Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-20

eighty years ago. He leaves i've sons
and a daughter.
John Dixon, owner of the land on
which the Dixon hotel is situated, of
Grand Rapids, is dead of old age. He
was born in ireland, and came TO this
country with his parents when he was 9
years old.
The Democrats carried Oshkosh in the
mayoralty fight, J. c. soss defeating
Mayor John Banderob, Republican, by
500 majority The Democrats also car
ried Sheboygan, Darlington, Kenosha and
Mansion.
Clifford f. Randall of Kenosha was
elected judge of the newly created Mu-
nicipal court in the county, and X. Ill.
SlosSon was reelected as county judge.
The Republicans made heavy gains in the
city election.
Charles L. Van Hecke, Portage Coun-
tvs c!,.ast Civil War :eaatscrap, died at the
age of Sc years. lie leaves widow and
six sons. Mr.. Van Hecke was prominent
in the business and professional life of
Stevens Point.
Peter Ludwig. who created considerable
commotion in the neighborhood of Calu-
met by building a funeral pyre, from
which he was rescued, was committed to
the insane asylum after being returned
to his home here.
Thomas Lyons. the millionaire cattle
man Of Silver City, \. NJ. came to ke-
nosha Friday morning on a special train
from Chicago to spend an hour with some
of his boyhood friends. He was born and
raised in ,Kenosha.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearanee of Thomas Mclaughlin, aged 30
years, of GAINESVILLE. on January %, was
cleared up by the discovery of his body
in the Rock River in the rear of the
greenhouse by carp fishers.
City Attorney Maxfeld has petitioned
the GAINESVILLE council for permission to
begin suit in behalf of the city before the
railway commission, against the New Gas
Light Company for an adjustment of the
present rates, 40 per thousand
There is a clash between the members
of tn Racine board of education, some
of TIE principals and many of the teach
ers af the public schools, because salaries
CT some were increased and others remain
unchanged Principal Martin is one who
threatens to leave.
An arrangement has been reached be-
tween the district attorney and the at
torney for "Whistling Charlie Reynolds,
who is said to have been causing trouble
to the women of the north side by fol-
lowing them about the streets, whereby
Reynolds is to leave La Crosse.
do not write to me again as | shall
be home Saturday or Monday" wrote
Joseph Rice from a lumber camp at Car
sons Siding to his wife in New London.
On the day he expected to arrive home
his ifeless body was shipped to his fam
ily, Rice having been killed by falling
tree.
That The legislative stenographers who
are holding lucrative positions are al
ways on the lookout for the future, was
shown in Madison on Friday, when more
thar dozen took the government exami-
nation for department and foreign SER
vice. They are now receiving 81 and 80
day.
Fire which bears every evidence of in
cendarism. partly destroyed the Flint
confectionery store and the Kellner-
Speige saloon on Washington street
Manitowoc, and threatened the destruc-
ton Of the entire block The loss will
probably be less than 81, and was
confined TO the building.
4 genuine midwinter snowstorm ragged
Tuesday afternoon at New Richmond.
Thunder and lightning preceded the snow.
John Coen. who for twenty-five years
has been in the employ of the gas com
pany. was asphyxated in GAINESVILLE
while trying to repair a broken fixture
lie was found By fellow workmen.
In Marinette the committee appointed
to investigate the charges made in com
munication submitted by Attorney A. +.
Schwittay. the suspended prosecuting at
torney. against Supervisor c. X. Johnston
has reported that they have made full
ard complete investigation and have
found all Mr. Johnston'S accounts cor
rect.
After lying for more than twenty-four
hours with a bullet in his head. William
Neisner. a Kenosha man, was found in a
thicket beside the Pike River between
Kenosha and Racine. 1t was thought
that the man was dead when found. and
an undertaken was sent out to get the
remains Neisner regained consciousness
while being taken to KeBosha in the am
bulance. and was hurriedly removed to
the kenosha hospital He is still alive
and became conscious. He admitted that
he had gone 10 the fhicket and had fired
shot from 3S-caliber revolver into his
brain NeiSner is - years of age and
unmarried.
After search all night and part of
Friday the body of 3-year-old Morris
Herman. son Of Mr. aud Mrs. Meyer Her
man Of Sparta was found in Perch Lake.
He wandered from his home.
At Horizon. Charles Kind. while hunt
ing on the marsh. slipped in his boat and
by striking the trigger discharged his
gun. the bullet passing through one Of
his bands and through the opposite arm.
Rushing 10 RushfoEd on a special train,
DR.. A. Gunderson Of Ia crosse. won
the race with death and saved the life
Of Mrs. Hans Larson. wife OF . farmer.
who Was s=Fe-ing from internal hemor-
rhase.
An explosion at 40 o'clock Tuesday
morning bIew out the entire front Of the
| building AT 124z STATE street. Racine,
occupied " Sam RoSd as a grocery
store and cs.upied IN tire rear BY Meyer
Rastenberg and family Of eight. People
were aroused for half : mile around and
pieces OF the building and stock were
1 thrown 900 feet The Rastenberg family
xere blown from their beds and fed from
the building in their night clothes. The
loss il estimated AZ 5000. covered By in
Sura nee. Rond stated he was in Mil
wauaee when the explosion occurred
/ Fire Marshal Cape believes It was gas
explosion. A further investigation is be-
ing maae-