Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-09-20
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN

w. Norski, and her three small chill
dren, the eldest of whom is about six
years. from being burned alive as
they lay sleeping in their beds. The
animal rushed into the room, jumped
upon the mothers bed and began
paving at her face She pushed him
aside, but again he climbed upon the
bed and, barking and paving. tried
to warn her of the danger. After
some minutes, Mrs. Norski arose and
almost as she did so flames swept
within sight. Grabbing the children
she, with the faithful beast at her
side, rushed from the building, which
was soon reduced to ashes
Madison.-The board OF examiners
consisting of Secretary of State
Frear, State Treasurer Dahl and
Attorney General Gilbert, will meet
September 10 to canvass the
vote. This board. while enjoined to
do its work expeditiously as possible,
may adjourn for ten days. AS the
platform committee is TO meet the
Monday following, September &c, it is
possible that the filling of the vacancy
for attorney general on the official
Republican ticket. should such be
found to exist, may go over to the
new state central committee The
general belief here is that the board
of examiners will take advantage of
the law giving authority to adjourn
for not to exceed ten days.
MORN" sang Walter Allan Suits,
bass, to Edith Moica Graham, noted
Chicago soprano, in production of
the cantata, Rose Maiden" here last
June Next June Stultz can sing the
refrain in all truth. The artists met
here for first time during the June
festival and today an announcement
of their engagement was received by
Prof. Alex Emma, director Of the Ma
rinelte Apollo club. Professor Stultz
teaches music at the conservatory OF
the Northwestern university at Evans
ton, Ill. The couple will make a nine
months tour of Europe after their
marriage.
Appleton.-In a signed statement
George Harp, a cripple, confessed
that he broke bottle of car
bolic acid from the horse barn of
the Smith Livery company and poured
the contents, nearly q half pint, into
the coffee in the dinner bucket be-
longing to Daniel Wing He thought
Wing had caused his discharge and
said although he did not know the
poison would kill his victim, he placed
it in the coffee to make him sick.
Appleton.-Carbolic acid and cot
fee might have proven fatal to
Daniel Wing, night hostler for the
Smith Livery and Transfer company.
When Wing started to eat his mid
night lunch, he took a sip of coffee
and then spit it out as the carbollc
acid was SO strong 1t burned his
mouth. 1t was found the large bottle
of acid used about the horses was
missing and the police are looking for
a discharged employe Of the barn who
is suspected of having placed half
pint OF acid in the bucket of coffee.
Kenosha-Rev. M. Rowena Morse,
formerly of Keokuk, Ia, has be-
gun her work as pastor of the
Henry NJ Simmons church. She is
one of the best-known ministers of
the Unitarian faith. She was gradu-
ated from the divinity schools of the
University OF Chicago and later fin
ished her education in the University
of Jena, Germany, being the first
woman to receive the degree of doc
tor of philosophy from that univer-
sity. She succeeds Rev. Florence
Buck as pastor of the local church.
Racine. - An automobile owned
by Capt William NJ Lewis, can
didate for governor, and which
was driven by Peter Krlbs, his chauf-
feur, struck and wrecked the carriage
of John Osborne. Mr.. Osborne's head
was cut and bruised, but their baby
escaped without a scratch. The
chauffeur admitted he was to blame
and offered to pay all damages. The
accident happened within fifty feet
of where l. A Cushman was killed by
an automobile belonging to Frank K.
Bull
Superior.-C. ]. Swanson, a ma
chinist on Northwestern dock No.
2. was electrocuted by coming in con
tact with one of the live wires on the
| big coal unloading rigs.
Kendall Ferdinand Ziese, a farm
er living three miles south of
here lost hand and an eye in an ex-
plosion of dynamite while blasting
rock on road work near his home.
Merrill.-The body of Bernard
Smith, aged fifty-one, was found
hanging to tree by Ralph
Worldly, an actor of the Mock Sad
ALI company. Schmidt had been
missing from his home here for ten
days and it is presumed that when he
left he went directly into the woods
and hanged himself.
Green Bay.-Rankruptcy proceed
ngs have been started against the
Diamond Paint company. The stated
liabilities are $5,O75.93 and the assets
,9,241.S6.
Maripette-Albert E. Schwittay,
former district attorney OF Ma
! rinette county, VINO recently was
| disbarred, received the Republican
| nomination for sheriff Of the county in
the urinary elections. Mr.. Schwittay
| was one of several candidates and
he received more votes than all the
other candidates and ran two to one
/ over his nearest competitor.
Merrill.-The blue ribbon prize
FOR wheat at the local fair was
awarded Rev. J. s. Wilson. clergy
| man who works a few acres of land
merely as a diversion from his study
| and ministerial work.
Misunderstanding a rainstorm a
! six-months-old baby girl was left
! on the doorstep Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Seyfurth. A buggy was heard
to drive up, the bell ring, and the
buggy went on. The infant was found
securely bundled up and supplied with