Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF

plant on BuHum street on March II,
/ according to Henry j. Hahn. 4S9
| Twelfth avenue, one of the witnesses
i in the preliminary examination of
/ Bernhard A. MINI, charged with man
| slaughter in connection with the death
of Arthur Klann, an employee, who lost
his life in the Mimi Billiard company
4 fire. Hahn was saving celluloid at a
rip saw. In his opinion, the sawdust
/ from the celluloid caught fire in what
appeared to him to be an explosion,
although there was not the resultant
noise which accompanies an explosion.
Milwaukee.-Four men are in the
| Emergency hospital as the result of
Injuries suffered, one in serious con-
/ dition. Anton Bileki, thirty-five years
old, address unknown, was found I'M
! conscious in the basement of lis
Reed street, and when removed to
! Emergency hospital was found to be
suffering from a fractured skull. The
police are investigating. A hosting
crane broke and fell on them.
Pontiac.-An injunction against a
| loud-voiced mule was asked by B. d.
Wise of Potomac Frank Deamude is
the owner of the mule. Wise alleges
that the unearthly braying of the ami
NAL keeps him awake nights. judge
Kimbrough granted a temporary in
| junction.
Racine.-The local dentists organ
lied the Racine County Dental associ-
al a. y1b tel, al IA fry tn
digent children. The association will
cooperate with the superintendent OF
/ school and board of education.
Couderay-Nearly 100 men were
| out fighting the forest fires which
have been threatening this town for
several days. The flames are still ur-
controlled, but this town is out of
danger. The flames are headed off
toward the Couderay Indian reserva
ton.
Rhinelander-The dynamite ex-
plosion in the store of f. E. Tribb
at Robbins on April 20 was cleared up
by the confession of Walter Cross
man, aged seventeen, and John Hal
lowensh, aged nineteen, who testified
before w. E. Finnegan of Green Bay,
assistant state fire marshall that they
had blown up the building.
Racine.-A gang of burglars is
operating in this city. three or four
places having been entered. They got
$65 at the saloon of Charles Saigle,
$40 at the home of p. N. Adams, three
coats at the Horson Furniture com
pany's store and SIS and clothing at
the home of Martin Petersen valued
at $25
Oshkosh.-Reuben Thompson of
lola, aged six, is a patient at
ST. Marys hospital in this city, having
lost the sight of his left eye by being
hit by an arrow when boys were
shooting with a bow at a tin can.
The arrow struck the can but glanced
of. hitting Thompson in the eye.
Prairie du Chien.-Louis Goesler,
aged twenty-three, drowned in the
Mississippi while he and Clar.
ence Bean were riding the waves in
canoe behind the McGregor ferry.
The boat crew saved Bean. Goesler
was the son of a widowed mother,
who resides in Dubuque.
Milwaukee.-Arbor and Bird day.
| though not legal holiday in
Wisconsin, was observed in all the
public schools, the children taking
part with songs, recitations and spe-
cial exercises. Trees and shrubs were
planted in the Fairgrounds of the vari.
Gus schools.
! Racine-Mr and Mrs. Jens Jorgen-
son of this city celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary. They were
married so years ago in Denmark and
have been residents of Racine since
1870.
Milwaukee--Fire which started on
/ the second floor of the trunk factory
of George Burroughs & Sons, 424 East
Water street, damaged STOCK to the
extent of about $4,000 and did esti-
mated damage of $4,000 to the build
/ ing. The loss is covered by insur-
ance. An immense throng was attract
| ed to the East side business district
/ by the fire, which necessitated a sec
| ond alarm, and dense smoke filled ad-
! joining buildings, including the Kirby
! house, in which guests were alarmed
! by the proximity Of the blaze. A big
/ plate glass window fell from the third
floor of the next building, occupied
/ by the Big Four Sign company, while
! the firemen were working to get
| streams of water into the Burroughs
| factory. Several firemen on the street
/ below narrowly escaped injury from
the heavy falling glass. The fire starr
/ ed in a stock of new lumber which
/ had been put in the night before. The
/ cause is unknown.
! Green Bay.-The father Of John
1 Parmentier, boxer who died
! following his participation in a bout
here on December 26 last, has brought
/ suit for $4,000 damages against VII
/ liam j. McGinnis, promoter Of the
/ contest; Otto Tonne, the referee; Win
fired Abrams, mayor, and Juls Par
/ mentier and H. n Murphy, said to
/ have been spectators.
Superior Frank Nemik, or Memo
/ nick. employed at the Great Northern
I ore dock at AlloueZ, fell 40 leet 10 MS
/ death. The man was at work on the
I top of the dock when he lost his bal
ance and plunged head first to the
[ ground below.
! Madison.-The Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity announced plans for the cree
ton of handsome chapter house at a
cost of $4,000 or the site of the pres
/ ent ledge on Mendoza court
Ashland--Wheu the postal savings
/ bank was opened at the Ashland post
/ Office the first deposition was a little
+ girl
Iron River-Dynamite in burning
/ barn caused one death and wrecked
several buildings here. Mrs. H. Dahl,
4 aged eighty-six, was standing block