Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-13
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.

WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.
Ashland-After being shut down
all winter, the Schroeder sawmill has
started operation for the 1915 season.
The buzz of the saws and the clang
of the machinery were pleasant
sounds to the $50 men who have
been out of work many months. The
reopening of the mill is welcomed
by merchants as we'll as workmen,
as 1t is expected to help general bust
ness conditions materially. There
are enought logs on hand to keep the
mill running some time, at least I'M
till RATS begin to arrive.
Oconto-Demands of men employ
ed by the Holt Lumber company's
single shop, here that they be allow
ed to organize a union, brought about
a sharp struggle between the union
men and nonunion workers at the
plant. After an alteration between
the two forces, Archie Grandeur,
Elmer Lett, John kaufman, Spencer
Crane and George Freward were ar
1NoICb anu lAlCd pO-CO 6dClt.
Wausau-The boys of the Wausau
High school, members of the Rotary
club and other citizens, joined in a
Good Roads Day." when the west
side Merrill road was raked, cleaned
of stone, dragged and conditioned
for better travel. The road will be
improved for nine miles. The Good
Roads club of Marathon county is
now planning to hold similar working
days on other main highways into
the city.
Lacrosse-Phillip Schnell, propria-
tor Of a brickyard, is defendant in a
suit for $4,000 for the death of his
son. The suit is brought by his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Phillip Schnen,
Jr., whose complaint declares her
husband was required to work in a
boiler room, the floor of which was
strewn with nails. His death was
caused by lockjaw, said to have been
occasioned by stepping on a rusty
nail.
Eau Claire-Mrs. A. Schulz, rs
years old, was instantly killed by the
North Coast limited at Augusta,
twenty-four miles east of here. She
stepped off a local train and started
up one of the double tracks on the
way to her home, six miles from the
village. She walked into the path Of
the limited, which followed the local.
Necedah-At a meeting Of the
stockholders of the Security bank,
recently organized in Necedah, the
following directors were named: F.
NJ. Reed, Mary e. Miner, M. j. VOL
colt, g. H. LiVernash, A. H. barrow.
Officers are: President, F. NJ. Reed;
vice president, M. J. Woloott; cashier,
G. H. Livernash. The new bank Will
open May Is.
Green Bay.-Thomas Gleason, city
electrician, was electrocuted while
helping to install electric wiring for
a new ice machine at the Rahr brew
cry Gleason put his hand on the
starting box and received the full
charge of 440 volts. A pulmotor was
used without success. Mr.. Gleason
was 33 years Of age.
Racine-A leak in gas-main
crossing the trunk sewer being con-
structed in West Racine, resulted in
a considerable blaze when a match
was dropped nearby. The street blaz-
ed for considerable time after the
gas had been turned off.
Neenah.-Mrs. Florence Lee, school
nurse and truant officer two years, has
resigned. It was through her efforts
that tuberculosis camp was estab-
Iished here the last two summers.
Thirty-tWo young people
will comprise the 1915 graduating
class of the Kimberly high school in
this city.
Tomahawk-Joseph Parents, log
driver, whose home is on a farm near
Cassian, was killed while at work on
the Oelhafen drive on the Tomahawk
river, about one mile north of Toma-
hawk Junction.
Wausau-B W Walters of MOST
nee, has been reelected president of
the Marathon county board Of educa-
ton. E. r. Prehn was reelected
secretary.
Kenosha-A. G. Pacey of Wilmot
was named president of the Kenosha
county board of education at the ann
ual meeting on Wednesday.