The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-10-06
GAINESVILLE.

Mrs Fl B belong, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in the city for
|. the past two weeks, returned to her
home in Chicago Monday morning. She
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs R R
Brown of Edgerton.
William Pankhurst, aged Is years. did
not know the rifle was loaded and pointed
it at John Mccarthy. The ball entered
McCarthys mouth, lodging in the rear of
the jaw and inficting what may prove
| fatal wound. Parkhurst has given him
self up.
Francis William Louden, pioneer
resident of GAINESVILLE, passed peacefully
away Monday morning at 4 o'clock at his
home On Mineral Point avenue, after an
illness of three weeks duration, aged
eighty-one years. He leaves to mourn
| his loss wife and three children, James,
Jessie and Mamie, also three brothers,
Philo, Mayhem and James, and sister,
Mrs Chapman, all of whom have the
sympathy of their many friends in
time of great sorrow.
Cyrus Miner, one of the best known
business men of Southern Wisconsin,
died Monday at his home in this city,
aged r. He was a native of Danville,
| VT and had resided in GAINESVILLE since
| 1848 with the exception of two years
spent in South America and Australia.
| For six years he had been a member and
! four years treasurer of the Board of
Trustees of the State School for the
Blind. He was treasurer of the Rock
County Agricultural society for several
years, and for many years treasurer of
| the State Agricultural society. He was
| a member of the legislature from this
district in 1889. He leaves widow and
three children-Miss Floy Miner Of this
city, and Peter Miner and Fred G
Miner of Chicago.
Ex-Sheritf Theo L Acheson is suffer.
ing from hemorrhages in the head
which have occurred several times of
late and by which he has lost a great
amount of blood and required the at
tendance Of two physicians at one attack
last week.
Benjamin F Crossett, one of James
ville's best known business men and a
resident here since 1861, died suddenly
Tuesday night, aged SO. He was a
| Knight Templar
Stoughton.
IOUll, VI was uoIc pdIC
of the week looking after his tobacco in
! terests.
Jens Guam had his little finger cut off
Wednesday afternoon by one of the big
shears in the blacksmith shop at the
wagon works.
An eight year old son of Andrew Olson
of Rutland, was badly lacerated in the
face on Wednesday by neighbours fe
rocious dog.
At Utica, Wednesday, Sept 9th, AL
bert johnson of this city, was married
to Miss Josie Anderson of Utica, Rev
Krostu performing the ceremony. The
young couple will make their home in
this city.
Hans Christensen of Liberty Prairie
threshed for Ell 0 Hougan of Pleasant
Springs on Tuesday, Sept 26, 2300 bush
| els of oats in eight hours. Mr. Hougan
says this beats all previous records in
this section of the country.
L D Moses of Ripon was in our city on
Saturday and purchased the furniture
of the defunct Dane County Bank, to be
used temporarily for the new National
Bank which will be opened here in the
near future. The new bank will have
capital of $4,000. The promoters are L
D Moses of Ripon, Leander Choate,
r Morgan and r Morgan of Oshkosh.
Fred Melaas of our city will be cashier.
Any of our citizens who may wish can
obtain stock, but the organizators are
not asking it as they have all the capital
needed.
While Hans Stravalson and his son
were driving to town Monday night, in
crossing the railroad track about one
mile east of town, the horse caught one
of his front feet between the rail and the
plank of the highway crossing and Meth
er Hans or the horse could extricate it.
Soon the SOP train came laundering by
and the outfit was thrown thirty feet
into the air, with the exception of the
foot which had to be chopped out, so
tightly was it fastened in the death trap.
The horse was instantly killed and the
buggy smashed into smitherenes. Hans
and the boy were at safe distance when
the crash came and were unframed.