Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-12-28
NelUs Notes of Wisconsin

MadiSon.-Rev. c. J. Nelson of
Milwaukee appeared before Gov. Nc
Govern today and presented reasons
why a pardon should be granted to
Mrs. Anglia Funk, now in states pris-
on. Mrs. Funk and her husband re-
ceived life sentences thirteen years
ago for numbering an old soldier in
Milwaukee by placing rat poison in
his coffee. pardon was asked for
Julius Zuelke, who got a life SEN
tence in Green Lake county in 1898
for murder. A hearing was also given
on behalf Of Charles James of Mil
waUkee, sentenced in 1904 to fifteen
years for assault
Waukesha-M Frances Bleum-
Ike was arraigned here on a charge of
kidnapping her son, Lester Gerber,
aged 10 years The complainant is
John Gerber, former husband of
the defendant. Under terms of their
divorce the father was given custody
of the child and permission granted
the mother to have possession a few
days each month. Gerber charges
that on one of these occasions Mrs.
Bleumke spirited the child away.
Ashland-The litigation between
the state game department and the
fishermen among the Apostle islands,
which resulted in the seizure of sew
eral thousand dollars worth of nets
by the state authorities, and their
being repleyined by the fishermen,
came to an end here in the cases be-
ing compromised and dropped The
fishermen paid all the costs and the
state game wardens re1inquished
claim to the nets
Second examinations
for sealer of weights and measures
have been ordered by the state civil
service commission in Ashland Bea-
yer Dam, Grand Rapids, GAINESVILLE,
La Crosse, -Manitowoc, Marshfield,
Menasha, Neenah, Merrill, Oconto,
Portage, RhineIander, Sheboygan,
South Milwaukee, Stevens Point,
West Allis, WATERFOWL and Wauke-
sha. The tests will be given Janu-
airy 20.
Racine.-After a silence of thirty
four years Mrs. A. B. Yanny of this
city has heard from her brother.
Forty years ago Mrs. Yanny and her
brother, Ben j. Kirkman, lived in
Burlington. He left and went west,
settling in Oklahoma A few days
ago the local postmaster received a
letter from the long missing brother,
dated at Seattle, making inquiries
for his sister
Thomas W. Morefeld,
who enlisted in the union army when
only IA years old and served
throughout the war in the Fortieth
Wisconsin heavy artillery, is dead,
aged 81 years. In addition TO being
well known in G. A. r. circles, he
served as postmaster in this city for
thirteen years.
Sheboygan.-M Milton, the Swear
old son of Arthur Feldman of Ply
mouth, is dead of lockjaw He was
hurt several days ago while coasting.
a rusty piece of iron on his sled cut
a three-inch cash in his left thigh
Sheboygan- cheesemakers of
Sheboygan, Plymouth, Fond du Lac
and Manitowoc stand as unit for
the selection of o. A Damrow for
president of the Wisconsin State
Cheesemakers' association, which
will convene in Milwaukee the early
part of January.
Madison-The Milwaukee Y. M.
c. A, with seventy employees, has
elected to come under the workmen's
compensation law.
West Bend-A. c. Fuge, ST., well
known hardware dealer, is dead of
pneumonia and heart failure, aged
rs years.
Madison.-The state highway com
mission has received official reports
refuting recent stories OF opposition
to the new state highway law on
the part of boards of supervisors
of several counties in western Wis
consin. The counties mentioned op-
posing the law, La Crosse, Vernon,
Monroe and Trempeleau, have all
made the necessary appropriations
under the act and otherwise pre-
pared to comply with its terms,
Superior less than fifteen
teachers in the public schools are in |
capaeitated on account CT sore arms, |
caused by vaccination.
Wausau-Edward NJ Smart of |
Merrill has been appointed Wiscon-
sin attorney for the Northwestern |
road and will assume his duties Jan
1, with headquarters in Milwaukee. /
He succeeds William G. Wheeler of |
GAINESVILLE, who goes to The Chicago |
office of the company, as assistant to +
E NJ. Hyzer, general counsel
Milwaukee Because they dis
played a billboard showing partly |
nude figures Of Cupids, members OF
a local jewelry firm and a sign com
pany were arrested. They have prom |
fsed to adorn the little messengers OF |
love with more drapery.s