Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-20

complain of the monotony of the bill
of fare consisting of hash, eggs and
toast.
The will of Frances E. Ogden dis
poses of an estate of $784,000 among
charitable institutions and over forty
legatees.
Farmers in Atchison county, Kas.,
will pillow up their wheatfelds on &C
count of the depredations of the Hes
sian fly.
Albert Bernard was arrested at War
saw, Ind, for tearing up a note signed
by himself when it was presented for
payment.
Two robbers nearly killed postal
clerk on the Cotton Belt train at Bas-
sett, Tex, and plundered the mail
pouches.
The purchase of the Chicago and
Grand Trunk by the Grand Trunk of
Canada was ratified by London share
holders.
The Baltimore Presbytery has
gone on record as favoring revision
Of the confession of faith. by vote
of AZ to "a.
1t is rumored that Iowa and Min
nesota will not have place on the Uni
versity of Chicago's football schedule
another season.
Peter Wallert, who killed his wife
and four step-daughters near Hender-
son, Mimi, was sentenced to be
hanged
Survivors of the sixth army corps
protested against the name of Robert
E. Lee appearing in the New York
Hall of Fame.
Archbishop Ireland and Bishop Nc
Kendrick spoke before the senate
committee against abolition of the
army canteen.
introduced a new plan to fix the ratio
of congressman, making the total
membership 3S7.
The federal board Of engineers re-
ports as impracticable the plan for a
deep waterway from the lakes to the
Mississippi river.
Thomas w Lawson gave George
Lawley of Boston an order. to build
him cup defender. Crownin-shieId
will design the boat.
A jury in the district court of Des
Moines, Ia, in the case of Mrs.
Charles Kuhn, accused her of poison
ing her husband.
Reciprocity treaties are arranged
with Nicaragua, Ecuador, the Domini-
can Republic and with Denmark for
the island Of st. Croix.
DR.. Claud Thompson of Athens, O.,
secured verdict of $40 against Maui
rice Lowenstine for alternating his
wife's affections.
Mrs. Jennie Broadbent, witness in
a Des Moines divorce suit, was prob
she attempted suicide.
The remains of Colonel Emerson H.
Liscum, which have been lying in
state in Washington, were inferred in
Arlington cemetery.
Charles A. Mallory of Chicago advo-
Gated before the senate committee
new cabinet Office to be known as de-
pdTCmonC OF commerce.
James P. Belenger, Alton, ILL.,, was
placed On trial at Edwardsville for
the alleged murder of Mrs. Hattie
Watson and Joseph Reilly.
The centennial anniversary of the
removal of the capital from Phila-
delphia to Washington was cele-
brated at the national capital.
1t is said the senate military COM
mittee is likely to report the army
reorganization bill with the house
canteen amendment included.
A Kansas City limited train on the
Chicago & Alton ran into gravel
train at Sag Bridge. Two engineers
and two fremen were injured.
Arthur Reynolds, president of the
Des Moines and Northern Iowa rail-
road announced that road would
build into Des Moines next spring.
Two clever confidence men who rob-
bed the head of the Jesuit Institute
in Turin, Italy, of $4,000 are believed
to be on their way to this country.
Joseph Huffman shot and killed
Thomas Meeham, a rival coal dealer,
and then killed himself at Fifty-sixth
street and Lake avenue, Chicago.
An Illinois Central fast train was
held up near New Orleans, and the
conductor was shot in the back. The
mail car robbed of money packages.
Construction work on the Rock ISL
and's new transcontinental line from
Liberty, Kan, to White Oaks, n NJ,
will begin in the spring.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory COM
bined have 100000 inhabitants and a |
to have the TWO territories |
admitted as one state is to be pushed. |
Dennis O'Halloran, one of the oldest |
and best-known engineers on the ST. |
Paul road, having run an engine for |
thirty-five years, died in Milwaukee
The sheriff of Edgar county, Ill, |
asked the governor for troops to pro-
tect John Owens, who is to be hanged |
at Mattoon Dec. 81, from mob vio-
lence.
The Illinois Central paid to the
state of Illinois in lieu of all taxes for /
the year ending Oct. 81, 1900, $7S4,093,
the largest amount for any year on
record
Rev. Father Linnecamp. pastor of