Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-12

SCuH6Q the k6ynOleS VIII rags, dnu
turned on the gas. He was found dead.
He came from Germany two years ago
and was homesick.
A review of the twenty-frst United
States infantry under the command of
Col. McKibben was held on the hotel
grounds at Lake Champlain, where
President Mckinley is stopping. At
the presidents request the restriction
regarding access to the grounds was
removed and the public were admitted.
Mrs Elliot F. Shepard has had signs
placed upon all the entrances of her
handsome estate, known as Woodlea,
at Scarborough, forbidding bicyclists
to ride on the grounds. MischleyOus
bicyclists have destroy ed flower gar
dens and done other damage and it
has been decided that ingratitude shall
be punished.
A fire broke out yesterday in the big
chemical works of D.. Jayne & Sons at
Bermuda and Tucker streets, Frank
ford Pa, which are operated BY
Barrett Manufacturing Co., importers
and distillers of coal, tar and manu-
facturers of roofing, and did damage
amounting to 100000 before it was
gotten under control.
Lee Merriwether, ex-labor commits
sioner and democratic candidate for
mayor of st. Louis, had a head end
collision with d scorcher while out
wheeling His left ankle was broken.
The bones protruded and dragged
along in the gravel for several yards.
The surgeons advised amputation, but
Mr.. Merriwether refused.
There is war in the cycle company
at Grand Rapids. Charges of mis-
management and embezzlement are
exchanged. The company was or
ganized a year ago, one of them COM
ing to that city from Chicago, and had
a capital of 100000. It's liabilities now
are $1O1 900 and it's assets, according to
inventory, about $4,000.
Commissioners who are to locate
the site for the first colony of t:e
social democracy were named at
meeting in Chicago of the board of
directors of the organization. They
are Richard J. Hinton of Washington
D. c., Cyrus Field Willard of Boston
and w. P. Borland of Bay City, Mich.
The state of Washington is still favor
ed as the location of the colony.
William B. Felts will try to fly from
Pixies Peak, distance of Is miles, to
Colorado Springs. His aeroplanes are
fashioned after the wings of the South
American condIr, and each aerOplane
is rigid and contains Isl square feet
of silk Each van dips low at its
junction with it's mate, and where
these Y ans join the body of the Voy-
ager hangs suspended in easy harness.
Mr.. Feits has for years studied air
flights and birds.
"Greenacre' is the unique congress,
a. Eliot, Maine. The fourth season is
row in full session. Among the fea-
lures are the Sannyasin Monk, the ma
ture school for boys and girls, meeting
of the American institute of electrical
engineers, the Monsalvat school of
comparative religion, reunion of the
old Concord school of philosophy. Fri
day, Aug q, will be observed as W. c.
T. U. day, and during it's meetings Mrs.
Ole Bull OF Cambridge will preside.
The latest move of the recently or
ganized glucose trust to corner the
glucose market was consummated by
the american Preservers' company
selling its glucose plant at Daven-
port, Iowa to the agents of the trust
for 500. 900. The American Preservers'
company is the owner of several large
plants for preserving fruit throughout
the country. This will give the trust
control of a majority of the eight
plants throughout the country, and
they now hope to be able to whip the
rest into line.
First ground was broken ii News
York for the installation Of pneumatic
pressure tubes by which mail matter Is
to be transmitted to all points OF that
city below Forty-fourth street. The
total distance to be covered is 25,35O
lineal feet. There will be two tubes In
a trench-one up and one down. The
tubes will be eight inches in diameter
and will be bored perfectly smooth, SO