Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-14

Madison e. l. Kelly has BEEN nom
mated as the Republican candidate in
the Aauitowoo district for the essen
ely, sntHrdinS to reports of primaries
held there. Walter Whitman was
nominated as the Democratic csndi
date. This assembly seat was for.
nerly held by Carl Hansen. In the
Wfnnebago district, formerly repre-
ssnted by William Arnemann. the Re
publican candidate will be T. J. Laur'
sen and the Democratic candidate
William Breuies.
Madison-The industrial commission
by stipulation awarded the widow OF
Edward B. Warner, Racine, $4,000
compensation and 500 for funeral ex
penses. Warner. who was 9 watch.
man for the Standard Oil company,
was killed on Dec. Is. Instead of con,
testing the case, the company took the
unusual course OF stipulating the facts
to the commission Immediately.
~AS~~ sCns dSo GIL IL
the state treasury showed a balance
OF s2,2z6,1s4.S3, as compared with
s66s,634.1s on Feb. l, this year. This
IL difference OF s1.500,000. The
balance in tbs general fund is about
$4,000 more than on Jan. /. On that
date the general fund had a balance
OF Sal, 022.50 as compared with s1ya.-
1924 on Feb. 1.
Green Bsy-The service flag of Mrs.
Cassie Denney of Oneida has three
stars. Three OF her four sons are in
the army, showing the Oneida In
dams, particularly the Denney family
are patriotic and loyal to the nation.
The proud mother was presented with
a service flag by B. L. Parker, chair
man Of the legal advisory board in
Brown county.
Manitowoc Otto Kahlenberg. so
years old, ons of the earliest settlers
OF Two Rivers, is dead. Mr.. Kahlen-
berg settled there with his sister when
he was Is years old lie was a civil
war veteran and an uncle of Prof
Louis Kahlenberg Of the state uni
vsrsity.
Madison-The food supply In SOME
Wisconsin cities and towns is practi-
ealy exhausted as result Of the
freight car famine. The Wisconsin
railroad commission rushed cars Of
food and coal to WATERFOWL, Waterloo,
Sun Prairie and Marshall to relieve
the situation there.
Racine Arrested at his home at
Union Grove on the charge of issuing
worthless checks, Harvey Adams, EN-.
ployed by Milwaukee firms as an au.
tonobile salesman, swallowed the
contents Of bottle of carbolic acid.
He died shortly afterwards.
Neenah-Dr. T. D. Smith arrived
home after seeing service on the bat
tie front in France. Dr. Smith was
forced to give up fighting due to a
wound and will resume his practice
here.
La Crosse-HeIen of Troy, q 2-year-
old Duroc sow, was sold for 81 $50 at
auction, the price being one Of the
highest ever paid for pig. Four Of
her sons brought 5000 and five daugh-
ters were bid in for $1,o10.
Two Rivers-The Hamilton Manu-
featuring company was awarded sub
contract by the Dayton Wright Air
plane company of Dayton. O., 'or aero
plane parts. which they are manufac-
turing for the gomernment
La Crosse-James Gibson and C.
Dyken have left for Vancouver bar
racks to join the spruce production de-
partment Of the aviation corps Both
have been employed by the Milwaukee
railroad here.
Marinette-The spring convention Of
the Federated Women's clubs of the
Ninth district will be held in Mari
nette. This was decided at meeting
Of the woman's clubs OF this district
at Goodman.
Neenah-Policemen and flremen are
coming higher. The commission has
recommended that the salary OF Chief
Watts be raised to 500 per month
and each fireman receive SIS more.
GAINESVILLE On account of coal
shortage, all theaters, schools, dance
halls and clubrooms have been or
dered by Fuel Administrator Jesse
Earl to be closed for two weeks.
Peshtigo-Ffre which broke out in
the office of The Peahtigo Times
wiped out the heart of the city's bust
ness district and caused loss estimat-
ed at $4,000.
Madison-The Benson Speed Signal
company, a 100000 corporation, has
filed articles of incorporation. The
company will engage in a general auto