Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-07-27
BADGERDOM IN BRIEF.
Interesting Items From All Parts Of
Tue State.

The Ninnebagos are making COM
plants that the food furnished at To
NAH it not fit to eat.
Mrs. Zebra Barnum, an old resident
of Chippewa Falls, died at the age OF
a years.
The church edifice at CoOperstown.
Manitowoc county, was badly wrecked
by a severe electrical storm. The bel
fry and Il part Of the roof We're blown
away.
Mrs. George Brown, wife of a we'll
TODD farmer near La Crosse, had two
ribs broken and received serious in
ternal injuries in a runaway accident.
The marriage is announced of Mrs.
Jennie Jacobs, Of Eau Claire, to Arthur
Brawley, of st. Paul. The ceremony
took place at the home of the bride.
A 3-year-old daughter Of a home
steader named Johnson living near
Spooner, was lost i'm the woods a few
days ago while with her mother pick
ing blueberries. Searching parties are
out but no trace of the little one can
be found.
Herman Boerner, living at La Ores
cent, near La Crosse, claims to have
been held up by two highwaymen and
robbed Of 500.
The residence of Mrs NJ. a. Barker,
at La Crosse, was entered by a burglra
few evenings ago. The fellow was
scared away by the screams Of Mrs.
Barker before he had time to secure
any valuables.
Roy, the 12-year-old son of Fred,
Carlton, of La Crosse, was accidental!
shot by playmate named Fred. King
sand The bullet entered his left sidt
but did mot penetrate the lungs. He
will recover.
The Rev. August Albers, of st. Mary's
! church, Racine. who has been trans
ferred to Lancaster, was presented with
an elegant gold watch and chain by
Branch No. 81, G. X. of W., of Racine.
William Delaney, the young man
who fell through hole i'm the side
walk at Chippewa Falls, died of his
injuries after suffering intense agony
for nearly twenty-four hours.
Adam Jacobus, a La Crosse constable,
was relieved of $50 by a smooth young
man while riding in a street car.
Work On the new opera house +
Stevens Point will begin in about tN o
weeks A site on Main street has beell
secured.
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man who was so seriously stabbed
about a month ago at Oshkosh, is i'm
proving and the doctors think now
that he will recover.
After a thorough inspection of the
Fort Howard high school, two expert
architects reported the building to be
in AN unsafe condition The building
was only recently erected at a cost of
about $4,000.
John Fox, a well known farmer of
the town of Bristol, Kenosha county,
was found dead in the road near his
home. He was 70 years of age 1t is
supposed that heart failure was the
cause Of his demise.
julius Alecl1, the prisoner in the
Fond du Lac jail who made several at
tempts to commit suicide, has recov-
cred his reason. He says he has no
recollection Of what he did, but that he
is thankful that his efforts end his
life were unsuccessful
Paper manufacturers at Appleton say
that the trade situation is looking, con-
siderably better than it did Il week
or two ago. Not only is there better
feeling in orders, but TIE money striM
gency seems to be loosening up some
and things are easier in many respects.
Cigar-makers are ON a strike in Ash
land. They quit work at the Ashland
Cigar and Tobacco company's factory
and also at r. W. Parsons Other fac
tories are still in opera ton, but the
men threa ten to leave them also to as
sist in the strike. The men claim that
too many apprentices are employed