Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-26
WISCONSIN HASH.

Marinette has five newspapers.
Nineteen deaths in Racine in Jnly.
Hurley is to be lighted by electricity.
The village OF De Sofa has been incor-
porated.
Janesville's street railway is about
completed.
A turtle weighidg 10 pounds was re-
Gently caught at Harrisville, near Mon
tello.
A carload of finished boots and shoes
is being shipped from Waupun every
day.
One hundred Eau Claire Knights
Templar will attend the st. Louis con-
claye.
The Wausau Light guard will enter for
the prize drill at the state fair at Mil
waukee.
Mrs. Michael Heron, of Brady, Rich
land county, was tossed to death by a
vicious bull.
1t is estimated that $4,000 will be
needed for the fire sufferers in the Green
Bay region.
Burglars stole 5000 worth of watches
and jewelry from Van Dresser's store at
Fond du Lac.
Eighteen sheep and two COWS belong
ing to julius Lang living near Montello
were killed by lightning.
The proposed fair of the Ripon horti-
cultural society has been postponed in
definitely on account of the drouth.
The Wisconsin Central railway COM
pany is building branch from its main
line to Bessemer, in the Geobrec range.
The managers of the cheese factory at
Argyle, Lafayette county, sold 100 cheese
at 672 cents a pound, delivered at the
railway station.
L. P. Knowlton has field of beans
ninety acres in extent in the town of
Portland, Dodge county, that promises
an abundant yield.
The crop of winter wheat in Door
county is said to be the best ever gather
ed there. The average per acre will be
about thirty bushels.
A 14-year-old daughter of John Kriont-
sky, of Two Rivers, attempted to light
fire with kerosene. The can exploded
and she was terribly burned.
Chas. LAWN was assaulted at Racine
by three unknown men and seriously cut
with a knife. Two men named Grogan
and one Patton have been arrested.
While coupling cars at Eau Claire
Martin Peterson fell beneath the cars and
was terribly crushed. He may recover.
He has a wife and three children at Me-
nominee.
Partridge and quail are plenty in the
Wisconsin woods and thickets this year,
for the first time in 10 years. This is at
tributed to the dry season, which has
been favorable to bird Matching.
1t is estimated that there is popula-
ton of at least 10000 people on the
range between Hurley and Wakefield.
Eighteen months ago there was not over
one hundred people in the territory.
A special grand jury was drawn at Mil
waukee Monday to consider the river
nuisance. It is stated that all persons
who have contributed to the present
filthy condition of the stream will be in
dicted.
A boiler burst in Periner & Webster's
carpenter shop at Ashland, killing W.
P. Periner, Alex. Periner, Joseph Nc
Laugnlin, 0. V. johnson and August
Olson. Nelson Pero and B. F. Bailey
were seriously injured.
A Mrs. Gilbrunson of Mukwonago, was
struck by a Wisconsin Central railroad
train near Waukesha, Monday night, and
Instantly killed, her body being terribly
cut and mangled. The woman is report
ed to have been under the influence of
liquor.
Several of the leading lumbermen, in
terested in pine land on the Black river
are taking measures for the construction
of important substantial flooding dams
of large capacity on that stream, for the
purpose of facilitating log driving in the
future.
Connecticut firm engaged in the
manufacture of sheet brass is to remove
its works to Kenosha. About 800 men
will be employed at the works, and it is
expected that 1850 persons will be added
to the population of Kenosha.
GAINESVILLE Gazette: The proposed line
OF the Evansville cut off has been looked
over by Chief Engineer johnson, of the
chicago d Northwestern road, prelimi-
nary to the commencement of work. Sew
eral GAINESVILLE gentlemen are in Chicago
comforting with officers of the road, and
the belief is that before another year the
line will be completed.