Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20
BADGER BRIEFS.

AT CdudFy David Fink was kicked in
the face by horse and may die.
Henry W. Henke and Augusta Vie
seller OF Deer Greek were married.
Joseph Wager, aged IS years. was
Killed while chopping near Perronville.
At Sheboygan Falls George Spratt
was nominated for the assembly nv ra-
publicans.
At Appleton Matt Heigle and Albert
Boehm were each fined SIS and costs
for fishing with nets.
prisoner of the Waukesha iau
named James Stanton died from the
effects of wood alcohol
Miss Vida Hancock of Tomah has
been appointed teacher at the Standing
Rock, North Dakota, agency at $500 a
year.
The Appleton physicians who gave
valuable aid at the recent wreck at De-
pere have received from the railroad
company checks for $25 each.
At Wausau, Judge Silverthorn fixed
the bail of John Robins, the man who
shot W. w. Fenelon of Rhinelander,
at $1,000. Te man is still in Jail.
NJ. ]. Deutsch and Miss Media Clark.
both formerly of New London were
married in Chicago. Mr.. Deutsch is
secretary of the Building Trades coun-
ell in Chicago.
F. w. John has been appointed post
master at Gillett. Oconto county, vice
]. W. Pinch, removed and William A.
Crothers at Lakeside, Adams county,
vice l.. z. Sperbeck removed.
At La Crosse William Gable, a build
ing contractor, died, aged 81 years. Six
weeks ago he dropped the end of tim
Der on his leg, making a bruise from
which blood poisoning resulted.
Grace Golf and Hattie Brummele, two
girls employed in the paper mills at
BrOkaw, fell with a portion of the floor,
eighteen feet. They were buried under
pile of paper, but neither was serious
ly hurt
Theodore Hart of Wausau fell from
a scaffold 100 feet high at Iron River
and broke his jaw and one leg in two
places. He was taken to hospital in
West Superior where it is thought he
will recover.
An additional free delivery service
has been ordered at Green Bay, to take
effect Oct 1. 1t will embrace an area
of forty square miles with population
Of 1850. George Johnston was ap-
pointed carrier.
Wisconsin pensions granted: ORR
ginal, Nathan Stiner, Merrill, Sc; Asa
K. Stickney, Gillett, Sc; additional,
William Querman, National home, Mil
Waukee, $12; increase, Oscar o. Snyder,
Wisconsin veterans home, Waupaca,
$40.
George F. Chester, clerk Of the
courts of Duluth, was found dead in
bed at the West Superior hotel. In
nepocl1et was pistol and in the other
q bottle of chloroform, but there was
no evidence of either having been
used.
Atty. F. G. Cady, who was the reform
candidate for mayor of Green Bay at
the election last spring suffered a SER
iOus injury Friday. His horse ran
away and he was thrown against an
iron hitching post The cartilage that
holds the ribs to the breast bone was
torn apart.
Harry Olson of Racine, one of the
best known breeders Of blooded
pigeons in southern Wisconsin, and
who has nearly 1000 in his coops, says
that diphtheria has broken out among
the birds and that within two weeks he
lost $3.50 worth. The disease attacks
the pigeons in the throat and soon
they suffocate.
George Wilkofspy of Waterford, Ra-
cine county was arrested on the charge
of entering the home of J. +. Beck and
taking a gold watch case, old coins and
sum of money. The property was
found on his person and he admitted
the theft. Two years ago he robbed a
barber shop at Rochester and served
twelve months in the reformatory at
Green Gay. He is only IS years of age.
At Green Bay Ellen Doyle, the 10
year-Old daughter of Attorney VI. ].
Doyle, was drowned. The little girl
had been to the east side on an errand
and was returning to her home about
o'clock in the afternoon. AS she was
crossing the bridge the draw bridge be-
gan to open for the yacht Aldokin. The
little girl made an attempt to jump
from the approach to the draw. She
missed and fell into the river twenty
feet. Gilbert Lefebre was near and
hastily tying a rope around his arm
threw one end to his companion and
jumped in after her. In jumping the
rope was pulled tight and Lefebres
arm was dislocated, which disabled
him. The girl did not come to the sur
face after going down.
Recently May Cotton, daughter Of
r. Cotton, one Of the richest and best
known farmers in Green county, was
married to Joseph Mitchell, the son Of
another rich farmer near Monroe. In
connection with the ceremony there
was east. Very soon after the peo-
pie, numbering over fifty, had left the
table many Of them began to feel sick.
R. Cotton was taken with gripes that
came near terminating in death. Rev.
Mr. Aldrich and wife were also very Ill
and thirty others thought the end had
come. DR.. Newsome who was present
was so sick he could not lend any as
sistance The bride and groom left
the table for the railway train and on
the way to GAINESVILLE they were taken
desperately i'll. When they reached
GAINESVILLE they summoned DR.. Palmer