Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

The Winneconne Local is the latest
appearance in the newspaper world.
Moses Welsh, of Footville, sold his
three-acre crop of tobacco "a, 500
pounds-at 6 cents a pound, straight
through.
Martin Kursevski has commenced
the publication of a Polish newspaper
st Stevens Point. 1t is named The
Przjaciel.
Frank Strobe, 16 years of age, lost
a thumb and one eye while cunning
on the river between Appleton and
Menasha.
The plans for the La Crosse Y. M.
G. A. building are completed. The
structure will be two-story brick, the
upper part for the association.
Trout to the number of 100, 900 have
recently been distributed in the brooks
IN the region of Tomah.
w. T. Hislop, of ellis Landing,
claims that he owns violin made in
the year 1705, by Robert Duncan, in
Aberdeen, Scotland.
At Milwaukee Mary Machefski,
female lunatic, confined in Jail, bit off
her little finger at the second joint.
She has been taken to the asylum.
The Farewell avenue rink at Mil
waukee will be purchased by the First
Light battery for use as an armory.
A double quartette from Lawrence
university, Appleton, VIII take the
road soon and will make a tour of
one week Ill quest Of shekels.
Clarence Wagner died at Appleton
OF injuries received while in service as
brakeman on the Lake Shore road.
His home was at Kaukauna. where ne
leaves family of wife and child.
The Wisconsin Central railway
company has offered to locate stock
yards al Stevens Point on condition
that the citizens provide a suitable
site about ten acres in extent The
construction of the necessary build
Ings and sheds will necessitate an out
lay by the railway company of about
$4,000.
The state board of supervision has
let the contract for two of the new
school buildings at Sparta, to O. I.
Newton, a resident of that place. The
contract price for the two buildings is
$14. $50.
The various state institutions cost
the people of Badgerdom as follows
during the month of March: State
hospital, Sc 10000; Northern hos
pital, $7,66S OF; Deaf and Dumb
school, s., 09O.OS; Blind institute. So
592.14; Industrial shool, So, 1921;
State prison. SIS. 662 50; total, $685.
02496.
2. E. Meehan, editor of the Spring
Green Home News, was acquitted of
the charge Of shooting and Woundiry
r.. Hungerford, a young hoodlum
who had made Meehan's life burden
! to him.
The BARRIERS assembly of Knights
of Labor of Milwaukee will issue an
other edition of 10000 hoycotting cir
culars, and will watch the open shops
Sunday and publish the names OF
those who patronize them.
Abe West, of Chippewa Falls, stole
an overcoat from the Luxembourg
house, Appleton, and sold it for 81,
got drunk, was arrested, and sent to
Jail for sixty days, during which time
he will labor for the good of the
county.
The Knights of Labor have declared
boycott on the goods manufactured
by Charles Alschuler at Racine juno
ton. Mr.. Alschuler would not accede
to the demands of his employees who
asked for an advance of wages.
It is estimated that the fire in Giles
C Clark's livery barn at Winneconne
was set by an incendlary. There is
no clue. however to the perpetrator.
A snow fall of five inches in the
region Of Eau Claire has served as a
reminder to loggers in that region that
the season for work is not at an end
yet, and the commencement of the
driving work is a considerable distance
in the future.