Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-11-16
NelUs Notes of Wisconsin

new Northwestern road bridge IN TINS
city, old timbers have been brought
to light which even most of the
old timers could not account for
They are all that remains of the
guard locks on this branch of the
Fox river which were in evidence in
the late SOS that did service in
maintaining navigation from Lake
Winnebago to Green Bay. They can
never be restored, but today would
be worth millions to this city. AT
that time Neenah mad no use for nav
igation and when the railroad came
it built a bridge across that part o.
the river, closing up effectually all
navigation through Neenah between
the lake cities to the south and Green
Bay.
Columbus.-This city boasts of the
three oldest brothers in Wisconsin.
They are John, Alfred and Samuel
Hasey, "a, SO and 80 years old. John
Hasey came to Columbus in 1914,
settling on a farm about three miles
out of the city. His brothers came
a year later Another brother was
killed thirty years ago on the Rock
Island road They take an active in
terest in the affairs of the town, and |
may be seen on the streets daily
Each of them weighs 200 pounds OF
over.
Superior Claiming that he was
never mustered out of the service.
A. n. Lent, commander of Alonzo
Palmer post, G. A. R., Of this city,
who was first lieutenant in the Nine
ty-second Indiana volunteers during
the civil war, has presented claim
to the war department for 100000
he claims is due him as salary and
interest up to the present time. Mr..
Lent has Just been notified that he
has been allowed claim for $265.40,
salary due him for services rendered
as quartermaster to his regiment
from Sept 6 to Nov. 10, 1862.
uperior-Efforts to get the state
to establish a demonstration farm on
land now held by the city within the
corporation limits, it is stated, are
about to be successful. The city has
already agreed to give a long time
free lease to the state of ten acres
and if this amount is raised to forty
Dean Russell of the agricultural col
lege has given assurances that an eX-
pert will be sent to the city to take
charge. The tract would be used for
showing actual results rather than in
experimenting, and because Of its ac-
feasibility from the main business
section would be a great aid in Sc
curing settlers for the county who
come here looking for land.
Marinette.-Albert Lindquist, a
fisherman, has confessed to the Esca-
naba police that he was present on
the night of Oct. IS, when Albert
Fogarty, aged 81, was murdered by
Daniel Mccarthy. Mccarthy and
John Linquist are also held as sus-
poets. The body of Fogarty was
found in the bay. Robbery IS sup
posed to have been the motive for
the murder.
Madison.-The 1911 session of
the legislature required only one
third as many employees as the ses-
sion of 1901 and the average cost for
clerical help has been reduced As
per cent in the last five years, or
since the installation of the civil ser
vice system.
Sheboygan.-Mrs George Grass
horn of this city, recently returned
from Lake Butte des Morris with
string of fifteen ducks of her own
shooting. She accompanied her bus-
band on weeks trip and captured
many more ducks.
Sheboygan. - Sergeant William
Tighe Of the Twenty-seventh Fort
Sheridan regiment has been detailed
by the government to spend three
years in Wisconsin instructing the
national guardsmen in the new tao
tics adopted by the regular army
He has arrived in the city to instruct
company c of Sheboygan.
La Charged with being
involved il the recent robberies of
the postoffces at Dakota, Mimi, and
other points in this vicinity, Harry
Grotemat and James Fisher are
locked up in the county Jail at Alma
Madison.-At a meeting Of local
business men the Monona Lake Az
sembIy was organized for the pur-
pose of holding annual Assem- bIies on
the grounds now owned by the city.
The grounds were formerly owned BY
the Wisconsin Sunday School assem-
bly,.
Chippewa Falls.-Conrad Houen-
bach, employed at the factory of the
Chippewa Sugar company, was
caught in the aIIeyway Of a beet
shed between the side of the alley
and a car of beets and fatally
crushed