Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-20
ALI Over the State.

James p Glover, a wealthy pioneer
lumberman, died at his home in kenosha,
aged Sc years.
Mrs. Mary Bethke, aged So was burned
to death while alone in Ter home near
South Milwaukee. Her body was found
by ner son.
On the day previous to his marriage
with Florence B. Mott, daughter of Judge
Mott of N<enah, a well-knOWn university
graduate who went by the name of Ernest
Bradford Smith changed his name to Err
nest Smith Bradford.
The postoffice in A. J. Koch's general
store in Kewaskum was entered by burg
lars. but Postmaster Koch had taken his
supply of stamps home the night before.
All the robbers got was about SO in
change in the money drawer.
George Jansen. aged 81 years. a son
of Captain Edgar Jansen of the Milwau-
kee fire department and a resident of Bay
View met death on the tracks of the
western division of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company at ke-
nosha.
William Karpowich, his wife, Mary
Karpowich, and the infant daughter of
the couple are in the county jail in ke-
nosha waiting trial foG grand larceny.
The pair are charged with having stolen
a large sum of money belonging to
crowd of foreigners who boarded at their
home.
A. Hoxie, a well-known farmer living
near Winneconne, died mysteriously and
toI
IIoxe, it is alleged, died soon after break
fast. He had complained that his oat-
neal tasted peculiar, after which he went
to a hammock. There he died few mo
ments later in terrible agony.
Sheboygan's much heralded 100000
postoffice building annex, the money for
which was voted at the last session Of
Congress. was found when the plans ar
rived from Washington to be one-story
building. % feet deep. 1t could be built
for $1,000.
Miss Ella Prust, aged 10. was saved
liom horrible death in the Abel Bach
trunk factory in Milwaukee by Martin
Hansen. an employe. He leaped into the
elevator shaft when he saw The girl was
being caught in an attempt 10 cross it and
held up the elevator with his shoulders
until help arrived. Neither was injured.
Kenosha church people are trying to
locate Dolly Mum and Dolly XII
bane.' The girl has collected sum Of
money by telling the people hat she was
working for different churches of the city.
It is claimed that she secured several
hundred dollars and fec.
Spencer Palmer, candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the Assembly in
Fond du Lac. was defeated by his own
party. but received the Republican noml-
nation. 1t develops that Mr.. Palmer got
five votes on the Republican ticket, while
Mr.. Powell. the Republican andldate,
..cceived only three. Mr.. Palmer. how
ever. is not likely to accept the honor
thrust upon him.
Frank McKewan, engineer at the T.
IIohenadel. Jr.. canning factory N James
vile. saved the factory from serious
accident by his presence of mind lie IS
the engineer and was on top OF has boiler,
making some repairs when ne noticed the
steam gauge had reached the danger point.
He Jumped from the boiler to the floor
and fell. breaking both ankles, but was
allie 70 crawl to the engine and stop it
and thus prevented an explosion which
would have cost many lives.
Charles J. Ryan accidentally walked off
The high bridge which crosses the Wiscon-
SIN river at Merrimac and fell sixty feet
into four feet of water. When rescued
both wrists were broken.