Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-28

| bal, Mo. He had several lumber yards.
Charles Seitz, aged so years, one OF
the leading farmers of the town of
Caledonia, was killed by a Milwaukee,
Racine & Kenosha south bound cleo
! trio car, six miles north of Racine. He
was married and owned a large farm.
| Eusebe La Vigne, who died in the
town of Rudolph, Sept. Is, had been a
resident of Wood county since the
days of territorial government. He
was born near Montreal, Can, on July
| t, 1917, and consequently was 50 years
old.
William Hamlin received word that
Frank E. Race Of BeloK is at the point
of death at Tacoma, Wash. Mr.. Race
was ten years ago very well-known
resident OF Beloit. He was alderman
for many years. He went to Tacoma
because of declining health. His
family consists of a wife and four
children.
Burglars looted several business
houses in Racine. At the barber shop
of George E. Manigold they got fif-
teen raZOrs; at the saloon of NJ Huck,
cigars and liquor, and at the grocery
store of William Steftin several pounds
of sugar, cheese, crackers and cigars.
They enjoyed meal in the store be-
fore leaving. Three tramps have
been arrested.
At Black River Falls William Gray,
who shot Victor Norberg July 8, is be-
ing tried. Norberg lost a leg as the
result of the shooting. Gray is vet
eran of the civil war and Norberg was
member of the twelfth Minnesota
volunteers in the Spanish war. The
trouble between them arose over an
argument as to the respective bravery
of the soldiers in the two wars.
George w. Lester, a Racine electri-
clan, began suit against Frank J. Mil
Ter for $4,000 damages, the charge be-
ing SANDER. The suit is the outcome
of a diamond robbery that took place
at the Miller residence Jan. IL At
that time diamonds belonging to Mrs.
Miller and valued at $4,000 were stolen.
Mr.. Lester and another electrician
were wiring the house and putting in
call bells.
While H. J. Thompson, an Eau
Claire photographer, was working in
his studio with prepossessing young
woman of p, whom he had just hired
as a retoucher, on her own recOmmen-
dation, a man six feet tall and about
80 years of age walked in and asked
in a savage manner what the young
woman was doing there. Alarmed
by the strangers manner Thompson
snatched from the wall an infantry
sword, which came from Clusters last
battlefield, and was bought by
Thompson from an Indian brave.
Meantime a heated conversation devel-
Oped the fact that the strangers name
was Mcguire and the young woman
was his wife. There was another
sword hanging on the wall and the
stranger having snatched Thompson's
weapon from him, Thompson took the
second sword. At the end of the
struggle which ensued Thompson was
on the floor covered with blood and
Mcguire was leaning over Thompson
with the sword at his breast. At this
point a furniture dealer, who had
responded to the woman's screams,
rushed in and dragged Mcguire away.
Mcguire seized his wife's cloak and re-
tanning the Custer sword ran down
stairs and over the PROSTATE body of
his wife, who had run down and
tainted. A warrant is out for Maguire's
arrest on the charge of attempt to kill,
but he cannot be found. His wife
says she had given him the cold
shoulder because he had not supported
her. She came from La Crosse and
ne followed her Thompson's face is
a sorry sight, being badly cut. His
gallery looks like a slaughter louise.
He is held entirely blameless in the
affair
telegram from Kalamazoo, Mich,
stating that Mrs. Bertha Barr had been
granted divorce from Rev Thomas
E. Barr on grounds Of desertiOn,
created widespread interest in Racine.
Mr. Barr was formerly pastor of the
First Presbyterian church there and
left on account Of differences with
some members Of the congregation.
Albert Linck was brought to Racine
from st. Paul by his mother. He is
suffering mentally. He has no recol-
lection where he went after leaving
Racine. His mother states that he
will resign all his positions with labor
organizations and as alderman, doc
tors having advised absolute rest. Mrs.
Linck also states that the $342 her son
had belonging to the trades and la
Dor council, is all right, and in a few
! days will be turned over
The friends of James E. Hayes OF
Kenosha, who enlisted in the twenty
second infantry and went to the Phil
ippines, are wondering if he has been
shot as a deserter. A telegram from
Manila was printed TO the effect that
James E. Hayes, private twenty-sec-
ond infantry, shot as a deserter at sun
rise" This was all, and it aroused
fears for the young man. 1t is re-
ported that Hayes became enamored
of native Filipino woman and that
they were married. Hayes being OF
restless nature probably left the army
to visit the woman.