Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
State News in Brief.

Mary Jane Carpenter, aged SO years
and resident of Kenosha county for y
years, died in Kenosha
Frank e. Behlke, assistant postmaster
at Watertown, was drowned while on a
fishing trip near HazelhurSt.
The Industrial Construction Company
of Chicago wish to erect a canning fac
tory in Albany if local parties will SUBJ
scribe to stock in the proposed industry.
Ralph Emerson, IL years old, while
hunting on the Root river near Racine,
accidentally shot himself through the left
foot, injuring the member SO badly that
amputation will be necessary.
While leading bull to the fair grounds
in Friendship for exhibition Joseph A.
Hodah was gored by the animal and near
ly killed. He was thrown to the ground
and two ribs crushed and the collar bone
broken.
Bruce Kirkpatrick, well known
throughout western Wisconsin as a
cheese buyer, was electrocuted while try
ing to turn on the light in the bathroom
of his home in Richland Center. Death
came instantly.
Frank Domek, a farmer living in the
town of Marion, was shot and instantly
killed while preparing for a hunting trip.
He was talking with a woman when a
dog ran into the gun and in some way
discharged it, the charge entering Do
mek's chin and coming out of the top of
his head.
Winnebago county hunters are discour-
aged over reports that wolves are de-
vouring deer in Florence, Forrest and
Langlade counties, the favorite hunting
spots of these sportsmen. According to
the returning hunters, carcasses of young
deer are common in the northern part of
the State and the old deer have been
scared away by wolves.
After lighting lamp which accident
ally set fire to the window curtains, Ray
Howell of Waukesha, aged 3, became
frightened at the blaze and without mott
flying his parents in an adjoining room.
or crying out in any way, crawled into
his bed and pulled the clothing over his
head and shut out the sight. The blaze
was discovered just in time to save the
child from being burned to death.
Rev. J. H. Chandler, who has just
resigned from the pastorate of the Con-
gregational church in Fond du Lac, will
shortly, it is said, give up the ministry
to embark in journalism. The coming
spring Rev. Chandler will lead a colony
of Fond du Lac city and county residents
to Alberta, Canada, where he will found
a town near Lloydminster. 1t is his in
tention to start a newspaper there.
A horse belonging to Lawrence Carpen-
ter, who lives on the outskirts of Madi-
son, ran away and jumped from street
car viaduct to the Illinois Central tracks
below. The wagon was smashed, but the
horse had not even been scratched.
A decision was handed down in La
Crosse in the matter of the will of the
late Gustave w. Ensel, wealthy bust
ness man, recently deceased. After the
death of Ensel. frankie La Sale, alleged
proprietor of a resort, made a claim of
a quarter of a million dollars against the
property. The court disallowed the claim
in full.
Practically no buying of this years to-
bacco crop has been done yet. Buyers ex-
plain this condition by saying that it is an
off year, but it was the sentiment Of the
Tobacco Growers Association last win
ter that growers and buyers would be
better satisfied if crops were not sold
until they were cured.
Farmers of Marathon county say
wolves are more numerous this year than
for a great many years, and as a result
many have sold their focks of sheep. One
farmer had half a flock of twenty killed
and others in that vicinity lost heavily.
They are planning a general hunt this fall
with a view Of exterminating the beasts.
Gov Davidson expressed surprise when
he learned that the stock watering law
passed by the last Legislature was use
less. The Governor said: 4 have not
seen the decision as yet, for l was out
of town. 1t hardly seems to me that l
would be justified in calling special ses-
sion of the Legislature at this time, al
though 1 most certainly would have done
so at the end of the regular session if a
stock and bond bill had not been passed"
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kaems, residents |
at Rapids a mile from Manitowoc, cele- |
brated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, |
their four children and party Of fifty |
friends being present for a dinner and |
dance which was led by the aged couple. |