Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-06
BADGER BRIEFS.
A MILES STANDISH HATCHET
OWNED IN PALMYRA.
Big Pine Deal Reported From Superior
Billie Avery's Breach of Pro-
mise Suit Settled.

James Peardon Of Palmyra, has in
his possession Miles Standish Ratchet,
weighing about half a pound, Of
wrought iron, slightly broader at the
bottom than the Ratchet of today, with
the word F'Standi5h' deeply welded in
it's surface. That it was owned and
used by the Miles Standish of colonial
days is attested by his direct lineal
descendants, who emigrated from Mas
sachusetts in 1888, and settled on Hart
pairie, bringing the Ratchet with them,
which was lost while working in the
field, to be found forty years later,
when they presented it to the late DR..
Edwin Peardon of Waukesha, who left
it on his death to remain in the Pal
myra cabinet, where among other cur
iOus may be seen specimens of pottery
from the mounds of the ancient Aztecs.
Fire at New London destroyed store
property to the amount of about $751;,
900, Of which about one-third was
covered by insurance 1t started from
the explosion Of gas in a coal stove in
the furnishing goods store of rank E.
Fox and spread to adjoining bu'l dings,
including John Wa8i 5 saloon and
A. L. Emde's drug store. The losses
and insurance are: Wagner's building,
loss $1,000, no insurance, DR.. JillsOnS
building, loss $500; insurance $1,000,
F. E. Fox, stock of goods, loss $4,000;
insurance, $500, A. L. Emdes drug
store, loss $4,000; insurance $1,000.
Ashland and Washburn lumber man
ufacturers who met a committee of
lumbermcn from Duluth have taken
under consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of
cutting down the output of lumber
from the Chequamagon district this
season. Another meeting has been ar
ranged, when the amount to be curtail-
ed will be apportioned among the sew
eral manufacturers.
George Sheehy, Joseph O'Connell and
Harry Young were arrested in an at
tempt to rob tho Eastern Minnesota
depot at Dedham. They were held in
$1,000 bail each for a hearing Feb. 4.
Sheehy is also charged with mayhem,
having DACtSn oil Setl Oll d WOOuoulctu
in fight. He has served three years
at Jackson, Mich, for the same offense.
He was held to trial on the charge.
The sheriff's sale of the Wisconsin &
Minnesota railroad and lands which
was to have taken place at Hudson,
was adjourned for five weeks by COP
sent of the parties in interest. Capt.
Z. E. Woodman, secretary of the rail-
road company, was present, and it is
thought had an eye on the property
for his company if the sale came Off
There is talk that the new company
will be organized with ex-senator
Sabin at it's head to control the prop
erty.
The suit of Belle Avery of Fond du
Lac, against J. D. Evans, a married
man and welI-known broker of Mar
shaltown, Iowa, for $4,000 for alleged
breach of promise, was settled out Of
court The basis of settlement is not
disclosed. The records simply show
that the plaintiff Avery pays the costs.
Immigrant Inspector Stokes left Su-
perior on his way to Rat Portage to see
the three halfbreed Indian women
across the Canadian line, they having
been ordered deported by the depart
provides that immigrants who become
public charges inside of one year shall
be deported.