Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-10-31

The Democrats Of the Third st. Louis (Mo.)
District have nominated VIM. II. Stone for
Congress.
An indianapolis dispatch Of the l4th says;
''The official vote of II counties, received at
the Secretary of States office, with the semi
| official returns from the other Is counties,
! give Hendricks, Democrat, for Governor,
s94 majority; Leonidas Sexton, Republican,
| for Lieutenant Governor, 1913 majority;
| w. W. Curry, Republican, for Secretary
Of State, !, 1873 majority; j. A. Wildman,
| Republican, for Auditor, l,224 MAORI,
| ty; j. B. Glover, Republican, for
| Treasurer, $50 majority; q, l.. Ortiz, Re
| publican, for Congressman at-Large, l,l47
majority; William Williams, Republican,
| Congressman -ht-Large, l,4H majority,
| The balance OF the State ticket, eX-
cept superintendent of Public Instruction,
is Republican. For the latter Office, Milton
| b. Hopkins, Democrat, Is elected. The Leg
islature from the official returns, will stand
| "a Republicans to 46 Democrats in the
| House, and q Republicans to % Democrats
| in the Senate.
III Il. IL Isttue mas pCNh HOiiIALhbSN A'i
Congress by the straight-out Democrats OF
the Thirteenth Illinois District
The following is a description Of the
| counterfeit lifty-dollar note recently put in
| circulation in Chicago:
! "Thc specimens shown are not printed on fiber
paper, though this may be done in other issues, as
! the counterfeiters nave succeeded in some in
stances In making tolerabe imitation Of the
| Government fiber paper The scroll work around
| the figures go III the upper left hand corner OF
! the genuine are surrounded by a scrollwork OF
| fine lines, crossing and recrossng each other, but
! all made Of one line that Il continuous throughout,
! and itH course can be plainly traced by the naked
eye. In the counterfeit this effect is produced by
a series Of short scratches, not connected together
| at all Between the words New y and " Series
| In the genuine n small ornamental dash Il inserted,
| but II omitted ii the counterfeit In the ygnete
Of Henry Clay in the genuine the color OF the mar
on the right side OF the head ia light near the head,
and grows darker toward the outer end this II re-
yersed in the counterfeit The most striking dit-
| ference however is in the coorug OF the seal,
| which s Of brick red INT instead OF the bright
| crimson OF the genuine bills"
The Chicago journal of the 18th says
"The weather of these frosty October days
is improving the health of the Western river
| towns, which have been suffering greatly
this season from maarious diseases. The
| past few months have been the most un-
| healthy ever known throughout the West"
The propeller Lac la Belle, of Engle-
mann's Milwaukee and Grand Haven Trans.
| portatlon Line, foundered OF Racine, WIS.
| on the night OF the 18th. There were thirty
| passengers on board. The passengers,
| officers and crew, except five or six, who
! preferred to stand their chances with the
wreck, escaped in the small boats. 1t was
feared those who renamed on the VtSSeI
| were lost. Milwaukee dlspatch OF tHe
| 10Th gives the names OF those known to
have persisted 7. II. Lippincott, travelling
| agent for Demon x Co., OF Milwaukee b.
| Wyener, also travelling agent, of that city;
and W, smith, OF WATERFOWL, WIS.
| commercial traveller Of an Eastern
wholesale jewelry house put up at chicago
hotel few nights ago, and the next morning
missed two trunks which had been left IN
the hotel sitting room 1t seems thieves
had entered the house during the night and
carried Oft the trunks, which are said to
have contained S20,Ooo worth OF watches
and Jewelry
At the recent annual session IN Rock
Island of the Grand Lodge of /. O. OF Q. T.
of Illinois, the following officers we're elect
ed NJ W. G, Master, Frederick Bross, Of
Cairo; d. &. Master, W. l.. Llsconey, OF
| Rock Island; Grand Warden, j. II. Young,
of Carbonate; Grand Secretary, y. {, Wat
son, of Peoria; Grand Treasurer, A. s.
Berry of Alton; Grand Representative, >.
{. Smith, OF Galena; Grand Chaplain, W, NJ,
Edwards, Of Mendoza; Grand Marshal, A.
7. Sherman, OF Chicago; Grand Conductor,
Thomas Long, of Enfield; Grand Guardian,
Ludwig Van Embden, of Galena; Grand
Herald w. 5 Moore, OF Etlngham The
Grand Lodge selected Springfield as the
place of holding the next meeting
The main part OF oUYile, ONO, has been
destroyed by fire.
The Masonic Grand Lodge OF ONO has
elected the following officers A, II. Batter,
of steubenVilie, Grand Master Charles A.
Woodward, of Cleveland, Deputy Grand
| Master; Warner OF Cincinnati, Senior
Grand Warden James F. Culhertson, Junior
Grand Warden +. j, Philips, OF George
town, Grand Treasurer W, D. Caldwell Of
The name of j. 3. Weaycri Republican