwaukee, was
drowned in Pewaukee lake.
H. Harvey was badly injured in run
away accident while he was working in
the hay field of bis father near Manawa.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Collins died in Wausaukee
after a three weeks illness. Nineteen
children were born to her, of which five
survive.
While attempting to draw his revolver
to protect himself against two hold-up
men, Charles Kempf, who conducts a
roadhouse and a saloon on Harrison street
near the northern city limits of Oshkosh,
was shot in the neck and is in danger
Gus condition.
Twenty-Five saloonkeepers were denied
licenses by the Beloit council after "a re-
port from the special committee was made
showing that money was expended by the
saloonkeepers' association in the April
election. Eight licenses granted were on
new applications.
C. n. Vermeulen, a real estate dealer,
was swept over the dam at Rockton while
| fishing in a rowboat. He was thrown
from the boat into twenty-five feet of
water and went down twice. just as he
was going down the third time the water
carried him to sand bar and he was
| rescued.
| Frank Smalley of Niagara called upon
| the Marinette police to assist him in find
ing $T35 He claims he lost it in a local
saloon. He came to purchase a saloon
| business and was waiting to complete the
negotiations when he found the money
missing. 1t is the biggest local robbery
| in years.
| Paul Krause, charged with the murder
| of his divorced wife, Minnie Krause, was
bound over to the fall term of the Circuit
Court, after his hearing before Judge
| Thomas H. Ryan in the municipal court
in Appleton. A vest button, a vest and a
wooden stake will be important exhibits
in the coming trial.
Mrs. L. H. Day of Vineland, n. j., and
David Perrigo of Mayville, Mo, have just
met in Beloit after a separation of forty
| four years. They are brother and sister.
| When Mr.. Perrigo heard his sister was
coming to Beloit for a visit he decided he
would come, too. A family reunion was
held. at which four generations were rep
resented.
Encased in a plaster cast and still suf-
| ferfng from his terrible experience, Ed
ward Fox, a herdsman of the University
| farm at Madison. is recovering from his
| injuries received in an attack by bull
at the farm barns, Had it not been for
! the timely arrival of his brother. Charles.
he surely would have been killed He is
| 81 years of age
! Given in marriage by her 19-year-old
son to a man %, Mrs. Mary Seykora be
came the bride of George Pilger in Mani
towoc, and through the ceremony Pilger
| is the stepfather of a son only four years
his junior in age. Pilger and young Sc
kora are bosom friends and it was while
| visiting his chum that Pilger was attract
ed to Mrs. Seykora and courted her.
The lid is on tight Milwaukee Ev-
cry saloon in the ''red light" district. or
of a disorderly chsracter-seyenty-n
| in all-went out Of existence at midnight
the other night, when their city licenses
expired. The council refused TO renew
| these licenses recently.
George Brewster's large tobacco ware
house at Chippewa Falls was set on FIRE
BY unknown persons and burned TO the
| ground The FIRE was not discovered until
| the structure was enveloped in smoke.
| The police are investigating the case and
| the State FIRE warden has been asked to
assist
| Edward Koch OF Company H. Wiscon-
sin National Guards. Manitowoc. became
| a victim of lockjaw while shooting in a
sham battle at She5oygan. Koch con
tracted a severe bruise. a few weeks ago.
or his leg. the blood CLOTHING at that place
and proving painful. This is thought 10
have been the cause Of lockjaw.
That former Mayor William Torrance.
one Of La Crosses best known manufac-
tnrefx and business men. was married
Iune . 20 Miss Sarah McKown Of West
Salem. was announced the other day Mr..
and Mrs. Torrance left for the Pacific
coast on a honeymoon trip. He Is 60
Years Of age and his bride 81.
An explosion on a gasoline launch and
the sudden spread Of fire. threatened the
lives OF a party Of fourteen. who were
ont On n recent evening on a pleasure
t~;o around the harbor at Superior. Fol-
lowing the explosion the boat quickly
caught fire. c. p. Trott. a mem6S- OF
he party. hastily tore Of his coat. soaked
il IN water and attacked the flames with
il. while the other men restrained the
women and children from lea9ins over
board. The party were then towed 10
shore IN safety.
TIE Sheboygan telephone service was
tied np for two hours the other dax By q
strike OF the girl operators who demand
Cd weeks vacation On pay and got IL