Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-24
State News
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death Of William Wiesse, a blacksmith
After drinking the drug he calmly re-
tired to his room, where he died
"Reminiscences of ducks who have
used local marshes as feeding
places for their birds are up in
arms because Of their ducks being
killed by pot hunters. 1t is the opin-
ion that inexperienced hunters are the
wSngdoers.
-Eleven-year-old Wanda
Pleuss, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernst Pleuss, was fatally injured
by being run down by an auto
mobile driven by r. A Mayer of Mari
nette. The girl lived II hours after
having her skull crushed.
kenosha.-The Kenosha continual
ton schools opened with an at
tendance of more than four hundred
all-day students and more than one
hundred permit working students. Five
teachers will be required to have
charge of the work.
Neenah.-Thomas Coyle was bad.
ly beaten up and slashed with
knives by five Italian laborers here
when he attempted to help several
women the Italian had accosted and
were insulting. Coyle was set upon
by the foreigners some time after he
had interfered, and tried to get away
by running. The police have not found
out who his assailants were
Lake Mills.-This city was Wis
tied by the worst storm in years.
Nearly all wires are down and COM
munication with outside points is
practically destroyed. The streets are
blockaded by trees and telephone poles
and the city park is ruined Although
thousands of dollars damage was done
to property no lives were lost, as far
as known
Waukesha.-A large barn, wagon
shed and silo on the E. G. Muc-
| kleston farm, two miles west of
this city, were destroyed by fire. with
loss estimated at $4,000, partly COW
| cred by insurance. Flames of an I'M
known origin were seen shooting from
the upper part of the building, and in
an instant the entire barn was in
flames. Garfield Muckleston made
heroic dash into the basement and
saved several full blooded calves and
seven horses, but was terribly burned
about the feet and arms. His physi-
clan said Mr.. Muckleston would be
| confined to his home several weeks.
Milwaukee. - Rev. Bernhard g.
q 1inPpCn
of Milwaukee, is in receipt of
letter from Archbishop Sebastian G.
Messmer, under date of August 90,
from Goldach, Switzerland, in which
the archbishop stated he had not yet
| been able to obtain passage. At the
time of writing he had just been in
| formed of the death of Pope Plus. He
wrote he would go to Rome and pay
homage to the new pontiff, and then
endeavor to obtain passage home
| Father Traudt doubts the archbishops
ability to return at an early date, as
| the Italian steamship lines are report
ed to be besieged with requests for
passage.
Representative farmers
county decided at a meeting to
| organize at lonce a Walworth county
| association to develop the farming and
| dairy industries and advance all other
I interests, agricultural, commercial and
| civic, of the district. The association
will employ an experienced agricultur-
| al agent, who will render service to
f1r go IN he %
| live stock and marketing problems.
| Farmers clubs will be organized in
| townships, commercial clubs formed in
| villages and cities, and all will be af-
| filiated with the county association.
| The week after the big Walworth
county fair, September % to 25,
large massmeeting will be held at Elk
| horn, the county seat d. E. Labar,
mayor of Delavan, was chosen chair
man of an organization committee.
Milwaukee,. E. Sherwood of
Madison was elected president of
! the newly organized Wisconsin Pho
| toplay association at a meeting at the
| Plankinton house. Other officers elect
! ed were: William T. Shiebe, Plymouth,
|
secretary, and George Fisher, Milwau-
| kee, treasurer. On the tEecutive com
mittee are: o. A. Woodke, Lake Mills;
]. E. Sherwood, Madison; H. TrinZ,
! Milwaukee; w. F. Laibl, Cedarburg; A.
! T. Larson, Pewaukee, and G. H. Phil
| lip, counsel, Milwaukee. Tentative
| plans were formed for the second an
/ ho1 fn he ho16 ho lott
! part of January in the Auditorium.
An exhibition will be held in conjunc-
| ton with the ball and many prominent
| moving picture stars will be sent as
representatives of film manufacturing
companies throughout the country.
| The purpose of the organization is to
| have a better understanding between
exhibitors and city officials and to COM
| bat adverse legislation.
| Oshkosh-A Russian Pole, who has
! not been identified, was killed here
| on the Northwestern tracks. He,
! in company with Mike Petterin, was
| walking towards Neenah when the ia
| tally occurred He had State bank,
| Chicago, book No. 1908 sewed in the
inside of his overalls and also some
money in his pockets, with canning
| labels Mutual brand peas, German
| town. Petterin told, through an inter
prefer, of having met the dead man in
| Milwaukee and that they had rode TO
| Fond du Lac and from there to this
| CITY. The two were headed for the
| northern woods in search Of work.
| Green Bay.-As an indirect re-
| suit OF the enactment of Assembly
| man John Schnitzler's crab or craw-
! fish bill, the number Of ducks on Green
| bay has greatly increased this searon,
| according TO the testimony OF hunt
ers and fishermen who have had occa-
| sion to study the duck problem.
| Wausau.-Ernest Belgrade of Bro