Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-11
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.

MISUNDERSTANDING men within
a radius of a mile and a half are toll
ing daily under the direction of a
man locked in cell at the county
jail here. The man is Joseph HoreD
alleged slayer of Morey B. Porter
railway conductor, who is awaiting
trial on charge of first degree muir
der Horen's defense for the shoot
ing, which occurred in December.
will be the unwritten law.
nouncement of the school boards in
tention to rigidly enforce the dry
resolution put in force year ago.
which prohibits any athletic team
from playing games in a city where
liquor is sold.
Green Bay-To determine the le-
gality of the Police court in this city
a friendly suit has been instituted
before Judge Graas by Alderman
Robert Rattan, chairman of the ordi-
nance committee of the council. A
motion to fix the salary of the DOIice
judge at $50 was introduced in the
council and to determine the status
OF the court the suit followed. II is
alleged that the present fee system
gives the police Judge an excessive
income of more than $4,000 a year.
Sheboygan-Plans are under way
to organize company here to build
dock and warehouse on the river
to be operated in conjunction with
the Pere Marquette Steamship com
pany. The company has agreed to
run boat daily to Port Washington
and Sheboygan if a dock and ware
house are built
Wausau-Douglas Grizzly Bear,
80 years old, a Winnebago Indian,
who came to Marathon county from
Nebraska last fall, is in the county
jail here awaiting trial on the charge
Of numbering his wife.
Kenosha-Mrs. Harriet Jane De
Diemar, 50 years old, wife of Frank
De Diemar, prominent veteran Of
the Civil war, mother of Benjamin
F. De Diemar. clerk of the Circuit
court Of Kenosha county, is dead.
Mrs. lie Diemar was the daughter Of
the Rev. David Hall, one of the pio-
neer Methodist ministers of Keno
sha.
Manitowoc-Four Of the Oldest
members of the Two Rivers fire de-
partment will be retired on a pen
sion after serving forty years. The
men are Frank Zlatnik, Theodore
Vanderbloeman, Gustave Vietz and
Charles Tesmer
BeIoit- Scholarship reports Of Be
lott college show that by social or
CARNATIONS the girls are the best
students. Three sororities show a
higher standard Of scholarship than
any of the fraternities
Madison-The Randolph Brothers
Hotel company Of Milwaukee filed an
amendment to it's articles Of incor-
poration in the office of the secre-
tary of state, reducing its capital
Ripon-Past Masters night was
observed by Ripon Masons. Grand
Secretary Perry Of Milwaukee assist
ed in comforting the master mason's
degree at a banquet, G. B. Homer.
DlC5lAluS do lOa1blLLd5bgas Y iGlbAIAE5
members from Berlin, Markesan,
Green Lake and Princeton were pres
ent.
anesville-FolloWing the fire at
La Crosse school in which fire drills
proved effective, there has been an
increased interest in fire drills here.
In drill at the High school the
building was smptied in two min
utes.
Superior-The city commissions
unemployment relief plan of putting
down sewers by day labor during the
winter has proved a money-maker.
More than $1,000 has been saved on
a small job, according to the report
of Commissioner Fred Tomlinson,
who has charge Of the public works
department.
Somerset-B rooding over the sick
ness of his four horses, Fred Schrul,
single, farmer living two miles west
of this village, became mentally I'M
balanced and has been committed to
Mendoza for treatment.