Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10

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in the second round.
A Chicago police sergeant was mys-
teriously murdered.
Vincent Borrower Of Idaho is dead
at Spokane, Wash.
New Hampshire democrats Endorsed
the Chicago platform.
The Northern Pacific secures control
of the st. Paul & Duluth.
Cloybern Fuqua, banker, died of
heart disease at Casey, III.
A destructive tornado visited John
son and Hill counties, Texas.
The Methodist general conference
decided to admit lay delegates.
Nebraska republicans nominated
Charles H. DIETRICH for governor.
The Minnesota populists hold their
state convention in Minneapolis.
Dwight C. Clap, a manufacturer of
Owessi, Mich, committed suicide.
Maurice Grau and many members OF
his company sailed for London.
Eight leading lime and cement COM
panies of Wisconsin consolidated.
The University of Chicago put a stop
to students smoking in dormitories.
Missouri populists in mass conven-
ton in Kansas City Endorsed Bryan.
Motorman McDaniels of st. Louis,
injured by street car strikers, is dead.
A New York hotel man cured rheu-
matism by fast of twenty-one days.
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was thrown from his buggy and killed.
Eighteen barns at Rock Island, Ill,
were fired by incendiaries in one week.
At Mt. Vernon, H., the democrats
renominated J. R. Williams for con-
gress.
The council of Brunswick, Me, will
plant a tract of 1000 acres in white
pine.
Electrician Cheeyer, an inventor
who had an interest with Edison, is
dead.
Ex-Secretary Alger has purchased
100000 acres of Florida pine for S.,
100000.
Burglars blew open the Van Blatz
brewery safe at Chicago and secured
$500.
C. S. Maces shortage as secretary
of the Olney Loan association is
100000.
Mrs. James Brown Potter's lawyer
admitted that she had been sued for
divorce.
Levi P. Morton's daughter Edith
was married to William c. Eustis in
New York.
Col. Winfield Thayer Durbin was
nominated for governor by Indiana re-
pubIicans.
John J. Skogland, a Princeton, Ill
clothing merchant, killed himself by
shooting.
Nebraska republicans elected both
Thurston and Rosewater as delegates
at-large.
Hoyt Giles, a Chicago boy, is or
ganizing an anti-cigaret league in
Kenosha.
The Michigan democratic state con
vention instructed for BIZ an and
Towne.
The jury in the case of Brigham H
Roberts of Utah on trial for polygamy
disagreed.
Bail was refused for Kentucky pris
oners held for completely in the Goe-
bel murder.
The grain elevator of B. B. Brothers
New Paris, Ind, was destroyed by fire
Loss, $500.
A bread famine threatens Chicago
because 1000 union bakers are pro,
jeCting strike.
The KiOwa and Comanche Indians
on their reservation in Oklahoma are
in need of food.
McGill university, Canada, has con.
ferred the degree of D. C. L. on Capt
A. 7. Mahan.
Fire at Gladwin, Mich, burned six,
teen buildings, including a church
hotel and depot.
All the rivers in Texas again over
flow and destroy millions of dollars
worth of crops
Democrats carried the St. Paul mu,
nicipal elections. Republicans car
ried Terre Haute.
Canada militia is in readiness tc
repel an expected attack on the rail
ways by Fenians.
Gov. Pingree says he did not say
that the hope of the people Is In the
democratic party.
Frost kills part of the strawberry
crop in Michigan and Wisconsin
Fruit is also damaged.
Michigan democrats instructed their
delegates to the Kansas City conven-
ton to support Bryan.
A check for million was one of the
presents at the Hastings Benedict
wedding in New York.
The Bolton collection of insects
valued at $4,000, has been presented
to Illinois university.
The April statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
a surplus of S4,136.000.
Thomas Neveu, who stole 1000
from his mother in Chicago was cap
tured with his companion, Sadie Car
roll.
Olga Nethersole has sued Rev. DR..
Eaton, of Washington, for $4,000 for
defamation of character.
General Brooke is to succeed Gen
eral Merritt as commander of the de-
partment of the east.
Louis Mayer, one of the Oldest and
best known Jewish residents of Chi
cago, died of old age.
Miss Ethel Barrymore denies the re-
port of her engagement to be married
TO Charles D. Wetmore.