Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-18

lison was nominated for congress by
the democrats.
While defending his wife Thomas
Burke, of Terre Haute, Ind, was
atally cut by negro.
The National Candy company was
incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $9,000,000.
In Chicago coke has advanced to
S13 ton, and many small fOundries
must close until it decreases.
New York dealers intimate that
coal will soon be cheaper, due to ex-
pected settlement of the strike.
The First National bank of Mime
ota, Mimi, has been authorized to
begin business. Capital, $4,000.
Authority has been granted for the
organization of the City National
Bank Of Duluth, capital, 100000
The total national bank circulation
| outstanding is 1868 ,626, A06, the largest
in the history of the national system.
The sum of gold now in the United
States treasury is $573, 1885, 1874, exceed
ing all records, with one possible ex-
| ception.
Mrs. John Harper of Stamps, Ark,
was asleep The husband has disap-
| peared.
Justice of the Peace Henry Bundy
Jersey City, performed his own mar
riage ceremony in wedding Mrs. Mary
| Becker.
Minnesota won the artillery con-
| test with the team from the Wiscon-
sin militia by a total score of 1877
points to 81.
| At New Albany, Ind, the mother Of
! the late Walter @. Gresham celebrated
her Tooth birthday. She is still active
and vigorous.
George Hale, late chief of the Kan
sas City fire department, has been
asked to go to London and reorganize
London's fire department.
Secretary Shaw is wedding out the
sporty" element in the treasury de
partment. Several clerks are said to
have gambled too much.
An Indianapolis judge compelled
Mrs. Mary Lyons and Mrs. James
Hamilton to try on night gown to
prove who owned it.
James S. Riley, democratic
politician was killed by Rock Island
train near Joliet and his body carried
three miles on engines pilot.
Anniversary of William Mckinley
death was observed by Pennsylvania
churches. Ohio, Minnesota and
| Montana tbo 5o1,
Bishop Grafton decided that the
Sheboygan Episcopal church cannot
dismiss Rev. Edward M. Frank, hav.
ing extended him an unlimited call.
Soldiers returning on the transport
Buford report heavy gambling during
the voyage. One private is said to
have won $4,000 from his comrades.
James Kaye of Topeka was SEN
fenced to serve twenty years in
the state penitentiary for the murder
of his wife. Kaye pleaded guilty.
Ex-Assemblyman J. K Murrell in. a
confession stated that 10 members OF
the former ST. Louis assembly were in
a combine to Systematically sell their
votes.
William Tamblyn, a member of the
st. Louis house of delegates. was ar
rested at Cleveland on bribery
charge and lodged in the st. Louis
Jail.
The old Stemple house, known as
the Rising Sun hotel, one of the
oldest and most famous buildings in
Preston county, w. Va, was destroy.
ed by fire
f. 2. Garretson, ex-mayor of New.
port, r. l., replied to Henry Waiter
sons attack on the smart set" de-
claring his drinking and gambling
charges untrue
John Moore, farmer living near
Hermansville, Miss, while demolish.
ing an ancient dwelling on his farm
found jug containing nearly $4,000
in $40 gold pieces.
Mrs. Rosa La B. Daupnin Oh New
Orleans, widow of the Louisiana lot.
terry president, was indicted for per,
jury for secreting s254,OOO from a
supposed 100000 estate.
Victor R. O'Shea, 154 South Central
Park avenue, Chicago killed his wife
formerly Miss Amelia M. Hogenson.
and fatally shot himself. They had
separated because of youth.
A general order issued from the
headquarters of the Union Veterans
union calls the seventeenth national
encampment Of the union in Wash
inston Oct. 8, 10 and il.
Captain Andrews and wife who
sailed from Boston Oct. 6, 1901. in a
small boat for Palos, Spain, have been
given up for dead and letters of adj
ministration issued to his son.
Figures on the public school regis
tration, just completed, show total
1or greater New York of 592. 9O3
scholars. This is an increase of 35.-
600 over the preceding year.
Thinking them non-union men
pickets attacked Frank Portray and
S1stino Van Costello, strikers. at
Swoyersville, Pa. Van Costello was
killed and Portray badly injured.
The attorney general of virginia
has given an opinion that a residence
or two years in the state, one year in
the county and three months in the
precinct is necessary for voter.
Beef prices to Kansas City con-
sumers fell to 8 cents pound in.
ten days; cattle receipts there are in
creasing.
The body of the suicide found in a
cornfeld in Iowa, was positively identi
ned as that of William Bartholin, the
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