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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-04

City Of Grand Rapids Wis. Aug.
18th 1873.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Aid Reeves, Steven
son, Purdy, Miller, Worden and
Neeyes.
President Neeves in chair.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Call for report of Special Commit
tees.
Committee in matter of Cemetery
grounds report progress, and ask for
further time
On motion time granted.
Committee on Engine House re-
port that it will be necessary to erect
a building about 81 x "a feet, and
that they estimate the cost at about
$500, but that they have not made
any plans or specifications for the
same, and ask until the next meeting
IN which to make such plans.
On motion time extended.
At request of committee time ex-
tended to committee on Engine
House grounds.
Petition of ]. D. Witter and others.
asking the re-establishing of Fire
Limits presented and read.
On motion of AID. Reeves the ac-
ton of the council at last meeting, re-
pealing such ordinance re-considered.
On motion, action on said repeal
postponed, and the clerk instructed
to withdraw from publication the Or
dinance repeating such Fire Limit
ordinance
Aid. Reeves, Stevenson and Neeves
appointed to secure the service of
competent engineer to take charge of
the Steam Fire Engine.
On motion, the Marshal instructed
to put up notices of the dangerous
condition of the sidewalk on Water
street, opposite the ''Rablin House"
at each end of the same, and to re-
quest Mr.. Rablin to complete the grad
ing Of Water Street at such place,
and to repair the sidewalk at once.
On recommendation of the Finance
Committee the following accounts al
lowed.
$, J. Purdy, Repairing sidewalk On front st. $500
H. Balaunt Repairing Lock to city Jail $50
Account Of l.. B. Warner of 1894
for goods furnished to Pest House
during winter, presented and referred
to finance committee.
On motion council adjourned until
Monday, August Goth, 1873, at II
o'clock ?. NJ.
CO. Baker,
City Clerk
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Circus JOkes.-Pomeroy says the

Circus JOkes.-Pomeroy says the
elephant sat on his trunk and rode from
Black River Falls in freight car.
The camels just giggled right out
when they struck sand at the Point,
thinking they were on the great desert
once more. They took Bro. Swayze
for the Spyhnx.
The Sea Lion recognized "Bob"
and shed briny tears when called upon
to part. The other Lions in the name
behaved themselves.
The camels wanted to take Camp
bell S road and show at Portage, but
Mr. Cole couldn't see 1.-THE road.
"A wise countryman was observed
looking at the camels and telling their
keeper what was good to take down
"that swelling"
Bruin on the Rampage Cir
Gus last Monday, had bear, the bear
had a cage and the cage had hole and
his bearship filled up the whole hole and
holed his corpus outside the painted
den and right amidst all ye people, and
then:
There was hurrying to and fro"
and men with clubs and children with
tears, and women with babies, and dogs
with tails behind 'em went-some for
that bear, and some, they didn't know
where, while his bearship just wadded
hisself up aud went like sweet melo-
dy right to the very heart--of the
swamp. On his way hither he stopped
TO see our esteemable citizen, Mrs.
Sampson, but as she didn't invite him
to stay to tea, he tarried but a moment.
He finally klum a tree, and then a
score Of such valiant men. so courage
Gus, did actually capture him, and he
was escorted back to his cage sadder
and wiser bear Some of the girls
wanted to go for him, thinking there
was chance for hug, but there was
trouble bruln there was so mu I'll
hustle they were all behind as usual
One girl with a hard cold sung out
"Cub, @. cub to be-" but he didn't
cub, worth cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-04

The Heroes of Marathon visit.
ing our City last Tuesday.--W.
G. Silverthorn, D. S. Plummer, J. D.
McHugh, Alex Stewart, T. Space, J.
McCrossen, R. Z. Parcher, C. A. Sin
gle, A. Kickbush, r. P. Manson,
James Single, B. Single, J. Dessert,
David Robert, A. X. Simpson VIM. P.
Kelley, A. H. Hutchinson, Judge
Ringle Capt J. E. Leahy.
r. r. Side Track. The switch
track at Hurleyville, we learn is COM
plete d, and ready to remove lumber
and the products uf the Pail Factory.
We noticed the stakes driven along the
streets in the heart of the business
portion of our sister city signifying
that switch track will soon be con-
structed to Messrs. Garrison & Co.'S
Mill. Grading will soon be commence
ed, and the track laid at once. The
W. V. Road is doing the right thing
for our mill interests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-04
The Wilson Sewing Macbine.-I,

The Wilson Sewing Machine.-In
these days of marked improvement in
everything of a mechanical nature, it is
not strange that the Sewing Machine
which has become a necessity,-as it at
hrst was a luxury should receive the
attention OF scientific men and artisans
whose ready genius makes more perfect
the complicated machinery hitherto
recognized as having reached the acme
OF pertectness The Wilson Sewing
Machine, known every where, has re-
celved the gold medal at the Vienna
Exposition, besides four others for
merit and varied excellence. This re-
cognition by the scientific minds of tha
world must be cheering to the company
as it will be acceptable to the people.
SO many thousands of whom are attest
ing its merits every day in various WAYS
in a thousand manufactures. We
have proposed for some time to call at
tention to the Wilson Machine for
which Mr.. VIM. Il. Cochran is agent
for Wood County and of whom circu-,
lars may be procured revealing its many
points of excellence. One grand point
is that 1t is furnished for $40. less than
any other first class machine, and all
its work is warrented to give satisfae,>
ton in every particular. Cali upon Mr.
Colhrsn and get all desired information
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City of Grand Ranids.

| Wednesday Aug. 9th 1873.
Council met. His Hon. Mayor
Lunt, in chair. Present Aid. Reeves,
Stevenson, Purdy, Miller and Wor-
den.
Minutes Of previous meetings read
and approved
On motion ordered that the CITY
attorney be and hereby is requested
to draft and prepare an amendment
to the sidewalk ordinances of the city,
making the same SO that all sidewalks
heretofore or hereafter constructed,
shall be kept in repair by the owners
OF lots III front OF which said side
walk is built, and he is further re-
quested to present the same at the
next meeting of this council for ac-
ton thereon.
The street commissioner of the
Third Ward having failed to qualify,
on motion ordered; That the said
office be and hereby is declared va
cant, and that d. F. Case be and
hereby is appointed as street commits
sioner Of the Third Ward, to fill such
vacancy.
f. j. Wood petitions the council
to award damages in the matter of
land taken for street purposes at or
near the Congregational Church, pre-
sented, and on motion, referred to
committee on streets and sidewalks.
On motion Mayor Lunt instructed
to ascertain if John Rablin will do
nate lot to the city, on which to
erect an engine house, and if he will
deed such lot to the city for such pur-
pose (the said lot to be on Water
Street, south of ''Rablin's Store
then the Mayor shall send to the
manufacturers Of the Steam Fire En-
CINE, the name ''John Rablin'' and
have the same engraved on the name
plates OF the engine purchased by the
city. Or if a lot can be obtained of
any other individual in an available
or central locality, then he shall send
the name Of the individual donating
such lot. And in case no such lot
can be obtained, then we shall have
engraved on the name plates of such
engine, "The City of Grand Rapids"
The matter of the assessment of a
City Tax for the ensuing year, referred
to the Finance Committee, with in
structions to investigate and report
at the next meeting of the council, the
amount necessary to be raised.
| The following accounts presented
and referred to Finance Committee.
R. E. Mcfarland, Served as Special Polieco 5 500
NJ Meigher, 800
9n$ R2Ho9es on BID Of aeSs 1893
| NJ. j. McRaith, . I" 900
j. y. Brundage. City Printing =" 400
c. o. Baker. Making road Warrants IS 1900
On motion council adiourns until
Tuesday August 18th 1878 at y
o'clock P. NJ.
c. O. BAKER, City Clerk.
City of Grand Rapids, Aug 18th
1873.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. His Hon. Mayor Lunt in chair.
Present AID Reeves, Stevenson, Pur-
dy, Worden and Neeves.
Minutes Ct previous meeting read
and approved.
Mayor Lunt states that he was I'M
able to procure the gift of a lot on
which TO erect an engine house, and
has therefore ordered the name ssThe
City of Grand Rapids" to be en-
graved on the name plate Of the
Steam Fire Engine purchased by the
city.
On recommendation of the Finance
Committee, the sum Of One Hundred
dollars Is appropriated to Z. J. Wood,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-04


And now our Imp wont let u
sling our Wood nonsense into this issue
We must wait.
just fifteen years ago, the first O
this blessed month we drifted from oul
bachelor moorings and sailed out upor
the sea of Matrimony. When we think
that for fifteen years we have lived
with that woman we are constrained te
say with the machinest, we are fearfully
and neutrality-suspicious. to circum
stances, and to sing with the poet.
Q for thousand tongues to tell
/ How glad we were to ring that Bell
There now we guess we'd better not
let this Reporter get into the house,
and maybe it will be wise to board at
the hotel fox period. @! would WIG
were bald headed, for comforts sake.
1.-The Golden Age," Theodore Til
toms paper, has the following, relative
to the fitness of Senator Howe to fill
the Office of Chief Justice
''Probably in the whole United States
if there should be searched as with a
lighted candle, or with the lamp of Di.
ogenes, to find az honest man, there
could not be discovered in any nook OF
corner or Granny Of the Republic bet,
ter appointee for the Chief Justice of
the United States than Senator Howe,
Of Wisconsin.
1t should be remembered in this con
nection that the Golden Age was, last
fall, politically opposed to Senator
Howe.
The Circus put in an appearance
on Sunday afternoon, and more people
than ever heard the gospel at one time
in Grand Rapids received it with eyes
and ears wide open. The show made
a very creditable appearance on our
streets. The Band wagon and eleven
camels were drawn by the elephant, -
about as big az bureau, walking back
wards and picking up peanuts with his
tail. The Cage containing the lions
and a leopard, was open to the view of
the multitude, and therein sat a good
looking young man in brass coat with
blue buttons trying to make the people
believe his name was Daniel. The
lions didn't look very hungry, and
"Daniel'' didn't look as though he
would have made more than lunch,
which probably accounts for his not be-
ing served up. We had no desire to
become his substitute, and probably
the lions were just as well pleased, for
they got lots O. hair in their hash.
The leopard was painted white and
yellow, and was as ''pirty'' as yellow
tailed wasp. We don't covet him how
ever, "Daniel' didn't look hardly
heavy enough to knock the spots of
of hun if necessary, and the leopard
was rather light to materially damage
"Damel." We guess that leopard had
the measles. About a dozen show
cases on wheels made up the balance of
the procession, with a quartette of
beautiful ponies rode by one man beau
tifully arrayed in-we guess it was
rag carpet. The band all wore brass
kettles on their heads and blowed some
glorious good music. All the little
ones went in the afternoon and some
not quite so little,-the clowns crack
ed stale jokes and all the people laugh
ed and thought they were exceedingly
happy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-04
happy.

PersOnal.-Mr. Stewart the in
teresting correspcn lent of the Mill
Sentinel has been in our city the past
week and we may look for an interest
ing letter in that valuable paper from
his fertile pen.
Judge Prentis Of La Crosse is in
town.
Mr.. Davis, proprietor of the Wis
consin line of stages was in our city
last Monday.
ten. Pass Agent, W. S. Mellen, al
ways genial and obliging called upon us
right in the melon season-last Mon
day. We had a very agreeable chat
with Mr.. NJ and learned many items
of news relative to the G. B. Road,
BRO. johnson of the Central Wis
coasin called at our sanctum last week,
but we were away supping water melon
juice. Come again Bro. J.
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r. r. Items.

thirty more miles of road west of Mer-
rillan Trains will be running by Oct.
1st.
New cars and engines are being re-
ceived from the east.
The work of ballasing along the whole
line is being pushed rapidly with tie
intentions of making the track as per-
feet as possible before snow dies.
Large quantities Of freight are lying
at Green Bay for St. Paul and north
ern Minnesota await ng shipment, and
carloads of wheat are already coming
over the line via w. W. Road to Mer-
rillan, thence to the Bay.
Nothing of special Importance has
TRANSFERRED in relation to the Tomah
Road further than the recent new un-
derstanding chronicled elsewhere
Work is being pushed with renewed
energy. The road will be crowded to
knowlton this fall.
Proceedings Of the Institute.-
The Teachers Institute for Wood Co.
opened Monday, Aug. 18th, 9 A. NJ.
with goodly number in attendance.
AS neither Supt. Emery or Prof Nc
Greggor were present, DR.. Witter, by
request, took the chair and proceeded
to make appointments sufficient to oc-
cupy the time, which should elapse be-
fore the arrival Of Prof McGreggor,
calling on Miss H. Mosher, Mrs.
Vaughn, Mr. Hecox and Rev. R. NJ
Webster to conduct the several exercises.
On the arrival Of Prof McGreggor at
3 P. NJ. the Institute proper commenc-
ed. Two exercises-one in reading the
other in spelling-conducted by Prof.
McGreggor completed the programme
for the day, and the Institute adjourn
ed until Tuesday morning, 9 o'clock.
AS the Institute was of short duration
the instruction was necessarily Unite d
to few branches. Method of teach
ing, taking as it should very promi-
nent place.
The programme for Tuesday was as
follows:
Preliminary exercises, singing, read
ing, prayer, roll-call.
1st. Exercises in Arithmetic-con-
Quoted by Prof. McGreggor.
End. Geography--by Mr.. G. Pow
ers.
Sd. Grammar-English-Prof. Nc
Greggor.
4th. Penmanship by the same.
11-2 P. NJ.
LIST. Theory and Practice in Teach
ing Prof. McGreggor.
I'd. School Law-Mr. Chandler of
Board of Regents.
Sd. Reading-Prof. McGreggor.
4th. Spelling "
With a few exceptions the pro-
gramme was the same for the succeed
ing days. History taking the place of
Geography Thursday and Friday morn
ings.
The exercises were ably conducted
and the instruction given just such as
seemed to be most needed by the ma
jority Of our teachers and was all the
more valuable for being practical.
Prof. McGreggor showed himself mas
ter of the situation--gaining and re-
tanning the attention of every member,
not always an easy thing to do.
The Institute closed Friday noon,
Aug. 22d, much to the regret of all
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Intense II. E. Excitement.

Intense II. E. Excitement.
Marathon County on It's Muscle.
SOlidity Against Wind. The
Point Sc0oped. several days,
yea. weeks, our rival city of Stevens
Point has been endeavorins, by false
representations and the most glaring
and diabolical lies possible for men to
conceive, to influence the s'Power9 That
Be" to swerve from their original de-
sign, and construct the ". Y. r. r.
direct to the city of Stevens Point, not
caring whether it ever advanced a rod
/ further north, and thus secure to them
selves the vast benefits to accrue re-
gardless of the interests of all other
localities in northern and central Wis
consin. Meetings were held, and
monies raised, committees appointed,
and Mr.. Joy importuned and by turns
cursed and caressed, until they gloried
in the belief that the end sought was
accomplished. But alas there is many
a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.
Marathon County has for years paid
tribute to Stevens Point, and when this
last ID Lightly was attempted, her solid
men met, as were wont to meet the
clans of Scotia at the trumpet call OF
the Highland chiefs, and ere the Point
was aware of her weakness legion hau
assembled at the Rablin House, repre-
senting more capital than all Stevens
Point would bring under the hammer
on thousand years time. Mr.. Joy
was there also, as per agreement and
such an array Of facts was then aud
there presented as to change the whole
face of the ravishing picture so beau
tifully painted in glowing colors by the
Poil artists. We understand the
Marathon County delegation in an IN.
broken front communicated to Mr.. JOY
this fact, viz. that If the road IRA.
caused to dieergc from its oriyinallin
and thus be bmjded to tie Point, thu
all prior contracts as Jetueen the roao
and their county acouid be onmdled
and they oo0sid seek railroad commu
Ricati0u mtth some otter line. On tn
other hand, # the compong maintained
the original line, they a0outd increas
their aid SIS, 900. Such frankness,
and interest so determined, checkmate:
the Point completely, and the road vii
now be pushed through with all dis
patch, and no more baby weepings, o
cries of the lost In the wilderness viii
avail to distract the attention of thos,
, who hold the reins of power and NOV
| the levers of capital We have no de
sire to rejoice over the Point misfor
9 tunes. We trust that they will hav,
: learned a lesson in the transactions o
e the past week that will last them a Ii f
t time, and teach not to scorn an honor
e able rival in the race for positi on, an
t commercial standing. To the deter
e mined will of the Marathon Count
# people Wood County is indebted 70
y the accomplishment of this work. W
trust, now, that differences may b
. dropped and we sat home work an
'o strive together to build up rather tina
q TO pull down and destroy. We thin
y 'le results accomplished on Tuesda
"A must positively determine the junctio
y, - 1l the I. du l.. & S. Road with tn
i W, '. Road, and that point must 0
nI,E5cesslty be at, or near Grand Rapids
We are satisfied.
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Friday August 1st 1873.
Council met. Present Stevenson,
Purdy, and Worden.
On motion, Council adjourned un-
til "Wednesday Aug. 9th 1873 at
J past Z z. NJ.
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A MEM BEE.
Proceedings Ofthe Common Coun-
Gil.

Monday July 2Sth 1873.
Council met-no quorum present.
On motion, adjourns until Friday
Aug. LIST 1873.
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F. .TJT27, 1873
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for land belonging to him, and taken
by the City for Street purposes, in the
alteration OF Water Street at or near
the Congregational Church.
/ AID Reeves, Stevenson, and Neeves
appointed as a special committee with
instructions to visit the grounds that
Mr.. F. j. Wood proposes to lay out
and plot for Cemetery purposes, and
if they deem it advisable, they are
hereby authorized to purchase of Mr..
Wood, such an amount of land, in
such cemetery, in behalf of the city,
as they may deem necessary, for the
burial Of the poor
aid. Stevenson, Purdy and Wor-
den, appointed as special committee,
with instructions to report plans and
specifications for the Engine house, at
the next meeting of the council.
Aid. Neeyes and Worden instruct
ed to act as a committee to procure a
lot on whichto erect the Engine House.
On motion the following order
passed by full affirmative vote:
BE it Ordered: BY the Common
Council of the City Of Grand Rapids,
that the sum of Five Thousand Dol
lars, be assessed against the taxable
property of the City of Grand Rapids.
for city purposes, for the year 1873.
On recommendation of the Finance
Committee the following accounts
We're allowed
n Nsigher, Served as special police July sth $500
~ r. +, ,ase 800
E : B@k.E Services on BID of aSsa 900
]. y Brunda@e, City Printing s s.SS
G O. Baker, Making road Warrants 1900
E. H. Ticllnor Breaking roads to pest house in
winter 200
On motion the account of r. E.
Mcfarland for services as special po-
lice Jul Y Sth, allowed at $500 and the
city clerk instructed to withhold the
same until he pays his City Tax for
1872.
The following accounts presented
and referred to Finance Committee.
$ J. Purdy, Services repairing sidewalk 1900
H. balaunt, repairing lock Oh city Jail $50
On motion an ordinance entitled.
An ordinance to repeal the ordinance
establishing Fire Limits within the
City Of Grand Rapids, passed by the
Common Council.
On motion the council adiourns un-
til Monday Aug. 18th, 1873, at u
o'clock p. NJ.
G. 0. Baker,
City Clerk.
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rAKING GOLD.


If a cold settles on the outer covering
of the lungs, it becomes pneumonia, IN
hammation of the lungs, or lung fever
and in many cases carries off the strong
est man to the grave within week IF
cold falls upon the inner covering of the
lungs, it is pleurisy, with its knife-like
pains and Its slow, very slow recoveries-
If a cold settles In the joints, there is
rheumatism with its agonies of pain,
and rheumatism of the heart, which in
an instant sometimes snaps asunder the
cords of life with no friendly warning.
1t is OF the utmost practical Importance,
then, in the wintry weather, to know
not so much how to cure cold as how
to avoid it.
Colds always come from one cause,
some part of the body being colder
than natural for a time. If a person
viii keep his or her feet warm always,
and never allow himself or herself to be
chilled, he or she viii never take cold
in lifetime; and this can only be &C
complished by due care in warm cloth
ing and avoidance of drafts and expo
sure. While multitudes of colds come
from cold feet, perhaps, the majority
arise from cooling off too quickly, after
becoming a little warmer than is natur.
al from exercise or work, or from con,
fnement to a warm apartment