Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-16


Irene Carroll of Milwaukee persisted
Edward Knight, l. years old, was
drowned while swimming in the river at
GAINESVILLE.
At Chippewa Falls Gustaf Lavigne,
aged 6. was drowned while playing with
some driftwood.
The 800" depot at Ridgeland was
struck by lightning. The building and
contents were destroyed.
Barbara Vogel, young woman victim
of an assault in a Madison saloon, diesl
at a hospital for the insane.
Walter Kapke of Milwaukee was
drowned at Waukesha Beach. He was
in bathing with his brother, who tried to
save him. but failed.
Rev. A. W. Jackson of Ogden, Utah,
one of the pastors of the Mormon church
in La Crosse. was drowned while bath
ing in Black river.
A dispatch from Elkhart Lake says
William Diehl of Sheboygan was drown
ed there while bathing. 1t is believed he
was seized with cramps.
Thomas Dempsey, farmer in Bloom
ing Grove found the kit of jewelers.
tools belonging TO Joseph Bardenheier,
who was murdered in Gays woods July
%.
The plant of the Grand Rapids Pulp
and Paper Company has been almost en-
tireIy remodeled at a great expense, with
view to doubling the former capacity of
the mill.
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c. 122 children of school age in Madison.
On this basis the popuiarlon of Madison
is estimated at 29.500. This leaves out
nonresident students.
Miss Ruth Macumber. a popular young
woman of Beloit was drowned while
bathing in Lake Geneva at Camp Collie
and Henry D. Smith, general secretary
of Beloit college, lost his life attempting
to rescue her.
An extra south-bound train collided
with a Milwaukee road passenger near
Brokaw The trains were ditched and
engineer E. r. Kerr was killed, while
Fireman Rush was seriously injured Five
passengers were rescued without injuries.
While asleep in fishing skiff, W. ].
Ickstad, prominent Chippewa Falls
merchant. fell into Pike lake and was
drowned. His companion, Joseph Hard
ing fought for half an hour to save him.
but the drowning mans fierce struggles
made futile all efforts. Harding's clothes
were torn from his body, and he was
badly bruised.
G. II. Oberholzer, United States wealth
er forecaster for La Crosse, has received
second offer from Argentina Offering
him the appointment of weather fore
caster for that South American republic.
Despondent because he was told he
could not marry Anna Kirch. neighbours
daughter, Alois Turkinsky, aged % years,
the oldest resident of the village of
Reedsville. committed suicide by hanging.
Mrs Belle Lockbardt, formerly Miss
Belle Lundsford of Racine, had narrow
escape from death while ascending m a
balloon in the White City. Chicago She
fell from the balloon. and only the para
chute. which she quickly grasped, saved
her from death.
William Esler of townsville killed his
T-vear-old daughter by striking her over
the head with a gallon jug. When ar
rested he said he had killed the child
because her mother did not want her Be
fore killing the child Esler chased his
wife with an ak. They had been sep
arated six months. and Esler had be-
sought his wife TO return home. The
quarrel started on the .wife's return.
A mosquito bite probably win cause the
death of John Fish, a prominent man
of Me1len. Blood poisoning has set in
and death seems only d few hours away.
Mr.. Fish was bitten by a mosquito sew
eral days ago and thought nothing Of it
until his arm began swelling.