Negro shoots deputy in Wisconsin highway robbery, escapes
Stevens Point Wisconsin August 18 deputy sheriff H W Warner of Plover was shot in the back by a negro named H P Marvin after arrest for highway robbery. Warner was wounded in the left shoulder the bullet lodging in the right shoulder. Marvin fled into nearby woods with a posse surrounding the area rescuers expect Warner to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Point
Wis
J—H. W. Warner
Plover
H. P. Marvin
Oshkosh
Green Bay Road
H. W. Warner
Marvin
Warner
New Humphrey Lumber Veneer mill town planned near Bruce
Land Commissioner Phipps leads Hudson men in forming the Humphrey Lumber and Veneer Company. Ground is broken two miles east of Bruce for a mill and veneer plant on the Chippewa river banks. The project includes moving Weyerhaeuser buildings for worker housing and uses timber from a nearby tract estimated to last ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Phipps
Northern Pacific Railway
Hudson
Humphrey Lumber & Veneer Company
Bruce
Chippewa County
Soo” Railway
Chippewa
Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company
Strickland
Weyerhaeuser Company
Humphrey
Humphrey of
Will Operate Mill under Court Order in Oshkosh
Oshkosh Wis Aug 18 Special Permission granted the McMillan estate administrators to run the mill until Jan 1 1902. The will directs two years from Aug 17 1897 with a $300334 44 debt of which 331 3 per cent paid. A dividend will soon be paid totaling 313. Property valued at 445230 30. Executors aim to settle debt in full by probate date. Bequests total 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
McMillan
Shot by His Brother Wounds Beloit Farmer
Beloit Wisconsin August 18 Special William West a young farmer near Beloit was badly wounded when his 11-year-old brother accidentally fired a musket loaded with birdshot at a squirrel. The charge struck West in the back and neck and he is in Emergency hospital awaiting further treatment and possible recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
William West
Insanity Dodge in Ohio Murder Case
Steubenville, Aug 18 news notes Rosslyn Terrell's crime defense citing heredity. Authorities cite multiple intermarriages in Terrell's lineage as possible scientific excuse. Lane, an Express Messenger, was killed and Terrell’s family ties are scrutinized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville, O
Rosslyn Terrell
Express Messenger Lane
Terrell
Ohio
Minister Jumps Bail in Sheboygan Trial
Rev. John F. Van Viasselaer did not appear for a municipal court trial in Sheboygan on charges of abusive language from Carl Marethe. His $50 bond was forfeited after he was not in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. van Viasselaer
Sheboygan
Sheboygan, Wis
John F. van Viasselaer
Carl Marethe
Trilling
Bishop reshuffles La Crosse diocese clergy
Bishop James Schwebach announces immediate pastorate changes across the La Crosse diocese. Assignments include Connolly to Ellsworth and Clayfield mission, Ludwig at St Patrick’s Eau Claire, Lugowsk i at Weyerhaeuser, Vaughan Loreto Sauk County, Byrne Loreto to Stanley and Cadlett, Gara Weyerhaeuser to Junction City, Hermon Clayfield to Iron River and Lake Nebage, Miller Junction City to North Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
James Schwebach
Martin Connolly
Ellsworth and
Clayfield
C. Ludwig
Eau Claire
St. Patrick's
Th. Lugowski
Weyerhaeuser
J. L. Vaughan
Loreto
Sauk County
F. A. Byrne
Stanley
Cadlett
James Gara
Junction City
J. Hermon
Iron River
Lake Nebage Main
J. J. Miller
Juncetion
Railroad Worker Run Over In Wisconsin Accident
Charles F. Wood a Chicago and North Western employee at Springfield NL was run over while attempting to board a fast freight train on the Milwaukee road. His left arm was severed and his head badly cut leaving his condition critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Douglas
Wis
Charles F. Wood
Chicago & North-Western Railroad
Springfield
Milwaukee Road
New Pulpmill Considered for Combined Locks
Appleton Wis Aug 18 Special A new pulpmill for the Combined Locks Paper company to be built at Combined Locks is one of the possibilities discussed for some time and appears likely to be undertaken soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combined Locks
Appleton
Wis
Combined Locks Paper Company
Old J eweler Gottfredsen Dies in Kenosha
Kenosha Wisconsin August 18 special J Rasmus Orsted Gottfredsen pioneer businessman of Kenosha died at his residence in Park Place after 3 am passed away surrounded by wife and children He helped found southern Wisconsin’s leading jewelry and watchmaking firm for fifty years He was born in Ribe Denmark January 17 1828 married Henrietta Ivy in 1856 two children Ersted R and Alice B He later married Josephine Terhune Survives include wife Josephine estate valued at 125000 Funeral planned Monday with church involvement noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Rasmus Orsted Gottfredsen
Park Place
R. O. Gottfredsen
Wisconsin
Gottfredsen
Ribe
Denmark
Germany
Albany
N. Y
Henrietta Y. Ivy
Canada
Ersted R
Alice B
Robert Nicol
Josephine G. Terhune
Ohio
Danish Lutheran Church
E. B. Garlick
Osceola Mills
Remains of Engineer Nichols Die On Duty In Wreck
The body of Engineer George Nichols, 54, found on his engine after a wreck near Kaukauna Wisconsin, died at his post with skull injuries and chest burns. His nephews transported the body to Milwaukee and the interment will be in Janesville. Traffic resumed after the wreckage was cleared. The wreck’s cause is blamed on the switching crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Nichols
Janesville
Chicago
Wireman Thompson
Ashland
North Western railroad project reaches Grand Rapids Wisconsin
Officials announce the North Western railroad will reach Grand Rapids by fall from Princeton and continue through here next spring. Railroad leaders attended the council meeting to arrange depot ground. The survey excludes Nekoosa but a branch line will connect here to Port Edwards and Nekoosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Wis
North-Western Railroad
Princeton
Nekoosa
Port Edwards
Indians Do Good Work On Chippewa Log Drive
The first exclusive body of Chippewa Indians to handle a log drive on the Chippewa river moved the main drive ten miles north of town yesterday. A crew of 120 from Lac Court Oreilles reservation worked under conditions where lumber firms had previously avoided Indian crews due to perceived unruliness. The group completed a highly successful Chippewa log drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa River
Here
Lac Court d’Oreilles Reservation
Racine Water plan rejected by city committee
In Racine Wisconsin on August 18 the mayor's committee rejected a proposition from the Racine Water Company. The deal would have city ownership after about thirty five years, with the city funding extensions and hydrants for twelve years, extending the franchise twenty five years, then the company would turn over the works to the city at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Higgins
Racine Water Company
New Logging Railway Line Planned From Merrill
Langley and Alderson, loggers, win contract to build eleven miles of logging railway into timber lands held by A. H. Stange Lumber and Merrill Lumber. Construction to start at once with crews sent to Starlake to begin work on the line running north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill, Wis
Langley & Alderson, Loggers
A. H. Stange Lumber Company
Merrill Lumber Company
Starlake
Remained at His Post After Fatal North-Western Wreck
Kaukauna Wisconsin August 17 Special The northbound North Western engine entering the city ran onto an unplaced switch causing the engine tender and baggage car to derail. Engineer George Nichols stayed at his post and was crushed under the engine likely killed. Fireman escaped with minor bruises. Wrecking crew work as passengers flee shaken but uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaukauna
Wis
George Nichols
Resignation of WisValley association secretary ends era
Lester A. Rose has resigned as secretary of the Wisconsin Valley Advancement Association. The board accepted the resignation effective immediately and invited the president to appoint a pro tem secretary. Rose departs to take a high salary position as a promoter expected to organize large enterprises and attract farm immigration to the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomahawk, Wis
Wisconsin Valley Advancement Association
G. B. Pride
Appleton
Wisconsin
W. G. Collins
Lester A. Rose
Rose
Smallpox at Nome Reports From Klondike Frontier
Baraboo Wisconsin Aug 17 Special G W Bryant reports Nome and Dawson face serious smallpox and typhoid fever outbreaks. Fort Gibbons on Yukon river now quarantines river traffic so no travel between Nome and Dawson. Smallpox had not yet appeared at Fort Gibbons and efforts to keep it away continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo, Wis
G. W. Bryant
Klondike
Nome
Dawson
Fort Gibbons
Escapees Bind Guard Then Vanish from Prairie Jail
A $100 reward is offered for the recapture of four county jail prisoners who escaped yesterday by binding the guard. The men James Healy Thomas Edwards Charles Carr and Frank Bell fled into the woods and headed toward La Crosse as police search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Chien
Wis
la Crosse
James Healy
Thomas Edwards
Charles Carr
Frank Bell
W Seyk Co Buys West Kewaunee Mills for Cold Storage
The W. Seyk company of Kewaunee Wisconsin has purchased the West Kewaunee roller mills for 8500 dollars and will assume possession in about a week. The mills in this city will be converted into a cold storage plant to receive output from the local pea cannery starting next season. The engine room will be attached to the cannery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewaunee, Wis
W. Seyk
West Kewaunee
Boy's Body Recovered After River Drowning
In Wausau Wisconsin Frank Kroening an 11 year old boy who drowned Wednesday night was recovered at noon after a night of river dragging by the salvage team. The crew toiled from evening until members located the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Frank Kroening
Railway Station Burned at Amherst Junction Depot Destroyed
The Green Bay and Western depot at Amherst Junction burned with fire catching in the freight end. Spontaneous combustion from oil cans is believed to be the cause. Several warehouses were saved, with losses around $2000. Disaster occurred Aug. 17 in Amherst Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Wis
Green Bay & Western
Amherst Junction
Missing Son Sought by Fond du Lac Mother in La Crosse
Humane Agent Bowlby received a letter from Mrs. B L Cross of Fond du Lac seeking the location of her adopted son. Three years ago in March he was adopted by Isaac C Cagle on French Island. Letters from the boy stopped, and Mrs. Cross now learns the Cagle family resides in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
Swede Charley Nelson Injured by Early Mail Train
Charley Nelson of McIntosh Bros. was struck by the westbound early mail train near New Lisbon Wisconsin. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and, lacking funds or friends, was sent to the county poor farm. He is reported to have been intoxicated at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lisbon
Wis
Charley Nelson
McIntosh Bros
Russian envoy scouts northern Wisconsin for new settlement
Two special representatives of a section called the Mailakas from KXawkaus Russia named John Larski and Franz Huld pass through Omaha to inspect northern Wisconsin as a potential site for a colony. They claim over 1000 Russian families are ready to emigrate once plans are set, as conditions at home have become untenable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Kxawkaus
Russia
John Larski
Franz Huld
Omaha
Wisconsin
Asylum for Hay Fever Sufferers Explored at Spooner Lake
Charles Harper of Madison, chief clerk in the state superintendent of schools office, visits Spooner to assess Spooner lake as a potential asylum for hay fever patients. He camps on the largest lake island and expresses optimism about the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Wis
Charles Harper
State Superintendent of Schools
Madison
Spooner Lake
Cattle Exhibits Expected to Dwarf Previous Records at State Fair
Milwaukee special reports Charles Linse of La Crosse will lead an expanded cattle department at the Wisconsin State Fair. The state board of agriculture has doubled premiums and class entries across twelve cattle classes including Hereford Aberdeen Angus and Red Polled varieties. Enhanced dairy showings will feature Holstein Guernsey Jerseys Brown Swiss and Ayrshire cattle with new prizes for best dairy cow bred and owned by the exhibitor. Wisconsin farm entries will dominate the dairy and beef contests with professional exhibitors barred from most non dairy classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Linse
la Crosse
State Board of Agriculture
Linse
Wisconsin
Fair Grounds
Red Men Convention Chooses Racine for Next Year
Ashland Wisconsin August eighteenth 1910 state Red Men convention concludes with Racine selected as host. Officers elected include Great Sachem George H Wheeler Lake Geneva Great Senior Sagamore W J Patterson West Superior Great Junior Sagamore Charles Griffiths Ashland Great Prophet G Holmes Daubner Waukesha Great Chief of Record George E Stebbins Racine Great Keeper of Wampum G W Bowie Delavan Great Representative C J Maurer West Superior Great Trustees H J Petterson Eau Claire A S Andrews Joseph Lasage West Superior Great Sunep I M Downing Eau Claire Great Mishinewa H J Schumer West Superior Great Guard of Wigwam J G Brett Milwaukee Great Guard of Forest John Brickstein West Superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
Racine
George H. Wheeler
Lake Geneva
Sagamore
W. J. Patterson
West Superior
Charles Griffiths
G. Holmes Daubner
Waukesha
George E. Stebbins
Tacine
G. W. Bowie
Delavan
C. J. Maurer
H. J. Petterson
Eau Claire
A. S. Andrews
Joseph Lasage
I. M. Downing
H. J. Schumer
J. G. Brett
Milwaukee
Forest
John Brickstein
Turned River's Course at Dober Mine Near Crystal Falls
Digging a channel to divert Tron river at Dober mine near Crystal Falls is finished. The 2000 foot ditch directs water west, with high banks and a built dike to carry off excess during floods, completed under George N. Spurr over about eight months at an estimated cost of 50 000 to 60 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Spurr
Professors Join Colorado College Faculty
Dr. John C. Shedd and Dr. Thomas K. Urdahl of the Wisconsin State faculty leave Madison to join Colorado College in Colorado Springs. President Slocum offered chairs in physics and economics history, accepted by the professors. Dr. Shedd, a Princeton graduate, earned his doctorate here. Dr. Urdahl, Madison native, is UW graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
John C. Shedd
Thomas K. Urdahl
State University
Wisconsin
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Slocum
Shedd
Ardahl
Shed
Large Stock Ranch Planned Near Spooner Wisconsin
J. W. A. Baker and his father an old Western ranch man have purchased 9000 acres seven miles east of Spooner Wisconsin with plans to establish a large stock ranch. The buyers came from the Dakotas where they ran a sizable ranch and now aim to expand their operations in northern Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Wis
J— W. A. Baker
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Bank of Manawa Announces Key Staffing Changes
Manawa Wisconsin special report notes the Bank of Manawa board reshuffles officers. SS EH Roundlaw moves from Manawa to the German Bank of Clintonville while W Farland, longtime North-Western railway employee, is appointed cashier of the Bank of Manawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manawa
Wis
Bank of Manawa
SS. EH. Roundlaw
Bank of
Clintonville
Co. W. Farland
North-Western Railway
Break Up of Log Thieves Gang Outlined by Detective Chief
La Crosse Wis Aug 16 Special Chief Hunt of Hunts Detective agency reports locating a river gang that stole 1000 dollars of timber from a raft on the Minnesota side of the Mississippi. The logs were taken to La Crosse where a lumberman bought and sawed them. Papers note the leaderless gang hides near a river rendezvous and fear exposure as raids loom. The stolen logs belonged to S W Van Sant of Winona a Minnesota governor candidate who has visited the matter. The gang has terrorized rivermen for years and officers expect a raid to recover the booty and identify members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hunt
S. W. van Sant
Winona
Minnesota
Hunt Agency
Judge Bartels Dies After Washington Visit
Marinette Wisconsin special reports Judge I J Bartels pioneer resident of Marinette county died yesterday in Everett Washington where he went to see his seriously injured son He served over forty years as county official and judge and was a veteran of the Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry born in 1855 survived by a large family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette, Wis
I. J. Bartels
Marinette County
Everett
Wash
Bartels
Co. F
Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry
Army of the West
Madison
Legally Dead: Kenosha Man Declared so After 1855 Disappearance
Judge Russel H. Slosson in Kenosha County Court declares Mathias Werwie legally dead after vanishing in 1855 soon after his father Servatius Werwie died. The missing heir left no trace for forty five years, leaving the estate to brother Theodore Werwie and unsettled since 1856 RS records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Russel H. Slosson
Mathias Werwie
Servatius Werwie
Theodore Werwie
Liberty woman pleads not guilty in Paris green murder charge
Mrs Augusta Pahlow of Liberty town Outagamie county appeared before Justice Millard in New London and pleaded not guilty to charges of placing Paris green in coffee to kill her husband Albert Pahlow. The case was adjourned to August 23 with the defendant under $500 bond and sent to Appleton for confinement if defaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Wis
Augusta Pahlow
Rappe on Bicycle Journey Reaches Fond du Lac
James A. Rappe of Marinette, veteran of three wars, arrived in Fond du Lac after leaving Marinette August 13 on a bicycle voyage to Rome New York. He, soon to be 85, lived in Fond du Lac 1854 to 1870 and enlisted in the Civil War. He will be hosted three days by local G A R members before continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
James A. Rappe
Marinette
Rome
N. Y
Rappe
Co. H. Thirty-second
Wisconsin Volunteers
Oshkosh
van Dyne
G. A. R. Post
Henry Eckel
Junk dealer J Schwartz vanishes in Marshfield
Marshfield Wisconsin August 16 special J Schwartz a junk dealer has mysteriously disappeared and is believed to have met foul play He is about 40 and married He left his warehouse two months ago to gather junk nearby and has not been seen since An anxious letter trail from C Blenkenstein brother in law at 265 Third Street Milwaukee follows the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Wis
J. Schwartz
Schwartz
C. Blenkenstein
Third Street
Milwaukee
Incorrigible Youth Aliased Butch Teddy Causes Near Tragedy
Iron River Wisconsin reports an incorrigible boy known as John alias Butch Teddy who taunted a crippled peer in front of a moving locomotive and fled, nearly causing a crushing accident. The boy has been arrested twice for larceny and remains out on bail awaiting circuit court action, with a home listed in Iron River but effectively homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron River
Wis
John
Butch Teddy
German lad to swim twelve miles on Lake Winnebago
Hans Hohl, a German immigrant and Menasha brewery worker, plans a strenuous two day long distance swim on Lake Winnebago starting Saturday. A six mile test swim from Brighton Beach showed him fresh and able. Naphtha launches and physicians will accompany the swimmer to ensure safety, with a return trip on Sunday expected to draw a large crowd and set regional records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Wis
Menasha
Lake Winnebago
Brighton Beach
Hans Hohl
Walters Bros
Germany
Wiscon sin Cranberry Growers Convene at Gaynor Marsh
The four teenth annual Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association meeting in Cranmoor reviews Gaynor Bros. marshes and experimental stations. President Briere opens the business session, with the statistician predicting regional yields and market rate set at 40 cents per picking box plus 5 cents extra for finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranmoor
Wis
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers’ Association
Gaynor Bros
New England
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Chinese Boxer in La Crosse Claims Pride and Separation
A La Crosse Chinese laundryman, John T. Fay, proclaims his Boxer identity with strong, prideful rhetoric. He asserts Boxers are not about the United States and denounces government capture by foreign powers, predicting the Boxer association seeks to oppose the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
John T. Fay
China
United States
England
Boxer Association
Railroad extension shifts away from Adams county
District Attorney F. R. Bentley reports after visiting Waushara and Portage counties that the planned railroad line from Berlin likely will not pass through Adams county. Surveyors are northwest of Berlin and may aim for Stevens Point, leaving Adams county without a railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Wis
F. R. Bentley
Waushara
Portage
Berlin
Adams County
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Uncertain cause as Rosenthal dies in heat wave
The body of William Rosenthal a St. Paul cooper who died last Friday night remains in a local morgue as relatives decide on disposition. His sister Mrs Frank Engel of Milwaukee awaits word. Reports tie his death to heat but indicate a Thursday fight with an unknown man who accompanied him involved head injuries suggesting the blows may have contributed to the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenthal
Taylor County Fair racing schedule announced
Preparations are underway for the 13th Taylor County Agricultural association fair to be held September 3 4 and 5 in Medford Wisconsin. The speed program features a free for all purse 250 a 300 class purse 140 a farmers race for Taylor county horses only a bicycle race for boys under 18 on September 4 and two 2:25 and 2:40 classes with purses 150 each plus running and bicycle events on September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Wis
Taylor County Agricultural Association
Taylor County
Pugnacious Hummingbirds On Minora Island Attack Huntsman
In Minora island Philippines a huntsman diverged from his group and was attacked by thousands of hummingbirds. He sustained many wounds to his face and neck and was found bleeding after the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minora
Philippines
Foreman Struck by Engine in New Lisbon Accident
Struck by an engine while pulling a handcar off the track A. Hodge section foreman sustained a broken leg a severe head wound and internal injuries. He is in critical condition at New Lisbon Wisconsin on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lisbon
Wis
A. Hodge
Baltimore Chamber Petition Denied by Directors
A large petition from Baltimore chamber of commerce members seeking approval to change their shirt sleeves was denied by the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
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McMillan Estate
Mill
Aim
Ferrell
Trainman
Osceola
St. Croix Valley
Carmi P. Garlick
Thirty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry
Merrill
Kewaunee Plants
W. Seyk Company
Boy
Green Bay
RED Men’s Convention
Manawa Bank
Log Stealing Association
Judge Bartels
Washington
Outagamie County
Paris Green
Menasha Lad
Cranberry Growers
Chinaman
Association
Adams
Taylor County Fair
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