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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
PRISON FOR BANKER.
CASHIER OF PENNSYLVANIA IN
STITUTION SENTENCED.
Must Serve Five Years for Misap-
propriating Funds - Philippine
Bonds to Amount of 81, 100000
TO Be Retired september 4.

George =. Brock, former cashier Of the
Doylestown. Pa. National Bank, who was
convicted of misappIying funds of the in
stitution. was sentenced TO five years i'm
prisonment at hard labor by Judge Nc
Pherson in the United States District
Court in Philadelphia. An appeal was at
once taken to the United States Court Of
Appeals and Brock was released on $10,-
900 bail pending the appeal. Henry Lear,
former president of the bank, was con-
victed Of a like offense and was recently
refused a new trial by the Court of Ap-
peals. Unless an appeal is taken to the
United States Supreme Court Lear will
begin a ive-year term of Imprisonment on
Aug 20.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Fountain City Blaze Worst in Buf-
faIo County History

falo County History.
Fire destroyed one block OF buildings
IN The business district OF Fountain City.
Tie blaze started in Roettiger's furniturs
store and aided by a brisk wind spread
rapidly. The Winona fire department
came 10 the assistance of the Fountain
City department. Ii is believed that the
loss will reach 100000 Following are
the losses: Schuster Bros, general mer-
chants. store destroyed with contents, loss
estimated at $4,000, insurance. $4,000 !;
insurance: Andrew Dressendorfer. black
smith, wagon and machine shop, total loss.
estimated at $1,000. insurance $1,000 !:
large brick building, a frame dwelling
and a number of warehouses and sheds
owned by Michael Fitzgerald, loss about
$4,000, no insurance: Roettiger Bros.
dealers in furniture. store and barn in
rains, loss $1,000. partially covered by in
surance: Schwartz & Clausen. contractors
and lumber dealers, loss probably $4,000,
Insurance 1.500; elevator of Paul Huef-
ner. filed with oats and barley. total loss,
estimated at $500. covered by insurance.
The fire was one of the worst in the his
tory of Buffalo county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
AUTO MANGAEs ELDERLY MAN.
Body Is Lett Lying in Road, Where
1t Is Found Next Morning.

With every bone broken and with a
great cash in the head the body of man
90 years of age, supposed TO be William
Dreyer of ST. Charles. H.. was picked up
on the wagon road two miles north of Ke-
ncsha at O'Clock Tuesday morning. The
man evidently was killed by an automo-
bile. He had been dead for several hours
when found. The corOner's jury returned
ii verdict that he came to his death as the
result of injuries received by being struck
by an automobile driven by party or par
ties unknown 10 the jury. Capt. VIM.
VI. Lewis of Racine. one of the best
known manufacturers in the State and
the head of the Mitchell Motor Company
was arrested and brought to Kenosha,
charged with speeding an automobile on
the streets of Kenosha. He paid a fine
of $50 and costs. He was afterward ex-
amined regarding the Dreyer case. and
no evidence was found TO connect him in
any way with the death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
DECAP1TATEs MAN IN FIGHT.
Dakota Homestender Kills Victim in
Quarrel Over Meadow.

Word has reached Bismarck. n. D.. of
a cutting ARRAY near the border of EN-
mons county in which H. A. Stack. a new
conner, was decapitated by Israel Cutler
TIE principals in the fight met and quar-
relied over a meadow which was the orig
NAL cause of the trouble. Cutler drew a
knife and cut his opponents head off and
then slashed the body in a shocking man
ner. The remains were found by a neigh
boz who happened TO pass by. Alarm
was given and a posse at once took the
trail of Cutler, who is thought to have
fed toward the river on horseback in an
cfforc to reach the Indian reservation,
where there are many hiding places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

The executive committee of the Car
negie foundation for the advancement OF
teaching, has announced a list of forty
six colleges which are to receive gifts fol
the benefit Of deserving professors. From
this list are omitted all institutions hav-
ing formal denominational connections, or
which require their trustees to belong to
a particular church. 1t Omits also all in
stitutions controlled and supported by a
State or municipality, and which fall be-
low the academic standard which the trus-
tees have adopted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
BAG BANDITS AFTER FIGHT.
Alleged Safe Robbers Captured by "a

Alleged Safe Robbers Captured by "a
Posse at Johnstown, Ohio.
In a hand-to-hand combat in Frank
Lewis saloon in Johnstown, Ohio, Mar
shall Dresbach and two deputies made the
arrest of Frank Burke and Ira McCarty,
while Edward Harrington escaped from
them, afterward to be caught by posse
in a cornfeld at the edge of the village.
The three alleged outlaws, who were all
armed, are thought to be the men who
robbed the postofice at Crooksville, the
postofice at New Concord and the office
of a brick plant at South GAINESVILLE. in
each instance a safe being blown. Am
munition and a portion of nitroglycerin
was carried by the party.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
FILIPINos KILLED IN BATTLE.
Twenty-fOurth Regiment Has a Hot
Encounter with Savages.

Encounter with Savages.
Forty-six Pulujanes were killed and
sixty wounded as the result of a fierce
battle with company of the Twenty
fourth Infantry and a detachment of ma
tive constabulary on the island of Leyte,
7. |. Two Americans were wounded.
The troops were in pursuit of the ma
tives who recently killed fourteen Ameri-
cans. The Pulujanes attempted to am
bush the Americans. The advance guard
Of the troops met what they deemed TO be
small band of the foe and opened fire
and then fell back in the direction of
the main body. Confident by reason OF
their recent victory, the Pulujanes rushed
from their. hiding places in the jungle and
attempted to overwhelm the troops by
force of numbers and fight at close quar-
ters, where belos could be used to adj
vantage. Capt. McMasters, in command
OF the Americans, ordered his men to fire
by volleys, and the onward rush of the
Pulujanes was halted by the steady storm
Of bullets. For brief time the natives
stood firm. then turned and fed in the
greatest disorder, taking refuge in the
dense thickets that lined the road.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
st. Louis sues Ice Trust.

After an extended investigation, the
city of St. Louis, through Circuit Attor-
ney Sager, has begun suit against the
Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company and
the Merchants Ice and Coal Company.
alleging that they were in a combination
to restrain trade and to fix the price of
ice. Judgment is asked for 81. 400 against
each as fine for the ia days during which
the agreement is alleged to have been in
existence. and that the charter should be
declared null and void. The price of ice
has advanced from 80 cents to 40 cents
a hundred.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
INCREASE IN CASUALTIES.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Says 1875 Persons Were Killed.


Says ,126 Persons Were Killed.
The accident bulletin just issued by the
interstate commerce commission in Wash
ington for the three months ending March
81 1906, shows the total number of cas-
ualties to passengers and employees to be
1926 G,126 killed and 17,170 injured)
This is an increase of II in the number
killed and 80 in the number injured over
the preceding three months. The number
Of passengers and employees killed in train
accidents was 274, as against 800 in the
preceding three months-a decrease of 46
in the number killed. The total number
of collisions and derailments was 3,490
G,921 collisions and 1,569 derailments)
of which $50 collisions and 1877 derail-
ments affected passenger trains. The
damage to cars, engines and roadway by
these accidents amounts to 1924, 7S5.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
SUICIDE PLANS CLASH.
Ashland Man Swallows Poison and
shoots Himself.

Addressing a farewell letter to his moth
err at Sandy Creek, n Y, and closing
with the words, Yours in DEATH +. r.
Potts swallowed an ounce of laudanum
in an Ashland hotel and, pressing the
muzzle of a pistol to his heart, fired. The
bullet struck rib two inches from the
heart, DETECTED and did NOT enter the
body. The shock caused nausea and he
vomited the laudanum. Physicians say
he will live
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
BEGIN WORK ON BIG DAM.
Great Task of Harvesting Grand
father Falls Is Started

Work has been commenced to harness
Grandfather falls, the largest water power
on the Wisconsin river 4 dam will be
built about midway down in the falls 1t
will be 600 feet long and about 10 feet
high and will be built of stone and con-
crete. The Grandfather Falls Power and
Logging Company owns the upper half of
the falls and expects to develop about
5000 horse power. About $500 horse
power has already been contracted for TO
the Merrill Paper Manufacturing Com
pany of Merrill. This power will be cleo
trically transmitted to the city, a dis
lance of fourteen miles. The balance of
the power developed will be utilized for
manufacturing purposes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
~ MEE=ER9CLH.
L.: 81 .:::l HIN
3s : - AND 80
HnA ~ W. 5f
9ENKNCAL
Chicago.

ol The developments have
Glll6dQU. favored an encouraging
view as to the prospects
of business during the near future.
New demands reach surprising aggre-
gate in the leading industries, there is
increased distribution of manufactured
products and Seasonable stimulus ap-
pears in the jobbing and retail lines.
Values in all the raw material mar
Aets maintain great strength, with
hides at a slightly higher average than
during last week.
Crop reports have continued uni
tormly good The agricultural sections
have become good buyers of general
merchandise. this causing a rapid re-
AUCTION of country store stocks. Many
visiting buyers now throng this market
and Jobbing trade sales compare favor
ably with those of a year ago in the
eading staples.
Inc movement of grain at this port,
'o'2,494 bushels, compares with 5,473,-
9S4 bushels last week. Live stock re-
eelptS advanced to 297 $50 head, against
z3o,441 head last week Lumber re-
>eipts, 52,47S,00O feet, compare with
52,2SO,000 feet last week.
Bank clearings S21S0O4. 1913, exceed
those of corresponding week in 1905 by
l43 per cent
Failures reported in Chicago district
number Is, against Is last week and IS
year ago-Dun's Review of Trade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
New Light on Appendic,tis.

A noted German physician Dr. Berg
man, who presided at the meeting of the
Berlin Medical Association Thursday,
agreed with others present that the elm
zeal diagnosis of appendicitis seldom per-
mitted an accurate judgment of the case,
and serious doubt of the value of opera
tions was expressed. Prof. Orth said
that in 10 per cent of his cases the APP
pendix did not confirm the diagnosis, and
in another 10 per cent there was no dis
ease whatsoever, while he knew Of many
serious cases which had been cured with
cut operating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Leo Koebel, who confessed firing the
Kieselhorst mill in Milton. pleaded guilty
in court in Manitowoc and was sentenced
to six years at Waupun. A brother, Carl,
who had been suspected of the crime for
which Leo has now been sentenced, is in
an insane asylum. but an effort will now
be made to have him released.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Patient at Racine Asylum Murders
a Companion.

With the heel of his heavy shoe, Albert
Rierson, % years old, a patient at the
Racine county insane asylum. beat out
the life of John Ladrach. aged IS. another
patient The murder was discovered by
Nelson Passinlau, night Waterman. Rier-
son, covered with blood, was accused of
the crime, admitted it. and said he was
glad of it. He was placed in restraint.
Young Rierson was born in Racine and
comes from one of the best families. He
is a graduate OF the Racine high school,
was a student of the University of Wis
consin, and studied for the law. Over
work unbalanced his mind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

On top of news of revolutionary riot
ing in all the big cities of interior Rus
STA come reports that appal the reac-
tionaries who are administering martial
law. The situation in Sebastopol is so
critical that the citizens are fleeing by
hundreds to the interior of the PENN
sula The entire feet and the garrison
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Airship Flight Record Broken.

The recent flights of Horace Wild in
an airship of his devising over the city
of Chicago is believed to have made a
new record for distance and control. On
his first flight he Travelled eleven miles,
most of the way about 1,500 feet above
ground, but when nearly in the heart of
the city his power gave out and, after
lodging steeples and smokestacks, he final
~ came down, uninjured, on the roof of
fat building. There he repaired his ma
chine and continued his journey. a dis
lance of FIVE miles further, without mis-
hap. Then he went third time out over
the lake a considerable distance and re-
turned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
BOY YACHT THIEVES FINED.
Parents Come to Rescue of Youths
Who Ran OF with Boat.

Parents Come to- Rescue of 0UthS
Who Ran OF with Boat.
For what they We're pleased to call a
boys prank in stealing the yacht Vaga-
bond the parents of Louis Lehman, Byron
K. Russell and Harry V. Wilson of Mil
waukee will pay between SO and $50
day for each of the twenty days the prank
was going on in addition to large
amount of personal expense. The boys
were originally arrested on a charge of
grand larceny for taking the yacht from
the moorings al the Milwaukee Yacht
Cub house. They We're caught in De
troit with the vessel. Later the charge
vas dismissed and the boys Immediately
rearrested mad sentenced on charge of
malicious destruction of property Each
lad was assessed 500 and costs and the
expenses, which will amount 10 about ST.
600.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Two cities near New York, Mount Yer
non and Yonkers, which have suffered
from the high prices of ice charged by
the american Ice Company, have resolved
20 establish municipal ice supply. At
Mount Vernon Mayor Brush has led in
the plan 10 establish an artificial freezing
plant forthwith. Mayor COME of Yon-
kers proposes to cut natural ice from the
city reservoirs and sell it to the citizens
at cost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
FIRES INTO WEDDING PARTY.
Aunt of Bride Angered mt Not Being
Invited, Seeks Revenge.

Angered because she had not received
an invitation to the festivities following
the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kamm at Caledonia, Mrs. Henry Miller,
an aunt of the bride, fired five shots at
the merry-makers just as chorus was
serenading the happy couple. Then when
the brides father went to her home to
lcmonstrale, Mrs. Miller attacked him.
scratched his face and tore his clothing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Eighteen Deaths on Water.

Eighteen persons met death in the
water while on Sunday trips in and near
New York Two yachts were wrecked off
Anglesea, \. J., and eight persisted. A
boat was capsized in a small lake in New
Jersey and three were drowned. A New
York policeman went to the rescue of a
swimmer and both sank. Five persisted
in a lake near Fulton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
MURDERER'S PLOT FOILED.
Desperate Attempt to Break Jail
Made by WenzeI E. kabat.

Made by WenZeI f. kabat.
1t has been found out that Wenzel E.
Kabat. convicted of the murder of Mi
chael Mccarthy. kaukauna farmer,
made a desperate attempt to escape from
the Winnebago county jail while being
held pending his trial. Since then he has
been lodged in the State prison at Wau-
pun for life. Several days before he was
taken to Appleton for trial he cut two
of the steel bars from a section of his
cage, making a hole large enough to get
through the corridor. Then he tried to
saw through the bars in the window of
the corridor, but was unsuccessful. He
planned to hit the jailer over the head
when he came with his food. Sheriff
Simpson and Deputy Sheriff Saru brought
in the supper instead and he was afraid
to tackle both men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Seven suits have been fled in the fed
eral court in Omaha by District Attorney
Goss against ranchmen in the western
part of that State TO compel them to re-
move unlawful fences from the public do
main. They are alleged to have a total
of $4,000 acres illegally inclosed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Dies on Grave of Mother.

The body of D. Jones was found in
Riverside cemetery. Oshkosh stretched
over the grave of his mother. Jones
went to the cemetery TO work about the
family burial lot. 1t is believed he was
overcome by heat. No indications of sui
tide could be found.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Donna Forced to Adiourp

The douma, threatened with violence by
soldiers at Viborg, yielded to force and
adjourned after adopting ringing revo-
lutionary manifesto calling on the nation
to resist tyranny by Withholding from the
throne all revenues and recruits for the
army until representative government
again is established.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Mother Seeks Her Child.

Mrs Edward Fawcett of Milwaukee
came to GAINESVILLE in a search for her
husband and the 3-year-old child with
which her husband left her mothers home.
The two were recently divorced. but Faw-
cett was given the right to see his child
each Saturday. On a recent Saturday he
took the child for ride and did not re-
turn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
FIFTEEN STORES ARE BURNED.

Fire Destroys 20 other Buildings in
Business Part of KirkIfn, Ind.
Fire Wednesday destroyed almost the
entire business section of Kirklin, Ind
After twenty buildings and fifteen bust
ness houses had been burned. several
frame buildings in the path of the flames
were blown up to end the destruction. The
loss is $4,000. The Wills opera house
was burned and also buildings owned by
Bert Wills, r. W. Thompson and Noah
McComas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Saves Woman and Loses Leg.

The tug William B. Castle was sunk
in the Detroit river in colliding with the
lumber boat Robert Holland which was
somewhat damaged. The woman cook
aboard the Castle became frightened and
leaped overheard The engineer, who had
a wooden leg, jumped after her and res
cued her, but lost his wooden leg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
OFFER soso.Ooo. 900 to II

1t is announced at the Treasury De
rartment in Washington that the Panama
canal , per cent bond issue. bids for
which were opened few days ago, were
oversubscribed eight times The total
amount of the bids reached the enormous
sum of S250,000,0OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Fate Hard on This watchman.

Friday proved most unlucky to George
Seibert. Waterman at the Patterson
and Robinson coal plant, near Pittsburg.
sSeIbert was dubbed into insensibility and
then shot FIVE times by John Hollis While
the Waterman was at a surgeons Office
the engines in his care exploded starting
fire that caused $4,000 damage. 1t is
thought Seibert will die.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Pickle Diet Kills Woman

A long-continued diet of pickles and
vinegar, taken in the hope of reducing
weight, caused the sudden death of Miss
Annie Gross, % years old, in st. Louis.
A post-mortem examination revealed that
the inner walls of her stomach were al
most completely eaten away. The girl
dropped dead while in the act of taking a
drink of water,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Constantine Is in Custody,

Frank j. Constantine, the supposed
murderer of Mrs. Arthur W. Gentry, who
was killed in Chicago last January, is
under arrest at Poughkeepsie, \. Y, and
has been positively identified.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Standard inquiry at cbic,.o

The government transferred the III
ouiry into the operations of the oil trust
from Cleveland to Chicago Tuesday. It
was understood that the grand jury at
Cleveland was not satisfactory to the.
government on account of the personal
or business relations of some of the jurors.
to interested parties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

Authorities are investigating the dealt
of Frank X. Reynolds, the bookmaker o
*: Louis who fell or jumped from win
dow in the fifth floor of Martins restau
rant in New York. Death was instanta
Nous, the mans neck being broken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

After moyrning for three years for hel
son Charles. who she thought had beer
kidnapped Mrs. James Flanagan of Fish
kill Landing. n. Y, identified parts OF
the clothing on the skeleton of boy
found at the bottom of a gas-tank well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

The old site of the St. Ignatius Church
and College, comprising an entire block
in San Francisco. was leased the other
day to Wanamaker & Brown. VITO will
erect large department. store. The
amount Of rental for FIVE years will ag-
gregate 1921 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02

w. III. Pickard, a diver, while working
many feet beneath the Mississippi river at
St. Louis, lost his life through the break
ing of his life line. 1t was FIVE hours be-
fore he was brought to the surface
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
Twenty Injured in Car Crash.

Spreading rails caused a wreck on the
Chicago Consolidated Traction Company:
electric road at 51st avenue and Lake
street, Austin, in which twenty passen
gers were injured
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
n-awneA I'm North Lake

Spencer Sanford of Chicago. aged 10,
was drowned while bathing in North lake.
He was one of a camping party on a two
weeks outing. Sanford went in wading
in q shallow part of the lake and walked
into a deep pocket.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-02
P1SSpnrRrS Hurt i'm WrppES

Many passengers were injured and the
fireman was killed when the Pacific Elk
press on the New York Central was
wrecked near Poughkeepsie by striking a
landslide, the engine falling into the
Hudson