Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-05
Domestic.
Chicago August wheat, 69Bc.

fire
w. C. Whitney announced at
Saratoga that he is out of politics to
stay.
The Northern Pacific decided to
build two big ships for the China
trade.
Episcopalians are preparing for a
general convention in San Francisco
Oct. 2.
Burglars wrecked a bank buildi-g
at Kinda. Mich, with dynamite ana
stole 500.
John Andrews of Red Lodge, Mont,
was killed by his guest, who mistook
him for a bear.
National banks of the United States
showed a total increase of resources
to $5,675, 9OO,O42.
The second annual convention of
United States weather bureau officials
met at Milwaukee.
Miss Bessie Patton, Detroit, will go
to the Philippines to wed Col
Cornelius Gardener.
Warrants are out for whitecaps At
Liberty, Mo-, who tried to force a
woman to leave town.
Robbers, finding no money in the
house of August LANCE near Kilbourn,
beat him into insensibility.
The New York Central railroad will
spend $5,OOO,O0O in abating nuisances
in the tunnel in New York.
It is said Emperor William of Ger
many will be formally invited to at
tend the ST. Louis exposition.
DR.. J. w. Bashford Of the Wesleyan
university declined the presidency OF
the Northwestern university.
Henry Noles, a negro, who killed
Mrs. Charles Williams, was burned al
the stake in Winchester, Tenn.
Mrs. Carrie Nation spent a day in
Philadelphia and was followed by
crowds when she appeared on the
streets.
Tom Johnson held up gambling
house in Nashville, Tenn, stole $4,270
and was arrested. The money was re
covered.
The Northwestern is said to be il
negotiation for the northern end o.
the Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern
railroad.
A New York syndicate headed By
J. P. Morgan, bought the Bassick golC
mine, in Custer county, Cole, fo1
100000.
Governor Dockery of Missouri re
fused to call an extra session of tho
Legislature to repeal the st. Loui!
election law.
Thirty-seventh district republican
at Webster City, Ia, broke a dead
lock by nominating HartshOrn 70
state senator
Former Governor w. J. Stone de
clares himself a candidate to succeed
George C. Vest Of Missouri as United
States senator
A man hunt was organized in John
son county, Mo-, for Bessie Francis
a negro charged with numbering Mar!
Henderson near Columbus.
Gov w. A. Stone and Harry w
Oliver of Pittsburg are said to b.
slated for the next United State
S6udIOIS lIOn G0nISy INduId.
The Florida and metropolitan
| limited of the Seaboard Air Line wa
wrecked at Cheraw, S. c., killing on,
man and injuring three others.
Colorado Commandery No. 1 Of Den
yer won the first prize at the Knight
| Templar conclave at Louisville st
Bernard Of Chicago won second.
Professor Edward O. Heuz of Mad1
| son, Ind, has been elected to and ha:
accepted the chair of natural science
in the COLLEGE at Webb City, Mo.
Competition between the United
States and Russia to supply non
| producing countries of Europe will
grain becomes sharper each year.
Commander-in-C Rassieur .
G. A. R. appointed a committee Oh
credentials and other officers for tn.
national encampment at Cleveland.
Edgar A. Whitney, whose dis
closures to the district attorney O
New York led to the recent police
arrests, was released in $4,000 bail
The case against John w. Browa
Garrett, Md, charged with an attemp
to hold up a Baltimore and Obi.
! train, was dismissed at Crown Point
William Mills, his daughter-in-law
and her two sons, aged 9 and Z, were
drowned at Rutherfordton, N. C.
while attempting to drive across
| stream
Gen. John R. Brooke was elected
commander and Admiral Schley vice
| commander of the Society of thu
| Porto Rican compaign, in session a
| Buffalo.
The town of Huntsville. Lake
| county, H.. elected president ant
| board Of trustees for the first time
in fifty years on the approach of tn,
trolley line.
Johnnie Skersick and Charlie Simp
rich, two school boys at Bertram, Ia
were smothered to death in a sane
bank, which caved in on them Will,
playing in it.
The post-office department wa:
notified Of the suicid Of Postmastes
William Price of Baltimore, o. H,
! had been found short in his money
! order accounts.
AT Santa Rosa. Cal, William Hum
phrey, veteran of the Crimean wal
who was said to be one of thu
! Noble Six Hundred" of Balaklava
died, aged II years.
Lightning struck the rolling mill o
the Russell Milling company, James
town, n. D.. and the fire which re
suited completely destroyed the mill
| storehouse, and elevator.