Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-16

oec. L, While the season for goose and
all other kinds of ducks, except the
above named, is from Sept. to May 1. /
Wisconsin pensions: OriginaI-An.
ton Dietz, Two Rivers; Lewis L. P.
RamSdel, Iron River. Increase-Jas- |
per A. Hamilton, Ellsworth. Reissue
Christopher Gilman. Ellsworth Origi- |
nal, widows, etc.-Margaret Hoyer, |
Ellsworth Mexican war survivors, in |
crease-John Morrison, De Pere
Charles Carpenter, of Racine, secre-
tary and treasurer of the soliciting
committee for the Phillips fire suf-
fererS, sent 5000 cash to the committee
of that place, it being the full amount
collected there. Besides this amount a
car load of clothing and other goods
was sent.
4 couple of weeks ago Mrs. Thomas
VI. Goldsworthy of Linden was at
tackled by a severe pain in one of her
large toes, which caused her so much
suffering that the doctors amputated
the toe, but the operation afforded no
relief, and gangrepe set in and she
died
GAINESVILLE finds the pric, of her
water-wOrkS an absolute bar to city
ownership. The original cost was
1910, 0OO which with interest, improve
ments, etc, make the total cost of the
plant under franchise stipulations
S432 800.
c. E. Wheeler, of Racine, has been
l1.1snS tod .,~+n l.,
created a sensation a short time ago
by clipping with Racine High School
girl and marrying her in Chicago. He
claims to have come from New York
state.
John D. Wilson of Boscobel, candi-
date for attorney general before the
| republican state convention, had his
pocket picked on a sleeping car while
returning home from Milwaukee, and
reports $50 as his loss
Certain taxpayers at Clintonville
have obtained an injunction restrain
ing the city from further work upon
the new city hall, alleging that the
city council has exceeded its authority
in appropriating funds.
! The Elkhorn school board has en-
| gagged Prof. c. D. Kipp of Rice Lake,
Barron county, as principal next year
at a salary of $1,000. Prof. Kipp is
graduate of the River Falls normal
! school.
Pearl hunting has been renewed at
Fall River. One found by James
Maloney weighs 10 grains, and is pur-
pie or lilac color. He has been offered
$50 for the prize, but wants $500, with
| the privilege Of pinch back.
| Minnesota fishermen accomplished
| the arrest Of a Wisconsin deputy game
warden who had destroyed $1,000
worth of nets that had been illegally
set in Lake Pepin. They charge ma
licious destruction of property.
The officers of the Walworth County
| Veterans association which holds it's
annual meeting in Elkhorn, August so,
| expect to invite Maj. Upham and Gov.
! Peck to be with them at that time.
The democratic county convention of
! Washington county to elect delegates
| to the democratic state and congress
| sional convention has been called to
take place at Jackson September 1.
! Edward Bebo, a brakeman on the
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, is
+ under arrest at Minneapolis for alleged
theft of a pair of diamond earrings
worth $1,000.
| John Renner OF Sugar Greek, Wal
worth county, has been making war
on the woodchucks on his farm this
summer. He has shot and killed an
even fifty.
John Armstrong of Superior paid
500 for an island Of seventeen acres
! situated at the mouth of the st. Louis,
between West Superior and West Du-
luth.
The marriage is announced Of Miss
| Maud Wilkinson to Henry JOeckel.
| The ceremony took place at the home
! Of the brides parents in Lake Mills.
! The Lake Geneva News has been
sold to n. w. Smails of Fremont, Neb.,
who has taken possession. A. X.
| Owen will remain as local editor.
A two-pound garfish was caught at
| Willow Point. near Delavan. They
! say that it is the first fish Of the kind
! ever caught in Delavan lake.
| At OcOnOmOWOc the funeral of Harry
| Smith, the Chicago young man who
| was drowned whole swimming IL Lac
| la Belle, was held Saturday.
Art Bundy. on of the young men
under arrest for misusing Esther Fer
rim, was found guilty at Beloit and
sent to jail for six months.
J. II. Huntington, manager for the
Foster Lumber company at Mondovi,
has fallen heir to $4,000 by the death
of an uncle in Pennsylvania.
Albert Kellerman mysteriously disap-
peared from Wausau on the eve Of
his wedding He was last seen on a
south-bound passenger train.
DR.. and Mrs. Willard of Princeton
celebrated their golden wedding in
company with large gathering Of
friends.
City Assessor Charles J. Wenck and
his wife celebrated the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the marriage at Water
town.
Mrs. Annie DUDE of Eagle Point
has been adjudged insane. She was
taken to the northern hospital at Osh-