Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
NeEVs Notes of Wisconsin

and my mammal" This is the plain
tive cry of the little 4 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, who
is living with friends of the family
Many others are also anxiously ask
ing the question. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown left town four months ago,
since when no word has been received
from them. When they left the city
they asked a neighbor to care for
the child till their return. They
were presumably bound for the north
ern woods, where, it was said, Mr..
Brown was to be employed as a tim
Der cruiser. Since that time many
letters have been sent to their sup
posed address at Menominee, Mich,
but no answer has been received.
Even the little son has sent an epis-
tie, full of love and entreaty, but
even this has had no reply. The
authorities have been asked to help
in the serach. The family with whom
the little boy is staying have become
quite attached to him, and unless
word is received soon, will legally
adopt him.
Racine-It is claimed that pictures
displayed at some of the 5 cent shows
in this city are demoralizing young
boys. They have organized bands of
wild Indians and cowboys, with
chiefs, built huts, dress up in In
dian suits, carry guns and knives,
chew and smoke tobacco, capture
young boys and abuse them. Recent
ly hut was set fire to and destroyed
and they captured the son of John
McCue, an athlete and boxing in
structor, and dragged him to hut,
where they tied him up and proceed
ed to torture him to get a confession
as to who fired the hut McCue
chased the gang, stepped into hole
and broke his ankle. The examina-
ton of the gangs will follow.
Madison. = Gov. McGovern will
hold hearings on many applications
for pardons from inmates of the state
penal institutions. Among the appli-
cants are Mathia Drokan, serving
five years at Green Bay reformatory;
Frank McNevin, serving three years
at the penitentiary at Waupun;
Frank Halligan and John Driscoll,
serving long terms at the house of
correction, all of whom were SEN
fenced at Milwaukee.
OcOnomOwoc.-Am meeting was held
at Delafeld to discuss the best site
for the erection of the monument
which is to be erected at Delafield as
memorial to the three Cushings,
Cushing, whose record in the sery-
ice Of the army and navy is well
known, and who spent their early
youth at Delafield, William B. Cush-
ing having been born at Delafeld
Depere.-The Rev. F. Kline, pas
tor of the st. Johns Lutheran
church, has rendered his resigna-
ton. The Rev. Mr. Kline has been
pastor of the local church for seven
years. He has accepted call to
Pine River.
Racine.-Reese R. Davis, aged IS,
consin, died here, having suffered
paralytic stroke recently. Mr. Da-
Wis was born in Wales, came to Ra-
cine in 1850 and was engaged in the
carpenter contracting business until
fifteen years ago.
West Salem-William Van Zandt
and wife celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary, as also the sew
enteenth wedding anniversary of their
only daughter, Eda, wife of the Rev.
L. B. Colman, who were present, at
their home in this city.
Ashland. = William Gerses Of
Cleveland, the young Hungarian sail
or who shot and killed Wheelman
Charles Mcmahon of the ore carrier
Alva Dinkey last June, was sentenced
to fifteen years Imprisonment.
Green Bay.-A lemon tree, about
three feet high, with five full grown
lemons, twelve second crop lemons
and also buds for third crop, is
possessed by Carl Manthey.
Washington.-M Michael E. Ehrlin-
ger has been appointed postmaster at /
Hanover, Wis, to succeed E. G.
Brown, resigned
Kenosha.-M. C. Hettinger, wide |
" known among railway men in Wis |
consin and for some time agent for /
the Northwestern at Kenosha, will /
give up railway work to go into the /
produce business at Portage.
Fond du Lac-This city has been
selected as the meeting place of the /
Wisconsin union, American Society /
of Equity, by the executive board. |
The convention will open on Nov. /.
Green Bay.-Gordon Fairchild, son
of Dr. w E. Fairchild, made the first
deposit in the Postal Savings bank
which opened here recently.