Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09

in charge of the new department of
dairying, to begin his duties Sept /.
The Columbian liberty bell, which
created such a furore at the worlds
fair, is practically in pawn in Chicago.
The president of the Liberty Bell as
ISOLATION is said to be $4,000 short in
his accounts. His lame is William 0.
Mcdowell, a New Jersey man and
crank on ''patriotism." He agreed to
sell 100 fac-similes of the bell to one
organization at SIS each. He has failed
to deliver the goods.
At GaIesburg, H., Sanger had hard
luck. In the half nile they tied. IN
another trial, within five rods OF the
wire, Sanger, who was squirting to
catch Cooper, was thrown violently TO
the ground by the handles OF his
bicycle coming off, and the next III
slant adj those behind HIN went down
Seven men were IN heap. Martins,
of Minneapolis, it is feared, sustained
internal injuries, Cooper alone went
under the wire.
William A. Young, a farmer, living
: near HilIsboro Ill, and Walter "elleF
and wife, his tenants, were arrested Oh
warrants sworn out by Mrs. IounGs
charging them with having assaulted
her with intent to do great bodily IN
Jury. Young and his wife have lived
separately for many years, although
dwelling under the same roof, ana
divorce suit brought by the husband IS
now pending in the circuit court OF
: Montgomery county.
In San Francisco Miss Lansing ROW
an. the actress, does not credit the
U statement that her father, the wealthy
banker of Batavia, n. Y, VINO COM
mitted suicide ended his life on ac-
t count of a published report that she
< CHALLENGED James J. Corbett to box
Il ing match. eff my father committed
suicide" she said, cit was probably
Il due to sickness and financial worry
He has been i'll and failing for some
II time, and has been losing heavily II
l Wall street. I know of this and the
news of his death did not greatly sur
prise me-
A bulletin by the agricultural depart
ment shows that in 1894 Norway i'm
IL ported from this country goods which
10 exclusive of precious metals, wer
~ valued at S55, 2O5, 27O, and the export
III to us were 1872 1852, $50. Fishery pro
~ ducts together constitute more thai
two-thirds of the entire exports. Nor
H. ways trade with the United States
III largely in favor of this country. Ou
: leading exports to Norway are porF
10 bacon and hams, hides, tanned an
VI raw. greases and tallOW, wheat an
wheat flour, petroleum and paraff1n o
no and machinery.
Us President Search, of the National AS
~ ISOLATION of Manufacturers concernin
ol the trip of American manufacturers
u South America has heard from the sex
rotary of the navy. Referring to tn
he suggestion that a United States mar
IL of-war should be placed at their dis
hs posal Secretary Herbert expressed n
du regret that there is no ship. in the nav
ny that has accommodations for so man
: persons, on account of the crampe
Vi quarters of the officers and crews o
III board the modern war vessels.
hg Obituary: At Pittsburg, Pa, Capital
oO Charles w. Bachelor, 73.-At Piqu
,e- Ohio, Actress Lottie Forbes-At Bo
u ton, Naval Constructor w. D. Wilson
AT Racine, Wis, Charles Frederic
III Ticknor, 45.-At Elkhart, Ind, Jamt
'n' P. Cakes, S6.-At Eureka, Ill, Mr.
Ely Mary Householder, S0.-At Decautu
re: Mich, Mrs. Anna Cronin, "a
L. Princeton, Ind, Colonel Nathaniel
Tie French-At Normal Ill, Mrs. Mai
Kinyon, SO-At Springdale, Iowa, Oh
'eS yer G. Jack, "a.