Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-03

of music at Albion college of Michigan,
and the bride is the only daughter of
Mrs. NJ. D. Jones, teacher of music at
the state school.
While in a drunken rage Frank Vo-
dicka, a Milwaukee tailor, shot his
wife. He fired three shots. Two
lodged in lis wife's shoulder, infict-
ing severe, but not fatal, wounds. The
third bullet struck Annie Young, a by
stander. She is not seriously injured,
the bullet striking her in the leg.
Vodicka came from Chicago in the
spring. July I he was married to Mary
Boos. Soon after the wedding she re-
fused to live with him, claiming to
have learned that he has a wife and
four children in Chicago.
Peyton, Kimball & BARRIERS plant,
one Of the largest saw mills in the
Lake Superior district, has closed for
the season, throwing 125 men out of
work. The company has filled its
storage capacity on the docks and can
not sell the product.
In Beloit Miss Ida Sargent, promi-
nent in musical circles, was married
to Charles f. Weaver of Waukesha.
Ward Dobbin Fuller and saba G.
Freeman were married in Oshkosh
The bridegroom is cashier of bank at
Bertrand, Neb., and owns an electric
light plant at Holdredge, Neb.
Miss Helen l. Lancaster, niece CT
Professor w. H. Beach of the Mil
waukee schools, was united in mar
of Milwaukee. The ceremony took
place at Professor Beach's farm resi-
dence, Rev. G. .. Merrill officiating
DR.. Herbert Cole of Charlotte, Mich.
acted as best man and Miss Alice Ian
caster, the brides sister, as brides
cago, Milwaukee, Madison and other
cities.
A few weeks ago KenCsha society was
startled by the announcement OF a SEN
sational marriage between Miss Stella
Timm and Frank Mitchell. The young
people were Is and Is years of age, re-
spectively. They ran away to Racine
and were married by clergyman OF
that city. This marriage has now
been annulled by Judge Fish, the
ground of divorce being e youthful
ness Of the contracting parties.
An interesting society event was the
wedding at Beaver Dam of Lewis H
Mertz of Los Angeles, Cal, and Miss
Grace B. Hawley.
DR.. A. Ross Hill, professor of psy-
chology and pedagogy at the norma
school at Oshkosh was married TO Miss
Agnes Syme Baxter Phi. D., at Halifax
Nova Scotia, last Thursday.
One of the leading social events Of
this season at Black River Falls was
the marriage of Albert Henry Lyman
of Excelsior, Mimi, to Miss Lillian
May Swarts Of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, al
st. Adams Episcopal church.
Mrs. Mary Claridge died in Reeds
burg. She was IA years of age and haG
been a resident of Sank county fol
forty years.
At Evansville Levi Knepper died
He was born in Franklin county, Pa
Feb. q, 1892, came to Wisconsin il
1S4S and engaged in farming until 1885,
when he removed to Evansville and en-.
gagged in the grocery business for few
years, then retiring to enjoy his com
potency.
John Stanhilber, aged so, of 3ht
Stanhilber-Amos Lumber company
| Oshkosh, sustained a stroke of paraly.
sis and died.
Jules German of La Crosse was
found in Chicago with his face pounded
to jelly and his clothing soaked with
blood. After being taken to the arm.
DRY station he became delirious. 1t is
said that his injuries were received in
a row with a bartender.