Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
WISCONSIN NEWS.

The Lake Shore railway company has
completed its grading as far as the Big
Eau Plain river, fourteen miles from
Marshtield, where work will be DELAYED
until the immense bridge over this river
Is completed. The bridge will be 1000
feet long, and in some places 81 feet high.
The second Tower Hill summer assem-
bly, and fifth annual Sunday school insti-
tute will be held at Unity Chapel, a beau
tlful spot near Spring Green, August
to Is.
Daniel Norton. aged Y years, commit
ted suicide by hanging at his home in Al
bany, N. Y, July Is. He was well known
in GAINESVILLE.
| Loretta L. Williams and her husband
want 81, 900 from the city of Stevens Point
for damages for injuries from defective
| sidewalk
Farmers about Avon are searching for
strange animal that is roaring about the
woods. About one hudered will 90 out
armed.
Eleven sites for the Sheboygan post
office ranging in value from S4,900 to
| ST, 200, have been offered the govern
mcnt
The sale of 100000 worth of Superior
city bonds was arranged by Mayor Patti
son III the eastern financial mars.
The Lake View hotel at,Lake Beulah,
owned and managed by John Porter. has
been sold to John E. Ennis, of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad,
Stane & Dannenberger's saw mill at
Prairie du CHEN, smut down for good.
throwing 200 hands ont of employment
The Rev. J. W. Mores, pastor of the
| Congregational church at Durand has
! rendered his resignation.
| Oshkosh labor and trades unions will
celebrate labor day in fine style. People
from + ond du Lac, Neenah, Berlin,
Menasha, Appleton and Kaukauna will
| join in the celebration.
Watertown may be chosen as the loca-
ton for new knitting company just or
| ganized in Chicago, which will employ
about $50 hands.
John Stewart, of Hustisford, fell from
the roof of a mill and received injuries
| from which he died.
Robes Nobes, pioneer of Racine county,
dropped dead at his home in Yorkville.
Miss Julia Waldo, daughter of James
vile hotel proprietor, died at Beloit.
So many boys go in swimming at Ap,
pleton that navigation is impeded. That s
the Oshkosh story.
A contract has been awarded for new
Episcopal church at Superior, to cost &c.
500.
W. G. Penneston has been arrested for
robbing the Postofice at Argyle last
April.
Beef Slough postofice, in Buffalo
| county, will not be discontinued.
Clifton Miles was drowned at Rhodes
Mills, Jefferson county.
Chippewa Falls has 1858 children be-
tween the ages of 4 and 20.
A successful summer school is being con-
Quoted at Grand Rapids.
st. Luke's hospital, at Racine, has been
leased by the Danish Hospital association.
Earnest Clifton, an Evansville lad, was
kicked on the head by colt and is suffer
ing from conclusion of the brain. 1t is
thought he will recover
A site at Prentice Springs and $50 900
besides have been offered by Frederick
Prentice, of Ashland, to the proposed Con-
gregationa. preparatory school.
Caroline Kimbali and Charles L. Bowen,
an Illinois couple, were married at Clinton
last week. The groom was over so years
old and the bride about the same age
Mrs. Louisa Peppercorn wants $1,000
from the city of Black River Falls for
damages due to defective sidewalk.
Several carloads of machinery for the
Superior wooden mill have arrived on the
ground from Portsmouth, Ohio.
]. S. Hartman, the Augusta pedestrian,
will undertake, at Superior, the difficult
| task of walking six days and nights with
out sleep, commencing tonight.
The Vernon county agricultural society
has purchased new grounds half mile
north of the old quarter, and will proceed
to spread itself on the proper date.
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