Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-11
Badger News
Briefly Told

AdilA Odu commission, came to Madison
and took up his work.
Merrill-Rev. c. L. Nisbet of this
city, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, is assisting at revival meet
ing at Ravenwood, Mo.
Neenah.-The Rev. ]. w. Johnson,
pastor Of the Union Baptist church
here, has resigned. Mr.. Johnson will
accept call at Baraboo
Oshkosh.-Gov. E. L. Phillip has &C
cepted an invitation to address the
convention of industrial school teach
ers to be held here May II to 10.
Wausau John Prains sawmill on
the Eau Pleine river, south of HaIder
was destroyed by fire just as he was
about to start his seasons cut The
capacity of the mill was $4,000 feet a
day.
Merrill-Martin Anderson of Toma-
hawk was brought to this city and
adjudged insane before Judge Por-
ter in county court He was commit
ted to the Northern hospital at Osh-
kosh.
La Farge.-Shannon Shells, seventy
two years old, has returned to Coshoc-
ton, o. He visited his sister here,
Mrs. Samantha Hissey, seventy-five
years old, whom he had not seen be-
fore in so years.
Athens.-The harness shop of John
Cole burned, endangering the entire
village. An explosion of a gasoline
lamp was the cause. Nearby frame
buildings were saved only by volun-
teers. The loss is $4,000.
Wausau.-At the annual meeting Of
the Central Wisconsin Poultry asso-
citation the following officers and di-
rectors were elected: President,
Nicholas ellis; secretary, L. H. Cook;
treasurer, Elmer Lampert
Lake bagamon.-Fourteen farm
ers enrolled for a short course" in
agriculture to be given residents of
this locality under the direction of
County Agent j. M Walz. Glasses
open the last of the week
Superior-The body of a man be-
heved to have been murdered and
then thrown into a freight car was
discovered by Great Northern en-
ployees while unloading a shipment
of lumber from Heybrook Spur, Wash.
New Richmond.-Joseph, the eight
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton
Maggie, died of what the attending
physician pronounced infantile paral-
ysis. AS far as known that is the
only case of the malady hereabouts
in many months.
La Crosse.-Alarmed at the absence
of her husband, Mrs. Bert Christensen
began search around the premises
for him. She found his body hanging
from rafter in the barn. Christen-
son was a well-to-do farmer. No cause
is known for the deed.
Elm Grove.-By the sudden explo-
sion of a dynamite cap, Orrin Stein
er, eleven years old, lost a thumb and
two fingers. Taking the caps to
school, he distributed them among his
companions, who put them on their
pencil tops, not knowing what they
were.
Madison.-With the thermometer
"a degrees below zero the Acacia
fraternity house caught fire and
was nearly destroyed before the
blaze was extinguished. The upper
floor and roof are complete loss. The
damage will amount to about $1,000,
partly covered by insurance.
Janesvilie.-The contents of an ex-
press car on the Northwestern mid
night flyer, running between Chicago
and st. Paul, are complete loss from
fire. The fire was discovered near
Clinton Junction and the train was
driven at high speed to ShOppere,
where the car was uncoupled. 1t is
thought the fire caught from stove
installed to keep perishable goods
from freezing.
Madison.-It has become known that
the administration plans serious at
tack on the game wardens department
with a view of reducing it's expense to
the state. 1t has been suggested that
in the program of consolidation the
present department will be put out Of
business and it's work combined with
the work of some other department.
1t also said there will be a great re-
duction in the number of game war
dens.
Marinette-A dog in the house
hold of Hugh Rahlert, hotelman at
Pound, this county, saved the place
from destruction by fire and undoubt-
edIy saved the lives Of guests who
were slseping. The dog came to his
masters door and forced his master
to arise and investigate. Bahlert
found the basement of the hotel in
flames With the help of the en-
ployees and guests he managed to eX-
tinguish the blaze
La Crosse-Her body scared by
flames which enVeloped her after she
poured kerosene upon live Goals to
start a fire, Mrs. Edward Parks Of Wi
mona died after suffering 30 hours.
Mrs. Parks was eighteen years old
and a bride Of six months.
Two Rivers.-Held prisoners 48
hours in the home of Henry St Ger
main on the outskirts of Two Rivers,
eighteen-year-old Eva Burns and boy
companion were found in a semfstupor
by relatives. The girl testified that
she and the boy were forced to drink
by st. German. The latter was SEN
fenced to six months in Jail
Marinette-While his friend, Fred
CLAM, was vainly trying to crawl from
his icy bath in Green bay after being
thrown from a speeding fceboat Law
renee Reiter leaped from the craft
into the water, grasped CLAM by the
collar and hauled him to safety.
Observation-Disclosures Of letters were
added to the list that never came
when mail coach was destroyed by
fire near Truesdell. The car was at
tached to one Of the fast north-bound
trains of the Chicago Milwaukee and
st. Paul road. When it caught IRE
the coach was cut out and put on a
side track.