Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-25
State News in Brief.

Julius Badtke of Bristol, Kenosha
county, was killed while chopping trees.
A freight brakeman named Chambers
was killed at Valley Junction by being
run over.
Bank Commissioner Bergh has issued
a charter to the Farmers State bank
in Sullivan. The capital is $4,000.
Tie directors and officers of the Ma
tional bank of Beaver Dam were re-
elected at the stockholders meeting.
A check for $3.50, the last of a gift
of $4,000 for n new library, has been
received at Madison, from Andrew Car
negie.
Charles 2. Pride a well-known APP
pleton paper mill architect, was slightly
injured in the West hotel fire at Min
neapolis.
Ernest Dunn, young Waupun farm
er, is dead with blood poisoning. While
cleaning a pork barrel he scratched his
finger on a nail.
In New London, \. Klingert, aged
80, attempted to cut his throat with
razor. He was discovered in time and
will probably live.
Rushie Hultse, the 13-year-old son Of
Rev. William Heltse Of Beaver Dam, is
dead of injuries received from a fall on
the ice while skating.
Mrs Herman Froehlich Of Horizon
disappeared Jan. l, and no trace has
been found She had been mentally de-
ranged for some time, it is said.
Kit Gregg, driver for the Marinette
fire department, was nearly drowned
in Green Bay while relocating with As
sstant Chief S. II. Dukett and John
Johnson.
John Carlson, claiming Chicago as
his home, had both legs severed under
Wisconsin Central passenger train
near Chippewa Falls Carlson claims
he was thrown off by a brakeman.
/. \. Costly, assistant superintend-
ent of the Ashland division o. the
Northwestern Railway, has been APP
sointed superintendent Of the Nebraska
division, with headquarters at Chadron,
Neb.
Otto Schultz, months old. was burn
ed to death in Appleton. while his broth
er and sister, and , years old, We're
playing Indian during the mothers alb
sence The two older children piled
paper around the baby while it lay on
the couch and ignited the pile.
\ Racine coroner's jury which render
ed a verdict that the death of John *.
Johnson killed by a Northwestern train,
was due to the employees Of the railway
company, has been reproyed By Coroner
Hoyle. who publicly announced that the
verdict was not justified in face Of the
evidence.
The club house Of the OpIane River
Hunting Club on the banks Of the
Oplane river in the western part of Ke-
nosha county, was destroyed by fire.
The Milwaukee road will spend $780,
900 in La Crosse this year in rebuilding
the system of sidetracks, constructing
new car shops, roundhouse and depot,
and making other Improvements.
There is danger Of another smallpox
epidemic in the woods. In one camp
out of Marinette every man has either
been or is sick with the disease. The
men call it Cuban itch. In some cases
they are not even incapacitated from
work.
In a collision between a street car and
hotel bus in GAINESVILLE j. p Donoher.
a travelling salesman from South Bend.
Ind, and Charles Davis. the driver.
We're badly hurt.
Herman Neidner, a thing contractor,
charged with bribery by the last grand
jury. pleaded guilty to the Indictment at
Milwaukee and was fined 5000 and costs
by Judge Vrazee.
Mrs. w. Y. Wentworth, who with her
husband has been in charge of thu
Blackhawk club house and grounds at
the head of Lake koshkonong for TWEEN
ty years, is dead. Ex-Gov.l Peck and
Scott. the English gun manufacturers,
are members of the club.