Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-19


King, of New York, representing the
new company, for 100000, 900.
Frank L. Davidson, a young photog
'apher of Jamestown, Ind, while in
,oxicated attempted to murder his
wife, firing two shots at her.
At Coal Creek, Col, William Ray
shot and killed his wife and then shot
dying instantly. Domestic
is the cause assigned.
Harry Hayward, the condemned
murderer, had a sensational interview
with his brother Adry and dismissed
him with a frigbtful malediction.
The body of an unknown man, who
the doctors say had starved to death
and then frozen, was found at
Hunters Park, in Duluth
Captain John R. Weller, aged 20
years, a pioneer of Kansas City and a
capitalist, is dead. His widow was
native Of Jacksonville, III.
A mob was formed at Topeka, Kan,
for the purpose of burning the Kan
sas medical college, whose students
have been robbing graves.
Roy Hollingsworth, aged 26, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself at
Marshall, III. Dependency over a love
affair is the cause assigned.
There will be no saloons in Colfax,
Ind, for two years. the Clinton county
commissioners having sustained pc
tition of voters to that effect.
orc OF
Owosso, Mich, secured a return to the
old scale of wages and resumed work
after a strike lasting a week.
The earnings of the Canadian Pa
cifc railway for the week ending Dec.
7 were $4,000; the same period last
year, $o82,O00; increase, $4,000.
Relatives of S. e. Gerhart, Of Gas
City, Ind, VINO was found dead on Big
Four railway tracks a week ago, be
lieve he was victim of foul play.
The tug Pearl B. Campbell sank
with all on board off Huron Isle, forty
miles from Marquette, Mich, in a
gale. Seven men were drowned.
John Mcbride, president of the
American federation of labor, was ex-
onerated Of the charges of corruption
made against him by the executive
council.
Joseph J. Humphrey committed sui
eide at Ludington, Mich, by cutting
his throat. The body was found by
his wife about daylight in the back
yard.
After a two months vacation at his
home in NeillsvilIe, Wis, Robert J
Mcbride has started for Edinburgh
Scotland, to resume his duties as con
sui.
At a special election called for Feb
10 next it is predicted that the citi.
zens of Shiawasse county, Michigan
will vote for no license by a large ma.
jority.
John Van Dyne, aged IA years, anG
suffering from physical disabilities
disemboweled himself with a pocket
knife at the soldiers home at Dayton
Ohio.
Near Bear Wallow, Giles county
Va, John and Mary Feagan, husband
and wife, aged 81 and ga years, were
murdered and the house robbed O.
$500.
John Hokan, of Chicago, and JOIN
Davey were killed by falling slate II
the coal mines at Coxville, Ind. Ed
ward Opendorf met a similar death a
Rosedale.
Valentine George cut his throa
when the charred body of his EN-
ployer, Charles Vorwald, was taker
from the ruins of the fire at Ruther.
ford, n J.
Goodwin, the A. r. Z. leader on tria
at Kalispell Mont, for laying violent
hands upon Great Northern property
during the recent attempted strike
was acquitted.
The Kirkham cold storage buildings
at Anderson, Ind, were wrecked by {
natural gas explosion and Harry
Gather was severely but probably no
fatally burned.
Gottlieb Michael, retired farmer
was knocked insensible in his home
at Manitowoc Wis, Uy four men who
secured several valuable notes and {
small sum in cash.
Government agents are appraising
the buildings of the abandoned For
Sully, at Pierre, S. D. The reserya.
ton of $4,000 acres will be opened tC
settlement next year.
AIKEN Fessell and Mrs. Inez Haney
of Cedar Springs, Mich, have disap.
peared. F'e5sell leaves a wife anC
three children. Mrs. Haney's hus.
band lives at GreenvilIe.
Westcott Zittel, a SOD of a wealthy
New York real estate man, has
brought suit for divorce from his wife
alleging that he was intoxicated wher
the ceremony occurred.
Judge John Porter will assume
charge of the Eldora Qowa) Enter,
prise, the editor of which, a mar
named Walker, is missing. The paper
will be democratic in politics.
R, B. Curtis, editor of the Anamosa
Iowa, Daily Call, who has been in jail
six months for bigamy, has been put
Oh trial. One of his four wives was
Miss Mae Smith, of Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Nancy ]. Thompson, aged rs
years, was found starved and frozen
to death near Maple City Kan. She
lived alone with a half-witted son
who was also in dying condition.
Rev. George c. Capron, who OBJ
tanned a divorce from his wife in
Perry, Okla, is said to have caused
talk in Taunton, Mass, by his conduct
with Lizzie White, a school teacher.