Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-11
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tWenty-one years of age, Belmont, had
the scalp torn from his head by a fall
! ing tree.
Janesville.-John Cunningham of
GAINESVILLE was reelected president of
| the Rock County Bar association at
the annual meeting.
Beloit-Joseph Patruillo, a Chicago
| & Northwestern railroad track walker.
was held up by three men with revolv-
ers and robbed of sos while inspecting
track south of here.
Beloit.-W. c. Robinson escaped
death by six inches when his agility
saved him from being ground under
the wheels of a Rockford and Inter
urban electric car here.
Janesville.-When Charles Wright
was salvaging among the fire ruins
of barn burned on January II, he
found the corpse of a man identified
as Austin Amer of Delavan.
Mcmahon complaint of the tru-
ant officer, Charles Kalfahs paid fine
and costs amounting to 1882 for not
sending twelve-year-old daughter to
school. The girl had not been to
school in AZ days.
Amigo. - Thomas Campbell, who
stabbed Alonzo Bunten during a brawl
here Christmas eve, was convicted of
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury. Bunten was near death
for a time
Kenosha.-Rev. J. P Heller, many
years pastor of the church at the viii
Lage of Bristol, in this county, has
been transferred to the pastorate of
the Catholic church at North Fond du
Lac
Wausau.-Otto C. Abrahams, first
lieutenant of company G, Wisconsin
National Guard, since May, 1910, has
resigned. 1t is expected he will be
succeeded by Second Lieut. Frank
Drake.
La Crosse.-The fire drill gong
sounded and $50 children marched out
Of the Logan school. When they
reached the street they saw the roof
and attic in flames. The building was
pracClcally destroyed.
Appleton.-Fifty members of the
Sigma Tau NJ fraternity of Lawrence
college were installed in the national
fraternity, the Sigma Phi Epsilon, this
being the first Lawrence Greek letter
society to secure national char
ter.
Antigo-At meeting of cattle own
ers of Langlade county an association
Of Guernsey breeders was formed, with
Anton Follstad of Echo as president,
Gustav Schroeder of Rolling, secre-
tary, and Fred Swenson of Amigo,
treasurer.
Green Bay.-Joseph Kusch, son of
the late John Kusch, town of Pitts
field farmer, returned. He arrived
just in time to receive his share of his
fathers estate. His own estate was
being administered on the belief that
he was dead.
Tomah-John Heiser, who was
crushed when a pile of lumber fell on
him in the Tomah bridge yard, died
He was fifty-six years old and was
born in Berlin, Germany, coming to
this country at the age of seven. He
is survived by a widow and six chill
dren.
Rice Lake.-Much excitement was
caused through the arrest of Edward
Norton, charged with numbering his
wife, who died few days ago. Mrs.
Norton was found dead in her home,
on the morning she was going to the
hospital for an operation for removal
of her tousils.
aukesha.-Because they did not
like the Wisconsin eugenic statute w
Henry Stillwell, fifty years DID, and
Miss Marie M. Giltz decided they
would be married in some other state
They braved the winter storms of
Lake Michigan, like clippers, to be
married at Ludington, Mich. 1--WE are
nearly fifty years old, and the eugenic
statute was not meant for US" said
the bridegroom, $50 we ran away like
a pair of kids"
La Crosse.-George Crumb of Re
treat possesses a fine spring near
his residence, and a large barrel
has been sunk around it, from which
the family dips water When Her
schen, eleven years old, the oldest of
five motherless children, failed to re-
turn after going after a pail of wa
ter, the father went in search Of him |
The child was found head downward !
in the barrel All efforts to resusci- |
tate him failed
Ashland-It is believed the wet |
and dry question will be brought |
before the voters at the spring |
election for the first time in sew |
eral years. Some saloon men be- |
lieved the action of the commission |
last summer in enforcing Sunday clos
ing and opening would head off anti
saloon agitation for some time, but |
indications point to a red hot fight.
Marinette.-George German, sixty
five years old, was killed when
struck by Northwestern train
near Stager, Mich. Officials are con-
fdent the aged man committed sui
eide, as he had plenty Of time to get /
off the track, several whistle blasts
warning him of his danger. They laid
his act to dependency following loss
of a position resulting from a stay in
the Crystal Falls Jail.
Lomira-A pet boar on the George
Steiner farm at Elwood Corners, took
a notion to see how good his tusks
were, and ripped open the knees and
breasts of two young horses.
Green Bay.-Efforts to locate Mrs
Cora Naylor, mother of Blanche
Naylor Of Madison, we're success
fuI when Mrs. Naylor appeared at
the Brown County Woman's building
and announced she was the person be
ing sought. The Madison girl. accord
ing to the mother, was sent to the
state home for dependent children at