Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-24
NesOs Notes of Wisconsin

Washburn.-PeOple residing in the
towns in the northern part of Bay
field county and along the south shore
of Lake Superior between the head of
the lakes and Chequamegon bay are
becoming greatly interested over the
prospects for a new railroad through
that section. 1t is said that a crew
OF surveyors, who have heretofore been
identified with work being done for
the 500 railroad, have been in that To-
cality for some time, making a num-
Der Of surveys and the people believe
that this is the preliminary step to-
ward building the connecting link of
railroad between the two points. The
country through which the new sur
vey is being made contains several
large towns, among them being Port
Wing, Cornucopia, Perbester and Bark
Point. The only outlet that these
places have is by boat and by road.
and for years they have been clamor-
ing for railroad.
Camp Cleghorn. = The Wisconsin
grand lodge of Good Templars closed
its session here with election of the
following officers Grand chief temp
lar, Rev. T. W. North, Stevens Point
grand vice templar, Edith Treleven.
Omro; grand counsellor, A. d. Hill,
Grand Rapids; grand superintendent
of Juvenile work, Ida E. LeasoD, She
boygan Falls; grand electoral superin-
tendent, Thomas Edwards. Ashland :;
grand chancellor, A. B. Taynton. Mad
1son; grand secretary, B. T. Parker,
Milwaukee; grand treasurer, Mrs. w
S. Frazier, Milwaukee.
Green Bay.-Three people narrowly
escaped death by drowning when an
automobile driven by William Hoberg
ran into the open draw of the Main
street bridge. Two of the occupants,
Hoberg and William McGinnis, were
thrown into the river, but were res
cued by launch. The car Gid not 20
into the river, its hind wheels remain
ing on the approach while the front
ones lodged in the piling under the
draw
Berlin.-In an effort to swim
across the Fox river near this city,
Dick Highknocker, aged 7G, a Winnie
bago Indian, was taken with cramps
and drowned. He was known as an
expert swimmer. 1t is said the In
dian was the son of Chief Dick High
knocker, who was ruler of the Win
nebago tribe of Indians in the days
wAen the city of Berlin was first
founded
Madison.-Desponde because she
was unable to secure work, Elsie Tau
bert, Is years old, attempted suicide
here by drinking carbolic acid. She
was taken to & hospital, where, it is
said, she will recover. This is the third
time she tried to end her life. She was
recently released from an orphan asy-
lum at Milwaukee.
Neenah.-George Moder, a farmer
near Dale, had his arm torn out
while feeding threshing machine.
His sleeve caught in the teeth
Milwaukee.-The Wisconsin But
ter Makers association will hold its
annual convention in Milwaukee DUR
ing the international dairy show. This
was determined at conference be-
tween President Schulz, George H.
Benkender, secretary, Prof Moore,
University of Wisconsin, and other Of
ficials of the butter makers.
Kenosha.-The grandstand of the
Motordrome, 200 feet square, was
leveled by wind storm. The dam
age is estimated at $1,000. Four
houses in Kenosha were struck by
lightning during the storm.
Milwaukee.-Dr George r. Ernst,
superintendent of municipal tuberculo-
sis institutions, declared at a meeting
of a public health committee that there
ere about $500 cases of tuberculosis
in Milwaukee. The meeting was held
to devise campaign Of cooperation
between the city and county officials
against the spread Of tuberculosis
Madison.-Peter White of Chicago,
an accounting expert, has been en-
gagged by the state board of public
affairs to advise with the board in plac
ing Wisconsin's state accounts on a
uniform basis.
Chippewa Falls.-Adolph Freinder-
ich of Milwaukee, aged Is, accidentally
shot himself in the right breast with
a 32-calibre rife, and expired in five
minutes He was in tie woods eighf
miles from here picking plums and
took his gun to kill a crow. His two
companions heard two shots and ran
to see what he had killed and saw him
fall.
Grand Rapids.-The death of Judge
Webb has caused a vacancy in the
Seventh Judicial circuit and friends OF
Attorney George L. Williams of thiz
city arge his appointment