Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-22
BADGER BRIEFS.

The Platteville election was a re-
publican victory. DR.. R. S. Heer was
elected mayor.
A. J. Boylin, a brakeman was killed
in the Thorpe yards. His home was
in Minneapolis.
DR.. H. 3. Tanner of Kaukarna, for
mer mayor Of that city, at present
state oil inspector, is a candidate for
congress in the eighth district.
D. f. Black, a weI-known attorney.
Richland Center, died, aged so years.
of paralysis of the brain. He was dis
trict attorney for several terms.
The funeral of Mrs. Huldah A
Tichmiller, wife of August Tichmiller
of Westford, Dodge county, took
place. Mrs Tichmiller was Sc years
old.
first prize over eight competitors in
the prize debate given by the faculty
Of the University of Minnesota. The
subject was the Philippine question.
At Marinette Mayor Brown has de-
clined denomination for the office OF
mayor from the republican. He is
one of the possibilities for the repub-
lican congressional nomination to
succeed Alex Stewart
The Reedsburg Building & Lumber
company has changed hands, A. Rich
ards and q. Carver having sold their
interests to H. NJ Johnson of Baraboo
and Alexander Stewart of Wausau. F.
Finland ;r+o
The contest for the republican nom
nation for mayor i'm Milwaukee will
be between Wade H Richardson and
Henry J. Baumgaeruner. There has
been more or less talk for a third can
didate movement but it has not come
to anything
At Reedsburg the funeral of Rev
w. Shumway was held Mr. Shum-
way was born in 1915 and ordained in
1914. The last ten years he has been
retired. Mrs Cynthia Du Bots of
Reedsburg died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Hubell, in Dakota
where she went for a visit.
H. J. O'Neill, brother of Jennie
O'Neill-Potter, the talented elocution-
list who is dying in a New York hos
pitai, is now in the south and will
start for New York city this month
to visit his stricken sister. He has
with his brother, Charles w. O'Neill
of Patch Grove, furnished her with all
money she needs during her last ILL
ness.
II suppose we shall have TO make
the best of it," said Edward Mailer,
the Milwaukee wholesale merchant
whose pretty young daughter, Mae,
eloped with Frederick Kaulbach, a
handsome conductor on the Milwau-
kee street car line. "As nearly as
can learn Kaulbach is a reputable
young fellow, and comes of a good
family. Of course l cannot say defn-
ite,y until I have seen them, whether
or not I shall take my daughter back
home with her husband"
At a meeting of the board of super
visors of Iron county two new town
ships were created. One taken from
the town of Vaughan is called Mon
treal and comprises principally the
villages Ol renee anu Jl1e ana the
properties owned and controlled by
the Montreal River Lumber company
and the Montreal Mining company.
The second is from the township of
knight and has been named Vogel.
after Albert Vogel the Ludington,
lumberman.
Wisconsin pensions granted-Origi-
nal, Chattles Steele, Waukesha. Sc,
Michael Rahauser, national home, Mil
waukee, Sc, Joseph Victor, Dacada, s.,
Gunner Larson, Clinton, Sc, supple
mental Desire Collard, Green Bay, Sc;
restoration and reissue, Frank Dorr-
row, dead, Zittau, s14; renewal, Willis
Fitch, Oshkosh, Sc; increase, Martin
King, Seymour, s6 to So, Charles c.
| Churchill, Ontario, S. to s12, Jacob
Fisher, Racine, $40 to s12, William Fl.
Gilbert, national home Milwaukee, IS
to s12, Hartwig Gurtz, Chelsea, SO t.
s12, Donat Weisenberg, Appleton, IS
to s12, Jasper S. Rappleye nationa
home, Milwaukee, Sc to IS, Monros