The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
v|CT|MSOF The HUNT
Casualties This Season Are Con.
siderable High Than in
Many Years.
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN RECORD
Thirty-Four Killed in Former and
Seventeen in Latter State.
OF the Wounded Victims Wisconsin
Claims FOrty-Five and Michi-
gan Twenty One-Some Sad
Cases Recorded.

Milwaukee, Dec. 2-The casualt,
list of the hunting season of 1907 IN
Wisconsin and Michigan, to da.e, is a
shocking one, it being the largest of
any in the history of these two states
Heretofore the largest number Of
deaths were reported in 1901 and 1905,
when seventeen persons We're killed in
each of those years as compared to
fifty-one this year. In 1901 thirty
two persons were reported wounded
and in 1903 twenty-one, as compared
to sixty-six this year, to date. In 1901
the total number of casualties were
fopty-nine, and in 1908 they were thir-
ty-five, as compared to a total this
year of III.
This years record is as follows:
Killed-Wisconsin, "a; Michigan, II.
Wisconsin, 45; Michigan,
81.
Steady Inst of Accidents.
The hunting season opened Sept. /,
when small game, such as ducks, field
birds, and small wood and field ami
mails were permitted to be shot This
game season will close Dec. 81. From
Sept. 1 to Nov. 10, when the deer sea-
son opened, many persons were killed
or wounded with shotguns and small
rifles, the victims including large
percentage of youths, some of whom
were shot through the careless hand,
ling Of guns either by themselves or by
companions.
After the deer season opened, Nov.
TO- the victims were principally men.
Some accidentally killed or wounded
themselves, while still others were TAX
en- for deer or bears and shot by hunt
ers who, upon learning their awful
mistake. fled before their identity
could be learned.
Minister Kills Finn.
One of the saddest accidents of the
deer season of 1907 occurred near Cal
umet, Mich, Nov. %, when Jacob
Lahdenpera, a Finnish woodsman, was
shot and killed by the Rev A. l..
Heideman, of the Finnish Lutheran
church at Red Jacket. Heideman mis-
took the cleaning of the woodsman's
axe for the antlers of a deer and fired
He was Frustrated over the terrible af-
fair and his own life was at one time
despaired of.
Another peculiar accident was the
shooting and killing Of Peter Rasmus-
sen while he was riding a railroad
bicycle on the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad tracks near Iron Noun
tain. 1t is believed he was the victim
OF SINNERS or hunters who were
hunting deer illegally with a search
light. The glare being reflected in
Rasmussen's eyes, it is supposed they
mistook him for a deer and shot him.
He was left to his fate.
Drowning Accidents.
At Alberta, Mimi, Carl and Olaf
Johnson, two small boys, were
drowned while hunting ducks; and
William Gehrt and William Schultz,
two other youths, were drowned by
breaking through the ice on Lake
View, near Merrill. Still two other
boys. Hugh and Roy butcher, met
death in Eagle lake near Eagle river,
by drowning, while hunting ducks.
A peculiar death was that of War
rem Denny. who died of excitement aft
er coming within sight of herd of
deer he had been tracking near Alb
bottsford.
AS far as known, only one woman
was shot while in the woods during
this season. Mrs. William Kosley, Of
Rhinelander, was accidentally wound
ed by her husband, who shot at deer
near their cabin near Hiles. The bull
let entered the house and struck Mrs.
koslcy. She will recover.