Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27
BADGER BRIEFS.

ny lis vile DIT 81. Louis, was a gradu-
ate Of Racine college
At Kenosha the board of education
has decided to erect a new school
building on the north side to cost
about $4,000.
Mrs. Carrie Ref, wife of Operator
Clesnenz Ref OF the Milwaukee road
at DeXterville, and young man
named John Scoield. were arrested
near West Salem. After preliminary
hearing they were bound over to the
circuit court and in default of $500 bail
each were placed in jail. Mrs. Refs
parents resided at Dexterville and she
was married three years ago.
Al Green Bay Peter Baeten has a
unique collection of curiosities. The
latest addition is an almost exact
image OF TWO Indian heads in natural
growth Of wood. The curiosity was
discovered by Henry Engel, in 1858, in
Manitowoc county. 1t was growing
on maple tree. When the bark was
removed the growth presented an al
most exact likeness of two human
heads.
Mrs. H. E. Allen, who lives with her
daughter, Mrs. James Allen in Mari
nette, received a heavy solid gold
spoon from the headquarters of the
Society of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton. This spoon is a souvenir given
only to daughters of men who served
in the revolution. Mrs Aliens father
10; -h1 -,
lutionary army. She is nearly 100
years old.
1t has been persistently rumored
that another large paper and pulp mill
would soon be constructed at Wausau
The place chosen for the site was at
Rothschilds, where it was claimed the
projectors had purchased a large tract
of land. The files at the courthouse
fail to reveal the purchase of a large
tract OF land in the section referred to,
and the gentlemen whose names
were connected with the alleged deal
deny having anything to do with it.
William l.. Define, a member of Co.
c, Third United States infantry, fight
ing in the Philippines, has written to
his brother, Henry Define of Sheboy-
gan, describing the operations in the
islands. He says the blacks are too
light of foot for the United States
soldiers to outrun and when they fire
volley or two, they have to be fired
at on the run or wait for another
time. Mr.. Define is a sergeant and
saw service in the war with Spain.
He was wounded in the thigh before
Santiago, and afterwards contracted
typhoid fever. He is well again,
however, and enjoying his experiences.
An extraordinary amount of interest
has been aroused in the medical pro
fessiOn at OcOnto over the case of
Julius Oepke, who was injured some
time ago in sawmll at Gillett. The
young man fell on a circular saw and
was cut across the chest so that his
heart and lungs were exposed, only
thin tissue remaining answered over
his heart. The action of these organs
was plainly visible and the case has
gone down on record as the only one
in which a man has been able to see
the actual beating of his own heart.
Owing to the splendid physical condi-
ton of the patient, he is rapidly re-
covering and will soon be able to re-
sumo his ordinary occupations
Among the most recent of the real
estate transfers at GAINESVILLE was one
which is of historical interest and
which will take the old timers back to
the early days of Rock county. 1t is
the sale by John P Porter to Alavine
Fursett, OF 10 acres in the town of
Porter. The land was first entered
by the great statesman, Daniel Web
ster, March %, 1897. 1t is near what
is now the village of Waucoma and
part of the town is plated upon it.
The first transfer was in 1912 when
Daniel Webster sold it to John Porter
In 1865 it was sold to William M. and
Isaac G. Porter, who jointly owned it
until 1883, when Isaac G.. bought his
brothers interest. The last change
was on July 5, when John Porter, ex-
ecutor OF the Isaac Porter estate. sold
it to Alavine Fursett for s11 1863.
At meeting of the Sheboygan &
Calumet Plankroad company a divi-
dend of 3 per cent. was declared, the
first dividend in ten years The city of
Sheboygan is endeavoring to have the
dividend gives Sheboygan $500 in ten
years On its investment. In a few
lays the recently appointed committee
will go to the town Of Schleswig for
he purpose of inducing that town to
give up its stock. There is little
ioubt but the mission of the commit
zee will be successful. The town of
herman is willing to relinuuish it's
took and the city of Sheboygan will
10 the same. The total amount of
took held by these is $4,000 Be-
ide this there is private stock to the
mount of $1,000
The council of Stevens Point, after
stormy session, passed the franchise
+ the Jackson Milling company Of
irand Rapids. This ordinance has
cen blocked for nearly six weeks.
lad it been passed several weeks ago.
ne improving of the big water power
wned in Stevens Point by the Jackson
lllling company would have been
arried out this season and several
undred men would now be at work
the river. The company with
rev contracts and stopped work when
le passage Of their franchise became
fashionable. By this franchise the
'mpany is allowed to use the streets
Stevens Point for purposes of fur
shlng electric lights and gas to the
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