Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-25
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Tie OHldLId IOdu. ne was bUpIOS Gu DIS
a track walker. He leaves q wife and
four children.
Marinette.-His mind temporarily
deranged from cold and suffering, John
Anderson, a woodsman, was brought
to the Marinette hospital for treat
ment for a frozen foot. He was work
ing at Cedar River in lumber camp.
Wausau.-EtheI Bachman, eleven
years old, awarded hero medal of
Ralston company for saving the
life of Fred Thorsen, who went
through ice when skating, and whom
she saved by pushing sled over thin
ice.
Bayfield, the annual meeting
of the Bayfield, Peninsula Fruit
association the following officers
were elected: President, H. c. Hale;
president, John Hauser; secre-
tary, W. S. Powell, ard treasurer, ].
H. Sykes.
Reconsideration county bankers
want Wisconsin banks to belong
to the seventh federal reserve dis
triCt, with Wisconsin as headquar-
tiers, instead of belonging to the ninth
district, with Minneapolis as their re-
serve center.
Green Bay.-The condition of Rev.
Father L. A. Richlin of St. Johns
church, who has been suffering
from hemorrhages for the last sew
eral weeks, is showing no change, and
there is doubt as to his recovery. His
brother of Oklahoma is in charge Of
the parish.
Stevens Point.-Nfiss Agnes Smoke
of AuburndaIe, about twenty years
old, employed in the home of ]. H.
O'Brien, local yardmaster for the
500 railroad, was instantly killed by
500 train No. Il, in attempting to
cross the tracks near Shaurette
street She was struck by the engine
and hurled from the track, but not
run over.
Madison.-Fred Boehmke of Madi-
son was sentenced to serve one year
in Waupun on October II for steal
ing chickens. His wife appeared be-
fore Gov. E. L. Philip and asked that
her husband be granted pardon be-
cause he is the only source of sup
port for herself and two children.
Governor Philip granted pardon, to
take effect March Z.
Shawano.-At the annual meeting
of the Twelfth district of Odd Eel
lows the following were chosen for
the coming year: President, Julius
Prenslow of Clintonville; vicepresi-
dent, Charles Fink of Shawano; sec
rotary, E. J. Scott, Shawano; treas
urer, J. J. Miller, Marion, and chap
lain, Rev. J. A. McGreaham, Shawano.
The next convention will be at Marion.
Marinette.-"Me jumped too late"
said Mike Cohinski as he was dug
from a snow bank near here after be-
ing struck by Chicago & Northwest
ern passenger train. Cohinski owes
his life to his turkey" or pack of
clothes which he carried on his back
and took the majority of the shock
when he was struck. He was thrown
down an embankment and landed in
a snow pile from which he was
dragged by the engine crew which
found an unmarked man in place Of
the corpse they expected, The lum-
beriack refused to ride to the next
station on the train, saying that he
had had enough to do with the engine
without riding behind it.
Kenosha-Johnny Geshay. a seven
teen-year-old Kenosha boy, accord
ing to the records, is ward of the
state school at Sparta, but he was
arraigned in the municipal court here
on charges of burglary and sent to
the Waukesha school. A letter from
the superintendent of the Sparta
school says Geshay escaped and eff
forts to find him have been futile.
Geshay, on the stand, declared that he
had been at his home here since last
August and that, so far as he knew,
no efforts of any kind had been made
to find him and return him to the
state school. An investigation viii
probably be demanded from the gov
ernor.
Milwaukee.-Albert Schaller of
GAINESVILLE was reelected president
of the Wisconsin Retail Lumber
Dealers association at the closing SEES
sion of the twenty-ffth annual con
vention at the Hotel Pfster. George
w. La Point, Jr., and Charles Hustis
of Cuba City were elected directors.
The former secretary, Adolph Pfund,
will continue in that position. That
the credit system had been carried
too far and lumbermen should strive
to return to a cash basis, was stated
by c. H Ketridge of Evanston, H.,
in addressing the meeting. Credit
has become a burden on the retail
| Dealers" said Mr.. Ketridge. They
have been doing a free banking bust
ness. No proper inducement has been
made to the cash customers. The rea-
son mail order houses take so much
business from local dealers is that
they make proper inducements for
cash business"
Wausau-Gottlieb Stage, ninety,
one years old, a pioneer farmer Of
Marathon county since 1861, died at
his daughters home in Merrill Of old
age.
Manitowoc.-Peter Zarnik, % years
a member of the local police force,
died of heart failure as he was leav-
ing his home. A year ago he retired
on a pension.
Merrill-Robert Heath appeared be-
fore Judge Reid in circuit court here
and pleaded guilty to the charge of
stealing money from the person and
was sentenced to serve term of
four months in the county jail.
Manitowoc.-While operating large
circular saw, Anton Nemitz, a She
boygan man, had portion of his
cheek and ear sawed off. He was en-
ployed at Clarks' mill, near here.
Racine.-While crossing tracks near
the Northwestern depot, Thomas
Susie, forty-five years old. was struck
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