Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-20
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

Mrs. Henrietta Treatel, an old resident
of Vesper, is dead, aged 20. She is sur
vived by seven children.
George Mcclure, a well-known resident
of Greenleaf and one of the early pio-
Peter Neuses, a GAINESVILLE coal dealer,
was severely bruised, and his wife and
Mr. and Mrs S. f. Schmitt of Chicago
considerably shaken up in a runaway.
Thirty young women at Bloomer have
formed a Woman's Leap Year Union
year. Bloomer is noted for it's beautiful
women and single men and there is there
fore good field for the union.
Roosevelt's anti-race suicide advocacy
finds ardent supporters in Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bensinger, a Mishicott couple who
have just become parents of a third pair
of twins. The couple have had seven
teen children, twelve of whom are living.
Disguised with certain members of the
village board who, it is claimed, sanction
ed allowing the saloons to remain open
after hours, and unable to compel law
observance by the liquor men, Mayor g.
g. Chandler of Pardeeville has resigned.
Rev. DR.. John X. Fowler, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of La
Crosse, former moderator of the Presby-
terrain Synod of Wisconsin and one of the
most prominent clergymen of his denom-
ination in the Northwest, died of perito-
nitis, aged 90.
George Hughes of Madison, a workman
employed by Worden & Allen of Mil
waukee, contractors fer the steel work
on the new west wing of the capitol,
miraculously escaped death when he fell
a distance of 90 feet from the third story
of the structure to the basement.
Because James Irving of Appleton
nursed Harry Martin, son of a Mime
apolis millionaire, during his fatal illness
in Montana and then accompanied the re-
mains home, Mr.. Martin, ST., has shown
his gratitude by setting the Appleton man
up in the cattle business in Montana.
He has gone to his new ranch.
Bishop Fox announces the appointment
of Vicar General Lockeman as pastor of
Holy Cross church, Kaukauna. He will
continue to act as vicar general. The
scarcity of priests in the Green Bay do
cese, it is said, makes it necessary foD
the vicar general to take up this work.
William J. Hay of Oshkosh has report
ed to the police that his valuable Ken
lucky thoroughbred horse was takepi from
his barn, but returned. 1t is believed the
person entered the barn and putt bride
on the horse, but no saddle. MIR. Hay
is of the opinion the horse threw the
rider and then came back.
Mayville is arranging for fits first an
nuaI Homecoming In few months and
at a meeting Mayor Bachh,dber was elect
ed chairman and Ii. Ii. Workman secre-
tarv.
The past year was q prosperous ene
for the stockholders of the Alderman
creamery. A 15 per gent dividend was
declared The total OF butter manufac-
tured was 133,3161a pounds
Engineer Lindboe prevented serious
wreck aft Snooner bv seeing dead" en-
pine stationed on tie main track near
the Yellow river bridge. He succeeded
in hrinoipo his train TO a standstill few
feet from the engine.
nr w Gordo,l, superintendent OF
+bo nor+barn State hospital for insane in
Oshkosh. has received me specimen
of buffalo and has aoded IL 10 the large
ZOO at The bosr,itaI The animal is owned
nv G. Jordan az Ashland, who has
loaned tbe animal ultil next summer. 1t
is 4 years old and weaghs i'@oo pounds.
( "Fvarvtbino ;s ooing nicely in the i'm
stitn+;on ord .n,1;oations and patients
are still coming in" sfys Dr. Gnester a.
PAUL, superintendent OF tne Wisconsin
tuberculosis sanitoriim at aies. Inere
are more than thirt f-five patients there
and more are expected as soon as the
necessary course of the applications shall
have been completed.