Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-16
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

Prospects for the installation of barrel
buoys at the entrance to the river channel
at Fond du Lac end of Lake Winnebago
are bright.
Eddie Burns of Beloit broke his right
arm for the ninth time during the past
year He has also lost three fingers of his
right hand.
Duncan Peterson of Strom. aged "A
years, died in Eau Claire, where he had
been brought after train had run over
both of his legs.
The Marquisee tobacco loss in James
vile has been adjusted at a trife over 80
per cent on the total amount of insurance,
which was $25G,000.
Miss Marcella McHugh. aged 10, while
burning a quantity of old papers in La
Crosse, was badly burned about the alb
domen and lower limbs.
Robbers blew open the safe in the store
and secured $3.50 in cash. They made
their escape on handcar.
Contracts for the erection of the new
Turner's hall in ShebOygan have been let
and work on the building started The
hall will be one of the largest in the city
While holding his hand over the muzzle
of his shotgun, the weapon was discharg-
ed. the charge passing through the hand
of Samuel Anderson, aged Is, Of Melrose
The junior class of Oconomowoc high
school have set April "a for the presenta-
ton of the annual class play. Il. W.
Derry of Milwaukee is coaching the cast
A controversy over the placing of fire
escapes on the public schools of Racine
is settled. The council decided on spiral
chute escapes. which have been adopted
by the Milwaukee schools.
Charles Quarles. one of the leading
lawyers in Wisconsin, dropped dead of
heart disease in Milwaukee. He was
brother of United States Judge Joseph
v Quarles, former United States SEN
ator.
Charles E. Waterman. senior member
of a Madison coal and wood firm, lies n
the city hospital in an unconscious condi-
ton, believed to be the result of a fall
from a train during the night. At about
> o'clock the other morning he was found
in the house of Martin J. Olsen, two miles
from his home He had wandered into
the house in a delirious spell.
Woodlands, one of the oldest and most
popular summer resorts in Wisconsin, To-
Gated on Lac la Belle, Oconomowoc and
comprising a spacious hotel, cottages and
about twenty acres of land, was sold the
other day by the Small estate to syndi-
cate composed of Oconomowoc business
men.
While amusing herself with an alarm
clock the 6-months-old daughter of Mrs.
Greiner of Sheboygan succeeded in swal
lowing the heavy brass key used in wind
ing the timepiece. The key was removed
with the aid of pair of forceps, the
sharp edge on the key badly decorating
the chiid's throat.
The American Cigar Company which
has furnished employment TO 500 tobacco
sorters in Sparta for about four months
each season for the past eight or ten years
is now installing a stemmery which
will require 800 to 800 hands during the
entire year. At present the leaf packing
department is in operation, requiring 100
men and 800 women more than are at
present working.
The announcement of the marriage at
St Paul of Miss Minnie B. Sass of
Boyd, TO Ole A. Enger of Superior was
the elimination of a romance of two years
which started with the saving of the life
of the young lady from drowning by En-
ger near her home.