Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-26
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Matthew Raglan, father of William II.
Raglan of Pine Gro"e, was found dead. A
rife had been discharged and the bullet
penetrated the head
If the Racine board of education has
its way the curfew law will again be
revived in the city and children will be
forced to HE for home at night before
the hour of 9 o'clock.
John Shuber, a county pioneer who
came to Manitowoc seventeen years ago,
died suddenly, aged %. Shuber came to
the county 81 years ago and resided on a
farm in the town of Kossuth.
Smallpox has broken out in Chadbourne
Hall, a dormitory for women students at
the University of Wisconsin,, and 100
young women have been ordered vaccinat-
ed and to leave for their homes.
Bananas will hereafter be sold in La
Crosse by the pound. This is the ruling
that has been made by the Retail Grocers
Association. The grocers buy by weight
and they are now going to sell by weight
The State Supreme Court has held that
the Wisconsin sleeping car law is uncon-
stitutional. The decision is based on the
ground that the law is not valid exer-
else Of the police powers that it leaves
to the occupant of the lower berth to de-
eide whether or not the upper shall be
closed or open, instead of absolutely re-
quiring an unoccupied berth to be closed.
Skin grating had to be resorted to to
save the eyesght of Emil Wach, the
Northwestern car repairer, who was
burned by acid at Manitowoc few weeks
ago Wach was operated on at Chicago
and skin was grated from his leg to the
face and for the forehead and it is now
said that he has a good chance of recov-
cry and will be able to see without de-
feet.
William MacMiller of Ashland had an
exciting encounter with a bear He shot
two cubs and their mother attacked him.
He put shot through her. whereupon
she seized his arm and lacerated it badly
before he could fire the finishing shot
fourth bear appeared and he shot 1t dead
in its tracks. 1t weighed 219 pounds.
MacMiller brought the carcasses of the
four bears home.
That life insurance companies which
are authorized to do business in this State
anu WHICH CtdSt ~ NIlit pOlII4Co
the new insurance laws after Dec. 81,
may legally collect premiums through
their present offices or agents in this State
until their licenses expire on March l. is
the gist of an opinion rendered by the
Attorney General in answer to a query
from the State insurance commissioner.
Two pickerel were caught on lines
through the ice at Pewaukee. One meas
ured 3 feet 10 inches. the other 3 feet 9
inches The two together weighed over
forty pounds. They are the largest pick
erel caght in the Waukesha county lakes
this year.
Theodore Dunke of Marinette. Is years
old. escaped death because he wore six
shirts The youth was hunting rabbits
with his uncle John Dunke. when the
latter accidentally discharged his gun.
The charge of shot struck young Dunke,
but his heavy clothing so fN'oke its force
that his injuries are not serious.
The biggest deer shot in Wisconsin,
during the recent season weighed 49,
pounds. and was laid low ia the Flam-
beau country north of Chippewa Falls.
The deer was known in that locality as
Jumbo and for years had defied the
bullets of the most crafty hunter.
After being pinioned under a wreck for
two hours. Edward McCarthy's life was
saved by his wooden leg being cut off.
Mccarthy is fireman on the Wisconsin
Central road. and his engine topplea over
On him near Waukesha. He finallt was
released with the exception of his wooden
leg. which was held fast under tn. mass
OF iron.
1t is learned in Racine that large
number of cabbage growers would retire
and begin the raising of sugar beetts L.
Meyers. agricultural agent of the James
vile Sugar Beet Company, has been in
the city the last few days and has con-
tracted for the raising of 1,200 acres in
1905 There is some talk of organizing
a company for the establishment of a
large factory with a capital stock of
100000
Theodore Albon Of Bayfield,. aged so,
drowned while bound for the Anderson
camp on Bass island. When a mile from
shore the rowboat capsized. A companion
hung to the boat and was finally rescued
by the crew of sail boat.