Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-11
STATE NEWS.

The Germans OF Eau Claire have
organized a turnverein. with @. Feige
as president. Fred Waltere dorf, vice
president; August Carl, secretary !;
M. Hinrichs, treasurer. The charter
roll bears thirty names.
The Hon. Elihu Colmar, of Fond
du Lac, has started for Boston as one
Of committee of the supreme council
of the Royal Arcanum 10 examine the
accounts of the order.
Harry McMaster, of Eau Claire, will
report at West Point. June Is, for ad-
mission as cadet, J. O. Thomas, of
Trempeleau, having failed to meet the
requirements of the academy.
The Hudson prairie grange mas or
gained board of tra6a for the haul
ing of their produce and other pur-
poses. They are also negotiating with
the Knights of Labor with view of
running tReir cooperative store IN
unison with them.
The Wisconsin industrial associa-
ton, of Racine, has resolved to hold
its annual exposition from August
to September 3. r B. Bates was elect
ed chairman of the board, and Messrs.
Gorton, Bates, Dutton. Durant, and
Bolton were named board OF con
troll.
For some time past money boxes at
tached to cars belonging to the Cream
City railway line at Milwaukee, have
been broken into st intervals and the
contents stolen by unknown persons.
The police now think they have the
robber in the person of q teamstey
named ]. @. Oswald.
On the south bank Of the Wiscon-
sin river near Prairie du CHEN. an
Italian quarryman at work for the
Chicago, Burlington & Northern rail
way, had one of his hands tornEoff
and several ribs broken by the explo,
sion Of q dynamite cartridge which he
was carrying IN his coat pocket.
The Hayward News says the CUES
ton of dividing Douglass county into
three towns is being agitated, and
that the plan will probably be adopt
cd at the next town meeting. The
settlers In the eastern part OF the
county demand control Of their own
local affairs, and the prevailing
opinion is that they are numerous
enough now to govern themselves.
At the meeting Of the exposition di-
rectors, at Milwaukee, John Plankin-
ton was reelected President. A deficit
Of SIS, 900 was reported for last years
work, and it is more than probable
that no exposition will be held this
year. The Office of manager was
abolished in order to cut down expen-
ses. Mr.. PlankiHgton Will hereafter
act as general manager, and Director
Cottrill as secretary. A final collapse
for the exposition is predicted.
An engine and four cars were ditch
ed near Marshfeld. Cause. a broken
rail. The engineer and fireman es-
capped unhurt, but the brakeman was
very badly injured. Loss, about ST..
900.
4 brilliant event is to take place in
Milwaukee On March f. At that time
the First Light Battery will give the
first annual mask ball at the exposi-
ton building.
The state university Y. NJ. G. A,
have organized Sunday school in the
NOI WS}stan SSL1InaEy pQlLuIuE III Last
Madison.
At Fond du Lac. Schwbke had an
exceedingly narrow escape with mis-
life, and lost span of horses by an
accident. AS he was crossing the
Chicago & Northwestern railway
track at Johnson street, on his way to
his home at Lamartine, q freight
train ran into his rig, demolishing
his sleigh cutting off the fore foot of
one of the horses and breaking leg
of the other, 1t was necessary to kill
both horses.
At Wausau, q suit has been com
menced by E. Meyer against Henry
Paulus, superintendent Of the poor
farm, to recover damages for negli-
gent attendance while Meyer was an
inmate of the county poor house. The
story related by Meyer is that he was
taken TO the county poor house while
he was sick and out Of his head
that the county ply stefan was called
and informed Paulus that the man
was delirious; that ne was left with
out attendance; that in his delirium
he wandered from the house bare
foot, on cold winter night, and that
III consequence Of the exposure his
feet were SO frozen that il became
necessary to amputate his toes. He
fixes the damages at SIC, 600.