Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-29

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and the strike, which had become general
promised to be of long duration.
A telegram from Duluth on the 18th saws
the Indians at Vermillion Lake were diving of
starvation. They had eaten two children and
one man. The scarcity of game and the fail
ure of the rice crop had been the cause. They
claim the Government failed to send the usual
supplies of provisions. Several were coming
into the settlement for relief
A few nights ago the daughter of Jesse
Ritter, of Champaign County, Ohio, was
| burned to death. The family had retired,
when the young lady at ten o'clock attempted
to fill burning lamp. The fluid ignited the
can, which exploded, throwing the burning
fluid over and completely enveloping her.
Nine workingwomen were killed and many
others seriously injured by an explosion in a
knitting-mill at Bennington, VT, on the GOTH
The explosion was caused by the accidental
ignition of gasoline, which had escaped from
pipe that leaked.
The Iowa State Temperance Association met
at Des Moines on the Goth. Resolutions were
adopted calling for the repeal of the act ex-
empting beer and wine from seizure, and in
favor of the total prohibition of the manufac-
ture or sale OF liquor.
The Wisconsin State Grange of the Patrons
of uusbandry met at GAINESVILLE on the Goth,
nearly every Grange in the State being repre-
sented. The Order was reported to be in a
flourishing condition throughout the State.
On the 21st reports of officers were made. Mr..
Osborn, State Agent, in his report, takes
strong ground in favor of combined action
against such manufacturing companies as re-
fuse to give direct wholesale terms to Grange
agencies The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Master, Col. John
Cochrane, of Dodge County, reelected; Over
seer, D. Williams, of Walworth County; Lee
turer, S. w. King; Steward, c. Foster;
Assistant Steward, a. J. Sexton; Chaplain,
E. F. Durham; Treasurer, Jonathan Cory,
of Rock County, and Fl. E. Huxley,of Wene-
bago County, Secretary.
| At Shelbyville, Ind, few days ago, COM
| mittee Of ladies visited all the liquor saloons
and other places where liquors were sold, and
held prayer-rneetings, implOring the dealers to
give up their traffic. At one or two places
they were treated rudely, but were generally
courteously received.
The Georgia State Grange Of the Patrons of
Husbandry met at Atlanta on the 21st. Two
hundred and seventy-five subordinate Oranges
were represented.
In his recent report to the Wisconsin State
Grange, the Secretary gave history of the
Order in Wisconsin, dating its progress from
the Portage meeting, October %, 1872, and
from the Ripon meeting following. The
largest Grange now in the State is at Evans
vile, having a membership of ninety-six men
and f1fty-two women. The September report
to the National Grange showed State men,
bership of 6, Ala, and 167 Oranges. On Janu-
airy 1, 1874, there were in the State 3O4
Oranges.
The Michigan State Grange met in Conven-
ton at Kalamazoo on the 21st. The Secre-
tary reported that in the United States there
are now more than 10, 600 subordinate Oranges,
with membership of 100000 patrons The
report concludes with a very hopeful view of
the condition of the Order.
General James w. Hustled, Speaker OF the
New York Legislature, received at his resi-
dence in PeekskiIl a package which he sus-
pected was an Internal machine, and which
was therefore anchored over night in the
cistern. 1t was box of cigars.
At Lynne, Conn, the birthplace of Judge
Waite, the citizens fired a salute in honor of
his appointment and confirmation as Chief
Justice.
In the Wisconsin State Grange on the Esd,
resolutions were adopted fayoring the Govern
ment building a double track railway from
Chicago to New York; favoring trade with
those manufacturers who will give
terms to Patrons, and refusing to
deal with any others, and TO in
struct the State Agent to publish list of
those firms who decline direct trade with the
Order; Congress to authorize the issue of cur
rency sufficient to supply money circulation
to answer the demands of trade and opviate the
effects of the present panic; approving of the
movement of the Executive Committee of the
Illinois State Grange interrogating represen-
tatives in Congress relative to the views en-
tertained by them on leading measures now
being prosecuted by Patrons of Husbandry;
asking the Legislature to pass law raising
the present railway tax from three to five per
cent; and that commissioners be appointed
with full powers to regulate unjust discrimi-
nation and excessive rates of freight and pass
engers; that railways should be taxed on their
gross receipts. A telegram was received from
the State Grange of Michigan, in session at
Kalamazoo, sending the greeting of 500 Pat
rons then in session, and the response was re-
turned that the State Grange of Wisconsin,
open in the fifth degree, returns the fraternal
greeting of Michigan with cheers of hope for
the good cause everywhere.
The Michigan State Grange adjourned on
the 23d, after adopting a platform in which
they declare that railroads are amenable to
State regulation as much as plank and gravel
road companies, and that the Legislature has
as much right to regulate their charges as to
fix turnpike tolls or the charges of mil
lers for grinding grain. They declare
that farmers have suffered more by rail
way exactions than all other causes combined;
and that the railway corporations have out
grown Legislatures or defy them, and have
made the chosen representatives of the people
matter of barter and sale; and they assert
that it is the duty Of the Legislature and State
officers to investigate the matter of the viola
ton of the law by the various railway com
panies doing business in the State, and to
promptly enforce the laws enacted
for the protection of the rights of the people,
and IN cases where the present laws may be
found deficient to promptly remedy the de-
fects by new enactments. They also resolved
that no legislative, judicial, or State officer
should be allowed to accept free passes from
railways, and all offers of auy special
privileges by railway companies to anv
such officers should be looked upon and
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