Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07
Many Broke" in Alaska.
BADGER BRIEFS.

At Marinette Jack Burns was SEN
fenced to a year in Waupun.
AT Darlington Charles Brees, aged q,
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid
At Appleton Joseph Wettengel died,
adding fourth to the list of victims
of the explosion at the factory of the
e. II. Wieckert company. He was 81
years old and leaves wife and three
children.
Wisconsin pensions granted-Origi-
nal, George B. Owen, Waupun, Sc;
original widows, etc, Susan J. Wilds,
La Crosse, SIS.
In the household of Joseph Heubesky
at Neenah, George, 12-year-old son,
died in the early evening, and daugh-
ter was born a few hours later.
Mrs. J.. J. Booth, widow of William
: Booth, and mother of Wilmot A. and
Charles Booth of Milwaukee, died at
her home in West Union Ia, at the
age of SO years.
Judge Burneu has granted the peti-
ton Of ]. W. Cameron in the Sherry es-
tate case to sell a tract of timber lands
in the northern part of the state to S.
W. Hollster of Oshkosh for $22, 800.
Neenah physicians are being called
to treat unceasing cases Of blood poi
soning, mot caused by the kissing bug,
but by the bite of a species of black
spider. The victim is usually bitten
in the night and is awakened by pain.
,f no
Pulp and Paper mill has been sold and
is being removed. 1t is reported that
the Mineral Point Zinc OXid company
has purchased the building and will
put in sulphuric acid and sulphuric
oNid plant.
The semi-anNual district conference
Of the Appleton district Of the Meth0-
dist Episcopal church opened at Green
Bay. There are As ministers in at
tendance. The Appleton district ex-
tends from Stevens Point to Kewaunee
and from Rhinelander to Appleton.
Supt. Pierce of the Oneida Indian
school stopped in Washington, en- route
home from Carlisle, Pa, where he
placed several Indian pupils in the
school at that place. He called at the
Indian office and had talk with the
officials regarding affairs at Oneida
The La Crosse District Methodist
camp meeting closed a ten days ses-
sion at Viroqua There were 5000 peo-
pie on the grounds. In the audience
were two very aged women, Mrs
Dempster Seeley, aged 81, and Mrs.
Hammond, who passed her 9Sth birth
day in May.
Edward A. Day, formerly a member
of the firm of H. A. Meineck & Com
pany, commission merchants at Mil
waukee, was arrested on a charge of
embezzlement preferred by his part
ner, Mr. Meinecke. The arrest was
made on a warrant alleging the en-
bezzlement of $1,000.
Robert Humphreys, a Racine ma
chinist recently injured by being
struck by a centerpole while reaching
his head out of a Waukesha car win
dow, died at Racine, where he was
taken few days ago after submitting
to an operation in a Milwaukee hos
pital He was 20 years of age.
Fred, the 14-year-old son of Fred
erick Ohm, a laborer living at SIT SUI
periol street. was drowned while
bathing with his younger brother in
Kelley's pond, near Kinnickinnic and
Clement avenues. The little fellow
was playing on a raft when he fell
into the water where it was consider
ably beyond his depth.
Mrs. Mary Frederick Berninger
widow of Peter Joseph Berninger, dice
in Milwaukee of a paralytic stroke a.
the age of 81. Her husband was the
owner of the Berninger property or
South Pierce street, and both were
early settlers in Milwaukee, Two O
Mrs. Berninger's sons were drowned
one, Paul, in the Menominee river il