Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-12
News Notes of Wisconsin.

NCHS RUtGS VI BiSCUHSIIls
Kenosha.- Michael G. Mcclellan,
highway commissioner of Kenosha
county, has resigned. The department
IN charge Of Mr.. Mcclellan had been
under fire and an investigation on the
part Of the state commission was to
have been started. Two weeks ago
McGeehan was suspended by the COM
mission pending investigation OF
charges. Mcclellan was formerly sher-
III OF Iron county, being elected by the
reform element who sought to 'clean
up Hurley. Later he was elected to
the legislature
La Crosse.-To the intelligence of
pet dog belonging to H. ]. Raseman,
Henry j. Raymond of Pittsburg prob
ably owes his life. Raymond, while
walking through the railroad yards
fell from a trestle ten feet onto the
ice below where he lay unconscious,
his skull being fractured. Raseman's
attention was attracted to the spot by
the excitement of his dog and found
the unconscious man. He was re-
moved to the hospital where physi-
clans were obliged to amputate three
fingers from his right hand He is ex-
pected to recover
Madison.-To date about 3 900 hotel
licenses have been issued by the state
board of health. There are about 10,-
900 hotels in the state, and the appli-
cations are coming in about as rapidly
as the board can take care of them
Deputy health officers are going to aid
the hotel inspectors III their work.
there being too much for the new Off
cials.
La Crosse.-Carl Wrobel. a laborer,
46 years old, was frozen to death in
the Mississippi river bottoms where
he had wood cutting camp. His
| body was found by party of boy skat-
ers. Wrobel. tired from his exertions.
had sat down to rest and falling asleep
was overcome by the cold and died
Fond du Lac.-Mrs George P.
Scriven, daughter of the late Gen. Ed
| ward S. Bragg and wife of Gen Scriv-
en- of the United States Army, died at
vived by her mother, Mrs Edward s.
Bragg. her husband and two daugh-
ters. The body will be brought here
for burial beside that of her father
and brother.
Jefferson.-M istaking a red light
ahead on the track for switch light.
the engineer of the Northwestern
road train No. 617, which eft Mil
| waukee for Madison, ran into No
sos, eastbound from Madison, at
Helenylle, east of this city. No one
was injured.
Sparta.-Thomas Anderson, wealthy
Monroe county farmer and president
Of a Tomah bank, was fined $50 in
Justice court for selling insanitary
milk to a creamery. The complaint
was made by Samuel J. Duffner, rep
resentatiye of the state dairy and food
commission
Beloit.-Louis Bunday. former Be
lott boy, son of David Bunday, was
convicted IF murder in the first degree
at Los Angeles, Cal He was charged
with killing Harold Zeitsche. aged IS.
The penalty is death
Appleton.-August Kuuppel receiY-
ed the unanimous vote of the city for
mayor, except for about a dozen bal
lots cast for men whose names were
written in.
Beaver Dam.-Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Neuman of the town Of Beaver Dam,
have celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. They were married in
Germany January, 1854, and the next
| year they came to the United States
| They came direct to Beaver Dam from
New York and settled near the city,
where they have since resided Their
nine children and twenty-four grand
| children were present at the anniYer-
sary
Beaver Dam-E c. McFetridge.
state treasurer, is seriously ill at his
home in this city. He has been Ill for
several months
| Elkhorn.-R. ]. Ludtke, treasurer of
| the town of LaFayetts, in Walsorth
county, made his return to the coun-
| ty treasurer the last day In January.
having collected, every cent OF the
ss.240.sS charged on the towns tax
roll. This is probably the record for
| the state. The 1918 taxes are more
| than one-third larger than for 1912
Grand Rapids.-Miss Caroline Fitch,
| just appointed postmistres3 at Ne
| koosa, to succeed A. E. Lapham, re-
| signed. is an aunt of H F. Fitch of
| Nekoosa. a member of the Democratic
State Central committee. Until re-
Gently she was a resident of Cranmo<e