Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23

recommended an appropriation O
$3.50 to place a light tower or
Racine reef.
A mob stormed the Flemingsburg
Ky, Jail to lynch Charles Gaskins
who killed James Ryan, but did rot
get into the Jail.
Perry Belmont, candidate for con
gress in the seventh district, filed his
statement of expenses of election. He
spent $14,837.76.
Prince Henry will give dinner fo1
President Roosevelt on the royal
yacht Hohenzollern during the visit
to the United States.
Arthur Mcconnell of CeyIon, Wis,
took a teaspoonful of carbolic acid
mistaking is for cough medicine and
probably will die
NJ. Masteson, mail carrier between
Iona and Slayton, Mich, was killed in
a runaway. A travelling man with him
had an arm broken.
The United States supreme court
has decided to hear arguments as to
it's jurisdiction over the Northwestern
railroad merger.
A big yard" of deer, numbering
several hundred, has been located on
the Little Garlic river, Michigan
Wolves are numerous.
At Cumberland, Wis, George Wal
ton, an old soldier, was struck by a
coasting bob and received injuries
which may prove fatal.
Fred w Wells of Waterloo, Iowa
and Ellsworth Morrison of Cedar Rap
ids, were held to the federal grand
jury for robbing the mails.
At Prairie du Chen the proposition
to put in municipal system of water
works was carried at special cleo
ton by a majority Of $50.
J. p. Withers, president of the
American National bank Of Beaumont,
Tex, until recently, is under arrest
upon a charge of forgery.
At Sisseton, S. D. after a desperate
fight at close quarters, Carl Berg and
his dog succeeded in killing a large
and unusually fierce wolf.
The safe of the fair, one of the
largest department stores in Chicago
is said to have been cracked, and a
large sum of money stolen.
At San Francisco Capt, w. J. D.
Horne of the Ninth cavalry, made an
unsuccessful attempt to commit
suicide with butcher knife.
Michael Murphy a supposed pau
per, who died at Garfield hospital
Washington, December 10, left ar
estate of more than 100000.
George S. Coleman, head of the
clearinghouse of Coleman e Co., Chi
cago, and his associate, George F
Newcomb, have disappeared
Four cracksmen blew open the post
office safe at Spring Lake, N. j., and
secured about $500 worth of stamps
and a small amount of money.
At st. Louis the boiling over of a
grease pot in the old Niedringhaus
rolling mill started a fire which de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property
At Dubuque the smallpox scare has
induced a sweeping order for vaccina
ton, and 1000 persons have been vac
cinated each day the past week.
Chauncey M. Depew said the New
York Central would give 100000 tC
the man who devised plan to secure
safety in the Park avenue tunnel.
E. J. Hoffman, an Omaha (Neb) en-
gfneer, claims to have invented a new
clay coal that will revolutionize pres
ent methods and solve the fuel prob
lem.
At Boone, Iowa, Luella Hacker, EN-.
ployed in a laundry, caught her arm
in clothes wringer and it was torn
from her shoulder, instantly killing
her.
At Hastings, Mich, Alderman J.
George Sieber (dem) was elected
mayor, and N. L. Bailey (rep) alder.
man in the second ward to fill vacan-
cies.
The engineer and fireman of the
Wabash limited jumped from the loco
motive near Attica, Ind, under the
hallucination a switch had been
turned. The engineer was fatally
hurt.
Andrew Carnegie has given Upton
Iowa, $4,000 for library building
provided citizens raise $1,000 annually
for maintenance. The offer will be &C.
cepted.
w. H. Jessup, aged 70 years, a
arrival of Sisters of Charity.
At Marinette Mrs. Lena Christel
aged 70 years, was literally roasted to
death.
Fire destroyed the school building
of the Western New York Children S
Home at Randolph, N. Y. The build
ing and equipment were valued at
$4,000.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bert Van
Ness was fined SO and costs and SEN
fenced to Jail for making love to Mrs.
Mark Steinbeck, who has been rrch
annoyed.
The United States signal service has
succeeded in establishing a wireless
Geographic communication between
one of the Florida keys and the coast
of Cuba.
The body of Sturgis F. Jones, a
prominent attorney and former mayor
of Roanoke, Va, was found in the Ohio
river near the wharfboat at Hunting
ton, w. Va.
DR.. Hackney of Kansas City and
Miss Josephine Mulock of Middleton
n. Y, who had conducted their court
ship by letter, met in Chicago and
were married.
At Galesturg, H., Edward w.