Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
AMONG OUR NEIGHBoRS.

Charles Schoenrock was killed by fall
ing from a load of nay in Manawa. His
skull was crushed.
The cooperage plant of G.. A. Doud
Sons & Co., in the factory district of La
Crosse, was destroyed by fire. Loss $780,
600.
A deal was closed in Kenosha by which
the Jones-O' Brien Amusement Company,
controlling theaters in all parts of Wis
consin, was dissolved.
The Thomas B. Jeffrey Company of Ke-
nosha purchased from the receivers of the
A. G. Pope Company the old Rambler BIZ
cycle factory in Chicago.
May % is fixed for the third annual
convention of group No. of the Wis
consin State Bankers Association. Ste
vens Point is chosen as the place.
w. G. Johnson of Beloit, his son and
his sons father-n-law. J. G.. Northup,
have just been offered 100000 by an
English syndicate for a copper mine in
Washington.
Several electric companies have been
in Osceola making estimates en- the cost
of putting up the poles and the wire for
the new electric light company that has
been organized.
Every minister and undertaken in the
city of GAINESVILLE has signed an agree
ment not to officiate at any more Sunday
funerals. They claim that the day is one
of rest and the burial of the dead must
be made on week days.
The stores of the Parsons company,
stationery, Thomas Olson, confectioner,
and August Saulhoff, merchant tailor. in
Madison. were robbed. The Parsons com
pany was the biggest loser. a quantity of
fountain pens valued at $50 having been
taken.
The logging train on the Milwaukee
road that arrives in Marinette early every
morning was wrecked at Randville,
small station on the main line. Twenty
one cars of logs were thrown from the
track, and five or six of the cars entirely
demolished.
Capt Frank Fountain, now in charge
Of the life-saving station at Charlevoix,
Mich. formerly keeper of the Chicago life
saving station. has been named as keeper
of the Kenosha life-saving station, to sue
coed Capt. r. c. Cameron, who resigned
after serving thirty years.
Prof Paul Kellar. north side school,
Manitowoc. will have personal interview
with President Roosevelt when he will
be delegate to the national meeting of
supervising school principals at Wash
ington. President Roosev 1t will tender
a rooontiop N tho cnDVpu Inu
The herd of cattle. numbering twenty
five, belonging to J. f. Hauser of Camp
bell has been condemned by the State
veterinarians and will be killed. Twenty
of the cows We're found suffering with
tuberculosis azt the rest will be slaugh-
tered on account of the exposure.
Home made grease paints with the in
debility of ink refuse to be obliterated.
and Miss Mary Schmidt of the village of
Welcome is unable TO erase mask in
likeness of his satanic majesty which
she affixed Thursday. Jan. %, to appear
at a leap year masquerade. She is not
receiving callers just now.
Edward Solomonson of Nye has been
appointed postmaster at that place. vice
o. A. Dalberg, resigned. The latter has
moved to Princeton, Mimi, where he will
engage in farming.
After May / there will be no more
Sunday funerals in Amigo, except in cases
of contag ious diseases. This is an uIti-
matum reached by preachers. undertakes,
livery men and sections.
Bishop Bashford. at the head of the
Methodist Episcopal church in China. is
expected in America from the Orient the
middle of April and will attend the mis-
sionary convention in Milwaukee April
1911.
Henry Dumfe. Racine brass manufac-
turer lost bis thumb and came near los
ing his life as the result of a fight with
a negro. who was caught trying to enter
the brass foundry. The negro was ar
rested and gave the name of Charles VIII
liams. Lansing, Mich. In the struggle he
bit off Dumfe's thumb at the first joint.
Oshkosh capitalists have purchased all
the water power rights On Little Wolf
river below Manawa. Two large dams
are to be built. and the wat& power used
for the production of elect1 city for light
and power purposes in New London. The
power will be sufficient 10 operate the
Industries besides lighting
the city.