Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
Badger Briefs.

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John Wiechers.
Two hundred and fifty delegates and
many visitors attended the annual CON
ference of the Wisconsin Methodist
church at Appleton,
Rev. Father Rosario Nasca of Mil
waukee, who for several months has
had charge of the Italian mission, is
going to leave for Italy in search of
health.
At Cumberland Clare Drake, a Z
year-old boy, while playing near an
old well, fell to the bottom, a distance
of seventy-fve feet, but escaped with
slight bruises.
At Kenosha Mrs. Hulda w. Penney
er, widow of Edgar Pennoyer, died at
the age of 70 years. Three children
survive. DR.. A. A. Pennoyer of Keno
sha, Mr.. G. NJ. Pennoyer of Chicago
and Miss Alice Pennoyer of Kenosha.
Joseph Laroque, a homesteader re-
siding near Cedar River, Mich, brought
his three little children, aged 6, and
2 years old, to Marinette and left
children are now in the hands of the
poor commissioner.
The jury in the $4,000 damage suit
for alleged libel, brought by DR.. w.
c. Irons against Editor w. E. Tai
madge of The Sheboygan Telegram,
disagreed and were discharged. The
trial occupied a week and about sew
enty-three witnesses were examined
The most severe electrical storm
and the hardest rain of the season oc-
Cured at Kaukauna. lightning
struck several places doing considera-
BILE damage. The barn of F. Rempter,
south Of the city was truck and with
its contents was burned, with about
$1,000 damages.
At Eau Claire, in the case of San
some against DR.. James NJ Mobile,
pending for some time, Judge ONeil
granted q motion for non-suit The
plaintiff has sued for alleged neglect
of his wife by the physician who is a
Well-knOwn professional man and po-
litical leader.
At Two Rivers Mrs. Valentine Rol-
Ter committed suicide by drowning,
taking with her her 2-year-old daugh-
ter. The bodies were recovered. The
cause is attributed to constant wor-
rying because her husband intended to
take up farming, to which she had a
decided aversion.
The school house at Amherst juno
ton was badly wrecked by lightning.
The front was almost demolished and
the windows were shattered. School
was in session at the time, and there
were about thirty-fve pupils in the
building. Two small boys were badly
stunned, but not seriously injured.
A plan is on foot to build a fine
summer hotel to cost $85, 900 in Esca-
naba. Mr.. Forbes, representing a firm
Of Detroit capitalists, offers to put $780,
600 into the project if the business
men donate a site and raise a bonus
of $4,000. The new hotel will have
220 rooms and all modern convent
ences.
At Kaukauna Game Warden Lucas
of Fond du Lac got on the track Of
fine haul of fish, Melted by Lake Win
nebagO fishermen, and after a long and
exciting chase, succeeded in capturing
the whole shipment while in transit
from Oshkosh to Green Bay. The
whole consignment weighed 2,450
pounds.
Lightning struck the Birnamwood
high school building and Principal M.
P .Cady was knocked down and rem
dered unconscious, but not seriously
injured. The roof and belfry were
badly splintered and large amount
of plastering torn from the walls This
is the second time the school house
has ben struck.
At Durand the republican county
convention nominated for sheriff H. e.
Austin; county clerk, John Dorwin;
treasurer, Albert Anderson; clerk of
court, H. A. Miles; register of deeds,
H. Anderson; superintendent of
schools, Mary Olson; county attorney,
w. e. Plummer; surveyor, G. A. Nc
Clifton; coroner. F. j. Gobar.
The anniversary of the educational
and twentieth century movement Of
the Methodist church for the purpose
of raising $5,00O,0OO for Methodist
colleges and missionary schools was
celebrated. Bishop Mallalieu of Bos-
ton presided at the sessions of the con-
ference, and conducted pentacostal
services, an innovation in Wisconsin
Methodism.
The Waucedah hotel at Waucedah, !
Mich, was burned and another build |
ing near it partially destroyed. The |
total loss was $4,000, with no insur-
ance. The fire was set by thieves |
who stole $120 from the saloon and !
attempted to burglariz E the store. The |
hotel was one Of the cd landmarks of
the Menominee range, having been |
built in 1870
The republicans Of I$on county nom !
mated the following ticket: County |
clerk. Willard D. Tyler; treasurer, |
Charles H. Williams; sheriff, William
II. Lucia; coroner, Dr. Andrew Wren |
clerk Of court, Andrew R. Hill; dis
trict attorney, George c. Foster; reg
lister Of deeds, Richard Roberts; sur
VeyOr, James Quest; superintendent Of
Alba L. Ruggles.
Oshkosh was to a large extent sub
by the recent rain. The prop
erty damage is considerable. All the
cellars upon lower Main street were
flooded and the loss will reach thOus-
ands Of dollars. The normal school