Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

reached her pier under her own
steam. 1t is believed that she is I'M
injured
Miss Annie Hosie, telegraph oper-
ator in New York was waylaId by a
masked footpad, who dubbed and then
robbed her. Her skull may have been
fractured.
A franchise has been granted 10 the
Goshen Telephone company, which is
closely connected Win the Independent
company, which has invaded the gas
Uelt Of Indiana.
A petition for new trial was filed
in the supreme court by counsel for
Lawrence j. Keegan, convicted and
sentenced for the murder Of Emily
Chambers in Scituate, Mass.
The foreign country insurance reci-
procity bill passed the New York as
sembly by vote of 104 to 81 and now
goes to the senate for concurrence,
where it will surely pass.
The coroner's jury returned YER
dict holding Engineer Morgan of De-
cature responsible for the wreck which
caused the death of Fireman Charles
Huff near Carpenter, Ill.
The Burlington, Iowa, Electrical
Railway company has a $4,000 suit on
it's hands brought by Grove H. Foote,
who in December was struck by
trolley car and nearly killed
Julia O'Toole, administrative of the
estate of John OToole, who was killed
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secured a verdict for $1,000 in the fed
eral court at Springfield, Ill.
The house passed a bill forbidding
prize fights in the territories or Dis
trict of Columbia. The authorities of
Texas and Mexico say Fitzsimmons
and Maher shall not fight there.
E. P. Kellam, prominent Kansan and
long identified with the Topeka gas
works, came down to his office appar-
emily in good health. Feeling i'll he
walked home and soon expired.
Rev. Father John M. Fitzgerald has
been found guilty of arson at Roches-
ter, n. Y. Several buildings belonging
to him were burned after heavy insur-
ance had been placed on them.
Stephen B. French, the former New
York police commissioner and
trusted political lieutenant of the late
President Arthur, committed suicide
because of troubles in business.
Fred H. Bruins, of Lyon county, Iowa,
a naturalized citizen of the United
States who returned to Germany on
visit, complains that he is being held
for service in the German army.
The solicitor general moved in the
supreme court to cancel the Berliner
telephone patent on the ground that
there is a fraudulent conspiracy IN the
patent office with the Bell company.
The Western Window-Glass Manu-
facturers' association announces that
the factories will not resume at the
appointed time, next Saturday, Feb. 8.
The start will be made two weeks
later.
The British tank Wild Flower,
which LETT Philadelphia for Rou9n,
France, Dec II, with 100000 gallons
Of petroleum, blew up off the coast OF
Ireland, and her crew of 20 men per-
ished.
Thomas J. Cabon, alias Dula, who
has a wife and six children in Winter
set, Iowa, has been arrested for bigamy
by officers from Cherokee county,
where he recently married a young
woman.
At Pierre, S. D., a petition is being
circulated for the formation of a civic
federation to take a part in the spring
campaign, with the object of securing
a city administration pledged to social
reforms.
Governor Mortons friends think his
boom for the presidential nomination
has been greatly strengthened by Gen
eral Harrison's withdrawal, and sup
porters of other candidates make sim
liar claims.
The Duluth club, which has been in
existence about tour years and was a
young mems organization exclusively,
organized by Bishop Barber, OF Olym-
pia, has decided to go into liquidation
and wind up it's affairs.
Henry Balm began suit in the Hunt
ington, Ind, circuit court against
Henry Keefer and the city of Hunting
ton tor $4,000 damages for the loss OF
his sight in a, dynamite explosion in
this city a few months ago.
Aug. Franzen, the well-known Chi
cago artist, is exhibiting a collection
of his works at the Chicago Art insti-
tute. The collection embraces 80
paintings, of which Is are portraits
The exhibit will continue until Feb. s.
John Frederickson, Of Chicago, has
patented a reversible window, for
which he claims wonders. Dan
Bramer, the indefatigable inventor,
has patented bicycle chain which, he
says, will increase the speed of ma
chimes without additional effort.
G. b. Stocks, president and founder
of the Blue Rapids, Kan, State Bank,
and large land owner and extensive
stock raiser is dead. He was the
father of Fred. A Stocks, chief CLERK
of the United States treasury depart
ment under President Harrison.
The shortage in the Fort StanwiX
/ National Bank at Rome, n. Y,
/ amounts I'm tn tho tip,a n