Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-19
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.

oconomowoc.-The annual meeting
OF the Medical Association of the First
wisconsin district, comprising Wauke-
Sha' Dodge, Jefferson and Washington
counties, was held at Juneau. Papers
were read by DR.. Daniel Hopl,inson NJ
Milwaukee and Dr. WebIe of wet
BEND. Officers elected are: President
n. b. Sears, Beaver Dam: vice presi-
ueht' D. Engsberg, Lake Mills; secre-
Iary treasurer, S. B. AckIey Ocono-
mowoc. The next annual meeting will
be held at Jefferson.
Grantsburg.-The contract for drag.
ging the ST. Croix river bottom for
Bunken or dead head" logs, was let 10
j. 4. Burgan and Frank Ramsdeli of
this place. The contract covers q die
lance Of eight miles of river fIowape
and several million feet Of logs win he
pulled ashore. They will be Skinned
10 Saltwater where the logs win he
converted into lumber.
Wausau.-A local lumber firm has
received an inquiry for one million
railroad ties for the Russian govern
ment. The specifications are for ties
SIX by eight inches, ten feet long. AS
TINS length of ties is used in this conn
try only for certain parts of switch
track work, very few are on the mar
Ret and they would have to be manu-
factured on special order The order
was refused.
BeIolt.-BromfstOW Barlosik was ar
rested here charged with being a de-
serter from the United States army
He enlisted at Milwaukee in Septem-
ber 1913, and was sent to Jefferson
barracks, st. Louis, Mo, Where he was
assigned to Troop M Of the Thirteenth
cavalry. He says he was at Ell Paso
eight months before the wonderIust
seized him
Wausau.-After an absence of sew
enteen years from his family. PauI
Dallman of Harrison, Ark, became
reunited with his younger daughter.
Elsie Dallman, 20 years old. Of
Wausau. Dallman left his family in
1898, when they lived in Kenosha.
without word to his wife, who died
SIX years ago in Chicago, unknown
to the husband
Wausau-The mystery surrounding
some OF the robberies at the Y. M. c.
a. building during the past several
months was cleared up when George
Schmitt, q years old, was arrested bv
Detective Henry Schwister, and com
fessed to having committed five Of the
robberies. He waived preliminary ex-
animation IN court and was remanded
to jail to await the next term of court
Madison.-The Wisconsin conserva-
ton commission received information
that Frank Bjorkman, chairman Of the
town Of West Sweden, and II. H. Billie
chairman of the town of Luck pom,
county, had been convicted in the PoIlv
County Municipal court Of violating
the law providing for state bounties
for the killing Of wolves and had been
fined, Bjorkman $3.50 and Billie 800.
Neenah.-Fred Sorenson and Peter
Nagel left this city on trip to the
San Francisco fair, making the trip
on their bicycles.
Racine.-Attorney from this cifv
are consulting with Gov. Philip with
view to procuring the pardon Of VIII
nam Dillon, a former saloon keeper Of
this city, serving an eighteen year. sen
tence for the murder Of William Best.
a Milwaukee liquor salesman. The
crime was committed ten years ago
following a quarrel over liquor bill.
Kenosha.-The store Of w. H. Robin
son, in the very heart Of the business
district of Kenosha, was entered BY
burglars and $25 and a large amount
of merchandise taken. The only cIew
is a Mexican silver half dollar found
near the door.
MadisOn.-C. P. Norgord, the new
commissioner Of agriculture, went be-
fore the finance committee and insist
ed upon being given $4,000 more to
run his department. He made such a
good case that his request was grant
ed. The sum of $4,000 has now been
for his department.
Superior.-Theodor DahIjelm, lodge
promoter, mining man, stock broker
and publisher, was sentenced to two
years in the state prison, pleading
guilty. to charges brought by a girl of
u who came here from a small town
near Superior