Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-01
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN

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represent Wisconsin at the annual
meeting of the American Society for
Judicial Settlement Of International
Disputes, to be held in Washington,
D. c., December Is, 16 and IT: E. W.
Frost and W. H Bennett, Milwaukee;
James CaVanaugh, Kenosha; John B.
Simmons, Racine; John BrindIey, La
Crosse; W. c. Owen, Maiden Rock; T.
W. Brazeau, Grand Rapids; C. ". Gil
man, Mondovi; H. P. Proctor, Viroqua,
and A. S. Kellogg, Portage.
Neenah.-The state railroad com
mission is taking testimony on the
petition filed by the city for ive-cent
interchangeable fare and transfer on
the two local electric lines, the Wis
consfn Electric Railway company and
the Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat
& Power company. Thirty witnesses
were examined The commission will
render decision in December I'm
der the present plan, FIVE cents is
charged on both lines for rides with
in the city limits, when passenger
rides on both lines.
heboygan.-Members of the She
boygan police department have
presented communication to the city
counil asking that the pay Of the po-
lfcemen be increased because of the
Increased cost of living, the cost to
which policeman Is subjected in get
ting his equipment, to compensate for
overtime work in emergency cases and
for other reasons. The petition was
signed by all Of the 13 members of the
force, including Chief Scheck and
Lieut.. Peter Jacobs.
Eau Claire.-Out of family
Of six of the late Christian Olson
Of this city, two are already dead, one
dying and three seriously i'll. Typhoid
fever was the cause of this devasta-
ton in the Olson family Christian
Olson was stricken and died. He was
closely followed by an eleven-year-old
daughter, who was stricken by the
same disease. The rest of the family
occupy adjoining cots in one ward Of
the Sacred Heart hospital.
Appleton. = Fire completely de-
stroyed the John L. Jacquet cold
storage plant and warehouse and par
TALLY destroyed the Driscoll cement
eompany's plant entailing a property
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000.
The blaze started in the cement plant
and had practically enveloped the
storage before it was discovered. The
Jacquet loss on cheese alone is be-
tween 81, 1000 and $4,000.
Madison-The Wisconsin railroad
commission issued an order re-
Quiring the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road and the 500 line to erect
depots at Duplainesville within sixty
days. At present passengers are
obliged to buy tickets at the signal
tower, $50 feet distant The roads
may build separate stations or union
| station, as they choose.
Neenah. = The state dairy de-
partment is investigating the death
of two large herds of COWS on the
farms of Francis Zemlock and Bert
! Williams, near here. The animals are
said to have died of hydrophobia and
the two families have gone to Madison
to take treatment at the Pasteur in
Btitute.
Oshkosh.-Mrs. Edgar P, Saw.
yer, widely knDwn throughout Wis
consin for herAwork among the WON
ems clubs, died lin Augusta, Ga, where
she had been for her health. She had
been i'll for the last two years
| Manitowoc-Manito will head a
! statewide movement for city charter
reform, to secure a larger measure of
home rule" from the legislature.
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Waity Arnold
! Blanchard, who celebrated her one
hundredth birthday few months ago,
died after brief illness.
Racine.-Charles Chamberlain, Fred
Stanley and Frank Hines, walters,
entered vault of the old
Commercial Savings Bank building
and closed the door. They were un-
able to open it. The greatest excite
ment prevailed, for it was feared they
were suffocated. With great trouble
former clerk Of the bank who knew
the combination opened the door.
Mosinee-George Riedel, a farmer
employed at the Wausau Sulphite
| Fiber company's plant, was killed
when apparatus used to dry gravel
| for concrete work gave way. Four
| other men were buried under
falling gravel, two of them sustaining
| serious injuries, Riedel leaves a wife
and large family.
fredericksburg Anderson, pro-
| prietor of hardware store, has
been arrested charged with en-
bezzlement of 1892, alleged to have
been in his keeping as administrator
of the Hanson estate.
Tony.-A. A. Bish, Chippewa
Falls, killed a black fox while hunt
Ing north of here. This is the only
/ black fox killed in this vicinity for
years and the fur is considered vaIua-
! BILE.
Wausaukee.-While walking along
the Milwaukee road near Ellis
/ Junction DeIbert Morris was run
/ over and instantly killed by
freight train.
Madison.-Governor Davidson ap-
| pointed the United States sena-
| tors and congressman of Wisconsin
river and harbors convention at Wash
/ lngton, D. c., December 7, 8 and 8.
/ He will appoint other representatives
! from cities most interested at a later
/ date.
Beloit-A grocery delivery horse
driven by Roy Fiese was killed
at the crossing of the Northwestern
| railway Of Portland avouun Tho rio
| got caught between the gates and
Fiese barely escaped being ground to
pieces
| Grand Rapids.-Ole Peterson is
! dead at his home in Lincoln. He
| was born in Denmark and was
| over eighty years old. He settled in
| Dane county in 1860. In 1859 the fam
| lily moved to Masonville, Wood county.
/ Mr.. Peterson was the father of Il chill