Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-25
News Notes of Wisconsin.

anesville.-Tobacco buyers are re-
fusing to receive all crops of tobacco
harvested late, and medium late,
which have been taken down and
packed by, the growers. In few
cases in the northern part of the state
such crops have been accepted, but
only at decided reductions in the con-
tract price. These two grades of the
weed have not been sufficient time
in the shed, and owing to the wet
weather, did not dry sufficiently in
the stems and stalks to avoid sweat
ing in the bubbles.
Green Bay.-SnoW and cold weather
are needed in the woods in northern
Wisconsin in order to move an i'm
mense quantity of timber to the saw
mills and pulp mills. Up to this time
lumbermen have been unable to get
any timber out of woods because OF
the unusual weather conditions. Con
tractors figure to take out record
breaking amount provided snow falls
and makes work possible. AS a result
Of lack of snow many men are out of
employment.
Madison.-Fifteen thousand deer
were killed by hunters in Wisconsin
forests during the last twenty days Of
November. This estimate made by
Chief Game Warden John Shots, is
based on the records in his office sup
plemented by the Judgment of expert
enced men respecting the number of
deer killed by settlers and others, but
not shipped. The total number of
deer shipped during the hunting sea
son was 7,040.
Madison.-1n response to Il request
from the Oxford press of Oxford Uni
versity. England, Prof. J. F. A. Pyre
of Wisconsin, is compiling history of
the university from the time of it's in
ception- The history will be pub
lished by the English school along
with similar stories of the universi-
ties Of Yale, Harvard, Princeton and
Columbia. 1t will be the only western
school represented.
Grand Rapids-An accident oc-
Cured in the Nekoosa Paper mill
which resulted in tbs death of Peter
Brada, an employe, a few hours later.
He was alone ct the time and no one
witnessed the accident. When found
he was lying on the floor with large
hole just back of the left ear,
broken arm and other injuries, indi-
eating that the victim had been
caught in the machinery
Grand Rapids.-Louis King of Ne
koosa was burned by a gasoline explo-
sion and may lose his right hand. The
accident was the result of an attempt
to fill the can of a gasoline fat iron
while the jet was burning.
Neenah-Kennan Hutchins, grad
uate of the Kimberly High school of
this city, has established a remarkable
typewriting record, writing 1913 words
minute from shorthand notes and
116 words per minute from dictation
Argyle.-While hunting near here
George Lancaster accidentally shot
Stanley McGranahan. This is the
third time in the last two years that
Mr. Veterinarian has been shot with
a gun in the hands of sportsman
Madison-The railroad commission
has ordered the Chicago and North
western railroad to erect new depot
at AlIenville, Winnebago county,
within sixty days.
Madison.-That a peddler in Wis
consin, having paid his license and
complied with all the requirements of
the law relating thereto, is liable to
fine and Imprisonment if ne is caught
without his number plate or badge in
his possession and conspicuously dis
played, is an opinion of Attorney Gen.
Owen.
eboygan-WholesaI thefts of
lumber and coal from local railroad
and coal yards have resulted in many
arrests here. 1t is said that prob
ably $4,000 worth of lumber, many
grain doors and from 1900 to 1000
tons of soft coal have been taken
Beloit-Elivard Lynch, 13 years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Lynch, was seriously and probably
fatally wounded from shot fired by
MILFORD, the 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Ole K. Nelson. The little boy
picked up the gun and shot his com
panion in the abdomen.
Madison.-Because of failing health
Capt. George II. Farris of Fond du
Lac, well known in grand army and
republican political circles of Wiscon-
sin, has resigned as deputy state oil
inspector of the Fond du Lac district
after seventeen years of continuous
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