Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-30

is very badly frozen, and his wife is insane. A
dispatch from Fergus Falls says that the loss OF
life in that vicinity in areaay REL u b bwe hn
dreds. Houses have entirely disappeared
beneath the huge snow-drifts, and travel is en-
tlrely blocked up and stopped. Morris dis.
patch mentions the finding of the dead bodies OF
p. Fretland, a man named Oleson and Mr..
Beakey- A son of Nh. Beakey is missing and has
after being out forty eight hours, badly frozen,
and will probably die. Christian Heg was caught
in the storm on Tuesday, and buried in dn1t,
where he remained until Saturday afternoon, when
he was found badly frozen, but may recover
Hon. H. r. Wells. Of Preston, Fillmore County,
reports the loss of minister and family
from Lime Springs, Iowa, who were visiting in
Fillmore County. The minister, with his wife and
two children, undertook to reach home, and
one child and made his way to the house but IN
returningto the cutter where he left his wife and
remaining child, he was lost. and was found the
next day frozen to death His wife and child, LETT
in the cutter, were also found dead. but the one
taken to the house was found alive"
The President issued proclamation on
the 18th to the effect that "from and after
the fourth day of March, 1878, except as
herein specified, persons holding any Fed
eral civil office by appointment under the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
will be expected, while holding such office,
to hold no Office under any State or Terri
torial gift, or under charter or ordinance OF
any municipal corporations, and, further,
that the acceptance or continued holding of
any such State, Territorial or Municipal
Office, whether elective, or by appointment,
by any person holding civil office as afore-
said under the Government of the United
States, other than judicial officers Ypss- the
Constitution of the United State0N Vile
deemed vacation Of the Federal Office held
h1-er Tha made
this declaration are Justices of the Peace,
acknowledgements or deeds, of bail, or ad-
minister oaths, and 'the appointment OF
Deputy Marshal of the United States may
be conferred upon Sheriffs and Deputy Sher-
ifs, and Deputy Postmasters, the emolument
of whose Office does not exceed 5000 per an
mum, who are also excepted from the opera
ton of this order, and may accept and hold
appointments under State, Territorial or
Municipal authority; provided the same be
found not to interfere with the discharge OF
their duties as Postmaster"
The First Congregational Church on the
corner of Ann and Washington streets,
Chicago-one of the finest church edices in
the city-has been almost totally destroyed
by fire. Loss about S120,OO0; insurance,
Sis, 400 It will be Immediately rebuilt.
The farmers of Illinois recently held a
State Convention at Bloomington, which
was largely attended. State Association
was organized for persistent and systematic
work in the interest of the producers, and
resolutions were adopted declaring ''thau the
railroads in the State of Illinois stand in
open defiance of the laws, by charging rates
greatly in excess of what the laws allow,
and by unjust determinations and extor-
tions,' and insisting upon the enforcement
of the State laws bearing upon this mat
ter.