Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.


anesville.-Funeral services over
the body of Benjamin Courtney Kim
lin, famous race horse owner and train
er, who died here, were held from his
home on Main street Mr.. Kimlin was
member of the Modern Woodmen
and Tribe of Ben Hur and is widely
known throughout the middle western
states. Mr.. imlin owned Don Labor,
with a record of 2:05H, and trained
Ernest AxteIl, 2:08%, the horse which
broke the track record here a year
ago. He also brought to the front of
the horse world, Bird Grafton, 2:09H,
and Bertha c., 2:09I.
Kenosha-Stephen Corr, prominent
KenOsha man, was held in bonds of
$500 in the Municipal court pending
the hearing of charges brought against
him by Mrs. Matte Lightfoot of Wau-
kegan. The woman claims that Carr
brought her to Kenosha last January
with promise to make her his wife and
that since that time they have lived
together in Kenosha hotels. Corr de-
clined an invitation to marry the
woman made in court, and declared
that he would fight the case.
Kenosha.-John w. Willis, the Ital-
ian consul at st. Paul, MINI, is max
ing an effort to get possession of the
estate of the late Constantine Cos
tanzo, who was murdered here two
&c oh
a son who resides in st. Paul. Cos
tanzo was murdered here on Sept. z,
1913. Leonardo De Carlo is now serv-
ing a life term in the state prison for
the alleged offense.
Marinette-Mrs. Agnes PinkowsKi
and William Duvall rode less than
mile on a street car, but both now face
charges under the Mann act. Accord
ing to the confession of the woman,
she and the man met in Menominee,
Mich, just across the river. They came
to Marinette on a street car and spent
the night here, she says. The man is
held under a bond of $500 and she
under $50.
Madison.-Charles Holman, director
of the university press bureau, who
has been investigating land and agri-
cultural conditions in Ireland for the
last four months, returned to Madison.
Mr.. Holman made his Investigations
for Sir Horace Plunkett and his asso-
ciates with a view of applying the
Irish methods of handling the land ten
ure and agricultural cooperation prob
lens in the United States.
Racine.-Alexander Jouat, % years
old, Of Chicago, Who was injured about
six weeks ago in collision with an
other motorcycle rider, who was in
stantly killed, died here. He came to
Racine to recuperate after being dis
charged from a Chicago hospital as
having recovered from his injuries, and
his case is puzzling to physicians.
Madison.-During July Wisconsin's
fire losses totaIed $197,120, covered by
insurance amounting to $520,93C, &C
cording to a state report. This is re-
duction of nearly 100000 over the
July record of 1914.
Depere.-The work Of building a six
teen foot concrete highway four miles
long between this city and Green Bay
through the town of Allouez will be
begun shortly. The sum CT $1,000 was
raised among Depere, Green Bay and
Allouez business men. The township
voted an additional $500 and the
county and state will appropriate $14,-
900 more each.
Superior-When the funeral was
held one coffin contained all that could
be found of the bodies Of two sons of
Pearl Phelps, farmer near Scion
Springs, who were blown to bits by
dynamite explosion.
Racine.-Dr. A. w. Foster received
what may prove to be fatal injuries as
a result of the collision of his automo-
bile with a Chicago and Milwaukee
electric car. Miss Mabel Ulner, a
nurse. who was in the automobile with
DR.. Foster, sustained a broken collar
bone. The automobile was wrecked
misunderstanding at the same al
tar where her mother knelt thirty
years ago, Miss Helen Hobbs of Evan
ston became the bride of John Peter
Milton Of San Francisco. The cere-
mony was performed at st. Matthew's
church by the Rev Fred Ingley.