Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-11-23
MINOR STATE ITEMS

and shot He was taken to a Rhine
lander hospital, dying.
Arthur Longwell. a farmer, was
found unconscious in room at Belvi-
dere hotel in Racine He had gone to
bed and had blown out the gas.
Rev. Frederick Edwards, rector of
st. James Episcopal church in Nil.
waukee, will sever his connection with
the church Jan. l, 1910.
William Hensel, while dynamiting
stones on his farm near New London
had one arm blown off and one eye
torn out, but it is thought he will
live
The cheese factory and cannery To-
Gated one mile south of Seymour, be-
longing to NJ. FELTON,, has burned to
the ground The loss is estimated at
about $4,000.
John True, nephew of ]. M. True,
secretary of the State Agricultural So
ciety, and Thomas Owen were drown
ed in The Wisconsin river at Merrimac
by the capsizing of their boat
Mrs. George Schnanck, who was
struck by an unknown automobile in
La Crosse and left lying in the road
by the occupants of the machine, died
from the injuries she received.
The plant of the Neenah Paper Com
pany has started operations The
plant, entirely rebuilt and with addi-
tions, is one of the most modern pa
per making plants in the world.
Edward Breslin. Kendall farmer,
was found on the railroad track cut in
two. He went to Sparta and it is sup
posed returned on freight train and
endeavored to get off near his home.
Mrs Christian Bethke, wife of
farmer, was found dead in bed by her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Carow of Star
Prairie. She was born in Germany
sixty-eight years old. She died Of
Bright's disease.
Former County Register of Deeds
Chef Stevens was caught setting traps
for muskrats near Tomah and was
fined $25 and costs for, violating the
fish and game laws. Stevens had
twelve traps set.
John Van Onwerkerk, molder, was
killed by train at Riverside. The
accident was not discovered until the
train reached Sheboygan Falls. The
man was found lying across the en-
CINE pilot, still alive, but he died
few minutes after being discovered.
While hunting near Neenah, Mat
thew Holyerson, aged 16, was seriously
injured by the unexpected discharge of
a shotgun in the hands of Emil Kuehl.
Holverson's entire right side was per-
forated with shot, and it took two ply
sicians nearly an entire Gay to pick
the shot out. He is recovering.
Frank Carey, treasurer of the RIA
cine theater, is in critical condition
suffering from blood poisoning, and
fears are entertained for his life. Ca
rey was bitten on the right hand by
bear owned by member of stock
company playing there The wound
was cauterized, but three days later
blood poisoning set in.
John w. Ludeman. % years old,
brakeman on the 500 road is dead as
the result of an accident near Neenah.
when he slipped from the top of a car
and was ground to pieces beneath the
wheels Ludeman was married a about
a month ago to pretty Mabel Sealy, II
years old, graduate of Grafton Hail.
whose father is wealthy contractor
Spontaneous combustion caused
fire loss of $4,000 10 the C. & w. Fra
zier Furniture Company in Manitowoc,
scorching the Toledo hotel and driving
twenty-five guests into the streets in
their night clothing The furniture
company had no insurance on the
stock and carried but $1,000 on the
building The local lodge of Odd Eel
lows and WooGiGen, with rooms in the
second story, lost their records and
furnishings.
Frank Eckes of Marshfield went
hunting with an old borrowed army
musket which had not been used for
several years. Before loading the gun
he put cap on the firing pin and
raised the trigger, The rusty lock fail
ed to hold and when the trigger went
down it set off an old charge of fine
shot which had been in the gun for
fifteen years. The shot tore away
most of his nose and stunned him so
he laid unconscious for three hours.
When he came to Eckes fastened to
doctor, who repaired the damaged
nose and it is thought Eckes will es-
cape with his life, but be permanently
disfgured.
The first case under the indictments
returned by the Marinette grand jury
was tried Thursday when Joseph Sci
bel, ex-sheriff. charged with accepting
money for the surrender of slot ma
chine, was found not guilty
While William Elder and John Sci
gel were buggy riding near Glidden
they ran over an old man named j.
Kotchberger. who was walking along
the road, and then loaded gun, which
they had in the buggy. was discharged
wounding young Elder in the arm.
Game Warden Richeman has APP
pointed as special deputies TO serve
for one month during the deer sea
son, d. NJ Kennedy of Superior. D. |
w. Babcoek of Augusta, J. d. Johson
of Centurla and r. c. Tideaman Of
Thorpe.
The 19-months-old child Of Mr. and
Mrs. Merickle OF Racine is. dead from
the effects of drinking gasoline from
a bottle The family we're moving
from one farm to another and the bot
tie was left standing in room and the
child drank Of it. Within one hour II
was dead.
The Racine board OF education re-
fuses to grant the request Of Miss
Goceh Of Milwaukee to use one OF the
,-.df+r,ris,uax of me nublfc schools in I