Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-29
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Monroe.-Rudy Anker, twenty-five
years old, died from injuries received
IN runaway Easter Sunday, when
his horse was frightened by an auto
mobile
Beloit-The Beloit Historical So
ciety is planning - observe Memorial
| day by putting on display a special
exhibition OF Civil war relics loaned
by Beloiters.
kenosha.-Mr. and Mrs Ralph Z.
Sutherland, among the best known of
the pioneer residents of Kenosha, eel
ebrated the 1ftieth anniversary of
their marriage here. A family reunion
was held.
Ashland.-Tony Huote was found
guilty of concealing stolen goods
after eighteen months elaboration by
the jury. This is the last case arising
from the theft of sugar and groceries
from c. N. Cramer warehouse last
winter.
Sheboygan.-William Meyer, who,
following an argument over the
war struck John Blanke OF Kohl
/ er, causing a fatal fracture of the
| skull, has been arrested on a charge
of murder in the second degree and
released on $500 bond. He was at
the county jail voluntarily a week
waiting for action.
| anesville.-Though GAINESVILLE has
sent over $500 FOR Belgium relief,
second crusade to raise an even larger
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Poland and Servia will be started ct
the meeting of the Twilight club.
Charles n Wheeler, Chicago, just re-
turned from the European war zone,
| will speak
Beloit-The Scribblers' club, com
posed of Beloit college students
who plan entering newspaper work.
elected G. N. Kelly, Wausau, pres
ident, and Raymond Barron, New
| ark, H., present editor of the college
weekly, secretary. The Scribblers
plan to petition that a chapter of
Sigma Delta Chi, the national journal
istic fraternity, be installed at Be-
lott.
Ashland.-A w. Bowron is the
prize fisherman of Ashland. He
took a dog team and went out ten
miles from Madeline and, single-hand-
ed, brought back eighteen beautiful
lake trout. He caught them through
the ice, and the entire catch weighed
over sixty pounds. The largest one
weighed more than eight pounds, and
five of the largest weighed a total of
thirty pounds
Neenah.-The police and fire COM
mission will investigate to ascer-
tain the identity of Neenah's sec
ond woman in black" 1t is thought
that the person is a man dressed in
female attire. This person has fire.
quented only a certain portion of the
city and residents in that locality do
not venture out of doors after dark
because of the actions of the mysteTi-
Gus character.
Madison. - The senate cOncurred
in the assembly amendment to
the Weissleder bill, authorizing cit
les to regulate or prohibit the carry
ing of concealed weapons. The bill,
as originally introduced, applied only
to the city of Milwaukee The assem-
bly, amendment made it apply to all
cities in the state. The penalty for
violation of any ordinance respecting
this matter, which may be adopted
by any city, is fine of 500 or i'm
prisonment for thirty days.
Sheboygan. = Reward - dead or
aIive-S250 will be paid for each
100000 flies delivered to repre-
sentatives of the Sheboygan and
civics committee of the Woman's club
Of this city by any resident of She
boygan on or before May /. Smaller
quantities will be paid for al the rate
of Is cents per hundred" This is
the notice sent to the fly swatters
brigade which last year made Sheboy-
gan a fyless city. incidentally, the
rate for dead flies has been increased
$50 per cent. Last year the school
children were paid ten cents a hun
dred and this year they will receive
% cents.
Madison.-The Wisconsin industrial
commission held hearing on the
petition of the widow of William
Arnold of Milwaukee for an order
requiring the Holeproof Hosiery corn
pany, Milwaukee, to pay her 81
900 compensation for the death of her
husband. He was shot and killed in
the company's factory, September is,
1913. Arnold was an engineer in the
employ of the company and John Ora
bowski was night Waterman. 1t ap-
peared at the trial that the men got
into a controversy over reports of
Grabowski regarding the work of
Arnold Grabowski was arrested
charged with numbering Arnold, but
was acquitted. The question involved
in the petition for compensation is
whether the death of Arnold grew out
of the hazard of his employment
anesville.-Success of the free den
tai clinics OF the school children by
the Civic league has insured their con-
tinuance during the coming year. The
local dentists are assisting in the
work:
Safeguarding On the sug-
gestion of Judge Michael Kirwan
/ of the circuit court, the SheDoygdh
County Bar association met and ap-
pointed a committee composed Of
Judge Paul T. Krez, D. T. Phalen and
Felix Bentley to arrange for memorial
ceremonies which viii be held later
in the present term Of court for the
late Federal Judge W. H. Seaman
Grand Rapids.-The annual meeting
of the City Federation of Women's
clubs held at the home ce Mrs. B. r.
/ Goggins. elected the following officers:
President, Mrs Louis Reichel; vice
president, Mrs. Earl Hayward; second
| vice-president, Mrs. Lawrence Nash;
secretary, Mrs. George x. Gibson;
treasurer, Mrs. Warren Fisher.
Shawano.-The Methodist Episco-