Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-15
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weight.
Inc sixth congressional district re-
publican convention will be held in
Oshkosh April 81, when a successor 10
j. H. Davidson wi. be
nominated. No opposition to David
son has developed.
Mrs. Angus Cameron Of La Crosse
has been appointed one of the twelve
who will represent the Ma
.ional Society Of the D. A. r. at the
lnveiling of the Lafayette statue at
the Paris exposition.
John NJ Nelson, chairman Of the re-
publican congressional committee OF
the second district, says the committee
is unanimously in favor of the reuom-
inauon of Congressman Dahle and that
so far as he knows the republicans Of
the district feel the same way.
At Appleton David and Robert Loes-
Sci, Joe Kennel and William Schu-
macher were arrested with a quantity
OF copper in their possession which
mad been taken from the Riverside
Fibre company's mill.
At Stevens Point st Bernard dog
owned by Crosby H Grant, tipped over
Rochester lamp in his furuitur.
store, setting fire to the building. The
store and stock were ruined. The loss
was $500, covered by insurance as
follows: Niagara, $500; Caledonia,
$500
The trial of the case of George 4
Mckeeth against the Chicago, St Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway com
pany was begun at Black River Falls.
The plaintiff wants $4,000 damages,
alleging that in March, 1899, his leg
was broken by his having been thrown
on freight rain at Mcmillan.
William SisSon of Milwaukee re-
celyed a telegram from Chillicothe,
Mo-, announcing the death of Edwin
H. Hickman, who lived in Milwaukee
many years. MIR. Hickman was an en-
gineer and had alighted from his en-
CINE when a train on the other track
struck him His body was shipped to
the cream city for burial.
Lars K. Kittleson was appointed
postmaster at Mount Vernon, Dane
county, vice Alfred C. Brader, dead,
and Hugh r. Edwards at Whitcomb.
Shawano county. vice Charles Edele,
resigned. A. L. Peterson was appoint
ed stamper in the postoffice at Apple
ton. Edward NJ. Bailey was appointed
substitute carrier at Beloit.
The Menominee River Lumber COM
pany has sold 5000, 900 feet of lumber
to the Enterprise Box & Lumber COM
pany of Milwaukee. 1t is part of next
seasons cut. The consideration was
SIS, 900. Over half of next seasons cut
on the Menominee has already been
contracted for, and by the opening of
the saving season three-quarters of
the 300, 900, 900 feet will have been sold.
The legal battle between the Marsh
field Land & Lumber company, OF
which ex-Gov. Upham is president, and
the John R. Weeks Lumber company
| of Stevens Point, will be carried to the
! supreme court for a final decision. Mr..
! Upham said that the question as issue
was whether the courts can confiscate
! the property of one for the use and
benefits of another without compensa-
ton and against the protests of the
owner. The logging road of the Weeks
company III Taylor county runs
| through a tract owned by the Upham
company a distance of four miles The
latter paid the Weeks people 5000 for
a like privilege ten years ago and this
sum with interest was demanded for
traversing the land These terms were
at once taken by the owners of the
land to obstruct the road at that point
John R. Weeks thereupon made aft
davit that the road had been used as a
highway for twenty years, on the
strength Of which he procured al in
| junction from Judge Parish at Ash
land restraining the Marshfeld people
from interfering with the roads opera
ton. When the Marshfield Land &
Lumber company's workmen still con-
| tinued to block the road an order came
| from Judge Parishs court, citing Gov.
Upham to appear and show cause why
hC onouiu hoL NC puHlSheu IOI Con-
tempt of court This he did, explain
ing to the court that he was six miles
from being in contempt" as the land
description specifically cited in the in
junction was that many miles from
where his workmen blocked the road
as well as being in Marathon instead
of Taylor county. This caused an
abrupt end to the contempt proceed
ings and the judge issued an injunc-
ton corrected SO as to properly cover
the Upham land. ExGov. Upham con-
tends that the right of way of the
Weeks road is not a public highway,
but simply a trail through the woods.
REMARK ABIE RANK SHOWING