Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
MINOR STATE ITEMS

\ franchise TO operate gas plant in
Amigo was given to Oliver B. Kohl.
In GAINESVILLE. Miss Hazel Rice had
her leg fractured when her bobsled col
iided with fence.
Two more rural routes, one in Lima
Center, the other in Hanover Township,
have been laid out.
John Dengler has been elected presi-
dent of the La Crosse board of trade.
The annual dues were raised to s..
Mrs. C. A. Capwell has been elected
president of the Racine Woman's Club ;
Mrs. J. H. Dickson vice president.
Delbert Morris of Middle Inlet had the
thumb of his NJ hand almost completely
bitten off by a horse at a lumber camp.
Mrs. n. E. Allen of Beaver Dam was
severely burned about the face, arms
and chest, and it is doubtful about her
recovery.
Fred S. Bell has resigned as secretary
of the New Richmond Business Mems
Association, having bought a business at
Mosinee.
September p to "a have been decided
upon as the ddates for the annual Wal
worth county fair. a total of $1,000 will
be hung up as purses.
Eugene Taves had several ribs broken
and portions of flesh torn from his side
when his body was caught in the cogs of
machine in the Eau Claire paper mill.
While Miss Olive Halverson was pass
ing the Catholic cemetery in Chippewa
Falls an unknown man held her up and
took her pocketbook containing small
sum.
Ele Ellison. sheriff of Shawano County,
who was stabbed in the left eye by Jim
Panoe, known as big Jim an Indian,
was obliged to submit to an operation
and the eye was removed at Oshkosh.
Miss Gabrielle Ackley has accepted the
position of librarian at the Carnegie pub
lie library in Watartown. Miss Ackley
has held a similar position in Oconomo-
woo, Oconto, Eau Claire, and Kenosha.
Game Wardens S. Is. Kirkoff of Eau
Claire and Hubert of Barron arrested
Andrew Lewis of Haugen on charge of
having killed game out of season. Lewis
pleaded guilty and was fined SO and
costs.
One hundred and fifty GAINESVILLE peo-
pie are interested to the extent of So
900. representing their payments on some
100000 of bonds issued by the American
Guarantee Company of Chicago, in the
hands of a receiver.
Two new towns may be created out of
Bayfield, County territory this spring.
Part of the present town of Eileen will
form one town and part of the town Of
Mason will form the other. There may
be some opposition to the proceedings.
Thomas Glare of Oshkosh fell on a
slippery sidewalk in front of the Hotel
Racine in Racine, spraining his ankle
County officials purchased him a pair of
crutches and gave him a ticket to his
home Clare says he will bring suit for
damages.
Joseph Pierson, pioneer citizen of
Oshkosh, died at the age of 81 years. He
came to Oshkosh in 1855. Mr.. Pierson
was born in Canada in 1927 and for
years followed the trade of a ship car
penter He leaves five daughters and
three sons.
hotel man and politician. has been fled
leaving an estate of $4,000 or more to
the widow and making no mention of chil-
dren by a former marriage. 1t is rumor-
cd that a contest may be raised on the
Will as result.
Charles ]. Miller. son of the superin-
tendent of city delivery at the postofiice
has been appointed lieutenant in the
marine corps of the engineering depart
ment, [. S. A.. and ordered to report at
Washington. He is a student at the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin.
Michael Schulien, 6J years old. a pio-
neer resident of Kenosha, who had been
i'll for some time and had recently suf-
fered from an acute nervous trouble
went into the back yard of his residence
and swallowed paris green. He lived ten
hours after taking the poison.
The Barron Red Pressed Brick Com
rany has just Incorporated with capital
stock of $4,000. A complete equipment
of brick making machinery is being pur-
chased and the plant is guaranteed to
have capacity of 10000 brick in ten
hours. The available clay deposits at
Barron are estimated to be sufficient to
supply the plant for twenty years.
\. r. Van Slyke, veteran Madison
banker died of pneumonia after an i'll
ness of three days. Mr.. Van Slyke came
o Madison at an early period. In 1856
when the city of Madison was incorpo-
rated. Mr.. Van Slyka was chosen alder
nan of the Second Ward. He was regent
of the university and for twelve years
chairman of the executive committee.
Miss Vera Morrison. a 19-year-old Vas
%ar. Mich girl who is employed in diff
terent houses in that city doing house
work. has received letter from her
Grandmother. a Mrs. Morrison, living at
Monroe. who is nearly 90 years of age.
stating that when her son. Nera's faith
n, died nineteen years ago, when Vera
vas 3 weeks old. that he had left her
$4,000. to be given to her when she
reached the age of 20.
William Hall. aged 81 years. father-in-
'aw of William II. Bradley of Milwaukee
md grandfather of Mrs. Spencer Ilsley.
llso of milwaukee, died suddenly in Be
lott. He seemed in excellent health the
previous day and arose in the morning
Gs usual. dressed and went to the dining
room. where he died suddenly. Mr.. Hal!
was the last of family of six children.
all of whom died in the same sudden
manner. He was a lumberman and in
narly years tramped over Maine. Michi-
ran and Wisconsin. He was in the retail
lumber business in Evansville for several
Years previous to 1882, before coming to
Beloit
Four young Indian girls were appre-
hended by the authorities at Custer and
held for running away from the the gov
eminent school at Wittenberg. They
claimed that they wanted to walk to one
of the reservations and were much cha
grined when compelled to return.
Grabbing a hand satchel which con-
tanned $4,000 belonging to a big depart
nlent store a daring thief made his way
out of the First National Bank in Mil