Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-24

w. H. Lewis, who lived fifty miles
west of Pierre, S. D., and a flock of
$500 sheep disappeared during the
blizzard two weeks ago, and no trace
Of either man or sheep has been found
since.
The First National bank, of HoIli-
daysburg, Pa, closed its doors, causing
the failure of the Martinsburg Deposit
bank of Martinsburg, Pa, and the
Williamsburg bank Of Williamsburg,
Pa,
The announcement is made in New
York that Miss Edith Lyman Collins,
of that city, ward Of Chauncey N. De
pew. is to marry Rechid Bey, counsel
lor of state OF the Turkish embassy at
Rome.
Two false witnesses in the Pearl Bry-
an case go TO prison for two and one
years respectively. They attempted to
make the jurors believe that Pearl
Bryan was beheaded on the Ohio side
of the river
Fire at Lincoln, Neb., damaged the
Hurlbut block and ruined the dry
SOOu0 Cl1u OIOUI1lIS oJOCh vi oII11uCIO
Bros, as we'll as damaging the goods of
occupants of the second story The
loss is $4,000.
Washington--The house committee on
appropriations finished the bill for the
legislative, executive and judicial ex-
penses. The bill carries a total of
$21 ,667 1867, which is 81, 899, 281 less than
the estimates.
Chicago aldermen passed the act
which compels the sale of street car
tickets for 25 cents, II for so cents and
twenty-five for 81. Only thr' e aIder-
men voted against the ordinance on it's
final passage.
A sad drowning accident occurred at
Brookline, N. H., Friday, the three
children of Edward Farnsworth going
through the ice They were a boy
and two girls, of the ages Of seven,
eight and II years.
Hearst's, n. Y, Journal secured an
signing an ordinance giving away
gas franchise worth 10000, 900 and re-
straining the board of aldermen from
passing it over his veto.
While hunting near independence,
Kan, Jim Robbins and Richard Webb,
of Cherry Vale quarreled Both drew
reVOlvers, and Robbins shot Webb
through the abdomen, fatally wounding
him. Robbins is in Jail.
Two bodies have been petrifed by
the injection of a peculiar fluid by Chi
cagO undertakers. A marblp-like an
pearance and in some parts almost
transparency is attained. The discov-
cry is believed to be of use for anatom-
ical preparations.
For the sixth time President Cleve-
land has nominated John Beard as
postmaster at Danville, Ill. The SEN
ate has, at Congressman Joe Cannon's
request, persistently refused to confirm
the nomination, and the President has
repeatedly nominated Beard.
The secretary of the treasury has
sent to congress a statement of receipts
and expenditures Of the government
for the fiscal year ended June 30 1895
including the postal service. The total
and the expenditures $434,678,654.
Representative Ray, of New York,
from the committee on the judiciary.
has reported adversely the bill provid-
ing that cigarettes transported into
state upon arrival shall be subject to
the laws of the state as though the
cigarettes had been produced there
The court of appeals at Frankfort,
Ky, has denied Alonzo Walling a new
trial. The opinion in the case was
written by Judge Hazelrigg, to whom
the Scott Jackson case was submitted.
Both men will be hanged for the muir
der of Pearl Bryan unless the governor
interferes.
Excitement over the recent Big Rap
ids, Mich, bank failure has increased
by the arrest of ex-General Manager
Chester w. Comstock. He is charged
by the depositors' committee with hav-
ing embezzled $4,000 of the banks
funds. Mr.. Comstock was held in So 600
bail.
San Francisco-The Green-Needham
troubled with a cold and the National
Athletic club is not over anxious to try
its popularity just at the present time
Washington-Mr. Vest has had Mr.
Francis nomination as secretary of the
interior hung up.
The postofIice department will try an
experiment in New York. House own
ers will be requested to purchase priv
ate letter boxes, which cost about
81 each These will be of a uniform
pattern and fitted with locks that one
key will open, but the mail collectors
only will nave the keys.
Princeton, n. J.-Professor Charles
H. Hinton gave a public exhibition of
his baseball pitching cannon in the
college gymnasium. Balls were dis
charged, showing the different curves
and rates of speed. Professor Hinton
stated that his invention is intended
to save pitchers in practice.
The national irrigation congress
has brought to Phoenix, Arizona, about
l 900 visitors, representing twenty
seven states. Judge Emery of the land
office read a paper in support of his
contention that the states should be
owners of the arid lands as they are
now in control Of the water without
which such lands are yalueless.
Unless relief can be had soon from
the reichstag, the entire sugar industry
of Germany is 1ika1v n hn