The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-04
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the shed, striking him fairly on the head,
cutting an ugly cash.
Ike Stringer, one of the force of car
penters employed in putting up the big
warehouse of the Mandt wagon works,
suffered broken arm Wednesday after
noon in consequence of the breaking of
the scaffold on which he was standing.
Harold Hanson, son of Ell T Hanson,
was accidentally run over by rig driven
by Mrs @ Christensen, on Friday after
noon, while standing on the street in
front of Mr. Hanson's store. The little
fellow received bad scalp wound which
required several stitches to close, besides
having both wheels pass over his legs.
His very slight injury seems almost mi
raculous.
A scow loaded with quarry stone went
to the bottom of Lake Kegonsa the first
of the week and would have taken NJ Y
Gunsolus' launch with it had not John
Lienau, captain of the boat, cut the tow
line Just in the nick of time. The scow
went down end first in thirty feet of
water and in it's descent the stone rolled
off and the scow returned to the surface
and was towed to shore for repairs.
Several passengers in G L Lanes
launch were considerably excited on
Thursday evening at Kegonsa by the
burning of quantity of gasoline which
had been scattered on the bottom of the
boat. AS Mr. Lane struck match the
party was enveloped in flame, compelling
Mr. and Mrs Patsy Crahen and Mrs Lane
to Jump into the lake. One fortunate
feature, the boat had but just left the
landing and the water was but four or
five feet deep, or there might have been
a drowning accident to chronicle.
A number of our leading business men
are agitating the formation of a stock
company in this city with the object of
establishing driving park on the south
nalf of the old race track site, on Hans
Bergum's farm east of town. An option
has been secured from Mr. Bergum on
24-acre tract, the purchase price of
which is to be $4,SOO. The old grand
stand, stables and other buildings are
included in the option. Should the COM
pany materialize, a first class half-mile
track will be built and the park put in
good shape. Shares in the stock com
pany will be sold at S25 each, and the
promoters of the venture are hopeful OF
disposing of the required number with
out trouble La Edgerton the driving
park has been such a paying investment
to IT'S owners that shares sell at pre-
MUM, and there seems to be no reason
why this city should not be able to main
tain such park. Many of our citizens
are investing in fast horses, and interest
in racing. which, in this locality
has been dormant for some time, will I'M
questionably be revived.
GAINESVILLE.
Henry Tessin was found dead in an
oat bin Saturday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock, surrounding circumstances max
ing it clear that he had died by his own
hand. He was 80 years of age, and was
employed by w B Hodge on the Robert
Pollock farm in the town of La Prairie.
It was in the second story of the barn on
the Pollock farm that the body was
found, an empty carbolic acid bottle ly-
ing by his side supplying the necessary
details regarding the manner of his
death.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Fl Carpenter 19 Milton avenue. was the
scene of pretty wedding Monday after
noon Miss Harriet E Carpenter, their
daughter, being married to David At
wood, formerly of Madison and now city
editor of the Gazette. Only few i'm
mediate relatives witnessed the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev Rob
ert g Denison of the Congregational
church, among them being Mr. Atwoods
mother, Mrs G D Atwood, his grand
mother, Mrs Ward, and his aunt, Miss
Atwood, all of Madison.
Rev E Will, who escaped from the
county insane asylum week ago last
Tuesday, was found working on farm
near Sharon and was returned to the
asylum. The old fellow who caused a
scare among the farmers residing near
Koshkonong station by his queer actions
was picked up by Supt Killam this week
between Milton Junction and MELVILLE.
He proved to be old and harmless and in
pitiable condition. He is evidently a
Pole and cannot talk German or Eng
fish. Mr. Killam is trying to get some
information regarding him that will lead
to his Identification.
In the case of Joseph NJ Bostwick VS.
The Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York, Judge Dunwiddie handed
down decision that Joseph M Bostwick
could recover from the defendant the
| sum of 81 062 with interest at 6 per cent
since Oct 5, 1897, or s375.60, making the
judgment 81, 1892. He also held that
the plaintiff was not entitled to recover
on claims assigned to him by George S
Parker and A II Darlington. This case
was first tried here in the circuit court
Nov II, 1901, the plaintiff seeking to re-
cover the premiums paid the company
on policies they claimed were different
than their applications called for. They
were given judgment against the COM
pany which was appealed to the supreme
court. The supreme court reversed the
decision as far as Parker and Darlington
were concerned, saying they could not
recover owing to negligence and sent the
case back to the circuit court to decide
the question of fact yet unsolved. This
iquestion being whether or not Mr. Bost
!. wick has not also been negligent in moi
examining his policy. This question
Judge Dunwiddie decided in favor Of
|, Mr. Bostwick and ordered Judgment
1t is understood the company will ap
peal from the finding.