Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-10-12
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

farmer, went to tree and committed
suicide by hanging hersaif to a limb.
The city of Neenah will file with the
state railroad commission a complaint
against the 500 road The company
refuses to place fiagmen on three cross
ings@
The State park commission has de-
cided to buy land for State purposes
on one of the Apostle islands, provid-
ing 5000 to 10000 acres can be pro-
cured at a stated price
By the will of George F. Peabody,
late merchant of Appleton, $4,000
is left for the endowment of Y. M.
c. A. at Appleton, $4,000 for park
along the Fox River and $4,000 for
identifying the Appleton public
schools.
Mrs. Caroline Potter, an aged lady
living at Harmony Corners, was fatal
ly scalded.s She tried to lift kettle
OF boiling water from the stove and
slipped and the water spilled over
her. She was alone at the time and
lay in a comatose condition until
found by neighbors.
The program has been completed for
the three days session of the Wiscon-
sin Synod of the Presbyterian Church,
which will be held at the First Pres
byterian Church in Oshkosh, October
II, 10 and A. 1t is expected that
large number of Presbyterian pastors
and delegates representing the entire
State will be present
The State of Wisconsin is richer by
some $4,000 by reason of sale of
real estate, at which State Treasurer
Dahl acted as auctioneer and Mat
thew Lampert,, a clerk in the State
land Office as clerk The property has
to be held in trust by the State year
for the appearance of heirs and then,
if none appear, it is sold.
John F. Deitz, the celebrated Gamer
on dam defender, met with an acct
dent Wednesday. He was in the
woods telling a tree that lodged
against another. He cut that tree so
that he could let it to the ground 1t
kicked out" at the butt, striking Dietz
upon the right shoulder, tearing the
flesh from his arm and fracturing the
bone.
1t is reported on good authority
that Gov. Davidson has purchased
lot in Stoughtoh and will build a house
there next summer. 1t is also rumor-
ed that he may make Stoughton his
home and go into the clothing bust
ness. Color is given this report from
the fact that he has purchased a lot
on Lake Kegonsa and is building a
summer home there.
The Wisconsin railroad rate com
mission has notified Marinette officials
that a modification has been made in
the recent decision of that body re-
garding the light and power rates in
that city By it's first decision the
light rates were reduced practically
80 per cent. BY the last decision 10
per cent is added to the present rate,
which gives a net reduction over the
old rates of about 20 per cent.
Owen Thornton, formerly of Wauke-
sha, was taken into court on the
charge of assault with intent to muir
der his wife, by forcing her to take
carbolic acid, a few weeks ago Not
believing that the evidence was strong
enough to prove the charge, the dis
trict attorney dismissed the case and
Thornton was arrested on a charge of
assault and battery. He pleaded gull
ty and was fined $25 and costs, or for
ty days in Jail.
Sewell Shepherd, aged 81 one of the
early pioneers of Milwaukee, died at
his home in Appleton after an illness
of six months. Mr.. Shepherd was
born in East Farnham, Canada, and re-
moved to Milwaukee in 1888. For
number of years he conducted a dry
goods and grocery store on the site
now occupied by Gimbel Brothers
store Several years later he removed
to Dodge's Corners and engaged in
business there, but until 1859 he re-
tanned his business interests in Mil
waukee.
Drinking from a dish of fly poison
while his mother was absent from the
room, the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Roraff of South Ridge, ten
miles west of La Crosse, narrowly
escaped from death.
A dog having rabies caused much ex-
element in Chiffon before he was kill
ed. He. bit more than thirty dogs. On.
every hand the dogs of the city are
being shot This is the second mad
dog scare in that city within two
months.
William Gordon Jones OF Omaha. for
merly of Beloit. has begun suit for
$4,000 against Prof. Freeman of
Madison, for services and benefits
Jones claims to have rendered Prof.
Freeman in a land deal in Beloit
few years ago.
After celebrating nearly three hours
in Appleton the jury in the case
against Alexander Grignon. the To-
year-old lock tender charged with as
sault with intent to kill. found the de-
PENDANT not guilty" The charge was
preferred by Rogert GrignOn Of Sar-
telle. Mimi. son Of the defendant.
The Mandt Wagon Works at Slough
ton viii shortly build an addition TO
cost 100000 1t will be in the form
OF a power house and workshop and
will have an electric generator Of $50
horsepower. II VIII furnish employ
ment to about 1000 additional men.
Joseph Rath: OF Amigo had mar
row escape from severe injury caused
by collision with H B. Kelloggs au-
tomobile He is nursing cut over
the eye, a split nose, bruised leg. and
a cut and bruise OF the index finger OF
his left hand. Rath was riding BIZ