Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-18

duties of his new office at Washing
ton.
The will Of Miss Harriet S. Benson,
of Philadelphia, LETT 100000 to
charity. The American Sunday
School union is given $4,000 and
Women's Union Foreign missions,
$4,000.
Gov. Stone and Attorney General
Elkin of Pennsylvania and Senator
Flynn of Pittsburg tried to induce J.
P. Morgan to interfere in the miners
strike and failed; they found Morgan
obdurate.
Charles O'Neill, janitor of the New
York Fruit Exchange building, was
probably fatally shot by his wife, who
then committed suicide. They were
about 26 years old. The cause is un-
known.
News has been received at Cordell,
Ga, of the lynching of negro nameu
William MobIey near Wenona.
Mobley attempted to assault the
young daughter of farmer named
Granger.
Mrs. Anna J. Bickford of Albert
Lea, Mimi, died at Waseca as the re
suit Of injuries received in the wreck
Of the Northwestern train which was
blown from the tracks near Meriden
a week ago.
The fire in the west gallery of the
Pocahontas mine, West Virginia is
| practically eXtinguished The com
pany has offered $1,000 reward for
the identity of the parties who set
fire to the mine.
Advices from Longs Peak, Col, are
that six forest fires are burning in
that vicinity and are beyond contro,
Large areas have already been burned
over and millions Of feet of valu-
able timber destroyed.
Charles S. Coiomb, cashier for
Woolley & Co., PIP Monroe stree,
Chicago, was arrested at Buffalo for
the alleged embezzlement of $4,000
lost on the races. His father was all
embezzler and suicide.
| Housewife, one of the Oldest oil
towns on Oil Creek, Pa, was visited
|
and two dwellings were destroyed
! Loss, $4,000 1t is believed the fire
was Of incendiary origin.
Russell T. Barry, son of John Bar
ry, Chicago lake ship owner, is the
object Of a bill for divorce from his
wife, daughter Of Laura Dainty Pei
ham, to whom he was married by Jus
tice Everett three weeks ago.
The fifty-second anniversary of the
admission Of California into the union
was celebrated by the Native Sons OF
the Golden West at Santa Rosa
where the festivities attracted visitors
from all parts of the state.
The Modern WOodmen of America
will skip the September insurance as
sessment owing to the small death
losses OF the last three months
Ninety per cent. of the membership
opposes the rate increase.
The first annual convention of the
Dress makers Protective Association
of America was held in New York
Miss Elizabeth A. G.. White, presf
dent, made an address upon the pro
gress and work of the association.
The case of w. S. Taylor, Charles
Finley and others charged with con
spiracy in the Goebel murder was
called in the circuit court at Franklin
Ky. The usual order of continuance
lpending arrest of parties was entered
A concert to cultivate the sense OF
smell by manipulating odors will take
place at New York Oct. Il. A melody
entitled A Trip to Japan in Sixteer
Minutes is to be squirted over the
audience, which is expected to hear
it through its noses.
A title to the former residence o.
the late Rev. De Witt Talmage il
Washington was conveyed to his
widow by a deed just recorded ant
signed by the other beneficiaries
under Dr. Talmage's will The con
sideration named is $16,667.
A United States government board
ing house, to determine the effect OF
food preservatives, coloring and adul
iteration on healthy persons, viii be
started in Washington by Dr. H. w
Wiley, government chemist Depart
ment employees are to be the Sub
jects.''
Cremation of living babies IN hel
kitchen range is the charge made by
Charles Early against Mrs. Pauline
Taeschler, who conducts a private
hospital for women in South May
street, Chicago. She has been ar
rested and attributes the charges tC
motives Of revenge.
President Roosevelt has requested
an investigation into the drowning in
Alaska last September Of a man named
Onyok and woman named Breezy
who had lived with him. They had a
stock OF liquors and were ordered off
an island by Captain Howell during d
storm and were drowned
At Bloomington, ILL.,. Daisy Carlton.
a pretty girl Of perhaps 20 years, shot
and killed Mrs. Joseph Leslie, follow
ing an attack with a horsewhip. The
shooting was the sequel to the jeal-
ousy' aroused in the Leslie woman by
the alleged attentions paid to Miss
Carlton by the husband of the dead
woman.
Authentic reports from the new
| Nazina gold diggings in the Copper
River valley prove them to be the
richest strike made in Alaska since
Nome was discovered The best pay
seems to be on Rex Sulch, where in
three days four men sluiced out $500
in one sluice box. About 400 claims