Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-16
STATE NOTES IN BRIEF

Madison.-Although there has
been some question whether nominal
ton. papers containing ditto marks
to indicate the address of signers are
legal, the secretary of states office
has decided to accept them as COM
plying IN theory, at least, with the
law. This is in accordance with a ruI-
ing by Former Atty. Gen. L M.
Sturdevant. Supreme court Judges
running for reelection are more care
full to comply strictly with the statute
and have insisted that their own
nomination papers be filled in in
every column.
Green Bay-A new industry III
Door county is likely to be the out
growth of the cherry raising activities
in and about Sturgeon Bay. Two
prominent growers are planning on
| organizing company to erect
| cherry preserving factory in Sturgeon
Bay. At the present time all of the
| cherries are shipped to outside mar
kets and preserved, and with a fac
tory on the ground it is thought the
cherries can be taken care of in
much more satisfactory manner.
Notwithstanding from his boat
and clinging to the guard rail on the
dam was all that saved Gustav Brie-
trelter of this city from certain death
when his craft was whfrled through
the sluice gates Of the dam here. Brie-
treiter chung to the rail until able to
pull himself to safety. His boat was
smashed,
Madison.-Mrs. May Delaney Rus
| sell, wife of Dean Harry L. Russell
of the college of agriculture, died at
the university farm residence after
lingering illness of several months.
! She was born on Nov. IL, 1868, in
Poynette, Wis, and was married to
| Dean Russell, playmate of her
childhood, on Dec. 20. 1898.
Depere.-The South Broadway pave
ment has been completed, and now De
Pere has one Of the longest and best
stretches of pavement that any city of
! its size can boast The pavement ex-
tends the entire length of Broadway
through the city.
Racine. : Charles Carlson, ware
| houseman with the Goodrich Transit
company, was killed and two compan-
ions were seriously injured four miles
north Of Racine, when the horse they
were driving ran away and the buggy
overturned.
Racine.-Mrs. S. Hanche of Corliss,
lost her touring car after colliding
| with another car on a country road
/ Her Chauffeur struck match in order
to ascertain if any damage was done
and the leaking gasoline exploded.
The car was devoured by the flames.
Racine.-The body of Everett Bar
ker Of Anderson, Ind, was found, with
the neck broken, on top of a coach Of
a limited train at Corliss. The body
was kept from rolling off the car by
his companion was dead.
Stevens Point.-Attendance at the
normal summer school is 485, or 1O4
more than in 1913
Shawano.-Andrew Carnegie has do
mated $4,000 for public library to be
erected in Shawano.
Neenah.-John Dombroskf, As
years old, met instant death at the
plant of the Bergstrom Paper com
pany here. He attempted to board
an elevator after starting it, when he
slipped and fell, meeting death in
/ stantly between the elevator and the
floor of the building.
Neenah John Dombroski met
death at the Gergstrom paper plant
here He tried to board an elevator
after starting it, and slipped and fell
between the elevator and the floor.
Shawano.-Peter Schafberger, AGED
Is, drowned while swimming in the
Wolf river.
Madison.-A statewide examfua-
1 ton for licensed plumbers under the
new plumbing act will be held at
Fond du Lac about July %. The
state plumbing examining board will
4 be in charge. About thirty-fve can
didates will take the tests.
Racine.-Evelyn Yarrow, 20 years
old, drowned while wading from a raft
4 to shore Harold Brown and Harry
Steube, who tried to save her, were
dragged under and rescued uncon-
/ scious.
Madison--The governor has ap-
/ pointed William c. Walker of Oconto