Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-23
News Notes Of Wisconsin.

Prairie du Chien.-Twenty-tive per
sons, mostly employees of one Burling-
ton track crew, have been killed in ac-
cidents or have died of sickness here
during the past three months, and
have been buried as strangers, accord
ing to Coroner Sterling of Crawford
county. This statement was made fol
lowing the death of Percy w. Hum
Der, a La Crosse man who recently
passed away at a hotel at LynXville.
Most of the victims, said the coroner,
were struck by trains and had no OPP
pOrtunity to send word to relatives
before death Oyercame them, and hav-
ing nothing in their clothing to reveal
their home addresses, one after an
other. was laid to rest as an 'un-
known"
AppletOn.-Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Walker observed the fiftieth ami
versary of their wedding here October
10. Rev Walker is one of the oldest
members of the Methodist Episcopal
conference of Wisconsin, with which
he has been identified for the past
iffty-four years as active pastor and
superannuate. During his years of
service in the ministry the Rev.
Thomas Walker served as pastor at
Medina, Wausau. Oconto, Neenah,
Marinette, Wausau, Brandon, Glenn
Onsville, Columbus, Edgerton, James
vile, Milwaukee, Fond du Lac (presid
ing elder for six years. and Wauwa-
tosa
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Agnes Havenor,
who recently resigned her position as
president of the Milwaukee champion
ship baseball team, has signed a life
contract to manage a select aggrega-
ton of one. Mrs. HayenOr became the
wife of the man who succeeds her as
president Of the Milwaukee club, Az
bert F. Timme, in a ceremony per
formed at New York. The couple have
gone to Europe on their honeymoon.
MISUNDERSTANDING again stood
first in the list of fire causes in Wis
consin in September, according to
State Fire Marshal Hosts monthly re-
port. There were thirty-fve fires
from this source and all were to IN
lOuuSu DuIlulh5O- HC tObcii NloltIdEoC
done was $4,000. The report contains
statistics of 100 fires for the month, ON
which the damage was $380,660 and
the insurance carried was $692,335.
Racine-An empty beer keg hurled
from the second floor of the residence
of Charles Hersch following the ceIe-
bration Of the christening of a child
resulted in the killing of Henry PacheT
and the arrest of four men. The beer
key struck Pacher on the head, frac-
turing his skull.
Milwaukee.-Dr. George j. Klein
schmidt, who became nationally IA
nous q few years ago when he pro
posed leading a party of armed men
to the relief of John Dietz, who was
being besieged in his cabin at Cam
erOn Dam, is dead at his home here.
Recommendations Hackman, a
wealthy farmer, II years old, commit
| ted suicide by hanging in the barn on
| his farm near Elk Mound. Hackman
! had lived on the same farm for nearly
forty years.
Wausau.-George Emo, aged 81, OF
| Scofeld, drowned in the Eau Claire
river while fishing. He slipped and
fell from high bank.
| Cumberland-Mrs Johanna Zim-
| norman, mother of local joweler,
committed suicide by jumping in Beay-
| er Dam lake.
Berlin.-Just forty-eight years ago
! four men were honorably discharged
from the union army. They parted
and until recently had never met IL
was a joyful reunion when George
! w Graves of this city, George B. Nc
| MILAN, Grand Rapids, Wis; Thomas
| Prothero, Wild Rose, Wis, and James
| Watson, Berlin, got together and
| talked over the times before and dur
! ing the war They heard the call is
sued by President Lincoln together
and together they marched to the re-
| cruiting office and together they
| fought against the soldiers of the con
| federacy.
| Madison.-A campaign intended TO
| encourage the raising Of more and bet
| ter potatoes will be started at Spooner
on Oct "a, when potato special
will be equipped for two weeks tour
! on the Omaha and Northwestern lines
| in upper Wisconsin. 1t will be in
charge of James G. Milward, secretary
! of the Wisconsin Potato Growers as
| ISOLATION and the railroad officials CO..
| operating in the movement
Green Bay.-Congressman Konop OF
the Ninth district denies rumor that
he intended removing from Kewaunee
! and would not be a candidate for re-
! election.