Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-26

aged SO years, died at her home here
yesterday. Her husband is still liv-
ing and is 80 years old. The couple
celebrated their seventeen wedding
anniversary last October and were
said to be the Oldest living married
couple in Wisconsin.
An effort is being made by Racine
business men WIN ex-Grand Chancel-
lor Joseph Schroeder at the head TO
have the endowment rank OF the
Knights OF Pythias select Racine as
headquarters. II is the intention to
move from Chicago on account OF the
high tax imposed by the statutes of
Illinois.
The estate Of the late John Boss
hard, who dropped dead in Switzer-
land few months. ago, While visit
ing his former home in that country,
is attracting much attention in tee
probate court at La Crosse and litiga-
ton may follow before the matter
is finally adjusted. The estate is.
valued at $4,000.
President o. E. Bell of the Remlns>
ton Watch company at Appleton has
secured in New York a $4,000 con
tract, calling for the export from AD-
pIeton OF $4,000 watch cases and
10000 movements. A large nu,.ner
OF these cases will be exported from
this country to Switzerland. where
they will be fitted out with Swiss
movements and returned here fo,.
sale.
AT the thirty-first annual reunion of
the Outagamie County Pioneer asso-
cation, the following officers were
elected: President, John Dey. Hor-
tonvIlle; vice president. Clinton Raj
lard, Grand Chute; secretary, w. NJ.
hoolee, Appleton; treasurer, Ira Scott
Stephensville; executive board. Gil
pert Main, c. A. Abbott, John Finkle.
H. Hardacker, w. l.. Rhoades, Edward
Ross and O. Manley.
With a view to attracting settlers
from the United States J. NJ. McIa-
chalan, an agent of the Canadian GOV
eminent, with several assistants. has
been giving daily lectures in the VA
Ilous small towns and rural districts
IN the vicinity of Appleton and Outa-
game county. He decribes at length
the Canadian northwest and portray,,
the farming opportunities offered. es-
peclaliy in the Saskatchewan VALLEY
and adjacent sections of Canada.
Mrs. August Benz, whose husband
was killed by Northwestern switch
engine near Medary several weeks
ago, has made a settlement with he
in which she was allowe.!
to the amount Of S3.17F.
Shortly after the accident in which
her husband and two horses We're
Killed, she put in claim against the
company. The was offered $500
which she refused to accent. The
company has now decided to allow
her the amount stated
Mrs. Gotfriedson has begun PRO-
ceedings for divorce against her huy-
band, Lawrence Gotfriedson, member
OF the GotfriedsOn Bros, wholesale
hardware dealers of Green Bay. The
are before Court Corr
missioner Cady. Mrs. Gotfriedson
>~-NH
commissioner Cady has ordered the
books OF Gotfriedson Bros brought
before him to show the wealth OF the
defendant. Later Commissioner
Caly issued an injunction restraining
the father from visiting his children
T. B. O'Connell, representing the
Alexander Edgar Lumber company of
IRON River and Wausau, has Du-
chased all the pine timber on the BAD
indian reservation not already con-
-racted for by the Stearns Lumber
company of Odanah The deal Mp~
wolves over 3O0,OO0,000 feet of es~-
pecially fine white and Norway pine
and brought price of about $500
300. This money goes to the indians
IF the reservation. J. r. Farr Of
Philips, special agent conducted the
sale. There was a great deal of bid
lers and the interested parties were
much heated.