Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Monday.

IAtsI .hhHlifdI converse, Iet-ltu' N4SH
in Washington.
4 Missouri po~s sh5t down two ban
dts ID a gun fight in a cornfeld.
Drys won the anfi-saIoon fight at
Springfield, Ohio, by small plurality.
Oklahoma Indian outlaws were beaten
in lively battle in which posse took
eight prisoners
Booth & to debts are to be paid in
full as a new $7000.0OO fish concern has
been organized in Chicago with +. c.
Let's at its head.
Rumors that King Peter of Servia is
preparing to abdicate and leave Belgrade
with his entire family reached London.
Serria bowed 10 terms fixed by powers.
Cablegrams from the Azores Islands to
London said an attempt on the life of
former President Roosevelt was made on
board the steamer Hamburg. but the as
sailant was seized and placed il irons.
Tuesday.
Chief Crazy Snake badly wounded,
yielded 10 the Oklahoma militia.
Berlin has heard Of the probability of
divorce of Bertha Krupp, the S1Oo,OoO,-
900 heircss, from Herr Halbach.
Pawerewski. suffering from piano
players cramp," said on sailing for Eu-
rope he may never neturn, but fears his
disability may be permanent.
Illinois coal operators threatened to
close their mines and throw 10000 men
out of employment if the amendment to
the shotfirers' law is passed.
Wednesday.
The big military prison at Fort Leav-
enworth burned.
Iron an steel wage cuts indicated that
the last stage of induStrys readjustment
was well under way.
Ex-Congressraan William D. Owen was
arrested at Augusta, Ga, charged with a
S1.5C00O0 Mexican swindle
The officials of the Field Museum in
Chicago. with aid of the War Depart
ment, will investiga e the reported muir
der of DR. William Jones by head hunt
ers in Luzon.
Rev. William Mcmahon pastor of st.
Bridgets Ioman Catholic Church, Cleve-
land, filed a petition in bankruptcy, with
liabilities of 1884. Ill, he having been
involved n the kIeran crash.
Thursday.
DR. Eliot practically declined post as
ambassador to Great Britain.
Sixty-two reform bills were introduced
at once in the Illinois Assembly.
President Taft dictated a new policy of
economy in operation of the Panama rail
road.
The shortage in the Baltimore city reg
isterS Office grows and an arrest showed
fast living by the prisoner.
County Treasurer Madigan of Cleve-
land. Ohio, was reported caught in Kerr
an Fidelity Funding scheme.
Count Zeppelin's airship was buffcted
by furious gale. but finally affected a
landing without injury to passengers.
Chicago wholesale grocery houses are
tied mp through the strike of 500 en-
ployes. but many of IT, idle steam filters
and electrical workers have obtained CON
tracts and returned to their places.
Friday.
The former President visited at Gibral-
tar and was given cordial reception.
Protests against "Salome" caused
Hammerstein to abandon the opera in
Boston.
Government officials from Washington
have been ordered to begin trust prosecu-
lions beginning with the beef trust.
theodore Roosevelt got a ducking and
narrowly escaped serious accident when
in small boat off Ponta Delgada, Azores.
W. Vernon Booth and Frederick r
Robbins were reindicted in Chicago in
connection with $4,000 loan for A
Booth 4 Co.
Saturday.