Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

New Diggins, s12 to s17; reissued,
Charles Baxter, Columbia, SIS, Gl@on
G. Goodrich, Lyons, Sc.
The Wisconsin telephone system on
the west side of the river at Racine
is practically useless, caused by an
electric wire burning out over fifty
phones. Thirty-two others were burn
ed out on the same side of the city
early in the week
Capt. a. P. Ellinwood died at his
home in Reedsburg, aged &C years. He
was one of Reedsburg's representative
men. He enlisted in 1861 in Co. A.
Nineteenth w. V. 1. and was elected
lieutenant of the company. Mr.. Ell
inwood was sent to the legislature in
1877 and reelected the following year.
He also held many city and county
offices. He leaves a wife.
After the sharpest and hardest
fought legal battle of the Kehr muir
der case at La Crosse Judge Wymac,
despite protests and objections of the
defense, admitted and allowed Dis
trict Attorney Norris to present to the
jury the dying statement Of William
Kehr. This was considered vital TO
the case Of the prosecution and the de-
Tense made desperate effort to shut
it out
a meeting of the Racine Business
Mems association was held and the
question of new Union depot at the
intersection Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul and the Chicago &
Northwestern railways at Racine
Junction was taken up. 1t was unani-
mOusly agreed that the present build
ing was disgrace to the city and the
railroad committee will meet the rail-
road officials and urge upon them the
demand of the people for new build
| ing.
William Gilbert, president OF the
mammoth Gilbert Paper company OF
Menasha, died from the effects of a
paralytic stroke. He was born in
Philadelphia seventy-five years ago
He is survived by a wife, three sons
w. NJ. Gilbert, L. w. Gilbert of Nee.
nah, Albert NJ. Gilbert of Port Gibso.
a daughter, Mrs. Megargee, and sis.
ter, Miss Emma Gilbert, both living in
Philadelphia.
Articles of association are com
pleted for a sanitarium company a.
Waukesha. 1t is proposed to open {
modern institution to be known a:
Rest Haven Sanitarium. The plan:
for the building provide for a struc
ture with facilities for treating 10'
patients. The incorporators are DR.
c. H. Lemon, T. w. Haight and ]. X
Anderson. The sanitarium will be 10
Gated on Arcadian heights, an emf
nence in the eastern portion of tn
city
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Shepherd, of st
Michaels, Alaska, are in Fond du Lac
the guests of brother, Col A. A Shep.
herd. Mr.. Shepherd is the United
States commissioner of Alaska. He is
enthusiastic in his description of the
gold fields and the prospect of secur.
ing wealth in that country and does
not hesitate to pronounce it the great
est gold producing country that wa:
ever discovered. His advice is that al
men who wish to acquire wealth should
start for there at once He and hi:
wife will return to their northern home
soon.
The regular annual meeting and tn
third annual banquet of the La Cross
Board of Trade was held Fully Is
business men participated, and Their
were several invited guests, anon
them Judge H. R. Wells of Preston
Mimi; Judge o. B. Wyman of Viroqua
and United States District Attorne
D. E. Jones of Sparta. who responde
to the toast, Our Neighbors. The fol
: lowing officers were elected: President
: Joseph Boschert; vice president, Gran
E. Reynolds; secretary and treasurer
Robert Calvert, who was re-electe
for the nineteenth consecutive time
George H. Ray was chosen Chairman
. of the Board of Directors
Two of the largest lumber deals o
the season were made in towns nortl
of Marinette. One of them was tn
largest single transfer of stock mad
this year, from Alger & Smith Co. o
Grand Marais, Mich, to A. S. Kibb
e Son and Arnold & Co. of Alban,
and Skillings, Whitney & Barnes o
Buffalo. The deal was for 100000
feet of stock, all the next season
cut of the company, and it is to b.
equally divided among the three firm
mentioned. The consideration il
100000 The other sale was by tn,
Dead River Lumber company of Mar
quette, Mich, to Toledo parties I
was for 100000 feet of white pin,
and the consideration was about 5000,
600.