Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-18


ksAebey gasl-tfhis elt4 ne<y hHs rs
companies IN the service Of Uncle /
Sam. The fourth contingent OF select |
men left to i'll the quota of TIE first /
call. Besides the four c0ntingents o. /
the national amy. Sheboygan has two |
companies Ct volunteers, Co. c, One |
Hundred Twenty-seventb infantry, |
France, and Headquarters Co, One |
Hundred Twentieth Field Artillery, |
France.
Oshkosh = The Oshkosh branch OF |
the Wisconsin Loyalty legion is con
Quoting an intensive campaign by |
means of a house to house canvass
in each OF the thirteen wards 10 en- |
large the membership Of the local |
branch and 20 put every man, woman !
and child on record as to his or her
patriotic attitude.
Wausau - Ernest Weber of James
vile, who claims to be a Lutheran min
lister, is held here for the United
States marshal, charged with not hav-
ing registered as an enemy alien. /
Weber admits not registering and said
he thought it was not necessary as he |
was born in Alsace before it became q !
German province.
Bangor-State Railroad Commission
eT Atwood heard evidence as to the
danger alleged to exist at the Dutch
Greek crossing where more than a
score Of persons have met death dur
ing the last few years. Speeding rail
road trains have caused most Of the
accidents. Il is proposed to build a
viaduct at that point.
Oshkosh - Dead fish by the hun
dreds-some say by the th0usan5s-ar
coming down from the upper Wolf
river and the situation is regarded as
serious by riparian owners, who say
the dead fish are a menace to health.
The cause is due to low water and the
unusual severity of the last winter.
eboygan-MarshaI Beymer, who
was arrested on a charge Of violating
the corrupt practice law, in circulat-
ing a statement detrimental to Berger
and Thompson in the recent senate
rial campaign, entered a plea Of guilty
in circuit court here. Judge Eirwan
fined him 800.
Appleton-Lieut. Alvin Began, who
recently returned from France where
we was attached to the Rainbow divi-
sion, left for Spokane, Wash, where !
he will be associated with the Elmer
gency corporation. Just what Lieut..
Bogans duties will be is not known
at this time.
Menasha - John Callahan, superin-
tendent of Menasha's public schools
for the past sixteen years, has resign
ed following his appointment as diTec- |
tor of vocational education for the
state Of Wisconsin. Mr.. Callahan will
continue to reside in Menasha. His
successor has not been chosen.
Racine-A telegram was received by
Arthur Huguein from the war depart
ment, announcing the death Of his
son, Stanley, "a years old, first lieu
tenant in the United States aviation
corps at Lincolnshire airdome Lon
London, when two airplanes came to- !
gether.
Madison-Two calls for seIectnen !
to be sent to camp were received at
the executive offices here. Call 40 is
for 1859 men to leave for Camp Gus |
ter on April &c. These men will go
from the Eastern district of Wisconsin. !
Call IA is for 2,477 men from the
4Vestern district Of the state
Oshkosh-William Hicks, son of for
mer Attorney General e. r. Hicks, |
has gone to Urbana, H., where he has |
been ordered for instruction in techni- |
cal work in connection with prOspeC-
tive service in the aviation section Of |
the signal corps. He is below the |
draft age.
Manitowoc-Miss Bess Rita S,erba |
Of Kellnersville, who has assumed her |
duties as clerk of the municipal court !
here, is the first woman to have been I
appointed to the position since the |
establishment of the court in 1895. |
She succeeds Arnold Raether, now in
the national army.
Superior = A candidate to succeed |
Congressman Lenroot will be chosen |
at a conference ofthe Eleventh dis
trict county Republican representa- /
tives this summer if plans made tenta-
lively here are put through.
Milwaukee - The woman suffrage I
leaders in the state will send cut let
tiers to all candidates who enter the
field for legislative nominations in the
woman suffrage question.
La CTosse-M J. CleaTy, insurance
commissioner of Wisconsin, delivered |
a patriotic address here when fifty
candidates were initiated into the local |
lodge of the knights Of Columbus.
BerIin-Mayor Hitchcock has sue
ceeded in getting the common council /
to pass an ordinance providing 3 fine