Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-01
HAPS AND MISH4PS.

| "A boy While cOaStlng IN the streets
of Minneapolis, the other day, col
lided with lady pedestrian and broke
her leg.
"A child of Mrs. Erickson, of DEBORAH,
Iowa, one day recently fell into boiler
of hot water, and in few hours after
| died in great agony.
Mr.. Mosse, of Bay City, Mich, was
| recently whipping horse in close sta
BILE when suddenly the animal kicked
| him with both feet in the stomach infiict-
| ing fatal injuries.
Miss Ada Smith, a young girl of
Terre Haute, who was enjoying her usual
health at nine O'Clock the other morning,
was suddenly taken with spasm OF the
heart, and at halfpast nine was a corpse.
"A man in Marshfield, Wis, recently
| took down his gun to shoot a cat, and
while placing a cap on the nipple the gun
| exploded, sending heavy charge of shot
through partition and into the head of
| child in the next room.
Recently at Highland, Iowa, the fam
| lily of Mr.. Kimbal were poisoned by
drinking tea containing arsenite of cop
per. The tea was taken from the bottom
Of the chest. Timely medical aid was all
that saved the entire family from a sudden
death.
Some mems deaths are strange con-
tradictions to their lives. A few days
since Mason Owens, habitual drunkard,
was found dead in Utica, n. Y, standing
squarely on his feet, but with one arm
thrown around a tree. An empty vial in
his pocket suggested suicide. Mr.. Owens
customary position, during the latter part
of his life, was the horizontal one; his
death left him quite perpendicular.
"A terrible crime, followed by swift
retribution, is reported from Sedalia, Mo.
a farmer living near Cambridge was,
while recently returning home, murdered
by five men, who killed and then robbed
his person of 81 ,000 A traveller passing
by discovered the body, quietly raised
posse of neighbors, and captured three of
the murderers, whom they at once hung
to tree, and then started in pursuit of
the remaining two.
"A Mr. Mayfeld, living near Raglers-
vile, Daviess County, Indiana, became
enraged at one of his COWS, and having a
very vicious dog, went to take the vent of
his wrath on the COW; he logged and beat
the cow to death, and, by her believing
and his loud curses, very fine horse, be-
longing to one of his neighbors, became
frightened, reared and plunged into the
stable, striking his head against a pro-
jecting log, killing himself instantly.
Whether the man, dog, or COW killed the
horse is question for the jury.
Mr.. James y. Ortner, who resided
some three miles south of Webster, Mo,
started from home recently, with his gun
and dogs, to hunt his hogs. After an IN
usual absence his family became uneasy,
and his son, after making some search
through the woods, found him lying dead
near the road. His gun was setting
against a tree and his body was closely
guarded by his faithful dogs, that for
some time refused TO let his son approach
near the sorroWful scene. He is suppos-
ed to have died from palpitation of the
heart
John W. Sutherland, farmer living
near Indianapolis, died in livery stable
in that city not long ago, from the effects
of intemperance. He had left his horse
to be cared for at Scudder's stable, and
insisted on Mr.. Scudder going out to
drink with him. After a while spent in
the saloon Sutherland was noticed to be-
come silent, and to drop his head upon
his breast. SuppOsing he was drunk, Mr..
ScuddeT had him conveyed to his stable,
where a bed was made for him in a stall.
In the morning he was found dead. AL
though but twenty-eight years of age, ".
Sutherland was very Incorporate in his
habits, and that was doubtless the cause
of his death, although the coroner's jury
decided it to be the result Of cerebral con
gestion.
AS the train on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Minnesota Railway which left
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, few mornings ago,
was nearing Scion, man was observed
sitting near the track and giving signals
for the train to stop, which was done, and
he was taken on board He proved to be
a passenger who had fallen out of the
sleeping car on the express train going
north during the night. He had been
dragged by the rigging Of the brake over
| a quarter of a mile, and after being re
leased had managed to crawl to one side
of the road, where he remained until taken
up. The man lived at Quincy, ILL.,, and
was on his way to Minnesota. He could
give no account of how he came to fall
out of the car, but it is supposed he got
out of his berth while asleep and wander
ed out Of the door. He only had on his
night clothes when taken up, and Of
course must have suffered considerably
during the night His feet were badly
frozen, and he was so much chilled that
he could give but little account of him.
self He was put under the charge Of q
physician at Scion.