Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
WISCONSIN NEWS.

1He NlTnQua censor reports that the to-
bacco crop of Vernon county is maturing
very satisfactorily.
Maj. Davis, of the United States enri
neerlng department, has decided to cut a
channel through the bar at the head of
Lake Butte de Morris. 1t will be so feet
wide and 6 feet deep, and, it is estimated,
about 1000 feet long.
Berlin has one national bank now, the
first having been organized by tue election
of George B. Docket as president. George
Fitch, vlce-president, and Robert A
Christie, cashier
Ashland now has county w. c. 7. q.
Mrs. +. A. Shores is president, Mrs. Geo.
McAlllster, of Hurley, secretary, and Mrs.
}. NJ. Chappie, treasurer.
At Prospect, A E. Gilbert, vel-known
citizen, hanged himself in his barn. He
has long been a sufferer from the grip.
Mr.. Gilbert was IS years of age.
John Johnson, the saloon keeper who
was found dead in bed at Eau Claire, left
an estate of SO O00 Herman Hanson
was appointed administrator.
The remains of an unknown man who
threw himself in trort of train at Ash,
land have not vet been identified.
Comptroller Larson has returned to Su-
perlor from Chicago after an unsuccessful
effort to dispose of S150,000 worth Of
bonds.
Prof. Bechtei has withdrawn his ac-
ceptance of the appointment to the chair
OF Greek in Ripon College.
Barbara Johnson, of Racine, Is year.
Ct age. is not expected to survive an at
tack by vicious COW.
Rose Bindley, a young eirl. attempted
to drown herself in the bay at Ashland
but was rescued.
Horned hogs are being raised by
William Andrews, farmer near Sbulls-
burg.
Ashland will issue bonds for 100000 to
be used In general improvements.
kingston S Grand Army post has a new
hail.
Burglars are working Appleton now.
A bell weighing l,490 pounds has
been received by the Lutheran church
at Chippewa Falls from a St. Louis
foundry.
The Ashland rifles will go into camp,
on Madeline island, for week.
A party of excursionists aboard a steam
er on Lake Winnebago was startled oy the
explosion Of meteor, apparently only few
feet from the boat.
Norman. L. Buck exhibits some very rich
looking specimens Of ore from the Hun
ner-Rltzlnger property on the Eau Claire
river. 1t has assayed SIT silver to the ton
and there is apparently plenty more of it
where this came from
William Stolp, of Fall Creek, has sued
Sheriff Fleming, Julius Harke and Louis
Levy, of Eau Claire, for $4,000 damages
for electing the plaintiff with force hnd
arms J" from premises occupied by him at
Fall Creek
The Manitowoc city council is negoti-
the use of night watchmen. The cost of
the system will only be about $500.
Assistant Chief MCGOWAN, of the Eau
Claire fire department, still holds his office,
and claims he is entitled to life tenure un-
less removed for misbehavior.
Open air religious services are being
neid every Sunday by the prominent min
listers of Eau Claire.
Labor day will be celebrated on large
seal by Suparior sons of tell
After passing few words at Ashland a
young fellow named Ross drew a pistol
and fired point blank at Adoph Susnan.
The bullet only tore the latter's shirt
Ross goes to an insane asylum.
The examination of Frank Johnson, the
Florence min charged with having killed
Gus Charlstrcm in May last, has been
postponed to August "a.
Joseph O'Neill. an Eau Claire boy, fell
off scaffold at Moorehead, Mimi, and
struck the pavement, lao feet below. He
will die.
Burglars got into the Chicago & North.
western depot at GAINESVILLE, taking $50 in
cash and some tickets.
The Superior council has decided to
build six new eight-room school houses,
costing $3.50 COO.
While pearling in the Crawfsh near
Columbus, Hugo Pieper Is years old, was
drowned.
Four new business blocks, valued at
$3.50, 900 are projected at Ashland.
James B. Smitherwood, one of Stevens
Point earliest settlers is dead.
Peter Christensen, of Racine, had fine
horse and CARR ge stolen
Charles Olson had his leg crushed in a
sawmill at PorterviIe.