Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-26
NelUs Notes of Wisconsin

uperior.-Indian from the Odanah
and the Lac Court Grizzlies reserva-
tons, following a conference with
Congressman Lenroot, were assured
that steps will be taken to protect
them in their treaty rights Of hunting
and fishing on their reservations. Sew
eral of the Indians have recently been
arrested and jailed for hunting and
fishing which they claim the treaties
of 1912 and 1854 permit them to do.
Congressman Lenroot will take the
matter up with the state game warden
and Gov. McGovern.
Madison.-Attorney General Ban
croft must decide whether Milwaukee
county may receive state aid under
the new good roads law if it improves
the GAINESVILLE plank road with a stone
surface more than eighteen feet wide.
The new law provides for only an
eighteen-foot roadway. The county
board wants the state aid for one
third of the cost of the betterment
but desires to make the roadway
wider than is provided for in the law.
Fond du Lac.-The increase in the
valuation of the water plant since
Feb. l, 1910, will be decided by the
state railroad commission at a hear
ing to be held in Madison, Nov. II.
The valuation Of the plant one year
ago was $4,000 but the terms of
the sale to the city provide that the
commission must fix the increase in
price since that time. Upon the con-
cIusion of the Madison hearing, the
city will take over the plant,
Owen.-The Velvet special, south
bound from Duluth on the 500 line,
narrowly escaped a catastrophe when
it passed over the Poplar creek
bridge at Atwood eight miles below
here on the new Spencer cutoff. Five
minutes after this train passed over
the bridge 200 feet of filing at the
approach gave way and the track
slid into the ditch.
New London-Sudden death took
two residents of this city when Her
bert Thompson, an aged resident, was
thrown from his wagon and sus-
tanned injuries which caused his
death and w. Spencer, while walking
on the railroad track near Amigo,
was struck by a train and instantly
killed.
Milwaukee - The twelve jurymen
who will hear the case of Payo Mravic
and Marie Novkovic, charged with
the murder of Stephen Novkovic last
July, were selected from a special
panel of thirty talesmen in municipal
court
Wausau.-The body of Leo KesteI
Marshfield, aged % years, was dis
covered in barn in the town of Nc
MILAN. From appearances he had
been dead for about thirty-six hours.
& revolver was lying beside the
corpse.
Baraboo.-A large American eagle
was captured here under an arc light
The bird was in a dazed condition.
Monroe.-To prevent the spread
ing of a typhoid cOntagiOn among all
the inmates of the county asylum,
100 patients were given the anti-toxin
typhoid treatment The epidemic
broke out in the hospital about a
week ago and five deaths have re-
suited.
Racine.-Fred White, TO years old, |
has been sent to Madison for treat
ment. His dog attacked and bit him a
few days ago. The head of the dog
was examined and it was pronounced
that the animal was suffering with
rabies.
Kenosha.-Open war has been de-
cIared between the Kenosha Gas and
Electric company and the KenOsha
Electric railway con pany, rivals for
the electric light and power business !
of KenOsha. The former company
announced q reduction Of % per cent /
in its rates
Madison. - The Wisconsin state
board of health will in a few days ap-
point a state sanitary inspector, new
position created by act of the last leg
islature. The salary viii be $4,000. /
The board has so far been unable to /
find one entirely satisfactory.
Marinette. - Guests fed panic +.
stricken from the Hotel Marinette
when fire discovered in a dust chute, !
did $4,000 damage to the build /
ing. None was injured and all saved
their belongings, but Miss Barker, /
head waitress, was badly burned
about the face and hands
Racine.-The police are searching
for the second story man who entered /
the residence Of Frank K Bull, the /
threshing machine millionaire, and
stole jewels valued at $500 belong.
ing TO Mrs BENJAMIN J Ward OF
New York