Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-05

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church of Monroe celebrated its
fiftieth anniversary. The services
were attended by several of the older
members of the congregation who
were present at the first services. j.
b. Treat. Mrs. E. S Abbott, Rev ~ E.
Mclaughlin, Miss M. Alice Treat,
Joseph Wood. w w Chadwick and
others spoke at the celebration.
Kehosha-H Henry Curtis, a pioneer
inventor of harvesting machinery
and formerly connected with the
Deering company in Chicago. died
at the home of his son, G. H. Curtis,
in this city, seventy-seven years old.
He was pioneer of Chicago, where
he lived from 1874 until twelve years
ago. when ne came to Kenosha.
Merrill.-A. NJ. Thompson, TWEEN
ty-six, married Tomahawk, was ac-
cidentally killed while switching in
the yards at Merrill. The deceased
was a brakeman on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St Paul road. 1t is sup
posed ne must have slipped and fallen
under the train. Both legs were cut
off and he died soon after.
Madison -Attorney General Ban
croft received :. check for $685.
900 from the executors of the estate OF
David Rankin, st. Louis, in payment
of inheritance taxes on railroad
shares and bonds owned in Wisconsin
railroads.
Superior.-Death by suffocation
from dense smoke which filed the
building was nearly he fate of two
women and three men in Offices on the
fourth and fifth floors of the city hall,
when fire ragged on the third floor
The damage was $4,000. Miss Flor
ence Two, a social worker, formerly of
Madison, and Miss Margaret O'Brien.
a clerk, were carried down four flights
of stairs through smoke-fiiled halls
after they had been cut off from the
fire escapes. The men crawled down
the stairs on their knees.
La Crosse.-All close to death
from suffocation, eight dodgers
were found at the city mission when
the place was opened by the caretaker.
Physicians said that all would live.
The windows were closed and large
lamp left burning in The adjoining
room exhausted all the oxygen in the
sleep. The doctors said all would
have been dead in another hour.
( Superior. Shooting q deer from
a moving locomotive was the ex
perience of Engineer Henry Kemmick.
AS Kemmick's engine was helping a
coal train over the steep South range
grade a deer was seen standing near
the track, evidently blinded by the
headlight. Kemmick opened fire and
with several shots brought down his
game.
Neenah.-As result of hold
ing an indoor fair and carnival,
Company |, w. N G.. cleared enough
money to buy land for shooting
range south of the city. Modern tar
gets will be installed and the range
will be one of the best in the state.
Superior. The use of cigarettes
will hereafter bar students OF
the Superior high school from athlet-
les. The enforcement of this rule by
Principal Schoield, it is admitted, will
be severely felt, as the majority OF
those prominent in athletics are con-
firmsd smokers.
Superior.-The Douglas county
board of supervisors is consid-
ering the purchase OF farm TO be
used in connection with the work
house, for prisoners not only to earn
what 1t costs the county 20 keep them,
but also a small amount above, SO that
they will not be penniless when re-
leased.
Merrill-Two large timber wolves
and three smaller ones was the game
killed by Walter Helm in one day.
County Clerk John Brandt paid him
bounty or 800.
T New London.-Mr. and Mrs Mich
ofas Hanson, Deer Greek, cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary of
49, xx-a05;,~ AZ Iouan,, lie os-~L.,,
Eve years old and Mrs. Hansen eighty
one. The celebration was attended
by 40 of their descendants.
NeiIlsville.-Sam Johnson. a we'll
TODD farmer who lived alone. was
burned to death in his home. His body
was found IL the ruins. II Is thought
the fire may have been started by rob-
bers. who thought johnson was
miser.
Eau Claire-James NJ. Bavaird,
thirty-two, was found dead IN the
automobile garage Of w K Coffin.
president of the First National bank
here. Gas escaping from the machine
Is thought 10 be the cause Bavaird
had been sent to the garage to get the
car IN readiness for trip. His nom
appearance prompted the owner to
investigate. The dead man was lean
ing head foremost against tire and
was evidently in the act of pumping 1t
up The engine was moving slowly
ard the theory is that Bavaird was
overcome by gas fumes.