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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
Shaeriff's Sale.

State Of iVisconsin-La the Circui! Court Of the
County Of IFood.
Spencer G. BRYANT, Plaintiff, against Joseph
Wood and Ebcnczer Haviland, defendants.
DI virtue of an execution issued out of said
ID Court in tie above entitled action, to me
directed and delivered, have levied upon and
shall expose for sale and sell at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, at my office in
the village of Grand Rapids, in said county,
on the twenty-fourth day of March A. D. 1863,
at two o'clock 7. NJ, all the interest the above
named defendants or either of them had on
the second day of March, A. D. 1860, or any
time thereafter, in the following described
premises, living and being in the County of
Wood and State of Wisconsin, or so muth
thereof as shall be sufficient to raise the sum
due the plaintiff for principal, interest and
costs, together with the expenses of sale, to
wit: The west one half q of lot No. three
(3), thirty-fve (35l feet off the east end of
lots No. Ave (5l and six (6), and lot No. four
az, all in block No. one m, and lots No. one
ri, two I'll, three Isl and four AL in block
No. thirtv-three [33l, all in Woods Addition
to the village of Grand Rapids. Also all that
part of fractional lot No eight Isl in section
No eight Isl, township No. twenty-five [2el
north, of range No. six E6l cast, not included
in the village plat of the village of Grand
Rapids.
Dated Sheriffs Office, Grand Rapids, Feb
Sd, \. D, 1868,
NJ. J. McRAITH,
Sheriff of Wood County
O. C. MERRIMAN. Pitts ATTY 6w6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
AT LOW FIGUR e S
FOR READYPAY ONLY!
Statement Of Finances of Wood Count,

AS ascertained by County Board, to Nov. 18th,
1862.
Amounts leried for 1862.
Section l. There shall be and hereby is lev.
led County Tax upon the taxable property OF
the County of Wood, for the year 1862, to the
amount Of S77l33S, being one ana a half per
centum upon the valuation and the same is
hereby apportioncd among the several towns.
Sec. .. There shall be and hereby is levied
a State Tax upon the taxable property of the
County Of Wood, for the year 1852, to the
S257l.12, being one half Of one per centum
upon the valuation, and the same is hereby
apportoned among the several towns
Sec. 3. There shall be and hereby is levied
a School Tax upon the taxable property of the
County of Wood, for the year 1852, to the
amount of Sl02S.90, being eight tenths of a
mill per centum, for school purposes, and the
same is hereby ap2ortioned among the several
towns; and one and two-tenths Of mill per
centum to pay the salary of the County Super
intendent for the years 1862 and ! S62 as per
Act of the Legislature and the same is hereby
apportioned among the several towns
Sec. A. There shall be and hereby is levied
a Special Tax to pay judgments against the
County Of Wood, amounting to S30S5. 80, be
ing six mills per centum upon the valuation of
the taxable property in the County for the
year 1862, and the same is hereby apportioned
among the several towns.
Making total amounts levied by Count
Board for 1862, Sl5,Ol6.70
Indebtedness Of Hood County, Nov 18th, 1862
Amount Of Uncancelled Orders, sl091S 80
Amount due upon judgments which
is for Orders in above amount 2063 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons. that
~ whereas ny wife, Mrs. Mary 4. Butts. has
left my bed and board, and refuses 90 return
to my house as a good and abiding wife ought
to do, hereby give notice to all nersons not
to trust her, the said Nary A. Butts, not to
board or harbor her at my expense. for here
by give notice to all persons that l have a
good home for her at my house, and am will
ing to take care of and support hor there if
she Will come to NE, and I shall not paw any
aebss of her making or contra citing after this
date.-Dated Franklin, .saauary 10th, A. D.
1853. LEVI BUTTS,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
Judson's Patent Transparent Cones,

TTSED on Kerosene and Coal Oil Lamps, save
II to tho consumer one-third 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 denlonstratioRs-
With the brass cone ordinarily used, onethird
of the light is concealed. The transparent
cone concaale nene. Price i cents. For
sale at fEkTEfEtlLLkS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
Ministerial Convention.

A meeting Of the Convention of the
Presbyterian & Congregational church
es, called the Lemonweir Convention,
was held at this place on the Sd, 4th,
5th and 9th inst. Owing to the ex-
IRENE cold weather the first days of
the Convention some of the most re-
mote churches were not represented.
There were present the following
ministers -
Rev. J. w. Perkins, New Chester,
&" A. {. Lathlop, Westfeld,
D. A. Dampbell, Saxeville,
g W. W. Jones, Springwater,
J. W. Harris, Grand Rapids.
And Lay Delegates,-
J. II. McChesney, New Chester,
B. Salmon, Grand Rapids,
G.. w. Densmore, Stanton,
Z. IL. Fisher, Westfeld.
TIE mont noticeable feature Of the
exercises was the ordination of Rev. }.
". Harris, the resident Pastor. The
exercises connected with the ordination
took place Oh Thursday, the 5th, being
the FIST of the kind that ever took place
in Wood county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
Total amount efassets,
Summons.

State OF Wisconsin, Circuit Court for HIood
County.
Elias C. Moore, Plaintiff, against John Ensign,
Luperla Ensign, Emerson W. harrington,
Frederick Merry, Susan Merry Harriet E.
Durlin, Heprv Martin, VIM. II. Hartwell Al
fred B. Hewett, Isaac Jackson, David Gold
man, Jane A. Hodgkinson, Jules Pomeroy,
Robert Doughertv, Marshall A. Warren,
Samuel r. Fox, and Luther Reynolds, De-
PENDANTS.
T1HE State of Wisconsin to the above named
i Defendants
You 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 of the County of Wood
at Grand Rapids in said county, and to serve
a copy of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscribers at their Office in the
village of Grand Rapids, County and State
aforesaid, within ninety days after the service
of this summons on vou exclusive of the dav
of such service; and if You fail to answer the
said complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff will apply TO the Court for the relief
demanded in the omplaint.-Dated July
2sth, 1862. POW ERs 4 LAAG,
lw6 Pf's Attys.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
Important Notice!
w AR ! WAR;

THE undersigned having recently formed an
J. afrangenent with the firm of Page, Downs
4 Co., OF kichland Centre Wis, calls the at.
fention OF the community to the fact that he
is prepared to obtain pensions back nav. bonn
ty money, and attend to al wants Of discharc
ed or disabled soldiers or their heirs. win
pFomptness and dispatch. Pensions procured
for wounded or disabled soldiers. seainen and
marines, widows and orphan children of those
who have died or been killed while in service:
also bounty money and arrears Of pay for the
widow or other deceased soldiers.
All desiring information can obtain it by
calling at the Grand Rapids Post Office
Ii. b. PHiLLEQ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
Hides and Furs Wanted!

4 SUPERIOR article Of French Hg~niy and
Il pure-iuice Port Wine, expressly for me-
dicinal purposes. may be fouad at the Wood
Count, Drug Store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12

There is nothing worth SO much as
a mind well Instructed.
Whether one talks we'll depends
very much upon whom he has to talk
to.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
Michigan Central Railroad.

GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE
To New York. New England and
the Canadas.
M and after SUNDAY, NOV. 2sd- 1862.
" trains leave the Great Central Union De-
pot, foot of Lake street, as follows;
$50 A. M.-Day Express, Except Sunday
arrives 1T Detroit at 5:05 D. IA; Sus-
pension Bridge 2:25 a. m.; Albany 23N
p. m; New York $50 p d.; Boston
1880 p m.
$40 P. M.-Nighs Express, {cxcept Satur-
day,) arrives at Detroit at 6:i5 a. M;
Suspension Bridge 4:5O 2. m; Albany
$50 a. H.; New Iork LIS u. N; Bos-
ton 3:20 p. n
Cincinnati trains, via NJ c. railroad leave
Chicago at $50 a. Ill. mail train; Gas p. m.
Fast Express; arrive in Chicago at 1905 a. m.
Fast Express, and 1915 p. m. Night Mail Train
| The 6:45 p. m. train leaving Chicago runs
through to Cincinnati without change of cars
| Or baggage.
RUTAN'S PATENT NENTUATOES
On Cars of Day Express Tgains.
Patent Sleeping Cars Oh Night Trains.
Is BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH.
THROUGH TICKETS for sale in all principal
Railroad Offices in the West, at the General
Office, corner Lake and Dearborn streets, (un-
der tEs Tr2mont House, Chicago, and al the
Depot,
K. n. RICE, General Superintendent,
}. ". SMITH, Westn Pass. Agt. l7tf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
READY-MADE CLOTHING !

Give us a call. Bring along your money or
its equivalent in Shingles, Produce or some
thing of the kind.
WM. {. MILLER, TIM BACON.
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YANKEE NOTIONS,

Boots and Shoes, Has, Gaps, Gloves, Nittens,
and small assortment of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12

Feb. 4, 1868.
Daily national Republican., 1863-11-17
PROPOSALS. FOR LETTER-BAL-
ANCES.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, I
natnhar 10Th lAR1 I

tOhT ofFitE bEfhuThLNiS(
SEALED PROPOSALS Will bE REcEIvED
at this Department until the 30th day OF November
next at u o'clock noon, for furnishing Letter-bal.
snces for the use of the Pest Offices In the United
States for one year from and after the 3st day oi
December next, OF The following description, VIZ:
avoirdupois weight, to be graded down to quarter
ounces. ~
2i. balances capaole Of weighing at least two
pounds, avoirdupois weight, to be graded down to
half ounces.
Perfect correctness will be required in all these
balances, as well a, strength and M durability:
company each bid and the bidder who may obtain
the contract will be required to furnish balances
ordered Of aQuali'y, In all respects, fully equal to
Each bslanss must be well and securely packed
In box for transportion.
charge, to the BLANK Agency Of the Post Office De-
psrtnient at Washington, ID. e., and Will there be
examined and reported upon BY suitable Inspector.
zach bidder must furnish with his proposals
| ev vidence OF his ability to comply with his bid
Two sufficient securities Will he required to a
Failures to furnish the balances as contracted
for promptly, or the furnishing Of those OF an In.
feror qliality, will be considered as sufficient
cause for the forfeiture ei the contract
Proposals must be endorsed on the outside o!
and Addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General, Washington, ID. Z. NJ. BLAIR,
ocl2-w6w Postmaster General
Wuo WILL BR CURRp I've desire 10 call
special attention To the advertisement OF this osis-
| brated DR. velln> which appears 10 another column
The Dostorisa sale and reliable praotiti WHOSE
akin and experience 10 guarantee that the unfor'
tupate victim VI certain fndiscreions with COL
hdence intr,ist his case Up his hands. Let young
relief.
Daily national Republican., 1863-11-17
PROPOSALS.
DROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PA.
PER AND TWINE

PosT OTrIcc DEPARTMENT, Oct. 70, 1888.
pspsstneD until he 5o,h day o. osS = n.s @
PAP.R Hsp p f%pkE' 81 for e he a:e 81 he fo.s o.
after ate the slst day Of December next The said
blank Asencie. Of the Post once Department., At
ssS SG,n S y .ssh saS s1:
year, year, srs :pssiasa below: ,., '.. asN' ~ ''''
2,aoo leans Of Manila Wrapping Paper, 20 by %
inches in size, and to weigh not less than
% poundns T. to the ream, can. and each re"m to
iOreams Of the same kind Of paper, % BY 20 in.
ehes In .ize, and to weigh not less than
5000 pounds OF Juts Twine, strands, hard twist.
ed, and In balls to weigh pound each.
1000 pounds Of coarse Hemp Iwine, about one
eighth Of an inch In diameter, well twist
ed, and In balls, or hanks, weighing from
~ to2 pounds each.
=, re,m, Of WHsppSx M % Pspsr % similar S to tina.
nrst described In the si'mates for district
MOL.
900 reams OF do, similar to that last described
10 OOJ pounds OF Jute Twine, similar TO that as
hrst described for district No. l..
that Of the second description for district
Di,iriei No. >, al Buffalo, NY.
i0,t 90 resms OF Wrapping Paper, similar to that
nrst named for district No. /.
30 ream. oi Do similar to that last named for
10000 pounds OF lutte Twine, similar to that Of the
second description for district Mol
1000 pounds Of e0arse Hemp Twine, similar to
sI,tl,st shs. Of the '''ona DESCRIPTION Tor said
Proposals will be received for each article sepa.
rstei and separately for each district or for the
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder, to be Determined after careful ex.
amin nation for the purpose OF ascertaining which
tageous to the Department.
The Postmaster General reserves to himself the
right 70 reject any bid where 4 apparent th.,
the purpose Of affecting the aggregate Of the bids
under the estimate contained In this advertise
ment.
II the districts should be reconstructed, or In.
creased In number, or any OF them discontinued
| the articles shall be delivered at such place OF
ut pro rata prices. And the Postmaster General
further reserves to himself the privilege Of increAs
Ing or reducing the quantity OF the articles re-
quired, u shall DC iSnaa Necessary 70 20 50.
to be furnished can be- seen ut either o! the above
Bidders will send samples OF such articles as they
| propose to furnish with their bids.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposals
| evidence OF his ability TO comply with his bid
Two sufficient securities Will be required to a
| contract.
Failures to furnish the articles contracted fol
promptly, or the furnishing Of articles inferior to
those contracted for, will be considered suf1een'
cause for the forfeiture Of the contract.
Bids not made In accordance with these propo'
sails will not be considered.
Proposals must be marked on the outside Of the
envelope, with the name OF the article or articles
proposed for, and the letter containing them al
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster General
Washington. Nj. BLAIR,
0ol2-w6w Pnstmsster General.
Daily national Republican., 1863-11-17
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
n + F 1 G l A l. I.
WAa DEpAarnENr,

.,f7 WAa DEPAsrnRNr,f 2
''e Pnovosr MARSHAL GENERALLY 0ryicf,
,... wAsmNoToH, D. C., Nov. IL, 1888.
The following changes and appointments are an.
nounced, having been made by the President Of the
United States, 10 aecordanee with the provisions
ofths "Act for Enrolling and calling out the Ma
tional Forces" Ac., approved March ., 1853,
REV Yonx.
September IS, Dr.. Hollis g. Chubbuek, surgeon,
nth District, vice Graves, dismissed.
October %, Samuel q. Acton, commissioner. 1th
District, vice Baldwin, deceased.
November II, Theodore D. Bronson, provost
marshal, 9Th District, Vice Farr, revoked.
November II, Robert Edwards, commissioner,
9Th District, vice Lamont, revoked.
November II, DR.. Alfred L. Loomis, surgeon, sth
District, vice Powell, revoked.
ILLINOIS.
September 30, DR.. Robert Boai, surgeon, s.h Dis.
trict, vice Hall, resigned.
November ., DR.. Samuel Mcclure, surgeon, nth
District, vice Payne, resigned.
KANsAs.
October 7, A. J. shannon, provost marshal,
Southern District, vice Banks, revoked.
October =, :. B. Baker, commissioner, Southern
District, vice shannon, promoted.
WISCONSIN.
October -, James pintlin, commissioner, ID Dis.
trict, vice Bingham, resigned.
PENNsyLvANIA.
October 90, DR.. James $. DeBenville, surgeon, ist
District, Vice Massolis, revoked.
OHIO.
October ~, Montgomery p. Alston, commits
sioner, ID District, resppointed.
INDIANA.
October ~, william .. Lingle, commissioner, 9Th
District, vice kise, resigned.
MAssAoausErTs
November ., DR.. Fred. H. Hooper, surgeon, ist
District, vice Foster Hooper, resigned.
l. MICHIGAN.
November 0, willard nj. Mcconnell, provost
marshal, bth District, vice Walker, revoked.
November 9, Henry C. Miller, commissioner, 9Th
District, vice Draper, revoked.
November 9, DR.. Isaac Paddock, surgeon, 9Th Dis.
triot, vico Gslbraith, revoked.
JAMES B. FRY,
noi7-it Provost Marshal General.
Daily national Republican., 1863-11-17

VNHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT
Court of Washington County, In the District OF
Columbia, letters OF d. b. n. c. I, A.
on the personal estate OF Addison Conway, late OF
Washington City, D. c., deceased. All persons hay.
Ing claims against the said deceased, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber, before the +th day
Of August next they may otherwise by law he ex.
cluded from all heneiit Of the said estate. Given
under NY hand this Ith day Of August, 1868.
JAMES 7, PERKINS,
noiU-iaw3w' Administrator, d. b. n. c. T. 4.
rNHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT
! L the subscriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Washington County, in the District OF
Columbia, letters testamentary on the personal
state OF Indiana, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are her sby warned
TO exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber, or before the llth day OF Novem
Der next they may otherwise by law he excluded
from al benefit of the said estate.
Given under my hand this ith day Of November
1862 MARIA A. NANDERLEHR,
nolGw3w' Executrix.
HNIIIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT
i the subscriber hath obtained from the Or
pRans' Court of Washington county, in the District
ui Columbia, lettcra Parliamentary on the personal
estate of Wolfgang Hoffman, late of Washington
county, aforesaid, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby warned
the subscriber, or before the 18th day oi Novem-
beT ncxtj they may otherwise by law lie excluded
from all benefit OF the said estate.
Given under my hand this ittl day OF November,
1853 JOHN ROTH,
IolG-w3w' Executor.
Daily national Republican., 1863-11-17
n F F ! c l A l. /.

HEADQUARTERS PPovosr MARsHALs OrrIrr,(
WAsHIESGT0s, d. C., Nov. 4, 1868.
Special Orders, H0s.
In view OF the Immense amount Of Government
PROPERTY located or stored In various sections Of
this city and the danger thereto by DIRE and other
wise arising from the lawless action Of persons
under the inhuenpe OF ppirituous liquors obtained
In the vicinity where this property 10 necessarily
located stored II is directed that from the date
Of this ORDER the ssle of liquor under license or
otherwise, will not be permitted In the localities
named herein, to wit:
Squares lie, III, 1873 and IlO, so much thereof as
front Nineteenth and NJ streets, 10 the vicinity
Of Nineteenth-street park.
Squares l5T, las i3s, i6s, lba 100, 1851 and a2, 80
much thereof as fronts Seventeenth, Eighteenth,
NJ and N streets, In vicinity OF Seventeenth street
and ambulance parks,
Squares 70, a3 40 A. a. a. ~ 90, 63 ST. S. 90, 81,
6s So CO. To- IT, 70, co. si 49, a 81 lo2 los, lO4, lao
l2, l22 l2a, l42 i+a, IA In First ward, south Of
Pennsylvania avenue,
squares T. g. 0, 10, IS. IS, 20 in the vicinity Of
street wharf.
Squares l65 and I6S, so much thereof as front
II and Seventeenth street, In vicinity Of clothing
department.
Squares l01 la6, 1863, 1884, 1884, 1885, so much thereof
AZ front Connecticut avenue, Seventeenth, Eigh.
teenth and Streets In vicinity Of street stables
and seventh street wharves.
Squares 67s o7l, $50, $751; 6a2 6as, sa4 ss sss, OF
any vacant street or avenue included In these
squares, being In vicinity Of railroad depot and
Soldiers Retreat.
Squares 72s 7os, 1si 7s, 1885, 7ss, 7so in vicinity
Of Capitol and Carroll Prisons and Barracks.
On any place within -four squares OF Bladensburs
Toll Gate.
On any place within f,ro squares OF Kendall
Green park.
On any place within iipo squares Of Railroad park
Any house In the above described localities con
victed OF selling liquor to citizens or soldiers will
be closed, and the proprietor imprisoned for such
time as the nature Of the offence may warrant, the
liquors on the premises oonnscated, and tho house
permanently closed. An application In writing "a
the Provost Marshal, endorsed by the Mayor and
Chief Of Police, will be placed In the hands OF the
officer, to report whether any specified person may
be permitted to SELL under license TO citizens only
but only In exceptional cases will permits be given
BY command OF
HENRY b. TODD,
Captain and Provost Marshal.
A. s, HAKER,
Lieutenant and Adiatant. n0b-i2t