Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
E. ]. Akers, an insurance agent,
committed suicide in Ashland by shoot
ing himself with a revolver.
Fred Ault, of Clarno, was seriously
stabbed by Walter Smith during a
fight. Edward Frautschy also had a
fight with Smith before disarming him
Frank Trait, eX-mayor of White
water and widely known as a breeder
of Jersey cattle, died after long i'll
ness. He was So years old and is
mourned by four sons.
Fire in the business center of Ban
gor destroyed the offices of J. S. Rob
erts, and rendered the family of Emil
Soberg homeless during a binding
snowstorm. The loss is $4,000
The body of Lawrence Lewinski was
found in the little house he occupied
at Polonia. Lewinski, since the death
of his wife, ten or twelve years ago,
lived alone and had been a town
charge.
DR. E. w. Reed, who has been the
choirmaster at ST. Luke's Episco-
pal Church in Racine for two years,
has resigned. He came to Racine from
Boston and it is understood that he
will locate in either Chicago or Mil
waukee.
Stockholders of the Nickerson Type
writer Company met in Racine, the
object being to bring about deal for
the organization of a company with
capital stock of $2,000,000. 1t is
thought that large factories will be
built there.
In Grand Rapids Adam Brush plead
ed guilty to breaking into freight cars
and was sentenced to five years in
Waupun. James Montgomery, captured
while trying to break into butcher
shop at Milladore, was sentenced to
four years in Waupun.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Wheeler, who
the other day retired as superintend-
ent and matron of the ST. Croix Coun-
ty asylum for the chronic insane after
fourteen years continuous service,
were given a reception by the Odd
Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah.
They were presented with chest of
Silver
Walter Duer of Fond du Lac, who
has been missing since last June, when
he deserted his wife and three chill
dren, was arrested in La Crosse on the
charge Of abandoning his family. Duer
held a good position in La Crosse and
was engaged to be married to a promi-
nent society girl. He assumed the
name of William Drawn.
Peter Shirley, whose wife was MUIR
dered near Hannibal on December Is
by Crazy Ole" Johnson, may bring
suit against the county to recover dam
ages because of the death Of his wife.
Shirley bases his claim on the fact
that the asylum authorities in the
county paroled Johnson after he had
been committed for criminal acts and
was pronounced incurable.
AS Mrs E. Rosenow, carrying
child and accompanied by her daugh-
ter, was walking down the track to
reach the station at Sugar Bush,
train came up without her hearing it.
The daughter was pushed aside, but
the pilot caught the woman and threw
her quite a distance. I She landed in
the snow and neither she nor the baby
was injured in the least.
Paul Melvin. Weed, son Of Rev. G.
E. Weed, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church in Berlin, died from poi
son. The child, who was 21a years
old, drank belladonna during the alb
sence Of his parents.
With the present continued cold
weather it looks like an early freeze
up fol the waters of Green Bay. The
extreme cold has closed up the Marin
cite harbor, and the ice border extends
for fully mile or more out along the
shore.
F. O. Bible has been appointed SUI
perintendent of the Chippewa County
Insane Asylum to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Supt Ralph
Dickinson Bible has been connected
with the asylum some years, having
been in charge of the county farm.
Papers were served upon Detective
Frank Yolton of the La Crosse police
force, in which George Peterson sues
for $4,000 damages for the loss of a
finger he alleges was crushed when
Yolton pushed him into a cell at the
city station. Peterson was arrested
last May on minor charge.
Rev J. J. Clemens, for six years
pastor of the English Lutheran Church |
OF the Holy Trinity il La Crosse, has |
accepted the pastorate of st. PauPs |
Church at Guelph, Ont Rev. L. B. |
Colman, member of a millionaire fam |
lily and nephew of Rev Colman, pio- |
neer minister, has resigned at Ona- |
laska and accepted call to the Eng
lish Methodist Episcopal Church at |
Plainfeld.
Leo, the 9-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Lukereski, died in Grand |
Rapids after an extended illness with |
dropsy and heart trouble.