Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
AT HOME.

AT HlIlSDOfO, ONO, Ine fISL Nd
tional bank has closed it's doors.
A cloudburst caused damage amount
ing to 100000 in Pittsburg and vicin-
ity.
Senator Tilmap's daughter, Addie,
was killed by lightning near Vrevard,
S. G.
R. A. Wilson & Co. failed at Mon
mouth, III. Assets, $4,000; liabilities,
s32 600.
Fx-United States Senator McPher-
son, i'll at Denver, is reported much
improved.
Mrs. Matilda Isaacson, an obstetri-
ci&-., was found dead in bath tub at
West Superior.
The American bark John D. Brewer,
from New York for Zanzibar, is ashore
at Panganilf.
Nine children died at Havena, Mimi,
after drinking lemonade supposed to
have been poisoned.
L. p. Bower, a prominent democrat
of Eldora, Iowa, dropped dead yester-
day morning.
A Seattle court has absolyed n. ?.
Receivers Cakes, Rouse and Payne from
charges of contempt.
]. H. Howry & Son, lumbermen, of
Saginaw, Mich, have chattel mortgages
aggregating over $500, 900.
w. Childers, Purcell, 1. T., attorney,
was fatally stabbed by two negroes
who attempted to rob him.
A wheelman claiming to be Schlatter,
the so-called divine healer, is creating
a sensation at Guthrie, Ok.
Henry Daniels and wife were
drowned in Republican river, near
Franklin, Neb., while wading.
Mary Harlan, mother of ex-senator
Harlan, of Iowa. is dead, in Rockville
Ind Mrs Harlan was 100 years old.
John Bice, the shoe manufacturer, Of
Lima, is arrested charged with burn
ing his store to obtain the insurance
money.
w. S. Frisbey, representing the Chi
cago house of George A. Ogle & Co.
vas drowned at Durand, Wis, while
bathing.
Thu Pittsburg council has forbidden
he placing of penny-in-theslot ice
coolers in the streets. Water must bt
free
Nebraska pops. will fuse for Bryan
II Kansas PETER, who has been stand
ing outside, has concluded to supper
Bryan.
Secretary Herbert, of the navy de
partment, announced his intention O
opposing the election of Bryan anC
Sewall
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
endowed a chair of Irish literature il
the Catholic university at Washington
with $4,000.
Doc" Bennington and William Kir
by tough characters, fought a duel or
the levee at Alexandria, Mo- Kirby
was fatally cut.
The sea lion that escaped from Lin.
coin Park, Chicago, two years ago, was
fishing for suckers just below the dan
on Sheboygan river.
John Hardness and Frank Porter
members of the Terre Haute, Iowa
Good Citizens league, were assaulted
by saloon men
James McKenna, convicted of steal.
ing typewriter from a firm in Beloit
has been sentenced to two and a hall
years in the state prison
George Fred. Williams was tumult.
uously received in Boston. One of the
akers was bank president recently
ovpOsed for his silver views.
Col. Henry F. Donovan, inspector
has rendered his resignation. Politi.
cal reasons are said to be the cause.
Alderman Powers, of Chicago, is
charged by Alderman Kent with brib-
cry The latter says he was offered So.
600 for votes for the loop ordinance
John w. Lanehart, a member of the
democratic state central committee
and formerly a law partner of Gov
Altgeld, is dying at his home in Chi.
cago.
The trustees of the state agricultural
college at Bookings, S. D., have dis
missed the entire faculty of the col
lege There is quarreling among the
regents.
Davidson & Sons. Chicago, whole
9'tAS "CdlSIS III udIDlS OF C01cdSO
failed. Their assets are $500 900 They
also own the Davidson theater in Mil
waukee
The United States and Hayti Cable
company has been Incorporated in New
York, with a capital of 81 800, 900. Joh1
w. Mackay and Albert B. Chandler are
directors.
Henry c. Rogers, steward of the
Petite Lake club house, was drowned
at Lake Villa, ILL.,. while attempting
to assist several ladies who had falle1
into the water.
Harry We'll, secretary of Toilet Sup
ply company in Cincinnati. was ar
rested, charged with ENLIGHTENMENT O
$500. He shot himself before the ex
animation was called.
Six years ago Louise label. of Thorn
as, Mich. wandered into the wood.
and has since held there the life of ;
savage. She was captured near Lea
Mich, last week.
William Metcalf and his horse wer,
killed near Windfall. Ind, by light
ming. Metcalf was making hay. I
transform came up and he stopped
under crab apple tree for shelter.
Lawrence LawIer and Henry Gregg
suspected of having robbed the most
office at Blunt S. D., have been ar
rested at Pierre, with some of tn,