Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-22
DOM ESTIC.

At La Crosse, Wis, the Mississippi
river froze over and navigation closed
the date of closing being the latest in
five years.
An explosion at the coal shaft oil
w. H. Bates & Co. at Winchester
H., destroyed the surface structures
valued at $4,000.
The 5-year-old daughter of William
Engleman of Algiers, Ind, was burned
to death, her dress catching fire from
an open CRATE.
Charles De Witt of Indianapolis
was killed when a Pennsylvania freight
rain crashed through a bridge near
East Germantown.
At Detroit Miss Dawson has been
sworn in as clerk of the United States
district court, being the first woman
to hold such position.
The Knox county, ILL.,, board of su,
pervisors has decided in favor of con.
selidating the rural schools and of the
transportation of pupils.
At Kewanee, ILL.,, James Maple, as.
SCISSOR of Bradford, committed suicide
by shooting because of financial
trouble due to speculation.
At Sycamore, ILL.,, John Rexford, the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Black,
died of spasms brought on by eating a
number of laxative tablets.
John Hess was killed and Charles
Francis and John Alley were fatally
injured by the premature explosion of
& blast near Versailles, Ind.
President Roosevelt delivered a
sermon" in the Grace Reformec
church, Washington, urging broader
Christianity and the brotherhood of
man.
The sale of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal in Baltimore, has been
postponed, to the disappointment of
the Wabash railway, which was the
highest bidder.
At Quincy, ILL.,, jury gave the
widow of Leonard Schmidt, who was
killed by an electric shock, a verdict
Of $4,000 against the Quincy Gas and
Electric company.
Charles f. Shivley. supreme chan
cellor of the knights of Pythias, has
ruled that Assyrians do not belong to
the negro race and are eligible to
membership in the order.
Harry Reeves, aged II. was killed
by cave-in at a sand pit mile
south of Madison, Wis, at the same
place that Henry Planer, aged IA. was
killed in the same way year ago.
Three men lost their lives and four
others were severely scalded in the
freroom of the battleship Massachus-
etts, lying in the League Island navy
yard, when boiler basket blew out
James j. Hill. president of the
Northern Securities Company, declares
President Roosevelt's proposed inter
state commerce court to fix railroad
rates will result in a reduction or
wages for railroad employees.
Two brothers of Washington, Ill,
were declared insane by the court.
Lorine Sharp. aged s. having lost his
mind by striking his head on the ice
while skating. and Adam Sharp. aged
6. losing his mental balance in an at
tack of scarlet fever.
Edward Rosewater, editor of the
Omaha Bee pleaded not guilty in the
suit for criminal libel brought in
Omaha. Neb.. by T. ]. Mahoney. presi-
dent of the Civic Federation. Rose
water. in a signed article, is said TO
have connected Mahoney with the en-
.bezzlement of Joseph BARLEY, former
state treasurer
A bitter fight for the control of the
Portland Gold Mining company is be-
ing waged in Colorado Springs. James
#, Burns. president of the company.
lespoused the cause of the strikers in
the Colorado mining camps and is I'M
popular. He was in New York City
in conference with the executors or
the Stratton estate. heavy stockhold-
er. seeking their aid.
Andrew Carnegie. in an address
read before the National Civic Fedora
ton. urges upon employers and en-
ployes tolerance. patience and arbitra,