Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-25
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Prairie du Chien.-Frightfullv man.
gled by freight train which ran over
him in the Lynxyille yards. Walter
Mitchell, 80 years old, of Chicago.
caused surgeons to marvel by retain.
Ing consciousness for four hours He
discussed his case with hospital an.
thorities up to few minutes before
his death. Such an exhibition of vi.
tally was never before witnessed by
physicians and surgeons here. Nit.
chell's right arm was severed close TO
the shoulder. His right leg was cut
off close to the knee and his left leg
was crushed and broken in four places
between hip and ankle. The fingers
on his left hand were crushed off. His
skull was fractured and terrible bruis.
es were inflicted about the head.
MISUNDERSTANDING up from
French IS o'clock" class he was lead.
ing, Prof. R. B. Michel of the depart.
ment of romance language of the Uni.
versity of Wisconsin, let his glance
drift over the snow capped hill to his
home on the heights" A closer
glance revealed the fact that it was
burning. 1t took Prof. Michel two
seconds to leave his class. The fire,
which resulted in loss of $1,000, was
the cause of injury to several fremen.
The assistant fire chief of Madison and
one of the pipemen were overcome by
gas.
Sheboygan.--Julius Pfeil, the town
of Rhine farmer who was arrested and
tried two years ago for numbering his
wife but who was acquitted after
sensational trial. has taken out Ii
cense to marry Mrs. Augusta Elmer
mann, the neighbor who was prQmi-
nent in the trial as a witness for the
defense. The announcement has Gre
ated a sensation second only to the
arrest of Pfeil two years ago when his
wife was found dead in bed and ez-
perts who examined the stomach de-
clared death had been caused by poi
soning.
Sheboygan.--B. B. Barnes, farmer
who lives just outside the city, has
just received large draft as interest
on an Inheritance of one-third OF the
estate of his sister, Miss Nancy
Barnes of Whitehaven, Cumberland
county, England, and with a request
to name the smallest amount he would
be willing to dispose of his interest IN
the estate. His daughter also has IN
herited one-sixth of the estate, when
is said to be an unusually large one
Rhinelander.-Sev thousand DOL
lars have been expended by the 500
line this fall in Improvements near
this city preparatory for a rusnins
business next summer. The improve
ments include five miles OF gra'eI
roadbed, large concrete and steer
bridge over the Tomahawk river WV
other bridges on smaller streams "nu
eight new logging spurs.
La Crosse-Eli Hopinkah, 2-yeaI-oiu
Winnebago Indian, was adopted
Chief Charles Winneshiek, head Oh he
tribe, and his wife. rms Is INC
record of an Indian adoption mere.
The baby was deserted by his mo'ns.
when her "brave" died and she mar
ried again.
Eau Claire.-victor Rust 80 years
old, of this city, brakeman on INC
Omaha road, was killed near C4Iy
vile when he fell from moyins
freight train on the Chicago Mil~ sis
kee and ST. Paul road. He was on ms
way here to visit his widowed mo'h9i'
His body was brought here. na
Neillsv;lle.-This city will 0eein 'I -
the state to employ a civic secretary airy:
The 1lv 9 appointment was made BY the
school l1e Sp board on Dec 7. On Jan. l.
9o1s walter Phillip schatz, secretary
-, l,fc new duties