Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-02
NEWS IN BRIE F.

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The city council of Joliet, Ill, has
reduced the pool and billiard table
license from $500 to $40,
At Anton, ILL.,, Frank, the infant son
of Z. Johnson, was fatally burned by
eating concentrated lye.
The Sons of Veterans of Indiana in
camp at Lafayette decided to hold the
next encampment at Fort Wayne.
The reading of the reports of the
president and vice-presidents occupied
the time Of the Master Plumbers asyo-
citation in Cincinnati.
An unknown woman, supposed to be
insane, jumped into the lake at Wash
burn, Mimi. She was pulled out by
an elevator inspector.
Edward Depew fell into the NIissis-
sippi river at Fulton from the high
bridge. Life was extinct when his
body was recovered a few minutes
later
At East Grand Forks five men were
arrested charged with robbing a jewel
ry store at Winnipeg of large guam
tity of diamonds, watches, and iewelry
two weeks ago. They will be taken to
Winnipeg for trial.
James Holden of Fosterville, Tenn,
was fatally stabbed by an unknown
negro. Holden shot the negro dead.
No intruders have been found by the
government troops at the headwaters
OF Russ Creek in Indian Territory.
VIII Ozburn of Atlanta, Ga. who
was sentenced to be hanged next Fri
day, has so wasted away and is in such
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made to secure a postponement of the
hanging.
Action has been taken at New York to
place the Metropolitan Watch Company
in the hands of a receiver, under a
mortgage of $1,000
William O'Neil, formerly of the
South Bend Qnd.) Daily Post will soon
establish weekly democratic paper at
Nishawaka, Ind.
Sabe Smith sentenced TO be hanged
at Little Rock, Ark, Friday June 26,
has been granted ne right Of an APP
peal to the Supreme Court.
A British force Of native police near
Sierra Leone have met with defeat at
the hands Of the natives.
The mines Of the Consolidated Coal
company in the vicinity of Danville,
I'll, will be lille after July /. The
company feels that the laws enacted by
the last Legislature demanding weekly
Payments and the closing of their
torres are unjust and discriminating
Lucas Seass is on ial at Sullivan,
Ill, before Judge Vail OF Decatur COR
tire luUrdcr Of ,!olEn Glorious a wealthy
farmer. The two men had hot GUAR
rel about some hogs and they came to
blows, SeAss shooting Glorious, he
claims in self-defense. Horace s. Clark
an ,'Ohn Z. Eden are attorneys for the
defendant.
Capt. August Kleinschmidt, of Com
pany E. Nebraska national guard, was
drowned in the Blue river near the
mouth OF school creek while fishing
Or. Malone, of Waukesha, Wis, has
secured Judgment against the Chicago
knicllerboc2lcr lee company at Ocono-
mowoc Tor medical services performed
by him to an employee.
Adam Long a veteran of the Mexican
war, died at his home near Vandalia,
III. aged eighty four yeaas
The Grand Army of the Republic will
organize post in Mexico under char
! ter issued by the department Of Ten
j nessee- 1t will be the hrst post ever
es lbllshed in Mexico, and will be
! known as f. O. c. Ord Post, No. 100
The Dutch election for the Lower
Chamber have resulted in victory for
the Liberals who have fifty three seats,
the Catholic party having twenty-four
and the protestant nineteen. Nieu-
wenluis is defeated
Prince Maximilian Of Isenburg. the
24-year-old son of Prince Ferdinand of
Isenburg, Bavaria, has been declared
by the Munich courts a spendthrift I'M
! fit to be trusted with the management
| of his own affairs.
| Rev. G.. Talmage, a brother of Rev.
/ / Dewitt Talmage, died Of apoplexy
| at his residence in Somerville, n. j.
The German Kaiser presiding at a
meeting of his council. devised a plan
to raise by lottery 5000, 900 marks, to
| be used in combating the evil of Afri-
can slavery.
| The English admirers Of NJ. de Les
I Geps are organizing to present him with
! testimonial of their continued esteem
and of their sympathy with him in his
present tribul tons.
&. w. Stranahan, the tailor who ran
away from Atchison. Kan. a few weeks
ago, taking with him a certificate of
deposit for 81 900 belonging to his wife,
was arrested at Salt Lake City.
TWO Drownings at Ottawa.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, June 25.-There were