Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-11-11
BADGER STATE NOTES.

MadiSOn.-Deputy Insurance Com
missioner F. W. Kubasta is to receive
his salary This much was settled
by an opinion by Attorney General
Owen to Commissioner NJ. ]. Cleary.
back since he took Office two months
ago because he was a member of the
legislature which voted to raise the
salary of the Office from $4,000 to
$4,000. According to the constitu-
ton, this makes him, in ordinary
cases, ineligible for the position.
Madison.-The Wisconsin railroad
commission ordered the Elroy Tele-
phone company to discontinue its
practice of furnishing certain Of it's
subscribers with free connection with
other systems. Authority also was
denied the company to fix special
terms on which subscribers may re-
ceive long distance connections. An
application of the Boyceville Tele-
phone company to extend its lines
into the town of Hay River, Dunn
county, also was denied
Chippewa II dllS.-1u d uSnL Will
a maddened deer, Felix Lagard, an
animal tender at the zoo here, was
terribly wounded. The animal charg-
ed him time after time and inflicted
severe wounds with his antlers. AL
though Lagard was armed with an ak
handle he was unable to beat the
deer off. He was finally rescued by
Eli Nelson and Onsome Paqnette. In
struggling to free himself after be-
ing tied up the deer broke it's neck.
Madison.-E. L. Luther, recently
appointed head of the farmers insti-
tutes of Wisconsin, and who served
as superintendent of county exhibits
der direction of the Wisconsin de-
partment of agriculture, will serve
in charge of the county exhibits at
the 1915 Wisconsin state fair.
Madison.-That general economic
conditions are a large factor contri-
buting to the decline in the Wiscon-
sin marriage rate, and that the eu-
genics marriage law is only partly re-
spOnsible is maintained by the state
boa@d of health. The year 1914 saw
1907 fewer marriages in Wisconsin
than in 1913.
misunderstanding to the report
of trustees of the teachers insurance
and retirement fund, there are now
1882 Wisconsin educators enrolled
as members of the organization and
rs of them are now receiving annu-
tiles, having served for from twenty
five to thirty years in the schools of
the state.
Beloit.-The common council, by
a vote of Is to 2, passed a resolution
over the veto Of Mayor H. W. Adams
relating to boulevard lighting sys-
tenn, and will proceed to install lights
that will make Beloit's business
streets a white way.
Oshkosh.-Robert W. Anderson, a
magazine canvasser, was given one
year in Waupun. He was convicted
of forging a postal note for Sc
La Crosse.-Hugh Robertson, who
has prevented his case coming to
trial on burglary charge by eating
soap which made him sick, has been
denied this delicacy by the sheriff
and his case will come up in Circuit
court in a few days. Officials were
completely taken in for time and
sent Robertson to a tuberculosis hos
pital.
Monroe-Elma Barth, IL years
old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Barth, was killed by the accidental
discharge of % caliber rife in the
hands of Adolph Aechliman. a z
year old boy.
Manitowoc = Emil Shimek, IA
years old, of Reedsville, is recovering
from the effects Of an accident due to |
his accuracy with a rife. He placed !
a dynamite cap on a stump and shot !
at it, hitting it the first time Part |
of the shell struck him in the abdo-
men and an operation was necessary !
to remove it,
Sheboygan-Fred Kunze, SIS years /
old, former brakeman, committed |
suicide by shooting himself in the |
head He was an inmate of the Nor |
thern Hospital for Insane up to a /
short time ago.
Appleton.-George Zwick had a /
novel excuse when brought into court /
on an assault charge, accused Of hav- (
ing struck his wife while they were /
riding home. He said he had his fist !
in front Of her face when the car /
riage gave a jolt and threw the fist /
into her face 4 pair Of black eyes
were evidence. He paid a fine.
Marinette.-While sitting in a
chair talking TO members Of his fam /
lily after finishing his evening meal, I
William Olsen, So years old, fell /
Had