Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-24
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Katie Hutchinson, a 15-year-old girl
ran away from her home at Colum bus be
cause she didn't grade high at school.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Rasger won a 1,500
damage suit against the town of Sullivan.
Jefferson county, for injuries due to de-
fective culvert.
Louis Lanson and William Vance were
arrested for murderouS assault on G.. \ .
Zen, at Amherst.
Miss Gertrude Lampson, Of Ripon, was
married to James Griese, of Oshkosh.
A valuable horse belonging to Schlicht
& Sci gem was stolen at Sheboygan
The corner stone of O3onto county S
$50, 900 court house will be laid Sept. "a
Preparations are being made for a grand
celebration
St. Henrys Catholic church at Water
town was dedicated by Archbishop
Katzer.
The store and post office building of L.
NJ. Richardson, at Turtle Lake, was
burned with all the contents, including the
mail.
The West Wisconsin Methodist Episco-
pal conference adopted resolution reduc-
ing the number of presiding elders in the
conference from seven to not more than
four nor less than three.
A camp of Sons of Veterans with thirty
FIVE charter members was organized at
Wausau by Capt Carl Fl. Mueller.
A special from Morse says that the
Penokee Lumber company shut down their
large plant for lack of logs. Over two
thirds of the mills of northern Wisconsin
are now idle.
The dressmaking shop of the Misses
Hattie Petsold and Emma Jenecke, at
Oshkosh, was entered by thieves and dress
goods patterns valued at $500 were
stolen.
Two young men named Yelinck and
Shafer were held up by "a highwayman In
Prairie du Chen and robbed of q small
amount of money.
Kewaunee will ISSUE an illustrated boom
book.
The Lawless Bromley u practice case
at Palmyra was settled.
During storm the barn of John Dietch,
Jr., near Plymouth, was struck by light
ming and burned to the ground All his
hay and straw was stored in it and was
total loss. The barn was partly insured
S. M. Pedrick, who was graduated
from Ripon College last June. is the prin-
cipal in the new building at Ripon, which
COSE SJ ,UUu. anu Will DeIOrHldlly ueulcdCeu
next Saturday.
The little son of S. D. Mcmillan, propri-
etor of Neshonoc mill at West Salem,
while playing on the dam, fell in, was
carried through the fume into the wheel
pit and out into the river below without
receiving any particular injury.
Cranberry marshes between Valley
Junction and Norway Ridge are on fire.
The district lodge of Good Templars at
Menosha elected Elmer E. Beals, of Osh-
kosh, chief templar.
Forest fires are doing much damage
around Cumberland.
The date of the dedication of the new
observatory at Lawrence university, APP
pletnn, has been postponed. 1t was origi-
nally set for September %, and on that
date will be thrown open to visitors.
Charles Abrams, of Black River Falls,
has been made defendant in $4,000
breach of promise case, brought b. Bertha
Otto, of Eldorado, Fond du Lac county.
A bust OF DR.. J. l.. Dudley, of Lake
Mills, is being made by Sculptor Loeher,
of Milwaukee, who will exhibit it at the
worlds fair.
Frank Lawsha, a l6.year-old Reeds
burg boy, has been held in bonds on the
charge Of stealing $50.
Sharon has voted to incorporate as a
village