Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-29
BADGER DOINGS.


The Racine exposition will open August
3Oth.
The Racine life-saving crew will have
new uniforms.
The assessed valuation at Lancaster is
S7so,s2s.
The Racine county poor house has %
inmates.
The democrats of Eau Claire are to
have daily paper.
Dunn county viii this year make her
first exhibition of farm products.
Hog cholera is raging at Mackford
Prairie. One farmer has lost so head.
Fond du Lac prohibitionists have nom
mated full ticket.
farmer near Grafton is excavating
Tor a meteor which recently buried itself
deeply in his barley field
At Dodgeville, Willie, seven-year-old
son of William Maloney of Mineral Point
drowned while bathing.
The feed mill of Toilet & Stanley. Osh-
kosh, was partially destroyed by fire
Wednesday. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
The Appleton artesian wells fails to sup
ply sufficient water for the city. 1t is
proposed to take water direct from the
river.
Isaac Moses has been held for trial at
Madison for the alleged robbery of 800
IN cash and $50 in jewelry from Adolph
Babcock, of Albion, in June last.
Albert A. Tinker, of Madison. had three
fingers so badly cut by rotary saw. at
nj
1t was found necessary to amputate them.
A four year-old son of Joseph Iverson
OF Violet township, near Monroe, had his
foot cut off by coming in contact with a
moving machine.
At Manitowoc, a daughter of WenzeI
Halada, was drowned Tuesday afternoon.
by being caught in the draw of a bridge
as 1t was closing. She was crushed and
then fell in the river. Her body was re-
covered soon afterwards.
Postoffice Inspector Kidder picked up
about 1000 ritled letters at point about
half a mile from Alton station, but was
unable to obtain a clue to the robbers.
He reports that no drafts, money orders
or stamps were taken.
One hundred and fifty orders for tents
at the Monona Lake assembly have been
received, number far in advance of that
ever booked before at so early date. 1t
looks now as If every tent on hand will be
taken by the day of opening.
Agents of agricultural implements state
that the farmers are not buying anything
that can be dispensed with. The outlook
is indeed gloomy, and the worst of it is
that the damage is already irredeemable,
so that any amount of rain in the future
would do but little good to the crops al
ready severely damaged.
The Fond du Lac military company
will be equipped with handsome new uni
forms in which to attend the second regi-
ment encampment. The uniforms will
be very similar to those used for dress
occasions in the regular army, and are
being made at Columbus, Ohio.
The state funniest to be held at La
Crosse next month will be very interest
ing. A prize has been offered for the
best article written on the advantages
and disadvantages of the resolution late
ly adopted at the Boston Turner'S conven-
ton, allowing commands to be given in
English. Two prizes will be given for
declarations, one on the best rendition
of "The Earl King" by Goethe, and the
other "Unerbittlich ist die Zeit.'
A special from Freeport, ILL.,, brings
the intelligence that party of ra lway
engineers in the employ of the Illinois
Central company have reached there and
commenced running a preliminary survey
in northerly direction from that city
They keep the destination to themselves
so far as possible, but it has leaked out
that the company evidently intends to
build new road north through Orange
vile, Illinois, Monroe and Madison, Wis
consin, and thence to st. Paul, provided
an available route can be found.
Frank Millheiser, who committed suicide
at Appleton, wrote letter just before his
death. It is written in the German
language and while not voiuminOus says
a great deal in few words, The events
of the past three years are reviewed and
the conclusion drawn that flesh and blood
couldn't bear the troubles any longer.
At Eau Claire, Friday afternoon, tract
of pine land, comprising 24,0O0,000 feet,
on the west fork of the Chippewa, was
transferred to Frederick Weyerhauser,
representing the Mississippi River Log
ging company; consideration $74,UO0.
This company is buying all pine lands in
that region which are in the market.
Weyeihauser made another purchase of
Fl. G. Putnam of Eau Claire for $4,000.
Other heavy deals are being figured.
The seventh annual encampment of the
Monona Lake assembly, beginning July
28th, and continuing two weeks, promises
to be the most successful gathering of
its kind ever held in the northwest. Drs.
Talmage, Vincent, Deems, Milburn, Pro-
fessor Summer, Miss Willard, and others
have been employed as lecturers. Leslie's
Lady Quartette, the Schubert Quartette
and the Chicago Lady Quartette will fur
nish music. The famous violinist, SignOr
Vital, assisted by Signor Maroni, on the
harp, have been engaged for four days.
Mrs. Alder { "Pansy') will be the in
structor of primary teachers.
Miss LOngcOffin Felicitated.
Texas Siftings.
Miss Esmerelda Longcoffin is in reality
about 40 years of age, and has an un-