Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-04
State News in Brief.

Alexander McLaren died in Chippewa
Falls after years illness. He was one
of Wisconsin's wealthiest lumbermen.
Edna Kruschke, the 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Albert Kruschke, a Sheboygan
farmer, was killed when she fell from a
wagon.
Junius Wires, probably the Oldest resi-
dent of Oshkosh, died Sunday at the home
of his son-in-law, H. A. Hobbard, at the
age of 81 years.
The plant of the Plover Paper Com
pany in Stevens Point closed when the
employees went on strike for an increase
of % cents per day.
Andrew Feline, who had been Tilted in
Milwaukee, shot and killed Elsie Volk-
mann and her father, Frank Volkmann,
and then killed himself.
Irving Wagner, Il years old, drowned
at Honey Greek, near Prairie du Sac,
while bathing with his younger brother.
The mother may go insane.
H. D. Hit of Oakield, pioneer citi-
zen of Wisconsin, died Saturday of paral-
ysis. Mr.. Hit was 81 years of age
and had been director of the First Ma
tional bank of Oakfeld for the last thirty
years.
As a result of a premature Fourth of
July celebration Leo Erickson of Ke-
nosha, 9 years old, was shot in the hand
with a toy pistol. Lockjaw has devel-
oped and he may die.
Formal announcement of the consolida-
ton of the Sheboygan Light, Power and
Railway Company and the Milwaukee
Northern Railroad Company is made by
General Manager Comeback, who will be
manager of both systems after July l,
1907.
Screams of frightened little girl in
Barron, who, on her way home along the
edge OF town, was confronted by huge
bear, speedily brought forth dozen men
armed with shotguns and rifles, one of
whom killed the animal within the town
limits.
Crazed by the excitement of seeing a
gasoline launch half a mile away blown
up. John Hilburg of Chippewa Falls
Jumped from a rowboat into Cour Oreilles
lake and was drowned. Samuel Hill, one
drowned.
Prosecution of several prominent men
of Kenosha for manslaughter was made
a possibility when a jury investigating
the killing of Charles Bope, who was
electrocuted the other day, recommended
action on the part of the district attor-
ney against the officials of the kenosha
Electric Light Company and the Keno
sha Home Telephone Company.
Miss Vera Mae PEBBLES, 19-year-old
niece of ;. J. Earring, president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road. as chauffeur Of her uncle's auto
mobile, put at defiance all the constables
of the norch shore in a record dash to
Oconomowoc. Accepting a dare" from
one of her girl friends, Miss PEBBLES de-
clared that she would make the distance
in less than five hours. If she won she
was to be the heroine at yachting party
which was TO be turned into an affair of
honor. But she failed to win. The trip
took ten minutes over the time allowed.
William Bowe, an attorney in Chippe-
wa Falls started for Potlach, Idaho,
where he will wed Miss Ida Kehl. She
is the daughter of John B. Kehl, the
millionaire lumberman. They will spend
two months on honeymoon in Europe.
A plea of brain storm" resulting IN
the liberation of Edward Duthey, who
after serving part of fourteen years SEN
tence in State prison for killing his wife
in Superior more than a year ago. had
his case reopened by order OF the Su-
preme Court The crime for which he
was tried was the result of Jealous
rage in which a man was also shot.
The body of Lloyd Patterson, aged .
years, was found in the Fox river, six
miles from Portage. The boy was taken
from the Sparta school two years ago by
Otto Bunker of Fort Winnebago.
Strange freaks were played by the ter
rife wind in the vicinity of Pewaukee. A
small rowboat was picked up out OF the
water, blown up a six-foot embarrassment
and dropped in front Of an oncomlng
freight train on the Milwaukee road. The
craft was smashed and the ruins carried
to Hartland .le engines pilot The
United State. mail boat Ariel had all OF
her upper works carried away ID the
gale and was badly damaged.