Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-11-04
BADGER STATE NOTES.

Chippewa Falls.-Peter Diedrich of
Grand Rapids, Wis, will have charge
of the work of building Golfer dams at
the big Paint creek dam in this city
for the Observation-Disclosures Light
and Power company. The power COM
pany, in buying fiOwage rights along
the river, purchased ninety-two acres
from Michael Meagher for $12,500 and
eighty acres from J. e. Moss for $4,000
and 139 acres from Robert Lang, COM
prising Electric park on the interur-
ban line, half way between here and
Eau Claire, for $13,405.
Madison-A c. Umbreit of Milwau-
| kee, representing the Wisconsin state
board of medical examiners, asked the
attorney general for an opinion as TO
the right of the European Medical
Clinic of Racine, a corporation, to
practice medicine and to advertise as
an authorized practitioner of medicine
in this state Mr.. Umbreit said in his
letter that he knew of no authority
under the laws by which a corpora
ton could lawfully practice medicine
or advertise the practice Of medicine.
I Madison.-Clarence Kellogg, clerk
of the Wisconsin supreme court, who
died here a short time ago, left an es-
tate of $4,000, according to petit
ton for administration of the estate
filed in the probate court of Dane
county. There was no will. The en-
tire estate will go to Harry L. Kellogg
Of Milwaukee, the only child of the
deceased Mr.. Kellogg.
Notwithstanding to the report of
l. NJ. Stauffacher, assessor of incomes,
cattle in Green county lead in yalua-
ton, there being 63,517 head found by
the assessors, worth an average OF
$5152 The county has hardly a
stream of sufficient size to float a
canoe, but it is shown there are steam
and other vessels listed at a valuation
of $1,68O.
observation-disclosures organization
of the Rock County Dental society
was effected at a meeting of thirty
five dentists. The organization viii
affiliate with the state society. Off
GERS elected are: G. e. Cleophas,
Beloit, president; l. NJ. Holsapple,
GAINESVILLE, vice-president; secretary
and treasurer, J. r. Whiffen, of James
vile.
Superior-Arthur George NikkiIo,
the 20-year-oId boy who shot himself
in the groin while hunting near Gary,
MINI, died from his wounds. Young
Nikkilo rested his shotgun on a rock
and it slipped, striking the hammers
against the stone.
William Latin Of Hewitt
collected the bounty on a large wolf
which he trapped near his home. He
reported that flock Of thirteen had
been killing sheep and other animals
there for some time.
Grand Rapids.-Members Of the
Biron Park club have elected Carroll
Lamberton president, Mrs. f. Biron
vice-president, and Rowland Love sec
tretary ard treasurer.
Madison-The Wisconsin state rail-
road commission authorized the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company 20 guarantee payment Of the
principal and interest Of $16,000,000 Of
first mortgage gold bonds to be issued
by the Chicago Union Station com
pany Of Chicago for erecting a new
union passenger station.
Madison.-Insurance Commissioner
NJ. J. CIeary, 1T a hearing Of the United
Order Of Foresters, a Canadian srater-
nal organization, whose assessments
are lien on policies of Wisconsin
members, continued the case TO No
vember %.
Superior-When Manager w. F.
Hallfrisch of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company called a meeting Of
all the operators Of the Superior ex-
change they wondered if some one had
been reporting infractions of the rules
They were not prepared for the an
nouncement that their wages we're to
be increased 10 per cent.
Madison-The petition of citizens
of Rice Lake for an investigation Of
the service of the Rice Lake and
Northwestern Telephone company has
been granted by the railroad commits
sion.