Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
MINOR STATE ITEMS.


Lake Mills was carried for license
by 131. An error in the early returns
was responsible for the report that
the city voted dry.
James Rogers, aged So, a veteran
locomtive engineer of the Northwest
ern Road, died in Racine of typhoid
pneumonia. He was stricken a week
ago.
Copious showers Of rain throughout
Northern Wisconsin the last few days
eXtinguished forest fires in that part
of the State, saving considerable prop
erty from destruction
Gordon Breda, aged II, was killed
while jumping on a 500 freight. His
head and one arm were severed from
the body. He was a son of Otto
Breda, a painter of Barron
Michael Berka was found on a lawn
in NeilIsville, and taken to jail drunk.
Soon afterward he drank the contents
OF small bottle, supposed to have
been strychnine, and died.
The Tibbetts warehouse, which had
stood at Victory since early days
when steamboats, were common on the
Mississippi River, was destroyed by
fire from a spark from an engine.
Ralph Chesbrough, of Beloit, has re
ceived an appointment in the diplo-
matte corps and will report at Wash
ington to go to IConstantinople. He
was graduated from Betloit College in
1903.
J. H. Schmitz, fireman, while lean
ing out Of an engine cab window at
Wonewoc, was struck by passing
train, fracturing his skull. He was
taken to Madison for trea .ment. His
recovery is doubtful,
The crew employed in the North
western freight depot in Manitowoc,
numbering about fifteen, went out on
a strike demanding an Increase of %
cents a day. The strike demoralizes
the handling of freight here
The opera house at Ridgeway was
destroyed by fire, together with all
the furniture The building was
new structure, completed about two
years ago, and was one Of the finest
opera houses in that section.
Mrs W. H. Thorp, aged II, fell
from a ladder in the rear of her resi-
dence in Beaver Dam, and sustained
a broken shoulder, fractured arm
and internal injuries, from which she
died in the evening. Her husband
survives.
The other afternoon the elevator at
New London Junction, owned by the
Carghill Company and run by John
Renk, was destroyed by fire. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Work
men were in the building at the time.
About 800 bushels Of potatoes and
$500 bushels of grain were destroyed.
Settlers in the southern part of
Douglas County are busy fighting for
est fires Although no serious damage
has been done as yet the fires find
easy running through the dry woods.
Around Gordon there is suspicion that
fires have been started with design.
The settlers are therefore watching
for frebugs as well as for rain.
Sandley DAILY, a fireman of Green
Bay, was killed in the wreck of
freight in a deep cut
near Kendall The train ran into
landslide and the engine turned over.
Daily was pinned beneath the engine
and scalded to death. Engineer
George Seaman and Brakeman Jo-
seph Brennan jumped and were not
hurt
While playing alcng the banks OF
the river at Fond du Lac, two small
boys discovered the body Of a weeE-old-
female baby lying in the river. PLY
sicians say that death was due to
drowning, as the baby had been per
fectly healthy when born. A coroner's
inquest was held. 1t is thought that
the body of the infant had been in the
river all winter.
Matthews Cross, a 7-year-old boy liv-
ing with his parents in Fond du Lac.
is suffering from conclusion Of the
brain as the result OF jumping from
IN automobile In company with sew
eral companions. the boy got into the
machine to 20 to school, but did not
wait until the car stopped, and in
jumping struck his head on the pave
ment. It is feared he may not re-
cover.
Mrs. Charles Bugler Of Mishicott
may die from injuries resolved in a
runaway when she was thrown from
the carriage, dragged, and struck her
head on a brick curbing. Mrs. Bugler's
shoulder was broken and she sustained
internal injuries that place her in
\ critical condition. The Manitowoc
city ambulance brought her from TWO
Rivers, where the accident occurred.
Mr.. BugIer was thrown under the
horses hoofs in attempting to grasp
the bride, but fortunately escaped Sc
rious injury.
A jury in the Eau Claire Circuit
Court awarded $500 to the plaintiff
in the case of Carl Trojan against the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha for injury to his knee while
in the employ of the railroad at AL
toona.
By vote of 173 to 81 the city of
Jefferson voted $4,000 bonds to pur-
chase the remainder of the local wa
ter power for the use of the. munich
pal power plant. This gives the city
entire control Of the local water
power.
Eighteen head OF cattle Of pure
Aberdeen Angus bred, belonging to
John Kettler, Of GAINESVILLE, were or
dered killed by State Veterinarian D.
3. Clark This is enc Of the first
herds of beef cattle condemned for
tuberculosis.
julius Kricheis, lieutenant colonel of
the Third Regiment. Wisconsin Ma
donal Guard, and fer twenty years
with the Gun6 Brewing Company, OF
Ia Crosse. died. aged %, of hemor-