Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-18
STATE NEWS

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four troops of the Fourth United.
States cavalry; Fifth United States
Field artillery; First United States
Field artillery; Company A, hospital
corps; u companies Of the First
North Dakota National Guard; II CON-
panies Of the Fourth South Dakota
National Guard; four companies (sep-
arate battalion) of the South Dakota
National Guard, together with sep
arate headquarters and bands OF the
different organizations.
La Crosse.-After eleven days
work a professional diver has de-
cided 1t will be impossible to raise
the hull of the sunken steamer ~.
S." near Victory, which was burned
June %. The diver succeeded In
raising the boats machinery, which is
now being foated on raft to Du-
,buque, Ia, to be installed in the new
counterpart of the a. s." The ma
ichinery is valued at $4,000. No fur
Their attempt will be made TO raise the
hull. The safe, containing valuable
papers and considerable money, in
GLIDING 5000 belonging to the Lansing
band, under whose auspices the Ill
,fated excursion was given, was also
saved
New Richmond. = Following the
reported robbery OF the 500 line
depot at Somerset of approximately
$500, representatives of the railroad
made an investigation Of the accounts
at the station which are now reported
SITS short. Robert Thrasher, driver,
was arrested on suspicion at the
instigation Of A. F. Scott, then agent
of the 500 line The authorities have
no evidence connecting Thrasher with
the case. Special Agent Cunningham
of the 500 line, who has charge of
the case, has put new agent in
charge of the station temporarily.
Dubuque-William Owen, Platte
vile, who has been missing, has
been found in Fulton, H. He
was in Dubuque and, it is said, be-
came confused and went to Fulton,
where the officers caught him in the
act of jumping off the bridge with
brick attached to his neck by a rope.
Ill health and advancing years are
given as the cause Of his condition
He is a well-to-do farmer, living seven
miles north of Platteville.
New London.-Mr. and Mrs j.
M. Holden celebrated their golden
wedding in the home of their son, c.
E. Holden, in this city. Mr.. Holden
was born in Royalston, Mass. and
Mrs. Holden in Keene, N H. They
came to Sheboygan Falls in 1862,
where they lived up to 20 years ago.
They then moved to Port Washington,
where they lived up to a few weeks
ago, when they moved to New London
Racine.-The city council at an
adjourned session fought out the
question of adding six new police
men to the city force. There was
a tie vote and Mayor Horlick voted
aye carrying the proposition. Hun
dreds of citizens have been demand
ing better protection in the outskirts.
Mayor Horlick appointed A. R. Janec-
ky, justice Of the peace, to fill va
cancy caused by the death of w.
w. Rowlands.
Portage.-A warrant was issued
for the arrest of E. D. Lennon
for the fatal shooting of Tim Nc
Mahon, county highway commission
er. Lennon was before a court Of in
vestigation and was to appear later
but failed to do so. He was arrested
and is now In Jail.
Marinette-The Marinette county
poorhouse has been condemned by the
state inspector and the building of
new institution probably will be neces-
sary.
Racine.-The Peter Saugman, enc
of the prominent Scandinayians of
this city, died from blood poisoning.
Two weeks ago he ran a small silver
into his finger, which caused the infec-
ton.
Kenosha.-The express train on
the Chicago e Northwestern road
ran down and killed a team of
horses at the Bronson street crossing
in Kenosha. The team was driven by
John Bernadh, who had narrow es-
cape from death. He leaped from the
wagon just as the train struck the
team
Racine.-Mrs. Leonard Fusmas,
fifty-seven, committed suicide by
hanging herself to the kitchen door Of
her home with a towel Before COM
hitting the deed Mrs. Fusmas attend
ed service at one of the local
churches.
Racine.-The Racine board of edu-
cation will try new plan for
providing text books in the Racine
high school. Instead of students buy
ing the BOOKS the board will buy them
and rent them to the pupils.
Beloit.-The annual convention of
the Southern Wisconsin Lutheran
Young Peoples federation was
held here with 125 delegates. Church
subjects of general interest to the
young people of the church were dis
cussed.
Marinette-The jubilee conven-
ton of the Lutheran league of
the Green Bay district of the Swedish
Lutheran church was concluded at
Peshtigo. The following officers were
named. President, s. L. Wilson, Nor
way, Mich; president, August
Quist, Bark River, Mich; secretary,
NJ. Jacobson, Peshtigo; corresponding
secretary, Elna Freiden. Norway,
Mich
Kenosha-Charles Frank, a bache-
Tor, sixty years OF age, widely known
throughout Kenosha county, was found
dead in the Fox river. It is supposed
he committed suicide.
Appleton-The homes of Prof.
Judson G. Rosebush, the million
aire Lawrence college professor now
in Europe, F. L. Stacker, manufacture
er, and Mrs. NJ Edmonds were robbed
The extent of the loss is not known,
as none of the parties is in the city
Neenah.-Six men were in a /
small row boat that sank in Lake
,Winnebago while quite distance
from shore in deep water, and the