Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-01-12
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

by enforcement of Indian treaties, as
advocated by the Anti-Saloon league.
A committee of nine was appointed to
confer with the saloon interests and
ask them 20 stop the sale Of liquor to
Indians voluntarily. If this fails. agi-
tation to close the saloons will fol-
low.
Palmyra-Mr. and Mrs. James
Bogie, aged respectively seventy-two
and sixty-seven years, celebrated
their iftieth wedding anniversary with
a large company of relatives and
friends. The marriage took place Jan
uary l, 1861, in their native city, Dunn
ferline, Fifeshire, Scotland. The cou-
pie, With their two boys, sailed for
America and landed in New York July
13. They came to Wisconsin and 10
Gated on a farm a few miles from
Palmyra. Six years ago they bought a
residence here and are quietly enjoy
ing the fruits OF their labors. Of eight
children born to them, seven are Iiv-
ing and attended the anniversary.
They are; William Bogie, Troy; James
Bogie, Oak Hill; Richard Bogie,
Adams; John Boyle, Little Prairie;
Royal Bogie, Beloit; Mrs. Wallace
Hebard, ReeseviIIe; Mrg. Charles
Steahley, Pittsburg, Pa.
MISUNDERSTANDING M. J. Doyle of
Menominee made formal complaint to
Governor McGovern, asking the re-
moval from office of Justice John H.
McGillis, an aged resident of Mari
nette, who has held many public Of
fees. Doyle charges he was refused
an opportunity on demand to see pa
pers in the case before MCGillis in
which he represented defendant When
Doyle persisted in seeing the records
he alleges that McGillis threatened
him. Doyle swore out a criminal war
rant, charging assault
arinette.-Although it had been
generally reported that a committee of
women would take forcefuI possession
Of the register of deeds office if nee.
essary for Adelaide B. Pratt, who re
ceived majority of the votes for that
office, the scene that materialized was
Miss Pratt, accompanied by
an attorney, made formal demand for
the Office, exhibiting her election GER
Emery D. Galineau, her OPP
ponent, refused to give up Office on ad-
vice of counsel.
Janesville.-Dan Godfrey, switch
man on the Milwaukee road, fell from
a freight car during the storm and
was severely injured,
Receiving fatal injuries
from two sources at the same time
was the peculiar experience of A G.
Lund, twenty-eight, groom of six
in the lumber woods at Coll.
Lund fell when running to escape a
falling tree, and his head was split
open by an AK in the fall. At the same
time he was struck by the tree and
crushed. He died almost instantly.
Madison.-Isaac Stephenson, after
serving two years of his term in the
United States senate, will face re-
newed fight on his right to his seat at
the coming session Of the legislature
port, declaring that Senator Stephen
sons election was accomplished with
out the improper use of money, plans
to bring in a report declaring money
was used improperly and asking that
he senator's seat be declared vacant.
La Crosse.-Saved from being
crushed to death under an automobile
which had turned turtle in a small
creek, because the ends Of the ma
chine rested on the banks of the
stream, DR.. s. r. Wakefield of West
Salem and his chauffeur, Andrew John
son, drenched to the skin, crawled out
The physician had been
called to see a patient. The machine
5kidded in the snow.
Grantsburg.-A. J. Myrland filed his
bond the other day with the county
clerk for the seventh consecutive |
ERIN as district attorney of Burnett |
To this Office he has been |
elected three times after strong fights |
md four times without any opposing |
candidate. He is a university class |
nate of Governor-elect McGovern. Mr.. !
Iyrland has been member Of the |
BOARD of regents of the University of |
Wisconsin for four years.
Madison-The city water depart |
nent of Madison was put under the |
of City Engineer John F.
cke and his salary increased from
$500 to $2,450. Mr. Icke succeeds
John B. Helm, who
las been head Of the water depart
nent for % years.
La Crosse-Charles Stein, railroad
II. who was shot when mistaken by |
he sherfff's posse as being one of the
rain robbers who tried to rob the
Burlington limited at Prescott, recent
V. will demand from the village dam
.ges of S16350 for every one of 153
hot which entered his body. All but
8 have been pIucked out by ply
icians and for a long time STEMS life
vas despaired Of. He demands a total
f S25, 600 damages.
Racine.-Miss Florence Tomkin-
on. secretary of the Y. w.
:. A., was found dead in bed at the
esidence of Doctor Washburn, where
he had been staying. The coroner
.scrfbed heart trouble as the cause
4 death Miss Tomkinson came to
sacine from Kalamazoo, Mich.
Rhinelander. - The remains Of
ames Paulk, who died, were taken
0 Chicago for interment Mr. Paulk
zas born on March 10, 1929, and went
through many of the hardships Of
be Civil war, and In his old age found
comfortable home with his son in
his city.
Misunderstanding Menominee River
loom company has reelected the
officers: President, Isaac
e-president, r. F.
treasurer, H J. Brown;
ecretary, Fred Burk. Senator Ste
henson's sen, Grant T, Stephenson,
Wells, Mich, was elected a director
the company.
New Rfchmond.-Rev. Joseph Felix
former pastor of the