Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-05
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Rock county man and member of the
assembly in 1872 and 1873, died at
Seattle, Wash.
Oshkosh.-Roman Cholewinski. four
teen months, died as the result of
eating rat poison, bottle of which
he found while at play. The mother
is Frustrated.
Appleton.-While the remainder of
the family were in the yard, the four
teen-month-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Westphal of Dale fell head
first into pail of water and was
drowned.
GreeS Bay.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Larscheid, this city, on their honey
moon in Chicago, probably owe their
lives to an invitation by Harry
Wagner to make trip to the Western
Electric picnic on a gasoline launch.
The Larscheids had been on board
the Eastland, but later decided to
make the trip with friend.
Appleton.-Frank Schreiner, Kau-
kauna, member of the Western
Electric ball team, Chicago, was on
the steamer Eastland, but escaped
Mrs. Schreiner held to a live steam
pipe for half an hour with one hand,
while with the other one she kept
pouring water on the pipe in an effort
to keep it cool. Her arms were bad
ly burned.
Superior.-After lying prisoners
under their overturned auto nearly
two hours, Scott Thornton. chauf-
feur, and Margaret Mccarthy were
freed, practically unhurt, by the crew
OF street car on the suburban line,
which had once before passed the
scene without stopping, it appearing to
have been an accident from which the
occupants had been removed. A dog,
also imprisoned in the car, barked
and attracted attention.
Milwaukee.-A little verse on
postal card with an iuegible ad-
dress proved clue to the identity Of
young man killed by train at Wabasha.
Body remained at morgue three days
without Identification and was to be
buried in potters field when paper
printed verse with story of accident
fearful woman of nineteen called on
coroner and asked to see the body.
She identified it as her husband, Rob
ert Hovelson, twenty-three, this city.
Janesville.-Uncle Sam is going
to instruct patrons of rural routes
and merchants how to pack and
ship via parcel post. Plans have
been perfected for an exhibit of the
parcel post department of the gov
eminent at the GAINESVILLE fair and the
public will be instructed in how to
pack and what to pack and the cost of
packing articles to be sent by parcel
post A similar exhibit will be made
at the Evansville-Rock county fair the
following week.
Green Bay.-Perry G. Wright, Sec
rotary of the Union Building and
Loan Savings association, was ar
rested on a charge of embeZzling
$4,000 Of the associations funds.
He pleaded not guilty and was re-
manded to Jail in default of $4,000
bonds. An audit of the books of the
National Fraternal League Insurance
society, of which he was the secre-
tary, is said to show shortage of
nearly $4,000. Wright also acted as
auditor of the city.
Mauston.-Mrs. Franklin Wilcox of
Lemonwier, a small town near here,
was instantly killed, and Mrs. r.
H. Davis seriously injured when
an automobile in which they were
riding was struck by Milwau-
kee road train. Charles Davis, a son
of Mrs Davis and son-in-law of Mrs
Wilcox, who was driving the car, was
injured, as was his son. The acct
dent occurred on crossing about one
half mile east of the city. The auto
mobile was crossing the tracks when
the engine went dead" and before
the occupants could leave the auto,
the train struck it. That any Of the
party escaped alive is considered re-
markable. Mrs. Davis, after her in
juries were attended to by a Mansion
physician, was taken to her home.
Oconomowoc.-John H. Thompson
of Fond du Lac was honored by
being reelected president of abe
Wisconsin Master Painters and Dec
orators association, which closed
it's eleventh annual convention. Be-
lott was chosen as the convention
city for 1916. The other officers elect
ed were: Edward E. Olson, Ocono-
mowoc, vice-president, and Leonard
Forester, Milwaukee, secretary-treas-
urer. Executive board members are:
R. G. Harper, Milwaukee; E. A. Corn
wall. Racine; Zeno Paque, Green Bay;
Anton Huml, Lake Geneva; A. F. Mel
son. Madison. Board of trustees: L.
F. Evers, Milwaukee; E. G. Berg, Eau
Claire; Joseph Kopan, Prairie du
CHEN. Fred w. Dupke of Beloit was
ternational association executive
board. The closing event of the ses-
sion was the annual baseball game
for the Reese cup between the ped
dIers'' and the "daubers," resulting in
a victory for the latter by score of |
Is to T.
Oconomowoc-A family gathering |
was held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. |
George Snyder in Summit in honor Of |
the ninetieth birthday anniversary OF |
George Snyder of Milwaukee Mr.. |
SNYDER was a native Of SaXony and |
came to America with his parents in |
1910. and settled in the town Of &c |
nesee. Waukesha county George |
Snyder resided for number Of years
on farm in the town Of Hartford, |
and also followed the mining business |
in California in the early sos. Mr.. /
Snyder has lived recently in Milwau
kee. He has six sons and daugh- |
ter.
Ashgand-Mrs. G. F. Roehm, first |
whire settler in Ashland, died at the /
age Of eighty-nine years. She was I
born in Germany and came to this |
country in 1853. She leaves two SONS, |