Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03

"a halSlGlO
died from burns received by her cloth
ing catching fire while she was trying
to extinguish a prairie fire. She was
63 years old. Mrs. Noah Robinson
also died in Mondovi.
Rendered temporarily insane by the
death of his infant child, Martin How
ley of 253 Oregon street, Milwaukee.
threw himself in the river and was
drowned. He was 45 years of age and
was a laborer about the docks
At Mineral Point DR.. John H.
Vivian died suddenly Sunday aged rs.
He had resided there over fifty wears.
He served in the legislature in 90 and
90, and was a surgeon of the fiftieth
regiment in the civil war. For several
years he was a member Of the state
board of charities and reform.
Manager Saemann of the Sheboy-
gan Street Railway company has
finally received consent from the vii
lage of Sheboygan Falls to extend the
line into that village. The street cars
now run to the edge of the place and
the company must now enter without
receiving the $4,000 bonus wanted.
The southbound Chicago & North
western flyer that arrives in Racine at
Abs p. m. struck the horse and buggy
driven by John Deisler a farmer of
Horlicksville, killing the man and
horse and injuring Mrs Deisler. The
accident happened at the Rapids road
crossing at the north city limits. Deis-
Ter was 81 years of age.
Aldric Venn, a Fond du Lac car
penter, who has been worrying for
several days because of the illness of
his father-in-law and also because OF
his own inability to proceed with the
work of building twenty-five houses
or which he has an imaginary con-
tract, went violently insane and
| chased several of his nearest neigh
bors and his brother-in-law, Morton
Peck, to places of safety. He was
the northern hospital.
Mrs. Katherine Becker, aged Is
years, died at the home of her son,
Henry Becker, 1926 Wells street, Mil
waukee, after being i'll for a year,
though the immediate cause of her
death was pneumonia. Mrs. Becker
came to Milwaukee in 1910 and was
married three years later. Some years
| ago Mr.. and Mrs. Becker moved to
FussVille, but returned to Milwaukee
| several months ago. Mrs. Becker
leaves four sons, all residents of the
cream city, Henry, Nicholas, George
and Stephen Becker.
About fifty Cinnamon from many
cities in the state met in Oshkosh to
attend the giving Of Chinese Masonic
degrees. A vacant store was rented
! and fitted up as a lodge room. Gong
Hoar of New York head of Chinese
Masonry in this country presided.
One session was held in the after
| noon and another in the evening.
| Then followed an elaborate banquet
with mixed Chinese and American
| menu, which lasted until o'clock in
| the morning. A Chinese band of six
instruments was present.
At Fond du Lac Walter Lesselyoung
was killed at Main and Follett streets,
by being thrown from his buggy. He
and Fred Parham were driving and
| approached a standing street car. The
horse started to run past and SHE'D to
the side. the front wheels of the We
hicle striking crossing approach.
Both men were thrown out and Lessel-
young landed head first against one of
the street railway company's poles
His skull was fractured and he died
He is survived by parents and several
brothers and sisters. Parham wa
uninjured.
EX-Mayor Herman Erb, Jr, shot
himself in the right temple at Apple
ton. He had just returned home from
the Wauwatosa sanitarium, where he
had been under treatment for more
than four months for nervous and
mental troubles. His malady was
originally brought by insomnia and
mental worry, supposed to have been
caused by the Library and City hall
building imbroglio of last winter. He
had of late been improving at the san
itarium and had been pleading to be
allowed to return home. His father,
Cashier Erb of the First National
bank, went to Wauwatosa for him and
they returned together The invalid
seemed quite cheerful during the even
ing and plans were discussed for a trim
abroad to be undertaken in about two
weeks.
In the morning, before the family
had arisen, the sound of a shot was
heard, and upon going to his room, he
was found dying on the bed, dressed
except for a coat, and with a bullet
hole in his temple. The revolver he
used was one he had owned for many
years. The young man was mayor in
1897, 1898 and 1899. He was born
Jan 81, 1873, and was one of the young
est in the country to occupy so i'm
portant a position. He had been en-
ployed for ten years in the First Ma
tional bank, and for several years past
was receiving teller. He was uni
versally respected