Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-11

produced Will be SuIlc19Dt, II the COW
is supplied with all the roughage she
will eat clean during the day. Rough
Sge should be supplied three or four
lines daily as it is cheaper energy
feed than grain this winter, and more
of it will be consumed if fed frequent
ly and in smaller amounts at time.
Madison-The committee in charge
Of the campaign Of Joseph E. Davies,
democratic nominee for United States
senator, spent $3,070.75, according to.
q statement filed with the secretary OF
state by J. NJ Callahan of Milwaukee,
secretary. The democratic state cen
trail committee spent $154.10 and re
ceived $318.75 in donations. Mr.. DaY
les contributed $1,70O Of his campaign
fund. Otto Bosshard Of La Crosse,
treasurer of the Lenroot campaign
committee, fled a statement declar-
ing that the committee had spent
S1,151.31 and owed in unpaid bills $500.
1t had received in contributions $4,000.
Mr. Lenroot filed a statement decIar-
ing he had spent $177.45 for personal
campaign purposes.
Superior F. Prior. general
yardmaster and trainmaSter for the
Great Northern railroad in Superior
for several years, has been commits
stoned captain in the railway trans
portation corps, National army, and
has been ordered to report for en-
barkatiOn at an eastern seaport. He
will be division superintendent over
seas.
Acknowledgements l. L. Len
roots official majority over James
Thompson is 2,414 The official majo"-
ity of Joseph E. Davies over D..
Charles Mccarthy is 3,498 The total
vote for Lenroot was 1876; for
Thompson, 70,772; for Davies, 57,282;
for Mccarthy, 1854; for Berger, 49,
564, and for A. J. Benjamin, %.
Kenosha-The Chicago, North Shore
and Milwaukee Electric Railway com
pany was named defendant in a suit
demanding $4,000 damages brought in
the court here This amount is asked
by Mrs. Hope E. Mills, whose husband,
Frank E. Mills, was killed in a grade
crossing accident on the road in Octo-
Der of last year.
Madison-M J. Truscott, formerly of
Winnebago, who broke parole from the
Green Bay TeformatOry to join the
Royal Canadians, was parOled by Gov.
Phillip. TruscOtt was wounded while
in France and the governor was pre-
vailed upon to grant the parole SO the
youth could visit his parents without
fear of arrest.
Oshkosh-The libel suit instituted
in circuit court of Winnebago county,
by Gustave Pabst Of Milwaukee,
against former Lieut.. Gov. John
Strange of Neenah, has been continued
until the September term on motion OF
Mr.. Strange's attorney, Walter H.
Bender.
Madison About $500 Wisconsin
rural schools will celebrate the ami
versary of the entrance of the United
States into the war on April 6. The
exercises in each will be based on
program prepared and sent to them
by the University. of Wisconsin Ex-
tension division.
MadisOn-Owners of property along
the shore Of Lake Mendoza held an in
dignation meeting regarding action Of
the city engineer in shutting the lock
and thus raising the level of the water.
The lake now is IS inches higher than
ever before and water is covering
many lawns.
Oshkosh-Gardner Green, 50 years
old, a resident of Wisconsin since 1S48.
died here of general debility. MI
Green took a prominent part in de-
velOping river transportation in Wis
consin and built the first produce
carrying barge on the Fox river
Menasha-RepolCs that autoists are
engaged in a fragrant violation of the
speed laws has been followed by the
announcement that a special motor
cycle officer is to be employed.
Neenah-Cedar boughs were substi-
tuted for palm leaves on Palm Sunday
here and it was announced that no i'm
pOrtation of palms had been made due
to the war.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is looking for
policeman. Headquarters is advertis-
ing for an individual to fill vacancy
and is having considerable trouble in