Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-04
WISCONSIN,
ST NEWS


Menasha Woodenware company as
river foreman.
henosha.-Dania society of Kenosha
celebrated its twenty-tifth anniversary
when $50 members attended the ami
versary banquet. Seven of the char
/ ter members were present.
/ Neenah.-A covey of quail, so in
| number, are being fed daily on the
farms of Edward Walker and Charles
Payne, near this city. The birds fly
to the barnyards for their daily feed.
/ Necedah.-Burton Christensen, a
farmer, fifty years of age, living near
Shennington, hung himself in his barn.
He is survived by his wife and several
grown up step-children.
APPROXIMATELY Young of Mer-
rill and Wallace Smith of Oneida
| reservation, doing four and six
months in the county Jail here, re-
/ spectively, made their escape and have
not been located. Young was found
| guilty here on a charge of burglary,
having broken into box car at Ap-
| pleton Junction.
Milwaukee.-Rev. Hiram F. Fair
banks, oldest English speaking Cath
Ole priest in Milwaukee. for "a
| years pastor of st. Patrick's church,
and first Catholic ever to graduate
| from Lawrence college, Appleton.
| Wis, Methodist institution, died after
prolonged illness. He was one of
consultors of Milwaukee archdiocese
Waukesha.-Fire due to defective
| wiring broke out in the New Colo
| NAL theater here, while about four
| hundred persons were in the house,
and caused damage estimated at ST.
900. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones, who
manage the theater, informed those in
attendance there was small fire, re-
| questing the audience to walk out
| quietly, which they did.
Osceola.-The annual meeting of
the Polk County Butter and Cheese
Makers association was held here.
| Joel Winkler, state dairy commits
sioner of Minnesota, gave an ad-
dress. H. c. Larson, assistant dairy
| commissioner of Wisconsin, also
talked. Others on the program were:
c. w. Staples, Osceola and U. S. Buer,
| Boardman.
Milwaukee.-Rt. Rev. Edward Koz-
lowski, auxiliary bishop of the arch
diocese of Milwaukee, was re-elect-
| ed treasurer of the Polish Priests
Association of America during the an
nual convention at Buffalo on Thurs
| day. Bishop Kozlowski attempted to
decline the honor. The other officers
chosen were: President, Bishop Peter
P. Rhode of Chicago; secretary, Rev.
Ladislaus Krakowski, Bay City Mich,
and assistant secretary, Rev Caesarri-
GUS Kryzan, Buffalo.
Madison-The Wisconsin Associa-
ton of County Fairs, in annual
convention, elected G. G. Wilcox of
Depere as president, Arthur Taylor of
Rhinelander, vice-president, and
| Charles Hart of Watertown, secretary
and treasurer. The association de-
cided to hold it's next meeting at
Oshkosh. The association adopted
resolution recommending the re-elec-
ton of James Mackenzie as secretary
of the state board of agriculture The
| association voted to oppose the Nc
| Gowan bill in the state legislature
withdrawing state aid from county
| agricultural societies. The present
state aid is 80 per cent of the cash
! cieties.
Marinette.-The Copper Country
special, a fast through train of
| the Milwaukee road, southbound,
was wrecked near Arbutus, about
seven miles north of Pembine, when
it hit broken rail. Three sleeping
cars, with 20 passengers. plunged
down 20-foot embankment The rest
of the train passed over the break
safely. The private car of Superin-
tendent j. M. Clifford of Green Bay,
on the rear Of the train, plunged into
the ditch and the superintendent was
slightly hurt. A man from Crystal
Falls, Mich, was injured and several
were scratched and bruised, none
seriously The sleeping car occupants
were taken from the cars through the
| broken windows.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Wis
consin Retail Granite and Marble
Dealers association were reelected at
the closing session of the tenth annual
convention, at the Republican house,
with single exception. William
Stampa, Milwaukee, was chosen to
succeed J. Zimmerman, Wauwatosa,
as vice-president The other officers
are: President, Merrill Shaeffer,
! Milwaukee; vice-presidents, r. Blu
menthal, Columbus; H. Lueloff, Bril-
lion, and F. Luchsinger, Monroe; sec
rotary, G. F. Kegler, Plymouth; treas
urer, Henry Scheele, Jr., Sheboygan;
! directors, A Bensing, Milwaukee; H.
/ Haertel, Stevens Point and Paul
| Hempe, Milwaukee The financial re-
| port showed the net amount Of burg
larry insurance written for the ID
| months ending January l, 1915, was
| $1,709,350.
Ashland.-The annual inspection Of
Company D will take place on March
| 22, according to official notice received
by Captain Tompkins. Capt Lorain
A Richardson, u. S. a, will be the in
| specting officer.
Milwaukee.-Simon Kander was re-
elected president of the Wiscon-
sin association for the blind at
the annual meeting. DR.. N. NJ Black
was chosen first vice-president; Fred
EhIert, second vice-president; DR.. G.
/. Hogue, treasurer; secretary, Miss
Carrie B. Levy, and directors for three
years, Mrs Nathan Heller, DIR. J. P.
| Mcmahon and Mrs. B. E. Green.
Wautoma-The farmers institute,
which ended its sessions, was attended