Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-26
WISCONSIN News

1t is proposed to divide the Fifth
ward, La Crosse, into the Fifth and
Seventh wards.
"A meeting of the Wisconsin Mil
lers' association was held at Plymouth
on Monday.
-Abbie Carrington the well known
opera singer, is in Fond du Lac for
few weeks visit.
Twelve memorial windows have
been placed in St. Gabriel's church,
Prairie du Chen.
Capt. Mike Befel was arrested at
Racine for carelessly handling a
number of dynamite cartridges.
DR.. w. f. Powell. "White
Beaver" of La Crosse, is a witness in
the Colgrove murder case at Juneau.
Jeanette G. Bull, daughter of
Stephen Bull, of Racine, was recently
welded to Richard 7. Robinson.
Charles Sharpe, the Oshkosh fire
man injured at the Ripon fire, has so
far recovered as to be able to walk
about his home on crutches.
Ed. Kneeb was knocked down,
severely beaten and robbed of a
small sum of money as ne was recent
~ returning home from church at
Oak Center.
MIR. Walter A. Johnson, of the
town of Mazomanie, reports posses
sing a young grade Durham cali that
weighed 1929 pounds at the time OF
It's birth.
&C. S. Cerian, the Marshfeld agent
for the Appleton Brewing company,
is said to have disappeared. The
brewing company complains he owes
the institution about 81, 600.
The people of Sank county have
called out Hon. E W. Young, for
1nerly chief clerk of the assembly,
and at present county Judge, as
candidate for the next term of office.
Stewart, the young man under
arrest at Racine charged with forg-
cry yesterday waived preliminary
wearing and was bound over to await
trial. In default of $4,000 bail ne
was remanded to Jail.
Maj. S. S. Rockwoed, late of the
GAINESVILLE Recorder, who was an
as having purchasd the Eau
Claire Free Press, has finally anchored
at Portage, where he has bought a
half interest in the Register.
-Ignatz Kunert at Shelby brought
in wolf scalp for which he received
500 90 bounty, five from the state and
fifteen from the county. Only six
bounty certificates have been issued
this year, four on wild cats and two
On wolves, in La Crosse county.
Mrs. D. FL. Sumner left for Wash
.ngton on Tuesday TO join her hus-
band and witness the unwilling OF the
W Washington Monument on the 21st
INST, and the Inauguration later She
is a member Of the Wisconsin bar
and will apply for admission to the
court of the United States.
Fratchel, who was charged with
he crime of killing his 4-year-old |
ooy, at Butternut, few weeks ago,
aad his trial before Judge Clough, at
Ashland. The jury, after being out
3 short time, brought in a verdict of
guilty, and the judge sentenced HIM
10 six years at hard labor in the stat
prison at Waupun.
Burglars entered the jewelry
store Of FL. 6. De Sombre at Fond du
Lac Tuesday night, and compelled the
clerk who slept 10 the store to open
the safe. About 81, 900 in iewelry,
ate, was taken. The clerk tells
strange story and is under arrest. De
oombre is a brother Of the jeweler
who was burned out in the same city
a few weeks ago.
Frank Ewes, Of Big Stone Lake,
is an inventor of one of
5he novelties of our age. 1t comprises
4 miniature threshing machine of an
different plan of any thresher
now in use. It is run with one belt
and only costs one-haIf as much to
as other threshers, and
IS capable of more and better work.
He contemplates establishing a fac-
.ory at La Crosse.
d. H Pulcifer, special agent of
he postofice department. has been In
Oshkosh for number of days, in
vestigating q complaint which was
maze by lady. who received an OBJ
scene and anonymous card through |
the mail. The card was of low
desert pt1ve character. Several part
les are suspected but 10 arrests have
been made.
Official orders were received at
Superior Wednesday afternoon, from
Gen Anderson, engineer in charge of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. appointing Walter Fl. Lother,
superintendent of construction of all
lines in Wisconsin, including the
Pokegama branch, to be built from
Superior to St. Louis River. Just as
soon as it. is possible to commence
work this line will be built, and the
largest union depot at West Superior
is to be erected at once. ALI traffic
from both east and west will pass
over this line and the great ST. Louis
bridge, which is almost completed. to