Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-15
Badger News
Briefly Told

Madison. - Governor Philip re-
stored citizenship rights on Philip
Mielke, who was sent to the state
prison from Forest county on april
%, 1913, for one year.
Merrill. - Officials are trying to
identify the body of man found FIVE
miles south Of this city In a pocket
there was a copy of a Milwaukee
newspaper dated December IA, 1914.
Ashland.-The dry" forces in Ash
land have been working up a
great deal Of enthusiasm in their
campaign this year 1t is the first
serious attempt the "drys" have made
to vote down the saloons of Ashland.
Appleton.-A mile of wire, part of
the Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat
and Power company, was torn down
when a farmer near Child's Corners
allowed a tree he was telling to strike
the line.
Janesville.-Mrs. Charlotte Brandt
Wilmington, seventy-four years old.
widow of Charles B. Wilmington, in
ventor of the self-binder machine
that made the McCormicks famous
and wealthy. died here
Antigo.-The two men burned to
death when fire consumed box car at
Deerbrook, have been identified. One
is John Marook, Chicago, and the 9TH
er John Kurz, whose home is IN
known.
Wausau.-The people of Wausau
are reading more books at the public
library, according to statistics In
February the circulation was 1905,
and in March S,449 The increase for
the two months in new permits was
4O2.
Beloit.-L. L. Winebrenner of this
city caught a catfish in a slough adj
jacent to the Pecatonica river near
here that weighed forty-seven pounds.
The fish was killed with a pole as it
was trying to find its way to the river.
Mr. Winebrenner is an old hand at
fishing and wisely had the great fish
head with him when he told his story.
Superior. = Father John Lindler,
pastor of the Catholic church of
lAC 11OIy ASSuIuPIIOuy UdISlg Is
capped with his life when the structure
was destroyed by fire. Going into
the blazing building to save the bless
ed sacrament he stumbled and fell.
He was overcome on the way out,
firemen rescuing him. The loss is
$4,000.
Adell.-Burglars broke into the post
office of Seaman & Zeigler here, and
stole as much of the stock as they
could carry away. The post office
safe was not cracked. Thirty-seven
cans of sardines were found near Wal
do and this is the only clue. 1t is be-
lieved hoboes did the job. The bur
glars possessed good appetites, judg
ing by the way they made the sardines
fly.
Mosinee. - The seven-months' old
daughter of Joe Onopa, farmer liv-
death when the farm residence was
totally destroyed by fire. Another
child was saved from a similar fate
by the heroic efforts of its seven-year-
old sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Onopa were
at work in the woods about a mile
away at the time the fire started, and
did not know of it until their return
to dinner.
Green Bay.-Frank Butterick, Green
Bay, an engineer, was killed out
right, and Thomas Dare, Green
Bay, fireman, was perhaps fatally
injured when an engine of the
freight train on the Green Bay e
Western railway went into a ditch
at Forestville, station between AL
gonna and Sturgeon Bay. Butterick
was thrown from his engine as it left
the rails and his body was found
about four feet from the engine. He
was dead when picked up. Dare was
scalded about the body and his head
cut.
Notwithstanding to his story
that he had been a tool of an
other man in an effort to burn up the
plant of the Richard Jellier Stone
company here, Samuel Czerniak plead
ed guilty to a charge of arson in the
municipal court and was sentenced to
IS months in the state prison. He
declared after sentence he had been
urged to burn the plant by another
man, but he asserted he could not
make known the name of the man.
His loyalty to his partner in crime
failed to win consideration from the
court.
Waukesha-Recent gifts to the his
torical collection are reported as fol-
lows by Custodian J. H. A. Lacher:
Two pictures by Mrs. Elizabeth But
terfield, Brookfield; one by A. H. At
kins, sculptor; pictures of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Dreyer, pioneers of
Ottawa, by Henry Dreyer; a card
photo of the Smith stone farmhouse,
1912, by L. G. Smith; old newspapers
by Mrs. Lottie Carver; copies of old
docum ants, by George PETER. I'm
framed pictures of pioneer men and
women of Waukesha county are So
licited, with biographies Of same, to-
gether with old utensils. papers and
documents pertaining to early life in
Wisconsin. The historical room is at
the courthouse.
Sheboygan.-Rev. H. F. c. Schultz
has accepted a call to a Deerfeld
(Mich.) church.
Appleton.-Ffve sons we're ballbear-
ers at the funeral of John S. Donald,
held here
Fond du Lac.-The Trades and La
Dor council here is planning a labor
temple 1t is proposed to sell 800
shares at S25 share.
Wausau.-The following Wisconsin
fair dates have been announced:
Marshfeld, August II to 20; Merrill,
August "a to 27; Wausau, August 81
to September 3; Stevens Point, Sep
TENDER 7 to 10.
Seymour-Work viii start soon on
the new Seymour Lutheran church 1t
will cost about $4,000.
Grand Rapids.-Nathan NJ. Bouldric,
2 Civil war veteran died at the home