Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-18
OVER THE COMMONWEALTH

/ DOCK OF western tales.
Henry Steinbrecher of Cooperstown
Henry Halves of Kossuth and Walter
Kind of Larrabee were killed by the
! bursting of boiler in the sawmill at
| Bruce's Crossing, Mich.
| A south bound freight and a light
engine north bound collided on the
/ Northwestern road near Hurley. COM
pletely demolishing both engines and
seriously injuring three men,
The fire which destroyed the bust
ness portion of Ingram, Gates county,
caught from a defective chimney in
the saloon of Joe Adams, destroying
five buildings. The loss was s13, 900.
Rollin F. Allen, a prominent resi-
dent of Fond du Lac, died suddenly
after short illness. Heart disease
was the cause of his death. He was so
years old and had held many public
Offices.
John Van der Driest, who committed
suicide at his home near Cedar Grove,
on previous occasion threatened sui
| eide because he couldn't get wife,
but that did not seem to deter him. as
he leaves widow.
Wesley Wells, the 15y ear-old son of
Charles Wells of Dunbar, Wis. killed
large timber wolf near that village.
The animal measured six feet from
tip to tip. The lad was hunting alone
IN the woods when he saw the wolf.
At Shawano John RietzIoff has been
arrested charged with knowledge OF
the whereabouts of Winfield Pike, ali
employee of the pulp mills, who disap-
peared recently and cannot be found.
Previous to the disappearance of Pike,
the two men had quarreled.
Rev. Edward Frank, who claims tob be
rector of Grace church at Sheboygan.
although his years contract has ex-
PRED, according to the statement of
the yestrymen, left for Fond du Lac
to lay his grievances before the bishop.
He will also give the latter his reasons
for accommodating the five members
of the vestry.
The special venire of 200 talesmen
has been nearly exhausted at Wauke-
sha, and the jury for the Bowers muir
der case has not yet been selected.
Bowers wife, from whom he was sep
arated some time ago because she
| claimed that he was guilty of cruelty
and nonsupport, was in court ana
there was an affecting scene when the
two met
Mrs. Patrick Maher, 65 years old.
appeared at the Milwaukee road depot
at La Crosse carrying a revolver and
wearing only nightdress. The Their
mometer was at zero. The woman
drove the passengers and agent out OF
the depot. She claimed she was look
ing for man and woman who were
trying to kill her. The woman, who is
insane, was finally oyerpowered
Hartwell Warren, brakeman of La
Crosse, was killed by his train, every
detail of the accident agreeing with a
false rumor of his death last week. At
that time story, the source of which
is still mystery, reached La Crosse
to the effect that Warren had been
lost from his train and was found dead
near Cassville on the track A few
days later he was killed, all details of
the former story having been carried
out.
A. Murdoch, arrested at Two Rivers
on a drunk and disorderly charge and
serving ten days in Jail at Manitowoc,
is believed to be Bert Smith, under III
dictment on charge of murder in
Michigan. The crime was committed
| at Hart, Mich, hast summer and
4 han ,4s.N
person of the murdered man, found
upon the person of Murdoch, was the
clue which led to the suspicion that he
was the man wanted.
While attempting to open the inner
door of the vault of the postoffice safe
which was blown up by burglars ]. G.
Graham, son of Postmaster Graham of
| Tomah, had narrow escape from
death. He was using a wrench in try
ing to turn the bolt and the friction
thus caused exploded nitroglycerine
which had been placed in the door by
The burglars. Graham was severely
| burned about the face and eyes. The
| door was bent double by the explosion.
| An accident which might have
proven frightful in its result was pre-
vented by the presence of mind of
| boy The janitor of the agricultural
school building at Wausau, which was
lately completed and occupied, built
a fire under the steam heating boilers,
not knowing that they were nearly
empty. Later returning with a boy
student he found the boilers red hot
and was in the act of turning in cold
water when pushed away by the boy.
HAD he been allowed his way what
might have happened cannot be re-
lated The boilers are ruined, school
is suspended and an investigating
committee is now at work.
j. Rau, Sr., and wife of La Crosse
are celebrating their fiftieth wedding
anniversary.
Rev. Joseph Weidmann. pastor of
the German Catholic church at Eau
Claire, slipped on railroad crossing
and broke leg.
At a mass meeting of the Beloit