Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
CONDENSED NEWS.

Mr.. Graham succeeds Mr.. Burnham
as director of worlds fair works.
The intermural railway at the fair
was a financial failure. The plant cost
100000.
The Baltimore s. Ohio railroad has
obtained u 100000 loan n London. !
George X. Ogler & Co., carriage t
dealers at st. Lo1is, failed for $4,000.
la ,ob Kriest was burned to death at |
st. Louis, No, in a lodging-hous9 fire.
Fire destroyed a dozen business |
houses at Kittanning Pa, causing $50 J
900 loss.
John Harrison, a locomotive engi-
neer. committed suicide with poison ut
Stuart, Ia.
The plant of the Williamsport, (Pa.,)
Furniture company W. damaged SD
900 by fire.
The window glass plant of Roedfer &
Hoffman, at ElwOod Ind, burned.
Loss $4,000.
Abe Redmond was lynched in Char
lotte county, W. Va, for brutalIy beat
ing negro.
At Roa noke, Va, J. p. Melbone was
killed by Police Officer Gee while re-
sisting arrest.
Section hands of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad have suffered Il cut of
10 per cent. in wages.
A Texas steer broke out OF his pen i'll
St. Louis and injured eight persons be
fore it was killed.
At Windfall, Ind, a Touring mill
boiler exploded and Engineer Andrew
J. Now was killed.
Joseph Batter, of Big Rapids, Mich,
had both legs cut off while stealing Il
ride ON freight train.
Several passengers were Slightly in
jured and Fireman Avery killed by the
wreck of Il train at York, Ala.
Owing to a dispute about unpaid
taxes, the University of Minnesota is
offered for sale to the highest bidder.
Harriet Ann Weed, daughter If
Thurlow Weed, died in New York from
pleurisy. She was IA years old.
Daniel Weymouth, while out on a
froiic at Civalburg, Ala. fell il a coke
furnace and was burned to death.
In the senate Mr.. Hill introduced two
amendments to the rules which are in
tended to prevent filibrstering in flu
ture.
Herman PahA was caught i'll the
shafting of Il mill at Saginaw, Mich.
and his body was ground beyond recog
milton.
In quarrel about Il wagon JOSEPH
Never Drained his father with {
aatel,et mean Sedalia, Mo.
Fire destroyed part of the plant o.
the PeniIsular Stove company, at De
troit. Loss, $4,000.
BY the carelessness of Mrs. JOIN
Foley, near Anolla, Mimi, her two Httl
children were burned TO death.
At a chariyari III Elma, Iowa, tn
groom, Michael Keefe, was shot i'll thu
head by one of the party.
There were 15,SSS paid admission
at the fair Tuesday, of which lbs
wew.- children.
Until emptied of its contents tn
worlds fair art gallery will be opei
10 visitors every day between . and
o'clock.
The Texas Columbian building is il
the hands OF the sheriff, owing to L dis
agreement With the contractors i'll II
gard to extras.
Fair exhibitors, it is expected, Wi
be given congressional permission t
sell goods upon payment of half duty
Demolition was begun and Will so o.
rapidly Visitors regretfully view til
evidences OF the destroying hands.
Robbed of $1,000 and jewelry an
chided therefore by her husband, Mrs
Fannie Bernstein tried 10 Kill hersel
with poison, in Chicago.
At the inquest on Captain Hedber
the Fort Sheridan jury found s.mpl
that Lieutenant Nancy fired the sho
No motive developed.
Fair exhibitors began to pack thei
goods as soon as the slteS were open
ed and continued the work until dark
ness set in, Oct. 81.
Franklin Haven, a BOSten banker
died at his summer home at Beverl
Farms, Mass. He was born in 1904.
Mrs. George Bunting, 81 years ole
and Samuel Vincent, 81, prisoners O
Dodgeville, Wis, are dead.
James i. Stone, murderer of til
Wratten family near Washington, Ind
has made third confession. He fear
lynching.
Learning of an intended attack o.
Bank Wrecler Mosher, Lincoln, Neb
police hastily moved him.
Arrested for stealing, Miss Edit
Hastings of Sanduslly, Ohio, ended he
life by swallowing Il quantity of lar
danum.
Defendants in the Planlinton ban
cases, Milwaukee, scored Il point b
having them sent to Judge Johnso
for trial.
Dan Benton, alias Newly, convicte
of attempted pension fraud at Sprins
field, Ill, may get a new trial.
Mrs. Johnson, of Brazil, Ind, sol
the furniture and left. She may die q
the result of Johnson's finding her.
Papa Wilson pursued his elopin
daughter and James Ward, overtoo
them near Ironton, Ohio, thrashe
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