Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
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the annual chautauqua will be held in
Wausau July Is to %, inclusive.
Elkhorn.-Charles Kneirt, a wealthy
Troy Center farmer, committed sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid
New London.-John Bodoh of this
city was electrocuted in his home. He
went into the basement, took hold of a
lamp cord and was instantly killed
Wausau.-H. H. Humphrey of Wau-
shara county has been selected by the
Marathon county board of education
as county representative to look after
the agricultural interests.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Mary Poiimeni,
who sought to commit suicide here
several weeks ago by inhaling illum-
mating gas, died in ST. Mary's hos
pital at Racine.
Antigo-Dorothy Close, aged five
years, was badly burned about the
body and hands when her clothing
ignited from match lighted in her
mothers absence. Her recovery is
doubtful.
Northumberland Philip granted
a pardon to restore to citizenship
Clyde Schuldt of Rusk county. Schuldt
was convicted of adultery and sen
fenced to serve two years in Waupun.
He served the sentence.
Green Bay.-Rev. B. L. Bergstrom
was released by the Winnebago Pres
bytery at special meeting. He has
received call from a Michigan city
and will leave in a short time for that
place.
Milwaukee.-There will be no
strike in the breweries, the unions
at their halloting decided to &C
cept the employers offer of a 50 a
week increase in wages and the men
will return to work as soon as this
agreement is signed
Madison.-The 1916 class of civil
engineers at the university will
make a three-day trip of inspec-
ton to several of the largest manufac-
turing plants in the country on March
20, 80 and 81. The class will visit
Gary, Ind, Burlington, H., and Chi
cago.
Stevens Point.-When attempting
to board a westbound freight train
on the 500 line at Junction City,
William Collins, aged twenty five, fell
beneath The cars and both legs were
severed He died an hour later Col
Inns father is an engineer on the Mil
waukee road and lives in Milwaukee.
Fond du Lac.-Dr. B. o. Bendizon,
residing at Dundee, this county,
burned to death in a fire which
destroyed his home. The fire was dis
covered by neighbors who broke into
the house and rescued the physician
who was found lying on bed over
come by the smoke.
Antigo.-Sugar camps in the maple
groves near here have started OPP
erations, as the sap has begun
to run. The camp of H. n Chandler,
considered the largest in the state,
taps 1000 or more trees, collecting
nearly 5000 gallons of sap day I'M
der favorable conditions, and produc-
ing as much as forty gallons of maple
strip a day.
Kenosha. - Kenosha entertained
10000 farmer guests at the round
up institute and midwinter fair
which opened. There will be special
departments for many different lines
of agricultural pursuits. The insti-
tute for the women of the farms is
in charge of Laura B. Breeze of Wau-
kesha and Miss Abbie L. Marlatt of
the department of home economics at
the University of Wisconsin.
Oshkosh. = The following made
addresses at the Fox River Dental
society's convention, which was
held here: Walter L. Conkey, APP
pleton, president; DR.. M. L. FEEDER
spiel, Milwaukee; DR.. Kent T. Wood,
Madison; Dr. F. Ewing, Chicago, and
demonstrations were made by Drs.
Carl B. Case, Byron H. Albert, John
P. Carmichael and Adolph Chopper,
all of Milwaukee. The next conven-
ton will be held in Appleton in March,
1916. Officers are: President, c. A.
Cheney, Fond du Lac; vice-president,
F. C. Babcock, Kaukauna; secretary
and treasurer, R. J. Cady, Oshkosh.
Madison.-There isn't much re-
semblance between a shetland pony
and a giraffe, neither is there
family resemblance between a coyote
and a wolf, but somehow county clerks
of Wisconsin are sadly befuddled over
animals. AS result Of this confusion
the state of Wisconsin annually is
"fiim-fammed' out of $4,000 in boun-
ties under the law which provides for
the payment of bounties for certain
scaIps. L. B. Nagler, assistant secre-
tary of state, informed the house com
mittee on state affairs that the state
is losing much money in the payment
of bounties on fake" scalps, and he
spoke in favor of d bill to abolish
the county idea A certain county
clerk. recently paid out $40 for thir-
teen wolf scalps." An expert found
the clerk had paid for the scalp Of one
coyote, two red fox, one black squtr-
rel, one fox squirrel and eight gray
squirrels.
Janesville.-District Attorney Z.
A. Taslor of Barron county is
expected in GAINESVILLE this week
to e1hume the body Of Mrs. Ella Nor
ton, who was buried a week ago at
OrfordviIle. Barron county officials
are investigating the charges that Ed
ward Norton, husband Of the woman,
choked her to death at their home at
Rice Lake. Norton has been arrested
and is being held for trial.
La Crosse-The present Holy Cross
parochiaI school is to be RACED at the
close of the present school year and
another erected on its site, to cost
about sixteen thousand dollars.
Misunderstanding Reid in circuit
court denied the motion of Joseph Sos
nowski for a new trial, and the defend
ant. who was convicted of murder
in the first degree, was sentenced to