Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15

her poisoned candy through the mails.
was put on trial in California.
The epithets applied to the kaiser
by Frank Knaak, of New York, caus-
ing his arrest in Berlin, were "schafs-
koff' (sheephead, blockhead) and a
"a Lehman" "a low person.
1t is stated that the tin plate trust
viii buy outright for cash the Cres-
cent and the British tin plate mills of
Cleveland, and that the present own
ers will retire from the business
Rev. DR.. w. S. Rainsford, at st.
Georges Episcopal church, New York
preached a sermon in favor Of expan-
sion, at the same time pointing out
our unpreparedness for the work.
1t has been discovered by the Con
tinental Clothing house of Appleton
that some of its clerks have been sys-
Dramatically robbing the store of
goods to the amount of $4,000 or
81 ,O00
Rev. John L. Scudder, a former
Minneapolis minister, is bringing
havoc to Jersey City dancing masters.
He only charges 10 cents at his reform
school, whereas others must charge
at least % cents.
The Yerkes bill, providing for a so
year extension of the street car fran
chise, has been referred to friendly
committee in the Chicago council.
Gov. Altgeld has declared himself bit
terly opposed to it,
ENnrtu Mort hyx TORN I1niynrci+u SRI
dents, all members of the glee, banjo
and mandolin clubs, agreed to sign a
pledge that they would abstain from
the use of all intoxicating drinks dur
ing their holiday tour.
The loss by fire and water in the
skyscrapers on Broadway, New York,
is now estimated at, 100000, and in
surance men are investigating with a
view to a probable raising of rates on
supposed fireproof buildings.
Fire at st. Louis burned the four
story building owned by the J. I.
Donovan estate, and occupied by the
Baker Bayless shoe company, the Ian
deryou tailoring company and Schmisz
Schroeder clothing company. Loss
100000.
Mrs. Sarah Shenkenbarger, charged
with poisoning her daughter-in-law,
was declared guilty at Frankfort, Ind,
and sentenced to life Imprisonment
The murdered girl was a member Of
one of the oldest and best families in
Frankfort
At San Francisco Hereward Hoyte,
wi nff +ha
was Mcdonald, is dead He leaves d
widow who was Mrs. WILLIAMSBURG
rails, a well-known society woman of
wealth, whom he met while she was
playing as an amateur.
The jury in the case against William
j. Haldeman, charged with the muir
der of ex-State Senator J. c. Richard
son on September %, gave verdict of
acquittal at Cincinnati. The parties
were relatives and business associates,
and the killing was in the office Of
their mills at Lockland, o.
At Fort Worth, Texas, the Farmers
National congress discussed women 5
cubs. Mr.. Hector OF Colorado was
loud in opposition, declaring woman
suffrage had been "a failure in Col
orado. He said he despised a woman
politician. President Hoard and G. w.
Hale of Illinois and Mr.. Avery OF
Massachusetts heartily Endorsed the
paper.
The Ohio supreme court handed
down its decision in the contempt
case brought by the attorney general
against the officials of the Standard
Oil Co. for refusing to produce their
books at the recent investigation of the
alleged violation of the orders of the
supreme court by the trust The court
orders the books produced, but says
nothing about the contempt features.