Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15

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son, executor of the estate of the late Com
modOre Davidson, made an assignment.
/ His liabilities are said to amount to 100000.
| Assets will more than cover that amount.
The hop crop around Utica, n. Y; is ma
| tertally damaged by blight. During whole
/ days travel through the heart of the hop
| country not a single yard was discovered in
which the blight had not worked serious
havoc.
/ Benjamin 2. spandauer, who was the prin-
| cipal witness against Mrs. Surratt, hanged
| at Washington in 1865 on the charge of con
/ n1v1ng at the assassination of President
/ Lincoln, died recently in the Maryland peni-
! tertiary.
The heaviest rainstorm experienced in
many years, accompanied by wind and hail,
| passed over Mazeppa, Mimi, Aug. 7th, blow
| ing down many trees, chImneys, and out
| buildings. The loss to farmers on small
grain is great.
Joseph a. Howell, the school teacher who
was convicted few days ago of killing Mrs.
| Hall, his cousin, and her four children, near
| BrOokfeld, Mo-, has been sentenced to be
| hanged Nov. 10. The case will be appealed to
the Supreme Court
| The national electric light convention at
| Niagara Falls adopted a memorial to Cover
| Hill asking him to use his influence for the
| repeal OF the law for execution by electric
| ity. number of speeches were made
| against the electrical execution.
The finding of the dead bodies of Ollie
been reported from Corvallis, a small town
in Bitter Root Valley in Western Montana
A young girl, who had been shot in the hip,
was also found on Big Hole Mountain.
Judgments were entered against General
John 9. Fremont in New York August It'll.
for S629.54 in the suit against him by Bren-
tano Bros. The general voluntarily appear
ed In court and admitted his liability, but
stated that he was unable to meet the debt
Constable Robel, of Mankato, was shot
August 7th by couple of tramps whom he
tried to arrest He told one of them to hold
up his hands, and as they showed fight he
struck one of them with his billy. The other
pulled revolver and shot him through the
stomach
st. Joseph, Mo-, capitalists are discussing
| the propriety Of bidding for the worlds fair
in 1892 LII. j.. Perky, of the street car COM
pany, believes that Missouri, Kansas, Iowa
and Nebraska can secure $4,000, 900 for it to
be held there and will in all probability
make the effort.
A story has been IN circulation recently
that Jesse james is still alive, and that the
man killed several years ago was another
person. number of people around ST.
Joseph, Mo, declare that the recent train
robbery was undoubtedly the work of some
of the James gang led by Jesse.
a small fly has made its appearance on
cattle this summer. 1t settles about the
horns of the animal and reduces the Weld of
milk from one-third to one-half. Acting
EntOmologtst L. .. Howard has made an
investigation of the pest and has made some
suggestions relating to its determination.
Walter q. Miller, a young man from Hal
stead, was taken violently insane at Newton,
where he was stopping perfectly nude He
ran to the Santa Fe depot and jumped into
passenger car, creating CONSERVATION
among the passengers He made his escape
A heavy hailstorm is reported from north.
ern central townships of Brown county,
Dakota cutting swath several miles in
great damage Farmers in the vicinity of
Plana and Urdway will lose most of their
grain. Stoneseight inches in circumference
fell during the storm
Kansas and one Of the opponents of the
national encanpment at Milwaukee, has
finally come out in circular No g. dated
Aug, 5, from headquarters in Topeka, in
which he strenuouSly urges the comrades
throughout Kansas to attend the encamp-
ment in large numbers.
The first sample of Minnesota spring wheat
was received in New York last week. 1t came
from Glencoe, and was praised by all the
grain men as part cularly fine. 1t was good
average sample. 1t Is estimated that it Will
take fifteen pounds less of this wheat to
every barrel of flour than it has or any
wheat tor several seasons past.
Another test Of the Weenis electric railway
was made at Laurel, Nd, recently The
| Company Of Baltimore was put on the two
mile circular track, and the startling speed
of two miles q minute main tanned for ten
miles. This speed would equal three miles
per minute on a straight track.
| At the late election of the Nebraska Real
Estate and Live stock Company of Hastings
| the capital stocF voted to elect three of
| their mum Der to the directory. The ma lori
| ty of the directors refuse to recognize them.
Suit has been commenced to enforce the
rights of the minority stockholders.
! A rather romantic wedding took place at
! Cincinnati recently. The contracting parties
we're ouyoh hoDei u, % hahstls guy, ana
/ Miss Sake Adalr, the daughter of Dr.. @. w.
/ Adair of Carlisle, KY. Although Mr. RO-
! berts and Miss Adalr have correspondent
with each other for the last year they never
Or " bpfO
/ the wedding.
! Governor Francis, of Missouri, has decided
/ to grant a brief respite TO Anderson, con
i fined in the st. louis jail under sentence of
/ death for wife murder, IN order to allow
| inquiry to be made as to the prisoners san
| ity. Anderson was to be hanged at dawn,
! August 9Th, but the governor telegraphed
! Sheriff Pchlman that he would respite the
man until Sept. 10.
| a big mining deal, involving more than
one million dollars, and embracing 10000
| acres of mineral lands in and around Joplin
| and Webb City, has just been consummated
/ by o. NJ. Towner in New York City. A for
/ felt of $4,000 has been put up to blind the
trade. The property is to be operated by a
| syndicate of New York, Kansas City and
| Joplin capitalists.
| The Topeka sugar works, the largest in
Kansas, were almost totally destroyed by
| fire August 9Th. The large boiler house and
warehouse were saved, but the main buid
| ing was burned. Loss estimated at $4,000;
/ insurance, $4,000 The entire plant a year
| ago cost Sll4,00O Hundreds of acres Of
| sorghum cane IN the vicinity nau Deen
planted for the seasons supply, and is all
most ready for the mill.
The flood of Aug. sth tore away a portion
of the track of the Duluth, Red Wing &
/ Southern Railroad near Hay creek Mimi.
4 The passenger train from this city on the
| same evening was saved from being wrecked
| by man who fortunately discovered the
| washout. The passengers raised a large
| purse for him. The damage to the Milwau-
/ kee road is considerable. Red Wing, Mimi,
loses from $4,000 to $1,000 by the flood.
Mrs. DR.. Hettie X. Painter died at her
| residence in Lincoln, Neb., recently. Mrs.
| Painter was about 65 years old. For the
good works When the late war commenced
! She left her home in New Jersey and was in
! the vanguard OF nurses who offered their
services TO the government she served
throughout the war, and received the con-
uUence and esteem OF such men as Grant,
Sherman and sheridan.
The Chinese are swarming in by every
/ Hong Kong steamer bound for Mexico. No
less than sixty came = week ago, all de-
st1ned for Mazatlan and Panama. They are
ing, but Cnce IN Mexico there is no difficulty
IN smuggling them over the southern Dor
der. 1t Is much cheaper to pun coolies into
California by Mexico than by British Column
b1a, as the dominion government collects q
head tax of $50, whereas Mexico welcomes
them.
Joseph Gates, Deputy United States Mar
Sh8l, at Kansas City, has arrested Isaac
BeeIer, having brought HIM from Breckin-
ridge, Mo-, where he was arrested for
Marshal Gates arrested Abraham Beeler, a
brother of the prisoner. In the bed mattress
IN Beeler'S house Gates found 4 number of
/ counterfeit silver dollars, and some mOlds
OF plaster of paris were ALSO discovered The
men are believed te be the tools o. Il daring
hand of cOunteyfelterS-