Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-04
Wisconsin Neu,s
Tersely Told

Neenah.-St. PauIs English Lu-
theran congregation of this city will
erect a new church this summer.
Depere.-A baby with two well de-
veloped teeth was born in this city to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thirion.
Baraboo.-Sixty years ago Miss Julia
Drake and R. E. Thomas were married.
On Tuesday they renewed their mar
riage vows.
Depere.-M. c. Connor, farmer
living near this city. slaughtered
9SS pounds.
Merrill.-Mrs. Walter Rush died as
the result Of a fall on ice at Toma-
hawk The funeral will be held in this
city.
Burkhardt.-Joseph H. Mccoy, 10
years in the milling business here,
lied at Grand Forks. N. D., of paralysis.
He was born IS years ago in Brooklyn,
Wis.
Fond du Lac.-Ffre starting from
spontaneous combustion, caused dam
age of $4,000 to the Willichs block
here. The Albert Hauer paint and
wallpaper establishment is loser to the
amount of $4,000.
Oconomowoc.-Carl Onasch, aged
sixty years, is dead at his home in
Summit, as a result of being thrown
from his sleigh. The team he was
driving ran away. He leaves wife
and five children.
Oconto.-At the annual meeting of
the Oconto County Fair association
these officers were elected: President,
George Boyer; vice-president, r. t.
Mcdowell; secretary, John B. Chase;
treasurer, Joseph E. Keefe.
Racine-At the fourth annual meet
ing of the Racine order of the Wis
consin Agricultural Experiment as
sociation, Robert Schelling was award
ed the title of best farmer in Racine
county. His exhibit of grains captured
all honors.
Alma Center.-Leo Bartholomew has
found kerosene is not a good drink for
calves. A loose faucet in barrel OF
the oil let the oil drop into broad
pan A calf mistook the fluid for
water, drank it and died.
Wausau-Thomas Callahan, aged
forty, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart at his home
In Brokaw Failure to secure work
is ascribed as the cause. A wife and
three children survive.
Portage.-Rev. J. Nicholas of Elk
horn has been appointed priest
at st. Mary's church in Portage to
succeed Rev. J. ]. Morrissy, who t. Ies
the pastorate of ST. Patrick's church,
Milwaukee. Rev. James Condor sue
ceeds tRev. Mr.. Nicholas at Elkhorn.
Rev. H. c. Saehling will continue as
assistant at ST. Mary's, Portage.
Merrill.-The first exhibition of
the Northern Wisconsin Cheese
makers association here was at
tended by large numbers of cheese
men from surrounding counties. Mara
thon, Langlade, Oneida and other
nearby counties had exhibits which
are to be judged by Professor Sam
mis- of the state university on quality
and manufacture.
App1eton-Started by electric bed
warmer, fire endangered the lives
of forty-six girls sleeping in Pea
body hall, new dormitory at Lawrence
college Owing to presence of mind dis
played by Miss Eva Vanderbilt, Me-
nominee, Mich, and timely use OF
newly installed fire extinguisher, loss
was small. Electric pad belonging to
Miss Lorain Taylor of Waupun be-
came overheated.
Janesville-Young women at the
Rock county teachers training school
are learning how to use the Bah
cock milk tester An instrument has
been added to the schools agri'
cultural equipment and the girls will
be given problems in practical dairy
ing so they can teach the boys and
girls of the farm. Superintendent
Antisdel is anxious to have tester
placed in every rural school.
Waukesha-Charles W. Gates, aged
seventy-two, a resident of this city
for more than fifty years, was
hurled from a ladder while trim
ming trees and instantly killed, a
broken back causing his death. An
overhanging limb which suddenly
broke threw him to the sidewalk. Mr..
Gates was native Of Germany. A
widow and five children survive him:
Mrs. Emma Armstrong and William
Gates, Chicago; Mrs. ]. j. Casey and
Mrs. C. w. Barney, Waukesha, and
Albert Gates of L1nnon.
Beloit.-The English conference
of the United Lutheran church,
representing many states, elected
Rev. H. B. Kildahl of Milwau-
kee president. Other officers are:
Secretary, Rev. CLAUS Qualen. Ottawa,
Ill; resolutions committee, Rev. H. j.
Holman, Chicago; Rev. Jacob F. Rob
lin, Rosela1e, Wis: correspondence,
Rev. H. B. Kildahl, Rev. o. Qualen
and Rev H Maitland, Merrill. In
Thompson, Chicago, declared that
English must be used in the Lutheran
church to prevent loss of members.
Kenosha.-Rev. George E. Gromley,
for eight years assistant pastor
of st. James church here, has
been transferred by the archbishop
to the Church of the holy Assump-
ton at st. Martin. His place is to
be taken by Father Conway of Mil
waukee.
Racine.-Member Of the board of
health were somewhat alarmed when
informed of a case of black diph-
liberia, which caused the death Of
child here. A thorough quaran-
tine and investigation was ordered.
The victim was child Of foreigners,
who recently arrived in Racine.
New Rfchmond-In compliance
with popular demand the New
Richmond Fair association has decid-
ad +o make the 1915 fair a fOur-day