Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-11-07
NEIGHBORING NOTES.
Taken From Our Exchanges and Con-
densed For Local Readers.
TRAVEL IN 4 CORNFIELD.

TRAVEL IN 4 CORNFIELD.
Some one has found out how far a
farmer has to walk to put in and attend
to forty acres of corn. To plOw the
ground with a sixteen-inch plow he
walks $50 miles, to harrow it thoroughly
before planting, he walks fifty miles,
and to cultivate it afterward he will
have to travel $50 miles-making a
grand total of $50 miles besides garner
ing.
BAD ACCIDENT.
Stevens Point Journal: At ten o'clock
Tuesday morning, Michael StankOwski,
who resides at the corner of Smith and
Franklin streets, met with a peculiar
and frightful accident. He was work
ing at the Upper mill at Whiting load
ing logs on a carriage in the pulp
department. In some way he fell on
the track and the carriage passed
across the lower part of the abdomen,
which was badly mangled, making an
operation necessary.
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL.
It is reported that John d. Rookie
feller, the Standard Oil magnate and
multi millionaire, is backing the plan of
reorganization of the Wisconsin
Central lines in the hope of ultimately
securing full control Of the property
If his plans carry he will furnish the
necessary money to put the line in
excellent shape and on a basis where it
will be able to successfully compete for
not only through traffic between St.
Paul and Chicago, but also for Eastern
traffic.
There are several good reasons, it is
stated, why Rockefeller is anxious to
secure the Central property. He is the
owner of Mesaba Range properties aud
he owns the railroad which runs through
the range, and which he is about to
extend to West Superior. With the
CentraPs ferries across Lake Michigan
and its connections at Chicago it would
give him the means necessary to send
his ore to all parts of the world, to-
gether with the finished product which
he would like to manufacture.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
Marshfeld Times: A sad accident,
resulting in the death of John Britten,
a young farmer, happened at Baskerville
about eleven O'Clock Monday night.
Britten with a companion named Alfred
Willett had been hunting during the
day and as night came on they drew up
at Bakerville where Britten stopped to
get sack of salt as he intended butch
ering the next day. When within a
half-mile of the place they hid their
guns in fence corner near the road,
intending to pick them up on their
return. A storm came up and they
remained at Baskerville until it was over
which was about IL o'clock. They then
started home. Arriving at the place
where their guns were left Willett had
recovered his, while Britten, who was a
few rods in advance, in attempting to
get his through the fence, holding it by
the muzzle, pulled it in such a manner
that the hammer caught the rails and
the piece discharged, sending load of
fine shot through his right side Just
below the arm pit. With the report of
the gun Britten was heard to eXcaim,
MY God, Pm shot," and fell over.
Before ascertaining the damage to his
companion, Willet ran back to Baker
VILE and gave the alarm. The
unfortunate man was found lying where
he fell and ii is supposed death resulted
instantly. The following day an inquest
was held on the body, the verdict of
the jury being that he came to his death
from gunshot wound inflicted by his
own hands. Mr.. Britten was a young
HAL ABOUT oO years Olu dIu leaves Il
wife and small family residing near
| Baskerville.
WILL LIVE IN WASHINGTON.
Stevens Point Journal: Hon. E. S.
Minor, Member of Congress from this
district, has rented house at sos East
Capital street, Washington, and about
the 11th of November will leave
Sturgeon Bay with his family, which
consists of his wife and four daughters,
| for the National capital. Mr.. Minor
writes the Journal that he will be glad
| to see any of the Stevens Point friends
at the Washington home at any time.
ACCIDENTLY SHOT.
Merrill Advocate: Ed. F. Rietz, VIM.
Kruger and R. Goodknecht, of Kanka-
| kee, ILL.,, formed party Of hunters that
were chasing deer out on NewWood last
week. On Saturday afternoon they
were out, and Mr.. Rietz had shot doe
| little while before and was standing
on a log expecting the buck to follow
shortly, when his rifle slipped and he
endeavored to grasp it with his left
| hand but failed, and reached out his
right hand grasping it with the wrist
resting over the muzzle. In pulling it
UP the hammer caught on one of the
two logs between which the stock had
fallen, and was discharged, the ball
passing through the wrist, shatterlng
the bone, and going straight up into the
air, just graZed his face. A messenger
was Immediately dispatched to this city
| for surgical aid and DR.. Walsh re-
sponded giving such temporary relief as
| uac DoSSihlo Tho iDiurpd man WaS