Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
NeUs Notes of Wisconsin,

AppletOn.-Fred Felix WettengeI
has notified the officers of the Latin
League of Wisconsin Colleges that
he has accepted their offer and will
give $4,000 to the endowment fund
of the league and name the prize
'The Fred Felix Wetteugel Latin
Prize" Mr.. Wettengel will have his
life insured for $4,000 in favor of
the trustees of the fund and besides
paying the annual premium will pay
a sum equal to the amount secured
in interest by the trustees on the
other $4,000 of the fund. The league
is composed of Beloit, Carroll, Law
renee, Milton, Observation-Disclosures
and Ripon colleges and the regents
of the University of Wisconsin are
the trustees of the endowment fund,
the interest on which will be given
in annual prizes after competitive ex-
aminaticns.
La Dating" girls on the
street and ''coppin girls and fell
lows is due to receive a jolt when
the council passes the anti-mashing
ordinance. The proposed law pro-
vides from SIS to $1OO fine or from
ten to ninety days in jail for any
one pursuing, molesting or laying
hands on any one of the opposite
sex"
Twenty-frst Wisconsin Volunteer
regiment has ended here. The next
meeting place will be Waupaca. The
following were elected officers; Pres
ident, Allen w. Ballard, Omro; first
vice-president, E. A Ham, Waupaca;
second vice-president, H. L. Brown.
Oshkosh; secretary and treasurer,
James Noble, Waupaca.
Eau Claire.-While examining
new revolver, F. Emery, a car re-
pairer of Altoona, accidentally dis
charged the weapon, the bullet
striking his 5-year-old grandson, Ray
Emery, entering the mouth and pass
ing out through the neck. 1t il
thought that the injured lad will die.
on.-Announcement is made
that C. E. Shaeffer chief clerk of the
assembly for the last three sessions,
is in the field for the republican
nomination for secretary of state.
Marinette. -Assemblyman C. J.
Johnson, has announced that he will
be a candidate at the primaries for
the congressional nomination in this
district. Johnson says he has writ
ten Congressman Morse that he will
enter the race, and that he has re-
ceived a communication from Con-
gresham Morse saying the latter will
be in the field again.
Plainfeld.-J. w Bovee, notary
public, established a record when he
issued a hunting license to Edward
Smith, aged II. Edward, who viii
hunt deer with his father, weighs
81 pounds and is 4 feet inches tall
He is a good shot and expects to at
tach his coupon to deer before the
season ends.
Fond du Lac.-Relatives are max
ing a statewide search for the MISS
ing IT year old sister of Christ
SoelIner, 500 line brakeman of this
city. The girl, whose home is at
Jefferson, went to Wild Rose to at
tend her brothers wedding. After
the wedding she started for her home
at Jefferson, but has not been heard
from since.
Madison-The state civil service
commission is about to prepare an
eligible list for the position of first
assistant attorney general The po-
sition pays $4,000 per year
Appleton.-Adelbert A. Babcock,
for fifty years a resident of Wiscon-
sin and well known throughout the
state, died suddenly of heart trouble.
He was 81 years of age, and came
west from Vermont when boy. For
many years he had been a travelling
salesman, especially well known
among farm implement men.
Madison-The death of C. L. Ora
ham of Burlington, makes four depu-
ty oil inspectors who have died re-
Gently. Civil service examinations for
posts at Maiden Rock, Mansion and
Burlington will be announced soon.