Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-02

IL SIG iSSeuUleS TIE Minnie Brad
dock Of our story so strongly as to
awaken suspicion that she is the
woman, what earthly objection can
she have to the most searching investi-
CATION, both on her own account and
that Of her friends, especially when
all expenses were guaranteed, besides
payment for time lost. Again, what
effect could it possibly have on the
ZoldoSki pardon case whether she was
in Chicago or Rhinelander, or in Rich
land Center? If it is to avoid nOtori-
ETY.; If because of modesty these
women are so adverse to being seen or
OF having anything to say, we wish to
give them a gentle hint that they are
putting up a job on themselves, for
just so sure as the case commenced
against the editor Of this paper is
tried, they will be there On COM
pulsory process they will come. No
objections Of theirs will avail"
A freight wreck occurred on the
Wisconsin Central railroad near Web
ster in which Brakeman j. J. Wilson
Of Stevens Point was severely in
jured and ten cars badly demolished.
Wilson has his head cut, his right
ankle fractured and was otherwise
bruised. He will recover. The acct
dent was caused by a broken journal
Ten cars of tea were in the train
billed from Tacoma to New York.
Seven cars of tea and three cars OF
wheat were piled UP and the cars
badly smashed, but the damage to
the contents is comparatively light.
The drowning OF Mamie Coyne and
Dave Ahern Of Fond du Lac, at Green
Lake, was due to the fright of the
young ladies they had left IN the boat
When the couple appeared on the sur
face John Grow, one of the party, no.
uced that Miss Coyen was unconscious
and that Mr.. Ahern was exhausted
Mr., Crow Buoye them awhile and
called for the boat, without avail. He
then re ,eaSed his hold and became
unconscious just as a rescuing party
reached him. Miss Coyne had begged
to dive in deep water and Mr.. Ahern
had accompanied her.
J. E. Dodge, assistant attorney gen
eral OF the United States, was III Ra-
cine Last week. He had been to San
francisco the past month taking testl-
mony in a suit against the United
States government. The plaintt1 ii
the case is Mrs. Geo. Fremont. She
claims to be the owner of land occu-
pied by Fort Mason and wants $1,000
UUU for it and its use by the govern
ment. MI. Dodge refused to give any
opInIon i'll referring to the outcome
OF the cIaLm.
harry BEL, SON OF II. NJ. Bell, su-
perlntendent of the Lake Superior di-
vision OF The Chicago, M4IW44A.e Il
St Paul road, accidently shot himself
at Green Bay Wni1e on IL train neat
Ellis Junction. DR.. Frank Gregory of
fact is due Bellies life. The bullet
lodged i'll the abdomen and has not
yet been removed.
Wisconsin pensions: Original
Ado .pn t,auth, Milwaukee. Additional
John EckhoH, Columbus. Increase
Martin Cleary, EllAhorn; James K.
Bones, Kranksville. Original widows,
etc.-Anna Bintz, Taycheedah; Sophia
Wilson (mother}, Hayes; Henriette
Kuder, Beaver Dam. Minors of James
B. Schaffer, Bloom City.
The RGheid w. Leland family re-
union i've miles VS. Of Fan ci il2i,1
was the first in twenty years. An in
JereSting feature was the marriage of
Miss Sadie Leland to Malcolm Graves
by the ReVS. III. @. and D. II. Leland,
brothers of the bride, assisted by the
Rev. Arthur G. Kempton, pastor of
the Baptist church of Eau Claire The
Rev. d. II. Leland is a professor in the
Roger Williams university at Nash
vile.
A monument to the pioneers of the
Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran
church Of America will be unveiled
in the towns Of Christiana, Dane
county, little over mile southeast OF
the East Koshkonong church, Oct. 10,
the fiftieth anniversary Of the East
Koshkonong church. Its location Will
be on the farm Of Soren Anderson,
son Of the first Norwegian to set foot
on Koshkonong soil.
John CAST, a well known resident of
Neenah, who was injured in the Win
by the fall of a cask of lime, is dead
He was SO year of age and leaves
wife and two children.
While George Pullen was sealing a
package Of $3.50 in bills at the Evans
vile bank, his face was singed and
the bank notes scOrched by the ex-
plosion Of the alcohol lamp used to
heat the wax.
All but one of the Leopold List fam
lily at Oshkosh have died of consump-
ton. He, his wife and four sons came
TO this country apparently strong and
healthy two years ago.
Madam Friedland, Russian lady Of
wealth and station who has been in
the United States several months to
study the institutions and customs OF
the country, is enjoying brief stay at
Madison.
The Wautoma Argus calls for ad-
ditional railway facilities to move the
immense potato crop of Waushara
county. which will amount to about
$500 carloads. To move in within
six months will require steady ship
| ment Of twenty carloads a day.
A young man who gave his name
as Walter Smith was drowned at
| Hortonville. He had been in that To-