Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
BADGER BRIEFS

At Black River Falls Jacob MonSoS
the father of City Treasurer Carl G
Monsos, died, aged rs.
The date for the opening of the new
Green Bay theater has been changed
to Feb. "a and Because She Loved Hin
So has been chosen for the perform.
ance.
A. F. Schauer of Milwaukee has been
bound over for trial on the charge OF
embeZZlement in Manitowoc.
At Brillion, Vented Steinfest stab
bed George Engel. Engel was taken
home and Steinfest is in jail.
James O'Byrne, former resident OF
Milwaukee, died at the home of his
son in Chicago. aged rs years.
E. S. Hall of Oconto, deputy state
organizer of the Modern Woodmen,
was struck by train and badly in
jured.
At Big Bend little son of Genner
Hudson, aged 4 years. was badly hurt
in one eye while playing with small
pocket knife.
At Kaukauna the big dryer cylinder
of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper mills
cracked and the plant is shut down
until the break can be mended.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William c. Gates, formerly of Mil
waukee, died suddenly at the home of
its parents in Auburn, n. Y, of paraly-
sis of the heart.
The order to show cause why the
temporary injunction restraining the
county of Ozaukee from issuing bonds
for the erection Of a new courthouse at
Port Washington should not be made
permanent, was argued before Judge
Dick, who reserved his decision.
At Green Lake the ice harvest will
be very large this season. Besides the
ice-houses of resort hotels, and prob
ably forty lake-shore cottages to be
filled, an order has been received for
100 car loads to be sent to Chicago.
Frank Winters and Mark Black, two
strangers claiming to be railroad men
from La Crosse, were arrested in
Racine on charge of attempting to
pass a $40 confederate bill On their
person was found other bills of SINH
lar character.
Fire broke out in the Chapel home
stead in Spring Grove. The place is
now occupied by J. Whitman and the
unmarried daughters Of the Chapel
family. One side of the roof and
chimney fell, the latter crashing into
the room where Miss ZeIl Chapel, a
girl of II, was lying i'll. The excite
ment so weakened her that she died
Frank Flynn, alias Dad Flynn"
James Franklin, alias Toronto JIM"
James Harriss and William Farrell
arrived in GAINESVILLE from Prairie du
Chen, in charge of Sheriff w. H. APP
pieby. They are charged with robbing
the bank of Milton last summer
At Oshkosh Paul D. Carpenter of
Milwaukee, representing the Falk
Manufacturing company, examined
Vice President E. E. Downs of the
Citizens Traction company in the suit
brought by the Milwaukee company
to receive $4,000 alleged to be due
from the Traction company.
Feb. 16, John Arquette of James
vile, who was acquitted in the Rock
county circuit court recently on the
charge of arson, has notified City At
torney Burpee that he wants $4,000
rested in Milwaukee and kept in jail
for seven months so certain officers
could secure 5000 reward.
Edwin o. Ladd, an old resident of
Milwaukee, died of apOplexy at his
home, 434 National avenue. He was
born at Woodstock, VT, Dec. Is, 1917,
and came west in 1856. He was en-
gagged in the insurance business. He
is survived by widow and four chill
dren E. Horace Ladd, DR.. G. D. Ladd,
Thomas NJ. Ladd and Miss Harriet
Ladd.
Wisconsin pensions granted: Origi-
mai, Joseph n. Sullivan, Lead Mine, S.
additional, Michael Rau, Howard, So
increase, Samuel c. Williamson, Ca
dott, So to SIP; oliver P. Harwood,
Plainfeld, SIG to SIT; William P.
Greer, Maiden Rock, Sc to So; Charles
H. Meyers, Hatchville, SIS to So; Fred
erick Mueller National Military home,
Milwaukee, Sc to SIS.
H. J. Baumgaertner has announced
mis- candidacy for mayor of Milwaukee
in response to call of more than TO-
900 republican voters. It is regarded
as a citizens protest against party
ring rule. w. A. Diederichsen has
Withdrawn from the race for nomina-
ton for city comptroller. This leaves
n II Feminine a1nor fold Dnn,y1iStc
will wait and see what the republicans
do.
The Northwestern Flint and Sandpa-
per company has been incorporated at
Wausau with capital Of $685. 900. The
company will manufacture sandpaper
and deal in all products Of flint and
quartzite rock. The supply will be
taken from Rib mountain. This is the
only deposit suitable for the manu-
facture of sandpaper in the northwest,
so far as is now known, and this fac
tory will be the first esta blishment
| west of Toronto.
The Emmanuel Lutheran congrega-
| ton Of deaf mutes has decided to erect
church in the northwestern part of
| Milwaukee. About S400 has been raised
and the plans are to erect a structure
to cost $4,000. 1t is not planned to
erect a large structure, as the congre-
cation is small, consisting of forty
members, all deaf mutes The usual
attendance is about ffty-ive mutes, of
whom twenty are women. The church
has been holding services in the sign