Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-10-07
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them.
Oshkosh.-Five men were place
under arrest here by ConserW
ton Wardens C. f. Asmuth and 7. Z
Bonner on the charge of illegal fshin
in Lake Winnebago. Three thousan
feet Of gill nets and 5000 feet of sc
lines, together with the fishermen
boats. were seized
Monroe.-Monroe was without fir
! protection or drinking water, til,
! entire city system being drained
as the result of mysterious contain
nation resulting in half the city being
rendered more or less i'll. This is the
third time since Sunday that the res.
erYoir at the pumping station has
been cleaned in an effort to stay the
epidemic, believed due to surface wa.
ter seeping in during a severe rain.
Madison.-Miss Helen Breen of OF.
tawa, ILL.,, society reporter of the
! Wisconsin State Journal of Madison,
and Lee La Toilette Siebecker, son of
! Judge and Mrs. r. g. Siebecker and q
nephew of Senator La Toilette, were
married at the home of the bride
| groom's parents here. The bride grad
| uated from the University of Wiscon-
sin in 1912. Mr.. Siebecker is private
| secretary to his father, who is a mem
Der of the state supreme court.
Racine,-The biennial conference Of
the Danish Lutheran church Of
Wisconsin, which embraces thirty
pastorates in various parts OF the
| state, came to a close with the cleo
| ton of the following officers: Presi-
! dent, Rev. G. NJ. Olson, Hartland; sec
rotary, Rev. A. w. Lund, Denmark;
treasurer, G. P. Nelson, Racine. The
mission at Green Bay was raised to a
regular pastorate and $4,000 was
pledged toward liquidating the debt of
the church at large.
Madison.-Mrs. Julia A. kellogg.
wife of Clarence kellogg, clerk
! of the supreme court of Wisconsin,
died at the family home, 734 East Cor
ham street, from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis which she suffered
several weeks ago. Besides her hus-
band, she leaves a son, Attorney Harry
kellogg of Milwaukee, two sisters,
Mrs. Darwin Clark and Mrs. Helen r.
Kellogg of Madison, and a brother,
Harry Adams of Sparta. The funeral
was held from the residence Saturday
afternoon.
Milwaukee.-As a result of activity
of health department inspectors
about twenty farmers will be pro-
hibited from sending milk into Mil
waukee, according to Deputy Commits
sioner F. w. Luening. Tests were
made in 200 cases and in many in
stances the filter used was black with
impurities. I'VE found that impure
products were coming from cream
cries in the vicinity. but when we in
spected these places we found they
were perfectly sanitary" said Mr..
Luening. This led us to investigate
the farms from which the creameries
secured their supply"
Sheboygan.-What to do with q
prisoner who, after pleading guilty
to burglary, but before being SEN
| fenced becomes insane, is a ques-
tion that is puzzling Judge Michael
Kirwan of the Sheboygan county cir
cult court. Earl Stetton, alias William
Barber of Whitewater, recently re-
leased from the industrial school at
Waukesha, was arrested here and con-
fessed to burglary of a jewelry store
at Waldo and general store at COST
| burg. Stetton pleaded guilty in cir
cult court to the charge Of burglary
and was to have been sentenced but
became raving maniac and was re-
moved to the county asylum.
Oconomowoc.-A cottage at Sana-
torium Waldheim burned with a
loss of $4,000, all the patients escap-
ing injury. The fire is believed to have
started when a curtain came in con-
tact with lamp over which milk was
being heated. Miss Clara Geebler, a
nurse, stepped out on the porch and
when she smelled smoke returned to
find the interior a mass of flames. The
only inmate, small child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Hildahl of Okauchee,
was carried to safety. Another child,
a son Of Mrs. Charles Smith Of Brook
Ign, n Y, who had been in the cot
tage a short time before, was playing
in the yard. The sanatorium is under
the charge Of DR.. J. Fl. Boze.
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Isabel Hosch one
of Milwaukee, Oldest residents,
who has lived in this city for
nearly fifty years, died at her home,
785 Marshall street, after an illness
of several weeks, due chiefly to old
age. Coming here from the East az
young woman, she saw the small city
grow to proportions which she fire.
quently said made her proud Of her
home city, and her sons become some
of Milwaukee's best known business
men. She leaves three son, A. s., J.
P. and John J., and four daughters,
Misses Margaret and Martha and Mrs.
H. s. Roraback, all of Milwaukee, and
Mrs. c. E. Goodhue of Helmet, Cal
Madison-The state treasurer has
been authorized to make the fs-
cal distribution Of Wisconsin aid to
deaf schools. The aid for the nine
months ending June 30, 1915, amouats
to $50, 108.89. This is to be distributed
to the city treasurers Of % cities in
the state at the rate Of $3.50 per pupil,
or the fraction Of the year that each
pupil attended the schools. The fol-
lowing cities will receive these
amounts for this purpose: Amigo, ST.
1919; Appleton, S2,267.05; Eau
Claire, $685.; Fond du Lac. 3d.
479.15; La Crosse. $1.358.14, and She
boygan. $1.658.1A
Oshkosh.-Ofcers were chosen as
follows at the business session Of
the Oshkosh Ministerial associa-
ton, and much preliminary work
was done in making arrangements for
the Hart and Mccain revival to be
held here in November: President,
Rev. J. P. Koeller; vice-president, Rev
F. W. Gassman; secretary and treas
urer, Rev. w. S. Carr. The city was
6;v;dad into fyUaIvn vnrkirp districts