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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Yours Truly
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The acc OF wonders will never
J. p WILCoTT.

The acc Of wonders will never
cease. The Providence, f.. [. papers
are braging over coIored individual
who earns his bread not by the sweat
Of his brow, but by showing himself
to the doctors. He puts his abdomen
over on the small Of his back, and
wallops his heart around here and
there till you wonder if he has one or
dozen and then he slides a dupli-
cate set of ribs and breqst bone COM
plete below the original, till he seems
encased in armor, and many other
wonderful things will this man do,
which yeriies the statement I'VE are
fcarfuIly and most intricately dove
tailed. . What will come next, Of
course we don't know, but we are pre-
pared for anything. We will endeayor
not to be surprised to hear Of some
hitherto unknown monstrosity who can
telescope his legs and carry his vitaIs
in carpetsack, use his shin bones for
base bail bats, play marbles with his
eve balls, swallow his mouth, and open
his skull like a clam shell, yea, shoulder
himself and then walk off on his ear
Nothing will surprise Us in the future
Why, we once had an old COW that was
curiosity now that we are led to
think IF her wonderful make up.
She was 50 attenuated by over feeding
and naturaltendency towards the secre-
ton of the tactical fluid. that her hide
was drawn with the tension of a snare
drum head. Looking at her sideways
one would mistake her for light fog.
and we once thought Of converting her
into telescope as We took view of
her endwise. The boys used to de-
light in running a stick over her ribs;
it saved picket fences and made the
same delightful tr-r-r-r-r-r. On the
glorious Fourth she was exceedingly
profitable in our large family of boys.
When played with an accelerrendo
movement her joints would crack like
new pistol discounting dozen bUnche8Of
frecrackers, and with all she was
gentle. and her eye was as bright as
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
The Beecher-TiIt0n Nastiness,

For two long weeks the Brooklyn
serpent has been dragging its slow
shiny length along before the eyes of
the Investigating Committee--which
to say the least is not Argus-eyed- and
before the vision of an eye-distended
public, and yet the tail end doesn't put
in an appearance. It is a fearfully
long snake so long that we fear the
end of the narrative will never heave
in sight, and perhaps it were better
for the public and all, that it never
should.
Il Is sad to witness the dissection of
a friend. The forms of Beecher and
Tilton lying in the moral morgue is a
vision good men and women are 10th
to look upon. They have been loved
to deeply. To look upon either of
these hitherto grand men in sepul-
chre Of moral death, brushes, and bears
like great weight upon humanity.
As yet Mr.. Beecher has not appeared
before the committee. Why he has
not done SO, or why he has not present
ed detailed statement" is not known
1t is suggested that if innocent of the
grave charges brought against him,
such declaration of his innocence
crushing Mr. Tilton whom We believe
Mr.. Beecher loves as he loves all hui
manity, would also crush Mr.. Beecher,
who, whether guilty or innocent we be-
lieve to be grandly self-sacrifcing, and
ready to become himself a sacrifice
rather than sacrifice another.
That Mr. Tilton believes Mr.. Beech
er guilty and would have chosen to have
suffered almost anything than expose
his crime, we also believe. We be-
lieve that both the unhappy men love
each the other ardently, and that the
love existing between Mrs. and Mr.
Tilton is scarcely abated. In short, it
is the most complicated mixed up Glove
story We ever heard of, and we pre-
dict the end to be what all the world,
we believe would love to see Tilton
and wife reunited, and their beautiful
home happy as Of yore; Beecher for
gicet whether guilty or innocent, the
same strong man he has hitherto been
in the moral and religious world, and
all the people shouting ''Amen" as
we believe they would be only to
glad TO do.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

The Wisconsin State Register at
Portage says the potato bugs have
almost entirely disappeared in Column
bia county, and that if reasonable
amount of rain soon falls the potato
crop will be excellent. 1t also
says:
The wheat harvest is now so far adj
Faneed that We are able to make an
approximate estimate of the yield, in
this state. From personal observation
in different parts of large portion of
the state, and from trustworthy reports
from others, We estimate that the yield
will not much, if any. exceed half of
last years product. The extreme hot
weather, just ,efore the ripening peri
Cd. worked great devastation the pro-
tracted drouth had also wrought inev-
liable damage. and the chinch bug
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

The PITTsBCRGH flood proves to
have been indeed a most terrible calam-
ity. Over two hundred lives are known
to have been sacrificed and the loss TO
property is estimated at millions of
dollars.
Unlike the caIamities that have been
chronicled the past season, this was
unavoidable No human ken conll
have forsecn the terrible storm that in a
brief hour made devastation SO com
plete; and even had it been possible
to discern the coming avalanche Of
waters, the loss of property could have
been only in a slight degree obviated.
Could it have been supposed that 50
terrific a flood were ever to visit tie
earth, due precaution could and would
have been taken in the construction Of
the houses that were swept away. The
formation OF the country about Pitts
burgh and Allegheny cities make it
absolutely necessary to build over ra-
vines and gulches, while many struct-
ures were erected over seemingly Sc
cure natural sewers. So immense was
the fall of water that these gulches
and sewers were totally inadequate to
relieve the drowning earth of its bur
den, and as a matter Of course every
thing not strong enough to withstand
its power was swept away like chaf be-
fore the wind. 1t is a horrible picture
to contemplate, one we hope the citi-
zens of the Iron City may never again
be called to look upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Summons for Relief.

STATE OF WISCONSIN-CIRCUIr COURT FOR
ADAMS COUNTY.
Henry Relangcr and Frank Belanger, co-part-
!anger6 Bro" Plaintiffs. AGAINST, Whitman d.
Lamb, Defendant.
The state Of Wisconsin to the above named
Defendant:
NT0t are hereby SUMMONED and required to
II answer the complaint in Ibis &C ion, which
j. H!e IN the o:uce otthe clerk of this Court Al
hi office in the Ni!li &c Of friendship, in said
County and serve acoay Of vouT answer on the
"a oSrnhcrs Ut their Office IL the city Of tTrant
ter the service hereof exclusive OF tie day Of such
SerE,re: and II You tail to answer 10 the COM
plant As atore>ai l. the plaintiff will apply to the
plant.
Witness, the Honorable Geo. W. Cate, Judge
OF aid Court, in said County, this 3oth day OF
July, 4. d. 1874
WEBB & COCHRAN, PITS Att'y<,-
Grand Rapids. Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Notes to Creditors.

WOOD COUNTY C0URT-IN PRoBATE.
,.T IN the matter of the estate of ISAIAH JOHN
IERS teStamental on said estate having
Hz2een granted 10 ,Ioseph Allen. and the I'M
dersiEDed having been duly appointed by an or
DER % ;aid Court datei the 18th day OF July, 4;
y; Il. +, commissioners TO receive. examine AMI
ao9nS; All claims and demands of all persons
AGAINST the SAID deceased, and six months from
anu aiter TIE 18th day Of July, 1874. being al
lo"et Tor creditors to present their claims
asiin>t SAID deceased for examination and al
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
commissioners will. on the lst day of September
A. d. lSI+, and on u I3th day of January. lS75,
aI me PROBATE Office in he city of Grand Rap
lis: IN Sald county, meet for the purpo, of eX-
aiming ana adjusting all claims and demands
OF all persons against the said Isaiah Johnston,
deceased.
Dated at Grand Rapids, this DIST day of July,
y. ID. lSI4.
J. D. WlTTER.
5. i. SPAFF0RD.
Commissioners
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

THE STORM which we experienced
on Saturday extended over large see
ton of country, reaching Illinois, Ohio
and Pennsylvania on Sunday, doing
terrible damage. In Pittsburgh the
damage done is fearful in It's extent.
The city was flooded. as was also Allie
ghany City. The water stood in che
Railroad depots three aud four fee.
deep. and rushed through the streets
IN sweeping torrents. Over two hun.
dred lives are reported lost ia Pitts
burgh, the effects of the food. The
loss TO property will reach hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. Surely this Is a
season Of caiamities
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
UNLOCKING THE Rocks The

UNLOCKING TIE Rocks. = The
great cost of silver and gold arises not
so much from their scarcity in the
earth, as the difficulty of extracting
Them from their stony combinations.
DIR. }. {. Aver, the well-known chem
LIST OF Massachusetts, has cut the gor-
dian knot. After having merited and
received the gratitude Of half mankind,
by his remedies that cure their diseas-
es, he is now winning the other half hy
opening for them an easy road to the
exhaustIess treasures Of the hills. He
has discovered and published chemi-
cal process, which renders at little cost.
the hardest rocks and ores friable like
chalk, SO that the precious metals are
loosed from their confinement. and cas-
lily gathered. Mines too poor to paw,
may be worked at a profit now, and the
yield Of large mines is greatly increas-
ed. while the cost of extracting the
metals from the ore is greatly dImin-
ished. Either is a great achievement.
to enrich mankind, or cure their dis
eases. But we are informed our cele
brated countryman adheres to the lat
ter, as his speciality and chief ambition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

GOV. TAYLOR seems to be getting
his foot in it. Foolish Xaun sent
Judge Ryan SI00 to influence Ju-
diciai opinion, supFlementing the cash
bribe with the written assurance of
his fcalty to reform L vot for
Taylor" Now ii cones cut that Gov.
Tayler when Chairman Of the Board
ef Supervisors Of Dane Co., wanting
to construct bridge across a certain
creek in his town sent epistleS to the
chaIrmcn of the several Town Boards
What these letters contained is known
but in Que instance. The Chairman of
Dane, says he had ten dollar Till In
his, and being 4 Scotch Presbyterian,
he didn't like it, SO pinned it to the
letter and has laid st away to show the
Governor if he don't ualk straight.
The staUnch Chairman didn't come
down to business 50 the Governor
thought it necessary to call in his
Floating currency. but it didn't come.
Honest Elias who makes the Miiwau-
See Se'cs says the Governor sent it
oaiy as little stake to set it up to
the boys With" Maybe SO, but it
looks bad, 1t is humiliating to think
that Coy Taylor would attempt to
eribe an official, and 50 we are going
to await detailed statement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

Congressman conscience, aud her
natural force was undated She
could a tale unfold that would have
been a fortune to any well regulated
Museum or Historical Society. The
boys had used it to score base ball
innings, upon and it was notched clear
up to the preface Of the narrative She
was remarkable for her longevity, we
think she had the longest gevity we
ever saw, Cgevity is the Gallo for tail. }
Her horns had been amended several
times in order to give the rings a
chance to expand in warm weather
without crOwding enc another of, and
the names Of prominent men were en-
graved thereon till they looked like a
hotel register, Ben Buffers name was
among the first arrivals. When she
was only little primer of COW,
Shem and Ham had fearful chase to
get her into the Ark They didn't
Noah great deal about driving COWS in
those days We finally concluded to
pat her where she would do the most
good, and place her beautiful anatomy
in the hall for a hat rack, but we were
toiled, she went out of sight of the
house one day and was lost in-'.won-
der and amazement." Verify, should
we be surprised at these things when
we remember that we are tearfully and
wonderfully made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Congressional Convention.

4 Republican Congressional Con
rention for the Eighth District, viii
be held at Grand Rapids, on Wednes-
day, September %, at 3 P. NJ, to
nominate candidate for Congress.
Each Assembly District will be en-
titled to five delegates. Each frac-
tional part of a district as follows
Dunn, five votes; Shawano, three
votes.
GEO. c. GrNTY, Chairman.
J. Q. RAYMOND,
JNo. T. KINGSTON.
Il. J. FLINT,
s. S. FIFIELp,
G. S. KELSEY,
Congressional District Committee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Congressional Convention.

The Republicans Of the Sth District
will held Congressional Convention
at Grand Rapids on the 23d Of Sep
TENDER. We believe it is understood
that the convention is to be addressed
by prominent republicans from abroad
Some of the best speakers in the state
VIZ BE present, If the weather be
propiti Gus the meeting will be in the
open air-a genuiae old fashioned
Mass Convention. We invite every
body to come and hear some of the
good old fashioned Democratic truths
enuneiated, such as inspired our fathers
before that ssand old organization went
into the ''nest hiding" business with
slavery, corruption and rebellion
Come aA Good music and good speak
ing will make it we'll worth your
time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
....s.s.s;s. SD ~

The REV. GIendenny Of Jersey City
is completely Experimentation
and eclipsed by the Brooklyn sorrow"
lie must feel either very glad OF very
sad. He has occasion to be very jeal-
Gus Of Beecher, or very thankful that
so lofty tower shields him from the
penetrating shafts of the worlds scorn
which otherwise would pierce him. Il
he isn't thankful he must be an migrate
indeed and yet to be thankful only
adds selfshness to his already great
sin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
The Milwaukee News and the
Eighth District.
Congressional District Committee

Some wouldbe political wiseacre
writing to the Milwaukee Acrs from
Stevens Point, attempts to create the
impression in half column letter pub
Eished in that paper that there exists
a feeling Of disafcction ameng the re-
publjcans in the Eighth Distlic;, and
that there is growing opPosIopon to the
re-nomi1ati9n OF DIR. YcDiN. The
writer claims that thjs feeling Of OPP
position is especially manifest in the
Wisconsin river counties, and asserts
that while republicans claim to faxor
his REORGANIZATION they are working Ia
secret caucus against him. The writer
alleges that it is the aim Of ''the lead
ers' in Wood and Marathon counties
to nominate either Hon. I. B. Scott
or Hon. G. NJ. Webb, and thus tlau-
destinely secure the defeat Of Me
Dill in the nominating convention.
Inc writer knows that his assertions
are false, and without shadow of
foundation. He must be either po-
htical fool or knave, for he says:
VIM. I. Price Of Black River Falls
wants to go to Congress, and viii make
good showing among the delegates
from the western part of the district.
Sam Hartman of 81. Croix county
has many warm friends, who would
like to sec him receive the nomination,
but his position in regard to the party
is not, by any means certain lie
would make an excellent member, and
would poll heavy vote in the western
counties. but he has never been an ac-
tive politician.
Now We would inform the ass who
Penned the above that VIM T. Price
.snd Sam Hartman have about as muck
TO do with the political workings of
the 6th District as the ass aforesaid.
may expect t. have to do in the King
dom of Heaven without he "rcfornas
and quits his lying. The gentlemen
mentioned are in another Congressional
District and probably are looking out
for party interests against the intrigues
Of ''reform" Soiomons at home.
We assure the learned writer. and
the republicans Of Portage county that
there is nc disaeiectiQn IL Woqd county.
The panty Is harmonious whole or
the Congressional question. Mr. Webb
Is not candidate; neither has Wood
county an aspirant for Congressional
honoss. Mr. Scott will probably be
candidate for the position of State
Senator, and if he is, he will be re-
nominated and elected. Without
doubt MIR. MeDiH will DC the unani
nous choice Of the convention, and
when nomin&teG will develop such
strength as will reveal to the reform
party the utter Usclessness Of putting
candidate in the field against him.
The object in view, by che writer Of
the windy epis5le to the Ne,es. IS to
create a feeling of distrust, and If pos
sible to create dissonsion between the
republicans Of Wood and Portage
counties. but his apparent dishonesty
on the one han@, and his inexcusable
ignorance on the other, have utterly
foiied his Efforts which Will rebound to
the disadvantage Of the party of which
ne may be termed the lying sezibe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

N DEATH NOT DIvDED.-Chris-
'ian Maerman and wife an old counle
living SIX miles north Of SIanitowoe.
Wis. came to very sudden death
Tuesday night, The old gentleman
was taken with heart disease and died
while his wife was calling assistance.
On her discovering his death she faint
ed, and died in less than five minutes
after her husbsnd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

A STORM almost as terrible in its
effects as the one so recent at Pitts
burgh. has visited London. It's effects
were very similar; the water running
in rivers to the depth of three and
four feet. Property and life were sac
rifced
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06

CHILD STEALING is being reduced
to a science. 1t is becoming one of
the fine arts Something over month
ago little boy was stolen in Philadel-
phia in broad day light, and with all
the combined force Of the police and
with all the acumen that naturally in
heres in Philadelphia lawyer mental
composition and with the money power,
of / 800, 600 reward for the detection of
the abductors, not trace Of the little
one has been discovered The rascals
have offered to return him for $40. 600,
and told the father by letter how they
want the payment to be made, and vet
little Charlie can't be found They
want cash, and probably could not be
induced to take time paper for d part
of the amount. If they could be in
duced to make some sort of trade.
say for instance, Paramount Water
Works stock for portion of the fig
ure, why, may be the police might pos
siJ'y work up the case. The father
takes the matter very coolly, and if he
chooses to we suppose it is none of our
business. 1t does look, TO say the
least very singular that such an out
rage can be perpetrated in Philadel-
phia in broad day light, and remain
for thirty days an unexplained mys-
terry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Warrant of Attachment.

CITY TS Of r S0iYS Sdn3j. 8 In Justice Court
To FRANK GOULD:
v y are hereby notified that Warrant Of
Attachment has been issued against you.and
your property attached 10 satisfy the demand o
At. .. Ph!ileu X Co.. amounting to eight dollars
Lord, Justice of the Peace in and for said
county, at his Office in said city on she 9th day
9i august lSIt At one o'clock in the afternoon
JdIShenf viii be rendered against you, add
your property sold to pay the debt.
Dated this 18th day Of july. 1914:
Ii. Is. PHILLE0 X co,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
MARsHPFELD, July 25th. 1874.

-hAR5llFtEhb, July -0th, Il i.
Editor Of Reportey: I take the
liberty Of informing you of little cir
constance which took place in the
Town Of Lincoln few days since. 4
drunken Indian entered the school
which has been conducted by Miss
Hannah lIanaGn Of yonr City Arm
ed with a large knife, he staggered in,
to the schooiroom, yelling and swaying
his knife in a frightful manner. Miss
HanaGn began to feel somewhat alarm
ed. being alone in the room, with the
exception Of little girl Of about i
years of are. She seized the little
child in her arms and started for tie
nearest house. The Indian following
with frightful yells. lie ran about
five rods, fell, and being unable to rise.
Miss Il. escaped uniniured, save being
very badly frightened. Where is cur
Liquor Law now, or is this 50 far out
in the woods that it has never been
here?
Yours Truly,
r D WTTrOTT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-06
Health for AN.

Persons afflicted with any disease, 10 matter
Of how long standing nor how complicated.
helped not by acrs-no mojter who Won
have doctorc] Sish from first to last. ma. yet
he curcd by consulting. without delay. either in
person or by letter the wei -knowa AMI success
full European Eclectic a..I Magnets h>Siciy4n.
pr. Bag1E, who has returned TO Milwaukee
after al absence in Europe of seven years. and
Is now permanently located ut his otiice.consuIt-
ing AMI operating parors, III Broa 'way, Mil
waukcc. where he i daily curing. r all else
has fii!ct, some o. the must complicated and OBJ
~tinate diseases such as Catarrh. Cancer, Asth-
ma, Dropsy, Fits. Rheumatism, tiout Fever
Sores, Ulcers. Flies. (without the knilc) Gcucr-
al Debility Nervous Diseases, Scrolula and all
diseases of the Blood and Nerves Partial Deaf
ness, Noises and discharges from the Far, Poly
prts OF the Far, Mouth. Nose and Womb rcmov
ed. Sore and inlam'd Eye Liis. Blindness from
Film. Cataract Capacities, al diseases Of the
Eye Ear Throat, Lungs. Heart. Liver. Kidneys.
blad Ter All Womb receive attention. Many
diseases treated by Letter. Ladies aud others
in delicate health, requiring daily medical at
tendance. outside the city, will be furnished
pleasant rooms and board at reasonable rates
All letters for advice with one dollar enclosed
viii receive attention. Descriptive circular on
Catarrh and other disease, -ent on receipt Of ,
cent stamp DR.. BARTlpS OPIUM HABIT
CURE positively cures Opium Habit The ONLY
sure cure known. Contains no injurious drugs
entirely vegetable. Ia writing for the cure
state how Iorg the haiti has been formed. how
muel, you use per day, age and occupation.
~ Tape Worm removed. Consult IN Person or
by Letter, enclosing one dollar for advice, and
address,
DIR. BARFH