Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-08-21
DOM ESTIC.


The Grand Lodge of Elks met in
Salt Lake City.
The philadelphia Public Ledger and
the Times were consolidated.
The will of John w Mackay leaves
the entire estate to his wife and son.
Five prisoners at Tombstone sprung
the large iron doors of the jail and
escaped.
At Millersburg, Ind, Frank Reed, an
aeronaut, fell from his parachute and
was killed.
Clarence H. Mackay's stable of
thorughbreds was sold at Saratoga
for $65, 900.
Smoke from forest fires along Puget
sound is so thick that navigation is
dangerous.
Edward Flanagan was arrested at
Peoria, H., accused CT setting fire to
five buildings.
The government crops report gives
figures on the bountiful harvest that
are being expected.
Plans are under way to consolidate
lead manufacturing interests east of
the Mississippi river.
Illinois contributions to the fund
of the Mckinley Monument Associa-
ton foot up $50,12S.
Charles Salyers, white, and Harry
Gates, p negro, were lynched at Lex
ington, Mo-, for murder.
paniel and Oscar Angel aged 8
and II years, of Philadelphia, were
drowned at Atlantic City.
Policemen Timothy Devine and
Charles T. Pencil of Chicago were
killed by robbers, who escaped.
G. E. CrOnk of Omaha was elected
eXalte~ ruler of the Grand Lodge of
Elks in session at Salt Lake City.
At Nation, H., John w. Beverage,
a half-brOther of the senator from In
diana, is insane from Bible study.
Bishop Thomas O'Gorman arrived
at New York from Rome bearing the
popes gift for President Roosevelt
Chicago mosquitoes are to be fought
by preparing a fungus disease in
swamps and sloughs where they breed
A movement is on to have w. G..
Mcmillan succeed his deceased father
as United States senator from Michi-
gan.
Walter L. Seedlings, who killed
Walter A. Scott with a paper knife
in Chicago, was held to the criminal
court
Santos Dumont, the aeronaut left
New York in a huff, saying the $780,
600 prize he was after was not forth
coming.
At Rockport, Ind, julius Hoffman,
after burning $4,000 so his young wife
could not enjoy it's use, committed
suicide.
Judge Jackson, at Parkersburg, w.
Va, released seven strike leaders who
were sentenced for alleged contempt
Of court.
Smithsonian Institution scientists do
not believe the Lansing skull" found
in Kansas belonged to a man of the
glacial period.
severe frost is reported in the
northwestern part of Iowa. The
damage to corn in some sections was
considerable
The American Philatelic association.
in session at Springfield Mass, elected
Alexander Holland of Brooklyn, N.
Y, president.
The international Harvester Com
pany, with an authorized capital of
$l20,000,O00, was incorporated at
Trenton, n J.
Winfield Denton, of Leavenworth.
sustained severe injuries by running
into dog with his horsepower
automobile
The retirement of Assisian Secra-
tary H. A. Taylor of Wisconsin is to
mark the beginning of the shake-up in
the treasury.
John w. Gates, after a two years
fight, secured control of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, capitalized
at $26.000,0O0.
At San Francisco, ]. D. Spreckels. !
OF the Morning Call, has a warrant out
for the arrest of Governor Gage, |
charging him with libel.
There is no apparent improvement
IN the condition of Nine Janauschek, |
the actress, who is suffering from par
alysis at Saratoga, n. Y.
At Valparaiso, Ind, robbers entered |
Dr.. A. A. Stoneburner's residence. |
bound the servant and secured plum
der to the amount of $1,000.
Elliott F. Shepard, a grandson of
William H. Vanderbilt, has been |
sued for divorce. His wife was a /
chorus girl when he married her.
The president has appointed Oliver
Wendell Holmes, of Massachusetts,, |
associate justice of the supreme court. |
vice Justice Horace Gray resigned.
Governor Montague has refused to |
commute the punishment of George
Easter, sentenced to be hanged in |
Greenville county. Va, for murder. ,
Pink Estep of Huntington, w. Va.
was struck by an unknown man with
a blackjack. Esteps skull was
crushed and he died in a few hours.
The engagement of Miss Vivian
Sartoris, granddaughter of Gen.
Grant, to Frederick Roosevelt Scovel.
cousin of the president is announced. |
Leonard K. Dingle, former teller of |
the First national bank of Aspen, Col.
has been arrested in Denver, charged |
with embezzling $4,000 from the bank :,
Commissioner Yerkes decided that