Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-05
News Notes of Wisconsin.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. county bank
ers have organized the Waushara
County Development association. Rep
resentatives of the banks at Hancock,
Plainfeld, Wild Rose, Wautoma and
NeshkOrO are members. Those pres
ent at the formation of the association
we're 0. A. CroWell, Almond; G. A.
Sargent, J. A. Blair, Plainfield; c. A
Walker, Allen Gibbs, Hancock; j. V.
Berens, T. H. Patterson, F. M. Clark,
Wild Rose; H. A. Miller, Neshkoro; R.
H. Hackett, Oshkosh; George P.
Walker, l.. H. Larsen, E. F. Kileen,
Clyde Diggles, C. T. Taylor, Guy Mum
brue, Charles Adhesion, John Eagan,
Wautoma; R. c. Stuart, Ripon; ]. A.
Spaulding, Marshfeld, M. Mcpherson,
Milwaukee, and H. j. Maxwell, Prince
ton. Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mr.. Sargent; vice president,
Mr.. Larsen, and secretary and treas
urer Mr.. Gibbs. The next session will
be held at Wild Rose.
Kenosha.-The county board unani-
mously voted to demand the repeal of
the state aid for highways" law on
the ground that the operation of the
law had not been satisfactory in this
county. The board asks that copies of
its resolution be sent to all counties
ties be asked to join in a statewide
movement to secure the repeal of the
act. It is declared that the law had
promoted extravaganza. An effort
was made to abandon state aid in Ke-
nosha county but it failed by two
votes.
anesville.-Albert Lawson, presi-
dent OF the GAINESVILLE Wholesale Gro
Gerry company, who died last week,
leaves an estate estimated at nearly
100000, divided among his widow
and two daughters, Mrs. Walter B.
Atwood and Miss Lawson, and few
minor requests to relatives and
friends.
Beloit-Mrs. John R. Booth and
Mrs. J. M. Smiley, sisters, were made
widows within the last. week. Mr..
Booth died few days ago and Mr..
C1II1ty . uCCll1 OCCuI1 Gu OuC uGy ldIC1
The men were old residents and pronai-
nent citizens of this community.
Portage-Daniel, 16-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Behn, who was
alone in the home six miles east of
here, was found bound and gagged by
two unknown men who entered the
house. After binding the boy the
strangers ransacked the house. They
we're frightened away by a passing
team. The boy lay bound and gagged
for three hours. His parents, return
ing from Portage, found him.
Waukesha.-The Mukwonago Ad-
vancement association has appointed
a committee to cooperate with COM
mittees from cities along the proposed
500 railway cutoff from Grand Rapids
to Mukwonago for the purpose of Gre
ating sentiment favoring the building
of the new line. Both Grand Rapids
and Beaver Dam have been forming
delegations from towns along the pro
posed cutoff route to lay their views
before the 500 directors.
Stevens Point-At the annual meet
ing of the Portage County Rural Car
riers' association the following officers
were elected: President, George E.
Vaughn, Stevens Point; vice president,
Frank E. Shelton, Almond; treasurer,
Theodore Kubisiak, Amherst Junction
Stevens Point-The Vetter Manu-
featuring company has purchased
SOC acres of timber land and a 40
acre mill site in Marathon county and
will erect a sawmill and will cut from
10000 to $4,000 feet of timber a day
next winter
Viroqua.-Solfest Bringe, aged AZ,
dropped dead when his wife was pro-
nounced insane. The widow recovered
almost as suddenly as she was
stricken.
Weyauwega.-T Evanswood cheese
factory has been sold to John Bach
man, who intends to take possession
next month.
La Crosse.-Over 100 threshers Of
western Wisconsin are in attendance
at the annual convention Of the
Thrashermen's Brotherhood OF Wis
consin which is being held here. The
principal topic of discussion was the
betterment of country roads ana
bridges as a means of facilitating long
moves of machines.
Shawano-The new officials OF the
Shawano County Agricultural society
have set Sept. % to % as the dates
for the 1914 county fair. 1t was also
decided to do only newspaper adver-
Using. eliminating the banners and
hiIIhnardS