Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-18
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.

Henry White, until recently a resident
of Beloit, was killed in a runaway at
recatonica.
Sparta has advertised for bids to erect
new storage tanks or water tower of a
capacity of $4,000 gallons.
The general store of P. L. Barnes at
North Freedom was destroyed by fire with
4 loss of $4,000, partly insured.
Peter ellis pleaded guilty to a charge
of stealing timber in the town of Edison
and was sentenced to ninety days in the
county Jail.
An attempt will be made by the New
London Business Mems Association to
raise funds 10 purchase the fair grounds
and race track.
Clinton Childs. a former major in the
Thirteenth Infantry Volunteers, and a
prominent GAINESVILLE business man, drop
Fed dead of heart disease
Mrs. Dan Kelly. so years of age, who
lived alone in La Crosse, fell down a
flight of stairs with lighted lamp in
her hands and was burned to death.
Miss Florence Adams, 1910. of Muk-
Honago. and Monte A Appel, 1910. of
Huron, S. d., tied for first place in the
Junior open-to-all oratorical contest in
Madison.
Dennis Boyce. aged years. was drawn
from the government canal at Menasha in
an unconscious condition but revived after
having been below the water for nearly
five minutes.
A fourth church building is being erect
ed in Cameron by Lutherans, the members
OF the organization putting in their spare
time in hauling material and doing con-
struction work
/ kilograms from Los Angeles Cal, an
nounce the death of Mrs. James Bird. n
years of age, one of the pioneers of Ra-
cine County. She had gone to that State
for her health
Homer Waite, farmer living near
brooklyn. was struck by a freight train
on the Chicago and Northwestern road at
brooklyn and seriously injured. He was
taken to a hospital at Madison, but can
not live.
The mystery surrounding the series of
robberes committed in Fond du Lac last
month has been cleared up by a con-
fession made to Police Chief Nolan and
Detective Stevenson by John Kronin at
Jefferson.
Edward Harten. who nearly killed
Sheriff Ball at Monroe and escaped while
waiting trial on a charge of attacking
and robbing George Davis of Brodhead,
was captured in the railway yards al
Madison.
Fire originating in the kitchen de-
stroycl the Commercial Hotel in Sparta.
entailing a loss of about $1,000. Three
hydrants in the vicinity were frozen and
the department was forced to let the fire
burn itself out.
Scion Darling killed himself at the
home of his daughter in the town af
Lynn He came to that section of the
State nearly half a century ago. and was
one of the founders of what is now the
city of Spring Valley.
Chippewa Falls City Council passed a
resolution asking Chippewa County's rep.
resentatives in the Legislature to use
their influence and vote against the pro
posed dam across the Chippewa River at
Badger Mills. near here.
The Gold Medal Camp Furniture Com.
pany of Racine shipped to the Smithson-
ian institution of Washington. d.. c., sew
| eral cots. chairs and stools, to be taken
| b. former President Roosevelt. on his
| hunting trip in Africa.
The last chapter in the failure of the
| Visible Typewriter Company of KenOSha
was written when local creditors received
dividends amounting TO 212 per cent. This
| is the first and final dividend to be paid
| by the referee in bankruptcy.
For the first time the city of Manito-
VOC has forced fifteen out of town insur-
ance agents who carry risks here to pay
| the per cent tax which the State la
gives the city annually and has received
over $500 from these agents.
Wireless signals were flashed by Prof.
| c. A. Culcer from the Beloit College
campus to the receiving station in the
high school at Rockford. H.. and were
plainly distinguished by Prof. Norris and
members of the physics class there.
Menasha farmers have been Swindlcd
| by pair of strangers representing them
selves as government inspectors of stables.
One farmer paid them 800 which they
| claimed was fine for maintaining an
unsanitary stable on his premises.
John Treloar's throat was cut so that
| it required fourteen stitches to close the
wound in a fight at Linden. +. Fault
| has been arrested charged with assault
with intent to kill The fight arose over
| INC dispute of the payment of cent.
Notice has been served by Waukesha
e "a
and county that on March 30 an appli-
cation will be made to the Governor for =
pardon for Archie Mcmillan, who is serv-
| ing a twelvc-year sentence in Waupun.
The Pewaukee village board has grant
ed franchise to the Milwaukee Light,
Heat and Traction Company to pass
through the village for its short line to
WATERFOWL. A franchise has also been
granted to the Milwaukee Western Rail
| way Company.
With the exception of a few small
| railroads. all the lines in the State have
paid their taxes and State Treasurer A.
Fl. Dahl reports nearly all of the 81 800
COO due from this source is now in. The
largest fee came FROM the Northwestern,
| S:3}443. TTI7.Sa.
Burying a passenger locomotive and
| scattering bricks in every direction, por-
ton of the south side section of the Mil
Naukee road roundhouse in La Crosse
collapsed. Fortunately no workmen were
neal and no one was injured. The dam
agC was slight.
Alfred Ginder died as result Of
| Injuries received in a Chippewa Falls
pulp mill Flying pieces of a broken pull
| ley struck him in the side, forcing his
ribs into his lnngs.
| State banking Commissioner Bergh is
sued a charter 10 the First State Bank of
| Campbellsport. which is a reorganization
OF the First National Bank of that place.
The new bank is capitalized at $4,000.
The Antoine Sommer saw mill at Dale
has been destroyed by fire. the loss being
practically complete. This is the second
| time within a year the mill has been Wis
| m, mi vii ha y.aNr1i,t Of