Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-23
public square" were in the original plat
and that this was kao wn to Cameron.
The court was adjourned to 10 o'clock
this morning.
WISCONSIN IN BRIEF.

Suit has been brought against Charles
A. Coon, of Superior. to prevent him
from using a certain kind OF diving ar
NOR In raising the valuable cargo Of the
sunken vessel Pewabic. 1t was upon this
work that diver Perky lost his life about a
year ago.
Peter Marphy, aged 80 years and I'M
| married, was found dead on the track a
mi'e east of Columbus Thursday. Hewas
struck by a freight train during the
night He was returning home from Co.
lumbus, where he had been to attend his
sisters wedding.
R3bt. Bulls, of Milton, broke his leg
on defective sidewalk short time ago.
The town is now anxious to settle with
him, but the case is In the hands of his
lawyer. Soon after the accident Bulls
| offered to settle for S40C, but it was voted
down at the town meeting.
The reunion of the 9th battery will be
held in Lone Rock June 22d to 25th.
Public dinner for comrades will be
given the second day at II M, and
In the afternoon addresses by J. G.
Lamberson and others will be given.
4 number of GAINESVILLE men have pur-
chased the Fullerton water power. The
dam will be used to run the dynamos of
the GAINESVILLE Electric Light company's
plant.
DR.. Russell was found guilty at Mon
| telio OF assaultlng an invalid girl whom
he was attending. Judge Siebecker SEN
fenced him to twenty four years in state
| prison.
Peter Burns, locomotive engines, had
his hand crushed at Racine. 1t was am
putated.
A stranger who burglarized the store of
Spltz at Appleton was caught with the
plumber.
The most satisfactory year of the Wan
paca high school closed on the 10Th. The
graduating class numbered sixteen.
VIM. Lee, of Gilmartin, was drowned
Friday at Alma. He was working for the
Mississippi Lumber and Logging compa-
ny, and fell into deep water while driving
logs.
Fred Seidler, bachelor, living near
Merrill, was assaulted by an unknown
man and beaten in terrible manner His
head was cut open and he received other
severe injuries. His recovery is doubt
full. 1t is thought the deed was commit
ted with the object of robbery, but the
man, fearing he had killed Seidler, fed
w. g. Hdllett, station agent Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Northern railroad
at Lacrosse, dropped dead from heart dis
ease. No one was with him when he died,
and he was found stretched upon the floor
of his private Office. He left a wife and
three children.
Portage Presbyterians will erect
| 500, ZOO church to take the place of the
one badly burned recently.
A land slide in Kaukauna is causing
considerable anxiety to property holders
on one side of the business street. Several
buildings are in danger of topping over.
The Grant County Herald has been puI-
chased of William B. Miner by Charles L.
Harper, for many years superintendent of
schools.
A man named Feitchner was found
dead in field near Manitowoc with
bullet hole in the head. No gun could be
found for some time, but finally the
widow confessed that she had found the
body and the gun lying near. The pee
pie are quite religious, and she feared
that if the fact was known that her hus-
band had committed suicide Christian
burial would be denied him. She there
fore took the gun and threw it over the
fence into the swamp, where it was after
wards found