Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-17
NEIGHBORlNG NOTES.
Taken From Our Exchanges and Con-
denSed For Local Readers.

Wausau Record: Coy. Upham Las
visited Chippewa Fails aud EXPIRE es
himself as delighted with the te
selected for the home for the fe lie
minded, and he is particularly ple; ed
with the apparent fertility Of the spot
which was reported by Prof. Henry as
rather low fertility" 1t don't take |
much to satisfy some men.
Marshfeld Times: A Mr.. Thorn of
Grand Rapids, an insurance agent who |
has been making Marshfeld head
quarters for some time past, showed US
piece of asbestos this week which he
claims was taken from shaft sunk on a
farm one mile from the station at
Rudolph, and on which he holds an
option. The vein from which it was
taken is down Is feet and was dis
covered last fall while some men were
prospecting for gold in that vicinity.
Mr.. Thorn says that asbestos abOunds
there in great quantities and if 1T has
any commercial value he has a good
thing. He is trying 60 interest capital
to work it.
Wausau Central No one will dispute
The SentinePs assertion that a con-
gressional districts not enduring entity.
Neither, we feel confident, will The
Sentinel deny that Northeastern
Wisconsin, embracing nearly one-third
of the state, is an enduring entity-a
tangible and fixed reality that legisla
tive appointments cannot affect. 1t
matters little whether it is called the
Ninth district, or northeastern Wiscon-
sin, or the Northeastern third of the
state-the fact remains that 16, 900 square
miles of contiguous and compact
territory is without state institution of
any kind, while all other sections of the
state have been more or less favored.
| The Board had an opportunity to make
amends for this by locating the Home
either at Wausau or Marinette, but it
saw fit to do otherwise. This is the
long and short of the matter. The
Sentinel is informed moreover, that
while TIE CENTRAL considered this one
did not make it the leading ground of
| complaint. The leading ground of
complaint, so far as Wausau and Mara
| thon county are concerned, is the
disingenuOus and underhanded manner
in which this city was dealt with by
those from whom it had reason to
expect fair play.
SHOT IN TILE ARM.
Marshfeld Times: Earl Cattenach,
the 13-year- old son of James Cattenach
of Nasonville, was brought here Satur-
day with his left arm badly shattered
by gun shot wound. Earl with his
| brother was out hunting pheasants and
was standing on a log waiting for his
brother The gun which he was hold
ing in his hand slipped and striking on
the log on the hammer was discharged,
the load of shot passing through his
arm making all ugly looking wound.
The little fellow was taken to st. Johns
hospital and although a great sufferer
stood up we'll under the shock.
THE HOFFMAN MURDER CASE.
Wausau Record: The Hoffman
murder case has been set for trial at
Grand Rapids before Judge Webb on
the 2lst inst. This case is not q new
one to readers Of this paper, as all the
particulars were exploited in the
columns of the city papers at the time
case resulted in conviction on the
former tria! in the Marathon county
circuit court, and an appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court, where a reversal
was made, and the case sent back for a
new trial. Now it goes to Wood county
on change OF venue. Atty l.. A.
Pradt will prosecute the case, and Hon. |
G. w. Cate, will defend Hoffman.
Sentinel: It is quite natural that the |
Democratic politicians who are anxious |
to re-elect Senator Villas, or Demo |
cratic successor to him, should wish the |
present apportionment to stand until |
after the next legislature is chosen |
But the solicitude they display is not |
calculated to ostirup-oppOsition to earlier
action on the subject among the Re-
publcans All that the latter wish, |
however, is a just measure, giving equal
representation in the legislature to the |
people as far as is practicable. A new
apportionment measure will be pre-
pared and laid before the people within
the next two months. Everybody will |
then have an opportunity to Judge
whether or not it is gerrymander
Until then it is mere partisan CUFF for
the opposition press to allege that it is |
| intended to replace the present by a |
new gerrymander. We are hoping to !
see measure reported which will be |
SO obviously just that honest Democrats |
will find no ground for unfavorable |
criticism of it.
TWO YEARS FOR TAYLOR.
The Supreme court Of South Dakota
| handed down its decision IN the case of
| w. w. TAYLOR, the defaulting state
treasurer. His sentence is cut down to
two years and held to begin Aug. IA
| last.
PARDON FOR THE YOUNGERs.
w. c. Bronaugh of Lewis Station,
Mo, will depart shortly for Minnesota,
where he will present a big petition and
letters from influential AIissourians
asking for the pardon Of Jim" and
| Cole Younger, who are serving life
sentences in the Saltwater penitentiary
| for the Northfeld bank robbery.
TICKNOR-FOSTER.
Merrill News: Yesterday afternoon
Rev. j. f. Cowling of the Second
Presbyterian church united L. \.
Ticknor and Mate Foster in marriage at
the residence Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Foster Only
relatives and few immediate friends
were present. Miss Ella Bedell of
Wausau was bridesmaid while George
Shilling of the same city stood up as
best man Mr.. Ticknor is young man
who until short time ago has been
located at Grand Rapids but who now
holds responsible position as book