Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-02
THREE DAMAGE SUITS.

The Wausau Paper Mills Co. has
been made the defendantin in a damage
suit brought by Mrs. Victoria Fitz-
gerald. Thos Fitzgerald, the COM
plainant's husband, died Dec. 16, last,
as a result of injuries sustained while
at work in the company's mill in
Brokaw. A hole had been cut through
a floor for some purpose and canvas
thrown over it. Mr.. Fitzgerald, whose
home was in this city, unaware of the
danger, stepped on the canvas and
fell through to the floor below, receiv-
ing injuries which. caused his death
some hours later. His widow sues to
recover $4,000 on his life and $4,000
for mental anguish suffered. The
case will be tried in circuit court.
JOIN Wachtl of the town of Emmett,
has started suit against Geo. Hayes,
also of that town. Wachtl, in his
complaint, recites that at Uwo differ
ent times Hayes alleged that the
complainant threw his own child iato
a hog pen and let the hogs eat one of
the child's arms off. He claims to
have been injured by such remarks to
the extent of 81 900, and has brought
action to recover that amount.
A damage suit, brought here on a
change of venue from Villas county,
will be tried in our circuit court.
The complainant is Jas. Brennan,
and the defendants are the Hackley-
Phelps-Bonnell Lumber Co. ana DR..
F. NJ. Pritchard. The complainant
alleges that while he was employed
by the defendant company he suffered
a compound fracture of one of his legs
Oct. %, 1909 The company deducted
a portion of each employees wages
monthly for medical and surgical
services, employing DR.. Pritchard
under contract. The complainant al
leges that he was negligently and un-
skillfully treated, and that the broken
bones were set in such way that he
is left permanent cripple. He asks
$4,000 damages.
B. S. Miller, the aged father of S. S.
Miller, former district attorney, sud-
denly and strangely disappeared from
this city Monday. All attempts by
searching parties to locate the old
gentleman have proved futile and his
whereabouts are complete mystery.
Mr.. Miller, who is eighty-six years
of age and a war veteran, had for
some months made his home with his
son. 1t was his custom to take daily
walks about the city, leaving the Mil
Ter residence early in the forenoon;
he would return for dinner and con-
tinue his exercise in the afternoon.
While on these walks he would visit
several points of interest to him,
chief among which were the paper
mill, court house, Northwestern de-
pot and Forest Home cemetery.
Monday forenoon Mr.. Miller left
the house as usual. He wore his
overcoat fact which attracted atten-
tion as it was not his habit to wear
such garment. At noon time he
failed to appear for dinner and the
family became worried AS the hour
passed and the old gentleman was
still missing, S. S. Miller inquired at
his various hauntS but nowhere could
he be located. AS the afternoon went
by and nothing had been seen of Mr..
Miller parties were at once organized
to hunt for him. Many people declar-
ed that they had seen him that day
at different hours in various parts cf
the city but these stories were geIer-
ally of conflicting nature and little
faith was placed in them.
The woods for miles in all direc-
tions from the city have been thor
oughly secured Hut no trace of the
lost man has been secured. Searchers
are still out and will not abandon the
work as long as hope remains.
The autoritieS have communicated
with all the neighboring villages and
cities in the belief that Mr.. Miller
might have left the city on some
train. None of the train men rum
ming through here on either roads
have reported seeing him. mr. Miller
constantly expressed desire to go to
WauSau to visit relatives but so far
he has not made his appearance in
that city. He was of frail constitu-
tion and could not have walked far
without soon succumbing 10 fatigue.
His family and friends are greatly
alarmed -Rhinelander New North.