Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-13
Seen and Heard
I'm Wisconsin

Fond du Lac.-TWin calves were
born on the farm of J. A. Little in
Hamilton
Corliss.-The ST. Paufs Episcopal
church, which was destroyed by fire.
viii be rebuilt. The new building will
be of brick.
Wausau.-The boys of the Wausau
high school, members of the Rotary
club and other citizens joined in
Good Roads day" when the west side
Merrill road was overhauled.
Beloit.-The Norwegians of Beloit
will celebrate the Norwegian national
independence day May II. Commit
tees from several societies are at
work On a program.
Oshkosh.-Arnold KIoepfeI of Mena-
sha was sentenced in municipal court
to serve one year at Waupun for fail
ure to support three minor children.
Kloepfels wife secured a divorce last
July.
Mayville-Mr and Mrs. Jacob Zim-
norman celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary in connection with
their son-in-law and wife's silver ami
versary. The twelve children were
present.
Racine.-A leak in a gas main
crossing the trunk sewer being
constructed in West Racine resulted
in a considerable blaze when a match
was dropped near by. The street blazed
for a considerable time after the gas
had been turned off.
Madison.-Deputy Game Warden
Frank Russell of Park Falls has re-
signed to take effect on May 10. He
contracted with o. G. Doering, SUI
perintendent of Sears, Roebuck &
Co., to manage his large summer resi-
dence on Pike lake, Price county.
Eau Claire.-Rev. M. Benson, D.
D., for sixty years actively engaged
in the work of the Methodist Epis-
copal church as clergyman and pre-
siding elder, was honored at a cele-
bration at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church.
Members of the Zeta Psi
fraternity are living at the different
fraternity houses at Madison as a re-
suit of fire which badly damaged
their houses over the weekend. The
house was drenched with water. The
estimated damage is placed at $4,000.
This is the second fraternity fire at
Madison during the school year. The
Acacia house was damaged in the
WOW 10 CT Tan11orN ic fboI1 oh
the cause of both was defective fiue.
Waukesha-C-rroll college defeated
Northwestern college of NaperVille in
a debate here Friday night by 2 to /
decision. The question was: Re
solved, That the principles of the Clay
ton act of 1914 exempting labor organi.
cations from operations of the federal
antitrust laws is not justifiable." Car
roll had the negative and was repre-
scented by Herman Fallen, Edward At.
wood and Everett Edward. The judges
were Prof. A F. Watson, D. S. Nc
Grew and the Rev. H. D. Davies.
Green Bay.-While no word has
been received by officials of the Green
Bay diocese, it is said by those high
in Catholic circles of the diocese that
a successor has been named to sue
coed the late Bishop Joseph j. Fox.
Archbishop Messmer and Secretary
Marx of the Green Bay diocese are
unable to state who has been named,
but, according to rumors, the cardinal
a. Washington has the information on
hand to release when so advised from
authorities at Rome.
Racine-The confession by George
Zabornick that he had persuaded
Mrs. Mary Kasala to poison her hus-
band, SO they could enjoy their ro-
nance without a husbands interfer-
ence, was corroborated when Mrs.
Kasala confessed that her husband
was poisoned. She denied that she
put the strychnine in the fatal cake,
as alleged by Zabornick, but claims
that Zabornick gave her the cake, al
ready prepared, after she had refused
to administer the fatal dose. She then
allowed Kazala to eat the cake with
his lunch She says Zabornick once
sent her package of ground glass,
which she threw away. Both woman
and her lover will be formally charged
with murder in the first degree.
Waukesha.-G. B. Harris, reelected
president of the school board at
it's regular meeting, appointed as
a special committee the members
of the buildings and grounds and
the finance committees, to take up the
options procured on real estate for
prospective school buildings. A. S.
Putney, Sr., was elected vice-presi-
dent of the board; August Jacobson,
secretary, and Don Mckay, truancy
officer Mr.. Harris announced his
standing committees as follows:
Teachers, A F. Estberg, w. H. Sleep,
J. A. Rodgers; finance, Sleep, Rodgers,
J. E. Enders; supplies, ]. c. Land,
DR.. T. H. Roach, Rodgers; buildings
and grounds, A. S. Putney, ST., Sleep,
H. w. Wilbur; text books, Roach, En-
ders and Wilbur
Ashland.-The state BARRIERS board
held an examination here and about
thirty-fve applicants for licenses in
northern Wisconsin were present.
Oconto.-Demands of men employed
by the Holt Lumber company's
shingle shop here that they be
allowed to organize a union brought
about a sharp struggle between the
union men and nonunion workers at
the plant on Wednesday. After an
alteration between the two forces,
Archie Grandeur, Elmer Lett, John
Kaufman, Spencer Crane and George
Freward were arrested and fined $3.50
each.
Plainfeld.-Rev. George Alborn of
Milwaukee has been here holding
special services at the Harris school
house. Rev. Mr.. Alborn is sec