Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
News Notes of Wisconsin

FOND du Lac.-Edward H. Dunn,
who was born in Taycheedah, this
county, and afterward moved to
Chiffon, Calumet county, has been
elected mayor of Nome, Alaska
Dunn's life has been a stirring one.
he was a deputy United States In
dian agent when S. W. BeaI of Tav-
cheedah was at the head of that de-
partment. He was one of the first
to enlist at the outbreak of the Civil
war and lost an arm at ChanceIlors-
vile. At the close of the rebellion
he went to Deadwood, S. D. Dunn
went to Alaska during the first great
gold rush in 1891, locating at Skag-
way, where he conducted a general
store
Madison.-PTof. A S. Alexander
of the College of Agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin is the orig
inator of a society for the promotion
of better bred stock in Wisconsin
and the United States, and chap
ter has just been organized in Wis
pure bred sire of any class of farm
animal may become a member of
this organization, which is known as
the Pure Bred Sire league, without
payment of fees or formal nomin-
alton.
Wausau.-A certificate of con-
veyance bearing the signature of
President Andrew Johnson, chief ex-
ecutiVe of the United States forty
nine years ago, was recently filed in
the register of deeds office. The
certificate conveyed the title of sew
enty-fve acres of government land
in the district of land subject to sale
at Stevens Point to George La Count,
and is dated Sept. Is, 1865.
Sheboygan. = An ordinance has
been introduced in the council pro-
viding for raises in salaries of sew
eral city officials. The fire and police
chiefs are to get 800 a year extra
and the men of the department $3.50
a month raise each.
Wausau.-At the meeting of the
Central Wisconsin Poultry Breeders
association provision was made for
an annual poultry show to be held in
this city in January. The annual
meeting is to be held on the third
day of the show.
Washington, D. C.-The presi-
dent has nominated the following
Wisconsin postmasters: Earl S.
WEIGH, Eau Claire; Albert B. Leyse,
Kewaunee; George R. Hall, Oconto;
Frank A Everhard, Ripon; Edward
S. Minor, Sturgeon Bay.
Appleton.-About $4,000 worth
of permanent pavements will be laid
in Appleton this year All but two
blocks will be of sheet asphalt.
Madison.-Prof John c. Freeman.
professor emeritus of English lit
erature in the University of Wiscon-
sin, captain in New York regiment
in the Civil war and United States
minister to Denmark under President
Mckinley, died at the home of a
son in Topeka, Kansas, according to
a telegram received here.
Richland Center-Mrs. 8. B. Pen
nell, pioneer of this city, aged 90,
cast a ballot for her son-in-law, J.
B. Logue, for county superintendent
of schools of this county. 1t was her
first vote.
Neenah. = School officials have
placed ban on snowy dresses
at graduation time. When the girls
of the graduating class step upon the
rostrum next June, there will not be
a hobble, harem or tube gown in
the bunch. Plain white dresses are
desirable and in every feature, sim
plicity will mark the commencement
exercises.
Madison.-Articles of incorpora-
ton for the Burnett County State
Bank of Webster, in the town of
Meenon, have been approved by
Commissioner of Banking Kuolt
Wausau-Rothschi park paviI-
ion of the Wausau Street Railroad
company was destroyed in one of the
most damaging fires visiting this
vicinity in years. Rothschild park
was Wausau most popular outing
and amusement place. The damage
is about $4,000; insurance, s12,-
600.
Manitowoc.-Grief over the death
of his wife, his companion for nearly
half a century, fastened the death
OF Henry Schmidt, an old resilient
who died just two weeks from the
day his wife was buried.