Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09
STATE NEWS IN RRIEF

Chief Justice ]. B. Cassoday of the
State Supreme Court died in Madison
Mrs. German, So years of age, was
burned to death at the home of her son,
Patrick German, in Baraboo.
Emil Schuchtneebt, a young farmer,
had his right hand cut off in three slashes
from the knives of the deadly corn shred
der.
Earl Clark, - years old. broke through
the ice of the Yahara river at Stoughton
and was drowned. The body was recov-
cred.
Austin Englang, II years old, of Mari
nette, while skating on the Menominee
river, fell into hole in the ice and was
drowned
In Beloit Lester Grady, aged s years,
was accidentally shot in the left shoulder
by Laura Pratt, 14-year-old playmate.
She did not know the gun was loaded.
Willard McGill, aged 8 years, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. John G.. McGill, we'll
known people of Kenosha, drowned in
Pike river just back of the McGill home.
Edward a. Ordway, aged Al years. a
son of A. +. Ordway and for several
years a member of the firm of A. F. Ord
way & Sons, machinery builders of Beav-
er Dam, died in New Mexico, where he
went for his health.
While ordering a casket in which to
bury his wife, John Frish of Two Rivers
received the information over the tele-
phone that his son, Joseph, had just died.
He was so stricken that he could not
speak for several minutes.
Congressman John NJ. Nelson has mott
fed the local authorities that he has Sc
cured a cannon for the city to be placed
in the courthouse park at Jefferson. 1t
is understood that Congressman Nelson
has several other cannon at his disposal
and intended for cities in his congressional
district.
Warren Bates of OmrO, brother in law
of County Treasurer NJ. J. Rounds, was
almost instantly killed by fall down the
cellar stairs of Mr.. Rounds home in Osh-
kosh. The door of the cellar is adjacent
to a door leading to the upstairs and it
is thought he made a mistake and took
the wrong door.
Footpads secured a priceless heirloom
from Charles Grignon of Kaukauna, TAX
ing a gold watch once his fathers, 50 in
money and pearl handled knife. The
loss of the watch is felt by Mr.. Grignon,
as it has descended through several gen.
erations of the family who first settled
in Kaukauna in 1894.
While trying to make a small steam
engine which had been given to his
brother for Christmas, whistle, Roland
De Land of Appleton crowded the steam
to such an extent that the top of the
whistle blew off, the steam scalding the
boys face and nearly binding him. Med
ical attendance was necessary.
Fred Nearing, while hunting near
Oconomowoc with a friend, met with a
painful accident his eye being accident
ally shot out. The wound was attended
to by DIR. Rogers and no further trouble
is expected from the wound.
The body of Mrs. Madeline Odell Clay
ton, a Chicago clairvoyant. who had been
missing since Nov. % last, was found in
the river back of the GAINESVILLE JAIL Her
face and body had been mutilated by
muskrats. She was identified by two
rings and a gold watch which she wore.
1t is not known whether she jumped into
the river or was thrown in.
Harvey Thompson, aged II years. and
Frank La Borde, aged - years, were SEN
fenced to the county Jail for throwing
japanese snuff in the opera house in Osh-
kosh. 4 performance was being given b
stock company which was playing
weeks engagement and the snuff nearly
put the players out of business.
In order to save his boy from the re-
formatory Ferdinando Hizzo. Madison
scissors grinder. who is worth $4,000 in
real estate, promised the court that if the
boy were freed he would dispose of his
property and take his whole family back
to Italy. The court took him up and
gave him until Feb. Il to leave.
The date of the wedding of Mrs. Clara
Heyl. born Schendein. of Milwaukee and
Arthur Schlubeck. Berlin artist of some
note, has been set for an early date.
When Mrs. Schendein, mother of the
bride, died some years ago she left the
greater part of her estate 10 her daughter.
Her MilwauR4% relatives instituted pro-
ceedings to have the wiz declared null
and void. charging that undue relations
existed between the testator and the hus-
band of her flvorite daughter. The case
was settled by compromise.
The Wisconsin Millers' Association will
fight the State pure food law which re-
quires all mfllers to pay a license of so.
on the ground that it is unconstitutional.