Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14
All Over the State.

Timothy Vatyle, retired farmer from
Pennsylvania, dropped dead in a hotel at
GAINESVILLE.
II. J. Halvorsen was killed, four per-
sons were seriously injured, and ten build
ings were leveled by tornado, near Stod-
dard. The storm swept over La Crosse.
Theodore Martin, 80 years, contract
ing painter, drowned in the river above
Horlick's dam at Racine and his compan-
ion, Albert Foster, nearly lost his life,
but was rescued by two boys.
Clinton Rhea, the 12-year-old son of
County Superintendent A. o. Rhea of
Thorpe, was accidentally shot and killed
by boy companion named Prybylski,
while practicing shooting with gun.
Mrs. W. A Cannon, residing near Win
throp Harbor is in serious condition at
her home as a result of having been at
tackled by a common house cat. 1t is
thought possible that the cat was suffer
ing from rabies.
At O'Clock Tuesday afternoon two lit
tie girls, Hazel Ross, aged 10, and Ada
Butler, aged II, left the nineteenth dis
trict school in Milwaukee to pick flowers.
1ueg nave IOI DcCH St6u OlICt anu II 10
feared they have been kidnapped by
tramps.
1t has just been learned that there is
a leper at the Soldiers Home in u
kee. The patient is Arthur F. O'Gorman,
who served twelve years in the regular
army and came to the home from the
Philippines. He will be cared for by the
War Department.
AS the result of allowing a tramp to
sleep in his barn, John Miller, a farmer
near La Crosse, lost his entire building,
together with his horses and cattle No
trace of the man who occupied the barn
has been seen, and it is believed he may
have set fire to the building with the in
tention of perishing in the flames. The
loss will amount to $1,000 or $4,000.
The project for a municipal lighting
plant in Milwaukee has received another
hard blow. City Attorney Kelly holds
that the ordinance creating the municipal
lighting commission, under which it would
operate, is illegal. Mr.. Kelly says the
commission cannot purchase a. site for the
plant. because that power rests in the
Common Council. The power to lay con-
uuIlS ItSLS Win lue DOtIu VI puDlIC
works, and the Common Council cannot
delegate to the commission the right to
adopt plans. In short, there is nothing
the commission can do legally.
Fire which badly DANCED the Timlin
hotel in Superior caused the loss of one
life. Joseph Teheau is supposed to be
the name of laborer who was burned to
death. Several guests had narrow es-
capes. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Peter burst, farmer of the town of
Waterford, was arraigned in the munich
pal cour' in Racine on tie charge of SELL
ing adulterated milk to McKenna & Fra
zier Company, a creamery of Waterford.
burst pleaded guilty. He was fined S25
and costs. According TO the story of
burst over 100 farmers in that vicinity
have been watering their milk.
Susan Mclaughlin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Mclaughlin. attempted
to commit suicide in Oshkosh by drinking
carboIic acid. Her condition is critical.
The girl was IL years old. Her father
said he had some dispute with her over
family matters in the morning, but that
the trouble was not serious.
Chequamegon bay claimed three vic
tins. They were Isaac Storm, s years
old; Clarence Wendt, 10, and Thomas
Hegman, 9. of Ashland. The boys, in
company with Ernest Boleau, an elder
lad, got bold of light skiff and started
out into the bay. They had not gone
fifty feet from shore when the boat cap
sized.
The Oshkosh bankers and lumbermen
indicted for alleged land frauds in Ore
gon virtually We're exonerated in the fed
eral courts at Oshkosh, the judge saying
he must discharge them as tn evidence
was not sufficient to hold them, but a de-
lay of three weeks was granted.
Fire at 4 80 the other morning partial
Iy destroyed the plant of The Manitowoc
Clay Products Company. Two out of the
FIVE kilns, sheds containing brick, the ma
chinery room with all the machinery and
the boiler, several out buildings and half
of the drying kilns, were burned. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, but it may
be larger. There is $4,000 insurance on
the plant.