Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-10-05

Smith of Shell Lake have been found.
In temporary alteration of mind she
had wandered away and fallen vic
tim to cold and hunger last winter.
John Lombard, while going home,
was struck by a train and instantly
killed The body was found short
distance west of Tony, mangled almost
beyond recognition. He was 50 years
old.
After presenting to the park system
of Racine tract of land costing So
600, to be used for athletic purposes,
Capt William M. Lewis has given the
park commission $4,000 to be used in
improving the park.
1t is thought that the almost nude
body of the man found in the lake at
Kenosha is that of Samuel Peterson of
Austin, Ill, wealthy hardware dealer,
who disappeared from his home last
October.
John Mortek, claiming Milwaukee as
his home, was placed under arrest in
Manitowoc after a sensational fight
with "a police officer. He is held on
the charge of robbing freight cars of
the Chicago and Northwestern and 500
Railroads.
Trains will be running into Apple
ton over the Wisconsin and Northern
road by December, 1910" said an off
cial closely connected with the road.
He said that the work near Shawano
would be pushed this fall and the first
thing in the spring would be continued
in Outagamie County.
That the interstate bridge spanning
the distance between Rice's and Con-
nor's point at Superior, is in excellent
shape and fully capable of handling
any trains that might pass over it was
shown by test made by several of
the Great Northern Railway engines.
1t was found that the DETECTION. of the
span was not as much as expected.
The eighth annual meeting of the
Fox River Valley Dental Society was
held in Neenah Various members of
the society presented papers on dental
subjects. c. B. Chase and P. B. Wright
of Milwaukee gave clinics. officers
were elected as follows President, Dr.,
A. J. Dubois Neenah Vice President,
0r. George Stratton, Oshkosh; 'Secre-
tar, F. j. Babcock, South Kaukauna;
Treasurer, DR.. Bristol, Waupaca.
George Paine, at one time a noted
artist of Wisconsin, was found on the
t., no in
of liquor and morphine. He had just
been released from Waupun prison,
where he served, year on the charge
of burglary, and he wore the prison
regulation clothes. He said that he
was sent up for breaking into a saloon
and stealing whisky. Paine is So years
old.
Cries for help at midnight Saturday,
heard by residents near the West Side
ball park in Manitowoc, and the dis
covery next morning of evidences of
terrific struggle, coupled with the
finding of portions of woman's cloth
ing, two hair combs, large hair puffs
and a ribbon band such as worn in the
hair, is believed by the police to indi-
cate crime and an investigation is
under way.
Il intend to take that girl away with
me as my wife" was the statement
made by c. B. Dennis, a drummer
stopping at the Hotel Marinette in
Marinette, pointing out Ida Behnke,
beautiful young waitress in the dining
room Dennis struck up an acquaint-
ance with the young woman, proposed
to her and was welded in just six days
from the time he made the statement
to fellow travelling man.
Chief of Police Shaughnessy of Mad
ison has received letter from Supt.
Bowron of the Green Bay reformatory
stating that Allen Beaumont, sent
there for burglary, had escaped from
the house of rection May Il, 1905
He had beer sent there for three years
for burglary in Milwaukee and had
served snly four months when he got
away. His right name is Alexander
Bunta and his home is in Milwaukee
He served time in Green Bay from Jan
uary 4. 1905. to July 9, 1907.
At Oshkosh in circuit court Harvey
Gustavus was sentenced by Judge Bur
ness TO seven years in the penitentiary
at Waupun upon the charge OF shoot
ing William Hanke OF the town Of
Freemont on August l. Hanke has
fully recovered from his injuries
The lives of fremen and hundreds
OF spectators were endangered in
fire in the V. Tausche Hardware Com
pany's big store in La Crosse. when q
large stock Of cartridges and explo-
sives were reached by the flames. TIE
loss will be $4,000 or more, partly in
sured.
Coroner SoIlie IS al Glidden investi-
eating the unexplained death Of resi-
dent Of that town. Alfred LindqIist-
About three weeks ago LinGquls1 dis
appeared from his home. his body was
found in the woods about a mile from
Morse and foul play IS suspected
Postofice inspectors Ralph Bird OF
Milwaukee and Reidenoach Of Green
Bay have been in Neenah to make an
inspection OF the robbery al the post
Office. Inspector Bird has just come
from MayvilIe, and states that he does
not believe the same person did both
Jobs.