Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-10
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.

Bogus s. bills. copies of a Chicago
bank note, have been taken in by several
GAINESVILLE merchants.
The Beloit Catholic Women's Aid So
ciety has expended over 500 for relief
purposes the last year.
Fire destroyed the T. J. Thompson drug
store in Omro and damaged adjoining
buildings. the loss being about $4,000.
The Wisconsin Telephone Company is
expending about $4,000 in improving its
Berlin plant. About $4,000 feet of cable
will be laid.
]. c. Smith, farmer living near Lind
sey, had both eyes blown out and his face
badly lacerated by an explosion of a
charge of dynamite.
Michael Schmidt. a well-known farmer
in the town of Bloomer, has started out
on a search for his son. Henry Schmidt
II years old. who ran away from home
four months ago.
Herman Schelbach of Fond du Lac
was awarded $500 against the Racine
Novelty Company for personal damages.
While operating rip saw he lost the
thumb and four fingers.
His hat and his gun lying beside a
stump in the wilds of northern Rusk
county are the only belongings found of
John Frank. who was lost in the woods
while hunting Nov. 10
The Milwaukee road station at Wausau-
kee was entered by burglars and S1395
taken from the cash drawer. The drawer
was pried open with stove poker. There
is no clue to the robbers.
Mrs. Frank Carney. who was Jessie
Burlington, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Burlington of Eau Claire, died
at Seattle, Wash. of typhoid fever. She
leaves a husband and a son.
John Young. aged 10 years, and Ralph
Close. aged % years. were arrested on
the charge of attempting to burn the
buildings on the Search farm, near James
vile. The boys pleaded not guilty.
The will of the late George Milton
PennOyer of Kenosha names the widow.
Janet Dunlop Pennoyer, as the sole heir
of the $4,000 estate. The will was made
a few days before Mr.. Pennoyer's DEATH
What is believed to be the largest deer
shot in Wisconsin this season was killed
by John Gibson of Star Prairie, in the
woods near Moose river. The buck weigh
ed 30 pounds and was a magnificent spe-
cimen.
The State board of canvassers has can
vassed the vote on the four constitutional
amendments submitted to the electorate
of the State at the recent general cleo
ton. and formally decided that all four
were approved.
Miss Nellie Anderson. while hunting in
the woods near Gable. stumbled and fell.
causing her rife to discharge. The bullet
struck her left arm. She is the only te-
male hunter in Wisconsin injured while
hunting deer this season.
The Manitowoc schools which We're
closed for a week because of smallpox,
have reopened. The State board of
health holds that vaccination can be bet
ter enforced and better watch kept over
the children when they are in school.
The name Lawrence University has
been changed by the trustees to Lawrence
College. The corporate name Lawrence
University will be retained only for legal
purposes. and on all literature and adver
Using the name will be Lawrence Col
lege. The preparatory department was
also abolished.
The applications for enrolment for the
fourteen weeks short course at the col
lege of agriculture, University of Wis
consin. now number over 400. the largest
number ever received in bhe twenty-three
years during which the course has been
offered.
John Hop son of Edward Hop. of Bald
win passed through the st. Paul Union
depot and rode on an Omaha passenger
train to Hudson with bad case of small
pox Passengers at Hudson objected to
his being in the coach where every one
was exposed and Health Officer King of
Hudson had him transferred to the bag
gage car and taken to Baldwin.
Frank Vassilus, 16-year-old lad, was
arrested in Sheboygan. charged with stab
bling Louis Vanderbloom. Vanderbloom
was calling on his sweetheart. Vassilus
came up to the door and started to kick
upon it. Vanderbloom went to the door
and Vassilus. it is charged. went for Van
derbloom with a large jackknife. Wander
bloom threw up his arJss and received the
knife in his arms. the blade going through
the bone.
Standing almost directly in front of the
large coal stove when an explosion of
coal gas occurred. Vera. the 4-year-old
daughter of James Dugan of West La
Crosse, was seriously and perhaps danger
ously burned about the face and head.