Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-21
BADGER BRIEFS.
Short News Notes of Wisconsin Peo-
pie and Events.

pie and Events.
The grip is almost epidemic in the
state prison at Waupun.
GAINESVILLE horsemen are preparing an
ice track half mile long and 100
feet wide
W. W. Hutchinson, former resi-
dent OF Appleton, is dying of blood
poisoning i'll Chicago.
Albert and William Mas tried to
dig out of the Appleton Jail, but were
caught by the sheriff
| K. A. Lang and force of thirty
men will work all winter improving
the big dam at Chippewa Falls.
Henry Miller, man well known
through northern Wisconsin as a can
, Ger doctor, died at Fond du Lac.
Frank Miller narrowly escaped death
as the result of accidentally turning
on the gas in Il GAINESVILLE hotel.
Charles Burdick, victim of the
sulphite mill disaster at Ashland last
month, died of his injuries.
Andrew j. White, formerly post
master at Omro, and Well-known
politician died at the Northern hospi,
tai. aged 81 years.
The assignee of the Palica Trunk
company at Racine has sold the entire
plant to Kelley, Weeks & Co. ana
Stecher, Weber & Co.
'MysteriOus JIM" who has had
decidedly unpleasant record around
Rock and surrounding counties, is IN
der arrest at Tama, Iowa.
In the circuit court at Ashland Geo.
Sell got judgment for $4,000 against
the Mississippi Logging company, for
rafting logs on the Chippewa.
Dwight r. Dix, the man who was
brought to Ashland from San Fran
cisco to answer TO Il charge of alb
sconding- with $2,100 money belonging
to the Armour company, pleaded not
guilty and his trial was set for next
May. He was placed under bonds
which he secured
While Mr.. and Mrs. L. Malin Of
the town of EaStOn, near Green Bay,
were absent from home their 2-year-old
child carried some live Goals to her
bed to play with, set fire to her cloth
ing and was so badly burned that
she died in a little while. Another
child, II months old, was lying in the
bed at the time but escaped injury.
Johnny ShroedeB aged 10 years,
was instantly killed at the home
of man named Seidl ut MarshfCld.
The boy was playing with Seidl child
and Mr.. Seidl in an adjoining room
was repairing a gun. He did not hear
Johnny enter the room and just as
the child came i'll the gun was dis
charged, the whole charge entering
the boys body, killing him instantly.
At the fifteenth annual meeting Of
the Palmyra Vigilance society, the
following officers were elected for
1894; Miles Wilbur, president; John
Goser, yice-president; Arch. Wilson,
secretary; K. j. Washburne, treasurer.
The society has SeYenty-tiye mem
bers of the most influential residents
Of this portion Of southern Wisconsin,
and by their vigorous prosecution OF
crime have aided to preserve law and
order.
Willard Edison, one Of the pioneer
manufacturers of Wisconsin, died at
Fond du Lac yesterday. Nearly half
century ago he founded what is known
as the firm of Edison & Sons, manufac-
tuners of church and lodge furniture.
For almost twenty years he had left
the conduct of his business to his
son. He had many peculiarities in his
nature, and one Of these was a de-
sire to sleep in his own coffin. In
the engine room Of the factory he
had made his home for two decades.
He had small apartment fitted up
with a few articles Of furniture, but
no bed. In place of a bed there was
coffin that stood on blocks that re-
sembled the small horses used by IN
dertakers. The bottom Of the coffin
was padded with wooden cloth until
it made a soft and comfortable bed.
Every night for nearly twenty years
the old man climbed into his coffin
and slept soundly until morning. He
often expressed the wish to die in the
coffin and be buried without the cere-
mony Of a funeral. A few days ago
he was taken sick and when he was
SO weak that he could make no re-
sistance his son took him to his home.
He was 81 years old.