Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-14
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


of the family revealed the fact that
parental opposition to her marriage
to the son of Chicago Baptist min
lister was responsible for her break
down and cleared John Frenyak of
Racine, an elderly suitor, &c any con-
nection with her death.
INSTRUMENTATION of coal
tnefts from the Northwestern rail
way here resulted in the arrelt of
sixteen men and boys. Railroad Off
Gals assert that forty families near
railway buildings obtained all their
fuel from the railroad. and keep cars
especially to haul coal.
New Richmond-William Schwandt.
New Richmond farmer and a
graduate of the college of agri-
culture at Madison, captured not only
the grand trophy, but also three of
the four first prizes at the Minnesota
corn exhibition at Saltwater.
Sheboygan.-Nic Klein, aged
sixty, night Waterman in the plant of
the Thomas Coaster Toy company. was
found with his entire right side and
organs of speech paralyzed He had
lain many hours in that condition and
may die.
Madison-Charles Griffin, aged
twenty-seven, pleaded guilty to the
charge of having stolen $50 from the
till in the saloon of Edward Doll, ST.,
at Waunakee, and Frank Kopp admit
| ted that he had received some of the
stolen money, in municipal court.
Judge Donovan sentenced each to pay
a fine of 5000 and costs or spend six
months in Jail. Kopp will pay his fine.
La Crosse-Returning from
| bank, Mrs Ada Holmes turned from
the bureau drawer where she was Sc
creting $4,000 she had withdrawn and
was confronted by a stranger pointing
| a revolver at her. He demanded the
money Pretending to reach for it,
| she drew from the same drawer re-
volver and fired twice at him. She
1 missed, but the burglars aim was
sure. The bullet entered her head
and she may not recover. He took
the money and escaped.
Fond du Lac-When the family of
Lorenz Eggern, a prominent farmer
of the town of Empire, came to greet
some supposed visitors. they found
that the sled that had entered the
yard contained the dead body of John
! Wagner of Ripon. 1t was later learned
| that Wagner had attended a sale and
| had started home with considerable
4 money. Certain circumstances about
his death are said to be peculiar and
he may have been the victim Of foul
| play.
Racine-Demand has been made for
the reduction of fire insurance rates
on city buildings from IS to 60 cents
| per $1,000.
Sheboygan-Whiie attempting to
run a board through rip saw
at the Croker chair factory here. Ju-
Illus Reimer, aged fifty, was fatally in
jured when the board flew out of the
machine, and died later.
i Madison.-Two university goods,
the Misses Mary Conover, Riverside,
H., and Hazel Brown, Luverne, Mimi,
had narrow escape from drowning
| while iceboating on Lake Mendoza.
| With two members of the Sigma Chi
fraternity they were sailing in the
4 Edgewood, one of the largest craft on
the lake, and in attempting to leap a
| crack the boat broke through. Miss
Brown was hurled beneath the ice.
The young men succeeded in hauling
her out with the aid of other boaters
| who came to their assistance. Beyond
q chilly bath and a bad shock, neither
of the girls suffered from their ex-
perience.
La Crosse.-If a suit to be started
by J. H. MarGen, former principal
owner of the land, succeeds, the fair
grounds will revert to the original
owners. Marden contends the land
was condemned for city park pur-
poses 20 years ago, but has been used
as fair grounds in violation OF the
terms of the condemnation proceed
ings.
Superior. -Arrangements for the
first annual poultry show to be given
here under the auspices of the, SUI
perior Poultry association have been
| completed. The show will be held
on February 10 to Is. Between 500
AMI 1000 birds from all parts of
northwern Wisconsin and Minnesota
are expected to be entered
Beloit.-Over 100 Bibles are to be
placed in hotel rooms in Beloit as a
result of appeals made in the churches
by the Gideons, the organization of
Christian travelling men. Contribu-
tons Sufficient in amount to do this
were ma~s. j. H. Nicholson and S.
E. Hill, founders of the Gideon or
der, who reside here, presented the
appeal.
Waupaca Mrs. George Cartwright
was badly burned When soft coal
stove exploded. scattering live Goals
into her lap and upon the carpet.
Neenah-To bite his tongue in
two while IN the throes of convul-
sion was the unfortunate mishap
which happened to Frank Thelan, a
conductor on the observation-disclosures
interurban line Thelan contracted
malaria fever in the Spanish war and
| never fully. recovered. He is in the
I hospital In dying condition.
Fond du Lae--A special meeting of
| the Wisconsin Brotherhood OF Thresh-
| ermen will be held at the armory
March l to discuss plans for the bet
terment of roads and bridges and 10
| promote county organizations OF
| threshermen
Monroe. Burcey, who
| murdered Fred Leichti, a Monroe
saloon keeper when refused drink,
and then sent two bullets into his
own body. died of his wounds. The
ooroner's Jury brought a verdict that
| Leichti came to his death at the
/ hands of Burcey. Burcey formerly