Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-12
BADGER BRIEFS.


pneumonia.
At Hartland the loss by the burning Is
OF Baumann Bros. elevator was 500.
900 and the insurance $4,000
Mrs. Mary Harth, wife of John
Harth of Stratford, is dead, aged 80
years. She is survived by husband
and six children.
The merchants of Monroe have
agreed to close their stores evenings
at $50, the agreement to remain In
! force until May l.
b. b. Humphrey died at his home
near Elkhorn. He was register of
deeds two terms. He was native of
Ohio, "a years of age
Guy w, Daley, a farmer of Hud-
son prairie since 1850, isdead. He was
70 years of age. He was a member
of the Legislature in 1877.
The funeral of j. C. Van He'll, a
scholar and antiquarian, took place
at Little Chute. He was SO years of
age and native of Holland.
G. w. Root, one of the pioneers of
Sparta, died, aged 92 years.
Wisconsin pensions granted: Origi-
nal special, Robert E. Day, Waupun,
Sc; Increase, Conrad Schaffer, national
home, Milwaukee, $40 to S12.
At Sheboygan Nicholas Henley.
aged "a, died of typhoid fever. Gott-
fried Miersch, aged 70, died of grip.
He is survived by wife and Ave
children.
Capt. Charles G. Treat of Monroe
has been appointed assistant to Maj.
Gen. Ludlow. governor general of the
city of Havana, to enter upon his
duties this week.
The Darlington city council passed
an ordinance establishing free pub
lie library and appropriated $312.5O
for it's maintenance. Over $425 has
been pledged by subscription.
Ali Kocher a nephew of the noted
Swiss surgeon of the same name, was
struck in the right eye by the end
of a cornstalk at Monroe and the eye
ball was cut open destroying the eye
sight.
, Arson Il. Melton has been appointed
postmaster at Arkansaw, Pepin
county, vice David Hur phrey. re-
moved, and Ole II. RoalkoLI at Vignes
resigned
Frank A. Rorhm died at Durand,
aged "a years He owned a double
store, besides holding many import
ant positions of trust In local affairs.
He and his family came from Portage
fifteen years ago.
AT Hurley Chicago detective ar
| oil
liams on charge of having purloined
diamonds from Mrs. Isabella HALEY
of Chicago. She was employed as a
domestic by Mrs. HALEY.
The 60 piece workers in the Weyen-
berg Bros. shoe factory at Chippewa
Falls have gone out on a strike owing
to 25 per cent. reduction per dozen
in two grades of shoes. The strike
also affects 40 day laborers.
The La Crosse County Agricultural
and Horticultural society elected Of
flcers as follows: President, John
Houser; vice president, G. IL. Haw-
kins; secretary, Miss Lydia Dawson;
treasurer, Mrs. w. A. Trip.
A farmers institute will be held In
the school building on the Oneida
reservation Jan. rs and q. It will
be notable from the fact that II Is
the first farmers institute ever held
among the Indians anywhere.
Chief Justice Pemberton of Montana
who has been visiting friends at Hud-
. son for the past two weeks, started
q for his home In Helena. The Judge
, and his wife were given a large re-
ception at the home of Robert Dins-
: more.
r Mayor Graham of Racine has APP
5 pointed a committee composed OF
three aldermen to visit Washington,
with a committee of representative
business men, for the purpose OF urg-
a ing the proposed improvements to
o Racine harbor.
Q Mrs. James Sutherland, one of the
! pioneer residents of GAINESVILLE, is
= lying at the point of death. She ac-
= cidentally fell against a stove. up
J. setting "A reservoir containing boiling
water on her body. She is 70 years
old. Her husband is well-known.
At Sheboygan Henry Kiefer, demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff, has had
a summons served on Sheriff Buchen,
citing him to appear in twenty days
and prove his claim to be sheriff. Mr..
Kiefer claims that ballots thrown out
T as defective would have elected him
=" News has been received announcing
. the death of former Milwaukeean.
Dr. Titus Croker, at Burlington, Ont,
. on Christmas. DR.. Croker was born
in Wentworth county, Ont, IS years
. ago. Eighteen years ago he came to
u Milwaukee and lived there for twelve
years.
Lieut. John Mckay arrived at Rice
a Lake, accompanying the remains OF
John Phillpson, who died at Annis-
. ton, Ala, of typhoid fever. A large
assemblage attended the funeral A
:" military burial was given, the local
company firing a salute over the grave
re Of the young patriot.
~ J. Jacob Tschudy, an old citizen of
Green county died from a stroke az