Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-07

while suffering from insanity.
Goods at Lawrence. following the lead
of the male students, are organizing new
literary societies to aid in the work of
debating and public expression. The
male students have just organized new
Tit
Jos HaaSl was arrested and placed I'M
der 81 900 bonds, charged with attempt
ing to fire his saloon building in the vii
lage of Bruce. Haasl was on a train
leaving Bruce when the fire was discoy-
cred.
Arrangements have been practically
completed by an Ashland concern for the
erection of a wireless telegraph station
in Ashland to connect with a wireless
station on Madiline island of the Apostle
group.
Pounding a large railway dynamite cap
with a stone may cost the little son of
Henry kottke, a Johnson Greek farmer,
a limb. The child found the cap in the
barn. He was badly injured by the ex-
plosion.
The steamer COrmorant of the Edward
Heinze Lumber Company burned to the
waters edge off the northerly end OF Bass
Island. \ tug took off Captain McKen-
ze and the crew of five men, together with
three women who were on board.
The little school house in school dis
trict No. 81, near Manawa, built at the
beginning of the Civil War, is no more.
The ancient landmark has been replaced
by modern brick structure, and first les
sons were learned in it the other day.
Grant Cromwell, a transient, employed
as a farm hand, was sentenced to one
year at Waupun in the municipal court in
Manitowoc, when he pleaded guilty to the
theft of a 5000 violin. He took the in
strument from a wagon at a party and it
was found secreted in his room. The
boy is only 20 years old.
The Kimberly-Clar company's mill at
Niagara the largest print mill i'll the
State, will be included in the print paper
mill merger. This much was given OUT
by William Weaver of Neenah. who stat
ed that he had been engaged by the COM
pany TO manage the new club house
which is being built at Niagara.
Mrs. Mary Sophia Block, one of the
aged 90 years. Two years ago, with a
shotgun in hand, she stood guard for
forty-eight hours at her property and
dared the Wisconsin Telephone Company
to install poles for which the company
had dug the holes and prepared.
Angered over the summary discharge
of Miss Helen E. NJ. Roberts of Chicago,
the assistant principal. fifty students of
the Pewaukee high school went on strike,
leaving the school in a body. They re-
fused to return unless the teacher was
reinstated. Unless she is relnstated the
school directors may be asked to resign.
Becoming respondent because of con-
tinued i'll health. Robert Peach, aged 40
years, one of the best known tobacco
| growers in Rock county, committed sui
eide by hanging himself to a rafter in one
of his tobacco sheds near Edgerton. His
body was discovered by Mrs. Peach and
while the body was still warm when it
was cut down, all attempts at resus-
| citation failed.
George A. Yule. president Of the Badg-
er Brass Company of Kenosha. is to be
named as co-receiver with Col. a. l.. Pope
| for the Pope Manufacturing Company and
! the Pope Motor Car Company of Hart
| ford. Conn, which failed Il short time
| ago. The Badger company was one of
the largest creditors of the Pope concerns
and Mr.. Yule is chairman of the credit
ors' committee.
Weeping bitterly, John Lewis, partner
in crime with Charles Martin, who ten
hof tO no itarl-
| tiary for ten years for burglary, came into
court in Madison and said he was inno-
cent. The men had their trials together
and were convicted. At the close Martin
declared that he alone was guilty. The
court heard arguments for a new trial,
but denied it. y Lewis was sentenced to
| the penitentiary for seven years.
A. S. Hawley of Baraboo, charged with
attempting to kill his wife some days
ago, was bound over for trial at the next
| term of the Circuit Court. Mrs. Haw-
| ley, who is better known as Mrs. Vic
| toria Wheeler, was the first white child
born in Madison.
Harvey 7. Wells. a clerk in the First
| National bank in that city, is absent from
| Kenosha. and it is said between $1,000
and $1,000 of the funds of the bank are
missing. Wells has served in the capac-
| ity of receiving teller and bookkeeper.
| The officials OF the bank declare it is
| protected from loss.
Anticipating a still higher market for
| barley, farmers around Chiffon are hold
| ing their crop. although the present price
| tops the dollar mark Thousands Of bush
IL E,1. ar
Near Manitowoc William Vida, while
| out hunting with Will Hamachek, was
seriously wounded in the back and arm.
| The boys We're changing guns when Ham
achek's weapon was somehow discharged
John Costigan, pioneer, who came TO
| GAINESVILLE from Ireland hfty-five years
ago. died there at the age of 50, leaving
as his heir Edward Costigan, a negro,
whom he adopted as a son many years
| ago.
Maddened by pain and fright. Harry
| Butngers, an engine wiper on the Cnl-
| cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul road, ran
a mile in Racine before stopping, when
his oily hands caught fire from torch
which he was using in the inspection OF
| a locomotive. The grease on his hands
burned so fercely that the flesh was
scorched to crisp. Butngers was raving
when caught and given medical attention.
and he may lose his reason.
The promotion of the electric power
| proposition of the Holmes Lighting and
Power Company for the development OF
| Grand Rapids, water power on the
Menominee river, has been taken up
again BIZ the officials of the company.