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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-10-04
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Summons.

State Of Wiscons;n-M he Circu,: Court oftte
County Of Wood
The Board of Trustees of estininster Col
lege, Plaintiff, against Milton g. Singleton.
Defendant -
THE State Of Wisconsin to Milton G. Sin
/ gleton, the above named Defendant:
GU are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of the Plaintiff in this
action, which is filed in the Office of the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court in and for the said coun-
ty OF Wood, and TO serve a copy of your an
swer on the Subscriber at bis office in the town
of GRIND Rapids in said county, within TWEEN
ty days after the service of this summons on
you, exclusive of the day Of such service;
and if YOU fail to answer the complaint as
aforesaid, the Plaintiff viii take judgment
against YOU for the sum of three thousand FIVE
hundred and three and 50-l0O dollars and in
terest at the rate Of ten per centum per an
NUN, on the sum of one thousand and e:ghtv-
three and 30 100 dollars from the 29th dav of
June, 1861, and on the sum of one thousand
two hundred and ten dollars from the 1st dav
of June A. D. 1861, and on the sum of one
two hundred and ten dollars, thereof
from the 3lst day Of August, 1861, besida the
costs and disbursements of this action.-Dated
May 18th, 1862.
55-6w l.. P. TOWERS, Plf's Atty.
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summons.
Of Wsseonsi'a-In The Circuit Coars of the
County of Wood.

State Of Wssconsi'a-In The Circuit Coart OF the
County of Wood
Moses \. Hoppeck, Ealmer H. Garbus WE
Black, julius D. Roberts and Mortimer Hen
bricks, firm of Hoppeek, Garbat L O.. Plain
tiffs, against Joseph Wood, Matilda Wood
Joseph Lowell and J. COLES, Jr, partnavs uu
der the name and style Of Leyeli, Coles 4
Co.. Spencer 6. Bryant, Joseph PARTRIDGE
James W. Pmehod, James 5. Warren, s r
Gale, NJ. c. Warren, +, c. Worthington, Ma
poleon B. caswen, Henry L. McCoon. Geo.
A. Boyden Lucus E, Subcommittee and hi.
ram SchoonmaAer, Srm OF MeGoon, Sshoon.
maker i Co., Lsmuel j. Hunt, Isaac L.
s Hunt, - Graham and - Aiken, firm of
Graham & Aiken, h NJ Ssninssr 4 Co. St.
Nicholas Bank, n, T., Park Bank. n Y,
George Chapman, James Pias, Roaer. S.
Lyon, Charles II. Moves, Gardner E. Faft and
James S. Wipslow, Jaran 3 Salisbury and
Samael w. Chittenden, firm es Salisbury K
Chittenden, Oliver B. Tweessy- Elias NJ.
Greene, Dexter Tiffany, Elb rt T., Eastman,
Alden B. Bigelow, Min P. DAYTON, Cyrus l..
Carter, Henry E. Quinan, Richard L. De
Forest, James Armstrong Defendants.
THE State of Wisconsin to the above nans i
l. defendants - aa.-
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint in this action, which is
fled in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Wood County, Wisconsin, and to-
serve copy of your answer TO tho said COM
p4aint on the subscribers at THAR office in the,
village Of Grand Rapids, in said County, with
IN ninety days after the service hereof, exclu-
siye of Tuesday of such service; and If YOU
fail to answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiffs will apply 10 tie
Court for the relief demanded in the COM
plaint.-Dated Sept. 30, 1852.
.#s.- WEBB 4 WITTER.
3s-6w .... Plaintiffs Attorneys
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GRAND RAPIDS BRElYERY.

THE undersigned would assure the pubic
L that they are now making the very b. =,
quality of BEER and ALE-none better in the
State. Determined to satisfy our customers
without regard to cost or pains we hope by
close attention to business to receive orders
from al! who can appreciate first rate article
of these healthful beverages
\. B.-The highest market price in wash
paid for barley.
APPEL 4 SCH HOT. .
Grand Rapids, June 1st, 1861. 22tf
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An OK StraVcd.

Turing the latter part Of last June, red
~ Ok, with white face, grts about 6! feet,
left the premises Of the undersigned, and has
no. been heard from since.
Whoever will return said Ok to the under
signed, or give information where he may be
found, will be suitably rewarded
. JOHN LINDAHL.
Rudolph, Sept. 18th, 1862. 37-3w
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Judson's Patent TRANSPARENT Cones,

7 SEQ on Kerosene and Coal Oil Lamp, save
u to tho consumer onethird of his expenses
for light He who consumes twelve gallons Of
oil in year, needs but eight gallons to pro
duce the same quantity Of light. This fact is
susceptible of the clearest demonstrations
With the brass cone ordinarily used, one-third
of the light is concealed. The transparent
cone eonceale no..e. Price Is cents. For
sale at - NERTEEEUILLE'S
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War Claim Agency.

THE undersigned proeures. Arrearages, Boun >
i tv, Pensions, &C., for Soldiers and thei r
Heirs; the STATE BoUNrY To FAMILIES: attend
to the settlement and collection of MILITARY
Accounts AGAINST TUE STATE and the Unite d
States, and any BUSINESS WITH THE STATE De-
PAYMENTS. q Send for Circulars
Address, with return stamps,
13-ly E. b. QUINER Madison, Wis.
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S. G. GRIGGS g. co.

s. G. GRI GGS 81 co.
ARE SPECIAL AGEN:S 70;
Messrs. Harper Il Brothers Publications.
d. Appleton n Co.'s
- 4icl1 .iJr X Fields
s. Gould X i.:ncolm's
- j. Il. Lippincott n Co.'s
:. sheldon " Co.'S
And furnish all their Books AZ GasCrr.t prices
for cash
Note Papers, letter Papers, and Cap Pa
pcrs, Blank Books, Pass Books
And al kinds of STATIONERY, al he l3w st
price, SLATE by the d zen ar cas- ).
Is Strangers ard travellers visiting =; lea,
go will lind i'll crest ng to linrer for i u1.Ir
amid The in ermjnabc pies of literature 1T -
anu fl Lake Street.
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Extra Family Flour.

THE undersigned informs the citizens &;
i Wood County that he ha: made partic'dtr
arrangements with the Centralia Mill to grind
Selected Wheat to Ills order, and will furnish for
tanaiy use the best Flour ever offered for sale
in this market. Flour delivered free of charge
to purchasers in town J. HOMER.
Grand Rapids. Dec To-, 1861. Tars7 -sg
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James Morrison lot s 3.75
James l. Grandy lots 3 and house 9 1905
w Hunt lot s IL 457
q III Haskell lot 81 593
James Morrison lots 81 8 SAY
Williams lot 8 10 3.33
Frederick Herton-House on lot on Sec s,
Town %, Range 6, described as follows, to
wit: commencing at certain point at the
east corner Of Hasbrook Lot, 90 feet from the
Wisconsin River. thence running northeast,
keeping so feet back from the River 200 feet,
thence southeast $40 feet, thence south 300
feet, thence southwest 200 feet, o the place
Of beginning, 1913
Adolph Lavigna-House and lot bounded
as follows, to wit: commencing at point 80
feet south from the northwest corner Of the
set of the nw1 of Section H. Town %, Range
6, running thence south $50 feet, thence east
$40 feet, thence north $50 feet, thence west
240 feet, to the place of beginning $685.
Eusebe Lavigne-A part Of frac ion 3 See
ton II, Town ~, Range 6, and being the
northeast half of the lot bounded as follows,
to wit: commencing at the southwest corner
of certain lot conveyed to Minor by Geo
Neeyes, William Roe and r Merrel on the
10Th of November, lS47, md running thence
west 81 degrees south 60 feet, thence north g
degrees west 200 feet to low water mark on
the Wisconsin River, thence up said River to
the northwest corner of said Miners lot.
thence along said line to the place Of begin
ming, with store, dwelling, barn and grocery,
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klnD0vta 7a6 office!
w AR ! w r ]

THE undersigned hoving emily form d 49,
L arrangement with the firm of Page, Downs
x Co, of Richland centre, Wis, calls the ut.
tention of the community to the fact that he
is prepared to obtain pensions, back pay, boun-
ty money, and attend to all wants Of dScharg
ed or disabled soldiers or their heirs, with
promptness and dispatch. Pensions procured
for wounded Or disabled soldiers, seamcn aud
marines, widows and orphan children of those
who have died or been killed Will in service
also bounty money and arrears of pay for the
wido"- or other decea Srd soldiers.
All desiring Information can obtain it by
calling at the Grand Rapids Post Office.
Z PUTiJF0
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as the parties could make for themselves -
The Company will run on the
MIS- SSIPPT RIVER,
From New York azsa Esostoss.
Michigan Central Railroad.
GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE

To New York, New England and
the CanadaS.
an and after SUNDAY, MAY 9Th, 1862,
" trains leave the Great Central Union De.
pot. foot of Lake street, as follows:
700 a. M.-Dav Express. Except Sunday
arrives at Detroit at $40 p. m; Sas-
pension Bridge :: Il. M; Albany $40
p. m; New York $50 p. H.; Boston
ll:3o p m.
1880 ?. N.-Nigh> Express, Except Satur-
dav.) arrives at Detroit ut 200 a. M
Suspension B iigc $50 p. M; Albany
500 a. m; New York 1890 A. M; Bos-
ton 2:30 p. m.
Cincinnati trains via NJ. C. railroad, leRve
Chicago ut 200 a. m. mail train; $50 D. M
F $. Express; arrives in Chicago at 81 a. NJ
Est Express, and Sis p. m. Night Mail Train.
The 1870 p. m. train leaving Chicago runs
through to cincinnati without change of cars
baggage.
RUTAN'S PATENT VENTILATORS
On Cars of Day Express Trains
? .taat Slipping Cars on Night Trains.
BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH.
THaoUG' TIcKETs 70" sale in all principal
Railroad Offices in the West, at the General
Office corner Lake and Dearborn streets, (un.
De- 'ho fremont IIouse,) Chicago, and at the
Depot. .
2. \. RICE, General superintendent.
J. Y, SMITH, WcS'n Pass Act lift
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T., fer DeyterviIle!

III 4 undersigned is now carrying the mai.
/ brtweeo Grand Rapids and Dexterville,
ADD IS prepa ed to convey passengenrs over
he route in good shape" and on reasonable
- SIS He will do a comm fssOn business in
TX Flour, AID a:he commodities, on salts
.e-,-v rHs sage ave Granl Rapids ev-
'r. We'd trslav morning returning on Thurs
- W ~ Sos j.
.IDIX ARnINE o.
N IA Uu" saloon, Grand Rapids.
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New Meat Market,

'THE undersigned would say 70 he peopl, o.
L Grand Rapids aud vicinity that he has ar
ranged in good shape, and thorough cIeansed
the old Meat Market in Neeves' Block; and
that he keeps on hand all kinds of Fresh and
and SAL Meats. BY STREE attention TO bust
ness, he hopes to receive the Pa,ro Tag Of :
discerning public.
GOTT.I E KG
rand Rap-ds May Isl.
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become lar nd % into # "t ,r i'm anv
manner be il, force ~ha d s1hut:el .e he
people; und l. tie sas.e sha' y. anrnyed hv
a majority OF all the votes cas- on til suhie"-
it shall go into effect; o-her So, shall no
go into effect nor be in force.
Sec s. The votes cast on he suhinct Speci-
fed in the last preceding section, shall be nv
separate ballot, and snail haze written or priv
ted, or partly written and pqrtlr p N ed. or
each Of them, the word lar amendment Ia
the banking law" or ''agai~s> amendM~ot e
banking law" which word shall indi.atn the
vote f. az ~, - '.'i, ~.
ID he L3llo. ;" as 81 Il o&ar --.l an!
returned in he same !u.aue i IL. vnre as
for State officers are required by law to be o.
turned and canvassed; and thu Secretary ot
Stafa shall. immediately on the r0mH tinn o.
said canvass. publis'1 statement of the result
thereof in the offi,iaj State Paper. and sh Il
communicate the same 30 the next Legislature
Mt he commencement Of the session: and he
shall also deliver to the STATE Trea surer cer
tilted copy thereof with a statement of the re-
suit Of the canvass upon the subject. immedi
ately after the completion # the canvass
Sec. This act shpl take cfecs md be in
force from and after the twentieth dav If jan
uary, 4. D. 1868.
See. :. All acts o. parts II ac.s conflicting
with or in any way contraveniog the previs
ions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Chapter 2O3 approved April I, 1862; chap
ter 334 approved June II, 1862.
Said election to be conducted, the votes can
vassod and returns mad, in accordance with
the provisions of chapter of the Revised
Statutes of 1858.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal OF
the State, at the Capitol in Madison on the
fourth day of August A. D. 1852
JAMES T. LEWIS.
Secretary of State
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e FOSTER

HAVE removed to their new building, and
IL are now prepared to show to the people
Grand Rapids and vicinity complete assert
mcnt of
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lew Goods

r 'T1r VI .f.2 has rst opened a lot of
I Nv oaz, an ~ which Is a select as
soEtmeal of Dry Goo Is. Cali soon.
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ole, Kipp, Splits, Calf, Binding and Lining.
LIME by the Bushel or Barrel.

Grand Rapids, Sept. %, 1859.
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s. c. GkISas, 2S Ell, JANSEN.
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Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-18

NEAR YoRKrowS, April l7.-During Tuesday
AID Wednesday the gunboats amused themselves
By Smelling the woods below Gloucester. Oce OF
tsem approached within two miles of yorktown
yesterday morning. but the enemy opened from a
having obtained the position of their guns re-
termed to her position without receiving any
damage
:The firing TO-DAY was renewed at long inter
walls
The rebels yesterday morning. with 900 men
commenced 10 strengthen battery located about
three miles 10 the left of Yorktown, when bat
toy was brought To hear causing them 10 beat n
hasty retreat The rebels opened with their
heavy guns when a second battery vas brought
forward
A brisk fire was now kept up for about four
hours. during which three of the enemy's guns
we're dismounted. when both parties ceased firing
fer awhile, but il resumed on our part late m
tie afternoon and continued till daylight this
morning eTectually preventing the rebels from
repairing the damage they had sustained The
loss of the enemy must have been considerable,
q. the firing of our artillery was very accurate.
Our loss Sergeant Baker. ID Michigan,
KILLED, and K. Camp, Co. ID, 81 Michigan, both
fset shot off also four horses allied.
Yesterday Richard. Painter, OF Berdan's Sharp
shooters. was probably fatally shot while on
picket duty.
:Other engagements took place yesterday furth-
a to the left and near James liver, in which our
troops showed very great gallahtry. The results
have hot yet been fully ascertained
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-18
Southern News.

FORTRESS MONROE, April l6.-The following
is taken from the Norfolk papers;
RICHMOND, April 15.--Both Houses of Con-
gress have adopted resolutions to adjourn on
Monday next, and to meet again on the Sd Mon
day in August.
Reports have been received here of the landing
of Yankee troops at Tappahannock, Essex coun-
ty, Virginia, on the Rappahannock river. Five
Federal gunboats went to the Rappahannock riv
er on Sunday. and next day proceeded to Tappa-
hammock. No troops were landed. This is sup
posed to be reconnaissance or teint.
Official information from New Orleans states
that an attack on Forts Jackson and Phillips
commenced on the 18th.
SAVANNAH, April l4.-The Morning Ne,cs
learns that Jacksonville. Florida, evacuated
by the Federals last Tuesday. They said they
were going to Tybee. The town is now in pos
session of the Confederates.
The conscription bill passed Congress on the
9th inst.
NORFOLK, April l5-The Day Book announ
ces the arrival of the French frigate Gassendie,
with NJ Mercier, the French Minister at Wash
ngton on board. There is great curiosity and
many surmses to the object of his visit. The
editor OF the Day Book says NJ. MERCER has dis
patches for the French consul at Richmond
which is the cause Of the visit.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-18
b tEhh''@A ~ IT.
New York Market.

NV YoRK, April Il.
Flour heavy and unsettled and 5@l0c lower;
sales at 81 65(d4 90 for superine State; 81 80
al 90 for extra State; 81 65@4 90 for superfne
Western; 81 SOFAS 10 for common to medium
extra Western; So 25d5 50 for shipping brands
extra round hoop Ohio, and S. 50@6 % for
trade brands, the market closing heavy with
BUYERS at outside quotations
Whisky market less active and lower: sales at
24d2415c for State and Western.
Wheat market opened dull and neayy and
closed l 92c lower; sales Of inferior Canada club
at 81 10, spring State at 81 ls, winter red West
ern 81 30, and white Michigan 81 &c.
Corn heavy and declining; sales at 5S060c
for mixed Western in store and delivered, and
5765Sc for jersey yellow
Sugar-Raw steady and unchanged; Ga az sc
for Cuba, s0715c for Porto Rico. and 1890 for
Havana; refined unquet end unchanged.
Moasses more active; market rules very firm;
Porto Rico 3Sc
Pork dull. heavy and lower; sales at Sl2 50d
- 10 for mess, closing at $40 25@l2 80; Sl0@
10 25 for prime, sl2 25@l3 50 for Western and
city prime mess.
Beef rules quiet and firm.
Lard dull, heavy, and lower; sales at 100
sac.
Butter is selling at s@l5c for Ohio and l5@
20c for State @s
Cheese firm at 6i5 aSc.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-18

WASHINGTON, April l7.-Intelligence was re
ceived to-day from the Potomac hotiila which on
the l4th INST visited the town of Urbana. A
boats crew sent ashore there, but when with
in a few Yards of the beach they were fired upon
by the rifed pieces. No one was injured. The
boat received several bullets in her hull. The
Jacob Bell being the nearest in, Immediately
opened fire on the rebels, which scattered them
in every direction After this the fotilla pro-
ceeded on its voyage towards Fredericksburg.
Arriving opposite Lorry's Point batteries, they
commenced from the whole tieet 10 shell the
masks and Notifications, driving out the pickets
who have occupied il since its evacuation twelve
days ago by large body Of the rebel army,
After the Smelling the boats crews landed and
proceeded to burn some one hundred anu NIFTY
plank and log houses used BY the rebels as quar-
tiers, which were entirely consumed; after which
the boats returned 10 their ships loaded with
blankets Iuilts medicines and muskets left by
the rebels in their flight
The feet then proceeded 10 the town OF Tappa-
hammock about two miles above Fort Lowry, ar
irving off which a blank cartridge was fired and
a flag of truce hosted, which was responded TO
bv the people of the town displaying number of
white flags Our Commander with his gigs crew
landed, when they were met on the beach by a
large concourse Of people of all color. and, il
seemed with great demonstration BY the dark
population.
The American flag was run up over one Of the
largest houses in town. when il was hailed with
enthusiastic cheering by the crews Of our gun
boats
Subsequently our commander was informed
that some of the people OF the place had said
that as soon as we LETT il would be torn down.
Our commander then politely told them II il was
he would give them six hours TO leave the town
before be burnt it,
Information was given BY the contraband that
four large schooners and other distractions had
been placed in q narrow channel Of the river, FIVE
miles this side of Fredericksburg, 10 prevent our
approach to that place, where lie the steamers