Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-20

The jury III the case of the state
against Lena Madison for murder,
brought i'll a verdict at Black River
taliS nuuing her guilty OF murder in
the fourth degree. Lena Mattson was
trled for infanticide three wears ago.
the Jury finding her not guilty. Last
spring she was arrested CHARGED with
the murder OF another babe and her
trial just concluded has attracted much
attention.
Ashland lumbermen say that beside
the incalculable loss to the standing
timber the fires were greatly DELAYING
the commencement OF fall logging.
Many loggers have been ready for
weeks to start into the woods with
their crews of men. but owing to the
prevalence of fires they dare not make
start for fear Of losing their entire
camp outfits.
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Boyee.
relict of &. l.. Bovee, arrived at Eagle
from Philadelphia. Mrs. Boyee died
at the home of her daughter in PhiIa-
delphia Monday. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. j. NJ. Jones of Phil
adelphia, and four sons. Dewitt G. of
Chicago, Hubert ). of East Troy, Hal
sey w. of GAINESVILLE and Meryin w,
Of EIkhOrn.
a family named Daley, consisting of
nine people, including six small chill
dren, reached WauSau in Woeful
straits while attempting to wagon
their way from Minnesota to Nova
Scotia. Kind Wausauans ticketed the
women and children to their destina-
ton, the men feeling able t. continue
their wagon travel
Inc first soaking rain since June fell
at Shell Lake Friday and eXtingu:Shed
the forest fires. For the first time in
weeks the people feel safe from the
fires and the settlers who have been
III constant terror now go 10 sleep feel
ing that their homes are not threat
ened.
Dr.. Rosa Epson, who came 10 MIL
Waukee last spring and open ed an Of
ice where she has been practicing
since. received a telegram stating that
her husband, who, until week ago
town. Ia, was dead.
The young women of Burnett had a
Eall-driYlng contest recently to raise
money for the Sunday school in that
place. The girl who won fastened
twenty latns with four nails apiece in
ten minutes without once hitting her
thumb.
Armour X Co.'S refrigerator ware
house at Rhinel0nder was damaged
by fire about $1,000. The warehouse
of Chafee & Fenelon and stocks Of
Fenelon x Co. and Harrison Bros
were burned; loss about $500.
Stuts0n'S tnreShing outfit while cross
ing the river west of Brodhead the
engine went through the bridge car
rying a tWenuy-foOt span with it to
the bottom. The engineer had 4 mar
row escape from death.
Thomas Place, resident of Racine
count" since 1885, died in the town
Of Mt Pleasant, aged 70 years When
he first settled there he was the clerk
of the famous Indian trader JambeauX.
While John Ferguson of Chippewa
City was endeayOring to tighten the
binding pole Of a load of hay it slipped
back and split his head from the fore
head back. He cannot recover.
The late HakOn NJ. Nordyi, we'll
known business man of Waupaca,
could translate readily from the Latin,
Greek, Hebrew, French ana German.
Miss Hattie BrockWay, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Brockway
of Palmyra, was married at her par
ent's home to George Cramp.
Lester II. Jones of Superior was
seriously wounded by the accidental
discharge Of a revolver in the hands
Of a companion.
George Meyer, who lives on farm
about one mile west Of Plymouth,
met with a loss of about $1,000 by fire.
Dir. r ,oert Stewart Bole of ST. Paul
and Miss katherine E. Fox vi La
Crosse were married Thursday.
Benjamin T. Single, late chief OF
police of Wausau, and prominent in
Grand Army matters, is dead.