Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-13
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

niversary of the founding of the school.
MINOR STATE ITEMS.
Frank Prochoska, who accidentally shot
himself through the abdomen, died at the
Mansion hospital.
Fred Lederer, II years of age, of Graf
ton, drowned while bathing in the Chip
pewa river at Jim Falls.
Margaret, the 2-year-old daughter of
Otto Kraft, night fireman at the Wau-
kesha. water works plant, died from drink
ing gasoline.
The vote at a special election in Co
lumbus for the issuance of sewerage
bonds resulted as follows: For, 249 !;
against, 81.
Charged with forging checks amounting
to 500 George A. Williams. aged 60
years, was bound over to the Circuit
Court in Marinette.
Mrs. Sue Hanson, aged 80, burned to
death in an explosion of kerosene stove
at her home in Waunakee. She leaves
husband and a child l year old.
Brandishing a revolver and declaring
he would kill himself if Emma Smith did
not marry him, Domino Mitcho, an Ital-
ian, was taken in custody at Neenah.
W. w. Churchill, formerly vice presi-
dent of the Westinghouse, Church. Kerr
Company, Pittsburg, Pa, has been COM
mitted to the State insane asylum at
Mendoza.
With neither relative nor friend to at
tend the burial, Waldamar thinner of
Hilbert, who committed suicide in the
Neenah city Jail, was buried in the pot
ters' field.
Mrs. Mecker, an aged resident of Bald
win. is dead as a result of injuries re-
ceiyed in a runaway accident Mrs.
Mecker's horse became frightened at an
automobile.
Mary Munschner, wife of Andrew
Munschner of Grand Rapids, was found
dead at the bottom of a we'll in four feet
of water. Death is believed to have been
accidental.
The congregation of the First Baptist
church of Laporte, Ind, united in a call
to Miss Anna Nelson of Tunnel City to
become the assistant of Rev. Clarke R.
Parker, the pastor.
Eau Claire physicians are baffled by a
new children's disease which has made it's
appearance. The ailment has the symp-
toms of typhoid and meningitis, and three
deaths occurred in a week.
Relatives of Miss Edith Rabbit, who
has been missing some time. have in
formed the Beloit citizens committee that
is searching for her that the young wom-
an has been located and is we'll and pro-
vided for
George Smith, night clerk at the Amer
lean house in La Crosse, who is charged
with absconding with over $780, was ar
rested at Freeport and will be brought
back for trial. When arrested he had
$3.50 in his possession.
Because of the increased danger to loss
of life from crossing the tracks, the
Northwestern road has refused the city
of Manitowoc permission to build public
bath houses on the lake front where its
switching yards are located.
John Lynch, who shot and killed An
drew NomensOn, wounded Anna Sorenson
and attempted to kill himself in Grand
Rapids, has been pronounced out of dan
ger by the attending physician at the
county Jail. Miss Sorensen is also on
the road to recovery.
The summer home of Harry Page of
Chicago was destroyed by fire at the Fern
Dell resort on Mirror lake. Page had
set fire to a troublesome hornets nest
under the roof of the building, but so
quickly did the fire spread that it was
with difficulty that his children, who were
asleep in the house, were rescued. The
building and contents are a total loss.
Miss Clare l. McNown. for seven years
a member of the Eau Claire high school
faculty, was drowned in Rice lake. The
body was recovered near an overturned
boat which she had chartered to get away
from the intense heat of the city. 1t is
thought that storm which passed over
the lake shortly after she went out upset
the boat. Her home was at Mansion.
Upon complaint of District Attorney
Glenn Williams. Frank Daniels was ar
rested for the murder of John Perkins,
the burglar who was shot at Weyerhauser
while tapping the till in saloon there.
Dariels testified that he heard the bell
of the cash register ring and he awoke
and shot the burglar intending to wound
him. Other witnesses testified that the
burglar had accomplices. The court de-
cided that the shooting was justifable and
discharged Daniels.
Negotiations for the proposed merger
of the Winnebago Traction Company and
the Eastern Wisconsin Electric Railway
and Light Company. will probably be
postponed until the return from Europe of
Emerson McMillin, the president of the
Winnebago Traction Company.
In trying to save a pet canary bird
from the fire which destroyed the home
of Peter Gubisch in Oshkosh. Elsie
Blechel. aged 10. lost her life. The child
was being led out of the house by Mrs.
Gubisch when she managed to slip away
from her guide and go in search of her
pet. She was smothered by the smoke
and flames before assistance was given.
Louis E. Clute who is candidate for
clerk of the court on the Democratic
ticket. had his left foot badly cut while
bathing at Plummer's Point. summer re-
sort on Lake Buttes DIES Morris. He step
ped on a broken beer bottle and cut a deep
cash.
Enterprising citizens of Chippewa Falls
have planned to conduct a grand home
coming celebration in connection with the
Northern Wisconsin State fair this year.
The week of the fair, Sept. IA to IS, has
been set aside by the committee in charge
as time for former residents Of the Falls |
TO return and renew acquaintances of
long ago.