Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-06-07
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Gays Mills, Andrew Burkum has re-
turned for a visit after twenty-six
years absence
Republicans of Wisconsin who are
supporters of the national administra-
ton will hold conference in Milwau-
kee on June s.
Frank Ecker, son of Adolph Ecker of
Brillon, was kicked by horse, the
skull being crushed. He died few
hours after the injury.
The first annual Wisconsin Dells
Chautauqua will be held in Kilbourn,
July to TO- Many well known speak
ers are on the program.
William Farmer, thirty-second de-
gree Mason and a prominent James
vile business man, shot himself while
suffering with dependency.
During an attack of epilepsy, John
NJ. Johnson, a pioneer farmer, resid-
ing four miles east of Cumberland.
committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid.
There have been three deaths from
scarlet fever in the family of Chris
Rasmussen, of Marinette, within
month. the third victim being his 10
year-old son.
Rev. John S. Lowe, for seven years
pastor of the ST. Paul's Universalist
Church in La Crosse, has accepted
call to the Church of the Mediator 1t
Providence, R. l.
A total of 100000 pike spawn has
been taken from the Oshkosh fish
hatcheries and planted in Lake Win
nebago and Lake Butte Des Morris.
The pike are of the yellow variety.
Walter Zeuger, aged %, a North
western road brakeman, died at st.
Mary's Hospital, Racine, from injuries
received by falling from a freight car
while his train was switching at Ives.
NJ. B, Garrett, graduate student in
| European history at the University of
Wisconsin,, has been called to Beloit
| college to finish the years work for
Prof R. B. Way, Wisconsin Phi. d.,
| '06, who is obliged by illness to give
up his position for the year.
The 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Adams, of Sheboygan, mar
rowly escaped being killed by a North
western train. The lad, in company
with other boys, was playing on the
track when the train struck him,
breaking his leg and shoulder blade
| Fren Duncalf of Lancaster, who re-
ceived the degree of doctor of philos
ophy from the history department of
the University of Wisconsin last year,
has just been called from an instruc-
| torship at the University of Texas to
| become assistant professor of history
at Bowdoin College, Maine.
Louis Noll, pioneer merchant and
banker, died in Waterford, after
short illness. He was rs and started
| in business in Waterford in 1861,
founding the present large establish
ment which bears his name and as
| president of Noll's bank and of the
Louis Noll company he was very well
known.
Eugene Smith, a farmer of La
Prairie, had his flock of thirty-eight
| fine sheep attacked by dogs Eight
sheep were killed and six will proba-
bly, die The farmers of the county
have taken to raising sheep again and
| this is the second year of large fiocks.
Dogs running wild cause much annoy
anee and loss.
George Kruse, aged Is, was shot
by Max Holzer, and is in a
critical condition in Appleton. Kruse
was playing ball at recess while
Holzer was fooling with %
caliber rifle, which was accidentally
discharged. The X-ray disclosed the
bullet in the base of the skull. 1t did
not, however, strike vital point. The
lad has lost mis- power of speech.
Otto Biefield, Waterfowl machin-
list and expert locksmith, has been
called to Salem, Ore, to open a time
lock which so far has bafied all .ha
experts on the Pacific coast A few
years ago he was called to New York
to open a time lock in Wall street
banking house which had foiled the e.
forts of the experts in that city. The
lock was opened in twenty minutes.
Biefield came originally from Germany.
The long contested fight over posses
sion of a farm owned by the late Will
lam Brook of Kenosha came to an end
when Judge Belden held that Brook
| signed a valid deed to the farm two
days before his death. The property
is valued at $4,000, and is given to
his brother, James Brook, and three
sisters. The contest was made On
the alleged grounds that the deed was
secured through undue influence and
inconpetency.
Mrs Charles A. Taylor. of Barron,
died in hospital in Minneapolis fol-
lowing surgical operation. Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor were graduates of the
years ago.
The striking GAINESVILLE masons will
not arbitrate They demanded on s.
hour day and the contractors refused
to grant it. The contractors are now
calling in outside masons TO finish
the work and their stand is backed by
the industrial club
Arthur j. Koehelske, an Austrian
charged with robbing the home OF
Father Van Treeck in Sheboygan.
about three weeks ago, was sentenced
to one year in wisconsin reformatory
at Green Bay.
J. W. vanderboom. former captain
of the University OF Wisconsin st.
Paul railroads sixty-eight-mile extern
sion football team. and deputy state
fire marshal, and Frank W. Fisher
have opened a law Office at Faith. the
newest city OF the west, which viii
boast four banks on the day the road
from Wakpala is completed