Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-15
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

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/ had taken a short cut across the
bridge TO their home. When half way
| over the father noticed something fall
! from the baby carriage, but paid no
| particular attention. Arriving at the
| other end the parents proceeded on
/ their way, and it was only when the
| mother happened to glance into the
| carriage that the child's absence was
discovered. Retracing their steps in
search of the babe, they found it
| hanging between the ties of the
| bridge, its shoulders having proved
| too large to pass between the ties
| Manitowoc-Tests are being ar
ranged for in connection with the
| harvesting of the second crop of
| the Wisconsin Pea Gamers company
| Of thresher, a machine which has
| been patented by Albert Mundt and
! Edward Schnorr of this city and
which is said to be one of the biggest
| booms to the pea industry which has
ever been perfected. With the use OF
| the machine, which resembles in ap-
| pearance a grain threshing machine,
the need for viners in the factories is
done away with, the thresher doing
the work of the viners in the field.
Barron-John Signor of Rice
Lake and a Mr.. Siller of Kansas
| City, Mo, killed four bears which
were crossing a narrow point on Lake
| Court Orelles few days ago. Mr.. Sill
Ter was fishing in boat and noticing
| something swimming in the lake, he
rowed out and found four bears. He
| kept them circling in the water, and!
| called for help. Signor, who was in a.
cottage nearby, came out in another
boat with a rife and killed the old
bear and three cubs. The men were
so close to the animals they could
| touch them with the gun. ::
Kenosha.-Mrs. Carrie Jensen, for
ty-one years old, a resident of
Zion City, committed suicide here by
jumping into Lake Michigan from the
South Water street breakwater. The,
woman was daughter of Christian
Lange, a prominent resident of RAJ
cine, and the divorced wife of Knute
Jensen Of Kenosha. 1t is thought she
was suffering from religious mania;
She might have been saved, but she
refused to accept assistance.
Marshf1eld-The appearance of a
so-caIled wild man." thought to
inhabit wooded spot near Hewitt,
has caused excitement the past
week The man is an unkempt
specimen, habited only in a shirt, and:
as wild as hawk in his actions. Mr.!
Hre Tohua1I m rncidn
the place where the freak is supposed
to lie concealed, which is dense
thicket On low ground, have seen him
several times.
Racine-The body of James Ma
gee, employed as a farm hand in
the town of Yorkville, was found along
the right-of-way Of the Milwaukee
road between CorIiss and Union
Grove One leg and one arm had
been severed. 1t is believed Magee
was thrown under the wheels in at
tempting to jump from a freight train:
Madison-State Bank Commission
er M G. Bergh has issued a call
for reports on the conditions of
| the state banks at the time of the
closing of business on August 81. This
call comedies with that of the control-
Ter of the currency applying to ma,
tional banks.
Wausau.-John Schwister of Wau-
sau, chauffeur for c. J. Winton
of Minneapolis, a lumberman formerly.
of Wausau, is building an aeroplane.,
1t will be eighty feet wide and forty
feet long. The engine will be of
aluminium and is especially construct
ed for the purpose. Mr. Schwister
says he will give an exhibition flight
here as soon as. the machine Is COM
pleted.
Beloit-The Berlin Machine works
is about to BULL a new Office
building, steel freproof construc-
ton and three stories. The cost will
be about 100000. The site is adjacent
to the company's shops on Fourth
street. The company plans to build
large additions to the Beloit shops
next year and also will build in Seat
tie, Wash 1t also has shop in Ham
ilton. Ont.
Oshkosh-The survivors of the
Twenty-frst Volunteer infantry viii be
entertained here September Is and IA
Naturalization a letter from
prominent timber owner of
Spokane, Wash, the timber losses in
Washington, Idaho and Oregon In the,
recent fires exceed the reports pub
lished.
Schleisingerville.- fight
extending over year, the ques-
ton of building municipal water
works system was submitted to the
people and the project carried by a
vote of 81 to A. The entire town
turned out IN celebration. Speeches
we're made by the village officials,
Schleisingerville received offers from
six manufacturing plants to locate In
the village in case the waterworks
Is established.
Appleton. - James James, who
was arrested here for fleeing
Gustav Polzer of Milwaukee, out of
$25, pleaded guilty in municipal court
to petit larceny and paid a fine of $50
and costs, after repaying the money
to his victim. James was Immediate
ly rearrested and will be taken to
Oshkosh on the charge of robbing
Martin Peterson of Neenah of $500 on
500 train in the Neenah yards on
August 10.
La Crosse.-Andrew Alison, fore
man of a crew of carpenters on
the Milwaukee road, was struck by .
train and instantly killed.
Madison.-August Brinkman, who
was arrested by the federal au
thorities here, is believed to be the
man wanted in several localities in.
connection with postoff1ce robberies
A large number of inquiries have
come in which are now being investi-
gated.
Rhinelander-At Lake Laura
resorter caught muskellunge
weighing sixty-two pounds and Sc