Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-25
MYLREA'S DEGREE.
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY GIVES
HIM A SHEEPSKIN.
Fire Causes Heavy Loss in Galesville-
Wisconsin Weddings
State News.

There are nencefOrth three alumni
trustees of Lawrence university, one to
be nominated each year by the alumni
CT the school. The first, it is under
stood will be nominated at once and
one each year until all are appointed.
Their term is TO be three years each
Miss Harriet Hammond presented her
resignation as preceptress and in
structor in French and German, ana
Miss Mabel Eddy OF Cleveland was ap-
pointed in her stead. Prof. G.. B. Mer-
riman also resigned as professor of
mathematics and astronomy, and Prot.
C. B. Ridgeway, of Napa, Cal, was ap-
pointed III his stead as the head of the
mathetical department. Degrees were
conferred as follows: Bachelor of Arts
to Attorney General William H. Myi-
rea, who lacked but a few days Of
graduating with the class of rs The
degree of master of arts was conferred
upon DR.. J. NJ. Thompson, dean of a
Chicago medical college. The degree of
doctor of divinity was conferred upon
the Rev. George Case, of Eau Claire,
formerly a student at Lawrence
There has arrived at the Oshkosh
hospital Andrew Anderson, formerly
of GAINESVILLE, who is said to be an ex-
pert at massage and who will take
charge of that department. He is to-
tally blind, but wonderfully bright and
able to find his way about with ease.
Strange as it may appear, Anderson
has been a successful dancing teacher
A school will be inaugurated at the
Oshkosh hospital aid an effort made to
change or enllyen the dull current of
the insane minds by educational work.
Musical and literary entertainment will
also be feature of daily life at the hos
pital, the superintendent maintaining
that, if the false, extraordinary and
morbid images and fancies that now liz
fest the brains Of the patients 20 the
exclusion of healthy impulses and rea-
soning, can be displaced by normal
thoughts and subjects, the battle is
won.
William J. Garrigan, Beloit printer,
was married to Miss Kate McGraw Of
Clinton.
Abby Elizabeth Prichard and George
Fenner kimball were married in James
vile.
The marriage of George Smongeski
to Miss Rose Lozert took place at La
Crosse.
NJ. S. Frawley has been reelected
principal of the Eau Claire high school.
Mrs Brady of Ashland has been
taken to the northern hospital for the
insane.
The ST. Paul road will hereafter run
a Sunday special train between Eau
Claire and Chippewa Falls.
! United States Marshal Pratt will be-
gin the tearing up of the two miles CT
track laid by the Central Wisconsin
Electric company upon High street and
New York avenue, Oshkosh. About
three years ago franchise was granted
/ to J. X. Tillotson, a promoter from To-
ledo, to build an electric line there, the
same to form a part of an interurban
road down the Fox river valley from
/ Oshkosh to Kaukauna. After veXa-
tious delays two miles Of track was
laid This has been seized and re-
seized, first by the sheriff and then by
the United States marshal and a short
time ago receiver was appointed for
the company and another for Tillotson
The claim upon which Pratt is acting
! is that OF Contractor Loss of Chicago
who supplied the iron He obtained
/ Judgment for $4,000.
Aid. Charles Boehme Of Sheboygan
has received word from the German
consul that an inheritance Of 81, O0C
awaits him in Germany.
| The dry goods house of Charles
J Shields & Co. at Oshkosh, has been
i closed by the assignee, William Dich-
mann.
Mrs. John Edwards of Port Edwards
who gave $4,000 to the endowment
fund Of Lawrence university, was giver
reception at the home of President
Plantz il Appleton.