Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-12
WISCONSIN NEWS.

ID. N. Lars ,n, machine agent of New
holsteln, committed suicide Sunday morn
ing by hanging himself in a WOOD she'd.
He attempted cutting his throat but failed.
Business matters are supposed to be the
cause of the act.
A burglar named Cornelius SpelIman
has been arrested. and placed nnder 81 900
bonds at hartford for alleged forgery.
Mr.. B. F. Maxwell, who graduated
from Beloit college in 1887, has recently
been Ponored by Cornell university in an
election to fellowship
Suit has been brought against the city
OF Oshkosh by Robert Campbell, who says
that IN one year the taxes on his personal
property were increased from Sl959 to
s2o9.5S. He says his property is not val
ued at over $3.50.
The new long distance telephone be-
tween Chicago and Oshkosh. distance of
It's miles, was opened and proves to be
successful, conversation being carried on
with ease between the two places.
The badly decomposed remains of a man
were found in the woods near Rhine
lander. Nothing was found upon the
body to identify it, and as it was we'll
dressed, robbery and murder is strongly
suspected.
The Star Roller mills at Waupaca,
owned by w. G. Lord, were burned. The
loss is SIS, 900 with an insurance of 5000
In the agency of Irving P. Lord. The fire
originated from detective fac The
mill had been undergoing repairs of
81 900 during the past two weeks and
would have been running In two days.
The will of the late R. B. Kellogg of
Green Bay, has been admitted to probate.
The bulk of the estate is equally divided
between the two sons and Mrs. Kellogg.
He gives to Amherst college $50, 900 in
Chicago First National bank stock. Mrs.
II. H. Camp, of Milwaukee, gets 81 900,
while number of other relatives receive
like sums.
Patrick Agan, one of the first settlers of
Little Prairie, died at Palmyra, aged rs
years. He was highly respected by an ex-
tensive acquaintance. Four sons and two
daughters survive him.
District Attorney Hawking has deci led
to disinter the body Of the man, McFar-
land who was found recently burned to
death in brush pile near Springfield
The authorities have sworn out warrant
charged with the crime
Cnaries Bosch caught MS foot in a frog
while coupling cars N Kaukauna and be-
fore he could extricate himself be was run
over by eight cars and cut to pieces.
Death was instantaneous. Another man
was killed in the same way at the same
place two weeks ago.
The Schlitz Brewing company, of Mil
waukee, mas purchased the property Of
Christian Hanson located at the corner
Of State and Milwaukee streets. The
amount paid for the property was S10,-
600. 1t is said that the company will
erect a large and commodious brick
block on the site and open a gorgeous
sample room.
Frank Irving, who was arrested short
time ago IN Whitewater for stealing BIZ
cyle, pleaded guilty in the circuit court at
Elkhorn and was sentenced to Waupun
for QUE year.
Negotiations are in progress between
the Keshena Improvement company and
the Neerah Water Power company, for
the purchase Of the former " orks for pro-
posed reservoirs to carry out a scheme Of
holding water up the river, instead of in
Lake Winnebago. The price wanted is
said to be 100000.
There was merry fight on IA quarter
section of Omaha land near Ashland re-
Gently restored. The children of nine diff
ferent families living on the same claim
{ OF into row, the elders followed suit,
and it resulted in several broken noses,
and bloodshed was narrowly averted.