Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-28

Sheboygan - The Sheboygan Music
club is giving Sunday afternoon con
certs for the benefit Of local boys in
service. The proceeds are turned
over to Capt. z. A Hickey, local COM
pany, state guard, to purchase smile
age books and comforts for soldiers
abroad
MadisOn-Nine hundred Wisconsin
selectmen will be called to the colors
early in April, according to Adjt Gen.
I Orlando HolWay. These 500 are in ad-
dition to the state quota to the con
tingent ordered to move on March 20,
which also amounts to about 900.
Oshkosh - Americanization of for
eign citizens has been undertaken by
patriotic men and women here. The
foreigners viii be educated and aided
to obtain naturalization papers. A le-
gal committee has been organized to
aid in the work
Marshall Several of the sheep own
ed by Lyle Brown and Maynard Lar
son, high school students, were found
to be affected with rabies, having been
bitten by a dog some time ago. The
sheep were slaughatred and the car
cases buried.
Green Bay - Fory-five Green Bay
men, subject to CONSUMPTION, who
were married since May IS, have been
placed in class one by the district waT
board, following appeals taken from
the ruling placing them in class four.
Neenah - The wet question will
again become an issue at the election
to be held in this city in April A pc
tition bearing over 800 names has
been filed with the city clerk asking
that the election be held.
Sheboygan - Mrs. Margaret Davis,
95 years old, oldest resident Of She
boygan county, died at her home in
Sheboygan Falls. She is survived by
twelve grand children and nineteen
great-gTandchildren.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Friewe, a former
employee Of the Marinette & Menomi-
nee Paper company, who went to Cal
ifornia a few weeks ago, was killed in
an explosion at San Pedro, Cal. He
was employed as a ship builder.
i ~ T IT,
horn, was found in a cell at the coun-
ty Jail here with his throat cut. Mel
son came to this city and asked to be
taken care of. He formerly lived in
Milwaukee.
Plym0uth-A campaign Of patriotic
education, following the lines suggest
ed by the National Security league,
will be inaugurated here, in charge of
the Plymouth Community Develop
ment club.
Manawa-The local chapter of the
Wisconsin Loyalty legion adopted a
resolution condemning Assemblyman
Fred Hess for voting against the
amendment censuring Senator La Fol
lette
NanitOwoc - The Manitowoc Ship
building company has received con
tracts for nine additional boats from
the federal shipping board. The con
tracts run into 1919.
Oc0n0mOwoc-June SOlvesOn, 3-yeaT
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
SoIvescn, Nashotah, was drowned in a
small pond near her home, having fall
len into the water while playing there
Hort0nyille-Louis Jacquet, pioneer
of Outagamie county and vice-presi
dent Of the Council of Defense, died
at his home here following a paraIytic
stroke.
Madison-D. o. Mahoney of Viroqqa
president Of the American Society OF
| Equity and a regent of the University
of Wisconsin, has been appointed
| member of an advisory committee to
Secretary of Agriculture David F
Houston and Food Administrator
| Hoover.
Menasha-Home from the navy on
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