Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
HAPS AND MISHAPg.

A man named Aug. Schubring was
instantly killed, recently, at logging
camp near Wausau, Wis, by falling
tree.
AT York, Mich, lately, George
Warner, who was riding on a load of
hay, fell to the ground, striking on his
head and breaking his neck. He died in
stantly.
"A member of an Odd Fellows lodge
in Cleveland, Ohio, has lately recovered
$4,000 damages of the lodge, because Its
officers, in circular sent to the different
lodges Of the Order, characterized him as
defaulter and swindler.
"A Hampden (Wis) man was recently
at work in the woods with his son, when
the latter suddenly took sick and died be-
fore relief could be secured. The father
took the corpse into town for coffin, but
got drunk and forgot all about it.
At Cincinnati, lately, Miss Duffy
WoGkum was using liniment containing
alcohol for rheumatism. The bottle
dropped, broke and caught fire. The
flames communicated to her clothing, she
was severely burned, and died in con
sequence.
Thomas S. Sheridan was arrested
few days ago for stealing from the Grand
Pacific Hotel in Chicago. Subsequently
the officers having ascertained that he had
room at No. 30 Congress street took him
there to search the premises. While the
officers were going through his effects,
Sheridan drew a revolver and shot him
self in the head, inf1icting such wounds
that his recovery was deemed impossible.
MIR. Frank Warren, a farmer residing
IN Story, County, Iowa, was, a few days
ago, taking a saW-lOg on a sled to the
mill. The sled overturned, and his legs
were caught in the chain with which the
log was bound to his sled, and, being I'M
able to extricate himself, he lay with the
log and sled upon him during the entire
night. When found the next morning he
was barely alive, his legs being frozen to
his body.
The dead body of Jacob Friend, of
bloomington, Ill, was found recently,
lying on the Chicago and Alton Railway
track, at Springfield. The head was split
open on the right side from crown to chin,
as if by the blow Of an ak. The deceased
was known to have about him a large
amount OF money, and appearances indi-
Gated that he was murdered. although the
Coroner's jury failed to reach that con-
clusion. He was leading Hebrew mer
chant in Bloomington.
The boiler in Thomas Dobbins' saw
mill at Cunningham, Mo-, recently ex-
ploded, killing Elisha Smith, the engi-
neer, Richard WOrthington and Jesse
Thatcher, and badly wounding William
Simpson. Smith was blown about six
rods from the mill, his head and both
arms and legs torn off, his body rent open.
and his brains scattered over the ground.
Worthington was blown $50 feet from the
mill, and both arms torn off and both
legs broken near the ankles Thatcher
had his skull broken, one of his hands
cut off by piece Of boiler, and was car
RED fifty feet from the mill.
AT Francisville, Ind, recently.
Thomas Mills, 3. F. Lincoln, T.. Hurry
and German armed themselves with
double-barreled shot-guns, and started
deer hunting. After going a short dis
lance, Hurry returned to the house, and
was to watch the south side. and
to come to them if they called. The other
three went on. They soon came upon
the deer, and Lincoln was to fire, but his
gun snapped. Then Mills said. "Kneel
down and let me give him a shot.n He
knelt down, when Mills fired one barrel,
but failed to bring the deer, and it started
IN Il circle. That brought Lincoln di-
rectly in line, and just as Mills pulled the
trigger Lincoln raised up lust high
enough TO get the contents of one barrel
six buCkshot-in the head, the charge en-
tering at the left side and back of the ear.
and tearing the whole front of the face in
a dreadful manner Lincoln lived only
about ten minutes