Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-30
A DISCREpCTED PARSON SEEKS
VINDICATION.
POLITICS THE CREAM CITY
Death Claims Mrs. Dichmann at Osh-
kosh-Milwaukee Aldermen Refuse
to Favor New and Cheaper Street
Railway Line-Snake in a Boys
Stomach-Other State News.

March
Tenth ward republicans in Milwau-
kee endorsed Aid William G. Rauch-
enDerger for mayor
Mrs. Eliza Dichmann, wife of ex-
Mayor Dichmann, died in Oshkosh of
heart disease. She was the daughter
OF the late c. A. Weisbrod, and the
first white child born in that city.
She was so years old.
MilWaukee's common council re-
jected the offer made by ex-Congress-
man Lawrence Mccain of Chicago 20
carry street car passengers for
Accent fare, a rate l cent lower than
that exacted by the Willard monopoly.
AT meeting of the electors of school
district No. 8, Waukesha county, it
was decided by 100 majority to retain
Henry Madjgan, the teacher who is
awaiting trial on a criminal charge
preferred by Miss Mile Medland.
Max Mcneil is a 11-year-old boy
whom doctors at Stevens Point have
been treating for typhoid fever for
several months because they did not
know of anything else to treat him
for. The case has been a puzzling one
and has exhausted the skill of the
medical fraternity, but yesterday the
mystery was solved, when a dead
tines by the aid of a cathartic. The
reptile was greenish in color and was
about foot long and artly decom-
posed, probably having been dead sew
eral days. In ADril the boy was driv-
ing cattle along country road when
he came to a brook, and being thirsty
he took drink. 1t is probable that
at that time he either swallowed the
snake egg or a tiny snake itself.
Since that time he has never been
we'll, but he is now rapidly recovering.
This is said to be the second case of
the same kind recorded in the medical
annals of this country.
Mrs. Jane Korotev, one of Menashas
pioneer residents, died of general de-
bility, aged SO years. Three sons and
IWO daughters SURVIVE LSI.
Miles w. Fiske, a well-known Young
man of Menasha, died of consumption,
aged % years.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
cearance of ]. w. Mckesson from Bar
ron since Oct l has been cleared His
wife received a letter from him stating
that he was now located at some point
on Puget sound.
Fred Gekne, arrested in Milwaukee,
charged with stealing a horse from
Nicholas Nelessen of Chiffon, was
bound over to await trial.
Isaac Cohen was arrested in Super
ior charged with obtaining goods I'M
der false pretenses. His examination
was set for Jan. 25 and he furnished
$500 bail. The La Crosse Knitting
company alleges that Cohen secured a
bill of goods amounting to s43G.82 on
July 6, 1895, upon fraudulent represen-
tations. Cohen's store is now closed
on attachments mostly in favor Of
relatives.
The Post Mercantile company has
instituted proceedings at Chippewa
Falls against President Leslie Wilson
of the Chippewa Valley Mercantile
company to recover damages in the
sum of $4,000 for alleged libel and
SANDER.
The Evelyn Gordon Theatrical COM
pany, booked to appear at the Lake
side Auditorium in Racine, was shut
out by the management. The COM
pany gave a performance the night be-
fore amidst a great deal of guying
from the audience and it was thought
best to cut the engagement short and
thus avoid a repetition of the scene
The performers protested, but finally
left for Port Washington.
Pensions have been granted persons
residing in Wisconsin as follows:
Original-Peter Heller, Milwaukee;
Gowlid c. Schmidt. Grantsburg; John
Dunke, national Milwaukee home. In
crease-John A Flame, Richland Cen
ter. Reissue - Williams Stevens,
Downing.
The case of w. W. De Lano of Mani
towoc, who was arrested by Deputy
Game Warden Wright at Ellis juno
ton il November last, was called in
the circuit court at Marinette on an
appeal from a verdict of guilty rem
dered in justice court. The defendant
was discharged.
A KIDNAPPING case followed d divorce
which was granted in the circuit court
at Ashland. The small children were
given to the wife, Mrs. Brown. Sat
urday they disappeared and the
mother went to the county Jail asking
the officers to get them back. This, of
course, could only be done by regular
proceedings, whereupon she procured
a cutter, drove across Chequamagon
bay to Washburn and returned with
her offspring.
Plans are now completed for
changes in the railroad yards Of the
Northwestern at Elroy which will be
made early in the spring. The stock
yards which are at present located on
Main street, in the heart Of the bust
ness portion, will be moved to the
company's grounds in the northern
part of the city, and two new side
tracks will be built to them. Other
changes are to be made id the switch
! tracks.
Fred Bauer was arrested at Apple
ton for setting fire to the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Edward Shields. He was