Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-31
BADGER NEWS NOTES


Fond du Lac.-Attorney General
owen has begun an action in the Cir
cut court in this county in an attempt
TO GUST Michael C. Steber and the
oheooygan and Fond du Lac Road
company for collecting tolls on a road
between Fond du Lac and Taycbeedab
capitalization a successful season
OF eight months. during which time
zO'ooO,O0O feet of lumber was cut the
"achsmuth Lumber company's mill
closed Its 1914 season. The mill start
ed operations last spring on April Is
Sheboygan.-The Northern Furni.
lure company of this city has lust re-
ceVed an order for 1000 pieces of
special furniture to be installed in
the Inside Inn," one of the largo
hotels to be opened for the exposition
at San Francisco in 1915.
Superior.-The Rev. r. Fasshender
OF Amery has been appointed secre-
tary to Bishop ]. NJ. KoudeIka of the
superior diocese, succeeding the Rev
Z. f. ScAnit, who was appointed mas
tor OF Sacred Heart parish. Superior
Merrill.-A new passenger service
mas been arranged for the Valley di-
vision of the Milwaukee road. A
through train from Chicago, electri-
caIly lighted, all steel train, is in on
Grafton
notwithstanding r. S. Kellogg
mas announced that the annual meet
ing OF the Northern Hemlock and
Hemlock Manufacturers association
Will be in Milwaukee Jan. 26 and 27.
Oconomowoc. = The Oconomowoc
Boy Scouts marched to La Belle ceme-
terry and placed wreaths upon the
graves of their comrade, Homer Hath
away, and of George Grokoskv. who
lost their lives by drowning at Lac
La Belle a year ago.
Eau Claire.-Steve Miller was found
insane and was committed to the Wis
consin State hospital FOR the insane
at Mendoza. Miller is the man who
met with an injury a couple of weeks
ago, heavy frog having fallen on
his foot
Green Baylor the first time in
over eight years the Wisconsin state
reformatory is filed with prisoners.
Notice has been sent to courts and
sheriffs by Supt c. W. Bowron that
no more prisoners can be taken
care Of
Portage.-Judge Kellogg has com
mitted Philip Ryan, 81 years old. of
Westpoint, to the Mendoza hospital.
The cause of the young mans aberra-
ton is said to be sunstroke.
Racine.-Lyman Reed, IT years old.
is being held by the police on a charge
of passing three forged checks, aggre-
eating $500. He waived examination.
Racine.-Joseph Martin of Union
Grove, who for the past three years
has been income tax assessor in Ra-
cine county, has resigned and will be
connected with a bank here.
Oconto.-Thirty-fv hundred acres
of sugar beets will be planted in
Oconto county next year, leading last
year by 1000 acres.
Neenah.-Mr. and Mrs John Bell
have just celebrated their fftieth
wedding anniversary.
Chippewa Falls.-The Belgian re-
lief committee in this city finished
raising fund of $728.5O, which will
purchase carload Of flour, 155 bar
rels, to be shipped to the starving Bel
gians.
Merril1.-A young son of Jack Tay-
lor, a local fireman, was lost in the
woods near this city for twenty-four
hours He went into the woods for
Christmas trees with a party of cider
boys and became separated from them.
Rhinelander. - Arthur Harwood
Peck, a veteran of the civil war, is
dead of heart failure. He was 80 years
old
Stevens Point-Following an I'M
successful attempt to murder his wife,
Adolph Sandholm, 20 years old, far
mer residing in the town Of Amherst,
swallowed the contents Of a bottle Of
carbolfc acid, resulting in his death.
He is believed to have been insane.
Madison-AttoTney General Owen
ruled there is no authority in the stat
utes for the removal Of a mans name
from the posted" list inside of one
year. The attorney general also held
any alderman has the right In any
Wisconsin city to place a man on the
posted list.