Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-08
WISCONSIN ITEMS.
events OF the Past Week IN the
BADGER State.


Maroon young mel are happy because
u parper la started a shop there.
James :. Morrison was granted a di-
.orce from Harriet Morrison at osh-
hosn. Ihey reside in Markesan.
An insane man who gives his name as
James Miller, was committed 10 the
sEte hospital at Oshkosh.
Mrs. Garchow died at her home in
center, aged sixty-six years. She lad
il'ed III Center twenty-eight years.
Willie Munson, ten years OF age, son
OF Henry Munson, while playing
around the cars, was run over and hor-
ribiy mangled az Superior.
The residents Of Benoit and vicinity
are considering the question If Il new
town with Benoit as the seat of town
government.
Andrew j Powell of GAINESVILLE and
Miss Annie ~Newtenberg Of Platrcyille
were married by Rev. IL. ". Thomp-
son.
A petition is being circulated at Ar
cadla ~entreaung the Green Fay Rail
way company to erect a new depot
there.
Circuit Judge A. j. Ninje has pur-
chased the beautiful residence OF ex-
Mayor G. :. Starkweather at Central
park, Superior, the consideration being,
1t is said, only $ z 1900.
Pelagie Declene of the town of Rock
land was sentenced TO thirty days in
the county Jail. The charge Of which
she was found guilty was the opening
and reading of sealed letters addressed
to another person.
The foot Of William Mccarthy. O n
! ductor on the Duluth, South Shorr &
Atlantic railway, was crushed while
stepping between moving ears AZ itaSa.
Douglas county. Anputation was nee
esSary.
The will of Mrs. Nathalie Van Hoore-
beke will not be admitted to probate at
Green Bay until after the trial OF her
husband, Barney Van Hoorbeke, who
is now in Jail at Anderson, Ind, chars-
ed with her murder.
Fire destroyed the residence belong
ing to August DOebler, in the town Of
Osborn. The flames were discovered
by Mr.. and Mrs. Doebler. who narrowly
escaped with their lives. The loss is
complete.
George w. Chaee, a veteran Of the
Grand Army. died ut his home in Brnd-
head, aged nearly seventy-siX years.
Mr.. Cflace was n native of New Hamp-
shire, but came TO Wisconsin nearly
forty years ago.
Henry Engelle, the street car condnc-
tor who attempted suicide in Rockford,
died after having lived four days with
q bullet in his brain. The remains
were buried at Newark, nea Beloit.
A settlement has been effected in the
case of John Atkinson against the Chi
ogo 81 Northwestern Railway com
pany at Green Bay. The amount re
ceiyed by the plaintiff is $3.50.
The council at Stevens Point voted
a gift of $500 in support of the new
public library. This makes $1,1 which
the committee in charge of the work
has to begin with.
Waupun expects to have a regularly
organized stock company base ball club
this year, and wants TO get into the
Fox River Valley league with such
towns as Oshkosh, Menasha, Stevens
Point and Fond du Lac.
In the case Of Hugh Mcdonald Of
Ashland Junction, who was sentenced
to the reform school at WaukeSha for
setting fire TO a car of hay some weeks
ago, an appeal was taken TO the cir
cult court.
The Ashland police discovered that
several merchants have been taken in
the last day or so through forged
checks. with the name of ID. w. Nov
"a N ,rapinnnf luy,,hnyula N 0f.a.hlaI
Mowatt re%pudiates the checks and the
police are trying TO find the forgcrs.
The hearing in the case Of Col.
knight against the county Of Ashland
was begun before Referee Ben Smith
and may continue for a week or more.
This is the last of the tax suits brought
to set aside the taxes levied for 1893.
The North Wisconsin Teachers asso-
citation will meet in Ashland. Saturday,
March Is. A number of the noted ed
ucators Of the state will be present. in
Guiding President Mcneil of the West
Superior normal school.
Il. B. Deveaux. a prominent citizen OF
Iron River, was found with his feet
and hands badly frozen. While going
home from down town he was stricken
1 Wlul ~ pI hIytI Sooht- hC touis
neither speak nor move, and for over
an hour remained PROSTATE in the
snow.
The board Of directors of the Com
mercfal association Of Eau Claire dio
reoted the secretary to wire Assembly
man Burlington that the association
was unanimously opposed to the corn-
ty municipal court bill. and requested
him to use all proper efforts 10 defeat
it.
The Peoples Telephone company has
been Incorporated by j. III. Culver, G.
l.. Catlin and III. III. Stewart, Superior
people, with a capital stock OF $4,000,
who petitioned the council for a fran
chise. The new company proposes to
operate in opposition to the Duluth
Superior Telephone company and ma
terially reduce rates.
The common council of Waukesha re-
fused to pass what is known as the
pine-line ordinance. There was only
one vote in favor Of it. The ordinance
gave authority to the Waukesha Water
company to lay pipes in the village and
as far as Big Bend, so that water could
be supplied 20 Chicago.
The rate Of mortality in Oshkosh is
a little more than one a day. The rec