Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-25
ALI Over the State.

Two-year-old Harold Dallman of Gin
ton drank muriatic acid found in his faith
ers tinshop and died.
Mrs. Helen A. Jones, 10 years of age,
was almost beaten to death in bed at
Chippewa Falls by an unknown assail-
ant.
The r. age from the fire in Kroeger
Brothc4s big department store at First
and National avenues, Milwaukee, will
not exceed $4,000.
The price of teaming in Sheboygan has
been increased from 81 to $50 per day.
The increase was voted by the Team
Owners Association.
NJ. L. Olmsted we'll driller of Arpin,
was arrested on the charge of having
stolen $4,000 cigars. He was bound over
to the Circuit Court.
The residence of Eugene Shaw, presi-
dent of the Daniel Shaw Lumber Com
pany at Eau Claire. was destroyed by fire.
The loss was 100000.
William Wiley of Minneapolis, de-
spondent over the death of his wife,
drank four ounces of chloroform in James
vile. He will probably die.
Peter Sukus. a machinist, 4S years old,
with a wife and three children, fell under
the wheel of an interurban car in Ra-
cine and died one hour later.
Peter Wilson. Jr.. aged 40 years, a
Racine man, died at the county Jail in
kenOsha as a result of a dose of carbolic
acid taken with suicidal intent
E. D. Briggs, the victim of the Elm
wood shooting. has recovered. He is
MANNED for life. Edward Rodewald, his
brother-in-law. is in Jail at Ellsworth un-
der $1,000 bail.
]. c. letter. editor of the North Free
dom Journal. left his office last Thurs
day and nothing has been seen of him
since. His friends cannot account for
his disappearance.
In Chippewa Falls the 4-year-old child
of Adolph Hanson was fatally burned
while his parents were absent. A spark
from a stove caused the accident.
Peter Krumenauer, 50 years old, killed
himself in Oshkosh. His wife died re-
Gently and dependency over her death
prompted the suicide. He was a pioneer.
X. c. Frey, proprietor of the fremont
hotel at Oshkosh, was arrested on the
charge of perjury. Frank Favour claim
ed that Frey swore falsely in a suit. Frey
recently attempted to eject Favour from
the hotel. where he operated a saloon.
Frey was bound over for trial.
William Steinke of Fall Greek. who
was arrested for the murder of Fred
Wenger of Freeport, H., was brought
back to the Mendoza asylum, it having
been discovered he was a paroled patient.
Benjamin f. Head died at his home
in Sheboygan. aged 76 years. He was a
native of Maine and classmate of ex-
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long
in Tufts college. He served in the Civil
War as a lieutenant in the Ninth Maine
infantry and was postmaster of Sheboy-
gan under President Harrison. Two sons
survive, Abner 0. Head cashier of the
German bank and Charles Z. Head, both
OF Sheboygan.
There is a lively contest for the posi-
ton of postmaster in Phillips, to fill the
vacancy caused by the removal of Post
master E. d. Sperry, who was appointed
over year ago. There are several can
didates. among whom are Mrs. Evans,
wife of the former postmaster, B. r. Ev-
ans; DR.. C. D. Fenelon. W. ]. Neef and
o. j. johnson. They will have filed pc
titions and other Endorsements with Con-
gresham A. Morse of Amigo.
During three days the physicians Of
Berlin vaccinated over 600 pupils who
are attending the public and parochial
schools, fearing smallpox. The public
library is closed. At present there are
about fifteen cases of the malady.