Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-09

whole township Of land in the Adiron-
dack mountains for its pulp and paper
mills on the Hudson river at Sandy
Hill.
George W. Legler, of New Glarus.
one OF the old original Swiss pioneers.
died. He was the father of F. E. Leg
Ter Of kilbourn, formerly we'll known
business man of Monroe. Mr.. Legler
was eighty-f1ve years old and a native
of Glarus Canton, Switzerland.
The Monroe County Teachers insti-
tute has been in session four weeks.
and reached an enrolment of 141. be-
ing the largest gathering of teachers
for this length of time in the history
of the county.
The annual convention of the Wis
cOnsin State Cranberry association will
De held Aug. IA, at Gaynor Bros
marsh at Cranmoor. There will be a
basket dinner, and matters Of interest
will be brought up.
At Ashland Benjamin Armstrong,
who came there in 1885, died of heart
disease. He was the oldest white
settler on Lake Superior, being an
Indian trader for many years when
white residents were very few.
Horse thieves visited the village of
Union Grove and stole brown mare a
road wagon, harness and blankets, the
property of J. z. Collier. The Ray
mOnd Horse Protective Association Of
fers $50 for the apprehension of the
thief.
The funeral of Nathan G. Hazen, one
of the late proprietors of the Lincoln
hotel at Merrill, who died at Cashton,
aged 81 years, took place at Viroqua,
conducted by Preston MINI. Knights
Templar cOmmandTy Of which he was
member.
At Marinette fifty men employed in
street improvement work struck. They
demandan increase in wages from 81. 80
to $1.75. Nelch, Patterson & STeft1er,
the contractors, say they will import
labor before they VIII grant the de-
mands Of the men.
James S. Beach, chief clerk to the
superintendent of construction of the
Postal Telegraph company of Chicago,
who disappeared from that city July
Il, walked into the company's office at
La Crosse. He says his mind was blank
until he struck Kansas City.
At ClintonviIle the new German
bank opened for business. 1t is started
by R. W. Roberts of Milwaukee, who
already has one in Wittenberg, Wis,
and one in Manawa, Wis. The bank
IS capitalized at $4,000, which will be
increased as business demands it.
Ex-Mayor Francis A. Brown of
Marinette has purchased the schooner
yacht Schlitz Globe of Sturgeon Bay
parties and will reft and refurnish her
for cruising purposes. This is the
boat which was built four years ago by
the Schlitz Brewing company to sail
around the world.
Six members of Co. I, w. n. G., at
GAINESVILLE have Joined the regular
army and will be sent to China Sep
TENDER l, from Columbus, o. The sex
tette consists of Corp. Charles f. Can
milf, Corp. William Hager and Privates
John Hans, Richard Linderman, Frank
Putnam and William B. Parker.
The river boat Lu Lu G of New
Orleans, in command of Capt. Haga-
baum, arrived at Racine and attracted
unusual attention. The boat came up
by way of the Wisconsin river and
Lake Winnebago and is bound for Chi
cago where it will be rebuilt and go
back to New Orleans by way of the
Illinois canal
Mrs Eliza Folger, one of the pioneer
residents Of Sheboygan, fell on the
street and dislocated her hip. She is
rs years old and it is thought will not
recover. Her husband was an old sea
captain and she used to accompany her
husband on whaling expeditions prior
to coming to Sheboygan in the sos
from Nantucket.
Six mauser rifles, the gift Of Kaiser
Wilhelm to the Chiffon Kriegerverein,
have been received at Chiffon. The
guns are Of the pattern of 1871, and
have seen army service. The mauserS
will be officially presented in behalf
of his majesty to the Chiffon associa-
ton by the German consul
Mr.. Weber, at Chicago, September 2.
The second assembly district repub-
lican convention at Loganville, Sank
county, the following delegates to the
state convention were chosen: D. B.
Hurlbut, August SiefeIt, E. G.. Crist-
man, B. Prouty, e. E. Nicholas, F. D.
Hulburt S. w. Dorgan. They were in
structed for La Toilette. J. A Stone
sembly.
The editor of The Polnik, Polish
weekly, S. Hutter, has caused the ar
rest of DR.. l.. Zborowski, a promi-
nent Polish physician at Stevens Point,
charging him with criminal libel. The
doctor it is alleged has issued type
written newspaper called The Bat" or
"The Whip" 1t has been devoted ex-
clusively to Mr.. Hutter and his af-
fairs. DR.. ZboroWski pleaded not guilty.
At Waukesha Judge Thomas May
nard Gill of New Orleans and Miss
Cora Mary KERN, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John KERN were married. The
ceremony was performed in the vestry
of st. Josephs church in the presence
Of a small party of friends. The Rev.
w. G. Miller oficiated Miss Elsie
Gallagher of San Antonio served as
bridesmaid and Robert Legier as best
man.
Two serious accidents happened
near Spring Valley, caused by getting
IN front Of the sickIes Of binders. A