Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-17
SHORT STATE ITEMS.

few hours later.
The State fish hatchery sent a carload
of black bass to George Savoy at Pc
waukee. The Savoy steamers took them
out to the boys in the lake.
Eliza Antoine, an Oneida Indian, was
arrested after an all-night chase and plac-
ed in Jail i'll Appleton, charged with muir
dering his 1S-months-old son.
Fond du Lac authorities have come in
for a scathing arrangement by the public
for failure to observe the law that calls
for the closing of the saloons on election
day.
Mrs. Lizzie Lanoye OF Waldo has been
arrested, charged with the murder of her
day-old grandson. 1t is charged she held
rag over its mouth to keep it from
crying.
Gov. Davidson appointed J. ". Stone,
State fish and game warden, to represent
Wisconsin cat the International fisheries
congress to be held in Washington, d. c.,
Sept. % to 26.
The count on the Wisconsin primaries
shows James f. Abbott of Madison vic
tor for the Republican nomination for
insurance commissioner over George f.
Beedle, the incumbent.
The Calumet Service Company. which
furnished light for Chiffon until last
spring, has secured an injunction against
the city restraining it from erecting
municipal lighting plant.
Miss Julia Carney, aged % years, a
resident of the town of Bristol, and for
merly a teacher in the State school for
the deaf at Delavan, became violently in
sane and was committed to the hospital at
Mendoza.
A Chicago and Northwestern freight
locomotive, while on a spur track on
North Water street, Waterfowl, close to
the river bank. slid into the river and
turned upside down, owing to the sagging
of the track.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kobliska
of Chetek are somewhere in the West Oh
pleasure trip their 9-year-old son has
died of acute infantile paralysis and been
buried. Efforts to locate the parents
were fruitless.
The late potato crop, according to a
party of men who have been investigating.
shows that the long dry spells of the past
six weeks will reduce the crop nearly one
half. The tubers are smaller than for
some seasons past.
Vernon county is conceded to have one
of the best tobacco crops, quality consid
cred, that has been raised for many years.
In many instances the plants are small,
but the excellent quality makes the weed
in great demand.
An infant child of Henry Oliver of
Hudson, while playing in the yard discov
cred humble bees nest and proceeded
to investigate. Before the child could be
rescued it was stung in twenty-five places.
1t will recover.
Alleging that the FraternaI Reserve
Association of Oshkosh has refused to
pay the insurance on $1,000 policy on
the death of his son, Arthur, Louis ".
Olsen of Sheboygan has brought suit
against the company.
In Circuit Court William Francklin
pleaded guilty to robbing the $500" depot
at Ladysmith in June and was given one
year in the State prison at Waupun at
hard labor. His alleged accomplish, BaU-
erman. was freed by Francklins confess
sion.
Roy c. Andrews of Beloit. who went to
Alaska six months ago to study Pacific
coast whales and other animal life, re-
turned home after having secured a large
number of valuable specimens. Mr.. An
drews will write a book on Pacific coast
whales.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. August Bielke,
at Herman, baby boy which tipped the
beam at 20 pounds" Residents of Her
man have raised a purse of 800 to sup
port a challenge that Mr.. and Mrs.
Bielke's baby is the heaviest born infant
in the Northwest.
DIR. Byron Robinson of Chicago, for
mer resident of Grand Rapids, has do
mated to the people tract of twenty acres
for park purposes. The place is heavily
wooded and Mr.. Robinson in making the
gift suggested that so far as practicable
the natural growth be preserved.
A five-inch hat pin was taken from the
intestines of the 15-months-old daughter
of James Mcqueen of Brimley at a Sault
Ste. Marie hospital. The child stuck the
pin in her mouth ran toward her mother
and fell. driving the pin down her throat
Her chances Of recovery are good.
The State railroad commission held
hearing on a complaint of S. NJ. Rein
ardy and other residents of Burlington
against the Wisconsin Telephone Com
pany the charge being an unlawful in
crease in rates. The company contended
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in contravention Of the law.
The famous Duke murder case of Ash
land will be one of the interesting mat
tiers before the next Wisconsin Lpgisla-
ture William French. formerly of Ash
land. but now of Chicago, who killed
James Duke in that city after a quarrel.
will present a claim to the Wisconsin
Legislature for damages which he al
leges the State inflicted on him by illegal
confinement.
Two horses belonging to Askin & Green |
lumber dealers, and one belonging to H 4
A. Adams were stolen from their barns in |
Beloit. The Beloit Anti-Horse Thief So
ciety has taken the matter uD and is work !
ing in conjunction with the police.
Fred Rous. farmer Of Branch. sold his |
farm. receiving $500 in gold as a first pay /
ment. Finding the banks closed he de-
cided on taking the money to his home
and gave it to his wife, who placed it in
a handbag which she carried in her lap.
About four miles out Of town she noticed
that the bag had disappeared. Retracing
their way, they made an Intellectual hunt
for the lost money.
In playing with a lighted candle the
3-year-old daughter of Frank Brandt of
Sheboygan ignited her dress and in an in
slant was enveloped in flames. The moth
er attracted by her cries, wrapped the
girl in a blanket, smothering the flames.
Hopes for her recovery are entertained.