Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-13

capital $50 900, 900 was incorporated in
New Jersey, presumably to acquire The
American and continental companies
and the new cigar combine.
Sergeant Mcknight, a member of
the thirty-eighth general assembly of
Illinois, and prominent in politics, died
at his home in Girard. He was born
in Macoupin county, Jan. s, 1874.
The gift of 100000 by John D.
Rockefeller to the Institute Of Medi-
cal Research will be available at once,
and the first problem attacked will be
the purifying OF the milk supply.
A contract for the equipment of
sugar factory in Mexico calling for an
outlay of 100000 has been placed in
New York city. Other contracts ag-
gregating s3,30O000 are to follow
Harry Lehr and Mrs. John Vinton
Dahlgren, Frederick G. Goodridge and
Miss Ethel NJ. Iselin, and James A.
Stillman, Jr., and Anne Urquhart Pot
tel were all welded in New York.
At Elwood City, Pa, Costen Burns
was robbed in broad daylight in the
heart of the city of S2,100 by three
men. Two Of the men were captured
but the third escaped with S1,700.
Kansas Wesleyan University trus-
tees refuse to re-elect Professor Frank
D. Tubbs to the chair Of science be-
cause Of alleged heretical teachings,
and the students are in open rebellion.
/ The Congregational council at Grin
nell, Ia, declared Professor Heron
guilty of unchristian conduct in de-
sorting his family and ordered his
name stricken from the roll of the
church.
Professor r. W. Wood, Phi. D., Of the
University of Wisconsin, was appoint
ed professor of experimental physics
of Johns Hopkins university, succeed
ing the late Professor Henry A. Row
lands.
Henry Siegel of Siegel, Cooper &,
Co. is to build ten-story department
store on the site now occupied by
Macy at Sixth avenue and Fourteenth
street, New York The structure is to
cost s1,0O0,O00.
Mrs. Josephine Curtis Woodbury. s
s150,O00 libel suit against Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, head of the Christian
Science church, was thrown out OF
court at B.ston, the plaintiff having
failed to make out case.
In New York Miss Laura Billings
daughter of the late Frederick
Billings, at one time president of the
Northern Pacific railroad, was married
to Professor Fredeick S. Lee of tho
Columbia university medical school
At a meeting of the trustees OF
Johns Hopkins University, Ira Rem
sen, Phi. D., IL. D., professor Of
chemistry in the university since 1876
| was elected president Of the univer
sity, succeeding DR.. Daniel c.. Gilman
resigned.
) Captain Robert Patterson, a brother
) of John H. Patterson, president OF the
National Cash Register company anC
father of the manager of that institu
:. ton, dropped dead Of heart failure al
! Dayton, Ohio. The deceased was IS
years old.
The state department is aroused by
L
claims of France to the amount OF
$4,000 The American envoy at
| Constantinople was directed to make
formal demand for a settlement of the
American claims.
One policeman was killed and an
other wounded at Toronto while tax
ing three burglars from the court
, house to Jail. The prisoners aided
by confederates Overpowered the
guard, but were recaptured while try
: ing to escape. on a trolley car.
Miss Eliza Kelly, one of the oldes
teachers in northern Illinois in point
? of service, is dead at Joliet, at the age
: of 81 years. Since 1864 she haC
: taught continuously in the public
schools of Joliet, being connected with
one school over a quarter of century
In furtherance of her plans to make
the institution founded by her hus
band the best school of engineering II
the United States, Mrs. Philip D
Armour has decided to add S250,0O0 L
the recent donation of S1,000,000 mad;
by her and her son, J. Ogden Armour
At Youngstown, Ohio, r. E. Hull
aged 70 years, one fthe oldest news
l paper men in the country, died. He
was editor of paper at Benicia, Cal.
in 1850, and had since been connected
with other papers. Before the war Mr.
: Hull was one Of the seven organizers
of the Union club at Louisville
which kept Kentucky in the union.
At Metropolis, H., Marshal w. E
Cakes went to the saloon of A. M
: Covington and protested against the
latter keeping disreputable women
about his place. AS Cakes turned tt
go, Covington shot him through the
: body, inficting a fatal wound. Cakes
. drew his revolver and fired three
shots at Covington, killing him in
stantly.
Rev Dr. w H. Roberts, stated clerk
of the Presbyterian General Assembly
has received telegram from Rev. DR.
Henry G. Minton, the moderator, an
nouncing that all Of the members OF
the committee appointed to revise the
| confession of faith had accepted and
would serve. Dr. Roberts issued a call
for the first meeting to be held al
Pittsburg June 49,
\ catlegram was received in New
York announcing the death of Rev
E w. Parker, missionary bishop OF
the Methodist Episcopal church for
southern Asia. His death occurred
: at Naini Tai where he had gone for
his health. Bishop Parker had been
suffering for q long time from an