Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-30

pointed a delegate to the fifth interna-
tional congress of applied chemistry to
be held in Berlin in 1903.
Frank Hoffman of Mishicott, Wis,
who disappeared ten days ago, is at
Cleveland and has written a letter to
his wife from that city. Hoffman gives
no reason for leaving home.
The contest of the will Of Mrs.
Caroline E. Crossman-Riley, who left
the bulk of her $4,OO0,O0O estate to the
Brooklyn Home for Aged Men, was
begun in New York.
E. C. Ingledue, a druggist of Gearing,
Iowa, while temporarily insane jumped
from a third-story window of the Pitts
burg hotel at Manitou, Col, sustaining
injuries from which he died.
Charles J. Wittig pleaded guilty in
Milwaukee, to having attempted to
kill his wife, Jennie, and was SEN
fenced by Judge Brace to ten years
Imprisonment in Waupun.
Charles Roger was taken to the
emergency hospital, Milwaukee, with
a fractured skull and Peter Landgraf
was arrested on the charge of inf1ict-
ing the injuries with Ratchet.
Mrs. William Sharits and three
daughters of Union iCty, Ind, were in
jured in runaway. Mrs. Sharits
dangerously. The horse ran against
a tree and was instantly killed.
Marshall Field reached New York
from three months stay in Europe.
He denied the statement that he is the
richest man in the world next to
Rockefeller and Carnegie.
John Flax, arrested week ago at
Fairbury, Neb. on a charge Of drunken
ness, is in the Lincoln county Jail &C
cused of completely in the Burlington
robbery of ten days ago.
Forty-four professors of political
economy answered queries on trust
and tariff regulation by urging COM
pulsory publicity for corporations &C
counts and a reduction of import
duties.
The United States Fidelity and
Guarantee company in New York filed
bond for $7,OO0,0OO for the executors
of the estate of William M. Rice, for
whose murder Albert T. Patrick was
convicted.
The Manila electric line, power, and
lighting plant was authorized by the
Philippine commission. The TOrrens
land registry system was adopted in
the Philippines.
Raymond Reyes Lala, a Filipino,
reached San Francisco to ask relief
from President Roosevelt. An I'M
stable currency is declared to be
causing great distress.
Silas HUM, of whose murder Clar-
ence Peake was convicted and SEN
fenced to the states prison and later
became raving maniac, has returned
from Colorado to Tennessee to clear
the accused man.
Consul Dudley reports from British
| Columbia that lumber manufacturers
have orders booked for a year ahead
and that WOrkmen are scarce. How
ever, wages are lower and living high.
er than in the states.
Thomas Chalmers Of Chicago won a
| suit against the Connecticut Mutual
| Life Insurance company to prevent the
canceling of his policy. The $3.50 de-
manded beause the age was accident
ally misstated need not be paid.
Alfred w. Clark of Chicago was ar
raigned in Pittsfield, Mass, charged
with assault with a revolver upon
Joseph H. Connors in hotel last Sat
urday. He set up a plea of self-de
Tense, but was held for trial.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said
in an interview that Nebraska banks
were gorged with money, the owners
of which were afraid to invest in
modern stocks and bonds because Of
the vast amount of water injected into
| the securities.
James J. Hill, testifying in the mer
ger case at st. Paul. said that E. H
Hartman was the largest holder Of
/ Northern Pacific stock. President
Hill said that coal rates on his line are
| lower than on the Reading or Lacka
wanna.
A commission of the Methodist
church, consisting of DR.. Henry Spell
meyer of New York, DR.. w. F. Whit
| lock of Delaware, Ohio; o. R. Miller
of Rock Rapids, Iowa; Arthur T. Cass
of Tilton, n. H; J. e. Andrus, Yonk
ers, N. Y; Joshua E. Wilson OF
Florence, S. c., and Robert T. Miller
of Cincinnati has under consideration
the matter of the location of the next
general conference which will meet in
May, 1904. Invitations have been re
ceived from Philadelphia, Cincinnati
and Boston.