Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03
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Milton.-O. E. circuit, who has con-
Quoted barber shop here for 26 years,
was found dead in some marshy
woods, having died by his own hand,
as shown by revolver by his side.
Monroe.-Henry Lentz. twenty-eight
years old, 557 Eighteenth street. Mil
waukee, was killed by a Milwaukee
road freight train. He was a well
driller employed by S. NJ. Gray.
Superior.-Keeper of the lighthouse
in the early SOS, and a resident
of Superior since 1S49, Roswell
W. Palmer died at Redlands, Cal, at
the age of seventy few days ago, &C
cording to message to Superior
friends.
Madison.-More than fifty thousand
automobiles are now licensed in
Wisconsin, according to the secre-
tary Of state. Four months yet re-
main, and it is more than likely that
the total by the end of December will
be $1,000
Racine.-Theodore Edwards of Ra-
cine was instantly killed at Min
neapolis by passenger train while
crossing the tracks. Mr.. Edwards was
about to take q train for North Dako-
ia. He was forty-nine years old and
leaves a wife and four children.
Janesville.-Mr. and Mrs. T. 0. Howe
and daughter, Hazel, and Miss Joan
Muggleton and Mrs. M. G. Jeffris and
daughter, Helen, are the latest James
vile tourists to arrive home from Eu-
rope. The Howe party was in Paris
at the beginning of the trouble, and
had an exciting escape to England.
Kenosha.-Mrs. George Gallo, an
Italian woman risked her life here
in heroic effort to save her
small son, Michael Gallo, who was run
down and killed by a switch engine
The woman saw the little boy playing
on the railroad track In front of an ap-
preaching engine. She rsuhed on the
track and grabbed the child in her
arms, but the engine crushed both OF
them. The mother is now in the hos
pital, likely to die.
Waukesha.-Wal Frame of the
Waukesha National bank received
a letter from Edward Brown, who
left here some time ago On a tour
of Europe and who expected to return
on August Is. Mr.. Brown says he left
Berlin on the last train on August g.
and since then has been detained at
Cassel Germany, where he is a guest
Of relatives at his fathers home. Mr.
Brown does not know how long he
must remain in Germany.
Greenwood.-Fire, caused by an ex-
plOding can Of oil in G. A Eb,
erts store at Emerald, destroyed
Eberts' general store, the post office
and the Olcott Lumber company. The
village has no fire department and for
a while it was feared the entire town
would be burned. Citizens, with buck
cts, saved other buildings. The losses
were: G. A. Eberts, general store, 3d.
900; P. B. Dunbar's building and post
office, $4,000; Olcott Lumber company
building and stock, $4,000.
Racine.-The town board of Union
Grove has voted $1,000 for the
improvement of the highways near
that place. This, together with the
state and county appropriations, will
bring the Union Grove good roads
fund up to $4,000. Waterford, Roches-
ter and other Racine county towns are
expected to take like action at the
coming election. County Road Com
missioner Mutter is about to begin
work on a macadam road between this
city and Union Grove en- route to Bur-
lington
GAINESVILLE. - Frances Harper and
Clara Thompson, Madison, who ran
away week ago, were arrested
by the police after they had Dor
Towed quarter from a boy and at
tempted to buy carbolic acid at drug
store with intent to commit suicide, ac-
cording to the police. Previously they
had visited a restaurant and asked for
a meal in exchange for work. They
came to GAINESVILLE from Rockford, H.
Communication with the Madison DO,
lice brought their parents to James
vile, who took them home.
Kenosha.-Joe Papan, who was
supposed to have been buried at
ST. George cemetery in this city on
July %, has made protest The body
of man was found floating in the lake
of Kenosha. 1t appeared to have been
in the lake for more than a year. A
lot Of trinkets from the pockets were
identified by Andrew Papan, Kenosha,
as the property Of his brother, who
disappeared June 13, 1913. A letter
was received from Joseph saying he
was in Santa Clara, Cal, and planning
to return to Kenosha at once. The
brother had expended more than three
hundred dollars on the funeral. The
Papan family held great celebration
and will make no effort to force the
removal of the body from the cemetery
lot and make no claim against the
county for the expenses of burial.
Oconomowoc. - William Rommy, |
who was burned to death in the |
fire at the Waldheim sanitarium, |
Oconomowoc, was buried In La Belle |
cemetery at Oconomowoc, Rev. G. A !
Kuhn, pastor of st. Paul's Lutheran |
church, officiating. Representatives OF
the German society Of Milwaukee, OF |
which Mr.. Rommy was a member /
took charge OF the funeral.
Manitoowc+Rev. w. A. Murdoch /
Of India, accompanied
by his bride, st. Louis girl
is in Manitowoc for brief visit. He
came several thousand miles to marry
They will return to India soon.
Racine.-Herbert Marble Of Ray
mcnd Center, a Racine farmer, was
nearly killed when his horses, becom
ing frightened at passing automo
bile, bolted and colltded with a tele
phone pole, throwing Marble to the
pavement. He became entangled il
the reins and was dragged consider
able distance.
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