Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-02
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Marinette.-Capt. Frank Drew
lighthouse keeper at Green island
saved the lives of three men aboard
the schooner Emmanuel and its
cargo Of cedar by coming to Mari
nette in the storm and telephoning
the life saving crew at Sturgeon Bay
They picked the Emmanuel near the
east shore, her engine being disabled
Kenosha.-Skin grating is to be
attempted in an effort to save Frank
Phleger, aged 81, who is suffering
from burns received when he fell
against an electric wire while work
ing as a lineman Physicians declare
that it will be necessary to graft
thirty square inches of skin to the
neck and body of the man.
Madison.-Train service between
Madison and KiIbourn was ordered
improved by the railroad commission
On complaint of Charles NJ Morris,
Kilbourn, the Milwaukee road was
directed to stop the Olympian train
in the morning, or restore the morn
ing train formerly operating between
New Lisbon and Portage.
Eau William Stai, resid-
ing near here, a brakeman on the
Omaha road, was sent out as a flag
man for a work train near Fall
Greek. He laid down on the track
to rest and fell asleep. The train
backed up on him and he is in the
n 10 wit froa c1-
other injuries.
Ashland.-On the way to his we'd
ding to Miss Leah MERCER, this city,
D. M. Donahue, Duluth, was held up
and robbed of his watch and 500.
Donahue was accosted by two masked
furnished by the victom were meage1
and no arrests were made.
Washington.-Geo Zehm has
been removed as postmaster at Lau-
rel, Washburn county, and John B
Letter appointed Robert H. Nor,
gan was appointed at Mount Ida, vice
r. Robertson, resigned.
Racine.-Mrs. Adolph Gross,
widow, with two children, who. had
become a charge of the city after
two years residence, has been de-
ported to Germany, under the new
state law.
Racine.-France Szayurck, who
was run down by an automobile,
died. An inquest has been ordered
to determine if Clarence Voelkers,
driver of the automobile, is to blame
River Falls-Right Half Back
Depere-A mud turtle weighing
thirty pounds and eighteen inches
long was taken from the Fox river
by August Thiele. 1t was sent to an
Indiana school for dissecting pur-
poses.
Depere-A bull owned by Isadore
Vercauteren, a farmer near here,
broke out of its stall and walked into
the silo, falling ten feet. Vercau
teren released it by filing the silo
with corn, and letting the bull tramp
it down for him until the level of the
barn floor was reached.
Marinette.-A suit for $4,000
and one for $4,000 have been filed
against the Sawyer-Goedman Co. as
the result of injuries suffered by Al
bin WoIlenschlager Is, son Of Theo-
dore Wollenschlager in the plant of
the company April 4, 1912. He was
caught by a shaft.
Balsam Lake.-Ray Stannard Ba-
ker, the magazine writer, and his
brother, Harry D. Baker, banker and
real estate man of st. Croix Falls,
are promoting proposition to de-
veloI. a hydro-electric power trans
mission project here. The Bakers
now own and control the necessary
site and fowage rights on Balsam
river, through which Balsam lake
empties into Apple river.
Madison.-The university tradi-
ton in regard to green caps has gone
into effect. All freshmen are re-
CURED to don them and wear them
until Thanksgiving time.