Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-11-30
Ne,0s Notes Of Wisconsin

MadIsOn,-An echo from the Black
River Falls food came to the Office
of Secretary of State Frear when the
John Best Packing company fled no
tice of the dissolution of the cor
poration. The resolution of dissolu-
ton filed recites that, whereas, the
recent food in the city of Black River
Falls has destroyed all the proft-prO-
ducing property Of this corporation.
etc, it is resolved to Immediately dis
solve. The corporation was CAPT
talized at $4,000.
Superior.-"I don't believe that |
did wrong and I believe that ] have
the right to take any mans life at
any time" declared James Dygert,
former Wood county farmland, when
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
the murder of Mrs. Walter Bolton
AMI Frank E. Rhodes al Anoka,
Mimi, and who was wanted by the
authorities of this county for the al
legged murder Of John Hofsten of
Poplar.
Chippewa Falls.-SpeciaI game
wardens state that this fall there
have been 10 per cent more hunters
in the woods than ever before, and |
the kill of deer is SO per cent less. /
which shows that deer are getting
more scarce every year. Many hunt
ers are turning their attention to
killing rabbits and thousands of the
big timber rabbits have been carried
home.
Superior Shooting a deer from a
moving locomotive was the expe-
rience Of Engineer Henry Kemmick
AS Kemmick s engine was helping a
coal train over the steep south range
grade a deer was seen standing near
the track, evidently blinded by the
headlight. Kemmick opened fire and
with several shots brought down his
game.
Racine.-After being married five
years, Charles F. Retert, a barkeeper,
has applied for divorce because his
wife, Saloma, is not his wife at all,
as her first husband, Charles Paul
son is living and they were never
legally separated. Retert just dis
covered that his wife's real husband
is alive and well.
Kenosha.-A formal order has
been served on the saloon men of the
city directing them to refrain from
selling liquor to the inmates Of the
poor farm. An effort is now being
made so as to make it possible to
prevent the sale of liquor to every
person receiving whole or part sup
port from the city.
Madison.-James McLay of Arm
gibbon Clydesdale farm, near James /
vile, is the unanimous choice of all /
the agricultural colleges of the mid
die west for one of the judges Of
the students judging contest at the
International Livestock exposition at
Chicago, Dee. 2 to 9.
Madison. citizens of Madison
and the county board have been
asked to contribute to a fund to
place Madison Stoner, the first male
child born in Madison, at a home for
the aged. He is now at the county
farm.
Neenah.- Charged with abducting
Mabel Keagle, aged 16 years, from
her home at Peoria, H., G. E. Keller, /
% years old, was arrested in this
city and taken to Peoria. Miss Kea-
gle came to this city about a month
ago. Peoria and Chicago police have
been searching for her since that
time
Madison.-The Dane county board !
has changed the Office of clerk of the /
circuit court from free to a salary /
basis, fixing the annual salary of the /
clerk at $4,000 ana of his deputy at
$1,000 Fees of the Office amount to /
practically $4,000 year.
Ashland Charles Flower of Ca
BILE had his arm torn to pieces while /
hunting deer. He was aiming at a /
deer when some other hunter shot |
at the same animal, the bullet pene- /
tratfng Flowers arm, tearing away |
the muscles and ligaments from the /
elbow to the wrist. The guilty hunt !
er decamped, and Flower had to walls /
eleven miles for treatment.
Plymouth record transaction /
in Sheboygan county from lands was |
made when George Steinke, Ply
mouth, sold his 120 acre farm for /
$4,000 to William Miller /
Cumberlandc Lloyd Mcintosh, |
aged 10 years, was shot and instant
ly killed by his brother while hunt /
ing deer near his fathers farm /
VTbiIo foIJowfnp Ipvd Tfz hro+f ar ,
stumbled over a stump. his gun dis |
charging, the contents going into /
Lloyd s heart
MerrilI.-A. NJ. Thompson, aged
26, of Tomahawks was accidentally /
killed while switching in the yards
1t Merrill The deceased was
brakeman on the Chicago. Milwaukee /
and st. Paul road. Both legs wer'
cut of and he died soon after.