Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-09
BADGER Briefs.

Ingebreth Tweeten was appointed
postmaster of Nora, Dane county, vice
4. B. TWeeten.
At Folklore, Mass, President Rufus
c. FIagg Of Ripon college is thought to
be dying of typhoid fever.
At the caucus held in Granville ]. E.
Norton, candidate for assembly in the
fifteenth district, Milwaukee, carried
the town by a large majority.
Mrs. Hanna RoXelle, a pioneer,
died in Racine. She was born in New
York in 1927 and became a resident Of
Racine in 1853.
A team Of horses stolen at Port
Washington two weeks ago by two
unknown men was found in livery
barn at Sheboygan.
Edith, the 20-year old daughter Of
August Reffke, and Miss Louise Lohn,
aged II, daughter Of William Lohn,
both died at Appleton.
Mrs. Jacques Sneider, aged ga, a
pioneer of Sheboygan county, died.
At Prairie du CHEN Charles Amann,
aged 81, died Of dropsey.
Balero Guisemc, an Italian living at
Twin Lake., disappeared and no trace
of him can be found. It is thought
that ne met with foul play.
Wisconsin pensions granted were:
Original, Charles n. Case, National
| home, Milwaukee, IS; Increase,
Charles H. Sheldon, Thorp, SIS.
At seymour, T. C. ChuDbock, justice
of the peace and a former resIuent OF
! Appleton, suffered a paralytic stroke
which disabled his entire rig side.
Chief of Police Edward Schumacher
of Racine has returned from Chicago
where ne went in search Of Aid. Albert
Linck, who disappeared three weeks
ago, but was unable to locate him.
Fire burned the Monico hotel and
several business houses. The loss will
reach $4,000 and is only partly il
sured. The fire started in barn and
is thought to be the work Of tramps.
The depot and National express Of
fees at VaIders, a small station on
the Wisconsin Central line, were
robbed The loss is unknown but is
not thought to be large. All records
were stolen.
The body of a murdered Indian
Mitchell, by name, was found about d
mile from Keshena, on the old fair
grounds. His skull had been fractured
by blow. The murder is thought tC
be the outcome of a quarrel.
William Reefschloger, who escaped
from the Marinette county Jail several
month ago, has been recaptured
Reefschloger and two other prisoners
escaped He was traced to the upper
Michigan pineries.
Henry Hagemister of Green Bay
chairman of the Brown county board
emphaticaIly denies the report circu
lated to the effect that tramps IL
Brown are becoming as numerous az
before the warehouses were built.
At Racine, Thomas S. Marcher, one
of the best known travelling men il
the country, died, aged Y years. H
was born on Pennsylvania and came
to Racine in 1870. For thirty years
he had been continually on the road.
William C. Fieting and Miss Emm;
Earle, both of Tomah, were married b.
Rev. Mr.. Rowley. The presents wer'
! beautiful and costly. The bride is on
of Tomah's popuar school teachers.
! The memorial window presented Il
the Madison Baptist church by Mrs
JohnC. Spooner hasjust been placed il
position. 1t was made by Tiffany il
New York city at cost Of s1,40O an
: represents the Good Shepherd sur
2 rounded by a flock Of sheep.
F. Garrett Van Vie, one Of
I pioneer settlers Of the town Of Salem
/ is dead at the age OF Il years. He wa
born in New York and came 20 Keno