Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15
All Over the State

The Beloit Fair Association has decid-
ed to quit business.
The Fond du Lac Awning and Tent
Company may move to st. Paul, MINI.
Rev. w. Vandriessen, founder of the
Baraboo Wesleyan church, died at Boui-
der, Colo. aged ~.
Three days after the death of its twin
sister, a 4-months-old daughter of David
Reinhardt of Sheboygan died suddenly.
Both were seized with commissions.
Louis Hanitch, the Superior attorney
who announced himself some time ago as
caridate for the vacant seat on the
Supreme bench, has withdrawn from the
fight.
Joseph w. Powell Methodist exhorter,
raised $4,000 in a continuous twenty
hours service at the Central Methodist
church in GAINESVILLE, clearing it entirely
of deot
Thu State board of agriculture has de-
cided to have an airship exhibition as one
feature of the fair at Milwaukee next
fall. There will also be more horse races
and better class of fireworks.
There is a vacancy at the Annapoll.
Naval Academy for Congressman Minors
district because of the physical disabili
ties of William Cheney of Kewaunce
An examination will be held April II.
f. II. Powley, alias f. II. Douglas,
was sentenced in Oshkosh to four years
in Waupun. He admitted forging a check
for S2663 on the Knippenberg Manu-
featuring Company. He was captured in
Port Gibson. Mich.
After many months, the details of tn
sale of the big tannery of the n. X. Al
LENS Sons Company to the Central
Leather Company has been made public
and these show that the new holding COM
pany paid S6,061,474 for the Kenosha
plant. 1t is the bggets deal ever con-
summated in Kenosha.
With both legs cut off, skull fractured,
and a large stone embedded in the brain,
the body of Henry Brackmann of She
boygan, aged "A, was found on the North
western tracks.
Dick Riley, who was sent to Waupub
for a year for forging a check in Mari
nette, has returned. He completed a sen
tence of eleven months, and was given
north for good behavior. Riley says
he likes Waupun. He earned $50 while
there and was a trusty during the entire
time. The prison authorities have Of
fered him a good position in the prison
if he will return.
Against the earnest protest of Senator
La Toilette, Amos i. Wilder, editor OF
the Wisconsin State Journal, published
at Madison. and Mr.. La FOllette's bitter
political enemy. was recommended to the
United S.ates Senate by the committee
on cornm0 ce for confirmation as consul
to Shanghai.
Mrs Edward CIegg of Amigo despite
the appeal made by her husband, await
ing trial in Chicago on a charge of big
amy, will appear as a witness for the
prosecution and will endeavor to secure
his conviction. Clegg, while in q cell
in the Cook county Jail, wrote a pitiful
letter imploring her to save him frora the
penitentiary.
According to railroad officials, but half
the amount of the pulpwood is being
shipped into the Fox river valley ordi-
narily received at this time. II is said
that because the print paper market is
oYerstocked the manufacturers are cur
failing their product.
The timely arrival of her husband saw
ed Mrs. Patrick Sheehan of Maple Grove
from death when she was attacked by a
deer The animal, which had been tam
ed broke its enclosure and wandered TO
the Sheehan premises, where it attacked
a dog In attempting to rescue the dog.
Mrs. Sheehan was attacked by the deen
which had become vicious. Sheehan kill
ed the animal with a club.