Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-22
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

the Fox river, broke through and
was being rapidly carried down the
n1illrace toward the paper mill water
wheels, when Miss Lydia Strope, an
Appleton girl, saw his predicament.
At the risk of her life she ran along
he broken edge of ice, threw the
Foung man her scarf and managed to
keep him afloat until men came to
her assistance, when she promptly
tainted.
Stoughton.-The annual meeting
Of the Wisconsin Tobacco Grow
ers' association will be held at
Madison this week. Delegates from
Stoughton and vicinity will be l..
Tygum, Windsor; Jacob Asleson. Otto
NJ. Olson, L. P Erdahl, Stoughton;
n. o. Tiegen, Albion; H. E. Holmes,
Milton. The annual meeting Of the
board of directors was held at Madi
son.
Beloit.-A movement to launch
an associated charity organiza-
ton for Beloit was started at the
meeting of the Beloit Ministerial as
sociation. With this idea in view a
committee was appointed to inyesti-
gate methods and report at the next
meeting. The importance Of the es-
Enlistment OF such an organization
was recognized by all ministers.
Kenosha.-The United States gov
eminent will spend $4,000 in
Kenosha during the coming spring
and summer making repairs in the
Kenosha harbor This includes the
dredging of the harbor so as to make
uniform depth of from twenty to
twenty-one feet between the piers and
the repair Of the piers wherever it is
necessary.
JanesvilIe-Sued by his wife for
divorce, George Davy filed a
counter charge that she never had
| been legally separated from her first
| husband, and backed up his charge By
| producing husband No. in court. He
is l. J. FELTON,, and his testimony cor
roborated that of Davy. The divorce
was granted. Mrs. Davy has disap-
! peared.
Wausau.-Hoo Hoos from the
state will gather next Saturday
! for concentration at Elk hall. 1t is
/ the first of a series of lumbermen' s
meetings and is being promoted by
R. S. Kellogg, secretary Of the North
ern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufac-
turers' association. A large class will
! be initiated at the meeting.
northumberland Davidson has
| purchased the home in Madison
at the corner Of Wisconsin
! avenue and Gorham street, formerly
occupied by Mr.. Harrington of Mil.
waukee. He disposed of the house
at Stoughton, bought last spring. The
governor expects to live in Madison
! for a year or two at least.
La Crosse-Search of the body
of Ernest Kinney of West Salem
has been abandoned. He fel
! through an implanted bridge into the
La Crosse river. The water was let
out of the dam and dynamite was
used in the pool, but without effect
Madison.-Her buggy smashed tt
! smithereens by passenger train
and part of it carried to towr
between two coaches, Mrs. Charles
Hoppmann of Cottage Grove was
left sitting in the part that was left
unhurt
Tony.-The state graded schoo
here was destroyed by fire
The loss is $4,000 with insurance
Five teachers were employed and the
attendance was 25O. A modern build
ing will be erected at once.
Neenah-The thirty-ninth annua
session of the Wisconsin State
Grange society opened here for a
three days session. Delegates from
the various local oranges all over the
state are in attendance.
Stoughton.-The fifth annual poul
try show of the Stoughton Fanciers
association opened at the armory
George w. Hackett Of North Freedom
is acting as judge.
JanesvilIe.-William Thomas, ageC
thirteen years, was knocked dowr
and his skull fractured by {
Red Cross auto, carrying an injured
man to his home.
Neenah.-The body of Carl Greuel
believed to be former FOND
du Lac saloonkeeper, was found in q
local hotel room. He had been dead
"a hours.
New Richmond-The proposition
to secure for this city a Car
negie library building, which has dur
Ing the last year been a mere conten
ton locally and the cause of many {
heated controversy, has been dropped
The public library board secured from
Mr.. Carnegie a promise of $4,000
and the common council thereupor
levied the required $1,000 annual ta1
for the maintenance of the proposed
library building.
Madison-The state civil service
commission, which recently helC
statewide examination to secure
lists of eligibles for legislative posi-
tons, is expected to announce the
names of those who passed in about {
week. There are about eighty places
to be filled.
PIymouth.-Fire destroyed The
plant of the Western Parlor Frame
company. Insurance was carried
to the amount of $4,000. P NJ
Wolf of this city was the owner Of
the factory, and was negotiating witt
Milwaukee parties for the sale of the
property for $4,000, it is understood
The plant will probably be rebuilt.
Richland Center.-Joshua I. Johns
who has been practising law il
Chattanooga, Tenn, since his gradua
ton from Yale in 1908, will return
here soon to become the law partner
of Attorney General-eIect Levi H. Ban
croft.
ilwaukee.-Spurned by the WON
an whose hand he sought IL
marriage, Marco Markowicz must
spent ninety days in the house of cor
rection for attempting to take the life
OF Minnie Banowicz, 1917 HibernL
street, to whom he professed passion