Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-05-19
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Grin Hall, dealer in groceries and jewelry,
made an assignment to ?. J. Van Epps.
Martin c. Hanson, a resident OF Banon
county was locked up at Eau Claire on the
charge of stealing a certificate of deposit
amounting TO 500 at Rice Lake.
Nettie Cook, aged : years, of Anamico, a
town six miles from Green Bay, was acct
dentally shot and instantly killed by her
brother, 8 years old, while playing with all
old gun.
William Ahrens ana ohm Heickner was
sentenced at Oshkosh to - years in tho
penitentiary. They were convicted Of
criminal assault upon Theresa Harris, u
girl l6 years of age, at Menasha.
James Coogan, an engineer, married,
aged twenty-seven, ofVesper, slipped while
attempting 10 board a moving engine at
Arpin and was ground beneath the wheels.
He died from the injuries.
In the matter of the impeachment OF
Richard Sleight, district attorney OF Ash
land county, Gov. Peck finds no cause of
action and refuses to emo the gentleman
rom office.
l. West Superior special SAYS: A l4-year-
old lad, named Charles Long, was drowned
in the Nemadji river. His body was re-
covered. He was the son OF G. Long, of
Butler Park.
Four cars of an outgoing empty ore train
were wrecked on the lake shore Just outside
the yard limits at Ashland. A break beam
dropped and threw them off the track
smashing all badly and tearing up the track
fcf ONE distance. Passenger trains were
somewhat delayed,
James McClentock, brother of C. NJ. L.
McClentock, a prominent lumber inspector
of Ashland, while driving logs at Marengo,
fell from the boat and was taken under a
log jam by the current. The jam could not
be broken. His body is not yet found.
Charles IL. Todi's iewelry store at New
Richmondwas burglarized, tire second time
within a year. The burglars made an at
tempt to rob the Omaha passenger station
and other places, but were unsuccessful. No
arrests nave been made yet, though the
parties are thought to reside in the city.
The corner stone of the Pearson Hall of
Science, an important addition to the
building OF BelOit college, was laid in the
presence of a large gathering of friends OF
the institution. The building which is the
gift of DIR. d. h. Pearson of Chicago, is an
imposing structure, and when completed
this fall for the school year will cost about
$4,000.
George Batiste of Fort Pembina writes
Chief OF Police Higgins of Eau Claire for
information of the writer's wife who lett
home for Eau Claire and TO whom he teIe-
graphcd money to be paid by the National
bank OF this city. Investigation shows the
woman was here a few days ago, stopped
at a hotel, did not draw any money and
disappeared leaving no clue as 10 her des-
tination.
Peter Kroegan, engineer on Sherry,
Canon & Cos, logging engine at Vespet,
met with an accident which resulted fatal
Iy. He got off the engine to close a switch
at Arpin's mill, seven miles above Nesper,
letting his engine run slow, and in stepping
upon the engine he missed the step and
stepped into the gearing of the engine,
which drew his leg in, tearing the flesh on
the inside of his leg from the ankle up to
his hip, before the engine could be stop
ped.