Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-30
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

bishop Grafton, head OF the Fond du
Lac Episcopal diocese, supports Christian
psychology which Bishop Fallows is using
in Chicago.
A movement to secure the appointment
of Kreutz's band of La Crosse as the
third regimental band to succeed the Dana
band, has been started.
John Mihlbauer, a citizen of North
La Crosse, who had lain in a hospital I'M
conscious for seven days, following a
street railway accident, is dead.
Logging operations have been practi-
cally suspended because of the mild
weather. Unless cold weather and snow
comes soon the loggers will sustain heavy
loss.
Robert Buckstaff, wel-known lum-
herman of Oshkosh, died the other day.
He was born in 1871 and for some years
had been living on a farm just south of
that city.
A je xelry store, conducted by Andre W
Jackson, was entered by burglars in Eau
Claire. Jackson reports over LOO
watches, all he had in the store, including
those of customers, as missing.
The village of Osceola has granted c.
G.. Ladd of the Osceola Mill and Elevator
Company a twenty-year electric franchise
for the purpose of furnishing electric
lights and power for the village.
The Master Builders Association of
Kcnosha, composed of all the leading con-
tractors of the city, have issued a formal
notice declaring for the open shop. The
action was taken only after the union
men had absolutely refused to make any
reduction in last years wage scale.
Fire which totally destroyed the julius
Marquessee warehouse in GAINESVILLE caus-
ed loss of between 100000 and $780,,
600 to tobacco which was stored in cases.
The fire was of mysterious origin and be-
fore the department arrived the south side
of the structure was entirely gone.
AS the result of a boxing match with
one of his parishioners, Rev. John Well
lington Hoag, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church in La Crosse, is nursing a
sore nose. Rev. Mr.. Hoag at meeting
of the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip,
a mems club of the church, held at the
parsonage, produced a pair of boxing
brotherhood, G.. f. Corey, to combat. A
lively mill ensued.
The legality of the city's action in the
water works deal on Jan. has been sub
mitGed by Mayor Dieckmann of ShebOy
gan to Attorney Burr Jones of Madison,
who drafted the original water works
contract and the original bond ordinance
which later was held to be illegal.
If a post-mortem examination reveals
the suspected fact that Harvey Schefe,
son of Nj. and Mrs. George Schefe of
the town of Clayton, died as a result of
hcmorrhage caused by q kick in the stom-
ach, one of young Schefe's playmates will
be arrested and charged with manslaugh-
ter.
After a fight of several years indi-
cations are that Appleton will soon have
the only fair in Outagamie county. The
Hortonville fair grounds have been plac-
ed on the market and with the close of
that fair exhibits and patrons from the
forced to come to Appleton.
Miss LYDIA O'Hare, a well-known Ke-
nosha young woman, who is 10 become
the bride of Michael F. Bode, narrowly
escaped being burned TO death while at
tending linen shower given in her honor.
During the festivities one of the Japan
csc lanterns caught fire, and the burning
lantern fell on the head of Miss O'Hare.
Being the target for a bombardment
of stones was the experience of Private
Michael Wagner, Company G, Second reg
iment, guard at the Outagamie county
workhouse. The other day he was at
tackled by Charles Kraut, the man who
was arrested for throwing stone through
plate glass front Of one of the down.
town stores Kraut commenced to hurl
stones at the soldier The latter was
able to overpower the prisoner without
firing on him. He is now in the dungeon
living on bread and water.
Gov Davidson has reappointed as men,
bers of the State board of arbitration and
Cancellation, Ernest F. PAIL of Milwau-
kee and John Strange Of Oshkosh.