Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-06

ton looking to more stringent divorce
laws.
The Iowa senate agreed to submit
a constitutional amendment to the peo-
pie on the question of woman suf-
frage
Congressman lands, as the result
of a canvass of the house, declared
the star route rural delivery plan is
beaten.
The president appointed Frank l..
Shepard of Illinois assistant surgeon
in the army, with rank of first lieu
tenant.
A railroad fireman at Plato. Mimi,
overpowered a bank cashier and rob-
bed the bank of $500, but was soon
caught.
At Clinton. Iowa. Mayor 6 d. Nc
Donald demanded the star OF Chief OF
Police James Cole for nelecting tc
enforce orders.
A run on the Dime Savings bank OF
Detroit was caused by the report
that it held a number of Frank G
Andrews notes.
At Wimbledon. n. D.. Edwin Fl
Zeige, a young drug clerk, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head.
The American collector of Sitka ex
PEELED Canadian customs officers
from Skaguay for interfering with
American officials.
Captain Streeter, Billy McManners
William Force, and Henry Hoeldtke
were indicted for the murder of John
S. Kirk in Chicago.
Senator Lodge has introduced a BIT
creating the bureaus OF drainage, If
rigation and highways in the depart
ment of agriculture.
In New York Adolph Meyer is SUI
ing G.. Waldo Smith. Jr., for $4,000
damages, charging that young Smith
eloped with his wife.
Alderman James T. Ferriter dice
in Richmond, Va He was a con
federate soldier and lost leg at the
battle of Gettysburg.
A New York jury awarded Vincent
Muessman. a 7-year-old boy, a verdic
for $3O,0 damages for injuries in
flicted by a street car
A church is being organized il
Lewes, Del, that is to have no sal
aried pastor and in which instrumental
music will not be allowed.
The family of Alex. Rosenthal of 40;
East Fifty-seVenth street, New York
was chloroformed by burglars, who
stole $4,000 worth of jewelry.
Seven trainmen were killed and two
seriously hurt in a collision on tht
| Auburn division of the New Yorl
Central near Aurelius, N. Y.
| Charles Woodward, convicted o
the brutal murder of Sheriff Rcke
of NatrOna county, Wyo., has beer
sentenced to hang March 2S
! Stewart Fife was arraigned a
Savannah, Mo, charged with the muir
der Of Frank w. Richardson, a wealth,
merchant, on Christmas eve. 1900.
| a subcommittee of the senate com
mittee on Elections decided agains
the expulsion of the South Carolin;
senators, but they are to be censured
receiver was named for the Suret,
Guarantee and Trust company of Chi
cago with an alleged capital of 81 900
600. The assets amounting to 81 90
! found.
The postmaster general has ISSUED
a general order announcing the IN
! crease in pay of the rural free de
| livery mail carriers 500 each pc
annum
| WoOdford Hughes of Jacksonville
! H.. who was warned to leave the plac,
| by VIgllanteS, returned and was killed
! by mob while asleep in the house O
a friend.
District Attorney Jerome of New
York says the Park Avenue Hotel ele
vator shafts were fire traps. beins
lined with yellow pine, which burned
| like finder.
Henry A. Taylor. the Connection
millionaire who furnished the none
was convicted of conspiracy to bride
/ Grand Rapids officials in the water
works case
Republican members of the house
held caucus on Cuban affairs. but
after a session of three hours were
unable to agree on the question OF
tariff concession.
lie Omaha and Milwaukee roads
for the first time have been obligo
to come into the Duluth market for
ties. The tie industry has assumed
large proportions
Of
clded in convention not to affiliate with
the democrat forces this year. though
a strong faction favored going into
the democrat party.
At Spikard, Mo, A E. Batson has
been arrested on the charge of
having murdered five members of the
Earl family near Welch. La. Batson
was Earls farm hand.
Lawyer John X Erskine. Jr., named
his wife's hired man. Thomas Ward.
whom she made master of cere-
monies" as correspondent in his di-
vOrce suit in New York.
While River Brethren were holding
a prayer meeting at Simon Shumber-
gers house, in Harrisburg, Pa, a
physician discovered that a child in
the room had smallpox
At Omaha. c. a. Salter has been
elected to succeed John Redel as
chief of the fire department. Sater
has been acting chief since kedeIrs
suspension some months ago.
Amelia Fisher, a Hungarian SER
want girl, shot Georgieanna. the 5
year-old daughter of W. J. Simons. at
Caryl n. Y. and then inflicted prob
ably fatal wounds on herself.