Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

states CnaC ne VIII Ole.
Rev. G. H. Marsh, owing to the
continued i'll health OF his wife, has
resigned the pastorate of the First
Congregational church Of New Rich
mond
Henry Mentink, aged Is years, a
Cedar Grove boy, has been operated
on the third time successfully for ap-
pendicitis. The boy is one the road
to recovery.
Dying within a few hours of each
other, Mrs John Fox, resident Of
Askeaton for the last sixty years, and
her son, Lewis, will be buried in a
common grave.
Edward Shaurette, aged 40, a resi-
dent of Stevens Point, hung himself
in John Browns barn in Linwood. He
leaves a widow and seven children in
restitution.
The safe of F. G. Peterson, a River
Falls jeweler, was blown open and
robbed. About $3.50 worth of stock of
Dunn Bros, hardware dealers in the
same building, was also taken.
A jury in circuit court in Lady
smith awarded Andrew Hansen a judg-
ment of $4,000 for the loss of an arm,
sustained while in the employ of the
Arpin Hardwood Lumber Company.
There are sixty-siX cases of scarlet
fever in Beloit, and thirty-ive houses
are under quarantine. The systematic
fumigation of public buildings, street
cars and threatened houses continues.
Peter Larson, an Oconomowoc paint
er, attempted suicide by shooting him
self in the head in a fit Of despond-
ency. He will probably recover Lar
son is about 50 years old and unmar-
ried
Henry Wits has been elected to head
the Manitowoc County German ALI
ance which has membership of 700.
The alliance voted a gift to the Carl
Schurz memorial fund and perfected
plans for a celebration of German day
on Oct. 6.
Wausau bids fair soon to be rid of
scarlet fever and credit is given to
the drastic action of the health de-
partment, which shut up all the
schools, churches and theaters. But
few new cases have appeared since
then and they have been in homes
where former cases had infected mem
bers of the family.
Dismissal of the complaint of H.
w Brown, asking for restoration of a
discontinued street car service by the
GAINESVILLE Street Railway Company in
GAINESVILLE and ordering refunds to
shippers in three cases brought
against railroad companies were the
results Of four decisions filed by the
railroad commission.
The estate of the late John B. Kohl
of Chippewa Falls, a pioneer lumber
man, has been appraised at $685.
The F. Weyerhauser Company of St.
Paul and the Lumbermen's Bank of
Chippewa Falls have filed the heaviest
claims against the estate, the former
holding notes for S57,750 and the lat
ter notes for $4,000.
Stephen Bull, one of the founders of
the J. l. Case Threshing Machine Co.,
and of the Milwaukee Harvester
Works, now owned by the information
al Harvester Company, celebrated the
S8th anniversary of his birth the other
day Mr. Bull is enjoying excellent
health, but two years ago he suffered
the loss of his eyesight.
DR.. D. B. Clark of Madison, State
veterinarian, has condemned fifteen
fine Jersey COWS in the herd at Winde-
mere farm, owned by G. A Buckstaff
of Oshkosh. The cattle were found
to be tubercular and they will be ship
ped to Milwaukee and killed Mr.
Buckstaff had the inspection made in
order to stamp out the disease in his
herd.
Coroner Feagan has been unable to
identify the man killed by Milwau-
kee-Northern car at Sheboygan. The
| body is at the morgue awaiting a
claimant. The victim of the accident
had conspicuously red hair, carried
several timetables in his pockets and
seemed like railroader out of work.
A burn on his arm had been recently
bandaged.
Fire which started in the basement
of the Modern laundry in La Crosse
shortly after midnight, destroyed that
building and contents and threatened
adjoining building. Sleeping working
girls in nearby buildings were stupe-
fed by the smoke. They were rescued
with great difficulty by the fremen.
The loss will probably reach $4,000
or $4,000.
The 18-months' old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Wowlewski of Stevens
Point was burned to crisp while the
parents were away. They had left the
child in the care of an Older sister.
She was called outside and when she
returned found the child on the floor
one mass of flames 1t had crawled
to the stove where it's light dresses
were ignited
Mrs. F. E. Waite died in Oshkosh.
She was sitting at a desk writing a
letter and her husband stood close to
her waiting to take the letter to mail
it. Mrs. Waite turned to him and
asked a question about some house
hold matter and fell dead. Mrs. Waite
underwent an operation in January,
but it was believed she was on the
| road to recovery.
John Longbolt, half-breed Indian,
from Oklahoma, who was arrested at
Iron Mountain, Mich, broke Jail the
other day He was wanted for MUIR
der at Ashland and for jumping board
bills and cashing bad checks at Apple
ton and Neenah.
The Waite Grass Carpet Company
will erect a two-story brick factory in
Oshkosh, employing 80 men and
women, and increasing to 500. The
building will cost about 100000 The
Waite company has been established
| two years, manufacturing rugs out of
| marsh grass.