Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27
STATE
PENENGS


TO many Offices. and was one of the
enumerators to take the last census.
He served in the village council and
was president of the school board for
several years.
Stoughton.-Plans for the proposed
city sewerage system were approved
by the common council. Four acres
Of land in the eastern portion of the
city were purchased for septic sew
age disposal tanks.
Madison.-Gov J. O. Davidson and
c. NJ. Griffith, state forester, are to
speak at the state forest conference
of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michi-
gan, to be held in ST Paul on Deem
Der and z.
Racine.-George Fl. Robinson, alias
Wilson, said to be a dangerous burg
far, wanted here for the burglary OF
the NJ. J. Hermans & Co. cigar store,
when s400 worth of pipes and cigar
holders were stolen, in December.
1909, is under arrest at Chicago. The
man is suspected of having also loot
ed the Parish Fashion store.
Ripon.-Minnie Tobolt was struck
by car being switched on the Chica-
go & Northwestern track. One hand
was severed and she received other
Injuries. She was taken to hospital
in Fond du Lac In an auto
Kenosha,-John Cook. former Mil
waukee man, employed in hardware
store here, became violently insane
and is now being held. Cook threat
ened to kill several persons, and 1t
was only after hard struggle that he
was captured.
Fond du Lac.-Minnie Laura Cor
nelius, sociologist and Indian gradu-
ate of Grafton hall, has been employed
to study the cause Of the unusual
| amount of suicides among the Sac
and Fox Indians IN Iowa. She has
made suicide subject of study In
New York and others of the largest
cities in the United States and has
written articles on the subject which
have attracted much attention.
Soldiers Grove.-D. G. Posey, a pi-
oneer of Crawford county and Mex
lean war veteran, is dead.
Observation-Disclosures fires famed
by high winds are burning east
Of here. Breathing is difficult because
Of the dense smoke. Farmers who
burned rubbish in clearing land are
blamed for starting the fires.
Fond du Lac.-William Mauthe.
member of the Republican state
committee, said that he would not
support Levi H. Bancroft as the Re-
publican nominee for attorney gen
eral
Merrill.-Papers in two damage
suits against C. n. Johnson,
publisher of the Merrill Daily Herald,
each for $4,000, have been filed by F.
w. Kubasta, postmaster, and Senator
]. A. Wright. They charge libel
Eau Claire.-IVa Height, residing
near Chippewa Falls. and who
has been confined in Jail here for a
week for stealing a watch, made an
unsuccessful attempt at suicide in her
cell, swallowing an antiseptic. A
stomach pump was used and she is
now out of danger
Fox Lake.-Martin Pisarek, re-
tired farmer, sixty-seven years old,
was found hanging dead in the barn
of Michael SAKE, a neighbor. 1t is be-
lieyed that Mr.. Pisarek took his own
life. He had been Ill for some time.
but about week ago was discharged
from a private sanitarium in Wauke-
sha, his condition apparently much
improved.
Kenosha.-The Kenosba Munich
pal Water company paid off its
entire bonded Indebtedness amount
ing to $4,000. The bonds which were
held by eastern investors were pre-
sented for payment here and the trust
deed which has been on the plant will
at once be cancelled. The original
bonded Indebtedness of the municipal
plant was $134,000.
Eau Claire.-A fatal conclusion
came to the excursion of little
Alien Wachute, aged thirteen
years, and Walter Tilleson, ten years
old, who started out to Elk Mound to
shoot sparrows Walter had q %
caliber rife. In some way 1t was &C
cidentally discharged and the bullet
struck Alien just above the heart.
He died in five minutes.
Wausau.-Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Mohr of this city will celebrate
the golden anniversary of their we'd
ding on October IS. Both were born
in Germany. They came here in
1850 Up to ten years ago they re-
sided in Cambria. Three generations
viii be represented at the family re-
union. Mr.. and Mrs. Mohr had ten
children. All are living except three.
Chippewa Falls.-A reunion Of
five brothers and sisters, all over
seventy years of age. was held here
this week at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Foster. Their ages range
from seventy-one to eighty-three
years and it Is the first time the quin-
tette has met for many years.
Kenosha-Frank Klein, who for
merly lived in Milwaukee, met death
here in an unusual way. He had en-
tered the store Of the International
Wine and Liquor company and. stand
ing In a pool of water, where the
floor had been scrubbed, he reached
up and caught hold of an electric
light. He fell over and died before a
physician could be summoned. A post
mortem revealed the fact that he had
died from the shock.
viroqua--While opening a peach
basket, May Miller. eight years old,
got a splinter In her eye. which de-
stroged the sight.
Markesan.--August Laper, sue
cessful farmer, died at his residence
here He was sixty-one years old and
leaves a widow and six children. One
Of the daughters is the wife Of G. B
Kelley, county superintendent OF
schools In Green Lake county. Mr..
Laper was interested In many enter
2rises.
Racine.-W. W. Rowlands. Milwau-
zee, and H A. Cowling, Charley Kel-