Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-19

sulting from a slight scratch.
Three prisoners broke jail at Circle
vile, 0. They are J. Winstead, Ed
ward Bailey, and Herbert Garrett.
The Wisconsin live stock sanitary
board adopted new rules to prevent
the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
The commission firm of H. R.
Penny &. Co. of Omaha failed on ac-
count Of losses in wheat speculation
Col Robert L. Meade of the marine
corps was acquitted by court-martial
of the charge of drunkenness on duty.
The Standard Oil company is re.
ported to have paid 100000 for its
largest rival, the Shell Company, Of
England.
The state department is planning TO
send young men to China to study the
language and act as interpreters for
| consuls.
Ewald Eichorn, a farmer near
Duquoin, Ia, was blindfolded, bound
hand and foot, and beaten to death by
robbers.
Two negroes were arrested at
Omaha charged with robbing A. F
Lowenthal of $4,000 worth Of
diamonds.
An editorial writer on the New
York Evening News was shot by an
anarchist. His wound will probably
prove fatal.
The historical mirror bought BY
John Adams when vice president is
restored to it's place in the vice presi
dents room.
Senator Mason, in reporting a pure
| food bill, took occasion to explain how
| his postal frank was used by a wire
manufacturer.
The national convention of the
J Federation of Labor decided to at
tempt the organization of teachers
| into union.
Fast trains betwene Chicago and
ST. Paul are to be taken off, because
the Wisconsin Central threatens to
cut rates
Henry Waterson spoke of re
ciprOcity and his candidacy for thu
presidency at a banquet of Boston
merchants.
Charles Archer, aged As, was killed
by a motor car on a Rock Island, III.
suburban line while he was sleeping
on the tracks.
A street car was wrecked will
| dynamite by strikers at Scranton, Pa
Fire at Wooster university caused
damage of S250,0O0.
The Methodist Episcopal committee
which has been revising the church's
hymnal has completed the outlines Of
it's work in Cincinnati.
The house committee on public
buildings and grounds is nearly
swamped by bills for the erection O.
| government structures.
Near Newton, Miss, Manager John
son, of the Postal Telegraph com
pany, his son and a negro driver, were
killed by falling tree.
The New Catholic federation elected
national officers and adjourned
Headquarters are to be in Cincinnati
until the next meeting.
A successful operation is said L
have been performed on the heart a
Eli Daniels, at st. Louis negro, who
was stabbed in a fight.
The delay in accepting Carnegie'S
gift Of $10,000,00O for an extension
university in Washington is caused
by the form of the offer.
The senate committee on isthmia,
canal authorized favorable report OF
Senator Morgan's bill for acquiring
the Nicaragua right of way.
John Daley, one of the proprietorS
Of the cooperative coal mine in Fair
bury, ILL.,, was killed by rock falling
upon him while in the mine.
New York anarchists held meet
ing at which it was asserted thai
President Roosevelt was responsible
for McKinley's assassination.
A new gas field in Kicking County
O., is said to be yielding a daily out
put of 100000 cubic feet. The gas
was struck at depth of 2,16O feet.
At Pittsburg DR.. A. Tetey of the
Mercy hospital has discovered what
has every Indication of being a sue
cesSful serum treatment for lockiaw.
The American Federation of Labor
in session at Scranton, declined to SUP
port the cigarmakers' union in it's figh
against tho Introduction of machinery
third-rail electric railroad is to IL
! constructed between New York al
| Philadelphia, on which it is expected
| n ,,fC
made.
New methods Of construction arc
to be used in digging the Pennsyi
vania tunnel under the Hudson river
Tubes are to be run through the sGf
mud.
John Smidt of St. Louis, once sen
fenced to hang for the murder Of
Artist Atwater Of Chicago at Webster
Grove, Mo, and now serving a life
term, has been pardCned by Governor
Dockery on advice Of physicians, wEC
say the prisoner is dying of con,
sumption.
Florence Porter, who was shot on
Nov. 80 by Harry HOFFMAN al
! Cherokee, Ia, is dead. Hortman is
charged with murder in the first
| degree.
A movement is on foot to increase
the salaries of members of congress
from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum, the
change to take effect with the next
| congress.
Allen Nixon, aged 20, who lived
alone at Manchester, O., was found