Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08

removed to farm in the vicinity of
Evansville, living on it till 1892.
Frederick Kluever, aged 80 years,
was almost instantly killed at the foot
Of Twenty seventh street, Milwaukee,
by being run down by an outgoing
passenger train on the Milwaukee
road. The two horses which he was
driving were also killed. The engine
was disabled. The victim is survived
by widow and two children
Miss Hester jenkins of Oshkosh will
arrive home in a few days from Chi
cago, where sha has completed her
work at Chicago university. She took
an examination for a masters degree,
and the title of master of philosophy
was conferred upon her. Miss Jenkins
has received offers to teach and among
them one from south Africa
At Stevens Point, John Harrington
Edward Ratigan, John Harry and
John Kelly, all of Chicago. were
found guilty of the charge of blowing
up the safe of the International bank
of Amherst March 10 and of stealing
money and bonds to the extent of
$1,000. The men were arrested after
a desperate struggle with firearms at
Wausau March II. The men will be
sent to the penitentiary probably for
| fire years each.
| At Eau Claire, Judge James O'Neil
has denied the motion of Alexander
| Meggett, receiver of the land Office, to
! be discharged from his Imprisonment
| in Jail limits on the ground that his
discharge in bankruptcy last Novem-
Der in the United States court re-
leased him from all obligation to pay
the debt that Attorney L. A. Doc
little is seeking to collect for his
client, one Herbert Nash, a Boston
money loaner The court ruled on
the motion for discharge that a dis
charge from bankruptcy did not apply
in Mr.. Meggetts case.
The single weavers on the Menom
inee river have been out for over 6
month and their demand for 20 pei
cent. increase in wages has not beer
granted. Several of the lumber com
panies succeeded in getting non-unior
labor and have been running theil
mills. Friday the union men gathered
in the streets leading from the mill!
and attacked the non-union men a!
they were returning from work. lisa
dore Benoit, a member of the thirt
Regiment band, was unable to work OF
account of his injuries. The mill mel
have called on the prosecuting attor
ney and sheriff for protection.
Wisconsin pensions granted: Origi
nal, Andrew H. Vosburgh, Mukwonago
Sc, Stanley E. Lathrop, Ashland, Sc
Frederick Burgardt, Milwaukee, IS
Michael Powers, Mukwonago, Sc
James w. Loughrey, Marinette, s12
additional, Joseph Hahn, nationa
home, Milwaukee, $40 to $12; increase
! Heinrich Scherrer, Manitowoc, So t.
$40, George R. Hodge, Bradtville, Sc t
$40, Cornelius Wolfert, bingham, So t.
: $40, Ephraim, H. Dugan, Auroraville
ST to $50, William F. Rose, Prairie q
Chen, S14 to SIT; original, widows
| etc., Nancy c. Stayton, Duck Creek
s12.
Mrs. STANCE of Menasha is in receip
of another letter from her son, who i
, serving with the third infantry in Ma
Mia. 1t is dated April Is and wa
: written during a temporary rest at Ma
, lolos, while waiting for reinforcements
He writes in part: eve are going t
drive those black devils into the ocean
I am as black as a niger and look 81
} nearly like the natives here that
: sometimes come near mistaking mysel
for one. We are getting pretty goo
grub. Hard tack is our standby, bu
sometimes we have good bacon and 20
tatoes. Dried apples have been adds
to the army bill of fare and the sol
diers appreciate the addition yer,
much.'