Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-14
All Over the State

AdlSdS lily.
All Over the State
Steps have been taken for the forma-
ton of a permanent advancement associa-
ton in Mansfield.
W. A. AdamsOn, member of the State
Assembly in 1879. died at Eldorado, aged
y years. He leaves widow and three
sons.
The mill at the Gritty No. 6 mine.
Belmont. in the center of the lead and
zinc mining region, burned, the loss being
$4,000
William Eckhardt. Sheboygan. who suf
fered heavy financially in the W. r. Vie
boldt financial crash and fire at Chicago,
died there.
ID. B. Worthington. editor and proprie-
tor of the Beloit Daily News has receiv-
ed official notice of his appointment as
postmaster.
Joseph Scribner died in Rosendale,
aged 81 years. He was an early settler
and for twelve years was treasurer of
Ripon college.
John W. Nelson, a pioneer lumberman
of Taylors Falls is dead. He was a
member of the Minnesota State Legisla
ture for two years.
Dog muzzles are at a premium in Cam
bridge, owing to a mad dog scare. A
strange dog bit nearly all of the local
CANNES. The dog was shot.
Former Superintendent Sutton was dis
charged by a Milwaukee court. the judge
holding that the evidence failed to sub
stantiate the charge of bribery.
Findley 2. Williams of GAINESVILLE, a
railway mail clerk. narrowly escaped
death by blood poison. resulting firm in
lection in a burn sustained from a steam
radiator.
While playing about a tree his father
was Telling. Joseph. the 7-year-old son of
John Steffel of Kadlec. was killed when
the wind changed the direction of the
trees fall.
Thomas Hughes. editor of the Dodge
County Citizen for more than forty years,
has been appointed postmaster of Beaver
Dam. to succeed himself. He has served
two terms.
Judge Halsey of Milwaukee sentenced
Michael Madl to twenty years in prison
resented Conroy's selling drinks to Mrs.
Madl, it was alleged.
Sheriff Charles Pfennig has been asked
to look into the disappearance of John
Rudnick. aged % years, from Powe.s
Lake. The people at Powers Lake have
been dragging the lake.
Mrs John Appleby, wife of the inven-
+O,. Of ., GOLF lkillad Sap+o
Cruz, Cal. in runaway accident. She
is the daughter of Captain Schildt and
she lived in Mazomanie most of her life
previous to her marriage.
Broken appointments with the dentist
must be paid for by Fond du Lac county
people hereafter if the dentists are able
to carry out plan decided on at the
meeting of their county organization. No
definite fee for broken engagements was
fixed.
State Truant Officer Sharp disguised
as shrubbery agent is in Chippewa Falls
gathering evidence. As result he says
city officials may be summoned to show
cause why laws prohibiting slot machines
and selling liquor to minors are not en-
forced.
full insurance on a $1,000 fire loss last
week. the Kossuth Mutual paying him
S1.3lJ. The company provides that farm
ers. when operating engines near build
ings. hay or straw stacks, shall have two
barrels of water at hand. with a watch
man. 1t is claimed that Noyy failed to
do this
A .Olyman W. II. Falvey of Mari
nette, whose whereabouts had caused APP
prehension among his relatives and
friends. is at the Sacred Heart santa
rum in Milwaukee receiving medical
treatment. His condition is not consid
cred dangerous.
Insurance Commissioner Beedle has
asked Attorney General Gilbert if GER
tain policies issued by the Wisconsin Life
of Madison eight or ten years ago should
be- valued as assessment or legal reserve
policies The question does not affect the
companys soIvency. The commissioner
has just relicensed he company.
The announcement from Washington of
the appointment of Frank Il. Bentley of
Baraboo. as collector of internal revenue
for the second Wisconsin district created
surprise in political circles.
To assist in raising Sunds for the pur-
chase of the Palmer Memorial hospital,
private institution in GAINESVILLE. the Sis
ters of Mercy of ST. Joseph's convent will
give a charity ball April 3.
The postoffice of Shullsburg has been
broken into and the safe looted. About
$500 in stamps and 800 in money and
several registered letters were taken. One
of the robbers was injured by the explo-
sion.
Max Linke. former foreman Of the Del
AVIAN knitting mills. pleaded guilty TO a
charge of embezzlement of the company's
property and malicious injury to its ma
chinery and was sentenced to two years
at Waupun. Linke has been waiting trial
since fall at the county Jail. his examina-
ton being CONTINUED from time to time.
Leroy Turner. formerly a resident Of
New London. committed suicide at his
home near Elderon by shooting himself
in the head. He was 80 years of age. He
was for years sexton at Floral Hill Gene
teTy. Dependency over malignant dis
ease is supposed TO have induced Mr.. Tur-
ner TO hasten the inevitable. He had
cancer, said to be the result of snokins-