Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-06-10
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

GUtIlleD ebrtkOW, aged eiBnJy-LOuE
years. died at La Crosse.
Joseph Gale was struck by a pile
driver at La Crosse and badly injured.
About forty cases are on the caien-
dar at Oshkosh for the June term.
Miss Olive Owen won the oratorical
contest at Arcadia.
w. Zitske has been held for trial at
New LOndol. He Is charged with hav-
ing forged a note and having it cashed.
Mrs. Charles Runals. aged eighty
n years, died at Somers. Ken0sha
county.
Isaac Mariner. aged eighty-ihree. an
old resident. died al Beloit He has
been blind for many years.
Oscar +. Frank, aged twenty-six.
died at Ia Crosse. He was a we'll
known young nan
Firebugs tried to burn the store OF
John Bauer at La Crosse. The damage
amounted to 500.
Il. A. Florine and family of Cuba
City were taken seriously i'll from eat
ing canned fruit. They are recovering.
A five-year-old son Of Mrs. George
Hohl of La Crosse was badly scalded
by an older sister. The child may die.
A representative of Eastern capital.
lists is at Amigo negotiating for a site
on which to erect 4 large tannery.
Fifty orphans from New York were
distributed a nong different families
around Marinette.
Friends OF August Kopitzke of RAJ
cine, who was found dead in Chicago,
are of the opinion that he was MUIR
dered.
George ID. Fellows Of Racine was
capsized while sailing a boat at Pc
waukee lake, and narrowly escaped
drowning.
Corydon z. Northrop, aged seventy
seven years died at Menasha. He
built the first house in the city. He
leaves a wife and six grown children.
Miss Clara Smith Of Brodhead, who
has been an inmate of the Rock coun-
ty insane asylum for the past year.
died at the age of thirty-six years.
Z. Kerrigan. route agent of the Unit
ed States Express company, has re-
ceiyed orders from the general manag-
er to close the office of the company at
kenosha.
John A. Kerwin of Madison. one OF
the best-known railway men in the
state. has resigned as roadmaster OF
the Northwestern road between Madi.
son and Milwaukee.
Fire broke out In the Athearn house,
formerly known as the Colby house. at
Ashland. A prompt alarm by a police
nan saved the building. The loss will
be about 5000.
Henry Beckham brought suit against
Julius Cousins, a farmer of the town
of Newark. for damages i'm the sum OF
$4,000 for biting off his ear. The jury
found for the defendant.
p. c Murphy. charged with assault
by Emil Kelbs of Chester. father OF
eleven-year-old Emma Kelbs. was
bound yer to the next term Of the
Fond du Lac court In bonds Of $1,000.
While giving directions for the pre-
paration of the MONDAY meal, Mrs.
Andrew Mollsted. aged forty-six. the
mother of nine children. fell dead from
heart disease at Beloit.
In the case of Rebecca Sykes Miller
VS.. The City of GAINESVILLE for $1,000
damages for falling on a defective
sidewalk last July. a settlement has
been effected.
Miss Mertie Wright, aged twenty
four. daughter of IL. M. Wright of Prai-
RE du Chen, died from typhoid fever.
Her twin sister died three weeks ago
from the same disease.
The appointment of John "A. Ogden
Of Amigo as secretary of the new state
board Of immigration is announced.
The board consists of the governor n
the secretary Of state.
Ernestine Miller was arrested at
Green Bay, charged with stealing a
diamond ring belonging to II. A. H0ll
man She had been employed as kitch-
en- girl in the family.
The work of grading the lake front
at Manitowoc where the large coal
docks OF the Pennsylvania & Ohio Fuel
company are to be erected. was begun
last week.
Members of the First Baptist church
have subscribed $1.525 towards build
ing a new church at Green Bay. j. IL.
Taylor offered to give SO for every 81
raised by the othe members up to
$1,000. !.
AT a depth Of about twenty feet, we'll
diggers on the Arthur Leadbetter farm,
a mile and a half from Palmyra. in a
spur Of the Kittle Morine, found sever
al inches Of pure copper, thought to
have drifted there In the glacial period.
Peter Risager, sixty years old. was
found hanging In his cellar at Racine.
1t is supposed that on account of finan-
cial diculties he committed suicide. He
had been a resident of Racine for thir-
~ years.
Perley Lowe of Chicago has pur-
chased the seasons cut of the peshtigo
Lumber company. 5,O00,0O0 feet. The
lumber will be piled. planned aud ship
ped from Lake Peshtigo. The consid-
Grafton was about $SOO,OD.
Olaf Nelson of Onalaska | sunder ar
rest on a charge of assaulting Mrs.
Wallace Mulder end cutting Mr.. Null
der with q knife. The latter gave Nell
son a terrible beating before turning
him W to the police.
The sixteen members of the Racine
police force did i.ot receive their
months salary. Mayor Graham refus-
ing TO sign the nav roll, for the rpa sou