Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-19
Net0s Notes of Wisconsin

| Madlson.-Senator Isaac Stephen
son has fled his receipt with State
| Treasurer A. H. Dahl for the return
of the $4,000 which he contributed
! toward the purchase price of land
for a state park in the town of Glib
raltar, Door county. The money was
returned to the senator in accord
ance with chapter $50, laws of 1911,
which recited that the gift was
made by the senator on condition
| that the park be named Stephen
| son park and that in view of the
fact that the state intended to name
it Peninsula park" the condition
would not be complied with. The
| money was sent to the senator on
July 10 and the receipt for it has
| just been filed in the state treasury
department. Last year the state park
board solicited gifts of money from
wealthy men of the state Senator
Stephenson was the only one to re-
| spond with a substantial gift, but his
had string attached to the effect
that the money be spent in Door
county and that the park be named
/ for him
Marshfield-The flood experience
of n. S. Samdahl, former resident
of Marshfield and druggist at Black
River Falls, is typical Of the expe-
rience of many of the other mer-
chants of that city. Samdahl opened
a drug store there. AS business
prospered, he married and was on
his wedding trip when the Black
river changed IT'S course. His drug
store was a thpee-story brick build
ing and was practically his own. He
carried $4,000 stock When he ar
rived home from his trip on Wedneg-
day he had 81 in his pockets and
found that his building was gone;
that the food had cut into his lot for
fifty feet, and that he had a $4,000
debt to pay.
MadisOn.-The University of
Wisconsin is completing plans for a
100000 northumberland lab
oratory to be erected at once on
University avenue, nearly opposite
the forests products laboratory. The
new structure will be a three-story
building built of paving brick, will
have concrete floors and tile roof,
a 400 seating capacity auditorium,
one lecture room and a dozen or
more chemical laboratories. Con-
tracts are 30 be let soon by the re-
gents. Foundations will be laid this
fall.
Kenosha.-Natban Allen, the
Kenosha millionaire, will make no
contest against the suit brought
against him by the United States
government to collect the $150,0O0
claimed by the government as a for
fixture after Mr.. Allen pleaded
guilty to charges of conspiracy and
smuggling. Announcement has been
made by friends that the amount
claimed by the government will be
paid without formal action in
court.
Marinette-As the result of
dog fight, DR.. H. r. Adams, Mari
nette, is the defendant in a $1,000
damage suit. A dog owned by him
got into a fight with another owned
by Mrs Adeline Johnson. Mrs.
johnson attempted to separate the
dogs, when, it is alleged she was
bitten by the animal owned by Dr.
Adams. She sued the physician for
1000 for personal injuries.
Madison.-Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Stevens of this city have celebrated
their sixty-eighth wedding anniver-
sary.
Monroe.-Willfs P. Jackson, aged
Sc, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart, in Green
wood cemetery here. He was wealthy
and Do cause for his suicide is
known. He recently retired from
business in Cleveland, o., and Joined
his family, who live here.
Milwaukee.-A campaign for
Sunday closing Of all bake shops was
decided upon by the Wisconsin Mas
ter Bakers association at the annual
meeting here. An attempt will be
made to get Sunday closing bill
through the next legislature.
Racine.-Thomas W. Leslie, as
sistant postmaster of this city and
formerly ecretary-treasurer of the
Wisconsin State Association of As
sistant Postmasters, was elected
first vice-president of the national
association of assistant postmasters
If tho animal convention in rbin,o,1,
Superior.-Superior is threatened
with another period of blue law en-
forcement as the result Of action
taken by the Superior Ministerial
association, following a Sunday avia-
ton exhibition attended by 10000