Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
An Over the State

The girl was seriously hurt
Michael Wundrash, aged 10, collided
with street car while riding a bicycle
on his way home in Two Rivers, and was
so badly injured that he died q few hours
later.
The village council at Hammond has
passed an ordinance prohibiting any one
from teaching children 10 use blasphem-
Gus language. 1t is said that some of the
older inhabitants there have taken a de-
light in teaching the youngsters how to
use profane words.
1t has just been discovered that the
last Legislature omitted the name of Lit
tie Lake Butte deS Nortes from the wat
ers where the fishing with licensed set
lines is permissible. Hundreds of these
lines are in the little lake and wholesale
arrests will be made if they are not
lifted
Mrs. Alfred Landau Of Madison was
severely injured in a runaway accident.
The buggy struck telegraph pole on top
of a bluff overlooking Lake Monona. Mrs.
Landau was thrown out and had it not
been for an iron rail- which she struck at
the top of the bank, she would have been
Rrecipitated over forty feet and probably
to her death. She will recover.
Edward Miller of Beloit, who was play
ing with a percussion cap the other even
ing and had three fingers on one of his
hands blown off. The accident was a
peculiar one from the fact that while the
fingers were blown clean off. the remain
ing portion of the hand was not shattered
in the least. The missing digits were
picked UP in the yard the next morning.
Walter Donisthorpe, alias Wilson, a
former valet of King Edward VII, died
at the Milwaukee house of correction. He
was &C years of age. On June IS Will
son appeared in the police court on the
charge of having stolen coat. He ad-
mitted the charge, told the court he was
physical wreck, and asked for a years
sentence so that he might be Strengthened
out. The court gave him six months.
Word reached Manitowoc from Madi-
son that decision of the State board of
control on the application of Peter Bach
for q pardon from Waupun would be de
ferred until Sept. 3 to permit of a hear
ing by Gov. Davidson on the application
of Bach's wife for an unconditional par
don for her husband. Mrs. Bach will ap-
pear in person to plead for her husband.
Bach is serving a three years sentence
for an attempt to kill his wife, having
shot her three times two years ago.
A tornado struck the home of L. V.
Moore, four miles north of Ladysmith,
carried the building several rods, and de-
molished it. Harry Moore, 90 years old,
had his head so badly crushed that he died
three hours later. Mrs. Moore and her
little daughter, Ida, were seriously in
jured. A special from Whitehall says a
tornado swept through the country north
and east of there, and Mary and Charles
Clementson, living near Strum, were kill
ed and Mrs Clementson and a boy named
Haughe badly injured.
The tornado which struck in the vicin-
ity of Brunswick the other night destroy
ed six dwellings there, among them the
homes of c. p. Moses and ]. II. Neil
roy and injured six persons, one of whom
was a child of c. ?. Moses. In Pleasant
Valley and Clear Greek, besides the Meth
Odist church, which was destroyed, were
the barns of Dan Lewis, William Stolp,
Edward Kneeland Charles Stueber, Dan
iel Hart, all new buildings. Grain stacks
were carried high in the air and sheaves
of wheat in the fields were scattered for
miles.
President Engel of the First State bank
of Marion denied that Frank Leake, a
former cashier had absconded with a
large sum of money belonging to the bank.
He said that Leake had left the institu-
ton last March and to the knowledge Of
people in Marion was in Seattle or Alas
ka. He said the bank was not looking
for him, although there was some trouble
when Leake left. Mr.. Engel declared,
however. that the stockholders of the in
stitution had not been called upon to
make up any deficit in the banks ac-
counts.
The first arrest under the State law
prohibiting smoking by boys under Is
years of age was made by the Madison
police Monday. The boy arrested was IA
years old. Several attempts have been
made by the police before, but the boys
proved to be the better runners.
Albert Knoot, aged 40. was struck by
a Milwaukee road train while crossing the
tracks at the Oconomowoc station. He
is badly cut about the head, and his in
juries are probably fatal. This is the
fourth member of the kEoot family that
has been struck by train within three
years.
Judge \. C. Gifin of Fond du Lac
will present to Lawrence university a copy
of the Ulster County Gazette, printed
Jan. /, 1900. which contains a notice of
the death of George Washington.
The annual fair will be held in Bloom
ington Sept. II, u and -. Dana's mill
tary band OF La Crosse will furnish mu-
sic for the three days. Purses of $3.50
are offered for harness and running races.
Lightning struck a barn and carriage
house belonging to o. l. Young OF Prairie
du Sac and two horses in the barn were
killed. The barn and surrounding build
ings were burned. The loss is approx
mately $1,000.
Frank Petri, aged %, drowned by fall
ing into the Rock river from the rear Of
a launch in which he was returning to
Beloit from a picnic. The body was re-
covered. Petri came TO Beloit from st.
Louis six weeks ago and was employed by
the Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Com
pany. He leaves a young wife.
The potato market has opened for the
season with the price Of 45 cents to farm
ers. Few are being marketed. Dealers
are looking for lively season. The crop
will be about an average and not as large
as last years. Scarcity Of vegetables, it
is thought, will have some effect upon the
demand. Corn promises good crop if
frost stays away.