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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01

toms Anatomy of Melancholy would
come in appropriately, and the half hun
dred might be celebrated by present of
wig or wigs of different shapes and
sizes. After that age there is perhaps no
better gift than neat thing in collins, or
tombstone detailing all the virtues of the
single one. For maiden presents are
always in order up to the age of thirty.
After that the anniversaries might be
tastefully varied with gifts of embroidery,
teapots, little bottles for holding scents, or
something comfortable, the compass
sionable parrot or the amiable and unob-
trusive cat Married folks have had it
all their own way for so long that it is
time to give the lonely ones a chance"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March II, 1875

thaf II ZOl.
AN ACT relating to side tracks to railroads in
certain cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. Whenever any town, by majority
of its electors voting thereon, shall, in its corpo
rate capacity. refuse to aid any railroad company
in building depot in such town, it shall be
lawful for any person who shall build warehouse
in such town for the purpose of doing a storage,
forwarding and commission business, to construct
from his warehouse, railroad track and connect
the same by switch at his own expense, and it
shall be the duty of such railroad company to per-
nit and allow such construction. Such side-track
and switch shall at all times be under the control
and management of and kept in repair by such
railroad company: PrOUided, That the party
for whose benefit such side track and switch shall
be constructed shall pay to such railroad company
the actual cost of maintaining and operating such
side track and switch, which payment shall be
made monthly; and III case such payment shall
not be made as above provided then and in that
case the obligations of this section upon such
railroad company shall from and thereafter cease
and be imperative against 1t until such costs
and expenses are fully paid: Preceded, further
That no such track shall be built within four
miles of q station on such railroad
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 4, 1875. ~ COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March 9, 1875.
CHAPTER 15O

AN ACT to prevent and punish cruelty to ami
mais.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
follows:
SECTION l. Every person who shall willfully
beat, strike torture cruelty use, in any manner.
any horse or other animal, either belonging to
misdemeanor and be punished by Imprisonment
in county Jail not exceeding ten days, by
fine not exceeding fifty dollars $3.50 less than
on.
SEC 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March ;, 1875. sYCOPY.
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Pub lished March II, 1875.
III a PTER 20S

AN ACT in relation &c the Wisconsin Railroa,,
Farm Mortgage Land Company.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
Railroad Farm Mortgage Land Company shall be
and are hereby required to furnish list of all
lands held by them in each county in this State,
describing each piece by fortyacre lots, or frac-
tional parts thereof, and designating, by descrip-
ton, what lands have been disposed of during
the year 1874, to the County Clerk of each county
in which such lands are located, or before the
LIST day of April, 1875.
SEC. 2. Said Commissioners shall annually
hereafter report TO each County Clerk of the
county in which said lands are located what part
if any, of said lands have been sold, describing
the same, up to the LIST day of April in each
year.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1875. HCOPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March II, 1875.
Gu A DUEp OK

AN ACT in relation to the services of summons
or process on foreign insurance companies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
any action or proceeding il any court, hereaf-
ter to be begun or had in any court in this State
against any insurance company doing business in
laws of this State, may be served on any agent or
agents of any such insurance company in this
State, and any and every such service shall be
deemed valid personal service upon any such
insurance company.
SEC. 2. The term agent or agents used in the
foregoing section shall include agent, surveyor,
broker or any person who shall receive any ap-
plication or make any contract for insurance,
or collect or receive any premium or deliver any
policy.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1873. f#COPY.
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Published March II. 1875.
on DTNIn ID ,D.1r

AN ACT for the relief of joint stock compa-
MES.
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. All joint stock companies hereto
fore and prior TO the first day of January, 1873.
Chap. % of the Revised Statutes, entitled :. OF
JOINT stock companies" shall be deemed to have
been legally organized, to ali intents and pur-
poses the same as if SAID Chap. % had not been
repealed.
SEC. p The certificate of the Secretary of State
that the certificate required TO be deposited with
him by the provisions of Sec II of said Chap.
20 has been duly deposited with him shall be
pa'inad Jacis evidence in any suit or proceeding
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March II, 1875. !

CHAPTER 1S9.
AN ACT to amend Chap. one hundred and thirty
three Q33) of the Revised Statutes, entitled
"Of costs and fees
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION 1. Whenever the party in whose favor
Judgment is rendered in Justice Court shall ap-
peal from such judgment TO the Circuit Court,
and new trial shall be had in the Circuit Court
II the party appealing shall not recover more
favorable Judgment than the judgment appealed
from he shall not recover costs but shall pay
costs to the adverse party provided that the pro-
visions Of this act shall apply only to appeals
hereafter taken.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1875. wCOPY.
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election, or at such other time or times as the
Board may designate or require. and he shall
perform such other duties and exercise such 9TH
er powers as are given or required by this act or
as may be lawfully given or required by the ordi-
nances, bylaws, rules regulations of such vii
age.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March f. 1875. s@eCOPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01

RECIPE FOR GINGER CAKEs.-One cup
of butter, one cup of sugar, one cup of
molasses, two teaspoonfuls of soda, two
teaspoonfuls of ginger, one-half cup hot
water, and flour to roll.
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against any such joint stock company of the
lidity of its organization
SEC. B. This act shall be in force from and af-
ter It's passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1875. COPY.
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in few years two rats become &c.
S0S, and yet the druggists look with sus-
picion on man who asks for dime
worth of strychnine.-Danbuay NeoS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-06-24
his
WRIGHT ID SULLIVAN.
roorE

Albert Parks sworn, says--Knows John Bolt;
have seen him at Laurens often knows that
DR.. Shell was killed about seven years ago
was with the crowd who killed him the party
consisted of Tuxberry, Adam Crews, John Bolt,
George Simpson, Bill Riley, Abe Jones, Adam
Epps and witness; the party assembled at Joe.
Crews and started from there Adam Crews
told me to fire when the others did or | would
not get my money I fired when others did !;
after shooting I ran back to town to Joseph
Crews, who put me in the barn to keep me from
telling it; hollered so that he came to stop
me, and ran out; there were others present
who did not know; Mr.. Joseph Crews paid
me; don't know how much Bolt got; did not
tell it before, because was afraid; I was paid
thirty dollars, but Joseph Crews afterwards
took it away from me; Adam Crews gave me
pistol that night; Joseph Crews said after the
killing that he would take all the responsibility
on himself; Mr.. Joseph Crews gave paper
to Tuxberry and he read it; it was from DR..
Shell, saying that Joseph Crews would not be
alive the next morning; have had no induce
ment held out to make this statement; have
no spite against John Bolt; Wright Sullivan
was the first one I ever told it to; was telling
him about the way Joseph Crews did about it.,
aud he told me he was there.
his
ALBERT p PARKS.
mark
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DR.. E. G. Shell was killed knows that John
Bolt was present at the killing; don't know
that he shot; saw him lying in the fence-cor-
ner, with two others; he was one of the lead
ers don't know the day of the month on which
the killing took place; it was about seven years
ago; told about it some little time ago there
were some soldiers present whom l did not
know; William Riley, Abe Simmons, Adam
Epps, Abe Dial and Adam Crews composed the
party; did not know that night that George
Simpson was there; this plot was formed at
Laurens Court House; Tuxberry was the first
one who mentioned it to witness Adam Crews
and Tuxberry were the originators; Bolt knew
about it; Tuxberry and Crews said that DR..
Shells name was signed to some of the letters
thrown into Joe. Crews yard the party were
told that if they would 60 money would be e no %
object; got my pay-forty dollars; DR.. Shell
was in town that day Tuxberry paid me my
money; we had the understanding before we
left town Bolt left before did, and when
next saw him he and two soldiers were togeth-
er; talked to Joseph Crews about it week after
the killing, and perhaps before; Joseph Crews
said that he would stick up to me any time /;
we were to meet at Joseph Crews house; the
killing took place early in the night-say about
eight o'clock.
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The Business Depression.

The newspapers in all the large commercial
centres have for the last four weeks, been
filled with articles announcing that the busl-
ness prospects of the country were brlgnten,ng
up. and that we might expect from this time
forward a steady improvement in all the trades.
That this may be so, to great extent, III the
larger cities of this country, we do not DOUBT,
hut whether it will continue for any length of
time. or extend in a southerly direction; is
matter of grave concern. The late financial
crash and its subsequent effects were too great
and of too disastrous q nature to be so soon
overcome. Coupled with the troubles IN
America. we have but to glance across the
"preat water'' to see that even in Europe imam
cial crashes have occurred. Few people have
considered the fact that great wars ana heaVy
speculations have prevailed there aiso ana
that the reaction now taking place is the result
of these devastating episodes IN the worios
history. AS in this country the unhappy
struggle in which we were engaged has seri-
ous)V affected our prosperity, so also will the
same rule obtain in regard to the wars that
have ragged in the past ten or twelve years in
that part of the world.
War is very extravagant luxury, which IN
duces wild and indiscriminate speculation in
all the necessaries of life, and everything else,
and large sums have to be provided by govern
ment to put armies in the field. After it is
over and the reaction comes, then the costs are
to be paid, ard then is the time the people.
who are to furnish the means in the way of
taxes. etc.--6nd cut what it takes to carry one
ON. Experience in this regard is dearly
boupbt. and teaches lesson that should not
easily be forgotten. The South should and
does feel the effects of the BLACK streak" OF
war more severely than any other portion of
this country, as everything her people pos
scssed was swept away as with breath, and it
will take wears upon years to rebuild and ac-
cumulate the wealth and comfort which her
citizens enjoyed before the war.
To the results of the struggle may be added
the unfortunate legislation which has been
adopted by Radical Congress, which has lad
the effect of paralyzing the entire South, caus-
ino her people to lose heart in all efforts to re-
cuperate their losses, and the complete demor,
alization of society, resulting i'll financial
distress and perplexing troubles: This has
also had a powerful influence against business
resumption upon anything like satisfactory
and legitimate basis, and until change is in
aucuratcd, there is slim prospect OF any better
stale of affairs, in the South, at least. In fact,
we think that we have not yet seen the bottom
! Of this financial depression, and it will take
some time to put affairs upon firm footing
and re-establish confidence. But the untiring
and manly efforts Of the Southern people have
succeeded in dissipating great portion OF the
rude blasts Of war, and we know that with
time she will regain the proud position former
" attained.-Savdnnah Adrert'ser.
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- Tobe was once stricken with what every
body supposed to be his last sickness. He
called his son John to his bedside and said in
a husky voice: "John, when | am gone wish
my death to be published in the papers. On.
John, will you put in the words l tell your
ooh, yes, father" said the mourning son.
"Well, John, put in the papers that was the
sic kest man that ever died"
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Some of the greatest benefits are those
which we arc slowest to detect, and man who
moves into quiet neighborhood with family
of boys is perhaps one of them.
"Why do you use paint?' asked
vioinist of his daughter. 'For the same
reason that you Use rosin, papa "How is
that" "Why,.t help me draw my Beau"
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mark.

do hereby certify that the above is the tes-
timcny taken before me at preliminary examin.
alton held this day. Witness my hand and
seal this 18th day of June, A. D, 1875.
F. B. MCBEE, IL. S.
T.. G. C.
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THE STATE VS.. JOHN BOLT-MURDER

Wright Sullivan sworn, says-Kn nows John
Bolt; has seen him often at Laurens Court
House; it has been some time ago remembers
the that DR. Shell WAS KILLED nro.an1 IN narss whs6
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and who had but recently passed through a
struggle in which they had shown q courage
and determination in the accomplishment OF
their purpose which had never been surpassed
i'm the history of nations.
It required, in my judgment, but little Wis
dom TO have foreseen that reconstruction under
sscb circumstances would be likely to be atten-
]ed 18th the most serious mistakes. And, in
hooking over the past, I must express my sur
-r;ee aS the measure of success that has atten'
ged the organization and maintenance OF gov
srnments In the reconstructed States. Yon
will remember that, in 1865, the National GOV"
eminent provided plan for organizing govern
ments in the States which had seeded from tne
Union. BY which the whole political power IN
those States was to be in the hanos o. Tue
white people, while your race was 70 Do e1clu-
ded from the exercise of all political power
whateyer-which plan was accompanied Wild
the proviso that they themselves should dis.
avnerienced and influential men. This they
80 neturally refused to do, claiming that il
tbe;r leaders in the scheme of secession were
e,,;ltv Cr of any crime, they themselves were
esnuailv guilty; for secession, they said, was
tSa oct af the people and not of their leaders
Wbat WI was the result7 Not as matter of jus.
+;ce tn the negro, nor because be was believed
to t,i he able and competent to organize and main
to;n Governments in the seeded States, but a!
much, n perhaps for the purpose Of Furnishing 81 IN
the white men who had refused to accede to tht
nIan Ma proposed, as for the purpose of maintain
Inc me- Republican supremacy in the seeded
ststes' S Congress passed another law of recon
strnction. ] enfranchisng the negro in the seced
I eJ States, and comforting upon him the pow
or or ~ organizing governments under which al
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-07

sitter assertion when they knew the same
was false. After making the most sol.
emn promises of using due diligence in
the cUllsctie6 and expenditures Of the
county FUNDS and having utterly failed
To do Sc they how attempt to cover up by
ffaud ahd dsesptiuh what they promised
to do two years ago. They claim they
have saved the county 1900 dollars in
the Treasurer's deputy clerk hire, when
the facts are that they fled petitions be-
fore the Board Of Supervisors claiming
the same and utterly refused to receipt
to the county for the same when asked to
do so. And they 10Y claim that they are
entitled to the lasting praise of every
voter in Tama County for discovering
the discrepancies in the ~ex-Treasurer's
office, when the facts are, every Treas
urer's accounts have been fully inyesti-
gated after the expiration of his term of
Office. And they did claim, SO I am in
formed, to have discovered that the com-
mittee of investigation had omitted in the
report of deficiencies in the Treasurer's
account, some 1900 dollars and had pre-
pared al article to have published in the
Tama Press, and Independent, charging
the committee with attempting to
up and thereby shield Republican Treas
urers in appropriating to their own use
public money, and would probably never
have known better had 10 the committee
went to them (the Treasurer and his
clique) and shown them them their error.
Every promise they have made they have
failed to fulfill and yet they insist that
the people should place them in office
again. We will wait and see.
G. JAQuA.
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Republican Platform.

1-Resolued, That We declare it a car.
.dinal principle of the Republican faith
that the republic is q nation, one and in
admissible, within which the constitutional
rights of the States, and of the people to
local self government, must be faithfully
maintained.
Gold and silver are the only reliable
and permanent legal tender, and we favor
the earliest attainment of q currency on
vertable with coin, and therefore advocate
gradual resumption of specie payments
by continuous and steady steps in that d.
r~ection.
3-That we favor a tariff for revenue so
$djusted as to encourage home industry.
4-That the earnest efforts of the gov
eminent to collect rcvenue and punish
'rauds have our unqualified approval.
5-We are opposed to further grants OF
lsnds to railroads and other corporations,
5ut we demand a reservation of public
domain for settlements under the home
stead laws, and for other bondfide settlers.
Eve demand such a revision of pat
cnt laws as will relieve industry from the
oppression of ~monopolies in their admin
istration.
THAT we cordially approve the policy
OF the present administration in the settle
nIent of difficulties between ourselves and
other nations by arbitration, instead of
appealing to arms.
8-The Republican party of Iowa is op-
posed to q third term in the Presidency.
9-We demand that all railway and
other corporations shall be held in full
and just subsection to the law-making
power.
1O-We stand by free education in our
public school system, taxation of al! for
a, ,-~ .-l 80 l..-sn " anIo11
fund.
11-Our National and State administra-
ton or public affairs lave our hearty ap-
proval.
1--we cordially invite all who are op-
posed to the restoration of the Democratic
party tc power to forget all past political
differ ~ as and unite with the Republican
party .a.aEining the aus of true re-
form
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Communicated.

Mr.. EDITOR -
I notice an article appearing in the
lama Press and Independent, charging
me with saying in lama City, that I was
informed by A. j. Wheaton and Homer
Bradshaw, that the present Treasurer's
Books were improperly kept. l did under
stand from conversation with Mr.. Brad.
shaw once in Toledo, and once in Traer,
in speaking Of a certain fund as kept by
Mr.. Schaeffer that he considered the
method as improper Book keeping, and 1 SO
understood from him, also, at the same time
that our present Treasurer kept said &C.
count in the same way. L did not implicate
Mr.. Wheaton in the transaction as l don't
recollect Of having very much conYcrsa'
ton with him on the subject. I have ask.
ed several persons who were there and
heard me, and one Of the opposition, who
said they did not understand me to say
Mr.. Wheaton. have expected that my
especial friends Of. the Independent and
Tama City Prsss would leave no stone
unturned to defeat me in the coming
election, and at the same time would &C.
cuse me Of saying and doing that what
they know to be false.
They have accused me Of helping to
pass y resolution ordering the treasurer
to retain three per cent. Of the different
funds paid to the Treasurer when the res.
olution itself conveys no such al idea.
Secondly, they assert that I have broken
my word as q man in my official capacity
and yet they do not tell hos, wAsn, and
sAers it was done, Like the midnight
assassin they fear to come openly out
and state the facts bat prefer " stand In
the dark and strike when NO one is on
their guard. They have made assertion
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We clip the following from the Grin.
nell Herald. We have had the same ex.
perience with subscribers who have lost
their papers and this article is a good ex.
PLANTATION of how such things occur.
LOST MAIL.-Postmaster Leisure tells
US that before noon, on Saturday, seven
papers, that had been lost by persons
taking them out, were returned to the
p~ost-office. This he offers as q sample
day. In many cases papers are handed
out to school children, who lose them.
When they get home and find they have
lost some, they tell their parents they got
nom probably frem fear of consequences
if they told the truth. Persons living in
the country, also, often send, for their
mail by some neighbor passing, perhaps,
on horseback. The neighbor kindly gets
the mail, Grams 1t in his pocket, and very
possibly has some of it jolted out of his
pocket before he gets home. These are
very possible, and Judging by the num-
Der brought back to the p~ost-of1ce, very
common ways in which papers are lost.
Probably many more fall into the hands
of persons who do not take the trouble to
return them to the office. We have said
thus much on this matter because not q
few persons decide at once that no paper
has been sent to them when they fail to
get it, and come sissing hot to our office,
wanting to know why we didn't send
their paper. We do not wish our readers
to understand from this that we are un-
willing to supply numbers they fail to
get. We are always glad to do so, while
our edition holds out; but please do not
always saddle the failure upon US.