Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-28
STATE NEWS II BRIEF.
Sheboygan's fishing feet will be aug
mented by new steel tug that will
cost $4,000.

- dcNo 11,U0U auLOmODlle LICENSES
have been issued by the Secretary Of
States Office.
viii Whit, the champion wolf hunt
er of Polk County, reports a catch Of
twenty-eight wolves for the week
Beloit College has decided to sus-
pend for all time the academy which
it has maintained for sixty years.
Alonzo Lopez was badly mangled by
a bull while doing chores at Rosendale.
Many ribs were broken and his lungs
were badly injured.
The body of Fred Meyer, 80 years
old, was found floating in Pike River
at Kenosha. The manner of his death
is complete mystery.
The Sheboygan Couch Company has
completed its addition to its factory,
and is now employing 80 men, dou-
bic the former number.
AS the result of wearing a pair Of
tight shoes to a dance, Ambrose King
of Marinette may lose foot. A bad
case of blood poisoning set in.
The Milwaukee Northern Railway
will build terminal in Sheboygan
and is looking for site. A large
brick building will probably be erect
ed.
Clarence Kilmer of Tunnel City was
killed instantly by cavein at the new
tunnel, while engaged in excavating.
Two men similarly engaged narrowly
escaped the slide.
Fred Biehl, aged 46 years, laborer
and unmarried, who tried to commit
suicide March 20, died after cying at
the Sheboygan hospital for nine days
with bullet in his body.
The record for early onions picked
in North Wisconsin is claimed by Will
lam Amogast of Dobie. He set out the
shoots in the balmy weather Of March
and a few days ago was eating the
fruits Of his thrift
AS a reward for the efficient work
done by the Eau Claire fire fighters
in quelling the fire at the Standard
Oil Company's storage house, that con
Germ has sent 500 Sto go toward the
firemen's relief fund.
O. A. Damrow, president of the She
boygan Cheese Board, and an extern
sive cheese dealer, is building an addi-
ton to his factory northwest of the
city, and when completed the factory
will be the largest IN the county.
Harry Lincoln, aged q, and Alexan-
der Neher, aged so, employees at the
DeIls Paper and Pulp plant in Eau
Claire, were terribly scalded by the
steam exhaust. They were taken to
hospital Their condition is serious.
Lake Chetel1 Chautauqua will be in
session five days this year, June 80 to
July s. Secretary L. P. Charles an
nounces William Mitchell Lewis, Con-
gresham Duncan B. Mckinley and
Senator La Toilette among the attrac-
tions.
AS a token Of affection for the church
he attended for more than thirty years,
State Treasurer A. H. Dahl has pre-
scented to the Lutheran congregation in
Westby the bell which will hang in
the belfry of the new church now be
ing built
The erection of the United States
Steel Companys big double-deck steel
bridge over the St. Louis River, con-
Meeting its properties on the Wiscon-
sin side with the original plant on
the Minnesota side, is now under way
in Superior.
In Chippewa Falls Mrs. Mary WaS-
ner was awarded $685. in her action
against S. ]. Wilkinson, an automobile
chauffeur Wilkinson was demonstrate
ing an automobile in 1907, and bumped
into a rig occupied by Mrs. Wagner
and her husband She sustained in
iuries which laid her up for four
months.
While no legal action can be taken
until the meeting in May, the newly
appointed. Manitowoc board Of educa-
ton, at an informal meeting, selected
P. J. Z'.mmers, Kenosha, as city super
ntendent, and L. w. Brooks as higl
school principal for next year. The
latter is at present principal of the
north side high school
Norbert Goebel, the 16-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Goebel Of Kill
bournville, was hurled to death by a
fast train on the Milwaukee road at
Caledonia The boy was playing with
seven companions when the train came
laundering along, and he dared them
to cross in front of it. No one dared
and he started across. He was caught
and hurled $50 feet.
Just before noon a thief entered the
home of Mrs. F. c. Culley, widow Of
former Mayor of Kenosha, and sat
down at the table and ate dinner. On
the table was some costly silver, but
none of this was touched. Mrs. Cul
ley was absent from the house but
few minutes, and when she returned
her strange intruder had eaten his
dinner and left without leaving q
thank you"
Messrs. c. E. BIodgett and J. B. Nc
Cready Of Marshfeld have completed
arrangements fer 4 cold storage ware
house for the storage of cheese at o.
CECILIA, having contracted for the com
llete output of ten of the largest
cheese factories in Polk county. They
lave just eompketed large plant al
Marshfield and it is giving satisfac-
ton They will pay out about 100000
a month for cheese aIore.
John McNaughton, pioneer paper
manufacturer Of Appleton, and one of
the wealthiest men in Wisconsin, died
in a hospital at st. Petersburg, Fla,
where he went some weeks ago. Intes-
final indigestion combined with heart
disease caused his death.
A good many years have passed since
potatoes dropped to 10 cents bushel,
and only for the starch factories at
Rice Lake and Bloomer it would be
impossible to sell or even give them
away Many farmers had from 100
to $500 bushels, expecting good
price.