Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
The convention Of the Young Peoples
Society OF Christian EndeavOr of Wis
conSin at Racine was attended by over
500 delegates, The report shows an
increase OF >, $50 members the PAST year.
there now being -, $50 members III the
state. The Rev. w. o. Carrier, of Wau-
Sau, was reelected president, and all
the rest Of the old officers were re
elected with one exception. the Rev.
Mr.. Sewer, of BelOit, being chosen su-
! per1ntendent of junior work.
The GAINESVILLE police are puzzled over
the finding of bloody clothing near that
city. The indications wer that a muir
der had been committed. Physicians
made a microscopic examination of the
blood, and We're positive that it was
that Of a human being. The police
have been unable to drag the river at
that point owing to heavy wind and
sea.
The kewaunee county democratic
conI entiOn made the following nominal
TORS: ASsemblyman, Anton Langen-
camp; sheriff, Frank Stangel; clerk,
William Rogers; treasurer, Jacob Rod
rian; clerk of court, Thomas II. Law
acek; register of deeds, Andrew Scbleis;
district attorney, Charles WattaWa;
coroner, Dr.. W. T. Scott; surveyor, w.
L. Rooney.
At the Door county democratic con-
yentiOn, the following ticket was nOmi-
mated: Member Of assembly, Arnold
Wagner; sheriff, Eugene Simon; county
clerk, j. c. Moss; treasurer, L. j. Barn
hardt; register of deeds, john Moore;
clerk of court, G. Y. Hamilton; diStri-t
attorney, q. W. Allen; county superin-
tendent J. f. Yost.
While funeral services Were in pro-
gresS in a church at Ashland the floor
gave way, and congregation, corpse and
furniture fell through into the base
ment, a distance of nine feet. A panic
ensued, women screamed and tainted;
men struggled to eXtricate themselves,
and, strange as it may appear, but few
of the victims received other than slight
injuries. In u few moments the church
was surrounded by a reScuing party,
and with the aid of ladders the victims
were taken out Of the debris. The cot
tin was unframed, although it was at
the bottom Of the heap, and within an
hour the funeral services were cCnl-
pleted at the cemetery. The church was
badly wrecked.
The Iowa county republican conven-
ton nominated Thomas +. Cody, of
DOdgeyille, for assemblyman. Sena-
tOrial delegates We're chosen as follows:
Archie Campbell, A. r. Williams, s. w.
Reese, James Lynch, III. G. Folz, j. z.
Williams, j. w. Rewey, J. B. Wallis,
n. L. Martin, George 9. Cox, J. 9. Egan,
Martin Trezder.
A midnight prowler recently forced
an entrance into the cellar of John
Roberts, at Racine, and awakened the
family. When Mr.. Roberts got up he
heard the man walking around the
house, and with a cooked revolver,
went to the front door and fired at the
burglar, striking jar of preserves he
had in his hands. The thief ran out of
the yard, being repeatedly fired upon,
but escaped. RI.
Two farmers named Fred X. Tim
norman and Lorenz Strittner, living
near La Crosse, were struck by a Bur
IngtOn passenger train at a crossing
and instantly killed. A son Of thinner
man was thrown 30 feet into the air,
but escaped with slight injuries.
The $4,000 bonus that Ashland voted
for the establishment of a pulp mill
there will be accepted by an Apple
ton company.
Articles Of incorporation will be filed
in Il few days Of the Lingelbach Brew
ing company, of Sheboygan, with a cap
ital stock of $4,000. 1t is expected to
commence work on the plant by Nov.
LIST.
Bert Mack, Il well known young man
Of Rhinelander, was drowned b the
CapSizing of a boat he was sailing. A
companion was rescued, and the body
of Mack was recovered shortly after
ward.
Miss Martha Young, of Appleton,
was married to Samuel Holcomb, Of
Neenah.
Albert Birtche, an old man living
near Racine, attempted suicide by cut |
ting his throat, made a bungling job |
Of it and will recover.
Several young men got into a row in !
a saloon in Appleton, and a Lake Shore !
switshman was badly cut up. The
affair was smOOthed over |;
L. Blair, the man>arrested on charge
of burning his hotel at Gle, Ashland
county, was committed to Jail on trial
in default of $500 bail. /
Hurley is to have a new town hall ,
to cost $4,000. Work on the struc- !
ture has commenced. J.
The new west side public school at
Wausau has been completed at a cost
of $4,000.