Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-26
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! way into the business portion of this
/ city and after roaming about the
| streets for some time, disappeared
into the basement of livery stable.
! Wausau-Peter Weherly. real es-
! tate dealer, was murdered by an I'M
/ known person who, entered the home
/ and shot him through the head while
he was sleeping in bed beside his wife.
/ Superior,-When the funeral was
held. one coffin contained all that
/ could be found of the bodies of two
sons of Pearl Phelps, a farmer near
Scion Springs, who were blown to.
bits by dynamite explosion.
Marinette.-The British ambassador
| at Washington, according to local Off
/ cfals, is trying to secure the release
| OF Thomas Maxwell, who is serving
his forty-fourth year in Waupun for
murder. Report says relatives have
died in England and left Maxwell a
| large fortune
henosha.-Thirty years ago Mr. and
Mrs. Robert J. Hobbs of Evanston
! were married in st, Matthew's church
| here. Kneeling on the same altar,
Miss Helen Hobbs, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hobbs, became the
bride of John Peter Million of San
Francisco. Following the ceremony
the party motored back to Evanston.
Monroe.-Apparently one of the hap
piest men in New Glarus during the
| celebration of the settlement of the
Swiss colony, was Leonard Aultman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Aultman,
pioneers. But before the decorations
for the celebration had been removed
he lay dead by his own hand, hav-
ing fired a bullet into his brain.
Jackson.-Dr. Frederick 2. LEIGH,
president of the Jackson State
bank and practicing physician in Jack
son for many years, died at the age Of
| seVenty-five years. Previous to taking
up the medical profession he was q
minister in the Reformed denomina-
ton. The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon, with services in the Fried
ems Reformed church at Jackson.
Madison.-With five deputies in the
field, the work of the new state en-
tomologist, J. G. Sanders, in inspect
ing and cleaning up the nursery stock
and orchards of the state is making
satisfactory progress. Mr. Sanders
bias started on an overland tour of
the Milwaukee nursery district extend
ing from Waukesha to the lake shore.
His deputies will make their trips by
automobile throughout the nursery
sections of the state.
Racine.-Edna Florian Gillen, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gillen,
1112 North Erie stree, was married
to George Davis Bailey, Cleveland
at st. Patrick's parsonage, Rev Faith
er Mulherin of Chicago officiating.
Both bride and groom are University
Of Wisconsin graduates, and all the
attendants were graduated from the,
Madison school The Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity members OF Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin chapter, we're present.
A reception followed the ceremony at
the home of the brides parents
La Crosse-The State Hotel Mems
association convention ended with a
steamer excursion to Winona. The
convention commended the establish
ment of a hotel school to teach hotel
accounting and detail A hotel was
defined as ANY building or place Of
fered to the public for sleeping or eat
ing purposes and containing five or
more rooms" This definition will be
recommended to the national assOcia-
ton. Elkhart lake Grand Rapids and
GAINESVILLE want the next state conven-
ton.
Marinette.-To prepare for the an
nual convention and exhibition of the
Wisconsin Potato Growers associa-
ton, which will be held at Marinette
November 1920, potato growers of
Marinette county have organized To-
cal association. The county assCcia-
ton met at the new settlers picnic at
Crivitz and Prof J. G. Milward of the
Wisconsin college of agriculture out
lined steps necessary to make the con
vention surpass all previous state po-
tato exhibitions Twenty counties
/ have already made arrangements for
exhibiting at the Marinette show, and
there will be three times as many
single bushel exhibits as at Grand
Rapids last year.
Appleton.-Member Of the Law
renee quartet, who sang their way to
the Pacific coast, went into Mexico.
Writing about the trip Carl Mckee
says: IF you want to see a first-class
comedy, take a look at the Mexican
army. Give me the Appleton boys
brigade for mine. We visited one Of
their forts Just across the border 1t
would fall to pieces if a good sized
summer zephyr worked overtime. A
half-bloWn cannon ball would make it
look like an ash pile. Everything
is wide open Men and women vam-
Bile GA the streets and murder is an
everyday occurrence. David Anderson
had a narrow escape when he tried to
make eyes at a Mexican girl" The
quartet is planning on a return trip.
Thorpe.-A 500 freight train was
wrecked four miles east Of here, about
twenty cars being ditched. Frank
Hallen, brakeman, was injured in
rernally.
Beloit.-Dewey Rosenthal, son of
ASSlSLdlL fObLHd5LcT l.. T. JtObSuLudly
has received a reward from Marx Y.
Jones of GAINESVILLE whose life the
boy saved recently at Delavan lake
Stevens Point.-MichaeI Kuntz, a
farmer, aged ffty-fve, was thrown
from his carriage in a runaway acct
dent on Courthouse square. He sus-
tanned broken neck and died in ST.
Michaerg hospital
Baraboo.-The Sank County Old
Settlers association, organized more
than fifty years ago, has gone out of
existence. The association owns a
valuable tract Of land near DEVILS
Lake State park. which Will be sold at
auction on August Is. to settle out
standing accounts.
Madison.-Governor Philip par
doned Bertha and Gustave Luther of
Waupaca county. who are serving SEN