Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-21
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Superior-Pastor of five churches
which he has been instrumental in
building, the Rev H. F. Ferry, Pres
byterian missionary in Douglas coun-
ty, is now engaged in forming a
sixth. The latest is in the Manitou
Falls neighborhood, south of Super
Tor. When he started his work here
two years ago, the Rev. Mr.. Ferry
was able to work from one charge to
the other, but with the establishing
of new churches he found it ueces-
sary to get a horse and buggy ard
now he has been supplied with an
auto.
Washburn.-Just as John KowaI-
ski was about to put a chunk of
wood in the stove something caught
his eye. Investigation showed it had
been made into bomb and contained
enough dynamite to blow the house
to atoms. 1t is claimed other at
tacks have been made on the family.
Recently the drinking water was poi
soned. Previous to this a barn was
burned, and last fall the entire po-
tato crop was stolen. The family has
no enemies, they claim.
New Richmond-The St. Croix
and Pierce county branches of the
American Society of Equity have
under way a project to establish a
packing plant that will slaughter
and take care of 100 head of cattle,
so hogs and so sheep daily. 1t is a
$4,000 proposition, similar to the
plant in operation in La Crosse. New
Richmond, Hudson, and River Falls
are competing for the plant. River
Falls has offered choice of three sites.
Deer Park.-Mrs. H. P. Erickson
of this place, who is now with her
daughters in Minneapolis, was there
called upon to accept the RESPONSE
bilities of grandmother twice
within thirty minutes, a son being
born to each of her daughters, Mrs
Charles Anderson and Mrs. S. Olson.
Deer Park.-Robert Zweig, a far
mer who raises poultry as a side line,
had a flock Of 145 hens last year
Here is the report of their activities:
He gathered 1868 eggs over and
above those reserved for Matching.
Superior-Miss Ella Lazarson,
aged SO, principal of Abraham Lin
coin school for nine years, died from
hemorrhage of the brain. She was
a graduate Of Ohio Wesleyan uni
versity and had been a teacher here
for fifteen years.
Beloit.-The Beloit Fair associa-
ton has fixed the dates for the next
fair as Aug "a to 27, inclusive. Off
GERS elected are: President, George
Taft, Roscoe, ILL.,; vice-president,
George Shaw, BeIoit; secretary, B. E.
Skinner, Beloit; assistant secretary,
Charles Phinn, Beloit; treasurer,
John Foley, Beloit.
Wausau.-Fred Thorson, Z years
of age, was rescued from drowning
in the Wisconsin river by Miss Ethel
Bachman. The lad slipped into a
hole in the ice. Miss Bachman Sc
cured a sled, passed it to the lad.
holding onto the rope and pulled
him from the water.
ILdplUS.-I<OulS LYO0DdlS,
aged 81, who died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. A B. Sutor, in
this city, was a Wisconsin pioneer
and had resided in Wood county for
sixty-five years. Born in Quebec.
Canada, in December, 1888, he came
when a young man to Wood county.
where he became a well known pilot
on the Wisconsin river and gagged
in logging in the town of Rudolph.
RhineIander -Rhinelander CITY ex-
penditures during 1914 amounted to
S149, 913.42, according to the annual
report of George c. Jewell, city
comptroller.
Madison.-There were fewer cases
of contagious diseases reported to
the state board Of health in Novem-
Der last year than there were report
ed for the same month one year ago
according to statistics announced bv
The state board Of health In NoYeu-
Der, 1914, there were 1907 case
reported, compared with 1,4S8 ir
November, 1913
Kenosha-John NJ. Collins. one
of the old time manufacturers and
dealers in sewing machines in Keno
sha, died at his home here at the age
of IA years.