Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-16
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commission has refused to exempt en-
ployees of the new state printing
board from civil service and all en-
ployees will be required to pass an
examination
Madisen.-Governor Philip ap-
proved the state railroad commits.
sion's appointment of Prof. J. D.
Mack as state engineer. Professor
Mack at once proceeded with the
work Of organizing his department.
His force of assistants will consist
of engineers who have been working
for the state railroad commission,
state tax commission and state high
way commission.
Milton.-Rev. Lewis A. PIatts,
D. D., emeritus pastor of the Mil
ton Seventh Day Baptist church,
died at the home of his son, DR.. L A.
Platts, Jr., in Chicago, at the age of
seventy-tive. At various times he was
editor of the Sabbath Recorder, pro-
fessor at Alfred Theological seminary,
vice-president Of the board of trustees
of Milton college and pastor at Milton
for thirteen years. The funeral was
held at Milton
MadisOn.-The Wisconsin industrial
commission reorganized by elact-
ing Joseph D. Beck. of Viroqua
president to succeed Charles H.
CrOwnhart of Superior, who was dis
placed as a member by former Assem-
blyman George P. Hambrecht of Grand
Rapids. Beck has been a member of
the commission since it was created
four years ago, and before that served
some years as state commissioner of
labor and industrial statistics.
Madison.-The disease known as
the Fox river valley horse disease
has again appeared in Winnebago
county. A field man has already
been sent there from the state depart
ment of agriculture, and is making
preliminary survey of the amount of
infection. It is then planned to bring
in as many scientific investigators as
may be available from different col
leges, and the federal bureau will
also be asked to cooperate in this in
yestigaticn.
Rhinelander.-When a bear visited
a road camp of the Fish Lumber
company and ate up all the grub,
work was stopped for half a day be-
cause the men were hungry. The
teams of the company were being
used on a new ~oad under construc-
ton between here and Three Lakes
and as camp was more than mile
away from where the men were work
ing they took their meals in a large
basket Bruin smeIled out the good
things. The men continued their la
bors when more food was brought
from camp.
Madison.-George E. Flynn of Mad
ison was elected president of the
Wisconsin Retail Clothiers' asso-
citation which closed it's session and
banquet in the Park hotel. Other
officers chosen are: First vice-presi-
dent, A. P. Hansen, Eau Claire; sec
ond vice-president, A. L. Kemmer,
Kiel; ecretary-treasurer, H. 0. Nc
Cabe, Kenosha. Among the resolu-
lions passed was one declaring in IA
vor of February 1 and August 1 as
clearance sales dates. 1t was also
decided to incorporate the associa-
ton. The next convention will be
held in Milwaukee August 10 and 16,
1916.
Superintendent of Public
Property NJ. A BIumenfeld award
ed contract to the Borreson
Manufacturing company of st. Paul for
supplying metal plates for automo-
biles and motorcycles for Wisconsin.
The Borreson company agreed to fur
nish the plates for four and one-half
cents each. The state is paying seven
cents each under the present con-
tract, which is held by the Schwaab
Stamp and Stencil company of Mil
waukee. AS about 10000 plates will
be used next year, the saving to the
state will under the new contract be
over $4,000 The new plate will have
a cardinal background with raised
white figures.
Chippewa FaIls.-A booster special
train on the 500 line, bound for
the northern Wisconsin state fair
with 200 citizens aboard, crashed into
a west-bound freight taking a siding
at Boyd, twenty miles east Of here.
Six box cars with merchandise we're
knocked off the track, the engine of
the special badly damaged and Dr..
Harry Wands, Joseph Korbitz, Oscar
Fossum, R. ]. Emerson, all Of Chip
pewa Falls, and others were injured.
The freight train was slow in getting
on the siding, and the special came
around a curve at fifteen miles an
hour. Engineer Ole Lee, the fireman
and Conductor Frank Murray of the
special were saved by jumping. The
special of four cars had started on
tour of Owen, Ladysmith, Rice Lake
and other northern Wisconsin towns
to boom the fair to be held here Sep
TENDER 21-24. The wreck was cleared
very soon and the special continued.
Madison.-Several new rules gov:
erning barbering have been issued
by the state board Of health.
One says: Every barber shall see
that no person eXpect0rates on the
floor or walls Of his shop" Others
prohibit shops in saloons and stores,
BARRIERS treating skin diseases, and
headrests without a clean covering.
Viroqua.-When Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
n. Groves celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary they were
not the oldest married couple in the
company. Among the guests were
three couples that had been married
from fifty-two to ffty-seven years.
Madison.-Gov. Z. L. Phillip and
Col. r B. Pixley, his secretary,
have broken into the movies" A
few days ago a travelling moving pic
ture outfit visited Madison and In
Guided in the views taken of the city
some pictures Of the chief executive
and his secretary. When interviewed