Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-10
State News in Brief.

Ward B. Silwell was elected county
clerk of Waushara county at a special
election to fill vacancy.
Isaac B. Sundby was killed by falling
down a hay chute in the barn on his
fathers farm. near cummit.
J. Gordon Morse Madison merchant,
was bounded by a blackmailer until he
committed forgery, and then was sent to
prison.
John Clayton. aged p years, employed
at the Berlin Machine works Ill Beloit,
had his head caught in a pianer and his
skull was crushed, causing instant death.
Henry Haesler of Madison had his
right leg severed above the knee, his left
foot cut off lengthwise and his right arm
badly cut while catching train on the
Milwaukee road at Elgin.
Charles Lapointe was sentenced to
serve four years in the State prison at
Waupun. He was accused of abducting
his own granddaughter from Marinette
on Dec. Is for immorai purposes.
Chief of Police Baker has sent his res
ignation to the fire and police commission
ers of Madison. This action is the re-
suit of the refusal by the Common Coun-
eli to grant Baker an increase of $500
per year in salary.
Simon \. Sherman. portage ,ounty's
earliest settler and a prominent historian
of the Wisconsin river valley, died at his
home in Stevens Point. aged SO years.
He was a pioneer lumDerman. He leaveT
a widow and one son.
S. Beck, a farmer near Helenville
met with serious accident. While as
sisting in cutting beef, a butchers saw in
the hand of another man cut through
bone and hit Blocks eyeball. penetrating
il and making a wound half an inch
long. He may lose the eye
C. H. Branch. a rural mail carrier,
was struck by train in Durand and Sc
riously injured. One of his horses was
killed and another was badly hurt.
Branch was carried on the pilot for two
blocks before the train stopped. Mail
was scattered all along the track.
DIR. II. c. Berger. one Of the best
known physicians of Milwaukee. was
stricken with heart disease at Racine
while on his way to Chicago to buy an
automobile, and died in few minutes.
DR.. Berger several times was talked of as
the Socialist Democrat candidate for
Mayor of Milwaukee.
An II per cent gain N gross earnings
over 1905 for its combined street railway
and lighting departments Is shown by the
Sheboygan Light. Power and Railway
Company in its report for 19O6-
La Crosse will send delegation to the
State board of equalization to plead for
reduction of the valuation of the prop
erty in that county which has been in
creased by the State about S3,oOO,oO0.
A wholesale raid on illicit saloons was
made by officers at Stoughton. Outfits
and goods of eight places were seized and
carried to Madison. The proprietors were
arrested. Stoughton went dry last
spring.
Rev Stephen Smith. a pioneer Method
list pastor. died in Winchester. England.
He Joined the Wisconsin conference in
1856 and was an active preacher for
forty-seyen years. One OF his charges
was at Bay View. Milwaukee. Mr.. Smith
was 16 years of age. He leaves three
sons living at Oshkosh.
Coming to Manitowoc for holiday
visit at his old home. George c. Flint
was accompanied from Chicago by Miss
| Emma Kucera and the two were mar
ried. Charles Heindl. who has made his
home at Milwaukee, was accompanied
| home by Miss Tillie Thompson OF that
city. and the couple will return as man
and wife.