Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-12
BADGER BRIEFS.

At Green Bay John Vullings, aged
Y, dropped dead OF heart disease.
At Washburn O. P. Johnson. a
prominent business man, is dead of
pneumonia.
At Hartland the loss by the burning
of Baumann Bros elevator was S2O.-
600 and the insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Harth, wife of John
Harth of Stratford, is dead, aged SO
years. She is survived by a husband
and six children.
The merchants Of Monroe have
| agreed to close their stores evenings
at $50, the agreement to remain in
force until May l.
B. B. Humphry died at his home
near Elkhorn. He was register OF
deeds two terms. He was a native OF
Ohio, "a years of age.
Guy w. Daley, farmer of Hud-
son prairie since 1850, isdead. He was
| 70 years of age. He was a member
of the legislature in 1871
The funeral of J. c.. Van He'll, a.
scholar and antiquarian, took place
age and a native of Holland
G. w. Root, one of the pioneers Of
Sparta, died, aged 81 years.
Wisconsin pensions granted: Orig
nal special, Robert E. Day, Waupun.
! SIS; increase, Conrad Schaffer, national
home, Milwaukee, $40 to S12.
At Sheboygan Nicholas Henley.
n diod Of tuphoid favor
fried Miersch,. aged 72, died of grip.
He is survived by wife and five
children.
Capt. Charles G. Treat of Monror
has been appointed assistant to Maj
Gen. Ludlow, governor general of the
city of Havana, to enter upon his
duties this week.
The Darlington city council passed
an ordinance establishing a free pub
lie library and appropriated S312.50
for its maintenance. Over $425 has
| been pledged by subscription.
Ali Kocher, nephew of the noted
Swiss surgeon of the same name, was
struck in the right eye by the end
of cornstalk at Monroe and the eye
ball was cut open destroying the eye
sight.
Arson E. Melton has been appointed
postmaster at Arkansaw, Pepin
county, vice David Humphrey, re-
moved, and Ole FL. Roalkom at Vignes,
Door county, vice Paul e. Kampine,
resigned.
Frank A. Rorhm died at Durand,
aged "a years. He owned a double
store, besides holding many import
ant positions of trust in local affairs
He and his family came from Portage
fifteen years ago.
At Hurley a Chicago detective ar
rested Cora Frye, alias Clara Will
liams on a charge of having purloined
diamonds from Mrs. Isabella HALEY
Of Chicago. She was employed as a
domestic by Mrs. HALEY
The 60 piece workers in the Weyen-
berg Bros. shoe factory at Chippewa
Falls have gone out on strike, owing
to % per cent. reduction per dozen
in two grades of shoes. The strike
also affects 40 day laborers.
A farmers institute will be held in
the school building on the Oneida
reservation Jan. 26 and 81 1t will
be notable from the fact that it Is
the first farmers institute ever held
among the Indians anywhere.
Chief Justice Pemberton of Montana,
who has been visiting friends at Hud-
son for the past two weeks, starte
for his home in Helena. The judge
and his wife were given large re-
ception at the home of Robert Dins-
more.
Mayor Graham of Racine has ap-
pointed committee composed OF
three aldermen to visit Washington,
with committee Of representative
business men, for the purpose of urg-
ing the proposed improvements to
Racine harbor.
Mrs. James Sutherland, one of the
pioneer residents of GAINESVILLE, is
lying at the point of death. She ac-
cidentally fell against a stove, up
setting a reservoir containing boiling
water on her body. She is 70 years
old. Her husband is well-known.
At Sheboygan Henry Kiefer, demo
cratic candidate for sheriff, has had
summons served on Sheriff Buchen,
citing him to appear in twenty days
and prove his claim to be sheriff. Mr.
Kiefer claims that ballots thrown out
as defective would have elected him.
News has been received announcing
the death of former Milwaukeean,
DIR. Titus Croker, at Burlington, Ont,
ON Christmas DR.. Croker was born
in Wentworth county, Ont, IS years
ago. Eighteen years ago he came to
Milwaukee and lived there for twelve
years.
Lieut.. John Mckay arrived at Rice
Lake, accompanying the remains of
John Phillipscn, who died at Annis
ton, Ala. of typhoid fever. A large
assemblage attended the funeral.
military burial was given, the local
company firing salute over the grave
of the young patriot.