Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-27
BADGER BRIEFS.

The new Washburn hospital will De
open Oct. l.
Mrs. John A. Putz of Stevens Point
dropped dead at Fond du Lac.
At Oconomowoc Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Cormick, is dead at the age of 96 years.
At Plymouth Fox & Goodstein's hide
storage plant burned entailing a loss OF
$1,000.
D. c. Stiles, known as "Grandpa"
Stiles, was found dead in his chair at
Augusta.
At Eau Claire Halver Anderson,
aged "A years, ate a poisonous weed
and may die.
Burglars entered three Appleton
residences and at each place ate and
carried away lunch.
At Black River Falls William Dores
and John Johnson are under arrest
charged with assaulting a conductor.
Capt. Theodore Lorenz, who disap-
peared at Pine Lake, is still missing.
He has wife and three children, ana
had sailed the lake twenty years.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage Of Grace S. Tulledge to Rolla j.
Wells to take place Sept. 26 at the
home of the brides parents in Oakland.
Wisconsin Pensions - Additional,
Adam Papp, Monroe, Sc; Increase,
William Schultz, Menomonie, So. Orig
inal widows, Eunice Lewis, Oshkosh,
SIS.
Judge O'Neill on application of City
Attorney Wickham Of Eau Claire, ap-
pointed commissioners to review the
tax equalization made by the county
board.
At Plainfeld the frost was not
sufficiently heavy to injure the potato
crop. Early potatoes are being mark
eted. They are a good crop and of
fine quality.
The Two Rivers council granted a
35-year franchise to Thomas Higgins
of Neenah, to build an interurban line
to Manitowoc. Work will be begun in
side of six months.
The funeral of Samuel Crockett. one
of Westfeld's oldest residents, and at
one time assemblyman, took place Fri
day. He was for many years a justice
Of the peace, and was WestfeId's first
merchant.
The Waukesha law firm of Pierce,
Daubner & Holt has been dissolved, Mr..
Daubner retiring from the firm which
will be reorganized under the name OF
Pierce & Holt. Mr.. Daubner will con-
tinue to practice.
Mann Bros. of Milwaukee and Two
Rivers sustained a big loss in the
recent heavy blow on Lake Michigan.
Two RATS containing 100000 feet of
logs went to pieces near Ford river.
The loss will be $4,000.
The members of Co. E, Fond du Lac,
have completed arrangements for at
tending the national drilling contest |
which will be held in St. Louis early |
in October, and it was decided to send |
a complement of As men.
made of the marriage at st. Joseph, |
Mich, of Miss Alvina Burns, daughter !
Of Capt. Joseph Burns, and Albert |
Knauf, who left with the intention of |
entering the Wisconsin Medical college.
A large traction engine belonging to
the Deurst Threshing company, |
crashed through the bridge while eros
sing the south branch of the Ahnape
river at Algoma and sank to the bot
tom Of the river. Engineer Charles
Hester was severely injured.
The Dodge county Democratic
county convention was in a deadlock
over the nomination of sheriff but
James ]. Scion Of Reeseville was nomi-
mated on the forty-eighth ballot, re
ceiving 81 votes to 80 for William F.
Miller. The following county ticket
was placed in nomination: county
clerk, A. P. Bussewitz; treasurer, Carl