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


son since 1854, died.
Mrs. George Kent, aged 70, mother
of F. S. Kent, a pioneer of Beloit, died.
Julius Kruger Of Hortonia and
Mary Raul of Appleton were married.
Elias P Kincaid, veteran of the
rebellion, died at Palmyra, aged "A
years.
Lyle Gillespie of Beloit and Miss Ina
Hayes of GAINESVILLE were married at
Rockford.
William Marasch of Maple Creek
and Miss Paulira COnrath of Lebanon
were married.
Horace Austin, an old resident, died
at Portage, aged 80. He had lived
there since 1874.
At La Crosse, a pearl button factory
is to be established with twenty-seVen
blank saving machines.
Ira Maus, aged SO years, died at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. P.
Kanouse in Sun Prairie.
J. A. Peplinski was appointed post
master at Pulaski, ShaWano county
vice Lawrence MierszWa, resigned.
At Grand Rapids the Wisconsin
river has risen six feet. Some dam
age has been done to farms on low
lands
At Appleton, the special committee
appointed by the common council to
investigate a new source of city water
| supply has reported in favor of Lake
! Winnebago.
William O'Neill of Washburn was
nominated for state senator by the re
publicans, the only other candidate
being Charles S. Taylor of Barron.
resolution endorsing the primary cleo
ton law introduced by Judge Com
stock of Barron was defeated.
Trempealeau county democrats
nominated the following ticket: Coun
| ty clerk, George Mathy's, treasurer
Gus Nelson; register of deeds, A. j
Bautch; district attorney, J. F. Kuliz
sheriff, John McKeeth; clerk of court
I. II. Ecker; superintendent of schools
D. w. Maloney; surveyor H. B. Raa
coroner, Henry Simpson,; member o
assembly, liver EnnOn.
Another electric storm passed over
| ShebOygan and Mrs William Soch anC
two children had a narrow escape
from death. A bolt Of lightning
entered a window Of the setting room
tearing away the wall and studding
ripping the door from it's hinges anC
passing Mrs. SOch and children tore
through a hallway, taking another
door from its hinges.
Wisconsin pensions granted are
Additional-Thomas j. Campbell
i Omro, SIP; John Brummels, Ceda
Grove, SIS. Restoration and increase
John G. Green, Wisconsin Veteran
home, Waupaca, $12. Increase
Charles D. Stanhope, Milwaukee, IS
John Leroy, Wrightstown, S. Origina
widows, etc.-Wilhelmina Greibee
Roxbury, $12. Special accredited
Sept. 22-Elizabeth Kingsley, L;
| Crosse, IS.
At MOsinee, the Wisconsin river is
highest it has been since the flood O
1887 and it is probable that that mark
will have been passed. Great damage
has already resulted and if the waite.
continues to rise the result will be ar
enormous loss of property. At Mara
th0n City P. Mensener lost over /, 900,
600 feet of logs. The Milwaukee
! tracks are flooded and about twenty
small bridges along the main high
ways were washed out, suspending all
! travel.
The republicans Of OcOntO county in,
dOrsed the administration of Gov. SEQ.
field and pledged their support to Rob
ert M. La Toilette The following tick
ct was nominated: Assemblyman,
Henry Johnson; county clerk, o. w.
Blosh; treasurer, G. Madsen; sheriff,
j. r. Orr: coroner, Carl Bentz; clerk
of court, Charles D. Post; district at
to.ney. James J. Gill; register of
deeds, c. R. Bassett; surveyor, Eu-
gene Fitzpatrick; superintendent of
schools, Asa NJ. Royce.
The breakwater built by the govern
ment east of the Racine harbor piers
is completed and is a great improve
ment for Racine harbor. With a
northeast gale vessels can run behind
1t and have smooth water to enter
port 1t will also stop the sand bar
! from foaming at the mouth of the har-
| Dor. At present there is IS feet of
water from the pier ends to the first
bridge. In the break-water there are
six cribs, dimensions being 10Ox3O and
251a.