Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-07
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Wisconsin National guard, the ufSl 10
be raised in this city, has been re-
cruited up to its full war strength Of
153 men.
La Crosse-Aaron Savige is in jail |
here charged with stealing handbags
and purses from five women while |
they were praying in three different |
churches in this city.
FIorence-Miss Alice Goranson Of |
Aurora, having won the county spell |
ing contest, will represent Florence |
county in the state fair spelling con- |
test.
Milwaukee - Complaining that his |
garden has been destroyed by his en- |
emies because he was a German, a !
man asked for tie aid Of the depart |
ment of justice.
Florence-C Charles Branston, arrest |
ed at Long Lake on a charge Of cast !
ing contempt on the American flag, |
was fined $40 and severely reprimand-
ed by Justice J. E. Johnson.
ManitOwoc - Charged with nOnsup-
port of his three minor children, Rein
hardt Rozinsh was sentenced in Mu-
nicipal court to two years at hard
labor within or without the county
jail" under the new law.
Neenah-The committees have set
ho Trh
viii endeavor to raise here through
the sale of liberty bonds. The city's
i is $l4OO00 Subscriptions
to date total $1O1,000
Marshfield-M arshfteld has already
subscribed approximately $4,000 for
Liberty Loan bonds in the last few
days. Within a short time it is eX-
pected the amount will be sWelled to
$4,000, according to leading citizens.
Fond du Lac-Charged with practic-
ing veterinary surgery without a 1917
license, w. r. Hunter was arrested
and released on bail His case, which
is the first of it's kind ever instituted
here, will be heard on June H.
La Crosse-Pupils of st. Mary's
school purchased a $50 liberty bond,
the money for which was contributed
by the children through denying
Themselves candy and movies
military company has been formed
among the boys.
Green Bay - With one-half Of its
membership of forty enlisted in vart
Gus units Of the United States army,
the Wallack club, a social organiza-
ton composed Of business and pro-
fessiOnal men, has given up quarters
it has occupied for nine years and
disbanded for the duration of the war.
Ripon-At a meeting of citizens a
campaign to raise 100000 here
through the sale of liberty bonds was
launched q. b. HOrner was named
general chairman, and ten teams will
canvass The territory. 1t IS expected
that the work will be completed with
in week.
Green Bay-Postal clerks of the
Green Bay office will make an effort
during the annual state convention in
Madison, July 4, to have the postal
authorities arrange to have all Sun
day work done by substitutes. Regu-
lar clerks are entitled to Sunday off,
but in many instances they are
obliged to work.
La CrOsse-T. H. Spence of tire
Spence MCCord Drug company of La
Crosse paid a fine of $500 in Judge
K. NJ. Lands federal court here for
falling to have proper label put on
some cough medicine. He was fined
$3.50 each on two counts. Mr.. Spence
said that the matter had been recti.
fed and admitted that it was a techni.
cal error of which he knew nothing at
the tims.
Kenosha = Kenosha school teachers
have felt the pinch of the high cost
or living. They presented a united pc
utton to the board Of education asking
that they be granted bonus for work
this year amounting to one months
salary. The teachers declare chat on
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are strapped and have nothing to
provide for vacations or summer
school work.
Msrinette-Two thousand men, EN-.
ployed In the sawmills and other wood
working establishments OF Marinette
and Menominee, began to receive the
benefit Of an increase of wages. The
Sawyer Goodman company, the J. W.
Wells company and the Marinette and
Nenominee Box company announced a
raise of IL cents day for ali hands.
Senator Stephenson went them one
better by increasing the pay of his
$50 men rs cents day. This makes
an increase of from so to rs cents the
woodworkers have received since last
spring.
Waupaca-W. N. Fitzgerald, a per
sonal representative of Gov. Philip
Sa