Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-13
All Over the State.

rollways belonging to Roehler & Jacons
were destroyed by fire of incendiary
origin at Ladysmith.
Rev. William c. Dewitt, dean of the
Western Theological Seminary of Chi
cago, preached the baccalaureate sermon
at Kemper Hall at Kenosha.
Mayor H. C. Putnam of Brodhead and
Mrs. Clara Claycomb stole a march on
their friends and were married by Rev.
]. L. Lloyd Smith of the Congregational
church. They left on the first train for
Oshkosh.
Employees of the John Week Clifford
and Z. J. Piffner lumber and planning
mills in Stevens Point struck for an in
crease of % cents in daily wages. The
owners offered 10 cents, but the men
won't accept. About 400 have gone out.
AS a result Of the student celebration
over Wisconsin's victory over Syracuse
university in the regatta, many rods of
pavement will have to be laid in Madison.
Wooden sidewalks were carried as far as
half a mile to a bonfire on the lower
campus.
States pension officer, dropped dead from
heart disease in his drug store in Mari
nette. He was we'll known throughout
the State, having been for many years a
member of the State board of pharmacy,
and prominent Republican.
While on her way to Spirit lake, where
she was to spend the day fishing, Mrs.
Theodore Engstrand of Rib Lake was
thrown from her rig. She was uncon-
scious for several hours and received in
juries which may prove serious. The ac-
cident was caused by her team running
away.
Losses aggregating $4,000 were caus-
ed by fire and water in the store build
ings on Main street, Oshkosh, occupied by
the Brill Baggage Company, Tobius
Luck, photographer, and the l.. Strueb.
ing Clothing Company. The Brill stock
was practically ruined, and Mr.. Luck's
establishment was entirely wiped out,
something like $4,000 negatives being de-
stroyed.
William Waite, aged As, a woodman,
committed suicide in a spectacular fash
ion in the presence of a crowd at Saun-
ders, on the Great Northern road. Just
before the train came along Waite walked
up the track far enough to prevent the
crowd reaching him, then, as the train
neared him, knelt over the track, seized
the rail with hands, placed his neck on
the rail and hung on until struck, the
engine decapitating him as cleanly as
would a guillotine.
Some of the people of Cambria have
hit upon a novel scheme for increasing
the salary of teachers in the public
schools. Under the leadership of Miss
Sarah Jones, two sociables have been
given, and the proceeds have been donat-
ed to Miss Louise Kopplin, one Of the
assistants in the high school. The max
imum donation made in this way Is not
to exceed SO per month for the school
year. 1t is believed that adjoining towns
will take up the same work, and thus
increase the pay of teachers. The work
is conducted independently of the school
board
Jay Baxter, a farmer in the town of
Windsor, aged 26 years, was killed by
falling down the stairs in his barn. A
brother was assisting some tourists in
fixing an automobile just outside the
front door of the barn and on entering
the barn found his brother at the bottom
of the stairs dead.
George G. Thorp, who is mentisaed as
the probable successor of President W. q.
Corey of the steel trust, was born in
Madison and is q son Of John NJ. Thorp,
a wealthy retired merchant Of that city.
He is 81 years old and graduated frem
the Wisconsin university in the mechan-
ical engineering course in 1891.
Poormaster Kenyon has moved to the
county farm two of the oldest inhabitants
of Rock county, Francis Davis, aged 100,
and his wife, Hattie Davis, aged 1e7
Bota are negroes born in slavery, and
both remember distinctly the war OF
1872 Davis cooked for Gen. Grant dur
ing his service in the western army.
AS a means for checking the growing
evil Of divorces, Bishop Charles Chap
man Grafton In his address at the snnual
diocesan council Of the Fond dU Lac
diocese advocated church discipline and
social ostracisn Of married divorced per-
sons He believes that the latter would
be more effective than any church canon
in checking the evil