Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-22
BADGER NEWS NOTES

BADGER NEWS NOTES
Madison. Recognizing the value
and Importance of Wisconsin's cram
berry crop the university board of re-
gents has accepted the offer of cram
berry growers of the state to appro-
pirate $500 for continuance of expert
mental work upon some of their lar
ger bogs. An investigator was de-
tailed to have charge of the expert
mentation. Wisconsin now ranks third
in the United States in the production
of cranberries, $4,000 barrels being an
average aggregate yield.
Madison-County boards have voU-
ed about $1,700,OOO for improved high
ways and bridges, according to esti-
mates made by the state highway COM
mission, which is compiling the re-
turns. The commission has fund of
81 100000 to be distributed. 1t is an
nounced that the amount of prospec-
tive construction halted by the SUI
preme courts ruling against the force
clause of the state aid law approx
mates 100000.
Madison-The city of Grand Rap
ids on or before Jan. next must if
1t desires to buy the plant and prop
erty of the Grand Rapids Electric
company, pay that company $4,000,
together with the value of materials
and supplies on hand and improve
ments made since Jan. 1, 1914, accord
ing to an order issued by the state
railroad commission.
Madison.-The establishment of a
policy with regard to retirement Of
professors at the age of 65 was made
the subject of work of a special COM
mittee of university regents While
there are no professors to be retired
this year, thus making them eligible
for the Carnegie Foundation profess
sors' pension, within a few years sew
eral will come within this possibility
Horicon.-The Horizon Truck com
pany has been Incorporated, with a
capital stock of 100000 and will de-
velop and improve model truck farm
of 500 to 1000 acres of reclaimed Hor-
icon marsh land. Onions, celery, cab
bage, mint and other garden truck will
be raised for the city markets.
Ashland.-At the graduating exer-
cises Of st. Joseph's hospital training
school for nurses at ST Agnes hall,
Oct 80, there will be six graduates:
Misses Emelica G. Peterson, Dorothy
Mixan, Irene Agnes Nyhus, Agnes Lu-
ellie Clement, Alena Alberta Ward and
Claude Maude Flynn.
Neenah.-The Rev. Michael Ruepold
has petitioned the Calumet County
court to probate the will Of the Rev.
Peter Schmitz, late ~asfe~ re g
Mary's church, Menasha, who died a
short time ago. The Rev. M. 5cn..4LA
left an estate valued at $4,000.
Madison.-The death Of vast num-
bers of fish in Lake Monona here is
credited by university geological ex-
perts to a sudden change in atmOs-
pheric conditions bringing about de-
cay of great quantities Of microscopic
animal and vegetable life in the lake.
Racine-At Baptist state conven-
ton here J. E. Moody, Mukwonago, adj
vocated the purchase Of automobiles
for country pastors.
Racine.-While working upon a
theft case involving two Cincinnati
men, Detective Charles Yanney STUN
bled upon a cIew that led to the ar
rest of Clifford Barrows Of this city
on a charge OF having stolen the auto
mobile Of DR.. E. A. Taylor and, after
driving it as far as Kenosha, abandon
ing it.
Sheboygan.-The five forgeries in
two weeks have been committed here
The fourth forger has been arrested.
He not only admitted forging a check
in a saloon here but confessed he had
passed bad checks in Green Bay ear
lier in the week
Neillsville.-Mrs. H. E. BarteIl has
just returned from Germany where she
was visiting when the war broke out.
Fears for her safety had been enter
tanned and when she arrived unan-
hounced it was the cause of great fam
lily rejoicing.
Superior.-A decrease Of 100000
tons in ore shipments from Superior
this season as compared to last, is
predicted and is indicated by ship
ments to date
PlainfeId-The Union Telephone
company has started work on a new
telephone building to be completed
about Dec. 1.