Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-30


The republican caucus Of the New
Jersey legislature named John F.
Dryden for United States senator to
succeed General Sewell.
At La Crosse thieves broke into the
Star saloon, owned by P. Hefti, and
stole the loose cash in the money
drawer and some cigars.
| The proposition will be put to con-
gress whether to ask Marconi to at
tempt to establish wireless Geographic
| connections with Hawaii.
The Globe yarn mills of the New
England Cotton Yarn company, at Fall
River, Mass, was damaged by fire to
the extent of 100000
At Cincinnati Annie Lagge, domes-
| tic in the employ Of W. H. Whittak-
er, killed Whittaker's 5-year son by
hanging, and asphyxiated herself.
| c. w. Sparks of Warsaw, Ind, IS
under arrest at Piqua, o., on charge Of
swindling Citizens bank of Hunting
ton, Ind, by means Of a forged note.
At Detroit four buildings, each four
stories high, located in the heart of
| the wholesale district collapsed with
out apparent cause. Loss, 100000.
At Rochester, n. Y, Bella E. Brown,
aged So, a prominent dealer in dia-
monds, and manufacturer of jewelry,
was murdered in his store by robbers.
The Kentucky senate passed bill
submitting to vote Of the people a
constitutional amendment to return
to the old viva voce system of voting.
Accounts Of Theodore Braemer,
until recently secretary and treasurer
Of the ]. & F. Schroth Packing COM
pany of Cincinnati, may be short $780,
600.
Former Policeman George Vena was
found in the outskirts of Maumee,
Ohio, dying from a stab wound and
expired without regaining conscious
ness.
The trial of Mrs. Ida Richardson,
| charged with the murder at their
home at Savannah, Mo, Of her hus-
band, Frank W. Richardson, is in pro-
gress.
A Pennsylvania court decided that
Alexander Bergman, who attempted to
assassinate H. c. Frick in 892 must
serve his full term of tWenty-one
years.
Four men were badly hurt by the
collapse of a section of concrete floor
in a new hotel being built at Toronto
/, James Spencer, one of the injured
may die
The Japanese minister to the United
States urges the repeal of the war
tax on tea. He says the tax may
injure the trade of the United States
with the Orient
Representative Davidson (Wis.) viii
look after the interests of Wisconsin
Indians who originally belonged to the
Six Nations which have $6,000,00O
coming to them.
Representative Cooper introduced a
bill to pay $3OO-to Erick n Haugen of
Spring Valley. Wis, that sum having
been unlawfully collected from him by
the United States.
r. L. Spears house at Harmony
Ohio, was burned and his 2-year-old
child persisted in the flames. The
father was badly burned while rescu-
ing three other children
At Memphis the, plant of the H
Wetter Manufacturing company, one
of the largest stove foundries in the
south has been burned. Loss, $3.50,
900, covered by insurance.
A transfer money pouch, containing
$1,000, was stolen from the Adams Elk
press depot office at Hartford, Conn
William Oliver, former employee, has
been arrested on suspicion.
At Dairyville, Iowa, a Methodist
church which cost $1,000 was sold
under the hammer for $3.50. The sale
was made necessary by financial
troubles of the congregation.
A. D. Cooper. treasurer of the
Graham Paper company, st. Louis
was murdered and robbed in a Turk
ish bathouse in that city. Three
negro attendants was suspected.
At Palmyra, Wis, Mort Cartwright
the young man who attempted to
shoot his girl-bride and then commit
suicide, is still in a serious condition
with no hopes for his ultimate re.
covery.
The interstate commerce commits
sion, in it's annual report, arraigned
packing house owners and railroad
officials because Of the enormous
illegal rebates allowed by the rail
roads.
Mayor Low, replying 20 the charge
of the Society for the Prevention Of
Crime the the excise law is not en-
forced, declared the liquor statutes
better observed now than for four
years past.
Thomas Redmond. aged II, recently
convicted of murder in the second
degree at Kansas City for having
stabbed to death Thomas Scruggs, has
been sentenced to 25 years in the
penitentiary.
Count Gianoberto Gulinelli of Italy
has arrived at New York from Europe.
He came to marry Miss Blanche j.
! Schweizer, daughter Of Joseph
Schweizer, manager of the Ansonla
! Clock company of New York.
1t looks as though Senator Nelson's
bill for the creation of the department
of commerce Will be amended out of
shape Amendments have been adopted
emitting the census bureau and patent
office from the proposed department.
The house committee on agri-
cultured reported bill putting oleomar-
garine under the police power of the