Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-25
News Notes OF Wisconsin.

BelOit.-The Layman's association OF
the eastern Methodist conference OF
Wisconsin elected officers as follows:
President, W. S Watsoa, Whitewater
district; vice presidents, f. M. EicEi-
roy, Racine district; Charles Taylor,
GAINESVILLE district; L. w. KuehenbeTg,
Fond du Lac district, A. Hefer, Apple
or district; secretary, r. F. Webster,
Milwaukee; treasurer, E. F. Brown,
Milwaukee district Next years con
ventiOn will be held at Fond du Lac.
Misunderstanding that the authori-
ties here have evidently considered
the case lightly and may not care to
face what a proper investigation might
bring out, Gov Francis E. McGOvern
has written for the second time to
District Attorney E. w. Miller urging
a full investigation of the suspicious
of POrab Schelepski, farmer living
near Peshtigo, that his daughter, Anna,
Is years old, was assaulted and muir
dered and her body thrown into the
Peshtigo river
Marinette.-The sacrifices Of fifteen
pSOp1S WIZ save pOl IIOlIS VI ShiII lOl
skin grating operations in attempts
to save the life of Bertha Smith, aged
is, of CriVit3, were in vain, as the
child died. Three months ago while
herding cattle on her fathers farm
Bertha got too near a bonfire and her
clothes were ignited. Her limbs were
frightfulIy burned.
Janesville.-Word has been re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Brace of
high honors accorded their daughter,
Miss Geraldine Maude Brace, at Cal
gary, Alta, where she received a gold
medal in a musical festival at which
over 200 soloists competed.
Sheboygan.-The fall term of circui!
court was opened by Judge Michael
Kirwan of Manitowoc There are
seven criminal and twenty-seven other
cases on the calendar besides upward
Of ninety naturalization applications,
one of the largest on record.
Marinette.-Joseph Albert, Wausau-
kee, was fatally injured. He jumped
from load of hay to recover a pitch
which penetrated his abdomen.
Sheboygan.-The Rev. D. Ehmann.
the newly elected pastor of Emmanuel
Lutheran church, will arrive here soon
and will be formally installed in his
new charge.
ness men will give a free site to the
state, if necessary, to secure the new
state normal for this city. 81 will give
$500 myself" declares President w.
A. Pfster of the Business Mems as
ISOLATION.
La Crosse.-A dog is mentioned as
the principal bequest in the will of the
late John Hanson. Hanson left other
property, fine farms and mortgages,
but before disposing Of anything else
he bequeathed the dog with much de-
tail as to the way he should be
treated, to his friend, Lars FJedstad
of La Crosse. The estate is .iistrib-
uted among relatives in Wisconsin
and Norway.
Marinette.-Mrs. Herman Verheyen,
in the throes of Iockjaw, gave birth to
a baby daughter. The child is perfect
ly well, but there is little hope for the
mother, who stepped OF rusty nail.
Janesville.-Charles Harmon of this
city has received word from attor-
neys at San Francisco that he is one
Of three heirs to an estate of 10000
left by al uncle, Cyrus Harmon, who
had not been seen by his relatives for
thirty years and Of whose whereabouts
little was known.
Marinette.-A mans foot was found
hanging over the roof Of a Pullman
car when Northwestern passenger
train from Milwaukee pulled into Iron
wood Cards in the mans pocket in
Dictated he was Paul Barney, Muske-
gon, Mich. A wound in the head had
caused death.