Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-13
NecOs Notes of Wisconsin


known bachelor of this town. has
been committed to the Northern Hos
pltal for the Insane He imagines he
is county clerk. Last fall Toohev
who is an odd character and was
once before an inmate of an asylum
got the election fever and secured
nomination papers through the in
diligence of his friends and made an
earnest campaign. He received A
few scattering votes among the iok-
ers, but became possessed of the idea
that he had been elected. The hal
lucinatlon grew upon him until re-
Gently he went to the Office and in
sisted upon taking possession. His
evident earnestness impressed the of
ficials and an examination into his
sanity was ordered.
Madison.-Campus facilities which
will surpass those of any other uni
versity in the world will be POSSIBLE
at the University of Wisconsin if
present negotiations are successful. A
movement is under way to annex
300 acres along the shores of Lake
Mendoza west of the present campus.
The c. E. Raymer farm of lac acres,
located on Eagle heights, overlook
ing the lake, is given under option
for about $15O,000. The John M.
Olin property, forty acres, is under
option at $4,000
Manitowoc.-John Weinert, local
banker, was surprised to receive Of
fetal notice from the German gov
eminent ordering him to report at
once to the German consul at Chi
cago prepared to return to Germany
for military service. Weinert left
Germany with his parents when five
years old, and though he has never
taken out naturalization papers, he
moval.
Viroqua.-Ivar Stepke, a young
Bohemian farmer residing near Hills
boro, is dead, and Jerry Roffel, his
neighbor, is dying, as the result of a
shooting affray at the home of the
latter. Stepke, who is said to have
been acting Queerly for some time, is
alleged to have gone to RoffePs
home, and calling him to the door
shot him twice. Stepke then sent a
bullet into his own brain and died
an hour later.
Milwaukee.-After an inquest COW
er!ng several days in which Coroner
Nahin sought to place blame for the
Middleton fire horror, which cost the
lives of five fremen, the jury re-
turned a verdict without censure
Better building laws were recon-
mended.
Sheboygan.-Ed Adam, guardi-
an of Marvin Adam, aged 4, has sued
the Northwestern road for $4,000
damages. The lad was struck by an
engine and sustained permanent in
juries.
Hayward.-John Dietz must keep
off the stage Sheriff Clark has
been notified by District Attorney
Williams to watch Dietz closely and
if he is found disregarding the con-
ditions of his freedom to serve upon
him the two remaining warrants in
his hands.
Robert E. Truax, vii
Iage clerk of Osceola and editor of
the Osceola Sun. has been missing
for several days. He left for the
Twin Cities on business, but nothing
has been heard of him since he took
the train at Osceola.
Beloit.-The Beloit common coun-
Gil has unanimously adopted a reso-
luton protesting to the assembly,
man and senator from this district
against the bill transferring saloon
license money from the city to the
county and against commission for
reyoking licenses.
Racine.-The Grand Army post
and other patriotic bodies are up in
arms over the proposition to remove
the two Spanish cannon from Monu-
ment square as proposed by the park
board, and an injunction may fol-
low.
La Crosse.-FolIowing charges of
brutality against members of the La
Crosse police force, Attorney A. E.
Bleekman demands a public hearing.
The fire and police commission holds
secret hearings and Attorney Bleek-
man claims the public is kept in fg-
norance of the testimony.
Wausau.-The death of Mrs.
Frank Oswald, wife of the manager
of the Rothschild pavilion of the
Wausau Street Railway company,
who was found dead in the pavilion,
will be investigated by Coroner E.
E. Schulze.