Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-17
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

| N-I4i4tOA udS ldIeiS Reen IN darkness.
| The supply of gasoline ran out and the
plant had to be shut down.
Z. r. Penny, for fifty years a resident
| OF the village of Springdale, died sudden
| " from an apoplectic stroke.
Mrs. Angeline Blake. the oldest resident
of Necedah died at her home as the re-
suit of paralytic stroke. aged -.
Joseph Meinck, woodsman. was struck
by falling branch of tree while work
ing near Odanah. suffering fatal injuries
Mrs. Fred Fisher. residing on Kewau-
nee street. Racine. was brutally beaten by
burglar at her home and robbed of $40
Crank Landig. farmer residing near
Neenah. was nearly killed by a bull on
his farm. He had four ribs broken and
suffered internal injuries.
| Michael Gettzlaff. who died at his home
in the town of Grand Rapids, was one of
the pioneers of Wood county. A wife
and nine children survive
Guy Potter, son of the well-known
cranberry man. NJ o. Potter of Gran
moor. was married in Chicago to Miss
Mabel Brooks of that city.
Thomas Wade of Orfordville. who left
home tor GAINESVILLE with considerable
money, is missing. and the police have
been asked to search for him.
William Ashton was probably fatally
! injured when he was struck by St Paul
| passenger train in Janesville and thrown
thirty feet. His horse was killed.
Sheboygan's four banks have a grand
| total nj go in, he
present time. The figures exceed all pre-
yious ones in the history of the city.
| T. A. Weckline and r. V. Graves have
made a definite proposition to erect 8
$3.50. QU0 hotel in Madison on condition
that $4,000 cash bonus be granted.
| \ sworn statement was filed at Madi-
son, stating that the committee in charge
of Senator La Follette's boom for the
| presidency last summer spent $17.629.
The State board of health will estab-
| lish an agency for free distribution of
antitoxin to the poor in Manitowoc and
the agency viii supply the entire county.
Falling twenty feet from a telephone
| pole in GAINESVILLE, Thomas Kiger of Graf
| ton, W. Va, was impaled on steel bar,
which entered his body. His condition is
| serious.
The deal for bringing the Outing Boat
| Company of Kankakee. ILL.,. to La Crosse
has failed because the Vote-Berger Com
| pany decided to resume work in its north
! side plant.
The GAINESVILLE aerie of Eagles has de-
cidpd to give the Mercy hospital an en-
dowment of $1CO year to be used for
caring for sick members if any should need
assistance.
III Neenah, Edna. the 6-year-old daugh-
ter of Edward Johnson was terribly
| burned when her dress caught fire while
she Was playing near a stove. The child
is not expected to live.
Lawrence T. Ladshaw. who swindled a
GAINESVILLE hotel out of S74.60 by a forged
check. and also victimized Madison hos
terry has been convicted of Il similar of
Tense at Washington.
In the corner of an abandoned camp,
nine miles south of Tony. an old hunter
came across the body of Alfred Frank,
The Trempealeau hunter who was lost
while hunting Nov. 16.
T. G.. Lang was elected president of
Marathon City at special election, which
election was made necessary because of
the resignation of Herman Vetter, recent
~ elected county treasurer.
The German Benevolent Society has
decided to build a new hall on the size
of the present building on East Columbia
street. Chippewa Falls. which was erected
about thirty-eight years ago.
oh
is on the increase and new cases are re-
ported almost daily. Psychological ex-
animation of the lake water indicates that
it is dangerous for drinking purposes.
A jury in the Racine Circuit Court rem
dered verdict for $12250 in favor of
Henry Kortendick against the town of
Waterford. Suit was brought for S125,
the value of horse owned by Korten-
dick
DR.. John Baird of Superior has been
elected president of the Douglas County
Medical Society. DIR. Lewis Moody was
elected vice president; DIR. L. J. O'Leary
secretary treasurer, and DIR. l.. B. Shee-
han. censor.
As result of injuries inflicted by
thugs in Texas, while on his way home
after leaving the army. Parker Townsend
of Milton Junction, aged 20, has been tax
en- to the home for feeble minded at Chip
pswa Falls.
The retail grocers of Eau Claire have
organized with Hans Peterson as presi-
dent; r. B. Moore, vice president, Adolph
Bachman. secretary, and J. III. Moen.
treasurer. Special attention will be paid
to legislative matters.
This season has been the record break
er for building in the history of New
London. Upwards of forty new resi-
dences. four new factories. two big brick
blocks, besides numerous smaller build
ings. have been erected.
The Portage county board has taken
preliminary steps toward securing a loan
from the State of 100000, the money to
be used to pay like amount of bonds
issued in aid of the Wisconsin Central
more than forty years ago.
Through the efforts of Cashier L. A.
Baker of the Manufacturers bank of New
Richmond. and the Pinkerton detective
agency. Stephen Syckie has been arrested
in Chicago charged with swindling and
held for trial in that city.
with ner morse browsing Dy the road
side Mrs. Julia Lane. one of the few fe
male rural mail carriers in Wisconsin,
was found dead nine miles from Brodhead.
After being absent from the kitchen a
few minutes Mrs. L. SeZatkowski, at
Thorpe, found her daughter. years old,
enveloped in flames. In putting out the
fire the mother was badly burned. The
child died a few hours later.
One of the heavy interurban cars CT the
Milwaukee Northern Railway Company
struck some obstruction near Weeden sta
ton and the car was thrown from the
rails. Eight passengers escaped with moth
ing more serious than shaking up.
Conductors on the Wisconsin division
Of the Northwestern road have raised
1000, which amount will be used for
the purchase of a diamond ring to be