Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
WISCONSIN NEWS.
What Is Happening About the
State.

State.
W. O. Bacon is dead at Waukesha.
The nO-license people at BeloFt feel
hopeful of success in the coming local
election.
The La Crosse interstate fair di-
rectors have voted $500 for nine stake
races.
f. A. Delaglt Sc, founder Of the city
of Amigo, is seriously i'll.
La Crosse organized an insurance
league to secure lower rates.
Nearly 5000 children were enrolled
in the public schools of Sheboygan.
The republicans of Neenah nominated
e. A. Williams for mayor and Thomas
E.. Callahan for treasurer.
Rails are being laid across the iron
bridge to connect the Marinette and
Menominee street car lines.
The family of Thomas Walsh of APP
pletOn narrowly escaped asphyXiation
by gas escaping from coal stove.
Dr.. J. 2. Garvin left Fond du Lac
hurriedly to avoid attachments by his
creditors. When last heard from he
was well on his way to Philadelphia.
Warden Bandman, of Sheboygan
seized four mallard ducks that were
shipped there by a Milwaukee commits
sion merchant in violation Of the game
law.
Rev. J. G. Stephenson, of Milton, Ill,
who is alleged to have left wife and
three small children in destitute cir.
cumStanCeS to elOpe with a Miss Dove
Heavener, has been traced to Kau-
kauna.
Another case of small pox developed
at Green Bay, the patient being the
father Of DR.. A. W. Slaughter, whose
infant child died of the same disease
two weeks ago. There are no other
cases in the city.
At the ClintOnyille democratic eau
Gus the following officers were nomi-
mated: Mayer, G. Spearbreaker; clerk,
T. ]. Cannon; treasurer, Charles Schroe-
der; assessor, e. NJ. Jones; justice of
peace, L. Fl. Kuester.
The Presbytery of Chippewa will
meet at Rice Lake April 1915. About
twenty churches will be represented.
The body found in the river at Apple
ton was identified as that of August
Nicklas, who formerly kept a saloon
here. Nicklas deserted his wife early
in January.
The republican city convention at APP
pletOn has nominated the following
ticket: Mayor, Peter Thorn; treasurer,
f. W. Kuttler; attorney, A. B. Whit
man; assessor, Henry Holbrook.
The people of La Crosse will con-
slider ways and means of lessening the
cost of fire insurance.
The schooner Rob Roy Of Milwaukee
has been purchased by Jacob Schenken-
berger and H. Fellows of Racine.
John Neumeier of La Crosse shot
John DOlan in the hand during a tussle
in ejecting Dolan from his saloon.
Mrs. Edward Vogee quarreled with
her husband near Manitowoc and then
suicided with poison. She VISA aged 81.
Charles Hastings and Shorty Will
liams, two desperate characters await
ing trial for felonies, escaped from
Price county Jail.
The Belle City Maileable Iron COM
apny of Racine will rebuild their fac
tory destroyed by fire. A commodious
brick structure will be erected.
Preliminary steps were taken at
meeting Of workingmen OF all classes
at Eau Claire to organize branch of
the American federation of labor.
yoJl thn ia
city convention placed their can
didates In nomination as follows:
Mayor, o. E. Lappin; clerk, John Nc
Callum; treasurer, Joseph T1'uedell; as
SCISSOR, George Nein.
Elroy democrats have nominal ted |
as the city ticket the following: Mayor,
Albert Ball. clerk, J. NJ. Dix; treasurer, !
Dr. T. D. Field; assessor, L. Gaffney;
marshal, James Gerraghty; street COM
James Gerraghty. They also
ward tickets.
The final decision of the secretary
of the interior in the land case Of |
Francis L. Box and Jerry Dammon
against Jessie NJ. Sinclair has been re-
ceived at Eau Claire. The case was
tried in the local land Office in 1891.
The decision then was in favor of
Miss Sinclair as it is now.
An abortive attempt at suicide
was made by a farmer named Jacob
Hess, living near Beloit. He was go
ing to blow off his head, but he let
the gun slip and he escaped with a
whole skin
At West Superior A. R. Billingsley
was awarded $500 damages against |
I. NJ. Mas and W. S. Vent. He was {
charged with the Osborne-Vent Mass I
Grocery company with having over
lrawn his account $3.50, and sued for {