Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-20


yearold sister while playing with a
loaded revolver.
Morgan is expected il London for
a great struggle for control of rapid
transit in that city.
MiIlers from twenty-five states met
in Chicago to organize the National
Federation Of MiIlers.
The Hinckel brewing company, one
of the largest breweries in Albany,
made an assignment.
Gov Mcbride of Washington says
1e pays his fare and VIII remove
officials who use passes
The river and harbOr bill VIII be
completed in two weeks and viii
carry an appropriation of $40000,000.
At Mellette, S. D.. artesian we'll
power is to supplant gasolene power
in the operation of the electric light
plant.
AT Glenwood, MINI. the safe in the
store of the Mckinley Mercantile
company was blown open by bur
glars.
Ex-Gov. Morton's wedding present to
his daughter the Countess of Talley-
rand Pergord, was 100000 in
stock.
The residence of Helen Gould in
New York was robbed of $4,000
worth of property by a dishonest EN-
ploye.
The bill to repeal war taxes will be
taken up by the house, and a special
rule will be made to head off tariff
riders
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., is better,
and the belief is growing that he will
recover His father is back in Wash
ington.
The due de la Tremontlle of
France has announced his engage
ment to Miss Belle Ivers, a resident
of Pasadena.
Peter Brueyer of DePere, aged 80,
attempted to end his life by cutting
his throat with pocket knife. He
will recover.
Burglars wrecked a safe at Avilla,
Ind. and robbed the store Of 5000.
Four prisoners escaped from jail
at Marietta, O.
Senator Fairbanks is a loser
through the 100000 fire in Spring
field, O. His son also accidentally
shot playmate.
Willis Cooper, who killed his enemy
and a woman at Amite City, La, was
taken TO New Orleans TO save him
from lynching
Smallpox at Des Moines caused the
city council to prohibit ali public
meetings in order to guard against
possible epidemic.
Canada's pelagic sealers are to be
denied the right of even anchoring at
Unalaska by the United States col
Gector of customs.
General Frederick A. Funston of
Kansas will visit Chicago as soon rs
he RECEIVERS from the effect of a
surgical operation.
The net earningG Of the North
western road for 1901 were $685.
96S, which is equal to % per cent. on
the common stock.
After fourteen years of close and
diligent labor to save Oshkosh the
Salvation Army has given it up and
retired from the field
At Red Lake Falls, mimi. triplets,
all girls, were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kraemer. The babies
weigh four pounds each.
Frank James was compelled 10
drop his suit to enioin a bandit play
in Kansas City because unable to
furnish an $4,000 bond.
Six persons were killed and six
more badly wounded in a fight be-
tween a sheriff's posse and mountain
GERS near Middlesboro, Ky.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a
Joint resolution extending the cleo
tive franchise to women by means OF
constitutional amendment.
Chicago syndicate headed by
Joseph Letter is planning a new rail-
road to reach southern Illinois coal
fields recently acquired by it.
The Erie vestibuled passenger
train was derailed between Phalanx
and Mahoning, O.. and a score of per-
sons were hurt, one of them fatally
It is reported that the presidency
of the United States Trust company in
New York has been offered to Lyman
As 0hSS anu IldI liz ndS dCCSDISu II.
Hugh Hulholland. postmaster OF
Paducah has been arrested on a
charge of stealing $4,000 worth of
negotiable notes from his partners.
The Great Northern railway in
answer to the suit to prevent the
merger declared the road was man
aged independently of all other lines.
AT Boston, Small, Maynard & Co.
publishers, have made an assignment
This is attributed to bad Judgment III
handling publications the past year
The accidental death of a mulatto
miner at Norris, H., revealed the
tact that his widow is the daughte r
of an aristocratic white family Of
the south.
Miss Octavia Wheaton, daughter of
Major General Wheaton, retired.
was married to Frederick H. Morley,
OF Colorado Springs, at st. John S
church.
Professor C. w. Pearson resigned
from the faculty of the Northwestern
University and obtained his dismissal
from the First Methodist church of
Evanston.
Miss Lizzie Berns. daughter of ex-
Alderman Berns of Kenosha, Wis,
and William E. Hooking, also of
kenosha, went to Chicago and were
married.
The City Savings bank, Detroit, was