Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-08-04
STATE NEWS

Oul WHETHER Inc OLD stone IS SOOu
enough to be used for that purpose.
The plan is to have torn down the
entire wing within sixty days after
the work is begun. In order to do this
Z large force Of men will have to be
employed. Conrad Smith of MflWau-
6ee will do the plastering on the sec
ond floor of the east wing.
Madison.-The Wisconsin State
League of Postmasters, comprised
Of postmasters of the third and
tourth-class Offices, will hold their an
nual convention in the clubroom of
The Republican house. William H.
Froelich, Jackson, is president, and
William r. Brown, Veterans home,
Waupaca, secretary The Wisconsin
Association of Postmasters, which In
ciuces postmasters of all four classes
and assistant postmasters, will con-
Vene in Eau Claire on September 8
and 8. The date was changed from
September 7, because of the visit OF
Colonel Roosevelt to Milwaukee on
that date.
Washburn.-The question of the
authority of state fire warden
to secure aid in fighting fires will
have to be decided In a case that Is to
be tried in this city next week. AL
bert Sandow, town clerk and fire war
den of the town of Bell, has been ar
rested on charge of pointing a gun
| at Charles A. Drummer Forest fires
had been raging around the village of
| Cornucopia, which is located in the
| town Of Bell, and Sandow was direct
ing the fighting of the fires. 1t is al
legged that the men he had with him
| had become exhausted from fighting
the flames in the woods and that he
went back to Bell to get more men.
He called upon Charles Drummer to as
5ist, it is alleged. Drummer refused, it
Is charged.
| Marinette.-A severe electrical
| storm, accompanied by a heavy
iownpour of rain, in which over an
nch Of water fell, struck three places
here. The home of R. F. Goodman was
damaged slightly when lightning en-
| .ered the rear of the house on tele-
| phone wires. A tree was destroyed and
The chimney was torn off the house Of
Mrs. Henry Mcbride. At the outskirts
Of the city the lightning set a pile OF
cedar wood afire and threatened the
plant Of the Wright Brothers Cedar
company. About forty cords of wood
were destroyed, but the plant was
saved. At Chautauqua, a summer re
I sNFf tho NJ
up by the terrific wind in several In
stances. The rain did inestimable
good In extinguishing forest fires and
reyiying vegetation.
Chippewa Falls-When pas.
senger train arrived south of the
| river the engineer saw a man lying on
| the track with his head on one rail.
He brought the train to stop azd
blew the whistle to signal the fellow
TO leave the track, but the sleeper did
| not move. The conductor and brake
| man then went ahead and attempted
| to remove the fellow from the track.
J He at once drew a revolver, the men
| report, and threatened to shoot them
for waking him. The trainmen fed
| into the cars and the train crossed
the river. The police made a search
Tor the fellow, but did not find him.
Madison.-F1re on North Carroll
| street in the business district of
Madison destroyed the brick and
stone block owned by Charles N. Greg
Dry, dean Of the law schol of the Uni
versity of Iowa, and at present in
| Europe. The building was occupied
! by the tailor shop of c. G. Swanson,
The barber shop of Louis Drahm and
A. P. Selton's locksmith shop. The
.osses are: Charles N. Gregory, $500;
G. G. Swanson, $1,000; A. P. Selton,
$500, and Louis Drahm, 5000. All the
properties were covered by insurance
| except that of Mr.. Swanson.
Marinette.-Peter Laforski. whose
home is In Milwaukee, where he
is employed in the PENNSYLVANIA
noal yards, was found wandering with
put a stitch of clothing on his body in
the town Of Stephenson. He was COM
mitted to the Northern Hospital for
The Insane at Winnebeso.
Chippewa Falls.-Peter Gilbert
son, fifty years old, died In hos
pital here from burns received In
Colfax stone quarry on July 16, when
three quarts Of blasting powder ex-
ploded. His home was in Frontinac,
Mimi. and he is survived by a wife
and four children.
Northumberland by the heat
August Council of Mason made
three attempts to end his life and he
Is now in Jail closely guarded Council
first jumped into the river. but he was
cutting some ugly gashes, but none
fatal. officers locked him up and he
attempted TO beat out his brains.
Madison.-An investigation into
the wood-using industries of Wis
consin, just concluded, shows that
more than 930,000,000 board feet
Of lumber valued at about $40 1000, 900
IS utilized annually in the manufac-
turing industries. The figures do not
include the material turned out by
| the sawmills, as well as other forest
products. These figures are made pub
lie by the state board of forestry.
| Neenah.-The home and barn of
Jacob Pawer were totally destroyed
by fire. The loss is $4,000 The origin
Is unknown. but incendiarism is sus-
pected.
Fond du Lac.-The famous Iron
| brigade will probably assemble
here for the last time September II.
the anniversary of the battle of An
tietam in which Gen. E. s. Bragg was
| shot and at which for time 1t was
| feared that he had been mortally
wounded. General Bragg says that
many of his old command have de-
cided to call upon him in September
and that he hopes his health will per-
NIT him to give them good time.
| Neutrality-suspicious. poisoning. re-
sulting from the scratching of a pim-
Dle on his arm cauSad fha death of