Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-06
Wisconsin NeUs
IerseLy Told

Beloit.-Chnord L. Day, Beloit, was
elected permanent class alumni secre-
tary by the Beloit college class OF
1915.
uperior.-Fairview hotel, one Of
the best known hostelries of Scion
Springs, Douglas county. a summer
resort, burned with most of its con-
tents, The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Madison.-O. H. Eiason, state vet
erinarian, said that the recent quaran-
tine established in a proclamation by
Gov. Z. L. Philip against the importa-
ton of cattle soon will be lifted
Appleton.-WhiIe Prof. F. W. Orr
was sitting in his office on the third
floor of Lawrence college, 4 bullet
crashed through a window and just
missed his head before going into the
wall
Madison Governor Philip has re-
ce1ved notification from the author
tiles at Washington of the raising of
the hoof-and-mouth disease quaran-
tine from all but a few localities in
this state
Observation-Disclosures hall, one of the
main buildings of Northland college,
and equipment we're practically de-
stroyed by fire. The building was val
ued at $4,000 and contents at $4,000;
partly insured.
Beloit.-The death at WaIworth Of
Hon. Carlos S. Douglas is the
first in the Beloit college class OF
1878. There were fifteen graduates.
Mr.. Douglas was member of the leg
islature and leader in public affairs
of Walworth county.
Green Bay.-Arsein Leloo, aged
seven, seated himself on elevator
dock at the East river to fish.
In his excitement after getting a bite
he lost his balance, fell into the water
and was drowned. Men succeeded in
recovering his body after twenty min
utes. The pulmotor was used without
success.
Racine.-Charles Jensen, the bank
policeman who stole $1,000 in gold
from the bank where he was en-
ployed, pleaded guilty to grand lar
ceny and was sentenced to two years
in the state reformatory at Green
Bay. Henry Soth, who stole automo-
bile accessories from a local factory,
also drew a sentence of two years in
the reformatory.
Beloit-Edward Crouch, a gradu-
ate of Beloit High school two years
ago, has received an appointment
as cadet at West Point. He is
an enthusiastic National guardsman
and one of the best shots of Com
pany L, First regiment. He passed
the examination and was appointed
alternate and was advised by the war
department to his appointment and
instructed to report for work in June.
He is the first Beloit boy to go to
West Point
Superior.-Charging that the death
of their husbands was due to
impure water supplied at the camps
of the defendants, located near Iron
river, Alekksande Lamp, widow of
Ante Lamp, and Ami Maxi, widow
Of William Maxi, have brought suits
for $4,000 each against the Rogers
Rugar Lumber company of this city.
The two men were woodsmen en-
ployed by the lumber company in its
main camps, which are alleged to
have been poorly ventilated and gen
orally insanitary.
Fond du Lac.-The f1fty-ninth an
-
ference of the Salem Evangelical
association adjourned after selecting
Appleton for the next meeting place
and announcing that the next state
convention of the Young Peoples as
sociation would be held at Lomira
in August. The Milwaukee appoint
ments are as follows: Presiding elder,
Milwaukee district, Rev. Mr.. Schneid-
er. Pastors: Zion church, F. w.
Schoeler; Salem, G. E. Epp; Tabor,
R. Robehl Friedens, G. Friederich;
Bethel, ]. Nickel; Ebenezer, c. w.
Schlueber, Emanuel NJ. Ganecke;
North Milwaukee, NJ. Wittenweiler,
and South Milwaukee, J. c. Etzel-
mueller.
West Allis.-At a meeting of the
board of education held in the city
hall, signed contracts were received
from the following teachers for the
years of 1915 and 1916: High school
and Lincoln school, G. A. German,
principal; Mary Kanouse, H. E. Wei
bourne, Lydia Mayer, Georgeana Hen
derson, Rosetta Hendricksen, H. c.
Stillman, Helen Moss, Maud Dens-
more, Anna DeRoux, Freda Ferber,
Olive Henderson, Cornelia Hubbard,
Ellen Kelley, Edna Karill McKin-
ley school, Robert Huntington, Kath-
crime Ryan, Marion Aubery, JaDette
Meigs, Viola Tanner, Mabel White,
Marion Marcher. Washington school,
E. G. Assmann, principal; Anna But
Ter, w. BublotZ, Patricia Hoole, Helen
Madden, Juliet Hahn, Florence Ever
son, Emeline Straw, Elizabeth Horn
ing, Mabel Lee, Mildred Sweedman,
Frances Gardner, Hulda Hahn, Helen
Tozer. Garfield school, Maud Barns,
principal; Elizabeth Hauser Norma
Ingold
Superior-After shooting and in
killing his wife and wound
ing his stepdaughter, Erick An
derson, prominent farmer near here,
gashed his wrist and throat with
knife and then turned the gun on him
self, dying Immediately. Domestic |
troubles are said to explain the trag- |
edy. The woman, who was his third |
wife, formerly lived in st. Paul. They |
married two months ago.
Hortonville - Otto Helterhoff, a
wealthy retired farmer living in this |
village, committed suicide by hanging |
in the loft of his barn on Wednesday.
No cause is known.
Madison.-The secretary of state is
sued 500 additional automobile IL |
censes bringing the total num- /
her for the calendar year up to 3d. /
$50, which exceeds by 290 the total |