Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-08
STATE NEWS

TOR or the largest sample room
in Racine. was probably fatally in
jured in an automobile accident near
the Northwestern depot. Mr.. Cash
man left street car. passed behind
the car and started on a run for the
depot in order to reach a train. He
failed to see large automobile of
Frank K. Bulls. president of the ].
l. Case Trashing Machine company,
driven by James Soothil He was
knocked down and the machine passed
over him. Frank Sias, a motorman
Of the Milwaukee Electric railway,
was struck and knocked down and
run over by automobile No 1868
as he stepped off his car His right
hand was crushed and the rear wheels
Of the auto passed across his right
leg, crushing 1t badly
Stevens Point-An express rob-
berry has come to light here,
but officials are silent about the
amount stolen. A E. Everett, route
agent, and two detectives have been
here since and a suspected party is
under surveillance. The money and
Valuables taken were in packages,
billed from various points along the
Portage branch of the 500 line, con-
tanning bank and railway agents re-
mittances and jewelers. packages en-
route to the larger cities. These re-
mittances are usually deposited in a
safe in the transfer offices from
p. m. to 2:30 a. m, waiting train co..
nections on the main line.
Madison.-William A. Happen. ar
rested on charge of forgery
while impersonating Capt. Benjamin
f. Tillman, U. S. A, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, confessed to the police that
he had been masQuerading under the
name of Tillman and in the garb of
an army officer Captain Tfllman of
the Twenty seventh infantry is now at
Sparta, with his company, and the
news that he had been arrested in the
Wisconsin city charged with forgery
caused a sensation among officers and
men. The real Capt. B. F. Tillman
was soon located with his company at
Sparta, wholly ignorant that he was
iNuppOSSu W BS uuuSI arrest.
Madison.-Husbands and fathers
convicted of abandoning or neg
lecting their families are to fare
poorly in the hands of Judge Anthony
Donovan of the Dane county municipal
court, according to statements made
by him when disposing of the case of
John A Johnson. Mr. Johnson was
convicted Of abandoning his family
and was sentenced to one year in the
state prison. The wife asked for
leniency. Judge Donovan said that he
had suspended sentence and other
wise exercised 1eniency with such
men in the past, but that the results
had not been satisfactory.
Potosi.-The sheriff of Grant
county, after search lasting
nearly twenty-four hours, when the
woods were secured throughout this
Mexican, who is accused of killing
companion in a fight. The man es-
capped and posses were sent out in
all directions. The crew of a Burling-
ton train found the man walking along
the track and notified the sheriff who
with a posse hurried out on a hand
car and made the arrest without diff
fculty.
Racine-Rev. A. c. Grier and
family, formerly of this city, now
of Spokane, Wash, narrowly escaped
death in the recent forest fires near
Occur d'Alene, Idaho. The timber,
cabin and other property on land
which Rev. Mr.. Grier had taken up
were destroyed by the fires.
Property of the Wis
consin Telephone company was
damaged by the storm. One bolt of
lightning struck a cable The walls
of it's tunnel were shattered Water
entered and put many lines out of
commission.
Racine-The city council has
decided to purchase combina-
ton auto ambulance and patrol wagon
for the police department to replace
the wagon and horses now in use.
Observation-Disclosures Frink, sixty
five years old, was fatally injured
in Menominee. He was a car cleaner
and was at work when a locomotive
struck him. One arm was cut off and
his skull was fractured. His son was
a brakeman on the train which struck
him
Kenosha.-The police Of Keno.
sha are making an effort to find
man who gave his name as James
E. Prescott. On July 8, it is alleged,
he forged the na4e of George w. Tay-
lor, Kenosha attorney, to three
checks and managed to pass all of
them, the work being so expert that
one was cashed over the counter Of
bank with which Mr. Taylor had an
account. The forgeries were discov-
cred when the Cancelled checks were
returned to Mr.. Taylor.
Richland Center-The city council
has appropriated $500 to be used, if
necessary, to enforce the excise laws
of the city.
New Richmond.-There was light
frost in this part of the state. 1t was
the first frost of the season here.
Fox Lake. - The first accident
of any kind occurring on Fox
Iage this season took place when DR..
William Hecker and wife Of Wat
seka, H., who have been spending
week here, started out for a fishing
trip. The doctor and his wife at
tempted to change places IN the boat
when they lost their balance. The
doctor managed to grab the boat and
saved himself, but his wife sank.
The doctor tried to locate here by
diving, but was unable to do so.
Adam Reidelback finally succeeded in
locating the body, but every effort
for resuscitation failed.
Kenosha-A ball Of fire, ten
inches In circumference, according
to many witnesses, fell in Kenosha
during the storm. 1t struck tele-
phone wire and seemed to explode.
A shower OF fire followed. The serv-
ice of the Kenosha Home Telephone