Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-18
STATE NEWS.

State Veterinarian Atkinson, reports
that he finds large amount of CLAN
ders in the State.
John PlankingtOn has donated 5000
and P. D. Armour 800 to the fund
for the payment of the debt of the At
rican NJ. E. church at Milwaukee.
John Craig, a leading farmer in
the town of Seymour, Eau Claire
county, may suffer amputation of his
feet, having frozen them while driv-
| ing to Eau Claire with load of pro-
duce.
Miss Anna Dcwney of BATAVIA, Ill
nois, is conducting very successful
revival meetings in Neenah. She is
very eloquent.
Negotiations are about completed
for the sale of the Ryan or Caledonia
mines, out on the Gogebic range
near Bessemer, to Captain Samuel
Mitchell, of Negaunee.
Captain VIM. Schwartz, of Wauk-
esha, who was convicted of forgery
a year ago, and who has since awaited
decision on some point of law in his
case, was arraigned at Elkhorn, Wed
nesday and sentenced to prison for one
year.
V. Mishok, prominent resident of
New London, has been arrested on
the charge of embe zzlement. The
complainant is Ell. Lenthold, and the
amount claimed somewhat over $500.
The farmers of the town of Calamus,
Dodge county, will reclaim about
1000 acres Of land by improving CAL
anus creek. Engineer Livermore of
Beaver Dam, is in charge of the work.
The Jury in in the case of Nathan
Q, Hall against the Milwaukee Senti-
mel Company for libel, brought in
verdict for the defendant. The dam
age claimed by the plaintiff was $10,-
600.
William Kelly was arrested in
Chicago on charge of the theft of
$500 while he was In the employ of
Michael German, q farmer at Pleas
ant Prairie, Wisconsin.
The Berlin granite company have
made contract in Chicago for
all the granite paving blocks they
can get out this season, about /, 900.
Preparations are to be made for push
ing work at the quarry.
Milwaukee vessel owne.s have re-
ceived offers of 81 per ton on season
ore contracts from Escanaba to Lake
Erie ports. The rate Is made by Erie
brokers who are believed to be re-
ceiving $40, and no contracts have
been made vessel owners holding off
for higher rates
The Western Fanciers' Review is the
name of new paper at Madison. It
is to be published weekly in the in
terests of fanciers and breeders of
poultry and pet stock. This is the
second weekly of the kind in the
United States.
While cutting ice IN we'll at Ber-
lin, Polish boy about ten years of
age was drowned. The water on the
ice was near the surface of the ground
SO as to enlarge the hole for getting
water. when he slipped and fell in.
He was not discovered for about fif-
teen minutes, vixen life was extinct.
1t is said that there will soon be a
lodge started in Milwaukee with
about 400 members of the Interna-
tiohal Order |. 0. 0. f., as the result
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge attack
on tue Patriarchal circle; also one in
Englewood, ILL.,, Sparta. Wis.,, and
most OF the principal cities ia the
state.
The work of perfecting the testi-
mony in the great Dwelley will case
has opened at Hudson, The will in
wolves 100000 worth of property, q
large portion of which the widow has
already, it is asserted, bestowed upon
protege by the name of John W.
Graves. The case is proving sensa-
tional, but it is thought the will can
not be disturbed.
III. G. Schranck, of the committee
on quarters, for those who will attend
the great Saengerfest to be held at
Milwaukee, says that they have secur-
ed accommodations for 1900 persons,
while the visitors will probably exceed
5000. It has been decided on a card
to be given to visiting singers, entitle-
ing them to lodging and meals. The
committee has closed its books TO new
applicants and will assign all who are
admitted to quarters.
It is said that the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company will at once begin to
extend its line from Either Berlin or
to Waupaca In case New
London and the town ia the eastern
part OF Waupaca county take sufa-
clint interest," the line will be con-
structed from Appleton. It is the IN
tention OF the company, after reach
ing Waupaca, to build to Stevens
Point and Wausau, thus connecting 3
these exchanges with the rest OF their s
system.
The order of the Crown of In6ia, E
conferred on lady Randolph Churchill, 5
was instituted IN 1878. It includes
some twenty-six ladies, besides the
wives of Indian Princes, all of whose
husbands have held appointments con-
nected with India, and is conferred al
most as right on the wife of the
for India, where-Lord Ran
dnlnh now is. It is ALWAYS conferred