Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-01-11
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

MIS- OudTleS WdluTOu Vi MdulSOD
narrowly escaped serious injuries from
fire while playing Santa Claus. The
cotton on her clothing caught fire, but
she was saved by the use of blankets.
John A. Johnson was arrested and
brought to Ashland charged with MUIR
dering Mrs. Anna Shirley, near Han
nibal. Johnson pleaded not guilty. 1t
is alleged he confessed the crime, but
afterwards recanted it.
Seven-year-old Ethel Young of James
vile, left alone in the house, accident
ally set fire to curtain and would
lave synothered from the smoke but
for 12-year-old neighbor boy, who
risked his life to rescue her.
Edward BGcher of Nelson has
brought suit against his father-in.law,
Christ Flick CT Lake City, for alleged
alienation Of his wife's affections She
left him last summer after they had
been married only a few weeks.
NJ. A. Browne, saloonkeeper, plead
ed guilty to the charge of selling in
toxicating liquor. Sunday, Nov A.
The complaint was sworn out by Mrs.
Kate Gittler. Mr. Browne is the mana
ger of the Nelson Hotel in Corliss
Gustave Grunske, the Vinland farm
er, who was murderously assaulted by
his half brother John, has regained
consciousness. He has not been per-
mitted to make any statement regard
ing the affair in which he was injured.
John Covacz, foreman in the leach
room at the n. r. Aliens Sons tan
merry in Kenosha, met death when he
was caught in a bark carrier, and be-
fore the machinery could be stopped
carried several times around a shaft
When he was discovered the life had
been crushed out of him and nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
E. " Nickels of Sheboygan was
elected president of the United Aid
Society at its annual convention. Au-
gust Ram of Sheboygan is secretary
and Emil Stolzenburg, treasurer The
society gained 104 in membership and
1900 in assets during the year, and
uow has 1,477 members. Four deaths
occurred in the order during the year.
Sheboygan is the 1910 meeting place.
The body of John Scripke, 40 years
of age, who disappeared the other even
ing, was found frozen along the tracks
of the Northwestern road at Kenosha.
He had left a celebration to get a
pitcher OF beer and is supposed to have
lost his way. He had been struck by
a train and been dead for some hours
when found 1t was necessary to use
picks and axes to get the body out
of the ice and snow.
William Thielke, aged 20 years, COM
mitted suicide in Sheboygan by drink
ing almost half pint of carbolic acid.
His father found him unconscious A
physician was called. but the lad had
died. No cause is known for the act.
The Hotel West in Stanley caught
FIRE from defective chimney and con
siderable damage WIS done TO building
and furnishings before the fire was
gotten under control. The loss viii be
about $4,000. fully covered by insur-
ance.
Chief of Police Shaughnessy of Mad
ison has declared war on street mash
ers.' and from now on the % you
kid" boys better be careful. Since the
linda murder in Milwaukee there has
been a general uprising against men
who accost young girls on the street.
Four miners. John Oldenberg.
Thomas CIegg. Charles Morton and
Edward Sullivan. were killed in the
Ollie Bell mine near Benton They
were printing hole with dynamite
when an explosion occurred. Ollie Bell
is one of the largest mines in southern
Wisconsin
Mrs. Nicholas Molitor of Sheboygan
fell down the cellar steps when she
tried 10 reach for some article on a
shelf and struck the stairs and floor,
sustaining among other injuries frae-
tured skull, from which she died as
she reached the hospital. She fingered
in Inconsistencies number of hours
The law firm OF Hume & OeIlerich,
established in Oshkosh In 1891. has
been dissolved On account of ar DELL
erich having recently been appointed
supervisor OF the census Of the Sew
cnth District. the work requiring that
he have q separate once