Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-27
All Over the State.

Mrs. Marie Jonas, HOlueI VI lWO DuSA-
ness men of Madison. died as the result
of injuries received in street car acct
dent several days ago.
Ira B. Smith, former president of the
Smith, Thorndyke & Brown Company OF
Milwaukee, which recently failed, was
arrested. charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Edward johnson, aged 80 years, was
found on one of the main streets of Chip
pewa Falls with his skull crushed. lie
will not live. Foul play is suspected, but
no clue in that direction has been dis
covered.
The decomposed body of young wom-
an found in the La Crosse river was
identified by the wedding rim. as that of
Mrs. Stephen Yohe, who was hurled into
the river from a railway trestle several
weeks ago.
A split rail nearly caused bad wreck
on the Northwestern road near Clinton
Vile. The engine and front cars of a
fast south-bound passenger train passed
the spot safely. but the two rear coaches,
with 100 passengers. left the track. The
train stopped so suddenly that no one
was hurt.
One of the features of the northern
Wisconsin State fair at Chippewa Falls
this year will be a home coming celebra-
ton. Thousands of invitations will be
sent out to former residents of northern
Wisconsin, now living in different parts
of the United States, to come to Chip
pewa Falls to meet their friends and rela-
tives during the fair week.
Prompt action on the part of Mrs. E.
r. Wright of Appleton, who is visiting
her sister. Mrs Dudley Ryan, in Beloit,
saved the life of Hernon Westbrook, a
2-year-old child who fell from bridge
into Turtle creek Mrs. Wright rushed
into the water AID rescued the child,
which would surely have drowned had it
not been for her prompt action.
As a result of cutting ARRAY at An
derson park, a pleasure resort south or
Kenosha. William Rice, p years Of age
and a well known man of kenosha, is IN
a critical condition. Rice was attacked
by a number of Italians and during the
fight which followed he was slashed across
the back of the neck with knife. The
persons who did the cutting escaped and
their identity is unknown.
In GAINESVILLE three men were carried
down in the debris of a cooper shop and
one was nearly drowned when the floor
collapsed and thousands of barrels fell
into the river They were rescued by the
fire department.
Apparently solid stone crumbling to
dust when the church building at Apple
Greek was struck by lightning, has re-
suited in the determination to use brick
in replacing the structure, which was
totally DESTROYED The walls were laid
with limestone. which evidently Stacked
by the action of the air after being cal
cined by the fire.
Mahinus L. Vanderkloot of Wilmette,
vice president of the South Halsted Street
iron works. Chicago, died at the Pen
noyer sanitarium in Kenosha, OF general
paresis. He was Al years old.
Mrs. Frederick Unfergh of Lomira has
celebrated aer one hundred and second
birth anniversary In spite of her adj
vanced saga she enjoys moderate health
and celebrated the event in fitting style.
The BODY of Adolph, the 9-year-old son
of Mr.. ans. Mrs. Gaber or Niagara,
drowned two weeks ago while fishing IN
the Menomiaee river. was found floating
nsar Sand 1ortage, two miles below the
fails.
The acid i1apregnated water Of the Fox
river which sSas used by the Kaukauna
Gas and Electric Power Company, is
causing them serious trouble to their
boilers and has practically ruined them.
| The company recently sent some OF the
water to Milwaukee to have 1t analysed.
when the fact was developed The paper
and pulp mills in nearly every instance
have artesian wells from which they OBJ
tain their water supply. Some OF them,
however, are supplied from the city
water works, a remarkably pure artesian.
Aug. % has been named as homecomin.
day and the permanent residents or he
waskum will bend every effort to make
the day a memorable one for visitors.