The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-08-18
WOman's Ear Torn Off.


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Woman's Ear Torn Off.
Racine, Wis. Aug. 16.-Mrs. Will !
lam Mcpherson, a we'll known west |
side woman, was nearly killed in a |
runaway. She was out riding with |
her young niece and nephew when the |
horse became frightened at a locomo- |
tive, turned. struck the curling, and |
overturned the vehicle. One of Mrs. |
McPherson's ears was torn off, dan |
gerous cash was cut in the back Of |
her head and she was cut across the |
nose. She also suffered internal injur- |
les. The children escaped with bruises. |
New Wisconsin Railway.
Appleton, Wis, Aug. 14.-Articles of |
association of the Valley Railway COM |
pany were fled at Madison, and bear |
the names Of the following incOrpOr |
atOrs: Thomas w. Orbinson, Robert |
j. Hackworthy, John Hackworthy, Ed |
ward O'Keefe and o. c. Smith. The |
company projects the construction of |
a steam railway between Menasha and |
Green Bay, via Appleton, Kaukauna, |
Depere and intervening Fox river val |
ley towns. Survey work will be begun |
at Green Bay next Monday morning. |
Murdered His Young Wife.
Portage. Wis, Aug. 11.-Carl Boeck |
aged % years. killed his wife, aged |
| 10 years, by cutting her throat and |
| stabbing her in the back. He then |
| tried to take his own life by jumping |
| into the canal, from which he was |
rescued. In a wild fight with officers |
Oh the bank Of the canal, he managed |
! to escape. A little while later he gave |
himself up at the county jail. Do |
nestle trouble is supposed to be the |
cause Of the tragedy.
Evade Wisconsin Laws.
Green Bay, Wis, Aug. 12.-The in |
| formation received here that Henry |
| Rahr, the wealthy Green Bay brewer, |
! had married Miss Alice Geer, the di- |
| vorcee. has caused sensation. Rela- |
| tives here refuse to talk of the mar
| rage. The couple found it necessary |
! to go to Michigan to outwit the Wis.,
| consin law prohibiting the remarriage
| Of divorced persons within one year |
| after securing divorce.
| Mayors Team Runs Away.
Watertown, Wis, Aug. 16.-While |
| Mayor Curtis, wife and daughter Of |
| Madison, VINO were making an over
! land trip by team to Milwaukee, |
! stopped at he roadside three miles |
west of here to pick flowers, the |
| horses broke loose from the mayor and !
dashed into this city, where they fell. |
The mayor and his family walked to |
| town. The team which is valued at |
| $1,000, was uninjured.
Beet Sugar Output To Be Large.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 15-Twenty- |
| five thousand barrels will be needed |
| for this years output of the Rock |
| County Sugar company's factory, and |
| work has already commenced in the |
cooper shop. An enormous crop of |
| beets is expected. Deliveries will be- |
| gin on Sept. and the manufacture Of |
| sugar will be started one month later. |
German Editors Elect State OffiC ers.
Appleton, Wis, Aug. 15.-The Ger |
| man State Press association elected |
the following officers here: President |
Emil Willzack, Of Fond du Lac; vice |
| president, Charles Echlandt, of Fort |
| Washington: treasurer, r. G. Blieb, of |
| Madison: secretary w. f. Weber, of |
| Fond du Lac. The 1906 meeting will |
| be held i'll Fond du Lac.
| Spurns Insurance; Drops Dead.
| Appleton, Wis, Aug. 12-Having |
| just refused to take out a life insur-
| ance policy after two-hour talk with |
| Fred Wettengel, an insurance agent |
Henry Pauls dropped dead of heart |
| disease. Pauls had told the agent that
| he came from a long-lived family. and
did not believe in paying premiums
for half a century.
Rev. G. p. Wilke Dead.
| Madison, Wis, Aug. 15.-Rev. G. P.
/ Wilke. for thirty years pastor of the
| German Lutheran church at Madison
and for twelve years president of the
| Wisconsin synod, is dead of heart
trouble. He was born in Germany
sixty-four years ago.
| Miner Shot and Killed.
Hurley, Wis, Aug. 11.-Samuel
Stenman, miner employed at the
Montreal mine, was shot and killed
near home. The murderer escaped.
The sheriff and a posse is in pursuit
of Peter Desrolia, another miner.
Wisconsin Miner Murdered.
Hurley, Wis, Aug. 12.-Samuel
Stenman, a miner employed at the
| Montreal mine, was shot and killed
near his home. The murderer escaped.
The sheriff and posse are in pursuit
of Peter Desrolia, another miner.
LaFOlIette to Resign Shortly.