Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Sheboygan.-A pair of spectacles
laid across the conductors of a tele-
phone instrument put the train dis
patching system of the Milwaukee
Northern Electric road out of bust
ness for several hours. Linemen
traced the wires from Sheboygan to
Port Washington without finding the
trouble. When the owl car reached
Oostburg the woman operator picked
up her spectacles preparatory to go
ing home. This relieved the short
circuit and the phone was in working
order again.
Waukesha.-The effort to have the
district schools of Genessee consoli-
dated into one graded and high
school was lost Saylesville, Genesee
Depot and Bethesda all favored the
proposed combination. The town OF
Genesee sends many persons 10 Wau-
kesha High school every year, and
the expense to the town is high
Elm Grove.-Work has commenced
on wrecking the old Ramstack tavern
here. 1t was built in 1870 by John
Ramstack, to accommodate farmers
from the west along the Watertown
Plank road. The landmark will be
replaced by modern building at
once.
La Crosse.-A unique harvest is
being carried on in the marshes be-
tween the two sections of the city.
1t is that of marsh potatoes, a deli
cacy highly priced by the Chinese
The roots, which this year are of I'M
usual quality, command high price,
local Chinese paying as high as $40
per barrel for them.
Washburn.-A resolution protest
ing against the present highway aid
law and the present income tax
law was passed by the county board
of Bayfield, county this week and a
copy will be forwarded to the next
Wisconsin legislature.
Amery.-Having been compelled
to cease his duties as pastor of the
Amery Congregational church by i'll
health, the Rev. A. F. Newcomb has
resigned, but may take an extended
vacation and return at the request of
his congregation.
Delavan.-O. A. Williams, while
on his way to this city on a motor
cycle early Saturday night ran into
projecting timbers on load of lum-
Der at the Sage Fifeld Lumber com
pany yards and was severely injured.
Manitowoc.-SamueI Hall, ST., pio-
neer business man of the city, died
suddenly after eating dinner. He was
In the grain business many years. Mr..
Hall was 50 years old and was born
in Ireland
Menasha.-The funeral of the Rev
Peter SchmitZ, pastor of St Mary's
church, Menasha, who died at St.
Elizabeth's hospital, Appleton, fol-
lowing an operation performed for
appendicitis, was the largest ever
held in NEBRASKA.
La Crosse.-Because his launch
was damaged and sunk, David Gan
tenbein, a local fisherman, has
brought suit against John Deere, a
Moline, H., millionaire, for 81, 900.
The fisherman's boat was practically
demolished by the Deere houseboat.
Superior.-The proposal of Doug
las county officials to levy 100000
for roads at the annual meeting next
month is to be opposed by the city.
The city commission holds the
amount IL outirnIv fOo bfob and tbn
plan of expenditure unjust to SUI
perior.
Merrill-The North Central Dfvi-
sion of the Christian Endeavor ends
its session in this city. Delegates
from Marathon, Lincoln, Langlade,
Shawano, Oneida, Villas and Forest
counties, besides many Presbyterians
from different parts of the state were
here.
Washburn-The expenditure of
$4,000 in addition to the $4,000 al
ready expended is to be made on the
Chequanegen bay by Bayfield, coun-
ty.
La Crosse-As result Of injuries
received in a fall from street car,
Otto Koeller was awarded the sum of
$1,000 from the Wisconsin Railway,
Light and Power company.
Oconomowoc.-Mrs Charles A.
Canterbury died suddenly at her
home of heart trouble. Mrs. Canter-
bury was about 40 years old. She
was we'll known as an artist