Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-07
NecUs Notes of Wisconsin

Chippewa Falls-This winter
promises to be unusually quiet in
logging operations in this locality.
Chippewa Falls is the residence of
many famous loggers but so far the
only man to secure a contract is Vic
tor Michaud who has been awarded a
job cutting 100000 feet at Ora
per. The sWamps are not frozen and
are covered by the heavy snawfah
which prevents their freezing. This
winter marks the retirement of
Bruno Vinette, one of Chippewa
Falls most ted loggers, and who
has been cutting down the virgin
pine forests since 1869 He recently
sold his contract to log 100000
feet, together with his outfit for $39,-
600 and will live on his farm south
of this city
notwithstanding that he is not
a criminal, but insane with mania
for burglary, Walter Strochein, a
former Sheboygan man, but now
serving two years in the state prison
at Waupun after being convicted of
burglary here, appealed to the state
board of control to be transferred to
the Northwestern hospital at Winnie
bagO and the local officials have been
asked to give their sanction Stroch-
Elm surrendered voluntarily and de-
clared to the police here that he had
committed twenty burglaries and had
been able to get away with all Of
them.
Beloit.-Men clearing up the de-
bris on the farm of Will Douglas,
near Hanover, in the heart of the
cyclone stricken district, uncovered
COW which had been buried ever
since the storm of Nov. IL. She was
still alive and had eaten the hay all
about her, though, of course, she had
nothing to drink. One of her legs
had been broken in the crash of the
building over her, and after her SUI
fering of over a week she had to be
killed.
Eau CIaire.-At the annual meet
ing of the West Wisconsin District
Medical society the following officers
were elected: President, DR.. J. V.
r. Lyman; secretary treasurer, DR..
T. E. Upper, both of Eau Claire. The
meeting will be held at Eau Claire
next year. The district comprises
the counties of Chippewa, Dunn, Pc
pin, Eau Claire, Pierce, Polk, Bar
ron, Washburn, Sawyer, Burnett,
Rusk and st. Croix.
Spooner.-After battling her way
through snowdrifts in zero weather
for a distance of two and one-half
miles, Jennie Derosiers, a 17-year-oId
school teacher, reached the home of
Ernest Johnson, near Barronett, but
fell dead from exhaustion as she en-
tered the door. The girl had started
to walk from her boarding house to
the schoolhouse.
Superior.-TotaI receipts of S1,884
for the benefit of the Black River
Falls food sufferers were reported by
Superior society women
Oconomowoc.-Fra Barteu.
farmland, aged 80 years, was killed
by a Milwaukee road train at the
Wood street crossing here.
Observation-Disclosures will place a
candidate in the field this year for
the Office of grand exalted ruler OF
the Benevolent Protective Order O.
Elks, and this man will be Thomas
B. Mills of Superior. This will be
the first time that Wisconsin has ever
offered a man for this high Office.
Formal announcement of Mr.. Mills
candidacy has been made by Superior
lodge, No. 4O3, of which he is one Of
the first members.
Merillan.-The Hotel Dudley at
Alma Center, four miles west of
Merillan, burned to the ground.
Wausau-AIfred Bonnville of Rib
Lake, who went hunting some time
ago, is believed to have been frozen
to death. Searching parties have not
been able to find any trace Of him.
Superior While riding on the
footboard of an Omaha road engine,
Claude L. Ronald, a switchman. was
killed when the engine couided with
fat car.
Waukesha.- Charles A. Gardner.
a policeman on the Waukesha force, |
has resigned his position to take
charge of the Waukesha county poor
house.
Beaver.-H- E, Kruger, assembly /
man from the Second Dodge county /
district, a farmer OF the town of Bea-
yer Dam, has been awarded S1,550I
in cash prizes and medals at the In /
ternatiOnaI Brewers eynosition
which was held in Chicago fran Nov. /
u to %
Green Bay-The new Catholic
church in the town Of Wrfghtstown
has been completed at a cost OF
$145s000 Services are now being
held in the new edifce, which re
places one which was destroyed BY
gre over a year ago.