The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-26
CHICAGO ITEMS.
George Simmons. a carpenter. 80

George Simmons, carpenter, 80
years old, fell from a scaffold, breaking
his neck. Death was instantaneous.
While splitting wood in the back
yard John V. Williams fell to the ground,
and when his wife found him few min
| utes later he was dead.
Mrs. Tille Canniff, 30 years old, fell
through an unsupported plank in the
Ogden avenue viaduct Sunday and was
dashed to her death on the ground thirty
! feet below. Death was instantaneous.
She lived with her husband, Freeman
Canniff, a switchman.
DR.. Henry Barton Fellows, former
dean of the Hahnemann Medical college
and for nearly thirty years a professor
in that institution, died at the family
fourth year, and for some time had been
unable to attend to his practice or fill his
accustomed place at the college.
Judge Kohlsaat of the United States
district court appointed III. L. Wilson,
an attorney, as receiver for the clothing
business of Sol Wolfe. The liabilities
are said to be $23OO00 and the assets
somewhere between 100000 and $780,
600. There are about 100 creditors,
most of whom are located in the East.
George A. Fuller, founder and head
of the George A. Fuller company, pio-
neers in the construction of steel skeleton
buildings, died in New York city, where
he had lived since 1895. His death was
not unexpected, as all the efforts of spe
cialists had been of no avail in curing
him OF paralysis, from which he had suf-
fered since shortly before he went to New
York.
Ira Mclaughlin, II years old, was
struck by an electric car and sustained
q nc orr OF hn hocn Of fhn hrof Tho
lad is at the county hospital in a serious
condition.
Robert Tanner was badly injured
while skating on the south pond at Lin
coin park. He fell ON the ice and was
run into by other skaters, whose sharp
skates struck his head and inflicted Sc
we're wounds.
Manager Southgate and Assistant
Manager Roth of the Auditorium have
planned to add fifty rooms to the annex
by converting the top story, hitherto a
when completed will be the highest priced
in the house, each with a private bath
and each luxuriously upholstered and fur
nished. The new plan will give the An
mex 507 rooms. The expense will ap-
proach 100000.
AS result Of quarrel between Paul
Muscynski, ID years old, and Joseph Ur-
banski,, the latter drew knife and
stabbed his companion under the left
shoulder blade. The injured boy is at st.
Elizabeth's hospital and the physicians in
charge fear his death. Urbanski is be-
ing held
Members of two fire engine compa-
MES, with Marshals Seyferlich and Cam
pion and Assistant Marshal Cook in
charge, had a narrow escape from death
under the falling roof of the plant of the
Fowler Cycle and Carriage company,
which burned, causing loss to building
and contents of almost $4,000.
C. A. Putt, motorman on an electric
car. angered by the delay of John Treacy,
a teamster, in getting his team off the
car tracks, struck Treacy on the head
with the metal power controller of his
car. Treacy was taken to his home un-
conscious and suffering with a fractured
skull. His recovery is doubtful. Putt
was arrested.
Mrs. Mary Sheets, wife of Rev.
Frederick III. Sheets, pastor of Grace
Methodist Episcopal church, died at the
Wesley hospital after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Mrs. Sheets was taken to
the hospital to undergo an operation, and
while there contracted pneumonia from
which she died. She was 40 years old.
Mrs. Sheets was formerly Miss Mary
Fill, and she and her husband GRADUATE
ed in the same class at Northwestern uni
versity.