Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-24
ALL OVER THE STATE

| ALL OVER THE STATE.
The Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers
Association will meet in Eau Claire Oct.
| Is and II.
Seven head of cattle on the farm of
D. H. Hillman, near Brandon, died from
| hydrophobia.
Superior coal dealers are experiencing
car shortage and many western ship
ments are being held up.
The total assessment of the city OF. She
boygan is $9,60J,0S5 on realty and ST.
2o1,OlS on personal property
| Mrs. Neal Issetts of Kenosha was shot
In the arm while a passenger on a North
western train near Clybourn Junction,
| III.
The Chicago Commercial Association
has succeeded in getting reduction on
freight rates to Sheboygan of about 10
per cent.
Mrs. Charles Jeske committed suicide
| by hanging at Hudson. She was awaiting
an insanity examination. Her husband
and child survive.
After being out three hours a jury ac-
quilted John Strube of Lannon. of a
charge of attempting to assault Louisa
Zahn, a 12-year-old girl.
The Kenosha police have been asked to
aid in finding some trace of A. Velebuy of
Zion City, who is thought to have fallen
| by the roadside and died.
H. R. Cook of New York City has been
placed in charge of the gas plant Of the
| ID
Company of Fond du Lac.
Albert Mueller of the town of Wien
died from blood poisoning. The infection
came from scratch received on the sharp
edge of an iron wagon tire.
Children playing with matches caused
a fire on the Rummrill farm at Gibbs
| lake, Rock county. Two corn cribs and
some farm machinery were destroyed.
At Fairchild women have been bitten
| by snakes, among them Miss Jean Foster
and Miss Frederick, but it is not expected
| that any serious results will follow
Owing to the prolonged drought, the fish
in the Manitowoc river are dying by thou
sands. 1t may become necessary to bury
| the dead fish on account of the stencil.
The new pier to protect lake shore
| property in Manitowoc against the en-
croachment of the waves and which is
1928 feet in length, has been completed.
If negotiations looking to the purchase
of the old George Mari farm go through,
| Kenosha will have a new 1OO-acre GENE
| terry, to be laid out on the lawn and park
system.
While attempting to assist his horses
in pulling heavy load of household goods
up an incline, c. V. Benjamin of Neenah
was badly injured. The load tipped over
on him. .l..
| Ga a ten-year contract the Kenosha
| Gas and Electric Company offers to fur
nist, lights to the city at the rate of $50
a lamp on a moonlight and 500 on an all
| night schedule.
Ia Kenosha Willie Hansen, arrested on
a charge of being associated with Henry
BIZ shman in the assault on Miss Anna
DCberty, was released at the request of
the district attorney.
j. F. Briggs of Wahpeton n. D., is in
Oshkosh visiting. He claims to be the
Oldest living Civil War veteran. Mr..
ths First Wisconsin cavalry.
Dorothy Garner, years old, fell head
long from the second story of the Taylor
block in Chippewa Falls and struck the
alley pavement. She was picked up in
AL unconscious condition and it is not be-
liaved she will survive.
Hazel Goss, 3 years old, was fatally
harmed in Racine. The child played with
lighted lamp, upset it, and her clothing
and the bed caught fire. Only two months
ago the father of the little one sustained
injuries from which he died.
The board of education has taken up
Sian for the opening of night schools in
ilenosha for the education of foreigners.
HE board is also planning to add a de-
E,artment of sewing and cooking in the
:iigh school as part of the manual train
ing course.
Stephen Bromley and Belle Miller, who
a!e trying to be released from State pris-
IA, where they are serving life sentences,
1ere granted a rehearing in the Supreme
Court. They were convicted two years
ago for killing Thomas McGawin in their
saloon near Jump river.
D. L. Manney of Fond du Lac, who
was brought to ST. Mary's hospital in
Oshkosh, following an accident on a
freight car On the Wisconsin Central road,
t.ed in the hospital Wednesday. He has
S.en in serious condition, suffering from
depressed fracture of the skull.
Andrew Vanlowski, Pole, employed as
section hand for the Chicago, milwaukee,
,ad st. Paul road, terrorized the residents
Il the village of Franksvile the other
sight. and after he had cut the head of
} man, named Fritz Winters, split open
she head of his mother-in-law, broke two
.ibs of one of his children and seriously
injured two others, he was brought TO the
Jail in Racine and locked up. Vanlowski
will be charged with assault and intent to
do great bodily harm.
Miss leila Harris, daughter of James |
Harris, president of the GAINESVILLE Barb |
Wire Company, fell from a third-story |
window, breaking her right 10 aud sus- |
tanning serious internal injuries.
R. J. Wilton, formerly of GAINESVILLE, |
now of Butte, Mont, was assaulted by |
upon when ne refused to halt, the bullet |
taking effect in his right thigh.
Herbert Lee, a machinist employed at |
the J. |. Case Threshing Machine Com
pany in Racine, was hit on the head by |
a heavy weight which flew from ma
chine. His skull was fractured and he is
in a critical condition.
A Stranger styling himself John Klum
and giving Philadelphia as his home, is
sought for by several Racine persons of
whom he borrowed small sums of money
while waiting for a belated check"
The Racine city council has accepted
the offer of David G. james to buy the
Erskine property as trustee OF the city
for S2O.S47 for park purposes, the city to
buy of him when money is available.
The GAINESVILLE police claim to have re-
ceived from Leo Kingsley, who was cap
tured after hard chase full confession
that he is Jack the Hugger, who has been