Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-10
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

men and held outside the state. It is
thought that the work viii bring $780,.
600 into the city Golfers.
Appleton.-Appleton and vicinity
was visited by one of the
worst autumnal storms In recent
years. The weight Of the sleet and
snow on the wires broke Is poles on
The Wisconsin Telephone company's
line between Appleton and Horton
Vile. The city was cut off from tele-
graph or telephone communication
with the outside world for ten hours.
Madison.-Prof E. A. Ross sharp
ly denounces the alleged tenden-
cy on the part Of some student news
paper correspondents to misqu0te him
In reports Of statements made in his
lectures. He claims to have been mis-
quoted twice within ten days. Pro-
fessor Ross urged his class in socioI-
ogy to do all in its power to put
ttop to such pernicious practises.
Viroqua. - Viroqua is going to
enforce the curfeW ordinance passed
six years ago. Any child found
lettering on the street after eight
o'clock without a guardian will,
tor the first offense, be returned to its
home by a policeman and for the sec
Ond fined SO and costs Of prosecu-
ton. or committed to Jail for 20 days.
Appleton. - Chael 0. Gochnauer,
former quarterback on Lawrence
college football teams, who helped
tho CrhnAl n
championship in 1904 and 1905. was
married to Miss Grace Stimson Of
this city. Mr.. Gochnauer is consult
ing engineer and a member. of the
Hackworthy Construction company.
Racine.-The city of Racine con-
tracted for the establishment Of a
police patrol lashight system, to
take the place of the Old system. The
new system will consist of 80 boxes
with 80 red lights, and be equipped
with telephones. The city has also
ordered a combination police patrol
and ambulance automobile e.
Oconomowoc.-Dete Shea, Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road,
arrested two laborers at North
Lake, Joseph Hanley and Joe Wan-ey,
on a charge of having robbed the till
of the road station at North Lake and
the men appeared before Judge Derse
in this city and were bound over for
trial in $500 bonds
La Crosse. = Frank Lyons and
L. J. Jojade, Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad employees, found
the corpse of an unknown man
wedged into blow pipe" at the rail
roads shops at Grand Crossing. Muir
der is suspected and the police and
coroner are investigating.
Neenah.-As result of injuries
sustained recently in runa-
way accident, Fred Heycher of the
Park Falls Manufacturing company
died in a hospital here. His team
was frightened by an auto. Mrs.
Heycher was injured and her condi,
ton is precarious.
Hayward-District Attorney J. C.
Davis of Sawyer county says
that bail has not yet been furnished
for Deitz on the charge of murder
When bail Is furnished On this
charge" said Mr.. Davis. ''he will be
rearrested on other indictments
against him"
Madison Governor Davidson sent
a telegram to the National Sur
geons' association now in conyen-
ton in Richmond, Va, inviting the as
soctation to hold its next convention
in Milwaukee
Madison. - DR.. F. Ravenel, d.
rector of the Wisconsin state hy-
gienic laboratory. scientific member Of
the Wisconsin state live stock board,
and called the greatest authority in
the United States on the subject OF
live stock sanitation, takes issue with
| the farmers who profess alarm at tu-
bercular tests as applied to cattle. He
| declares that it. is not possible for
cattle to acquire tuberculosis follow
ing the performance of the tuberculin
test.
heboygan.-Sheriff Hoehne has
returned from Montreal, Que,
bringing word that Gustav Heyman
has pleaded guilty to the charge of
stealing $500 from Mrs. Schumacher,
wife of a wealthy Memphis, Tenn,
| brewer, at Crystal Lake resort recent
| ly. Heyman, however, secured a if
teen day stay of his extradition.
Marinette.-John Shoblaske. thir-
| ty-three years old, was probably
fatally shot in hunting accident at
| Brisette's camp, twenty miles north of
| Marinette Brisette's son was handing
| a gun to Shoblaske when it was acct
dentally discharged. The bullet shat
| tered the left side of his skull. Shob-
| laske was cook at the camp.
Sparta.-Over 800 cases of sec
ond crop strawberries were picked
here last month. They sold at prices
ranging from SO to s3,25 per case.
Fond du Lac.-The body of an
| unidentified man who apparently
had been killed by a train was found
in the north END of the Northwestern
| yards at North Fond du Lac. He was
about 50 years old. In his pocket was
found a scrap of paper on which was
written the name of hotel.
| Portage-The district convention
of the l. o. o. F. was con-
/ cluded here by banquet There
/ were eleven different lodges represent
/ ed at the sessions, l.. F. Bishop of
Coloma was elected president and
Mansion was selected as the next
! place of meeting.
Oshkosh.-W. A Hasley, a far
mer of Black Wolf, shot a golden
eagle. When outstretched, the birds
wings measured seven feet two inches
across and from tail to beak was
/ thirty-seven inches. The talons were
! three inches long. Eagles are rarely