Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24

brought up at the next meeting OF the
Kenosha county board.
Wisconsin Methodists are talking Of
Dr. E. L. Eaton for editor Of The
Northwestern Christian Advocate, Chi
cago. For twenty years DR.. Eaton was
a pastor and presiding elder in the two
Wisconsin conferences, in which he is
highly regarded. Three years ago he
went to First church, Des Moines, Ia.
]. j. Williams of Milwaukee, state
factory inspector, is in Sheboygan,
following up sharply number of cases
in which the state law regarding the
employment of persons under IA years
Of age in factories is being violated.
Two cases we're continued. All the
cases so far investigated are against
parents who have given the ages OF
their children in wrongfully in order
that they may be enabled to work. No
employers have been found disregard
ing the law.
In order to escape from a burning
room, Miss Annie Mooney leaped from
the second story window Of her home,
CSC Milwaukee street, in Milwaukee,
and was painfully injured. Her Shout
der was dislocated and her arm cut
and bruised at the elbow, while she
likewise suffered a number of bruises
on her body which will keep her con-
fined to her bed for some days to
come. The fire, which was caused
by an explosion Of gasoline, was ex-
tinguished with about $500 loss.
Leo K. Eaton of Oshkosh has re-
ceived notice from George D. Meikle-
John, assistant secretary of war, that
he has been appointed to a clerkship in
the office of the adjutant general at
Washington, salary $1,000 year. Mr..
Eaton was graduated in June last
from Williams college. He had been
offered the position of teacher OF
mathematics in the Oshkosh high
school, but preferred the place in
Washington, where he will have an
opportunity to carry on his studies in
the Columbian law school, after
| business hours in the war department.
A trio arrived at Spencer from
Marshfield, composed of the divorced
wife of X. Smukler, a clothing mer-
chant of that city, her 16-year-old
daughter and William Payne, a man
of %. The people, with the consent of
the girls mother, desired to get mar
ried, but they had forgotten a license
and could find no one to perform the
ceremony. After consulting an attor-
ney they went to Unity in the hope
that they could find some less con-
scientious magistrate and failing in
tended to go to Chicago. SmukleT
pere was opposed to the marriage and
when the party arrived at Unity they
found the irate father and Chief OF
Police Gorwing awaiting them. The
girl was taken into custody and with
her mother returned to Marshf1eld
Young Payne following.
A new society called the Ids has
been formed among the young lads OF
Kenosha. The society derives its name
from the letters I. D. ST don't
smoke''-stitched on the sweaters and
coats of the youngsters. The OBJECT
of the organization is to break uI
smoking among the members. Twenty
five members have sworn to refrain
from tobacco. Meetings are held and
a weekly examination is made of every
boys record to determine if he has
rigidly observed his oath. One lac
being asked what was done with one
who broke the rules said that no case
of that kind had been as yet dis
covered, but they would be likely tt
fire" the offender from the club, OF
tell his mother on him. The society
has laudable object in view, and is
said to be growing in numbers.
Several hundred people at Lake
park Milwaukee, witnessed as narrow
an escape from death or serious injury
as often occurs. A man, who refused
to give his name, was riding alons
the street on his bicycle, while his
little daughter, about years of age
was strapped into a small seat at
tached to the handlebars. Suddenly
two light pheatons came down The
road at a lively speed, and before the
wheelman was able to turn out he
found himself closely wedged be-
tween the two vehicles. He attempted
to stop, but his efforts resulted in
tip over, and the bicycle was thrown
beneath the wheels Of one of the
phaetons. The startled people eX-
pected to see the child Instantly killed
but when it was disentangled from the
straps it was found to be apparently
unhurt beyond a slight bruise on the
shoulder. The vehicle was fortunately
a light one and it passed over the
child's body so rapidly that it had but
little effect. The man was likewise
unhurt, though the wheel was de-
molished in the mix-up.