Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10
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A Sheboygan paper says it is gener-
! ally understood that the labor troubles
are over so far as Sheboygan is concern
! ed.
George King was caught in the act of
firing Danceys furniture store at Pal
myra. He was lodged IN JAIL Whisky.
Trout fishing is now good in the region
of Florence. Two gentlemen recently
killed 60 in an hour and half IN Pike
river.
Robert Brondin was knocked down by
a tramp near Appleton Tuesday. cut
about the face and robbed of all the
money he had, s..
The collections of the Milwaukee Gus
tom house for the month of May were
| S27, 1896, as compared with 11,66143
for the same month in 1885.
The Plasterers' union of Milwaukee
has decided that its members shall work
but eight hours a day. at the same rate of
pay.
While pulling down some old ice houses
at Two Rivers the walls fell and instant
~ killed a man named Paulusky, and
crushed the skull of John Johnston of the
firm of Johnston Bros, ice dealers at Chi
cago.
rattle snake having p rattles and a
button was recently killed near Prairie du
Chen.
The sum of $4,000 has been extracted
this year from the saloon keepers of Fond
du Lac.
The work of ballasting the new Wiscon-
sin Central line has been completed IN
good shape to the state line. 1t is expect
ed that the first train carrying passengers
Will be run from Waukesha to Schleising-
erville in day or two.
Green Bay people eioice in the posses
sion af a saw-min which Is running at full
capacity turning out $4,000 feet of lumber
per day.
The ore carrying trade at Ashland is as
Stunning huge proportions. 1t is stated
| that from II to Is vessels are often at or
about the docks at one time.
Rev. j. M. Craig, pastor of the First
| Presbyterian church at Manitowoc, has
resigned, and will take pastorate in Bos-
| ton.
Charles Brown, employed at Freeman &
! Sons, Racine, fell from a scaffold and re-
ceived what are feared to be fatal internal
injuries.
Ex-Justice Shiel, of Racine, sues Jake
Stoffel for $4,000, alleging that Jake has
called him a liar etc.. which the afore-
said Jake strenuously denies.
l.. S. Walker, of Plainfeld, Waushara
county, is man that breads cyclones.
He has recently completed dug-out cy-
clone cellar near his residence, Sx12, with
feet posts.
The movement of lumber at Eau
Claire is now fair but hardly up to year
ago at this season. The Eau Claire Lum-
Der company has ceased piling entire
Iy and RATS its entire output this sea-
son.
At GAINESVILLE, in the case of the Empire
Cross Spring company against L. j.
Mandt, of StOughton, for alleged acquisi-
ton of property under false pretenses,
Judge Bennett ordered the information
quashed and the defendant discharged.
The grand lodge of the I. @. Q. f. i'll
session at Wauk esha, elected the following
officers: Grand Master, Henry Faville,
| Milwaukee, Deputy Grand Master, Geo. B.
Kidder, Star Prairie; Grand Secretary, L.
! 3. Hills, Madison; Grand Treasurer, Dav-
id Alder, Milwaukee; Grand Chaplin, Rev.
Charles Barker, Medford; Grand Repres-
entative, J. M. Craig, Manitowoc.
During a row at a party held at the
house of farmer named Holsen, near
Manitowoc, Peter Michel stabbed Peter
! HOlsen and another man. Holsen's in
| juries are dangerous. The fracas started
over Michel's refusal to pay his share for
the refreshments.
The Wisconsin Women'3 Christian
| Union in session at Baraboo elected the
! following officers: President, Miss Amy
| G. Kellogg, Fort Atkinson; first vice pres
ident, Mrs. S. A. Rounds, Eureka CORES
ponding secretary, Miss M. M. Eaton,
Madison; recording secretary, Miss Alma
Collins, Mukwonago; treasurer, Mrs.
johnson, Madison.
| The Catholics are agitating the matter
of opening an educational institution at
Fond du lac. Revere nd Father Boucher
of that city has gone to Canada to Sc
cure Sisters capable Of teaching French
English and Emusic. If he succeeds, a
building will be erected for .th e school as
| soon as possible.
| A Milwaukee school commissioner has
intro duced resolution before the school
board instructing the committee of grad
| ed course instruction to report upon the
advisability of instructing pupils upon
the subject of kindness to animals and
| especially upon Gno WfoHg Oh prosecuting
and killing our native birds, destroying
their nests or taking their young.
The Workingmen's Central committee
| has called a state convention to be held
at La Crosse on the 18th of next month
for the purpose of nominating an entire
ticket for state officers. They suggest
that caucuses be held in the respective
wards, districts or counties to name dele
! 70 +ha 4ba hocic of
resentation to be one delegate for every
| 500 votes cast in the district returning
/ the same.
Skim Milk in Bread Making.