Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-02

cause.
A report of the Mexican treasury
department shows an increase in the
imports into the courstry in a six
months period and a decrease in ex-
ports.
The statue of General Mcclellan
will be unveiled in Washington May
2. The reunion of the army of the
Potomac will take place ill the CAPT.
tai May 1. and 8.
A big fire in Altoona threatened for
a time TO destroy the little city. The
Eau Claire fire department was called.
After several hours of hard work the
blaze was extinguished.
Mrs. Carrie Bora, over so years
Old, was found dead in the Chippewa
river near the county asylum. She
has walked upon some ice on the
bank and slipped In.
George Coghill of Salem, Ore, has
| been appointed professor of zoology at
Denison university, Granville, o.. TAX
ing the place Of Charles ]. Perrick.
who goes to Chicago university.
Congressman Morse has recon-
mended for the appointment of post
master at Phillips. Herman Ander-
son, assistant superintendent of the
John r. Davis Lumber company.
Pennsylvania as the result of a leg
islative Inquiry may institute crimi-
nal proceedings against those con.
nected with the expenditure of So
100000 tor furnishing the noe state.
house
! At Marinette Mrs. Amelia Daniels
, was seriously burned by an expIo-
sion in stove following her starting
a fire. She had found some white
powder in a dish in a closet and
tempted it in the stove. The ex.
plosion followed.
At Rhinelander Hans Herman,
speaking several languages, Is wanted
by the authorities. He held posi-
ton as trimmer and advertising man.
ager for large store, and disap-
peared suddenly, it is charged, after
forged checks amounting to nearly
$500 had been discovered.
At the Polk county girls declama-
tory contest first and second places
We're won by the Misses Gertrude
Hillskotter and Clara Schmidt. both
OF Osceola respectively. The boys
oratorical contest was held the same
evening, and the winners were Percy
Weinhardt Of st. Croix Falls, and
Joe Burke of 0sceola.
AT Chippewa Falls one of the larg-
est weddings in the history of the city
occurred. at Our Saviour's church
when Miss Carrie Olson and Charles
Johnson We're united. The church was
packed with guests. 1t took three
residences to accommodate the guests
during the reception following the
ceremony.
AT Chippewa Falls Mrs. Sarah
Wheeler was horribly scalded by a
pail of coffee which was boiling on
the stove. She had neglected to re.
move the cover. and when the coffee
began to boil the explosion followed.
She was knocked to the floor by the
force of the explosion. When found
by her son she was in an unconsci-
GUS condition.
/ William Granger was the victim of
a serious If not fatal injury in a saw
mill at Kellner three miles west of
Grand Rapids Part of the ma.
chinery became loosened, and
Granger crawled under the revolving
saw to drive a nail, and raised his
head just high enough to touch the
! whirling saw. which tore through his
scalp and SKULL for eight inches.
The body of Bart Traigi owner of a
summer resort at Lana Junction on
the 500 line, was brought to Rhine.
lander. The man had been accidentally
shot by Perry McClinchy depot agent
there. when hunting ducks. Traigi
was rowing the boat when a flock
came toward them and McClinchy
fired Just as he shot Traigi stood
up, the load of shot tearing away the
back of his head.
A party of fourteen surveyors is
near Superior, supposed to be working
for the Western Improvement and
Development association. which is
back of the proposed electric line be-
tween the head of the lakes and the
twin cities. A similar party is work.
ing out from the twin cities toward
the head OF the lakes, and the two
crews expect to meet some time dur
ling the summer.
Chicago men have been through Ra-
cine and Kenosha counties. and are
purchasing some the largest cream
cries, with view of bottling and fur,
nishing pure milk and cream to the
lChicago market Erank Beihm. who
has been operating the big Union
Grove creamery has gold out to the
Chicago Milk company. and the cream
lery at Kelloggs corners is to be