The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
WISCONSIN

PORT WASHINGTON, WiS.-George
Whitman is in serious condition as re-
suit of tortures inflicted on him by two
robbers. Three suspects are being held,
charged with the crime. The intruders
bound his hands together and pounded
them with a piece of iron. Failing to get
him to give them the money demanded,
the men beat him over the head and in
jured him in a frightful manner. He was
then bound hand and foot and taken to
the top of the stairs and thrown down,
head over heels. He has ninteen wounds.
RACINE, wIS.-The arrest and filming OF
one hugger Of women has not put an
end to the terror which Racine women
have of going on the streets alone after
dark, for another hugger is at work.
Chris Sorrenson, for thirty years a resi-
dent Of Racine, man with a wife and
three children, was fined SIS and costs for
hugging a girl. The fine was small be-
cause Sorenson is not the dude whom
most of the victims have described Proof
Of this is in the fact that five women were
attacked last night. ea.-. .v,.-.
WEST SUPERIOR, VISIT was an
nounced last evening that the Superior
Ship Building company will not wait for
the striking machinists to accept their
terms, but will advertise at once for
skilled mechanics.-At a meeting Of the
marine engineers yesterday, II was an
nounced that the ship owners have decid-
ed to grant their requests for an increase,
and accordingly they viii a raise OF
10 per cent. The owners have also agreed
to notify the men of their assignments
early in the season.
MADISON, Wis.,. @. Emery of Al
bion was appointed by Governor La Fol-
lette to succeed Henry C. Adams, who re-
signed as state dairy and food commits
sioner. The salary is $1,000 a year.-Mrs.
E. Ray Stevens of Madison, wife of the
retiring assemblyman OF the city district
OF Dane county, was appointed by Gov
ernor La Toilette as the woman member
Of the state board of normal school
| regents. The appointment was made
under the law passed at the last session Of
the legislature.
IA CROSSE, Wis.-The three-story
store building owned by August Lantz
was destroyed by fire early this morning.
Mr.. Lantz, wife and six children, had a
| narrow escape from suffocation. The fam
lily was asleep on the third floor, and when
awakened the building was filled with
smoke and the fremen had to take the
occupants out. The fire started from an
! overheated stove. The loss is $4,000,
partly insured.
MILWAUKEE, Wls.-According to the
complaint in the suit for divorce from EN-
ma Stern. filed by Samuel Stern, she
showed great ingenuity in inventing
| fortunes for him. He says that on one
occasion she filled his underwear with
! needles and pins in order to cause him
great bodily injury and pain when he
should change his under clothing. The
couple were married and divorced once
before, differing on account of religion.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wls.-There
will be three farmers Institutes in Jack
son county this winter, the first at Hiy-
ton on Jan. Is and 16. Three important
| topics will be discussed, diversified farm
Ing, dalrylng and good rOads.-The state
apportionment Of the 1-miIl school tax
| fund gives Jackson county about S14 900,
this being about $4,000 more than the
| county paid into the fund in taxes.
| APPLETON, WIS.-Dr. Rush Winslow,
a well known physician and politician
who served Appleton as mayor for three
terms, died to-day as a. result of an opera
| ton for appendicitis.