Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-30
News Notes Of Wisconsin.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Joseph Fisher,
president Of the League of Wisconsin
municipalities, has appointed COM
mittee of five to devise a plan for or
ganizing cities into mutual associa-
lions, carrying their own insurance.
The members Of the committee are as
follows: H. E. Marquardt, comptroller
of Wausau; John Mulva, mayor of Osh-
kosh; Henry Stultz, Jr, mayor of Man
itowoc; A. ]. Sorenson, mayor of La
Crosse, and Peter Stoffel, alderman of
Racine
MadisOn.-Losing her mind as the
result Of being frightened at the uni
versity Freshmen-Sophomor class
rush Oct. 8, Miss Othilda Tilch, aged
%, a domestic, was committed to the
Mendoza asylum by County Judge Tim
norman. The rush was the first one
she ever witnessed and when the stu
dents fought for the sacks she became
hysterical and since has been under
the impression that she was being per-
secuted.
Milwaukee.-Pietro Manic, aged IS,
who came to this country from Italy
four months ago, was sentenced to
twelve years in Waupun prison by
Lindsay, colored, with intent to kill.
Both men were street laborers.
Madison.-The five branches of the
Wisconsin Pea Gamers company,
against whom the industrial commits
sion lodged ninety-five counts for al
legged violation of the women's hours
of labor law, have filed notice with
Attorney General Owen that they will
admit the charge and await judgment
by the courts.
Madison-Work on the state CAPT
tol is being delayed by strike of mar
bic workers who want the question of
membership in the bricklayers' union
decided.
Eau Claire-Andrew Nelson, aged
81, of Stanley, died in hospital here
a few hours after he was brought from
an Ahnnibal lumber camp, where he
was crushed by falling tree.
Oshkosh.-George H. Buckstaff, rs
years old, a retired Iumberman, vet
eran of the civil war and former state
senator of Winnebago county, passed
away at his home here of inf1amma-
tory rheumatism, from which he had
suffered for many years.
La Crosse.-John Granlich, aged IA,
son of a farmer south of here, climbed
a tree in pursuit of a squirrel. Fifteen
feet above the ground he came in con-
tact with an electric wire and was
electrOcuted.
Racine.-Alex. Miller, prisoner in
the city lookup, probably succeeded i'll
an attempt to end his life when he
used pair of suspenders to hang him
self in a cell.
Green Bay.-While John Momaerts
was walking in the woods with q gun
over his back the weapon was acct
dentaIly discharged and tore away half
of his right leg.
Fond du Lac.-Max Coll and Charles
Mack escaped from the county jail by
saving through the bars. Coll was
being held for trial on statutory Of
tense and Mack for embezzlement.
De Forest-A fire destroyed $4,000
worth of property of the De Forest
Lumber company.
Madison-The bonded debt of the
city now is $1,O91, 8OO.
Madison-Wisconsin has less rabies
than any other state, according to Dr.
NJ. P. Ravenel, bacteriologist, in charge
of the state hygienic laboratory For
nine months there has not been a ra-
bfes patient and the state veterinarian
reports no cases, said the doctor. Penn
sylvania ranks second.
Menomonie-The Chippewa Valley
Railway and Electric Light company
has been awarded the contract for
street lights in Menomonie for the
next four years.
Sturgeon Bay.-Arthur Strauss was
caught between two freight cars and
both of his arms were broken.
Neenah-W. H. Spengler, president
of local bank, has purchased 200
acre farm in Eau Claire county. The
farm has a solid field of lit acres of
corn, the largest in the state.
Sheboygan.-The r. H. Thomas Mill
ing company's plant has been sold to
Herman Dassow of Johnsonville for
S35, 900.
Birnamwood.-Florence, the little
daughter of J. H. Mills, watched her
father mix some paris green, sampled
it and nearly died from the effects.
Manitowoc.-Income tax collections
in Manitowoc county this year will be
double the aggregate collected in 1912.