Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
News Notes of Wisconsin.

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La Crosse.-Milwaukee fast mail
train No. 81 was derailed at Grand
Crossing, north of this city. A broken
rail caused by the below zero temper
allure caused the wreck. The train
carried no passengers. Brakeman
Frank Hirsch, Milwaukee, was the
only person injured. He suffered cuts
on his left arm and shoulder. The
derailment occurred at a crossing of
the Northwestern road and traffic on
the La Crosse division branch of that
system is tied up, as well as all Mil
Waukee road traffic between Chicago
and Minneapolis. The line was clear
ed this afternoon. Six of the coaches
were thrown off by the broken rail.
The train was going at about 40 miles
an hour when derailed and the tracks
are torn up for 400 feet.
Milton unction.-Solomon P. Carr,
an early settler of Rock county, died
after brief illness of heart trouble.
He was SO years old, a native of New
York state, aid came to Wisconsin
when but 9 years of age. Up to
few years ago he had followed the
occupation of farmer. He was a re-
publican in politics and held a num-
Der of local and town offices. In 1866
he was elected to the state Iegisla-
ture and was again chosen to that
office in 1874. Mr.. Carr was leader
in the state grange, and for twelve
years was lecturer of that organiza-
ton. This winter he missed meet
ing Of the grange for the first time in
forty years. He was an extensive trav
eler in this country, as well as in
Europe and Africa.
Madison.-About sixty pastors, be-
longing to the eastern district of the
Norwegian synod and representing a
territory extending from the Missis-
sippi to, the Atlantic and from the
gulf to the Canadian border, met here.
The main topic for discussion was the
question Of whether preaching should
be done in Norwegian or English, ow
ing to the rapid transition in these
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Rev. H. G. Magelssen of La Crosse,
Rev. N. C. A. Garness of Whitewater,
Rev. J. G. K. .Preus of Beloit and Rev
Harry E. Olson of Milwaukee.
AppIeton.-The entire Wisconsin
National guard is to participate in a
ten-days army maneuver this coming
summer, according to information re
ceived at the headquarters of the Sec
ond infanry 1t will be the biggest
gathering of Wisconsin troops that
Camp Douglas has ever known. The
information also is to the effect that
no man can attend unless he enlisted
previous to March l. The gathering
will include the First, Second and
Third regiments of infantry, Troop A,
Battery A and no doubt the Tenth
Separate battalion.
Observation-Disclosures Of Banking
Kuolt approved the articles of incor-
poration of the State Bank of Cornell
at Cornell, capital $4,000. The incor-
porators are George F. Sowle, Anna
R.. Sowle, J. H. A. Foster, Gustave
Falk, P. T. Faville and Alexander
Wiley.
Beaver Dam.-Kennelus Pashos, the
Greek restaurant keeper who shot and
killed Christ Chanopoulos on Thanks
giving day, 1912, was found guilty of
manslaughter in the third degree and
sentenced to four years in the state
prison.
notwithstanding to the register
of deeds, there were thirty-six mar
riages in Winnebago county during
January and twenty-five of them were
reported from Oshkosh. During the
month there were seventy-six deaths
and eighty-two births.
Racine.-W. M. ConIon, former con-
Wet, who has served forty of his 65
years of life behind prison bars, must
serve five more. He was sentenced to
five years following the theft of coats
from a residence.
Rhinelander-The mayor issued a
call for special election for Feb. "a,
on commission form Of government.
Green Bay-Judge Henry GRASS,
who is serving his first term as judge
of the Circuit court in the Fourteenth
district. has set a new record for time
in keeping jurors in service. The jur-
ors have served Twenty-Five days.
Green Bay.-A fire which for time
threatened the Britton cooperage mill
of this city was checked. The fire had
been started in the rear of the plant
| by sparks from the engine house.
Green Bay-Plans are being made
at Depere for the organization of the
Holland-American club. It is planned
to have the club embrace all points in
the Fox river valley.