Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-12-18
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

THE Macomb, ILL.,, Eagle has been
sold to L. J. Dudman for So, ONO.
The Jacksonville, ILL.,, coal mine was
closed Yesterday on account of lack
of support.
A SPECIAL grand jury is to investi-
gate charges of bribery among the Kan
sas City Alder nan.
JOHN C. OsToN was accidently killed
while hunting rabbits near Wichita.
Kan, yesterday.
JOHN OBERTo. an Italian, is on trial
at Kankakee, H., tor the murder OF
Lorenzo Ghirille.
RICHARD TRACY, on trial at Ash.
land, Wis, for killing Anton Cassosile,
was yes, erday acquitted.
CHRIST KEEFE was caught in fly,
wheel in a factory at Winona, " is.
Thursday night and was crushed tc
death.
IT is estimated that cattle to the
the last month from some unknown
malady.
The Supervisors of Macon County,
Illinois, have appoin ted committees to
secure plans and specifications for a
court house to cost $4,000.
A MAN claiming to be brother Of
Thomas +. Bayard died at Boerne,
Tex, yesterday. He dwelt in hut
and lived the life OF recluse.
A FIELD of floating ice in Rock river
demolished two spans of the false work
Of an iron bridge being built near Be-
lott, Wis, Yesterday.
GEORGE f. SMITH, farmer living
near Hunting ton, Ind, was held up by
footpads Thursday. After a severe en-
counter he finally made his escape.
DURING the ceremony at wedding in
the City of Henry, ILL.,, last evening
vanGalS stole all the wraps OF the guests
and the more valuable wedding pres
ents,
THE Kankakee River Commission OF
Indiana has decided to postpone the
letting of the contract for tho remaval
Of the rock obstruction near Momence,
ILL.,, until next May.
ARTICLES of incorporation were re-
ceived by the HrSh Aluminium Plating
company of Chicago. The company
claims secret process to supercede the
plating by nickel, brass, silver and tin.
ALVIN HALL, Master Workman oil
an assembly of the X. Of L., and q
striking miner of Mongolia, w. Va,
was killed by another miner whom he
attacked
THE will of the late Daniel i. Fay
erweather, of New York. who left over
50, OOD, 900 to colleges, will be contested
by his widow.
Two SONS of the Gar of Russia, Mich
olas AleXandrovitch and George Alex
androvtch, will come 10 America next
spring.
DEPUTY UNITED SCATEs MARSHAL
r. M. Roper was killed in Texas coun.
tY, Missouri, by ''mooIshiners" whose
capture he was trying to effect.
FIRE broke out in the dissecting room
of the Ind lava Medical College at In H.
annapolis, Ind, iii which there were tif-
teen bodies. The college was saved.
THEE women were blown to pieces
by an explosion in a cartridge factory
at ZumdOrf.
CURTIS @. SToDDARD, the English
banker, who was arrested in Chicago
on charge of defrauding the Cnicago
and Arkansas Construction company
out of -, 100, OOD worth of bonds. will
fight the case to the bitter end. lie
says he is willing to give up the bonds
when S16O, 900, which is due him, is
paid.
ANTi-PARNELIITES met in Dublin and
organized. They will issue paper
called the Suppressed United Ireland
William C'BrIen and I. p. Gill have
left for Europe to consult with
Justin Mccarthy. Mr.. Harrington will
join Parnell in ireland. The Parlia.
mentary Fund Association of America
declared against Parnell