Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
ALL OVER THE STATE

dead.
The date for the Modern Woodmen
picnic to be held in Sparta has been set
for IuGe 10.
Henry -,ickeman. aged 50. is dead. He
was Il soldier of the Civil War and had
been mayor and postmaster of New Lis
Dor.
The saloon license o. the Hotel Wash
burn in WaShburn has been revoked.
The chief of police charged that gam
bling had been going on.
Carol, 4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Smith of Sugar Grove. was
seriously burned The flames entered
the child'S mouth and nose by inhalation.
While ]. d. DagIe. bartender, was
checking mp the days receipts of II. l..
Roe'S saloon at IIiles, he was held up
by TWO masked robbers who secured 500.
Lake Nehagamon public schools have
been closed owing TO an epidemic of
diphtheria. While 50 far there has been
but one fatality, one family is down
with nine cases
While washing windows on the White
House block in GAINESVILLE Louis Moul-
ton fell from the sixth story. breaking
ribs and suffering internal injuries. He
is expected to die.
In Sheboygan. Paul I'itze has brought
suit against the Northwestern for Sl.0Ue
damages for injuries alleged to have been
sustained in being struck by the COM
pany'S crossing gates.
The William Van Antwerp pool room
iii Sparta was entered for the second
time in three weeks. entrance being
gained in the same manner. About so
in booty was secured.
Theodore Wackman. for many years
leading furniture dealer and undertake
er in Iteedsburg, and one of the mos
prominent men in his business in South
ern Wisconsin. is dead.
Five prominent grocerS of Superior
were arrested ON complaint of City
Weighmaster Joseph Morriste. and fined
81 each for giving short weights in sell
ing potatoes by the sack.
Twenty head OF valuable cattle and
about thirty head of sheep were burned
to death in a fire at the home of Henry
kint. on the old Bickcrt farm. three
miles south of Waukesha.
An independent railroad running into
the Guyana iron range in Northern Min
nesOta. with terminals at Chicago. is to
be built backed by the RogerS-Brown
Furnace Company. of -hcago.
Charles Karbe of Sheboygan was ar
rested charged with being deserter in
the United States army. and for whose
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fercd by the United States government.
William g. Wheeler of GAINESVILLE has
resigned as United States District At
torney for the western district of Wis
conSin to become attorney iii Wisconsin
for the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way.
George Bidwill. prosperous James
vile grocer who was arrested on charge
of stealing goods from Chicago and
Northwestern Railway freight cars. was
released on bonds. He has eaten nothing
since his arrest.
As a result of a discussion at the Lake
Superior mission on the subject. a suJ-
stitute for the Saloon, WOrkingman'S
Home and How to Build Superior may
see the erection of a 10000 home for
the wOrkingmen.
Joseph Danhoefer and Frank Rasmus-
sen. Racine boys who, attracted by the
ponies and bloodhounds of an Cucle
Toms Cabin show. ran away from home.
have decided to walk back. being lief;
stranded at Oshkosh.
\ JG0-mle walk in which Charles Ries.
chairman of the town of ShebOygan, ano
Louis and August Michaels, prominent
farmers of Sheboygan County. will be the
principals. is scheduled for May /. Han
cock. Mich. is the destination.
Clarence Warburton. IA former variety
actor. is being held in Kenosha in con-
nection with the hold-up of Charles
Campbell. State organizer of the Owls.
He AYERS he will be able to furnish an
alibi when his hearing is on.
Suffering from Il strange malady, the
nature of which the physicians have We;
been unable to determine. Nick Lepier. a
pauper. lies dying at ST. Francis Hospi-
tai. La Crosse His legs have turned
black and are terribly swollen.
For scarcity of food 300 deer on Cham
berS island are fast dying from starva-
ton. The island contains 300 acres
and is a private game preserve owned by
f. Bennett of Port Washington. Thu
deer have increased greatly in number
The unusual sight was witnessed al
Kaukauna of two beautiful white swans
on the lower river disporting themselves
their size and gracefuness attracting
much attention. \ heavy penalty attach
es to either killing the birds or destroy
ing their eggs.
The Askeaton Telephone Company has
been organized to build farmers tele-
phone system eight miles long. this be
ing the fourth rural line to be built in
that vicinity this spring. 1t will con
meet at Wrightstown with the Fox Riv-
er Valley Telephone Company.
The body of Charles Vieth was found
swinging from a rope in the barn in the
rear of his home in Marinette, and was
found by his children. He was an ex-
pert decorator and it is thought that he
was temporarily insane He is the faith
er of eleven children, all living.
Joseph Evans proprietor of the Evans
Bottling Works of Eau Claire. had his
face so badly cut that it required twelve
stitches to close the wound. He $50
had five teeth broken off when a syphon
bottle which he was filling. burst. send
ing the flying glass into his face.
Merchants in the various cities of Wis
cOnsin and Upper Michigan belonging to
the Western Freight Adjustment Com
pany of Oshkosh. are becoming dissatis-
fed and are making complaint that ad-
justments of claims against transporta-
ton companies are not as fast as they
should be.
The Supreme Court mas denied the pc
tition of Seaman and others of Milwau-
| kee for a writ of mandamus to compel
| the city officers of Milwaukee TO make
| provision for issuing S36U,000 of public
school bonds this year. Petitioners will
! not apply to lower courts for the writ.
Stumbling over the dsmembered
| corpse of man on the switch track