Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-01


consolidated Is properties in the
Masillon bituminous coal district.
A Pullman car rolled down an
embankment near Marshall Pass,
Col, and II passengers were injured.
Harry L. Wagner, the self
confessed forger. who worked many
towns in Michigan, escaped from Jail.
A New York doctor leaves will
providing for tests to determine
whether death has actually occurred
Four horses in a race at a Chicago
gypsy camp dashed into the specta-
tors and seriously injured six OF
them.
Professor Barnard of the Yerkes
observatory returned from the eclipse
trip to Sumatra The observation was
failure.
Three hundred men of West Chi
cago tarred and feathered Valentine
Miller because Of his continued abuse
of his wife.
Plans are now under way and it
is stated are far advanced looking to
a consolidation of leading hat manu-
facturers.
Union Pacific earnings the last
year were S21,250,000, of which
amount $14,60O,OOO is available for
| dividends.
A grand demonstration of Uncle
Sans war vessels will be made on
the occasion of the coronation Of
King Edward.
Elmer E. Barnes was hanged =, al
Harrisburg, Pa. for the murder OF
his brother-in-law, Isaac Miller, in
August, 1900.
Mrs. D. R. Hanna declares that she
shall keep her children if she has tc
make her home in England, where
| she now is.
Fire at West Salem. Wis. in {
building adjoining the insane asylum
caused panic among the $50 in
mates of the latter.
The Cleveland board of euualiZa
tion has been restrained from increas
| ing the tax value of the Cleveland
Electric Railway company.
The Commonwealth has rested in
the trial of Robert S. Fosburgh
charged with the murder of his
sister al Pittsfe1d. Mass.
J. L. Collins, son of Commodore
Collins OF civil war fame. was &C
cidentally killed in an elevator o.
the Masonic temple. Chicago.
Advices from Dawson say that q
movement is on foot to recover the
royalties paid the Canadian govern
ment on gold mines in 1898.
United States Appraiser Cohen was
shot and severely wounded in E
battle with a burglar whom he dis
covered in his New York house.
1t is estimated that the estate o.
Jacob S. Rogers will lose it's identit.
under the management of the New
York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
President Browne of the American
Shipbuilding company in his annua
report said the building ships for salt
water service had proved a success.
w. E. Gray, a contractor Of Frank
lin, Ind, was shot and killed by Mrs
Martin Freese. whom she discovered
taking bath in a creek near Boggs
town. Ind.
1t is reported that negotiations ar
on foot looking to consolidation o
large mixed paint concerns. One re
port says a $500, 100000 company will
be organized.
The mill and lumber yard of Weyer
hauser e Denkman and seventy-fv,
houses and stores were destroyed b.
fire at Davenport, Ia. The loss will
reach million.
The collateral inheritance tax o.
Pierre Lorillard's bequest Of Ran
cocas farm to Mrs. Lily Barnes Alliel
may swell New Jerseys treasury t.
the extent of $4,000.
A new trial has been<ordered in tn
case of former Secretary of Stat
Caleb Powers. convicted of CON
plicity in the shooting of Gov. Viii
lam Goebel, of Kentucky.
Capt. Jacob Swain of the steame
Benefactor was held on a charge o
manslaughter because. it is alleged
he failed to try to save Francis Fishe,
|
A committee of the Chicago presby
terry rebuked Rev. E. T. Flemin;
for his alleged attentions to Mrs
Dvorak and for failing to tell thu
whole truth about a former charge.
Four persons believed to be mem
bers of the notorious Bender famil,
of Kansas, were located near For
one of them Kate Bender. his forme
wife.
The body Of Miss Phoebe Miller Of
Lansingville, N. Y. a teacher at the
Shelter for Unprotected Girls. wht
was burned to death in the fire whici
destroyed that institution at syria
cuse, was recovered.
Gov. Benton McMillin of Tennessee
positively stated that he would not be
a candidate for a third term as gov
ernor. 1t is understood he will be a
candidate to succeed United State.
Senator w. B. Bate in 1905.
An insane man at LeavenwOrth
recently released from an asylum
killed one man. fatally wounded two
and shot three others whose testi
mony helped send him to the asylum
He was slain by a policeman.
William H. Reyonlds, controller OF
the state of Florida, died, aged IS
years. He had been president of the
state senate and was secretary of the
constitutional convention in 1885
! He was elected controller in 1896.
Securely dashed on the forward
| docL of tho Garuau Sfeamor Hohno.