Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-31
WISCONSIN.

WISCONSIN.
Albert Schultz, aged 80 years, wa!
killed in runaway at Madison.
Geore White was held for tria
charged with the murder of William
Murray at Altoona, Oct g.
Martin l.. Foss has been appointed
postmaster at Foss, Lincoln county
vice j. II. Fowler, resigned.
At Cumberland, ]. Patsy Degredo
aged q, was run over and killed on
Monday by the cars, just north OF
here.
AT Racine a gang of burglars en-.
tered the home of Mrs. A. Simonson
and secured gold watch and other
property.
An injunction stopping the Wiscon-
sin attorney generals investigation
of alleged franchise grabbing in Mil
waukee was dissolved by the court.
A. H. Hayard of GAINESVILLE has been
appointed deputy state bank exam
liner to succeed Capt. Thaddeus Wild
of Milwaukee, and will assume his new
position, Nov. /. The position carries
salary of $1,000 a year.
The members of the state board of
health will come to Kenosha to begin
the work of purging the Kenosha river
OF the refuse dumped by big tanneries
The board will act in conjunction
with the city officials in the matter.
A. A. Shultz, farmer living three
miles west of Ripon, claims to have
discovered iron ore in paying guam.
titles on his farm. The ore is found
in high ledge some miles in extent
running from near Ripon to the south
shore Of Green lake.
Commissioner Bergh has approved
the articles of incorporation of the
Oostburg state bank of Oostburg, She
hoygan county. The institution has a
capital stock of $4,000, and its incor-
porators are Peter Dame, Jacob Fuh-
remain and John Theune.
While driving along on a gasoline
engine near Chippewa Valley Junction,
William Steward was shot at by John
a. Clemens who fired seven shots at
him. After the second shot, Steward
jumped down and took his gun and
fired five shots at Clemens. Neither
succeeded in wounding the other.
There has been trouble between the
two parties for several years.
Involuntary proceedings In bank
ruptcy were begun by James B. Lee
dom, Leo Abraham & Co, and Robert
II. Freeman against the International
Construction company. owners of
Wonderland at Milwaukee. Judge
Quarles appointed the Fidelity Trust
company rs trustee. The claims az
gregate s4,712, The assets of the
company are valued at 100000.
While walking the track TO the
home of their brother, Peter Orren,
south of Waunakee, Martin and
Christ Orren OF Madison, were struck
by southbound train, Martin being
killed and Christ badly injured. They
had stepped from the track of a north
bound train. failing to see the one be-
hind them.
In the United States court at Mil
waukee. Mrs. Thomas Cogshill tainted
as her husband was sentenced to the
government prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, for five years. by Judge ]. V.
Quarles. Thomas Cogshill. formerly
cashier in the First National bank. at
Seymour. Wis, explained how he be-
calLe a defaulter. Cogshill was at one
time agent for the Green Bay a
Western railway at Seymour When
the bank at Seymour was organized
he became cashier. Early in his bank
ing career he made several small
loans which never were repaid. In
all effort to cover UP the shortage
made by these loans. amounting to
about $4,000, Cogshill decided to try
IA plunge in wheat, with the result
that in six months he had squandered
nearly $4,000 of the funds of the
bank.