Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-16
NeWs Notes of Wisconsin

1IdC1ne.-In an explosion st the
Mitchell Motor Car company's plant,
Frank NJ. McNear, aged 35, superin-
tendent of the assembling room, lost
his life, and John Foley, aged so,
night Waterman, was terribly burned
about the head, face and arms. Nc
Near entered the assembling room
and taking lantern, walked between
the two ovens. It is believed that
he walked into Give gas" from the
ovens, for there was a terrific explo-
sion that blew out the end of the
building, all the skylights in that
section of the factory and demolished
the ovens. 1t is thought that the
loss will total $4,000 or $4,000.
Manifestations Marsch is the
new owner of the Wisconsin and
Michigan railway. Marsch, whose
home is at Iron Mountain, Wis, got
control at the annual meeting in Chi
cago, after purchasing bonds and
stocks of the company and elected
himself and two brothers to the di-
rectorate. The line was one of the
John R. Walsh properties and ex-
tends from Peshtigo to Iron Noun
tain, seventy miles.
Chippewa Falls.-An interurban
car ran over Michael Schmitz, aged
so, in front of the Ottawa hotel. cut
ting off both his legs above the knee.
He died in ten minutes. He was a
blacksmith at Tomahawk and was
enroute from Tomahawk to Eau
Claire to visit his aged mother. He
was trying to enter the closed vesti-
bule when the car started dragging
him under the wheels.
Sheboygan.-At Plymouth, Mi
chael Straub fell and broke his neck.
causing almost instant death. Mr..
Straub was sc years of age and had
been resident of Plymouth for a
number of years. At the time Of
the accident he was on his way to the
depot, intending to take a train for
London to visit his daughter.
Eau Claire.-Ernest ROLAND. ar
rested here on a forgery charge, was
taken back to Ottawa, Can. as a
paroled prisoner from a penal instt-
tuition in Canada. At the death of
his aged father he was released. as
his mother was quite ill. Christmas
he came here and passed a forged
check.
Waukesha.-Mrs. Catherine Hibl.
aged So, committed suicide by tying
a stone to a cord around her neck and
jumping into a cistern. Her mind
has been more or less affected the
past five years, since her husband
broke his neck in a fall down stairs.
,Manitowoc.-Reports of coal re-
ceipts on the Great Lakes, just is
sued, place this city in fifth place
with 948,O0O tons, leading the sec
ond class.
Wausau.-Three launches, the
largest having accommodations for
fifty passengers, have been received
by C. Marian of Waupaca, who will
inaugurate passenger boat service
on Lake Wausau this summer be-
tween this city, Rotschild Park and
Rib River.
Madison.-Dr. Hermon C. Bum
yersity, recently elected at a salary
of $4,000 a year, has arrived and
started to study the minute details
of the financial administrative end of
the university.
shkosh.-Prelimina SURVEYS
have been completed for deepening
the channel of the Wolf river from
here to New London. This work
will open the river not only to pleas
IRE craft, but to freight traffic as
well, and it is anticipated that a
two-boat line will be operated.
Madison.-Ns one is blamed for
the death of little Ruth Learman. the.
4 year old Baraboo girl who died asa
the result of a wound inflicted nv a.
revolver held by relative, according
to the verdict Of the coroner's Jury
which investigated the case.
Misunderstanding on the 500 line
vas blocked for several hours near
Dunbar when freight train backed
into and entirely demolished a speed
er, with which several reyelers from
Dunbar, 'dry" town, were pump
ing from Pembine, which is wet
with 6 key of beer. One car was
derailed while the Joy riders" few
through the air in all directions
Madison-A $4,000 vaudeville
thea ire will be erected in Madison
this spring. The prime mover in the
enterprise is Marcus Heiman, manag-
er of the Fuller Opera house.