Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-06

Inc hlSDOufu Dam
Which has caused much excitement
and taken up SO much time of former
Legislatures, is again brought up. A
bill to repeal the charter and remove
tie dam has been introduced by Sena-
tor Scott, and Hon. John T. Kingston
for, and Hon. j. w. Bowman against
repeal, are marshalling their forces for
the fray The lumbermen on the Wis
consin river have held meeting and
raised liberal sum Of money to carry
through the bill, and will do all in their
power to succeed Correspondence Of
La Crosse Leader
An effort is being made by those
interested in the Kilbourn water power
to induce the lumbermen to give them
another trial in the reconstruction of
the dam, believing it can be 50 remod-
eled as to cause no damage to lumber
in transit.
For several years such efforts have
been made and have proved fruitless.
The terms upon which the Company
offer to effect the change are certainly
magnanimous, and worthy considera-
ton. They propose to reconstruct
the slide and reimburse the numbering
interests for all expenses occasioned by
damage or detention, and if not sue
cessful, to put in suitable lock. If
all this fails, we understand they stand
ready to give up the matter as bad
job.
Our lumbermen are not disposed to
be oyerbearng or too strenuous in their
demands they have been subjected to
heavy loss and great Inconvenience the
past fifteen years by an institution gen
orally voted a nuisance, and can't
afford to longer remain sufferers that
wealthy corporation may become en-
riched. Like an aching troublesome
TOOTH, IL were better out
Lieutenant Beal e, a talented young
army officer. who went astray in the
war for the Union, was recently dis
covered shovelng dirt for his daily
bread on one Of the extensions Of the
Colorado Central Road But as he
had to scratch gravel - on several
occasions during the war it don't 90
hard with him.
That was good, though rather
severe pun, which was made by stu
dent in one Of our theological semina-
,ries (and he was not one of the bright
est If the class, eithcr) when he asked,
why is Professor - the greatest
reviyalist OF the age?' and on all
"giving it up ssid, "Because at the
close of every sermon there is "ireat
Awakening.''
The Danbury News gives an ac-
count Of the vicissitudes of life as ex-
perienced by young man in that place.
He went to see a young lady, previously
just having be en- to an oyster supper
AS he neared tn e house he saw her faith
er standing on the steps and hailed
him: "Hello, old Tatpole; Eat you?
Where ish my lovely gazelle? Where ish
my love now dreaming'?' The father
looked at the young man, thinking he
wanted something, placed his hand sad
ly upon his shoulder, turned him
around, and filed the space under his
coat-tail with leather. The young man
don't go there any more: he says
smallpox is hereditary in the family.
DUTIES OF ROAD OvERsEERs.-
We copy the following section from
the State laws for the information of
town supervisors and road overseers
Sec. 143. 1t is hereby made the
duty of overseers of highways, at any
time during the winter, when any part
of the public highways in their respec-
tive districts are blocked up by snow
drifts so as to render the same impass-
able, to call upon one days notice, the