Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-28


ern Wisconsin Railway and Light COM
pany, brought in a verdict awarding
damages of $500 for the loss of her in
FAINT son, Leslie Monrean, eighteen
months old The plaintiff had sued for
$4,000. The accident occurred on Oc-
tober IS, 1910. the child being struck
by street car and crushed to death
as he was toddling across the tracks
in an effort to follow his mother, who
had run out of the house on an errand
to a grocery.
Marinette.-At meeting of the
school board Superintendent Land
graf called the attention CT the mem
bers to the fact that in order to COM
ply with the new state law it would be
necessary for Marinette to build an in
dustrial school next year. A half mill
tax must be levied and the state will
duplicate the amount raised by the
city. 1t is figured that in this way
$4,000 will be available for the school.
Fond du Lac.-A conference held
here between the attorneys In the
already celebrated Dietz case re-
suited in an agreement to appear be-
fore Judge A. Fl. Reid at Wausssu on
November 25 to reach a final agree
ment on exceptions to be embraced in
the bill to be filed with the supreme
court by the defense. 1t was found,
it is said, among other things that OF
the 1900 pages of testimony in the
Dietz murder trial, when the defender
of Cameron dam was tried for the
killing of Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp,
at least 800 includes evidence abso
lutely immatertal to the case.
Ashland. The first fatal hunting
accident in this vicinity took
place when Isaac Mikkenen, aged
seventeen, residing in this city, acct
dentally shot himself while going
through the woods. He was with two
associates at the time. The bullet
passed through his abdomen. He died
two hours later
La Crosse-Detectiye John Nc
Grath and Sergeant Frank L. Vol
ton, two of the eight officers accused
of extending protection to disorderly
houses, from which they are charged
with having received money, served a
demand on the fire and police commits
sion for trial on the charges against
them.
Superior. - Lillian Johnson. an
old girl residing at Ker-
rick, Mimi, was mistaken for q ceer
by hunters while in the woods near
her home, and was shot in the knee
The bone was shattered and she was
brought here to have her leg ampu-
tated.
Ashland. - A. P. Hagan, woods
man. of this city, was found dead
on the Northwestern tracks. While
walking in or out of the city he was
apparently overcome by exposure and
struck by a passing train.
Marshfield. Emil c. Pors, ex.
Judge and leading lawyer, aged fif-
ty-three, shot himself in the abdomen
while at his desk. The shooting is be-
neved to have been accidental He
may recover.
La Crossa.-John Mac'tey, forty.
Eve. Onalaska, paiGte-, fell and
was instantly killed when a scaffoid
ing at the La Crosse County Agricul
tural school collapsed. Oscar Nelson,
another workman, was perhaps fatally
injured.
Racine.-The mangIed body of
John c. Kreil, aged fifty-nine, was
found near the Thirteenth street cross
ing of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway 1t is believed that train
Killed him while on the way to fac
tory.
Fond du Lac.-To be pummeled
and rolled by an enraged bull un.
til his body was a n, s IF bruises,
one rib broken and bis Nothing torn
into shreds was the fate OF o. F. Mirtz
a prominent farmer Of Empire. But
for the timely assistance Of his son
who struck the animal a terrific blow
over the head. Afirtz would have beer
gored to death.
Beloit.-The ten-year-old son of Al
bert Hssnssh of Poplar Grove killed
fulLgrown eagle on his fathers farm
with a 22-caliter rife.
Racine Members Of the Trades
and Labor coulcii Of this city
has passed resolutions and sent the
same to the city council. protesting
against the city receiving any dona-
lions from Andrew Carnegie for H.
brary bilding. on the ground that be
Is against organized labor Mr.. Car
negie had offered $4,000 for the H.
hrary building in question
Racine According to a report of
Corossr HoyIe there were Is suicides
In RacinSs county &.om November Is
1910. 70 November 7 1911