Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

men and two women, charged with
numerous burglaries, and recovered
musical instruments and jewelry val
ued at $4,000.
. Dr.. Henry Case is in prison at San
Jose, Cal, charged with having
caused the death of Eleanor Frost,
capitalist, who died a few weeks ago.
Corrosive sublimate was found in the
dead mans stomach.
The dominion government having
been notified that salmon is admitted
free into the United States an order
has been passed abOlishing the duty
of one-half cent per pound on salmon
coming into Canada.
Chauncey Chase, superintendent of
the Attawaugan and BallOuville mills
at AttaWaugan, CT, was descending
an elevator when the rope broke. Mr.
Chase jumped but broke his back and
died He leaves a family.
1t costs the United States govern
ment about 100000 year to main
tain the cruiser of New Yolk-nearly
81 200 a day. Salaries are the big
item. The Baltimore costs $4,000,
and the San Francisco 1888, 900.
The residence Of Henry Redd in
Prince Edwards county, Va, was
struck by lightning and Redd, his
wife and daughter, were killed. "A
little son of Watt Lee, who lives near
the Redd farm, was also killed.
Norman S. Mussey, a New York law
J al 10
the Twenty~third street station on the
Sixth avenue 81 road, by throwing
! himself in front of train. He fell to
the street and was not badly hurt.
Mrs. Wilhelm Kruger, wife of the
prosperous farmer near Shelby, Ia,
was shot and beaten to death by her
nephew, Herman Kaupt, a young man
Is years of age. The murderer then
killed himself by cutting his throat.
| Men at work in the ruins of the Ire
land building, New York, discovered
an old ciStern, whose walls extended
beneath the foundations of the cen
tral pillar and is believed to have
caused the collapse Of the building.
James Low, Jr., whose pretty daugh,
ter, Lillian, was found dead on Wash
ingtOn Heights, New York, July %
saws she was murdered, and now hel
clothing will be re-eXamined and the
matter will be taken up by the grand
jury.
The national convention of the uni
versal peace union is announced fol
the closing days of August in the opeI
air on the banks of the Mystic river
near Mystic. About 10000 people are
expected from many parts Of the
world.
Farmer McComb, Of Summitville
N. Y, ordered a party of five French
men, with two performing bears
away from his premises. They re
fused to go, and he fired at them witt
double barrelled shotgun. One wa
, killed and two severely wounded.
The largest belt in the world has re
Gently been made by the Jewell belt
ing company Of Hartford for thu
Wasthburn & Moen manufacturin:
company of Worcester, Mass. 1t il
11S feet long, rs inches wide and il
[
) steers to make it.
Edward Clegg, Coleman Nicl1eld.
and Henry Christensen, British bicycl'
tourists, were arrested at GLADDEN.
I Neb., for fast riding and fined 81 AM
t costs, a total of $50 each. Although
/ abundantly supplied with money, the.
refused to pay their fines and wer
committed to hard work ON the street
The North American Telegraph com
pany, which is the northwestern all.
of the postal, has leased the lines o
the 500 Telegraph company, extend
/ ing along the 500 railway and connect
ing with the Canadian Pacific lines
This gives the North American G1rec
entrance into Winnepeg and brings j
, other advantages.
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