Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-13

| of the time with his head under water:
that he thought there was somebody
on each side of him, and when the
smoke cleared off he discovered a bear
on one side and wolf on the other
| Frank Buschman of Meemee. Mani
toWoc county, is one OF the largest
men III the county. He stands feet
. II inches high, is we'll proportioned,
has no Super1iuOus flesh and weighs
800 pounds. He is only - years old
and has the strength OF two ordinary
men.
Charles Kunze, a well-to-do citizen
OF considerable property, was i'll the
bottom Of a well laying tile at Eau
Claire. A piece of tie four feet long
| that was being let down to him fell
out Of the bucket and crushed his head
to shapeless mass. He leaves a
family.
Judge Hutchins of Superior declared
illegal and void the ordinance under
which all the liquor dealers of that
city are selling. The five saloon
keepers arrested for keeping their
places open after the stated hour were
consequently discharged.
Mrs. John Jackson, one of the ear
Hest settlers of Palmyra, died aged
over 80 An aged husband and sew
eral children survive. One daughter,
Mrs Charles Theis, is a resident of
Milwaukee.
Flags are at half-mast on the engine
houses in Milwaukee n honor of
Pipeman Adolph Meyer, who was
killed by the explosion Of a chemical
tank at fire. SThe funeral was held
Saturday.
The John Mccartney of Chicago who
left an estate valued at 100000 to
children whose whereabouts were I'M
known to him, once owned and oper-
ated the big Wheeler farm near White
water.
The National Bank of Manitowoc
has today opened its doors as a ma
tional bank with a paid-up capital of
100000 The president is H. D.
Moses and the cashier Clarence Hill
An unknown man was killed by
st. Paul train two miles north of
Western Union Junction. 1t is sup
posed that he was a travelling tailor
and had come from Milwaukee,
Through the efforts Of Rietbrock &
Halsey a colony Of 27O PENNSYLVANIA
Germans have just settled in and
around Athens, Marathon county.
Several hundred tons of Brown
county timothy hay are being shipped
to New England. Last year one firm
alone shipped about 1000 tons.
Prof Kahlenberg of the state uni
versity leaves this week for Leipsic,
Germany, where he Will spend Il year
in study upon his speciality.
Howard G. White, owner of The
Syracuse Standard, is in Oshkosh us
the guest Of his father-in-law. ex-
Senator Sawyer.
A company has been incorporated
that city and Eagle Point, Grant
county.
The annual meeting of the Womans
Suffrage association Of Wisconsin Will
be held in Racine Oct. 2, , and f.
The residence of p. II. Swain, near
Firoqua, was struck by lightning and
together with its contents burned.
Rasnie Olson, mother of L. II. Fer
ing. died at Galesville, aged 81 She
was born in Norway in 1909
A quantity of mail matter for Su-
perlor was burned While en- route on
the st. Paul Il Duluth limited.
The Plankinton bank cases are being
tried in Milwaukee.
Citizens Of Oshkosh fear an ice
famine. Over JO,O00,000 pounds have
been supplied this season.
The house of Barney Mcclure, near
Delavan, was destroyed by fire caused
by lamp explosion.
A tire above Spencer consumed 600
cords OF wood owned by the Ashland
Steel company.
Eugene A. Milligan, a veteran of the
civil war, an old resident, died at
Necedah.
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