Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-10

| were Durucu at Bruce. Inc
loss is $4,000, covered by insurance.
Because the price of beer has been
increased from rs cents to 81 a key 4
number of Appleton residents have
dubbed to boycott the saloons. Any
member found guilty of patrenizing
saloons will be fined.
George Johnson, Racine farmer
lies at hospital in a critical eondt
ton, the result of being assaulted in q
saloon fight at Western Union June.
ton. John lander, another farmer, is
in jaii on charge of having made the
assault
The four Montfort bank robbers
waiting trial tried to break Jail at
Montfort. They succeeded in saving
fourteen Pinch steel bars and would
have made their escape had not Sheriff
Fawcett discovered the work Several
small saws were found.
Mrs. A. ]. Sherman, who was de-
serted in Chicago by her husband two
years ago and came to live with her
mother at Stevens Point, will appear
against him in court. After trying
two years detectives trapped Sherman
by means of a decoy letter.
| William Shields, the lighthouse
keeper of Squaw island off Manitowoc,
who has been confined at a hospital
since his rescue from his overturned
boat, has suffered the amputation OF
his right foot. His condition is criti-
cal but it is hoped he will recover.
Christopher Fredericks died at the
Beloit hospital from appendicitis, an
operation failing to save him. lie was
member OF the Fredericks Hardware
company and prominent German res
ident. widow and several children
survive. A son died month ago.
At Waukesha, Judge Griswold will
appoint William Swan as register in
probate to fill the vacancy caused by
the expiration of the term of clerk of
the court, John G. Girth, who has per-
formed the service for two years in
connection with the circuit court
work. The salary is $500
At Waukesha the jury before whom
was tried the question as to DR.. Irving
j. Eales unlawfully assuming the
title of M. d. returned a verdict find
ing the doctor guilty. In his testt-
mony the doctor gave the time re-
CURED to seclre all his diplomas as
about seven months.
The steam barges Susie Chapman
and William Rudolph are transferring
coal from the burning dock of the G.
Reiss Coal company at Sheboygan and
it is thought that before "a hours the
fire will be totally extinguished The
loss is largely in excess of the in
surance. The company will rebuild.
Wisconsin pensions granted-Origi.
nal, Michael Rau, Chiffon, Sc; Thomas
Atkinson, Jr., Markesan, So; Henry
Schuldenberg, Menomonee Falls, Sc;
original widows,-Catherine G. Ryan,
Milwaukee, %; Ann Owens, Wild Rose,
S.. War with Spain, original Albert
E. Erickson, West Superior, SIP.
At La Crosse Charles Klein, janitor
at one of the city's branch school
houses, was arrested On a grave
charge preferred in behalf of his IL
year-old daughter. He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to two years at
Waupun. Klein's two-year-old daughter
was scalded to death last week, and
Mrs. Klein is nearly heartbroken.
Robert Mckenzie, II years old, was
found at Melrose and taken back to
Washington, d. c., to his friends. His
father died year ago and left him
property worth $4,000. There was
litigation over the estate and the boy
became disguised and left the city
without notice to anybody. He went
back willingly though he said he was
perfectly cOntented where he was.
The Diamond Match company has
purchased of the Jacob MOrtensOn
company Of Wausau 30,0O0,0O0 feet OF
lumber, the seasons cut of the Wausau
company during 1901. The entire cut
is to be converted into match plank
and will be used for stock at the differ
ent factories of the match company in
the United States. 1t is the largest
purchase of lumber exclusively for
match stock ever made in this country.
The consideration was over $500 900.
At Kenosha B. ]. Arnold owner of
the Haynes-Clausen franchise, has filed
bond of $4,000 as a guarantee of his
intention to comply with the terms Of
the ordinance granting him the right
to construct street railway. The
bond has been accepted by the mayor.
The bond is for fifty years. This COM
pliance on the part of the promoters
removes every objection raised against
the construction of the road under the
franchise. All work for the winter is
practically suspended, but operations
will be resumed in the spring.
AS the result of fall at Waukesha
Frank Lyman died this morning He
was II years of age, and was native
of Vermont. He came west at the age
of years and later he took up the
work of a railway employee and for
forty years followed that occupation.
He was for long time a popular con-
ductor of the st. Paul road, and ran a
passenger train between Milwaukee
and Chicago. Five years ago, owing
to feeble health, he retired. He leaves
a widow.
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