Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-12-06
AL Over the State.

Extras costing So, 900 are recommend
Ell for the new Manitowoc court house.
Grover Cleveland received one vote for
district attorney of Fond du Lac Coun-
ty.
Mrs. NJ. T. Burke of La Crosse, aged
&c, cousin of [. s. Grant, broke her
hir in a fall.
". A. Dennis, former Marinette lum
Der man, is dead in Ell Paso, Texas. He
was 40 years old.
With the discontinuance of the post
Office at Porcupine. Pepin County now
has only four postofices.
Edward Pinnow, aged 10, died in
Racine hospital as the result of a stab
blng affray at 4 dance hall.
Directors of the La Crosse Poultry As
ISOLATION decided to hold the annual west
ern Wisconsin fanciers' exhibit Jan. 8
to 10.
Arthur Hauser, who has had charge
OF the land interests at Intervale for c.
r. Rollins, a colonizer of Chicago, is
missing.
GAINESVILLE business men have formed
beefsteak club which will have banquets
during the winter, and picnic dinners in
the summer.
James Cronk. aged 10 years, a pioneer
Of Kenosha County and veteran of the
civil war, died at the Waupaca County
insane Asylum.
Governor Davidson of Wisconsin and
Mrs. Davidson announce the engagement
of their daughter Mabel to Frederick c.
Inbusch OF Milwaukee.
Representatives of Milwaukee capital
lists are trying to interest people in a
plan for the building on an Independent
telephone exchange in Kenosha.
In Marinette Mayor Davis touched
match to the gambling paraphernalia con-
fiscated recently. Over $4,000 worth of
roulette wheels, etc, was burned.
While hunting in the vicinity of Four
Mile Greek HeImuth Pade, p years old,
was shot through the head and killed.
It is not known who fired the shot.
The 2-year-old son of John Rhodes,
living near Mechanics Lake, was burned
to death. In the absence of the mother
the clothes of the baby caught fire.
Notre Dame parish, Chippewa Falls,
has received $4,000 for the erection of
a new high school building from A. 3.
Mcdonnell, a well-knOwn lumberman.
The La Crosse Retail Grocers' Asso-
citation has Endorsed a plan to secure
a fund sufficient to guarantee the North
western German Saengerfest for La
Crosse.
Mrs. Ava Smith of Manitowoc is one
Of few Wisconsin women to have the
honor of killing a deer this season, Mrs.
Smith having brought home a deer weigh
ing over 80 pounds which she killed in
the woods north CT Amigo.
The Wisconsin railroad rate commits
sion ordered reduction of about y per
cent on present rates on pulp wood.
Wisconsin paper mills using pulp now
viii save between $4,000 and 100000
in freight charges annually.
As the result of falling over a set
gun August Ahlborn of Minocqua is in a
serious condition. He was shot in the
hip. Two KiIbourn men have been ar
rested. charged with placing the gun.
They are held under $500 bonds pending
the outcome of Ahlborns injuries.
Carl Erickson. benjamin Olson, Ches-
tel Ward and Daniel Anderson. four
hunters. were injured while out hunting
near Chippewa Falls. Erickson and Oh
son were struck by stray bullets, while
Ward and Anderson were shot by COM
panions. It is believed that all will re-
cover.
In foot race with a friend Henry
Klamzinski of Manitowoc, aged %. suf-
fered a strain that developed heart fail
Ure, according to physicians, and his
death resulted.
Hazel. daughter of Frank Jones of Fall
City. was killed by the accidental dis
charge of a shotgun with which her
brother, II years old, was playing. Her
head was blown off.
Owing to trouble in securing the right
of way from HillsborOugh to La Vale.
the Hillsborough and La Vale Railroad
is considering 4 new route, going through
TO Sank City to connect with the Mil
waukee road
Vito Busgetta. aged 10, workman in
the Fairbanks-Morse plant in Beloit,
was caught in q tumbling barrel in the
foundry and shockingly mangled. His
injuries will prove fatal
The village of Granton was captured by
robbers. While two men cracked the
safes in two stores the third spent his
time shooting at all citizens who dared
put their heads out of doors.
The Civic Federation of Kenosha has
started a crusade against vice which has
baar +hroa toned for some weeks Sir
men and one woman were arrested and
the district attorney threatens to send
half hundred men and women to States
prison within few weeks.