Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-20
News Notes OF Wisconsin.

milwaukee, Mrs. Charity Rusk
Craig, daughter of the late jeremiah
Rusk, at one time governor of Wiscon-
sin and a member of President HarTi-
sons cabinet, died a few days ago at
Asheville, n. c. Death was due to
pneumonia. Mrs. Craig was one of
the early department presidents Of the
Woman's Relief corps in Wisconsin
and later was elected national presi-
dent of that organization, making a
record of rare usefulness and doing as
much probably as any of its presidents
to popularize and extend it's influence.
She was present at the last national
encampment of the relief corps and
Grand Army, held at Chattanooga.
Madison.-I a person sets gun in
his orchard to protect his apples and
a boy goes into the orchard to get ap-
pies, sets off the gun and is killed,
the man who sets the gun may be
prosecuted for manslaughter accord
ing to an opinion by Atty. Gen. Owen
to Dist. Atty. German of Marathon
county. The law also provides that
any person who is convicted of set
ting a gun for any purpose shall be
subject to a fine of $50
Superior a friend how his
new high powered rifle had worked
when he bagged a deer with it few
hours after the season opened, Roy
Haskins, 20 years old, shot and almost
instantly killed his mother, Mrs. Frank
Haskins, at her home on farm near
Bennett. The bullet went through the
woman's hips, SCATTERING the pelvic
bone. Young Haskins is almost crazed
over the deed.
Madison.-NO longer may the far
mer lawfully dicker with his neighbor
or with the dealer for the sale of any
commodity which he has produced ex-
cept the sale be based upon the stand
ard of measurement, prescribed in the
state law, either by dry measure
weight or numerical count These
facts appear in an opinion by Attor-
ney General Owen to District Attor-
ney Omelia of Oneida county.
Neenah.-Four new steel barges
passed through here on their way to
the Mississippi river where they will
be put in commission at Kansas City.
The barges were constructed at Green
Bay for the United States government
at cost of $4,000 each. They are
100 feet long and % feet wide.
Fond du Lac.-While walking on
the 500 line tracks near Hamilton, W.
A. Alderman of Glen Ellyn, H., was
struck and instantly killed by train
Observation-Disclosures county haslan
offer Of the Miscauno inn, built by the
late John r. Walsh at a cost of $780,
600, for tuberculosis sanitarium, for
$4,000.
Merrill.-Frank Jonessen is forming
a company here which will build
turpentine plant in this city
arinette.-During the last summer
the city of Marinette spent S23,S59 for
| new street pavements and $31,926 for
new sewers.
Two Riyers.-When an accidental
discharge Of his shotgun blew off three
fingers, Bictor Treastke drove his au-
tomobile seven miles to a physician.
Appleton.-The campaign for $780,
600 for a Y. NJ. c. A. building in this
| city closed Monday morning, when the
last subscription raised that amount
Oshkosh.-Options have been taken
by the Wisconsin Electric Railway for
new route from Oshkosh to Neenah
along the lake shore, moving the line
one mile east of its present location
and passing through Winnebapo Vic
MayVille.- Twenty-seven head of
live stock dead in a fire on the Frank
Bilgrien farm when the barn was de-
strOyed by fire which did $4,000 dam
age
Madison-Dr. William F. Lorenz of
appointed by the United States pub
lichealt. hand marine service to make
a special study of pellagra
Madison.-To preserve proper ball
room decorum the University of Wis
consin regimental band adopts a math-
ematicaI formula in announcing regu-
lations for a dance to be given at La
throp hall. Dancers must keep three
inches apart in the tango.
Superior county extend
ed aid to 118 persons during the year
that closed on Nov. 1. Approximately
100000 was spent by the poor com
missioner during the year
Superior.-Missing for several days,
Charles Hendrickson is being searched
for by friends who fear he is lost in
the brush near Mascot