Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-01-17
All Over the State,

Mrs Helen Smith, mother of w. +.
Swaney of Milton, died there.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000 to
Milton college at GAINESVILLE to pay off
its debt on science hall.
Charles Ringmeier, a farmer, was kill
ed at Tisch Mills, Manitowoc, being
caught in circular saw.
p. X. Wheeler has succeeded G. ID.
Eastman as president of the Sheboygan
County Agricultural Association.
Jake Jenewein of Spring Green was
fatally injured by the accidental dis
charge of a shotgun in the hands Of Ire)
Davis while hunting.
Mrs. Edward IIalbert, a well-known
Wheaton woman, slipped on an icy path
and was killed. She was found by her
husband. Her skull was fractured.
Peter Travic. the Croatian who was
found guilty at Milwaukee of the murder
of Leopold Ritonia. a saloonkeeper, re-
ceived sentence of life Imprisonment.
Twenty persons. including a boy ill
with typhoid fever. were rescued by fire
men from the top floors of two three
story houses which were destroyed at Me-
nomonie. The property loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Harry Dunning. Marinette farmer,
was held up by a lone highwayman and
robbed of his money. The robber noticed
a fine ring on Cummings hand, but tried
in vain to get it off. and decamped after
abusing his victim.
Halvor n Hauge, bachelor farmer
in the town of Christiania, died recently
and his will, admitted to probate, shows
that he has bequeathed $4,000 to the
Lutheran Orphans Home in Dane coun-
ty. also smaller amount to seven mis-
sons.
Herman Schroeder mad fellow work
man. while skating on Oconomowoc lake,
broke through the ice and Herman
Schroeder was drowned. His companion
was rescued Mr. Schroeder was %
years old and unmarried His parents
live at Johnstons Greek.
W. J. Kenney. f. J. Conelly and Ed
ward McHugh of Stockbridge on the east
shore of Lake Winnebago. We're lost the
other day. while skating. They were
caught in a dense fog and lost their way.
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Winnebago. on the west shore of the lake.
On the trip they encountered number
of cracks and in one place crossed on
floating cake of ice.
Roy Schwab a boy who was terribly
burned after grasping a live wire on the
system of the Wisconsin Traction, Light,
Heat and Power Company in Appleton,
has sued the company for $4,000 dam
ages His face is marked for life and
his hands are almost useless.
That her husband. Louis Dingfeldt.
aged % years. sought to sell lease her
50 that he could get anot. woman
was alleged by Lizzie Dingfeldt. aged %
wears. in the Circuit Court in AIilwau-
kee. She was granted a divorce. They
were married in August. 1900, and have
one son.
Anton Koko. aged IS years. leader of
the thousands of Hungarians in Milwau-
kee. has disappeared. He was in charge
of the savings Of scores Of his fellow
counuymen.
Manville Peck was badly injured when
a door from a dump car on the interur-
ban construction at Delafeld struck him.
He was taken to Milwaukee. His home
is at Big Bend.
The Supreme Court has decided the
Madison City Council must revoke Ii
censes of saloOnkeepers violating city or
dinances The Madison Council last sum
rner refused TO revoke the licenses of VIC
lators.
The traction fight in Kenosha came to
ap end at O'Clock the other morning,
when the City Council. after six-hour
session. passed an ordinance granting A.
C. Frost. president of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric Railway Com pany,
a practical monopoly of the street rail-
way business in the city. The Chicago.
Kenosha, Milwaukee and Lake Geneva
road. which was planning to parallel the
Chicago and Milwaukee, was refused en-
trance.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Phoebe Green Kicker. niece of Mr.. and
Mrs Herbert w. Underwood of Milwau-
kee. to Frederick A. Gorham, Jr., Of
Chicago on Jan %, at Milwaukee.