Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06

The shooting was the outcome of an
old feud
The Civil-Service League has filed
with President Mckinley and the
secretary of the treasury demand for
the removal Of Internal Revenue Collie
tor Sapp Of Louisville.
Frank Charles of Eau Claire, a
bridge-builder working on the Great
Northern's steel bridge across the
Spokane river. slipped from a trestle
and plunged headlong 65 feet to the
ground.
The appraisers for the real and per-
sonal property Of the late General
Harrison found real estate valued at
$170,025. This sum includes only the
property in the county.
The trustees of Beloit college met to
S150,000 required to secure the dona-
ton of 100000 from DR.. D. K. Par
sons for the endowment fund.
A great strike of oil has been made
at Sour Lake, twenty miles northwest
Of Beaumont, Tex. A well was struck
in the rear of the Sour Lake hotel, and
at once became a gusher, flowing
$4,000 barrels day.
A fondness for champagne is the
direct cause Of the death in Chicago
of Matthew J. Flynn, well known in
theatrical circles. In one night Flynn
consumed the contents of twenty-thrae
bottles of champagne.
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his wife, DR.. Adolph Goodman, an os-
teopath, was horsewhipped by J. K
Beckham, Sr., his father-in-law, and ].
K. Beckham, Jr., his brother-in-law, in
Kansas City.
The president has appointed Colonel
Amos Stickney, corps of engineers,
member and president of the Missis-
sippi commission to fill the vacancy
caused by the detachment of General
Gillespie, now chief of engineers.
Rev. William Creighton Dandy, a
former member of the Rock river
conference, died at Los Angeles, aged
70 years. He was born in New York
state, and moved to the Rock river
district in 1886.
At Michigan City, Ind, James Lee,
colored, a convict from st. Joseph
county, was shot and killed by Officer
Herrick of the state prison. The ne
gro had attacked the officer with an
iron bar.
Professor David Shepard Holman,
known throughout the scientific world
as the inventor of the Holman life
slides, which are exclusively used by
microscopes, is dead in New York.
He was born in 1926.
The case against Brigham H. Rob
erts, who was convicted of unlawful
cohabitation and which was appealed
to the Utah supreme court, was dis
missed by that body, as the indictment
was defective.
Schedules of the assets and liabili-
ties Of John E. Searles. who made an
assignment on March 5, have been
filed. The schedules show on their
face that Mr.. SearIes' assets greatly
exceed his liabilities, being S3,616,545.
The war department published the
reorganization order prescribing the
strength of the various branches of
the military service upon the base of
total army Of 1927 men and a staff
Of 2,7S3 men.
Fire destroyed the entire plant of
the VAUDEVILLE, Ont, match factory,
and also the match stock in the yards
adjoining. The loss is $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance. About 100 men
were employed.
The United States supreme court
has denied the rights of California
mission Indians to hold lands upon
which they have lived when their
claims are in conflict with those of
persons claiming unconfrmed Mexi-
can land grants.
The statements published in the
United States that the private fortunes
of the emperor and empress OF Ger
many and other members of the royal
family had been almost entirely swept
away by the operations of a swindler
are without foundation.
NJ. A. Hanna & Co., have secured
options on almost the entire MassFIIon
coal district. AS the land is largely
upon the Wheeling railroad, it is
thought that the deal is part Of the one
by which, George J. Gould secured con
troll of the Wheeling.
The bond Of 100000 given by Con-
tractor Mcdonald for the construction
Of the rapid-transit tunnel in New
York has strangely disappeared. 1t
was supposed TO be in Comptroller Co.
Ier's office, but search failed to find
it,
At Williamson, W. Va, Attorney S. D.
Stokes was placed on trial for the MUIR
der of Rev. J. J. Wool last December.
At Shirley, Me-, J. Wesley Allen, a
selectman, his wife and 14-year-old
daughter were murdered and fire used |
to conceal the crime.
Secretary Root and Colonel Ed |
chief of the InsuIar bureau of
the war department, are considering
plans for transporting teachers to the |
The salary will be SIS a |
month and travelling expenses from !
the United States.
General George A. Stone, for fifteen |
years national bank examiner for !
Iowa, died at Burlington, aged IS. He |
the 25th Iowa, served as |
brigade commander under Sherman |
and had a brilliant war record. He |
leaves a widow and several children. |
The end of the long and bitter fight |
between the glucose company and the |
plants Of the Charles |
PoDe Glucose company of Chicago has |
been reached and final arrangements |