Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-11
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


Sheboygan. Mystery surrounds
the death of John L. Sexton
the hermit of Elkhart lake" who was
found murdered in his log cabin. three
miles from this city. Robbery did not
prompt the deed, for scattered about
the table were many gold coins, prob.
ably part of the hermit's hidden
hoard, for he was reputed to be
wealthy. Only an old-fashioned sil.er
watch was missing This may serve
to bring the murderer to justice. AL.
though he was known to every resi-
dent in Sheboygan county and TO
hundreds who visited the summer re
sorts at Elkhart lake every summer,
little was known about the hermit's
life.
Racine-H E Miles, the well.
known manufacturer of this city, in
letter written in reply to letter
from leading insurgent Republican
senator not only urges the Canadian
reciprocity treaty, saying that 1t will
not injure the farmer, but strongly
urges further reciprocity. treaties with
all other countries. 1t would be an
inconceivable mistake, he writes, IF
congress makes our tariff low to all
countries without the use of trade
treaties that will secure reductions
of great moment from every country
that will benefit by our reductions"
Ashland.-WiEiam Werder, a mer
chant, father of Theodore Werder,
who was appointed by Governor Dav-
idson as commander of the naval
militia of Wisconsin, had a narrow
escape from death when an explosion
in the engine room of his yacht
knocked him down and burned him
about the face and hands He was
able, however, to get outside, board
row boat and escape but the yacht
was destroyed by flames.
New Richmond, July 3.-Driven in
sane by heat, a man who can give no
other name than Frank Ice was
picked up by the police on the street.
He had been working in field on
farm near here. He was taken to
Mendoza.
Madison.-The assembly refused to
appoint committee on conference
to further consider the water power
bill 1t is said the purpose of this
move was to get the appropriation of
$25000 increased. The bill to raise
the salary of the chief forester from
$1,100 to $500 was passed
Racine. Charles Matranso, an
Italian who speaks English poorly,
on February Il, 1911, managed to tell
the county clerk that he wanted Ii
cense and was a milk peddler. The
clerk issued a marriage license to him
ard his wife, to whom he had been
married six years. When Food In
spector c. E. Thorkelson discovered
the mistake the Italian made rush
for the clerks office and wanted his
dollar back.
Madison That the population
Of Wisconsin is suffering because
Of agricultural allurements thrown
out by other states and by
Canada was fact brought out in the
convention of the Wisconsin Associa-
ton of Absuactors and Title Men.
Secretary of State Frear delivered
an address on the relation of atstrac-
tors TO landed interest.
Eau Claire. - Fred Hasler, aged
thirty-five, native of Switzer-
land, but who has made his home in
Eau Claire the last two years, was
sentenced to II years at Waupun
after pleading guilty to a statutory
charge.
Beloit-Charles e. Smith, physi-
cal director Of the F'reeport Y.
M. C. A., has been named assistant
gymnasium director of Beloit college
by Physical Director Dana NJ. Evans.
Waukesha.-Fire destroyed a por-
ton of the 800" line round
house here. Several engines were
damaged
Superior-Sheriff McKinnon and a
posse of deputies started i'm an auto
mobile for Winnebijou to intercept if
possible James Dagger, who is supect-
ed OF having murdered John Hefstedt,
supervisor of the town of Amricon.
Hefstedt was shot through the breast
with his own rife loaned to Dagger a
few days ago. The body was then
thrown in<o a well head foremost,
where 1t was discovered by party
who had gone on hunt for the miss
ing man.
Racine-Leo Deyine. aged eight
years, drowned in the river while
bathing He with other boys were
at picnic and were ordered to
keep from the water. Leo Devine,
the youngest of the party and unable
to swim walked from shallow into
deep water and when his companions
saw him disappear they became
frightened and ran away. The body
was recovered.
Kenosha-There was a tragedy
Of childhood here when two boys.
each ten years Of age, went to
sea in a tub and the voyage proved
an Inflated one An hour later the
bodies of both boys were taken from
clay pit at the old brick yards One
of the boys was Chester Georgen and