Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

Temple Emanuel, who is about to re-
move to Los Angeles, Cal, preached
his farewell sermon in Milwaukee.
Rev. George Goehringer, formerly
pastor of Trinity Lutheran church,
Sheboygan, died in Wartburg, Tenn.
He went south IA years ago owing to
ill-health
AT West Superior Andrew Simpson.
a dairyman, says that he and three of
his employees saw ghost in his barn
He is planning to have the old barn
torn down and a new one built.
The third installment of the Law
renee university series of tribulations
occurred when an effigy of the college
janitor was found suspended from an
elm tree in front of the main hall.
E. H. Parfrey of Richland Center,
representing the Milwaukee Excelsior
& Manufacturing company, has been
seeking site at Chippewa Falls for a
mill for the manufacture of excelsior.
Three weeks ago, Mary Jacobs, of
Menasha, 10 years old, disappeared
from the home of her sister, Mrs. Will
liam Busche, with whom she was liv-
ing, and no trace of her has been
gained
At Mayville pretty home wedding
took place at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Schaumberg, when their
daughter Helen and E. J. Kellner,
lessee Of the Hotel Beaumont were
married.
At a special meeting Of the Knapp
Stout company at Menomonie, L. S.
fainter was elected vice president in
place of the late Capt. Andrew fainter.
P. E. Wilson was made director, and
F. B. Wilson secretary.
Herman Kreiger, IL years old, was
arrested at Neenah on a charge of
| completely in the numerous robberies
committed IN Neenah recently This
| is the second arrest, Martin Stroebel
having been sentenced to the industrial
school.
At st. Joseph, Mich, the trial OF
| George Baucher, charged with the MUIR
der of William Hawken, formerly OF
Milwaukee, and the father of Mrs
Bryce McAdams of that city, will begin
Monday. Mrs. McAdams, will testify
| that HaWken left her home in good
spirits and that there was no motive
for self destruction, thus disprovihg
the theory Of suicide.
Rev. Frederick Lee Marion, rector OF
| Trinity Episcopal church of GAINESVILLE
whose resignation takes effect Nov.
to accept the position of chaplain Of
Kemper hall, Kenosha, VIII be sue
ceeded by Rev. ]. A. NJ. Richey of st
Johns church. Mason City, Ia. The
latter is a son-in-law of Gen. and Mrs
E. E. Bryant of Madison.
At West Superior Deputy Game War
den Hugh Mills surprised two well.
known Superior huntsmen by arrest.
ing them for trying to shoot deer
The animal came within the city limits
and jumped into Allouez bay. ]. B
Finch and j. W. Lewis were near
hunting ducks, and neither could re-
sist the temptation to shoot, which
they did. The young men took 6
philosophical view of it and paid $27,9
eacn.
Employees of the sheriff's Office in
Milwaukee failed to get service on Mrs
Zoe barrow McAlpine in a suit for di.
vorce filed by her husband, James X
McAlpine. She went there with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. barrow Of
| Chicago, and stopped at the Plankin-
ton. They reached there Monday AND
it was understood that she would i'm
mediately apply for a divorce. No suit
was filed by her, but when her husband
arrived from the south Tuesday he al
once consulted his attorneys, with the
result that he brought suit, alleging
desertion. Mr. McAlpine belongs tC
one of the best known families in Mil
waukee. His marriage to Miss Zoe
barrow in Chicago, Dec. 9, 1896, was q
social event They lived at the Hote]
Aberdeen until Oct. 20, 1897, when she
left him and has since resided with her
| parents. The return on the papers is
mot found" and if there is no contest
the divorce will probably be granted
! by default.