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

Winter.-The prohibition of the sale
Of bass, muskellonge, pickerel and SIM
liar fish caught in northern Wisconsin,
waters during the winter is sought by
the Winter Rod and Gun club. The
club has just adopted a resolution me-
morialiZing the legislature to this eff
feet. 1t is claimed that only profess
sional fishermen catch and sell their
fish in the winter and that the settler
and sportsman is damaged by depict
ing lakes and rivers.
La Crosse.-George D. Wright, a
member of Company B, First Wiscon-
sin volunteer cavalry, during the Civil
war, died at the soldiers home in
Waupaca, where ne had been for the
! last three months, at the age Of 81
| years. Mr.. Wright was prominent in
| politics here many years and for the
last twelve years had been clerk of
the court.
| Wausau.-Local trainmen are again
| showing considerable concern regard
| ing the proposed train limit regula-
ton. The trainmen stand for either
shorter trains or an extra brakeman
on all trains of SIXTY cars. With only
| two brakemen, and conductor in
charge of long train, they hold the
danger of personal injury is greatly
increased
Observation-Disclosures will soon have an
up-to-date opera house, to be erected
by AL. Ringing, the oldest member of
Ringing Bros. Mr. Ringing, who is.
now in Florida, writes that plans for
the playhouse have been perfected and
he hopes to have the building complet-
ed by next October. Baraboo has been
without a place of amusement for
many years.
Merrill.-By advice of the state in
dustrial commission, a safety firstr
device was erected by the Milwaukee
road at the Grandfather Falls compa-
ny's mill, which seriously injured a.
brakeman, Mark Jenny While switch
ing at the plant, Jenny was knocked
from a boxcar by the device, a swing
ing gate affair
Sheboygan.-GeneraI Manager Ed
ward Hammett of the Sheboygan Elec-
trio and Railway company announced
that the line would be extended at
once through Elkhart Lake, Kiel and
New Holstein to Chiffon. This will
make the system forty miles long.
Janesville.-Train men are report
ing serious inconvenience in rural
train yards along lines Of both the
Milwaukee and Northwestern because
the ice is several inches above the
rails and cars are easily deraiIed on
turning sharp corners.
West AlIis-At meeting of the
West Allis library board in the libra
ry, it was decided to hold the dedica-
ton exercises Of the new Carnegie IL
brary on March 6.
Baraboe.-At the annual meeting OF
the Old Settlers of Reedsburg it was
found that gixty-siz members had died
during the last year The following
officers were elected: President.
James a. Stone; vice president,
George A. Seamans; secretary, Mrs.
ibCCSCB II So5 III Sit T. VI. BAKER.
BeIoit-E. J. Carpenter, resident Of
Beloit and immediate vicinity since
1855, observed the ninety-third ami
versary Of his birth at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. George Cleveland
The venerable man is enjoying unus-
ually good health considering his adj
vanced age.
Merrill.-Bradford Vickory was
killed at Grundy Junction, near this
city, when the wrapper chain Oh the
fatcar broke and allowed load of
logs to fall on him, crushing his skull
and killing him almost instantly,
Baraboo-The Rev. J. n. Johnson Of
Neenah has accepted call to the Ban
fist church in this city, his pastorate
to begin March l.
Neenah.-Thieves entered the Pres
byterian gymnasium, Dreamland rink
ard c. H. Bergstrom garage here. In
none Of the places were articles OF
value taken.
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