Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
News Notes OF Wisconsin.

NEWS k0TeS or WISCONSIN.
Marinette-Circuit Judge Quinlan
gave Mrs Alice A. McMnlen Of Osh-
kosh a decision in her suit against,
John Strange, former lieutenant gov
ernor, and the Oshkosh Savings and
Trust company Mrs McMiIlen sued
to have a contract for the purchase
and the sale of $50 shares Of the cap
ital stock Of the Fox River Paper com
pany Of Appleton set aside. She own
ed the stock through her husband, a
pioneer lumberman, and MIR. Strange
bought it, Later she demanded that
the stock be returned and charged
that Mr.. Strange had bought it
through fraud and misrepresentation
Madison.-The state civil service
commission has completed the exam
nation of applicants for hotel inspec-
tors. The names will be certified to
the state board of health so that ap-
p0intments can be made. OF the 125
who took the examination, the ten
who stood highest were: Walter c.
Mase, Darlington; Bert Honeycomb,
Madison; ". B. Smith. GAINESVILLE; Err
nest Loether, Eau Claire; Joseph E.
Kennedy, Plymouth; Elmer e. Little,
Fond du Lac; Ernest F. Bum. Madi-
son: Alfred C. klotz, Milwaukee; VIII
liam c. Dickmayer Milwaukee.
on.-Announcement is made
of the outline of farmers courses to
be held this winter in Wisconsin COM
munities under the auspices Of the
University of Wisconsin. The SEIZED
ule follows: Eau Gale, Jan 2 and 3;
nowing, Jan. 5 to 7; Ellis Junction.
Jan. to 8; Ripon. Jan. 10 to II;
Grand Rapids, Jan. IA to 16; Superior,
Jan. u and %; Augusta, Jan. % and
%; Madison, Jan. u to Feb. 6; Ona-
laslsa, Feb. II to 10; Plymouth, Feb
10 to q; Rochester, Feb "a to &c;
Berlin, Feb 26 to %: Rhinelander-
Amigo, March ), and Phillips Medford
March 10.
Sheboygan-The formal transfer
for the Sheboygan Railway and Elec-
trio company to local interests, head
ed by Peter and John p Reiss of the
c. Beiss Coal company, was, made in
New York The plant, which is cap
italized at $1,0O0,00O was largely
owned by the late w. w Gamwell of
Pittsfield, Mass; w. 0. Morgan and
the Roehlings of New York
anesville-Despite the fact that
Judge Harry Maxfeld of the muni-
cipal court, has received several let
ters from agnostic papers in the east,
criticising his methods Of punishment
of youths for minor ofenses, by com
polling them to attend church each
Sunday, he handed out two more SINH
lar sentences to Clarence Preston and
Charles Mapes, charged with attempt
ed burglary.
River Falls.-Two young men Of
Ellsworth pleaded guilty in county
court of having tried 10 create a panic
Christmas eve by going to the door Of
one Of the weIlfled churches and cry
ms, 'Fire." It was only by the cool
headedness Of the conductor of the
Christmas exercises that panic was
avoided One young man was fined
$50 and costs, the other SO.
Madison.-John H. Roemer. chair
man of the Wisconsin railroad com
mission, declined the appointment Of
fered him as counsel Of the interstate
commerce commission to supervise
the work OF valuing the property of the
railways of the United States
Lyons-This town probably pro-
duces the oldest result in the opera
ton by the United States government
Of postal savings banks. The post
office department has Just ordered the
bank in this town to be. closed. 1t was
established nearly two years ago
since when not a single cent has been
offered for deposit
Stevens Point-Joseph Kostuch a
resident Of Portage county for forty
one years. is the father of twenty
seven children, of whom eleven sons
and eleven daughters are living. Mr..
Kostuch is sc years of age and has
been married three times.
Appleton - Congressman Thomas
F Konop is undecided whether to-
governor According to a dispatch re-
ceived here from Washington the con
gresham says that it is too early in
the campaign to make any sort of a
statement.
Madison.-The crushed stone, gravel
and sand rates announced by the rail
road commission about a year ago are
made applicable to practically all of
the roads in the state by order Of the
railroad commission. 1t also fixed
the joint rates on such shipments at
y cent per 100 pounds extra