Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-22
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

harvested in Marathon county. The
yield is much heavier than had been
predicted. Rye and barley never were
in better condition.
La .Nalle.-Mrs. Fred VOltz of La
Vale received fatal injuries while she
and her husband were driving home
from Baraboo, where they had been
shopping. The team ran away.
a"lson.-Library workers from
many states in the middle West
will gather in Madison July p tc
so, for the second summer library
conference, called by the Wisconsin
library commission.
New London. McMunn. a paint
er, drowned while swimming in the
Wolf river ct Northport. After a
hearty meal and wrestling with a
companion on the shore, he started
to swim. He suddenly threw up his
arms, called for help, and immediate
y sank
Green Bay.-Frank Vaughan. aged
thirty, and Joseph Petoski, aged
ten, were rescued from drown.
ing in the Fox river here. Refs, for
nTer county official. saved the boy.
companions of Vaughan pulled him
back into a launch after he had fallen
into the water.
Ashland.-Rev. Father Chrysostum,
one of the oldest priests in Wis
consin, viii celebrate his golden
jubilee here today. There will be
twenty-five priests from surrounding
towns present. Father Chrysostum
WAS ordained in Milwaukee fifty years
ago.
La Crosse.-Two weeks more must
intervene before John Kolb and
Charles Hammond of this city
will know whether they are to be
released from the saltwater peniten-
tiary, where they are serving a life
term for shooting John King in a Min
neapolis saloon holdup. The Mime
sofa board of pardons is unable to
reach a decision
Hayward. - Paul Jefferys, promf-
nent citizen of indianapolis, Ind,
aged thirty, accidentally shot himself
while hunting at Goodwin's resort.
thirty miles from here. Jefferys and
his guide had stopped for dinner, lay
ing their guns in bush. After dinner
they went to get the guns and the
hammer caught in the bushes, dis
charging the load into Jefferys' side.
Immediate death followed
Racine.-CarI Mueller and wife, con
victed of attempted arson in an
effort to defraud an insurance
company, were sentenced to serve
three years in state prison. Their
attorney, David S. Rose of Milwaukee,
after being denied a new trial, in
timated that the case would be APP
pealed to the supreme court because
Mrs. Mueller had been Influenced by
her husband and should consequently
go free.
Observation-Disclosures Dreamer, born
in Marinette, OF Irish descent, had
been arrested in Canada charged
with being a German spy. Cream
er has been taken from home at
Quebec and lodged in barracks
forty miles away to await military
trial. Creamer, a paper maker by
trade, went to Canada two years ago
with his wife and two children
Creamer's parents wired the Quebec
authorities asking to be notified of
the result of Creamer's hearing as
soon as held, but received no reply.
Madison.-COld weather and other
unfavOrable conditions have seri-
ously retarded the corn crop in
the state, according to reports re-
ceived by the state board Of agricul-
ture. Some other crops have also
suffered from the same causes. The
report for Milwaukee county says:
derfully during the wet and cool
weather, but corn has not grown at
all and is two weeks behind. With
favorable weather during July, corn
and potatoes will be normal by Au
gust l." In all parts of the state the
coming of warm weather is believed
to mean the saving of many crops
from failure.
Milwaukee.-S. NJ. Smith of James
vile was elected president of the
Wisconsin Bankers association at
the final session Of the annual con-
vention at the Shubert theater. Other
officers chosen are: Vice-president,
J. r. Wheeler, Columbus; treasurer,
G. E. Gibson, Clintonville; members
of the executive council, E. H. Will
Iiams, Milwaukee; J. ]. Jameson,
ShuIlsburg; Walter Sprecher, Indepen-
dence; A. C. Kingston, Chiffon, and
E. J. Perry, Fond du Lac. The plan
of holding a joint meeting with the
Minnesota association at Duluth next
year was proposed by George D. Bart
lett, secretary. It is planned to have
the Wisconsin delegation go to Du-
luth by boat, holding the meetings on
the way. At Duluth, one session would
be held with the Minnesota delegates.
A resolution which recommends the
of % cents by banks for rat
ings and 10 cents for cashing sight
drafts was adopted.
Oshkosh.-EmpIOyee Of the Paine
company went out on
strike. They object to the en-
ployment Of an efficiency expert by
the receivers of the company, the Wis
consin Trust company Of Milwaukee; /
J. A. Kimberly, N-enah, and A. L. /
Osborn, Oshkosh. The receivers have |
agreed to remove the expert, but the |
men declared that they are now goir g |
to uFonize and have sent to Chicago /
for an organizer.
Sheboygan.-Plans are being com
pleted for the state convention Of the /
Association of Stationary En-
gineers to be held here July q to %. /
milwaukee,. - Ri Rev. Paul P. /
Rhode, auxiliary bishop of Chi |
cago, has been notified of his ap- /
Dointment as bishop Of Green Bay, to /
-uccpod the late PiGhoO John Fox