Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
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NeeHenQaln were the guests OF hon.
or at a surprise party on the sixtieth
anniversary OF their wedding.
Bangor.-Members of the congrega-
ton of St. Paul's Lutheran church of
this city have just celebrated the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the organi-
cation of the parish.
Sheboygan.-The cornerstone of the
new Ebenezer Reformed church was
laid by the pastor. Rev. H. P. Ley,
assisted by the contractor, William
! Luecke.
hinelander,-While washing his
Herman Hall, twelve years old,
was bitten by huge fish. The hand
was badly federated from wrist down
to lower knuckIes.
Neenah.-Mrs. James Fallon, eighty
one years old, suffered a broken
neck in fall down a cellar
stairs. Members of the family found
the woman. who was still living, a half
hour later. Death resulted soon after
the finding of the body.
Green Bay.-A Northwestern road
passenger train on the Lake Shore
division ran into herd of COWS
on a track four miles out of Boulder.
The engine and baggage car were de
rallied and Engineer Hull and Fireman
Taude of Amigo were scalded.
Sheboyg an.-Rev. Placidus Cooper
of England, who came to this
country few months ago and was
formally ordained to the Episcopal
been appointed curate at the Grace
Episcopal church in this city, to assist
Rev. A. Parker Curtiss.
Superior.-Leslie G. Harris, a for
mer Superiorite active in bust
ness and athletic circles, met
death at Cape Girardeau, Mo-, in a
railroad wreck, according to informa,
ton reaching this city. He leaves rel
atives in Superior, Duluth, 'Minneapo-
lis and Milwaukee.
Racine.-FTed Loui, stranger who
| came here week since to work,
was fatally burned when he up
set a lamp in his room and the
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An examination by physicians revealed
mis- arms, neck and back in liter
ally baked condition.
MISUNDERSTANDING McGovern ap-
pointed George E. O'Connor Of
Eagle River as a member of the
state board of forestry. Mr.. O'Connor
succeeds George Byers of Oconto, who
was appointed In 1906, but who never
took part in the work of the board Mr..
O'Connor is a leading lawyer of the
northern part Of the state.
Madison.-Mrs. Harry Jaquish,
twenty-eight years old, died sud-
denly at her home here from the
bursting of an artery. Her husband,
who is well known in Madison, was at
Fond du Lac at the time she was
stricken. She was daughter of Capt
William Dunn, chief of letter carriers
of the Madison post Office.
Superior-Edgar G. Mills, former
resident of Reedsburg and Su,
perior, and for several years after the
Spanish-American war a member of
the Spanish-American war claims com
mission, has been nominated to the
supreme bench in the state of Wash
ington, where he has resided some
years. Since going to Washington he
has been as active in politics as he
was in Wisconsin.
Superior.-The first 'tmofher's pen
sion" to be allowed in Douglas
county under state law passed three
years ago, has just been ordered paid
by Judge Charles Smith in juvenile
court. Mrs. Kate Palczak, whose hus-
band was killed some months ago, is
the beneficiary and will receive $40
month to enable her to support her
self and two children dependent on
her, who otherwise would have to go
to some state institution.
Eau Claire.-R F. Smith, thirty-five
years old, was sentenced to seven
years at Waupun for forgery by
Judge Wicham, after pleading guilty
to the charge. Smith refused to tell
where his home is. He said his pre-
dicament was due to the extravaganza
of his young wife. Smith was arrest
ed at San Francisco and brought here
by Sheriff Henry Neper, who traced
him after he had flooded this city as
we'll as Milwaukee with bogus checks.
Elm Grove-Simon Woelfel, on
whose farm a dead man was
found, is dissatisfied with the finding
of the coroner's jury. He believes the
man was Milwaukee hunter and was
murdered by companion and that the
body was stripped of all that might be
Of use to the alleged slayer, as there
we're no cartridges on the body, which
hunter would have, and no hunters
license. There was a hole in the mans
left temple Mr.. Woelfel contends the
victim could not have shot himself
here. Mr.. Woelfel has forwarded
complete description of the body to
The Milwaukee police department.
Madison.-The state bank commits
sioner on Monday approved the
articles of incorporation of the State
bank of Glenfora, Rusk county. The
bank has capital stock of $4,000 and
is incorporators are: E. W. Hughes, |
Il. C. Johnson, James Cook, John Ed |
ming, /. NJ. Bergstrom and Frank l. |
Hughes.
Neenah.-A party of hunters res
cued Max Hayden of Oshkosh |
rom drowning in Lake Winnebago |
while hunting here. Hayden's gun
was accidentally discharged The
shot tore a hole IN the boat, which
filed rapidly with water and sank.
Eau Claire-F A. Brehart OF
Camp Douglas was killed, Edward
Klingbell, Fall Creek, was seriously
hurt as a result of crashing into
freight train on the Omaha road while
riding on a gasoline speeder. The
men were returning to Elkmound, after
attending to automatic railway signals
between Eau Claire and Elkmound.
While closely following the freight at
q high speed an air hose broke on the