Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-28

The vote on incorporation in Belmont
resulted in a victory for the yeas, but
six votes being rOlled against the
measure. The election of officers has
been set for July 13. Since the old
territorial capital was locat ted here in
1885 this has been the first step to-
ward any advancement as a town
However, as the village is surrounded
by the finest agricultural region in
the state and is being populated with
live business men a fresh boom is in
prospect similar to that following the
selection Of this as the capital site,
when village lots were sold for $500
each Although the wisdom Of the
selection of Madison for the govern
ment seat is pretty generally conceded
here yet the historic Belmont, over
looking the waters of the PecatOnfca,
with its majestic mounds, the beauty
Of is surroundings and general attrac-
tiVeness, might have formed a city
which, but for its SOutherly location
would compare very favorably with
the now much admired City of the
Lakes.
The board Of trustees Of Lawrence
university, Appleton, has elected the
following officers: President, Robert
Mcmillan, Oshkosh; first vlce-presi-
dent, Il. VI. Beach, Waupun; second
yice-presldent, Dr. L. StanSbury, APP
pieton; secretary, the Rev. e. Nc
Chesney, Appleton; treasurer and Ii
nauclal agent, the Rev. Ii. L. Haylett
Appleton. The Rev. Mr. HavIettS
election will remove him from the pas
tOrate of the Methodist church here
Tie following trustees We're chosen for
term OF three years: Prof H. A
Jones, Appleton; The Rev. A. j. Mead,
Appleton; IheODdld Often, MilWau-
nee; Key. j. 5. LAWS, Evansville; Al
len Alexander, Port Edward. EXecu-
tive cOmmittec-Pr Samuel
fldntz, Ph. D., ID. D.; j. Ii. Whorton,
Dr. E. SALISBURY, Rev. b. McCheSney,
Prof. IL. A. Jonts, Edward WestaIl,
Appleton; n. IL. Brockaw, Kaukauna;
Robert McMil4an, Oshkosh; John BOT
tonsek, Kev. y. Mead, Apple, on; frof
j.. w. Underwood, the popular
teacher Of astronomy and uIathe-
Mducs has resigned 10 accept chair
at Ann Arbor. Prof Il. A. JONES'
who has been connected with Law
renee university TOR forty years, has
been made vice-preSident of the uni
yersity. No honorary degrees were
conferred this year.
James Gilman, Of Franklin, Vernon
county, tells Singular thing which
occurred near his farm the oCher day
AS his daughters were driving along
the road i'll Il buggy drawn by horse,
a gray eagle, the size of a turkey COB
bier, sWooped down upon the back Of
the animal. He lighted upon the back
Of the horse, but was frightened off
by the screams ot the young women.
The Misses Gilman say the eagle acted
as if it would attack them Enc bnru
was kept away WIN an uplitted UNI
brella.
Edward Harris died at his home in
Cambria of consumption, aged o.
years. He returned last Ween from
Denver, Col, where he had been
spending the winter. Mr.. Harris SCI
leu III Cambria ABOUT ntleen years
ago and opened a private bank, which
he had conducted up to the time of
his death. He was also the senior
member of the firm of Harris X
Rowlands, dealers in grain and lum-
Der. He formerly resided at Mineral
Point.
The unknown man picked up for
dead near Belmont is slowly improv-
ing. AS he was first thought to be an
escaped smallpox patient none of the
hotels or boarding houses would ad-
nit him, and he was quartered in the
town hall. He claims to be on his
way home in New Mexico from Chi
cago, and was slowly starving, food
being refused him for a week.
Pensions have been granted the fol
lowing Wisconsin persons: Original
John Ii. Jones, Racine Additional
William Voght National Milwaukee
home. Increase-William Brewer, Lin
den. Original widows, etc--Jane
Peters Brown, Verona; minors of JOIN
S. Neef, Pardeeville.
system of waterworks. The city
council has accepted the report of the
special committee appointed TO repor
on waterworks and adopted the ordi
nance granting to l. w. Newcomer
of Chicago. the right to construct
system in Kenosha 1t is estimated
that the system will cost about S125,
600
The farmhouse of James Mulch. a
Elroy, was entered by burglars. TIL
occupants were awakened and a strug
gle ensued, in which both Mr.. Mutcl
and wife were somewhat injured TIL
robbers got away with nearly 5000 il
money, and have not been appre
hended.
Fred EmmerSon of the town of Mills
ton, Jackson county, while driving wa
overcome with the heat and fell froI
his wagon. Before medical assistanc
arrived he died. Emmerson was a
old resident Of the valley and had q
one time been a very wealthy Cal
fornia miner.
Several years ago the state fish con
mission ordered the bay at Bayiel
stocked with a small amount of Sa
mon trout as an experiment. Th
spring several good-siZed trout Of tn
species have been caught, the large
weighing four and one-half poun'
dressed.