Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-18
HAPS AND MISHAPS.

"A Monuose tIowa) girl fell head-frst
into forty-foot well, and got out alive
without broken bone.
A Charlton, Iowa, man, while recently
looking after his cattle, was hooked in
the mouth by vicious COW, the horn
penetrating through the cheek and in
fiicting CHASTITY wound.
"A party of roughs at Ashland, Wis.
in a drunken frOlic, few days ago, ad-
ministered dose of croton oil to one of
their number, who died from the effects,
and now four of the frolickers are in Jail
awaiting trial upon charge of murder.
William d. Miner residing at Rice
vile, Iowa, was recently fatally injured
by having his head caught in horse
power which he was Oiling. Several
pieces of the frontal bone came out while
the wound was being dressed.
"A man named Richards, of Wilton.
Iowa, was recently cutting wood. A
clOthes-line, stretched near the wood pile
caught his az, and caused it to rebound
and strike him in the face. The frontal
bone was broken, and he was seriously
and dangerously wounded.
The precocious children who play
with guns turned up at Vicksburg, Miss.
a few days ago, and strange to say did
not send each other to the better land;
but they managed to relieve likely
young lady living next door of most Of
the ills that flesh is heir to.
Thomas Madden of Peshtigo, Wis,
set couple of spring guns to kill bear
Going to the spot next morning he found
dead bruin, but, neglecting to investi-
gate whether both guns were discharged,
he struck the string of the other one and
received the charge in the kneejOint.
Mrs. Grady, of Newport, R. l., at
tempted to correct the Initiated appetite of
her husband for tobacco, by rendering it
morally certain that he would never take
another chew. She sprinkled his fine cut
with little strychnine, and she now airs
her widows weeds in the corridor of a
Rhode Island Jail.
"A young son of Charles Hoff, of Co
lumbus, Ohio, was recently placed in
charge of young child, and, with his
little sister, four years old, sent upstairs
to play. While romping together the
little girl ran against a shelf on which
loaded gun was standing, knocking it
down upon the floor where it was dis
charged, the contents lodging in the girls
head blowing the top of the skull CON-
pletely off.
"A party of ladies and gentlemen left
Piedmont, Utah, recently, to attend
dance at Fort Bridger. During the jour
ney thither, the road was missed, and
their team becoming exhausted, the party
was compelled to go into camp. H. al.
Mitchell, the railroad agent and telegraph
operator started alone to find the fort and
get aid, but was lost and frozen to death.
The rest of the party, among them the
wife of the deceased, arrived at Fort
Bridger the next morning in safety.
"A few days ago, F. NJ Brandise and
Emma Turner, agents of a sewing ma
chine company, at Columbus, Ohio, left
with horse and wagon to deliver sewing
machines to parties near Shadesville,
Ohio. While crossing Big Walnut Greek
the horse got beyond his depth and was
drowned. The man and woman chung to
the wagon for four hours, and although
their struggles were witnessed by several
persons on shore, no very vigorous efforts
were made to save them, and just at dusk
they disappeared from sight and were
drowned.
We seldom hear of so sad an accident
as recently happened near Bedford, Pa.
An old gentleman of seventy years, named
Gates, visited his son. The grandchildren
desired their mother to have feast of
chickens for the occasion, to which she
consented if the old man would kill the
fowls. He loaded rife and stepped back
of the barn, the mother and small boy
of four years standing near the back door
to watch the proceeding. At the first fire
the fatal bullet passed through the barn
door, an inch board, and struck the child
in the face, causing death in a few min