Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-01
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Janesville.-Grace Green, Louise
Nelson and Esther Halcro, wives of
prominent Rockford, Ill, business
men, charged with grand larceny, ap-
peared Unexpectedly in court here
and asked that their cases be post
poned on account of i'll health. The
request was granted and bail was
raised from $500 to $1,000. Charles
Pierce, who will defend the women.
said he was too busy to take up the
case at this time.
Janesville.-Team work on the
part of the Smiths brought grief to
David Noggle, IS years old, of this
city. Following the first triple play
of the season, Smith to Smith to
Smith, David was arrested and SEN
fenced to Waupun for three and a
half years. He forged the name of
J j. Smith to a check for $3.50, pass
ed it on w. H. Smith, and was arrest
ed by Patrolman Harry Smith
Madison.-After period of nearly
year in which the University Of
Wisconsin has not been represented
by humorous publication, the Bad
ger school will once more enter the
field of journalistic humor in the
near future, if the faculty sanctions
the publication of a new student
monthly paper to be known as the
"Awk."
Manitowoc.-fhis county is to
have a $4,000 prize herd of Hol-
stein-Fresian cattle through a deal
in which julius Linstedt of this city
has disposed of his 400 acre farm at
Even, Mich, and becomes owner of
135 acre farm mile north of the
city. The herd consists of sixty cat
tie, holding records for butter pro
duction.
Chippewa Falls.-The mystery
surrounding the finding Of a skeleton
in the woods near here was cleared
when the clothing was identified as
that worn by John Swanson, a pa
tient in the Wood county asylum at
Marshfeld, who disappeared on June
2 last. His sister, Mrs. Victor Stark
of Gushing, Polk county, took posses
sion of the remains.
New Richmond-John w. Gala
han of this city, a veteran section
foreman of the 500 line, has been
promoted to roadmaster with the
district between Fond du Lac and
Chicago as his Jurisdiction, with
headquarters at Fond du Lac
Bayfield.-On Madeline island, the
scene of one of the first settlements
of whites in the northwest, where
hundreds of years ago a Catholic mis-
sion was established, a Presbyterian
congregation has been Organized and
a church of that denomination will
be built. On Sand island a Presby-
terian congregation is to be organiz-
ed.
Racine.-A man of many names is
in Jail here, suspected of being Ed
ward Albert Buckingham, a fugitive
from justice, wanted in Britton.
Mich, on a charge Of having embez-
zled s175 on Nov. 2, 1914, from the
Wells-Fargo Express company, for
whom he acted as agent while serv-
agent for the Wabash railroad
anesville.-Charles Wild, former
owner Of the Grand hotel in this city.
has purchased the Myers hotel and
has taken over the property Of the
Myers house corporation. Extensive
alterations will be made to the hotel.
Madison.-The state railroad com
mission dismissed a petition By Hen
ry J. Gierke Of Brookside, Oconto
county, for an order requiring the
Chicago and Northwestern road to
furnish better station facilities at
Brookside and keep an agent there.
Brookside is flag station between
Little SuamicO and Pensaukee.
Kenosha-Luiggi Aulozzi, twenty
one years old, was put on trial for
murder in Circuit court here. Aulozzf
is charged with the murder of John
Luss, a former Somers farmer, shot
to death on his farm on Oct. IA last.