Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
General Intelligence.

fixed at River Falls.
Forty more of the inmates Of the
Insane Hospital at Madison have been
removed to the institution at Oshkosh
The Turner's of Eau Claire have
volunteered to act as fire company,
provided the city will supply them an
engine.
The Plover Times says: The
buzz of the planer at the new Planning
Mill can be heard daily, and that the
mill is doing excellent work. Good
for Stumpf & Co.
"A new directory of Chicago makes
out the population of that city to be
40S, SAG. This puts Chicago about
1OO,O ahead Of St. Louis, which had
the larger population in the last census.
The West Wisconsin railroad
company will construct a branch road
this summer from Eau Claire to Chip
pewa Falls, distance Of ten miles.
The same company ought to reach over
from Humbiri, and take Neillsville
in, too.
"A man who loves agriculture, and
who moved from Grand Rapids to a
city not thousand miles away, recent
ly planted some asparagus, and onions
an other delicacies in an old box, and
placed it on the side walk in front of
his residence. He didn't have very
good luck, for the only thing that came
up was a policeman who told him to
"move that box
An insane Virginia youth proposes
taking a tour through the Northern
States, carrying with him unfurled the
flag of the rebellion. We don't want
to discourage the young man in his
undertaking. but would merely sug-
gest that he can make more money by
carrying a wood saw and buck unfurl-
ed through the Northern States-and
he would be apt to find it more healthy
to
The burglars recently captured at
or near Shawano, and who had been
playing their vocation at New London
and Waupaca, were brought to a rea-
liking sense of the necessity Of telling
the truth through a hemp neck tie.
Public Sentiment don't usually sane
ton such proceedings, but in this case,
it seems to have been just the remedy
required. The parties confessed all,
and thus it is to be hoped is broken up
a gang who threatened the quiet and
safety Of this northern section of the
state.
-Tidings are received from the par
ty sojourning in the east. A letter
received from Mr. Wood reports the
party in excellent spirits and pressing
on towards the coast whittier they
have arrived ere this. Mr.. Wood and
DR.. Whitney unexpectedly overlook
Mr.. Garrison at Watertown-a happy
circumstance considering all were
bound for the same port. The letter
was dated on Steamer Saginaw on Lake
Michigan. The party are now proba-
bly, enjoying oysters on the half she'll,
bathing in salt water, and feasting on
fresh Cod and Mackerel to say nothing
of lager and Holsters. We wish the
trio a most pleasant sojourn and safe
return to their several homes recuper-
ated and rejuvinated.
Washington Mark etain New York
city is being disinfectea. The proba-
bility of severe visit of Asiatic Chol-
era has induced this long needed re-
formatory movement. On the evening
of the Odd inst. two hundred and fifty
policemen accompanied by a noted
Prof and Health physician, and one
hundred and fifty carpenters wended
their steps to the market and at once
proceeded to demolish the booths and
sheds erected beyond the line of the
sidewalks. All sheds for several rods
were demolished. The butchers and
other occupants made no resistance,
but threatened suits for damages. The
work of disinfecting was at once COM
menced, and in all probability the ter
rible disease will be stayed, or at least
controlled should it put in all appear
ance. Decisive measures should be in
order in other cities other than the
great New York.
Green Bay & Lake Pepin Rail-
Way.-The work of laying iron on the