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

klnl6y tomb thinks that the private
who told the story Of a night attack
deceived himself
The New Jersey democratic state
convention met at Trenton and nom
mated Mayor James NJ. Seymour of
Newark for governor.
Captain James H. Rogers, aged 50
years, superintendent of life saving
stations for the tenth Michigan dis
trict, died in Detroit.
Colonel William H. Bisbee was
promoted to brigadier general to sue
coed Brigadier General James NJ. Bell,
retired on account of age.
In quarrel over money matters a
Hobart, Ind, Frederick w. Hartman,
an aged farmer, fatally wounded his
wife and then shot himself dead
The heirs of the estates Of John p.
Gillett and his mother started several
lawsuits at Lincoln, Ill, to determine
the ownership of property worth ST.
000 900.
At Carson, New, George NJ Pullman
and Mrs. Brazelle were married by 2
justice OF the peace. Mrs. Brazelle
was recently divorced from Colone,
Jim Brazelle
Secretary Gage attributes the sur
plus increase to better business,
which Offset the repeal Of some of the
war taxes, combined with a reduction
of expenses.
Marquis Ito of Japan, accompanied
by friend, a doctor, and two secre-
taries, arrived at Victoria, B. c.. He
declared he came to America simply
for his health.
At the presidents request William
J. Youngs, Col. Roosevelt's private
secretary while governor, has been
appointed deputy state superintende 1t
of banks at $4,000 year.
1t has just been discovered that
Wilkesbarre woman who a year ago
filled a pauper's grave was heir to
$4,000 all the eight years she was an
inmate of the poorhouse.
The directors of the California
Raisin Growers association have cut
prices and have entered into a con-
tract with a new packing company ut
Fresno to handle the crop.
Miss Laura Lemly, As years of age.
sister of Judge Advocate Lemly Of
the navy, was burned to death at her
home in Salem. N. G. Her clothing
caught fire from kitchen stove.
Congress will be liberal with the
west in dealing with irrigation ques-
tions, and l believe the president will
also be most literally disposed" says
Senator Hansbrough, Of North Dakota,
Mrs. L. A. Seeley of Reed City,
Mich, jumped from a balloon at La
Sale, ILL.,, with parachute and is be-
Heved to have fallen into the Illinois
river. No trace of her has been found.
Miss Theodore Elwell, a young
Brooklyn society woman, has just re-
turned from g trip around the world,
which she made without companion,
and declares she never felt the need of
one.
The New York democratic city con
vention nominated Edward M. Shepard
for mayor, William J. Ladd, Jr., for
controller, and Judge George M. Van
Hoesen for president of the board Of
aldermen.
The Columbia beat the ShamrU ok
in the second of the series of races
for the American cup over the triar-
gular course. American yacht won
by a margin of three minutes AMI
thirty-fve seconds.
In a shooting affray on Pucket's
creek, Bell county, KY, between Joe
and James Gay, the latter a deputy
sheriff, on one side, and Josiah Eley
on the other, Eley was instantly killed
and Joe Gay was fatally wounded
A dispatch from Agent Somers. Of
the Brule Indian reservation, in South
Dakota, announces that Indians owes
powered the police Saturday and took
an Indian prisoner from the guard
house. An Indian inspector is inves-
tigating
Ten thousand English sovereigns,
after lying for nearly a century and 2
quarter in an old hulk at the bottom
of East bay, Lake Champlain. have
been recovered. The money was 20
have been used for General Bur
goyne's troops, in 1777
A monument erected by the state Ct
Kansas and marking the spot whe.,>
Lieutenant ZebulOn M. Pike hauled
down the Spanish flag and caused the
stars and stripes to be raised for the
first time in Kansas territory was TN
yelled at CORTLAND yesterday
A letter from Sweden brings word
that Rev. DR.. J. A Sward, who re-
turned to that country from Omaha
two years ago, is supposed to be help
lessly i'll with cancer, and that in the
event of his death he requested to be
buried at his old home in Minneapolis
Senators Frye and Hanna and C. \.
GriscOm, of the International Naviga-
ton company, will have a conference
in Boston on the shipping subsidy bill
which Senator Frye has prepared. !
The new bill is supposed to be a
frelghting bill rather than one which
pays high premiums for high-class
ships
The official estimates for the fiscal
year. beginning July /, 1902, which |
Postmaster General Smith will submit
to congress, call for an aggregate IF |
S6,250,000 for rural free delivery serv- |
ice. This is an increase of $3.50, 600 |
over the current year. The total for |
the free delivery service proper IS |
SIS, 745 900