Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
SHORT STATE ITEMS.

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In Appleton Matt Leonard was
struck by a Northwestern passenger
train and seriously, perhaps fatally in
jured His right side was crushed in
and his. entire body bruised.
John Cullen, former road Sec
ton foreman, threw himself under a
passenger train on the Northwestern
road at Beloit and was ground to
pieces. He had been out of work.
AS a result of the Weed, Gumaer &
Co. assignment, H. J. Becker, general
merchant of Weyauwega, has assigned.
Alfred Weisbrod is assignee. The as
sets are about $4,000 and liabilities
nearly the same.
Adrian Tollemann, aged 70, has com
menced suit against the Sheboygan
Light, Power and Railway Company
asking damages in the sum of $4,000
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned in December
David Livingston, proprietor of the
Livingston Mercantile Company, died
suddenly in Merrill of apoplexy. He
was a member Of tie firm by the same
name that conducts stores in Wausau,
Baraboo, Kankakee, H., and Merrill.
Mr. Livingston was about so.
At the election of officers by Co. l,
First regiment, w. N. G., in Marinette,
the first lieutenant was advanced to
take the place of Capt. Hugh Bresna-
han, who has withdrawn from the
company. Second Lieut. John Porter
field was elected first lieutenant and
First Sergt Harry Leanna was elect
ed second lieutenant.
Michael Noe, the oldest German
pioneer of Racine, died, aged 80 years.
Henry J. Evans, proprietor of the
White Poultry farm is dead, aged so
years. Ernest Wueszberger, born in
New York City 81 years ago, and who
Quoting a grocery store for the last
twenty-five years, is dead.
John Ward of Kenosha, who has
served as an engineer for the North
western road for forty-siX years, has
retired on a pension Ward had the
record of serving longer than any en-
gineer employed by the company and
his record showed that he had never
been given a day off on account of cen
sure.
A newspaper there publishes an in
yestigation made Easter Sunday of
fortyf1ve of Madisons saloons, all of
which, it is alleged, were found open
and doing business. The big issue in
the local campaign is Sunday closing
and these conditions will be used as
arguments to force the candidates to
make known their stand on Sunday
closing.
The strike of jc;N neymen plumbers
in Racine has been settled and the
men returned to work. The settle
ment was brought about by Rev
Father Naughtin, formerly of Madi-
son The strikers practically lost
their fight, as apprentices are to be al
lowed in all shops where journeymen
plumbers are employed each month OF
the year.
For the first time in three-quarters
of a century no logs have been bank
ed along the Chippewa river and its
tributaries TO be fioated to the mills
along it's banks This year marks the
end of the big logging operations in
that vicinity and at the end Of the
summer almost all the lumber mills
on the Chippewa river will close for
all time.
John Kettlehut, a 16-year-old boy
is the defendant in a $4,000 damage
suit being tried in the circuit court
in Kenosha. The plaintiff is Hans
Nelson of the same age. Nelson claims
that Kettlehut accidentally discharged
a gun in October, 1907, and the shot
went into his hand. He says that the
accident was due to carelessness. Mel
son is said to be permanently dis
Iabled
John Hayes, So years of age, while
resisting arrest for drunkenness in
Beloit, was shot twice and dangerous
ly wounded by Patrolman Fred Jan
beat Hayes with his cane and Hayes
fought back, when the policeman fired.
In the crowd that gathered after the
shooting were some sympathizars cs'
Hayes and there were threats of mob
violence against the policeman.
Attorneys representing Poor Com
missioner John F. Hauser of La
Crosse, whom the county board is
seeking to GUST after his refusal to
resign his Office fer alleged harslness
to indigents, charge that the board
cannot legally Gust Hauser. They
have prepared records showing more
than half of the board members have
profted by contracts with the county,
which, they allege, constitutes NAL
feasance under the law. A grand jury
Investigation is threatened
Deputy Game Warden A. l. Hubert
secured six convictions in Barron
county and two in Dunn county of
farmers for catching trout and spear
ing pickerel. Fines and costs amount
ed to SIG. Three took Jail sentences.
The mo license" campaign commit
tee in Kenosha has filed its petition
with the city clerk. 1t contains the
names Of 626 voters in the city, 6 per
cent more than is necessary to decide
the question at the polls at the spring
election.
The body of Iver Anderson, a stone
mason, who formerly lived near Viro-
qua, was picked up east of Rockland
with his skull fractured. His suit case
was found beside him and it is be-
lieved he fell off some train in the
night and was instantly killed.
Directors of the Western Wisconsin
Poultry Association elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, George F.
Jacobs; vice-president, Sam Roden;
secretary and show secretary, = H.
Poehling; treasurer, Henry Nader
The show will be held Dec 7 to u in
elusive.
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