Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-07

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school has instructed President A. 7.
Rasmussen to appoint committee to
request the board of education to drop
the German language from the curric-
!ulum Of the school. It is being taught
in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
grades. 1t is the first action of the
kind to be taken here.
Oshkosh = Encouraged by the sue
cess OF its fish and potato sales the
city commission has taken its first
step in the fuel business by purchasing
carload of dry Tamarack which was
sold at cost, 1857 a cord, a saving to
the consumer of at least So a cord
The wood was bought at McNaughtOn
Wis, at SIS a cord, 167 being added
for freight
La Crosse-The street railway com
pany here, which was forced to
change from ffteen-minute service
back TO a ten-minute schedule, has
proposed to the common council that
a ffteen-minute service be adopted
effecting a big saving to the company.
1t is claimed the firm is losing money.
Widely circulated reports re-
garding German weakness is nothing
more than German propaganda, accord
ing to VIII Huffman and Red Miles,
two Beloit college boys who left here
In CT ~ fal n
Red Cross ambulance unit in France.
They are now conducting a series of
lectures here.
Menasha-Food conditions in Europe
point to the first world famine since
the middle ages, according to DR.. T.
D. Smith, captain in the hospietal
corps, who spoke here. One of the
greatest things America must do in
this war is to provide food for the al
lies, he said.
Madison 81 Robert Drane, who left
the University of Wisconsin staff last
spring to become first lieutenant in the
medical corps for service abroad, has
just been promoted to captain. He is
now serving with the Eleventh field
ambulance, which is with the British
army in Belgium.
Green Bay-Mrs Mollie Bertles
Minahan, so years old, prominent Red
Cross worker and chairman of Brown
county chapter of national Organiza-
ton, met instant death walking along
the tracks of the Milwaukee road,
train approached
Oshkosh-Lester H. Ihrig, of Osh.
kosh, died at San Francisco, follow.
ing injuries he received when he fell
on the floor during basketball game,
presumably against the University of
California. He was training to become
a radio operator The body was
brought here.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS J. P. Heating of
this city hasn't time to be corporal
but he wants to show his patriotism
nevertheless. When the duties of his
government office proved too arduous
he gave up his cOrporaPs berth in the
home guards and went into the ranks
Madison LIZ JIG. Glaettli, instructor in
mechanics at the University of Wis
consin, and Thurlow c. Nelson, biol
ogy instructor, have been granted
leaves OF absence to go into the gov
eminent service as shipping super
visor and lieutenant, respectively.
Mansion = A patriotic service was
held at st. Patrick's church in honor
of members of the congregation now
in military service. The Rev. George
Schleischer paid tribute to all the
Mansion boys who have answered their
country's call.
Fort Atkinson-A buffalo fish weigh
ing fifty-eight pounds was caught in
Laka Koshkonong by Charles PfaffIin.
a local carp fisher. 1t is thought 10 be
the largest fish of its kind ever caught
in the United States.
Sheboygan Is Private Arthur Wal
ford, whose death occurred in the
base hospietaI at Camp Macarthur is
the first Sheboygan boy to die in the
present war. He died following an
operation.
Menasha-The high school is prov
Ing a large and steady contributor to
the Red Cross funds. The latest dona-
ton, one of $780, was netted at a play
given by students.
Birchwood - A colony Of negroes
will soon be established at Winter.
and $50 Chinese gardeners are soon
to be located near Ladysmith.
Neenah - c. NJ, Hanson. 20 years
old, pioneer tradesman of this city.
died from pneumonia.
Ashland = George H. McCloud has
been appointed probate judge by Gov.
E. L. Philip and George F. Merrill
will receive the appointment of district
attorney, the office made vacant by the
resignation of Mr.. McCIoud
Highland-John Eckstine, a wealthy
retired farmer, cut his wife's throat
and then his own. Mr. Eckstine was a
sober, industrious farmer and moved
into this villege a short time ago.