Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
BADGER STATE NOTES.

KenOsha.-Kenosha saloons are
learning that they will not be per-
mitted to exist against the protests
Of property owners. At meeting of
the common council licenses were re-
fused to three places protested by
property owners. 1t has been given
out by the members of the license
committee that the same course Will
be followed with all saloons which
are conducted in manner objection
able to the surrounding property
owners.
Trempealeau.-Stor and resi-
dences of Trempealeau enjoyed cleo
trio lights for exactly one night, the
new electric tower and transformer
being struck by lightning early the
following morning, entailing a loss
of $1,000. 1t will take a month to
restore the damage, and in the mean
time the city streets will remain in
darkness, as the old street lights
have been removed.
Oshkosh.-The fight for lower
freight rates for the Fox river valley
is on in earnest. A league of Wis
consin shippers, with the following
executive committee of Oshkosh bust
ness men, has been chosen: c. A.
Wakeman, chairman; E. H. Steigery
H. F. Landeck, E. E. BeaIs, G. J.
Smith, j. r. Chapman, Ben Hooper,
S. Heyman and J. N. Tittemore. An
experienced freight traffic man has
been engaged to compile statistics
showing discrepancies of rates over
those of surrounding states.
Superior.-Judge Z. H Gary of.
the United States Steel corporation
and Gov. Philip will be asked to.
deliver addresses at the celebration
to be held in Superior on Nov. l..
when the opening of the new steel
plant across the st. Louis river will
be formally observed here. Civic
bodies are now organizing a monster
industrial pageant to emphasize the
commercial Importance of the new
plant to the industrial future of the
northwest.
Superior-The contract for the
construction of ST. Joseph's orphan
age for the Catholic diocese of Su-
perior, was let to Tomlinson & Egan
of Ashland on their bid of $101,431.
Work on the institution, which is to
be built here, is to start at once. 1t
will be ready for occupancy in Sep
TENDER, 1916.
uperior.-Going down steep
embankment with an automobile
which twice turned over in the
plunge, seven passengers in a ma
chine driven by p. O. Swanson, SU-
perior saIoOnist and hotel man, es-
capped with few scratches. The ma
chine was wrecked.
Oconto-The Holt Lumber COM
pany Of this city has shut down it's
saw mill nights, owing to lack Of
space for piling lumber
BeIoit-William Lathers has Just
sold between 1000 and 5000 lambs
on the Chicago market for 100000.
He bought the stock in Montana. Mil
Ter & Adams sold sixty-four head Of
young cattle for $10.25 per hundred
weight. They brought an average Of
s144 each.
Fond du Lac.-Robert Gibbons, 20
years old, Eden township, was arrest
ed charged with attempting to muir
der his uncle, Edward Gibbons The
injured man was shot three times, in
the head, hip and arm. In a state
ment to the states attorney he can
give no reason for the assault.
Wautoma.-At the annual meeting
of stockholders of the Wautoma-
Mount Morris Telephone company at
the courthouse the following were
elected President, Z. F. Kileen;
vice president, o. 3. Olson; secre-
tary-treaguTGT, L. H. Larsen. The
company paid 10 per cent dividend
the last year.
Wausau-Jacob Turban of Mer-
rilI, who pleaded guilty to a charge
Of forgery and was sentenced to one
year in the Green Bay reformatory,
has been paroled to Sheriff Herman
Newman.