Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05
Points of Wisconsin News

Points of Wisconsin News.
The Nellie Koran case is on trial
at Elkhorn.
DR.. Alexander Mclean, an old
resident of Chippewa Falls, died on
Thursday.
Civil service examinations will be
held at this place March 9th.
Mayor Wallber will investigate
the charges against the city engineer
department of Milwaukee.
On Sunday Arch bishop Heiss con-
frnaed a class OF 70 at St. Matthias
church on the Beloit road.
The number of Catholic clergy
men in Milwaukee diocese is 223; in
Green Bay diocese, IS, and in La
Crosse, rs.
Hon. J. B. Hamilton is called out
by very handsome call to run for
the Office of coanty judge of Fond du
Lac county.
Not counting chapels or stations,
Milwaukee diocese contains more
churches than any other diocese in
the United States.
The Catholic temperance society
of st. Johns cathedral, in Milwau-
kee, will celebrate St. Patrick's day
! by an appropriate entertainment.
While the Catholic priest of Dart
ford was celebrating mass last Sunday
his house was entered, it is alleged, by
Peter Yeager, nineteen year old lad,
who broke open the safe with a
Ratchet and distracted $500. He was
traced to Fond du Lac. where he was
found IN a saloon very drunk. He
duplicates two others in the robbery.
Martin Geehan, a fourteen-year-
old boy, got into scrimmage with
his teacher and kicked her, bit and
scratched her so that she was quite
knocken out of time. The youngster
was taken up and sentenced by
magistrate to the industrial school at
Waukesha from Whitewater.
Mr.. @. Fl. Haskins, general man
ager of the Wisconsin Telephone
company, left yesterday for an ex-
tended trip TO Florida and, where he
will meet Edison and Gilland, the
well-known scientists. This trio of
scientific gentlemen will discuss some
matters OF great Importance that they
have had under consideration for
long tine, ond the practical results of
which are expected to astonish the
world.
Marquis de Mores will be at Su-
perior, Wis, early next week, and
gentlemen who is in O. position to
know says that he will at once make
arrangements for the erection Of
mammoth cold storage house In that
city, to be used in connection with
line of refrigerator barges for the
transfer of meats between there and
eastern points. The marquis and his
father-in-law are the principal stock
holders in the Northern Pacific Re
frigerator Car company, and also own
large cattle ranches throughout the
west.
George Parker, the sneak thief,
who, while being befriendod by the
Hildebrand brothers la Milwaukee,
stole large quantity of jewelry from
their houses, and subsequently, arrest
ed in Chicago, was arraigned for
grand larceny. He was asked: do
you plead guilty or not guilty?" Il
plead guilty, providing I be sent to
Waupun," Parker replied. I'VE
want no provisions about it; do YOU
plead guilty or not guilty?" well,
guilty, then" Parker answered in
bold manner. Have you ever been
arrested before?" the district attorney
inquired. Yes, sir; three times"
Where, and for what?" Il was ar
rested once in Pennsylvania for burg.
la, and served five years at Sing
sing for the same offense I also
| served a term in England for forging
my fathers name to draft for $500"
You desire to go to Waupun?" Judge
Mallory asked, as he glanced over the
complaint. Eyes, your honor, I wish
to go to Waupun SO as to learn trade
IN order to lead an honest life at the
expiration of my term" Judge Nal
lory thereupon sentenced the prisoner
to four years at hard labor at the
States prison. Parker displayed but
little emotion. He is SAID to have
wealthy relatives in England.