Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-18
Wisconsin Schools Gym Burns.

Wisconsin Schools Gym Burns.
The gymnasium of the Lawrence uni
versity was partially destroyed by fire
in Appleton. The origin of the blaze
is unknown.
State News in Brief.
Harry Averill, 10 years old, and Harry
Sell. aged II, were drowned while swim
ming in Prairie river at Merrill.
George Witt, IS years old, of Grand
Rapids, is dead from lockjaw as the re-
suit of a wound from blank cartridge.
Two men and 4 woman, who came to
Marinette on an excursion, were drowned
by the capsizing of a rented launch. Their
identity is not known.
While fishing in the Thornapple river.
near Ladysmith, Leon Crye, a 15-year-
old lad, saw yearling bear and killed
it with a shotgun loaded with buckshot.
\ boat containing gold watch,
coat, vest, and a fish pole were found
on the bank of the river near Eau Claire.
There is no clue as to their ownership.
Does this break the record? Charles
Patterson of Ladysmith has coach dog
which has given birth to fourteen puppies
in one litter. Thirteen of the litter are
living.
Reports from the southern part OF
Saint Croix county state that a severe
hail storm ruined crops over a small area.
\ farmer named Segerstrom lost ten
acres of cabbage, which he valued at
$1,000.
Mrs. Lamira Wood Sanborn, wife of
J. c. SanbOrn, fell down the cellar stairs
of her home in Milton and died a short
time afterwards. She was n years old
and had been a resident of that vicinity
since 1865.
The powerful motor car of G. H. Zichls-
dOrtf caught fire about twenty miles from
Ashland. The party, including two la
dies, leaped from the car, not even having
time to take their wraps. 1t exploded
and burned to ashes.
Walter Brieckman, aged "a, lineman
employed by the Wisconsin Telephone
Company, fell 80 feet from a pole near
Eau Claire. struck on his head and died
in few minutes. 1t is supposed the
shock from an electric wire caused him
to lose hold.
Claud Henderson, Allie Nichols and
Joseph WILDER narrowly escaped being
shot by a set-gun in the town of Ruby.
Henderson was just on the point of
springing the trap and the other boys
were also in the line of the gun, when
he told his companions to carefully in
vestigate the premises. Game Warden
Little confscated the gun, which was
the property of Peter Smith.
4 dispatch from New Munster states
that William Malzahn, aged 80, farmer
residing in the town of Wheatland, COM
mitted suicide at midnight by blowing his
head off with a shotgun. He placed a
double barreled shotgun in his mouth and
pulled the trigger with his toe. His en-
tire head was blown through the door
into another room, where his wife was
sleeping. Five children and the wife sur
vive.
The body of an unknown man, who
has come to his death by violence, was
found fourteen miles east of La Crosse.
Whether the man met death at the hands
of companions, or was killed by train
on the track near which he was found, is
not determined. The body was evidently
that of a workman and nothing of value
or anything which might serve as a
means of Identification was upon it when
found.
Judge Vinje of Chippewa Falls has
issued mandatory injunction compelling
Rudolph Pitsch to remove a fence con-
structed on a public highway within ff-
teen days and also ordered him to never
obstruct the road again or modest officers
of the town working on the road. Pitsch
first INSTRUCTED the road in April, 1906,
and Mrs. Pitsch fred upon town officers
when they attempted to remove the fence.
Pitsch again fenced the road in May.
Negotiations have been completed for
the lease of land owned by the Wiscon-
sin Railway Company to Swift & Co. of
Chicago, and on this land there will be
erected a large storage plant for the meat
business of the company at Oshkosh, the
present quarters having become too small.
Coroner Stembach of Winona Mimi,
has decided that Michael Robert. aged 10,
who was found dying in skif near
Fountain City, was murdered. 1t is be-
lieved that the lad was attacked and
robbed on a lonely road near Fountain
City and that his body was carried to
the skiff and set afOat.
The bond filed with the city clerk of
Kenosha by the managers OF the kenosha
Electric Railway Company which has
been missing since February was found
by Mayor james German in mass of
the Mayors private papers.
State Treasurer A. W. Dahfs home in
Madison was robbed the other night. The
burglars secured gold watch belonging
to Mr. Dahl which was twenty-five years
old end muck valued as a souvenir. /
coax and vest belonging TO IIr. Dahl and
a straw hat belonging to his son Harry
and pair OF spectacles belonging TO the
deputy treasurer, Henry A johnson,
were taken.
i radical ,urn was taken in the re
form movement in La Crosse when the
city council: revoked six liquor licenses
and passed resolution making all IL
censes granted contingent upon full en-
forcement of the State and city laws, pro-
hibiting music. lewd talk, sale to minors
and other common violations.
Found unconscious in a field near Oak
dale after the recent tornado, suffering
from conclusion of the brain. Rev. Robert
Smith lay dying. unidentified. Death
occurred a short time after the aged
preachers identity had been learned. Mr..
Smith preached in the Methodist church
at yiroqua for many years. He was 20
years old and was of English descent.