Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-17
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WISCONSIN.
At Eau Claire. Harry Larson was
fatally injured by being struck on the
head by the crane of pile driver.
Five thousand tobacco producers in
southern Wisconsin organized at Madi-
son to make a minimum scale of
prices.
AT Eau Claire, numerous resigna-
tions of police officers have occurred
on account of the new order sent out
short time ago that all officers must
wear regulation overcoat.
Norris Buckley, a well known lum-
Der man, was killed by logging
train near Hannibal, while Hugh
Miley of Eau Claire and he were re-
turning to camp on a railroad veloci-
pede
At Portage the residence of former
Mayor Seinert was burglarized and
$40 stolen, while the occupants were
asleep in the house. The entire
sacked.
At GAINESVILLE, the jury in the case
of the state against Florence Dugan
charged with having shot with intent
to kill George Schumacher, April IS
last, was filed and the taking of tes-
timony begun.
There was meeting of the trus-
tees of the Rochester, Racine county
academy and the efforts to endow the
academy with $4,000 received some
attention It was stated that $4,000
fof the $4,000 wanted had been
pledged.
Nicholas d. Fratt, no doubt the old
est living bank director and president
in the state, will celebrate the sixty.
fourth anniversary of his arrival in
Racine Few men are better known
or who have been more prominently
before the public eye in the great state
than Mr.. Fratt.
Gov. Davidson has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to represent Wiscon-
sin at the American Mining Congress
to be held at Joplin, Mo, Nov. II to
16; Adam Mayer Charles II. Sea-
man, Henry +. Cochems, all of Mil
waukee Dr. w. w. Gill, Prof. w. o.
Hotchkiss, Charles NJ Dow, Madison.
| Directors of the new Racine City
bank elected William G. Cuttings.
president, and II. N. Bacon of osh-
kosh. cashier. The bank is stocked
for $4,000 of which it is said that
$4,000 is owned by Oshkosh capital
lists. Efforts will be made to open
the bank on Dec. / at Racine juno
ton.
Paul Ramer, aged 16 years. son of
Casper Ramer, farmer of Verona,
was accidentally shot and killed by
gun in his own hands. The boy was
dragging the gun behind him, butt on
the ground, and the muzzle of it in
his hands, when the bushes exploded
the gun, the bullet entering the back
of the neck.
Sadie Austin, who was murdered by
Frank Hasenfuss, near Montello. was
the daughter of Ziba Austin and
moved from Portage with her parents
only short time ago. She was Is
years of age. Hasenfuss shot himself
and then cut his throat after shooting
Miss Austin, Refusal of marriage is
said to have been the cause.
William c. Dowse of Kenosha and
Ernest Dowse of Chicago are contest
ing the will of their father, the late
! James c. Dowse, which was filed for
probate In the county court here Tues
day, BY the terms of the will the
greater part. of the estate, which con-
sists of valuable land in the town OF
Pleasant Prairie. and personal prop
erty, was left to Byron G. Dowsc.
a brother of the contestants.
Thomas c. Jacks of Titus. Tenn, n
wealthy mine owner. and II. II. Zig.
Ter of Columbus, both interested in a
possible interurhan road between
GAINESVILLE and Madison, were nearly
killed when an automobile they were
riding in ran away down GAINESVILLE
hill Mr.. Zigler and Mr.. Jacks jumped
from the rear seat of the machine. re-
ceiving slight bruises, Just as the ma
chine crashed into a fence.
Company NJ of la Crosse, for years,
the crack shooting company of the
Wisconsin national guard. is without
a home and may be disbanded unless
steps are taken by the city to pro
vide IL with quarters. At the munich.
pal election the people by an over
whelming majority voted $4,000 with
which TO build combined arm0ry
and auditorium, but the city council
has now refused to build the audito.
rum and the company is thus left in
the street.