Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-12-10
BADGER NEWS NOTES

BADGER NEWS NOTES
La Crosse.-G. J. Wright, a resi-
| dent of this city for the last six
months and former resident of Mil
Waukee, heard from his brother.
Robert Wright, for the first time
since 1898. The letter was inclosed
IN one from law firm in Sitka, Alas,
Ka' In which the local man was in
formed that an estate valued at
| $4,000 had been bequeathed to him.
by his brother, who died last March.
| he left $1,000 to another brother,
William Wright, of Seattle, and
| $4,000 to the bishop of Dawson City
Madison.-Every student enrolled
Fond du Lac.-To be robbed of
Sl,lSO, the proceeds of the sale of his
little home, was the fate of Charles
Kurtholz, recluse, II years old. who
has spent almost his entire life in the
town of EldoradO. According to Kur-
tholz he was robbed of 5000 on the
night of Nov. 10, from a pouch be-
meath the mattress of his bed The,
balance of $3.50, which he received
some days later, was taken from his
coat pocket while he was preparing to,
go out to a Thanksgiving dinner
Superior.-A fortune of $4,000,
is being literally thrown to the birds
each year in Twin Ports grain ter
minal yards, according to estimates.
by men in touch with the business.
Even with the most diligent efforts
in cleaning, from one bushel IN TO,
five remain in each car unloaded
Every month scores of women. bows.
and men are in court charged with
wheat sweeping" more than a hun
dred having been arrested on this
charge this season.
Green Bay.-Gas escaping from a.
coal stove nearly ended the lives of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Riley Two police
men, hearing breaking glass, went
to the housee to investigate and
found the man overcome near win
dow and Mrs. Riley, lying in bed all
but dead. Physicians were summon.
ed and the husband and wife were.
taken to hospital where it is
thought they will recover
JanesVille.-After years OF separa-
ton Otto and August Wills, who had
been left as children at the Home for,
Dependent Children in Sparta by+
their father, Eugene Wills. are unit
ed with their parent. During the in,
term the boys were sent from the
school and both father and sons lost
trace of each other. It took consider
able persuasion to convince Wills the
two grown men were his little boys.
Superior.-Sentences ranging from
year and a day in the Leanven--
worth penitentiary to sixty days in
jail were imposed on fifteen out of
twenty-three Indians arraigned in
federal court here when they pleaded
guilty before Judge Sanborn to VIC
latfng the federal liquor laws re-
lating to reservations Six others
pleaded guilty and sentence was sus-
pended.
in the winter dairy course at the,
university of Wisconsin is being
taught to operate community Iaun-
dry, and should occasion arise would
be in position to install and operate
a plant in connection with d local
creamery. In washing their own
dairy suits and machine shop overalls
students learn the operation Of the
laundry machinery used In connec-
ton with the creamery.
La Crosse.-War tax has cost the
city of La Crosse $59,92O up to date.
The rush of liquor dealers, saloon
keepers, proprietors of bowling alleys
and poolrooms has swamped the local
internal revenue offices.
Janesville.-RecentIy the fire de-
partment answered an alarm from a
box in the suburbs. An aged woman
called at the police station and apollo
gized, stating she mistook the fire
alarm box for the mail box.
Wausau.-The annual slaughter
of deer was unusually light in this
section of the state.
Racine.-H. Peters is looking for
his daughter, Henrietta, 16 years old.
who was married on Thanksgiving
day to Frank Richardson, also under
age. Peters says his daughter is too
young.
Racine-Reinhold Heinz, farm
er residing in the town of Caledonia.
lost his right hand in a corn shred
der. James Johnson, a farm hand at
Corliss, had his fingers severely man
gled in a similar manner
Baraboo-Albert Halweg of Merri-
mac shot a large gray fox near Devils
Talo Tho animal will he mounted