Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-17
AMONG OUR NEIGHBoRs.

Sylvester Erickson was killed by a
falling tree near Marinesco.
Brakeman Ed. Hedican of Ashland
was killed and his body burned in a
rear end collision near Abbotsford.
Fire starting from an overheated
stove destroyed the farm house Of
Otto Bromberg near Rio, causing Il
loss of $4,000
Because one-quarter of the sample
of milk tested was water, William
Newburg, a La Crosse milk dealer, was
fined $50 and costs.
One child was drowned as the result
Of flood which filed the Easements III
eight blocks near the southern city
limits Of Milwaukee,
Fifty-four cases of scarlet fever are
under quarantine in Wausau. One
death was reported from after effects
OF the fever, from which a clild had
recovered
The members of the salOon-keepers'
league of New London close their sa-
looms on Sunday. Placards are to be
posted in all of the saloons forbidding
the presence of minors.
While sitting on the sidewalk wait
ing for a physician, James Reployal,
an old soldier, aged 81 years, died as
the result of taking a dose of bichlo-
ride of mercury by mistake.
The roundhouse and engine No. 1 Of
the Chippewa Valley and Northern
Railway at Bruce were destroyed by
fire. The cause is unknown. The loss
was partly covered by insurance.
Mrs. Ida Peterson, widow of Martin
Peterson, who died at St. Joseph's
Hospital, Marinette, following an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis, although but
80 years of age, was married three
times
James Reid, of GAINESVILLE, was
caught under the wheels of the ca
boose of a logging train in the Omaha
yards at Eau Claire. His leg was cut
off, one hand mangled, and his head
bruised.
Before the same large crowds that
have attended the sessions of her
hearing in Milwaukee since the begin
ming, Mrs. Anna Brockhaus was SEN
fenced to three years in the house of
correction. after having been convict
ed of assault with intent to do great
bodily harm upon her stepdaughter,
Irsna Brockhaus
The C. .Reiss Coal Company has
shown its appreciation of the work
done by the Sheboygan fire depart
ment during the recent fire by mailing
to Chief Bedford a check for 5000
The body of Mrs Michael Jonas Of
Hatley was found in an clubhouse in
the rear Of the Polish Catholic Church
in Wausau. The woman drank CARROLL
ic acid. No reason for the act is
known. She was 40 years old and had
been taking medical treatment for
nervousness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias Hansbury en-
joy the distinction of being the oldest
married couple in Vernon County.
They have just celebrated in Hills
boro the sixtieth anniversary of their
wedding.
In six months 1,240 La Crosse school
children have saved and deposited in
the banks S2,67146. People believe they
have done this because Of the work OF
the Penny Savings Association, and to
extend the system throughout the
schools of the State and the North
west, is what the association is nov
working to do.
Andrew L. Endlich, a prominent
hardware and machinery merchant,
died in Attention, aged 40 years. He IS
survived by wife and one son.
To find herself suddenly incased in a
folding bed when she anticipated
quiet nights sleep was the unpleasant
experience of Miss Christine .HoeveIer,
of Madison. She tossed about, striking
the clasp which controlled the equilib-
rum of the bed. A moment later she
was locked in. By vigorous beatings
and kickings she was able to free her
self, but broke the bed beyond hope Of
repair.