Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-08
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

III @Ster raul. OF Milwaukee.
Kleinschmidt & O'Connor. of Merrill.
nave made an assignment to B. J. Lam
pert Liabilities, SIC, 1000: assets not vet
known.
Miss Rose Andrews of Milwaukee. a
summer visitor at Kirkland was drowned
10 Devlls Lake while bathing several
days ago.
Edward 5. Hayward, prominent citi-
zen and for many Yeas master mechanic
OF the northwestern shops, died at James
vile, July 80. = : ''iio'
Delegates to the South Dakota Prass
ASSOCIATION were entertained at West
Superior few days ago. From there.
the party went to Duluth.
The Bayfield, County Bank, new,
State bank, recently organized, will
open Its doors In Washburn in a few
days. Its capital is S25,000
Horace A. Taylor, United States rail-
road commissioner, has forwarded mis-
resignation as senator from the Tenth
district to Gov. Hoard to take effect
Immediately.
At Monona Lake Assembly, near Madl-.
son, Wis, Wednesday, a class of sixty
persons were graduated from the read
ing course of the Chautauqua Literary
and Scientific Circle.
A gang of burglars struck Shebovgan
last week. They broke into three houses
and tried many more. They secured
considerable money and valuables. The
poIlce have arrested six suspects.
The Racine Board of Education has
selected Prof. A. j. Volland of Grand
Rapids, Mich, as Principal of the high
school to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation by A. R. Sprague.
jain Heath, for many years a loco.
motive engineer on the Northwestern,
running between GAINESVILLE and Green.
Bay, has been appointed foreman of the
company's shops at GAINESVILLE.
Three of the large Ice-houses belonging
to A. Piper & Co., of Chicago, was
burned at Little Sturgeon, July 30.
-Four thousand ties and hundreds of
cords of steamboat wood were also
burned. The loss is very heavy
Nine persons were poisoned at Bur-
lington last week by eating dried beef
shipped to local dealers by Chicago
firm. -Four of the victims are pecari-
ously i'll, while the others are on the
road to recovery. Cats and dogs which
were given the meat would not eat it.
Mrs. Isabella Ryerson, so years old.
living alone in little house in Edger-
ton, was found dead in her bed July 80,
her neck broken, indicating that she had
been murdered. The murdered woman
was known to have small amount of
money in the chest in her room. No
clue to the murderers was discovered.
The examination in the police court
of DR.. Henry Palmer and his son of
GAINESVILLE, charged by the Misses Bro
der of this city with unlawfully remov-
ing pieces of the skull of their brother,
Paul Broder, at an autopsy four years
ago, when a Coroner's inquest was held,
resulted in the acquittal of the physi--
clans
Word has been received at Depere from
one of the directors of the new company
that the purchase of the Depere water
power has been contaminated. The
stockholders are principally of Portland,
Me-, but Kaukauna and Milwaukee par
ties also have an interest. The amount
of purchase is about 500, 900, and the
capital stock $500, 900. The officers of
he company are President, John w.
Dyer, Portland; Secretary, Hiram
Knowlton, Portland Treasurer, John
Hickey, Kaukauna.
Ang. End, while orge &c P. Cook, a
jeweler, was at dinner, thief cut out
10 pane of glass in tEe rear window of the
store, which was closed for the noon
hour, and entered. While he was pack
ing gold watches and jewelry in a satch-
lei policeman put pal who was
watching him in the alley under arrest,
and then canght the other fellow before
he could escape Twelve hundred dol
lars worth of jewelry was found in the
satchel. The men, who were heavily
armed, gave the names Of Samuel Sim
clair, of Madison, and Edward Milton.
The business men of Milwaukee have
got their fighting blood up. 1t was.
shown at the meeting of the encamp-
ment council a week ago. and the the
is to be made a success.
now, department commanders or no de-
pertinent commanders. The meeting
was largely attended. and the rear por-
ton of the hall was crowded with bust
ness men who came to hear what was
goin on. The railway committee re-
ported, and the chairman stated that
the result of the conference was that it
was settled that nothing could be ex-
pected from the local railway officials.
Col. Watrous, Grand Army man, and
a member Of the council, made the
speech of the evening. He sailed into
the men who have been supporting the
commanders, and he made
things hum for a while. He introduced
the resolutions, which were passed after
a hot debate. The grist of them was to
to the effect that every effort must be
used to make the encampment a success.
1t Is believed that Milwaukee will make
many concessions to the railroad so that
they can reduce the railway fare.
The people of Oconomowoc think that
a public park would add materially to
the attractions of the place. The sub
iect has been agitated for some time
and the prospect now is for something
more than talk. Some of the most
prominent citizens there, and especially
business men, have taken hold of the
matter in an energetic manner. The
most desirable property obtainable for
the purpose is about eight acres on the
south shore of Lac La Belle, extending
to West Milwaukee street. II. NJ. Ack-
ley, one Of the owners has offered to
donate his part of it and several have
their willingness to contrib
ute toward the purchase of the balance
Notwithstanding the action taken by
Department Commander Martin. of