Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

! The bride is a niece Of Isaac Stephen
SON. The wedding will be a quiet fam
lily affair
At Shawano the state failed to es
tablish any guilt of John Reitzloff in
connection with the mysterious dis
appearance of Winfield Pike. and he
was discharged.
1t is understood that the work or
the Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and
Northwestern railway has been aban
doned so far as concerns that portion
east Of the Yellow river.
James G. Miller. one of the best
known attorneys Of La Crosse. died OF
pneumonia after a weeks suffering
He was So years Of age and had been
resident of La Crosse for many
years.
In addition to suing her husband fol-
divorce, Mrs. Ida BrunschweiIer OF
Appleton has also begun suit fol
$4,000 against Mrs. Bessie Lockwood
on a charge Of alternating her hus
bands affections.
1t is said that j. Miller. who had Il
cattle killed by the Northwestern train
near Bangor, will sue the Northwest
ern road for their value They were
crossing the right-of-way when the
passenger train struck them.
While John A. Hagemann, principa
of the schools at FIT. Atkinson. was
standing on the platform at Water
town Junction he was struck by a BUN
die of papers thrown from a train
knocked down and badly hurt.
John Bergen OF La Crosse has had
an eye taken cut, the result of care
lessness on his part. He was killins
time by hitting stone with hammer
when small splinter flew into his
eye. 1t was necessary to take out the
eye.
Rabbi Victor Caro- of Milwaukee
State Supt R. D. Whitehead of the hui
name society, also of Milwaukee, and
Mayor Joseph BOschert of La Crosse
were among the prominent speakers OF
the big annual meeting of the La
Crosse society.
Rev. Charles Buenger was formally
installed as pastor Of the German Lu
theran church at Kenosha. Clergymen
and laymen from all parts of Wiscon
sin attended the ceremony. The serv
ice was under the direction of Rev. E.
F. DOrnfield Of Milwaukee.
]. w. Potter of Monroe county is in
receipt of information from Modoc
county, Ore, to the effect that his
brOther-in-law, R. P. Courtwright, and
his son were recently poisoned by
bank robbers, against whom they had
given testimony on their trial
W. H. Heideman, representing the
T. A. Chapman company of Milwau-
kee, was fined $125 at Wausau for re-
failing goods in the city without a Ii
cense. The case was tried on an ap-
peal from justice court and will be
carried to the supreme court as a test
case.
John H. White Of MarshfeId has all
nOunced himself as a candidate for
sergeant-at-arms Of the next assembly.
He has been an ardent supporter of
the present administration, and took
an active part in the campaign which
recently closed. He was formerly
publisher Of the Marshfeld Times.
Fire destroyed Joseph Grundy's to-
bacco warehouse at GAINESVILLE and
badly damaged about 1900 cases of
tobacco, SO that it will be Of little use.
1t is thought the loss will be $4,000,
and the insurance is $1,000. The build
ing was owned by the St. Paul rail-
way company, and was insured for
$3.50.
Racine has been invaded by novel
religious sect called the Metropolitan
Holiness church, and their services on
the streets are of such a boisterous
character that riot call had to be
sent in for the police, and Mrs. Emma
Leopold, the leader, was conveyed to
jail, where her followers assembled
and held another meeting.
After prolonged negotiations = the
Marinette Daily Star has been sold to
Edward W. Leroy, assemblyman-elect
and for nine years editor of the Mari
nette Daily Eagle, and w. B. Gregory
proprietor of a job printing establish
ment in Menominee, Mich. The new
owners have taken charge. The paper
will be republican in politics.
Warrants have been served on the
following persons charged with hunt
ing deer with dogs: Dennie Dionim
hoteIkeeper, Neenah; Isaac Trait, law
yer, Manitowoc; Enoch Brangham
farmer, Two Creeks; William Harley
blacksmith, Neenah; J. Kaufman. con
tractor, Oconto, Paul Heltin, insur-
ance broker, Oconto; and n. Meter