Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-10-07
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Sheboygan.- Stetton, alias
William Barber, whose home is in
Whitewater and who is in Jail await
ing sentence on a charge of burglary,
is a problem for the authorities. He
was found guilty and undoubtedly
would have been sentenced to the re-
formatory at Oshkosh, being Is years
old. He became raYing maniac and
in this condition it is not believed ad-
visable to send him to the northern
hospital for the insane at Oshkosh,
as no provision is made there for
criminal insane. He is too young to
be sent to the hospital for criminally
insane at Waupun.
Beloit-Paul Howe pleaded guilty
to highway robbery in holding up
agents of the Northwestern and Mil
waukee roads and was sentenced by
Judge J. B. Clarke to seven years in
the penitentiary Howe is deemed
by District Attorney Dunwiddie
chronic criminal. He has served two
terms in Waupun for burglary, be-
sides numerous Jail sentences. He
told the court that at times when
slightly drunk he could not resist
rObbing people because it was easier
to get money that way than to work.
Waukesha.-The girl arrested at
Milwaukee, giving her name as Bes-
sic BuTgman, FL years old, and al
legged to have confessed to setting
fires at various places for revenge,
was known as elsie" at the Wauke-
sha Lime and Stone company where
Deputy Fire Marshal William G. End
charges that she started fires on June
8, Is and e.
Kenosha-Mrs. Inez Rice Keller,
former well known Kenosha woman,
who went abroad year ago as one
of the representatives to the peace
congress at The Hague, has returned
to the country. She is now interest
ing herself in collecting funds for one
of the American hospitals on the bat
tie front
Madison.-More than three hun
dred members of the freshman class
at the university have been pledged
by Greek fraternities and sororities
during the last week The rushing
week for sororities, which lasts
week, has closed. There are practi
cally / 900 fraternity members at the
university.
Madison.-Gov. Philip appointed
Frances G. Perkins Of Fond du Lac
to succeed Elizabeth Waters of the
same city, as a member of the board
of regents of the state university for
a term ending Feb. 1, 1921.
Berlin.-Two bronze cannon used
in the civil war, and by an act of
congress, donated to the city of Ber-
lin. arrived here, also forty-twO can
non balls, to be used for ornamental
purposes in the city park.
Kenosha.-Two hundred curious
people, many of them women,
crowded municipal court here when
the hearing of the statutory charges
against Mrs Mae Molter Bull and
Frank Hansmann were supposed to
come up The hearing Of both the
cases was adjourned.
Wausau.-The packing plant Of the
Wausau Cooperative company is near
" completed. It viii be in operation
/ by Dec. /.
BeIoit-Miss jeanette Wade Of Wau-
watosa has been elected to represent
the junior class Of Beloit college on
the honor committee, which admins
tiers the student honor system.
Racine-Vfctor Norwidt, mechanic,
was one Of the depositors at the Manu-
| facturers' National bank who withdrew
/ his money when some one started
| run on the bank. He is sorry now to
the extent Of 800, for he went home
/ with a friend after enjoying taXicab
4 ride around town and woke up with
/ put a cent.
/ Racine.-Mrs William Cramer, "a
years old, whose death was due TO diph-
! liberia, was quickly buried under aus
pices Of the board of health. Her
daughter died Of the same disease a
I short time ago.