Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-19
KILOGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOM &c.


Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
At Greensboro, KY, the river is
seven miles wide and rising. Farmers
are moving cut of the bottom lands.
David P.unkett, aged 20, was shot
twice in the back and mortally wound
ed by Daniel Skinner at Putchinon, Ky.
A resolution urging the election OF
United States senators by popular
vote was adopted by the Illinois SEN
ate.
At Richmond, Va, the spike and
part Of the horseshoe department OF
the Tudor Iron Works were burned;
loss, 100000.
A mall fire broke out on the battle
hip New York, under orders to sail for
Honduras. The fire was in the cabin
OF Paymaster Ball.
George Hamilton Bell, 20 years ago
a society leader and a prominent Wall
street figure, pleaded guilty to grand
larceny in New York.
At Palmyra, III, Mrs. Grace Horton,
whose husband was arrested for cut
ting her throat, sWeaIs that she did
the act herself while i'll.
At Boston Rear Admiral Merry has
been granted decree OF divorce from
his wife on the ground of confirmed
habits Of intoxication.
At OsWegO N. Y, the plant Of the
Ontario Mating company, with 100000
bushels OF grain, burned Loss $780,
600: covered by insurance.
Rev J. Fl. Buckley, editor Of the
Christian Advocate, says that Meth
odism is declining, especially in some
Of the eastern conferences.
George AIDE says he may move to
New York, and that he will quit the
slang business as soon as his publish
els will let him, as he is sick Of it.
4 baby hospital, costing $4,000,
will be donated to Harvard university
in memory Of Thomas Morgan Rotch
Jr., OF Boston by the 1901 cIassmen.
Nathaniel Miller, the cOunterfeiter
who was captured near Canton, O., a
few days ago, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years.
went south for fishing trip. he sat
for an oil portrait which is to be hung
in the historical library in the capitol
at Helena, Mont
Commodore Archibald Rogers of the
Hudson River Ice Yacht club and his
wife were nearly drowned near Pough-
keeps.e by breaking through the ice
while sailing.
Dr. j. c. Alexander testified in the
Indianapolis grave robbery trial that
he bought seven bodies from Rufus
Cantrel at $50 each, and that he was
a barkeeper before studying medicine.
J. Frank Sims, proprietor of depart
ment stores at St Cloud. Mimi, and at
Republic. Wash, has turned over his
stocks of goods to a trustee. 1t is as
serted the creditors will not lose much.
The grand jury at Cleveland return
ed an Indictment against Thomas
Doreen, a local democratic politician,
on the charge of having attempted to
bribe election officers at the last cleo
ton
At Seattle, John w. Pratt, a well
known newspaper man and lawyer.
committed suicide by shooting during
a fit of insanity He was ~ years of
age and leaves a widow and four chill
dren.
Rev. Dr. G. Swenson, president of
Bethany, (Kans) college, has received
a lengthy cabIegram from the United
States legation at Stockholm. saying
that $110O000 is needed for the des-
ttUte.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has ordered a
favorable report on a bill appropriating
$125.0o0 for a lighthouse and fog sis
nal Oh the Rock of Ages, in Lake SUI
peror.
Director Merriam of the census
bureau has won his contest before
the committee on ways and means
over the bill providing for the publica-
ton of bulletins on the production of
cotton and wheat.
Burglars entered Grace Episcopal
church at Newark, n. j., and secured
vestments valued at $4,000. They
costly chalice is kept, but were
unable to open it.
Fire caused by the explosion Of an
automatic burner in the Pennsylvania
railroad shops at Pitcairn, Pa, de
stroyed the passenger car repair sec
ton and cabinet shop entailing a loss
of $4,000 to the company
Ten of the officials of the Retail
Coal Dealers Association of Illinois
and Wisconsin sere found guilty in
Chicago Of the charges of conspiracy,
as stated in the indictments returned
against them some weeks ago.
Congressional delegations from the
states in Lake Erie are putting up a
hard fight to bring about the location
Of the naval training station on that
lake instead of Lake Michigan, as rec
commended by the naval board.
The steamship Madiana. carrying
American tourists from New York to
the West Indies was totally wrecked
on the shoals near Hamilton, Bermuda
All the passengers were rescued by
life savers during a heavy sea.
Following big storm in New York
state, the wind blew gale during the
entire night. piling the snow in high
drifts and blocking the country roads.
It was the worst blizzard experienced
in the section this winter, says a Ma
lone dispatch.
Prospects for senate legislation are
DOOR The omnibus statehood bill