Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14

QemlC OIL QlpntQerla. II is charged
that number o. the scn0oI buildings
il. this city are IN d very BAD sanitary
cCnuItion.
deputy United States Marshal r. B.
PraL completed the sale OF the beaver
Dam. (Wis.) waterWorks. They were
bid in by the reorganization commit
tee of the D0ndn0Iders. 1he amount
realized was $4,000.
he UAion FaUtlc Railroad will be
SOLO Oh November l. The reorganl-
zaLIon committee will be the only
bidder and its guarantee offer is about
$5U,UU0, 900, including the SINKING 1und
IL the treasury.
Directors OF the national German
saeugerbund have changed the name
o. the festival to jubilee saengerIest,
10 celebrate the 30th anniversary OT
tie saengerbund. Louis Ehgott is
elected musical director.
United States Consul Pringle, at
Guatemala, has cabled the state de-
partment that the government forces
nave recapCuled from the insurgents
the town QueZaltanango, captured
by une Insurgents Two weeks ago.
The movement OF Henry George for
mayor OF greater New York is gaining
such strength that both the republican
and citizens union managers, each Of
whom claim victory, predict the vote
for George Will be second to their own
candidate.
The state OF Ohio has brought suit
against the board of education ct al.
of Madison and Randolph townships
in mandamus to compel the defendants
to hoist the American flag on the
school houses and keep it there during
school hours.
Senior Calvo, the Costa Rican min
lister at Washington, claims that Mica
ragua cannot make grants for canal
purposes without first consulting
Costa Rica, which has rights in the
Larbors Of San Juan del Norte and
Salinas bay.
New York is amused by papers filed
in a breach of promise case involving
two women and a man, the plaintiff
is Clara Trankel, 81 years OF age; the
defendant is Nathan F'rankenthaler,
Is years of age. The lady who caused
the contention weighs 225 pounds.
A Springfield, o., water wheel COM
pany has closed a contract with St.
Paul capitalists for six turbine water
wheels of 1000 horse power each for
100000 power plant to be estab-
lished near Butte, Mont. The plant
vii furnish electricity to Butte, and
! power to copper mines.
Carl Browne General" Coxey'S SON
in-law, attempted to invade the peace
| full precincts of the soldiers home at
| Dayton, and was fired BODILY by Gov
ernor Thomas. Browne consequently
delivered his address on the border
line and was listened by 1000 soldiers,
who cheered him to the echo.
At Charlevoix, Mich, the new Hotel
Lindsay, which was being erected at
Lindsay park, was demolished by a
WindstOrm. Forty men were working
on the structure at the time and three
bodies have been recovered. When
completed it was expected to be the
finest hotel in northern Michigan. 1t
was 440 feet long.
Because he threw silver dollars at
her Carrie l.. Jackson applied for a
divorce from her husband, Edward
Jackson, in Pittsburg. The divorce
was granted. The money was thrown
at her, Mrs. Jackson claimed, by her
husband while he was intoxicated
pOnlH Stn hn hl1t
the intOXicatiOn.
Mrs. Hammond Stickneys WILL
filed for probate in Chicago disposes
altogether of $5S0,000 and of this the
greater part has been bequeathed for
the benefit Of the public. The Art
institute and st. Luke's hospital come
in for the biggest requests The
husband made his money as a banker
before his death in 1880.
| The social democracy makes an
| offer. The organization headed by
E. V. Debs may build a railway. A
definite proposal has been made the
city of Nashville, Tenn. A seventy
i've mile line to Lebanon will be
built and sold to the municipality.
Idle labor is to be used and ample
financial backing is claimed
The recently discovered omission of
Thomas Moore's name on the walls of
the new congressional library has
aroused the Ancient Order of Hibern-
ians. Moore wrote a number of bitter
poems against America while in this
country. He wrote unpleasant and
| almost unprintable things about JEFF
ferson, who was at that time presi-
! dent.
! A heavy explosion of gas occurred
in No. slope of the Parrish Coal
Company at Plymouth, Pa, by which
| three men lost their lives. The force
| Of the explosion was plainly felt on
the surface and rescuing party was
at once sent into the mine but they
worked under great difficulties, as the
! brattice work was down and the ven
] tilation was poor
In Decatur H., Mrs. Eunice Nc
Cinty died, as the result of a bite on
her ner arm by pet dog last Novem-
Der. Morphine was administered to
give her temporary relief, while four
doctors pored over medical books to
learn more about the treatment of
such cases. She had all the symptoms
of the rabies except that she did not
bark and bite
At Waverley, Ia, George Martins
livery barn was burned Nine horses