Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-04


and it may construct cable
between the United States and the
Philippines and China.
Michigan university won the west
ern championship over Minnesota, at
Ann Arbor, % to 6. Some 10000 per-
sons saw the game. Twelve players
killed, one fatally hurt, and eighty
five seriously injured during the 1902
season. Last years casualties, eight
killed and seventy-fve hurt.
Mrs. Julia LANCER Of New York sued
Millionaire Warren B. Smith for
breach of promise. Mrs. Louis M.
LANCER was in court and heard letter
to her read in which the complainant
gave reasons why she and not the real
Mrs. LANCER was entitled to Langer's
affections. She won and will get
$4,000.
The United States civil service COM
mission has started an Investigation
into the actions of ]. S. Keller, presi-
dent of the National Association of
Letter Carriers. who worked to defeat
the reelection to congress of Eugene
F. Loud Of California, chairman of the
house committee on postofices and
pOstrOads.
Charles M. Moore, son-in-law of Jud-
son Sherman, and a member of the
firm of A. J. White < Co., Chicago
stock brokers, killed himself by shoot
ing. Members of his family say that
the shooting must have been acciden-
tai as he had no reason for committing
suicide.
Antitrust law agitation and the
search of old records disclosed that
the first law against combines was
framed by John Sherman to punish
Gen. R. A. Alger for the formers de-
feat in the 1888 republican national
convention. The Diamond Match COM
pany, in which Alger was interested,
was specially aimed at.
In a livery stable fire at East Boston,
Mass, five firemen were injured,
twenty-three horses persisted and many
carriages and sleights were destroyed.
Judge Carpenter in the criminal di-
vision of the district court at Denver
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legged election frauds in that city.
Argument on the application for a
new trial for Frank c. Andrews, for
mer vice president of the wrecked City
Savings bank, has been begun before
Judge Murphy in the recorders court
at Detroit. The application is based
on several affidavits that Juror Book
was prejudiced when he was sworn in
as a juror in the case.
A serious flood exists in the Washita
and Blue valleys in the Chickasaw ma
ton, Indian Territory, the country
for miles around being under water. In
some sections it has rained continuous
ly for four days, causing the rivers tC
| overflow. Many families have sought
shelter on higher ground. 1t is be
lieved that heavy loss will result to tor
cotton.
An order was issued by Attorney
General Roberts at Guthrie, Ok, that
an action Of mandamus be brought
against the commissioners of CaddC
county compelling them to levy a tax
for the purpose of providing separate
! schools there for colored children
which under the laws of Oklahoma is
! compulsory. The supreme court has
| held that separate schools must be
provided in each district
! Driven from her fathers home in
ShebOygan, Wis, as she alleges, by the
prosecutions OF her stepmother, Mary
! pOwopc nrottv oDd borOI1y on 1,Corr 81 i
fed to meet her sweetheart, John
Thorne, in Milwaukee, only to find on
the rip to Chicago, she alleges, that
her lover had a bad temper and that
she dared not marry him as she had
promised. He tried to bulldOze her
but she appealed to the police.
Argument on the motion made a
few days ago for a new trial for AL.
bert T. Patrick, which was to have
taken place today before Recorder
Golf. New York, was adjourned be-
cause Of the absence from the city of
Assistant District Attorney Garvin.
who has charge of the prosecutors
side Of the case. Patrick was con-
Victed of the murder of William M.
Rice.
The University of Chicago defeated
Wisconsin, II to 0, at Chicago About
10000 spectators present. North
western was defeated by Nebraska at
Lincoln, II to 0. Other scores were:
Drake AZ, Grinnell 0; PURDUE 6, Notre
Dame 0; Knox 68, Chicago Dental 5;
Kansas II, Missouri 5; Illinois So
Iowa 0; Lake Forest IL, Monmouth
II; Pennsylvania u, Cornell II; Ohio
6, Indiana 6; Carlisle 81, Georgetown
0; Columbia 6, Syracuse 6.