Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-18
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

/ JanesVlIe.-Janesyil sent its sec
ond installmenr to the Belgian relief
fund, bringing the total amount for
| warded from this city to sS00.92.
Port Washington-Gottlieb Schmit
Of Cedarburg committed suicide by
hanging himself with his suspenders
| fastened to the iron bars in the county
/ Jail.
| La Crosse.-While with a party of
/ friends, Mrs. Samuel Wheeler died on
a street car. A companion, receiving
no response to a question, found Mrs.
Wheeler had died.
Marinette.-Peter Olson, employed
as log decker for the l. Stephenson
company near Escanaba, was killed
when he was crushed by a falling
| boom.
Baraboo.-A calf was born without
a tail on the farm of H. A. Hill, near
this city. A few weeks ago a calf was
| born without a tail on the farm of
| Herbert Smith
Beloit.-The will of c. A Cummings
of the Town Of La Prairie, Rock coun-
ty, bequeaths $4,000 to Beloit college
| provided his heir leaves no issue Mr..
| Cummings property interests inven-
tory $4,000
Wausau.-F. NJ. Wilcox of the
state industrial commission was in
| Wausau hearing evidence regarding
| seven claims for damages for per-
sonal injuries under the workman's
| compensation act.
Racine-Frank Kubik, ffty-four, a
farmer of Racine county, took his life
by shooting himself Kubik recently
| purchased team of horses and since
the sale has been worrying, feeling
that ne got the worst of the bargain.
Madison.-During 1914, the first
year of operation of the eugenic mar
rage law, 1000 fewer marriages were
reported to the Wisconsin board of
health than in 1913. The 1914 total
was 1882.
Kenosha.-Mrs Victoria Schaeffer,
mother of Tony Schaeffer, a naval
cadet alleged to have been shanghaied
on British vessel has died of bro
ken heart worrying over the pro-
longed absence of her boy.
Superior.-Arrangem for the
annual meeting of members of group
No. l of the Wisconsin Bankers
association to be held here Feb
| ruary q were made at a conference
| of the group officials One hundred
and thirty banks have agreed to send
at least one representative to the
| meeting.
Green Bay-The Fox River Val
ley Medical society held it's TWEEN
| ty-seventh annual conference at
Green Bay. A clinic was conducted
by Doctors Fairfield and Bartran at
st. Mary's hospital. The meeting con-
cluded with a banquet. Dr. J. L.
Yates of Milwaukee and Dr. Thomas
j. Watkins of Chicago addressed the
physicians.
Green Bay.-A test case will be
started and taken to the United States
Supreme court to settle the question
of whether an Indian has legal right
to drink Intoxicating liquor after he
ceases to be a ward of the government
and possesses citizenship rights en-
joyed by whites.
Turtle Lake.-Stirred to action by
a financial report showing a business
of over $4,000 done last year, the
Beaver Pure Seed Potato Growers
association viii form a cooperative
company at meeting to be held on
February 81. The association has
saved members hundreds of dollars
annually.
Marinette.-At special meeting OF
the city council here bond issue of
$4,000 worth of Az per cent bonds
was authorized, to secure money for
the new high school building now in
course Of construction. The action
was made necessary by communica-
ton from the commission of public
lands to the school board here, adVis-
ing the board that the expected loan
Of $4,000 from state trust funds could
not be granted, and must be cut to
$4,000.
Racine. = Racine contractors have
been awarded the contracts for build
ing the new Y. NJ. G. A building. The
general contract was given to A. G.
Kappel, whose bid of $1,000 was the
lowest received. John Feiner, with
bid of $3.50, was given the plumbing
work and the Thomas Heating COM
pany, with a bid of $7,797, got the
heating contract. No contract was let
for the electric wiring or excavation,
The building committee decided to get
further particulars on the work before
accepting any bid. Three Racine con-
tractors were bidders for the work
Further bids will also be secured for
the excavating, the two received being
rejected because they were considered
too high. F. H. Shculz and H F. Muel-
Ter are the new directors. John D.
Rowland was elected treasurer of the
association and also of the building
fund
Waupaca. F. E. Paronto, former
mayor of this city, has taken to farm
ing. The results he has achieved are
not to be despised. Starting in with
moderate sized herd of blooded Hol-
stems, Mr.. Paronto reports, in 13
months time sales amounting to
S1,525, besides the output of milk, po-
tatoes and other products.
Racine.-5At the primary election to
be held March % the voters will be
given chance to express an opinion
as to whether all city work shall be
done on the eight-hour basis. The city
council has adopted a resolution pro-
viding for an eight-hOur dav.
Appleton-Frank G. Haddock, au-
thor, former minister and attorney,
died at Meriden, Conn, where he was |
arranging for the publication of his |
latest book. He was graduated from |
Lawrence college in 1876. He prac- /
ticed law in Milwaukee. In 1887 he re-
turned to the ministry. He retired |