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SHINING MARKS.

SHINING MARKS.
The Great Men Singled Out as
the Victims Of tho
Grim Archer.
Vice = President Wilson
Suddenly and Unex-
pected|y Stricken
Down.
Incidents Of the Sick Room
During Mr.. Wilson's
Last Hours.
Result Of tho Fost-Mortcm Ex-
lmlnltlOn..-Oeath Caused
by Apoplexy.
'Fhc Remains Emballned and Lying
in Siate at lhc Capitol.
Touching Tributes to tho Dcoaa sed
from all Parts Of the Land.
Department Orders Relative TO the Com.
men1oration Of lhe Sad Event.
Meeting Of Senators to Arrange for tho
0baequieB Of the Late Sen
ator Ferry.
Funeral Of Gen. e. Is. Harlan ut
Springfield, Ill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March 10, 1875.
CHAPTER 162.

AN ACT to amend Sec 95 of Chap. IS Of the Re-
vised Statutes, entitled "Of the assessment
and collection of taxes
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. Sec 95 of Chap. IS of the Revised
Statutes of 1858 is hereby so amended as to read
as follows Sec. 95. The Town Treasurer shall
then make affidavit, to be annexed to such
statement, before the County Treasurer or before
any officer authorized to administer oaths, that
the facts set forth in said statement correct,
that the sums therein returned as unpaid taxes
have not been paid, and that he has not upon dill
igent inquiry, been able to discover any goods or
chattels belonging to the persons charged with
such unpaid taxes whereon he could levy the
same; which statement and affidavit shall be filed
with the County Treasurer; and he shall thereup
on be credited by the County Treasurer with the
amount of taxes so returned as unpaid or doubly
assessed, except the per cent Collectors fee,
and shall be allowed one dollar for making his
turn and six cents per mile travel fee, way, in
transmitting the same, to be allowed and paid to
him by the County Treasurer in settlement And
any Town Treasurer who shall render his return as
above required without duly making, anneXing,
subscribing and duly making oath to the affidavit
above required shall, for such omission, forfeit a
penalty of 500, to be sued for and collected in the
same manner as other fines and forfeitures; and
every County Treasurer who shall receive such
return and credit the amount so unpaid and
doubly assessed TO the Town Treasurer without
first requiring such return to be duly verified by
affidavit duly subscribed, sworn to affirmed,
and certified above required, shall for
each such omission forfeit penalty of $500, to
be sued for and collected in the same manner as
other fines and forfeitures and neither said Town
County Treasurer shall be permitted to offer
such unverifed statement in evidence in any set
Element made by them with their respective
Boards of Supervisors auditing officers, nor in
any actions brought against them on their re-
spective official bonds nor in any prosecution
against them for embeZZlement.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March B. 1875. sS~COP4.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01

A CURIOUS story is told of an owl in
Rutherford County, Tenn. A farmer had
for months been steadily losing his
chickens until his flock was reduced to a
very Improbable number. He at last
set steel trap on an old dead limb upon
which the bird of night was in the habit
of lighting. 1t proved effective. But
the owl, though trapped was by no
means fastened. By dint of repeated eff.
forts it succeeded in breaking the string
that held the trap, and scared off with
the latter instrument clinging to its leg
And now comes the wonderful part of
the story: After the lapse of six months
on the honor of a respectable local
journal-that owl was shot within ten
miles of the farmers house, and the trap
was found with its grip Oh the birds leg
unrelaXed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
The Reward of the Single.

THE Chicago Inter-Ocean rises to sug-
gest: "In view of the many weddings
resorted to by married persons for the
purpose, as is alleged by respectable
unmarried person, of laying their
friends under contribution of wooden
spoons, tin kettles, china cups, silver,
gold and precious stones, the spin
sters and bachelors of the United
States deem it unjust to themselves, and
the efforts they sc frequently make
to pacify, wheedle, or otherwise concili-
ate the offspring of the married persons
aforesaid, that they should be denied the
pleasure of a centennial or anniversary
to commemorate their own singleness OF
purpose and unfinching efforts in the
cause of family peace. When bach
cor has completed his twentieth year an
offering might be gift of
receipted tailors' bills, or perhaps a set
of boxing materials, or a volume of Tup-
per. Thirty years of loneliness could be
neatly ushered in with gift of pipes
cigars and other utensils for the adorn-
ment of the silent chamber Forty years
well! A bottle of hair-dye or Bur
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March 10, 1875
Oh PTER 16d

AN ACT relating to Insurance Companies.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SEC. l. ANY fire insurance company organized
created by general or special law of this State
is hereby authorized at any general or special
meeting of its members or stockholders, duly
called or convened, to amend its charter arti
cles of association, so as to provide for the cleo
ton of a Board of Managers, consisting of the
President, Secretary, and not more than
five nor less than three other members
or stockholders, in lieu of its Board of
Directors Trustees, now pro-
vided for by law. The mode and manner of
electing such Board of MANI -ers shall be regu-
lated by the bylaws, and aid Board when duly
elected shall exercise the corporate powers of
that company, and manage the affairs and bust
ness of the same, and be vested with the same
powers exercised by and subject to the same
duties now imposed upon the Directors and Ex-
ecutive Committee of such insurance company,
unless the stockholders in their articles of asso-
citation or bylaws see fit differently to direct or
provide.
SEC. :. All provisions of law in conflict with
the above are hereby repealed
SEC. ). This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 3, 1875 ~ COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March 9. 1875.
pTFR ia

An ACT to amend Chap. 273, General Laws of
ASA, entitled =" An act relating to railroads. ex-
press and telegraph companies in the State of
Wisconsin,
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
SEC. l. Sec. l of Chap. 273 of the General
Laws of 1874, entitled An act relating to
railroads, express and telegraph companies
IL the State of Wisconsin," is hereby
amended to read as follows: All railroads in
the State of Wisconsin are hereby divided into
two classes, to be known as Glass and Glass r
Glass shall ncude all railroads or parts of rail
roads sn the State of Wisconsin now owned or
operated managed or leased either by the ST.
Paul Railway Company, the Chicago & North
western Railway Company or thetWestern Union
Railway Company, except the Madison & PORTAGE
Railroad. Glass shall include all other railroads
or parts of railroads in said State, and all the
provisions relating 10 Glass in the act of which
this is amendatory shall be applied TO those rail-
roads which, by this amendment, Glass B.
SEC. :. All those railroad companies whose
lines of road are now incomplete in proc
ess of construction, and to aid in The building of
which the General Government has donated
grants of land, and which are not exempted from
taxation on said lands for the next five years,
are hereby exempted from the payment of the
license fees required by law for said five years.
SEC. B. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March ,, 1875. sCOP1.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March II, 1875.
CHAPTER 2aS.


AN ACT relating to the fencing of railroads.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SECTION l. All railroad companies in this State
whose roads have been in operation two years or
more in carrying goods and passengers over the
same or over any portion of such roads are here
the necessary farm crossings and cattle guards,
whenever said roads portions thereof have
been so running through inclosed lands, or
through lands that may hereafter be inclosed.
SEC. 2. Any owner or occupant of such iDclosed
lands or lands that may hereafter be inclOsed, if
the railroad company, whose track runs through
such lands, refuses or neglects to comply with
the requirements of the foregoing section, may
give notice in writing to such company to fence
its road so running through his premises, and to
construct the necessary farm crossings and cattle
guards thereon, and if such company, after being
so notified, shall refuse or neglect for the space
of six months to fence its road and to construct
the necessary farm crossings and cattle guards
it shall be liable to pay the owner or oc-
cupant of such premises the sum of ten dollars
for each and every train of cars or for each loco
motive that may thereafter pass through such
premises and over such road, to be recovered in
an action OF trespass against the railroad compa-
ny so offending.
section shall be signed by the person owning or
occupying the land, and shall contain descrIp-
ton OF the premises so owned or occupied, and
may be served on the President, General Man
ager, or Superintendent of such road, or on any
agent having charge OF a station on such road, by
leaving copy thereof with any of said officers.
SEC. 4. Upon the trial of any action arising I'M
der this act against such railroad company it shall
not be necessary for the plaintiff TO prove owner
ship of the land but the proof of possession of the
premises shall be deemed sufficient to entitle him
to sustain such action
SEC. 5. Every Justice of the Peace shall have
concurrent jurisdiction with the Circuit Court of
the county wherein such action may arise against
any railroad company not complying with the
provisions of this act.
Sec 8. All acts and parts Of acts contraven-
ing the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. Z. This act shall be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1875 I@COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March II, 1875. I
CHA PTER 100


AN ACT to amend Chap. 137 OF the General Laws
of 1871 entitled An act to provide for the trial
of ofense upon information and to make the
general laws of the State applicable thereto
The people of the State of Wisconsin, reere-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
SECTION /. Sec. 6 of said Chap 1877 is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: 1t shall be the
duty OF the District Attorney of the proper county
to inquire into and make full examination of all
the facts and circumstances connected with any
case or preliminary examination as provided
by law touching the commission of any offense
wherein the offender shall have beenl or shall be
committed to JAIL Or become recognized or held
in bail, and to file information setting forth the
crime committed according to the facts ascer-
tanned on such examination and from the written
testimony taken thereon, whether it be the same
otfense charged in the complaint which the
examination was had or not but if the
District Attorney shall determine in any
such case that an information ought not
to be filed he shall make, subscribe and
file with the Clerk of the Court statement in
writing containing his reasons, in fact and in law,
for not filing an information in such case; such
statement shall be filed at and during the of
the court at which the offender shall be held for
appearance: PrOUided, That in such case the
court may examine such statement, together with
the evidence filed in the case, and if upon such
examination the court shall not be satisfied with
such statement the District Attorney shall be
directed by the court to file the proper informa-
ton and bring the case to trial.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts COntravenino
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1875. - COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
How Long To Sleep.

How much sleep is necessary to renew
the exhausted energies of the brain and
fit 1t perfectly for It's work must be de-
termined by individual experience; but
as to children it is safe to say they
ought to be INDUCED to the extent of
their inclination. They require more
sleep than adults, and old people, if
their slumbers are sound incline to
sleep at shorter intervals than persons
in the prime of life. The difference in
individuals in this respect is very great.
DR.. COoch mentions a man who sleeps
only fifteen minutes day and enjoys
good health.
Blaine, in his Medical Logic" speaks
of some missionaries in Cuba who re-
duced their sleep to the minimum, that
they might pursue their labors with the
least possible interruption. When forced
to rest they threw themselves on couch
with brass ball in hand over brass
basin. The moment they lost their
consciousness the ball dropped from
their fingers, and, ringing on the basin,
walked them; and this sleep they found
afforded all the recruit that nature de-
manded Seneca declares that Macenas
passed three years without sleeping a
single hour; and Boerhave affirms that
he passed six weeks at one time without
sleep; but neither of these statements is
credible.
Blaine was informed by Gen. Piches,
grew that during his active campaign in
Holland he never for year slept more
than one hour in twenty-four, and the
same is related of Charles XII, during
his wonderful career. Jeremy Taylor,
during part of his life, slept only three
or four hours in the twentyfour; and
Napoleon slept only four or five hours
during his military career; but he was
able to fall asleep at any time in the
midst of his work when he felt drowsy.
John Hunter, the great surgeon, slept
four hours at night and one after dinner.
Sir John Sinclair gives the history of
a man who had reached the advanced
age of ninety-one, and all his life had
slept but four hours in the twenty-four
Sir Walter Scott had said that he was
not entirely himself unless he passed
seven hours in total Inconsistencies.
Southey required ten hours, going to
bed at ten and rising at eight. Sir Will
lam Jones laid down the rule of life for
students in the couplet-
Seven hours to books, to pleasant slumbers
seven,
Ten to the worlds allot and all to Heaven.
Journal Of Commerce
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
CHAPTER 1919.
COPY.

lHuDlSneO MafCn IL, 1873.
AN ACT to provide for the punishment of sell
ing prize packages containing money or other
valuable things, and the selling of photograp his
in certain cases
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
SECTION I. Any person selling Or Offering for
sale any paC lage or packages, commonly known
prize packages, at price greatly in excess of
the real value thereof the representation of the
party selling, or offering for sale, said packages
that said packages, or some of Them contain
check or order for money, or jewelry, or other
valuable thing, shall be deemed guilty of misde
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be pun
more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the
County Jail not exceeding thirty days.
SEC. 2 Any person selling or offering for sale
any photograph or picture price greatly in eX-
cess of the real value thereof, the representa-
ton of the party so selling offering for sale
said photographs or pictures that there is a sum
of money other valuable thing named on the
back ofsaid photographs or pictures, some of
them, which will entitle the purchaser thereto,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by fine of
not less than five dollars not more than fifty dol
lars, by Imprisonment in the County Jail not ex-
ceeding thirty days.
SEC 3. Justices of the Peace and Police JUS
tees shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the
Circuit Court in all cases mentioned IN the fore
going sections.
SEC. a. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March a, 1875 sg@COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March II. 1875. !
on DTED 100


AN ACT to amend Sec. of Chap. 165 of the Gen
eral Laws of 1878, entitled AN act to amend
Chap. 1SS of the General Laws of 1872 entitled
An act to provide for the Incorporation of vii
lages.'n
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. Sec. 3 of Chap. los of the General
Laws of 1878 is hereby amended as follows: Sec.
5. The Village Treasurer shall receive
and take charge of all moneys due said
village or collected by means of any tax,
license, forfeiture, fine or otherwise, I'M
der the authority of this act, or which belongs to
such village; and for this purpose he shall have
and be possessed. within the corporate limits of
said village, of all the power and authority now
vested in Town Treasures within their pective
towns and shall disburse the same only on the
written order signed by the President and counter
stoned bv the Clerk of such village which order
shall specify the amount of money to be drawn.
to whom PAYABLE, the number of the order, and
the object for which it was drawn, and which
shall have been previously authorized by the
Board of Trustees. He shall keep lust and true
account of all moneys coming into his hands as
such Treasurer in suitable books to be provided
by the Board of Trustees for that purpose, which
books shall be and remain the property of such
village: and he shall render an annual account
and settlement TO the said Board of all the trans
actions of his office. which accounting and settle
ment shall be made at the last regular or special
meeting Of such Board prior to the annual village
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
I Published March 9, 1875. !
CHAPTER 16S

AN ACT to authorize municipal corporations to
aid in the construction of railroads.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact follows:
SECTION /. Any county, town, incorporated
city or village in this State is hereby authorized
and empowered and may aid in the construction
of any railroad to be constructed TO. through or
near to such county, town or incorporated citysor
village, as follows The said corporation and the
railroad company may agree upon the terms
upon which such aid shallbe granted in the
same manner is provided in Chap. 1872
of the laws OF 1872, and the acts amenda-
tory thereof, except that it shall be pro-
yided in said agreement that SAID aid shall consist
in TAX not exceeding i'll amount per Centum
of the valuation Of the taxable property therein,
as the same snail appear upon the last previous
assessment roll or as fixed by the last previous
Board of State Equalization, in case of county
proposing to grant such aid; and, in case such
agreement shall be made, an election shall be
held as provided in said Chap. one Hundred and
,elghty-two Of the laws of 1872 and if a majority
of the legal voters who shall vote at such cleo
ton shall vote for the railroad proposition tax
to the amount of aid so voted shall be entered
upon the next assessment roll for such county,
town, city or village, in separate column. and
the same shall be collected III all respects as the
other taxes but shall be kept separate, and the
money collected shall be paid over to such rail
road company; and in case such railroad tax
levied and assessed upon any piece or parcel of
land shall not be paid, such land shall be
sold for the non payment of taxes thereon, in
Guiding the tax for railroad aid. The said COM
papy snail have the right TO purchase at the tax
sale any such lands which shall be sold for the
payment of taxes, including the tax for rail
road aid, and have the price bid therefor applied
on payment of the aid so voted, and in case any
land shall be bid in by the county which was sold
for non payment of said railroad aid tax includ-
ing either taxes, said company shall have the
right TO select and have Endorsed and trans
ferred to them 81 sufficient amount OF such
certificates of sale TO make up the amount
of aid so voted. 1t being the intent and
meaning of this act that such company
shall be entitled TO the proceeds of such a1voted
and assessed az aforesaid, whether In money col
lected or certificates Of SALE TO the amount of the
aid so voted: but the same shall in no event be
an Indebtedness on the part of such county, town,
city or village so voting aid and nothing herein
contained shall be taken or deemed to create any
liability on the part OF such county, town, city or
village to such company. Nothing herein shall
repeal or in any way affect said Chap. 1872 of the
laws of 1874 or any act amendatory thereof.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its r. ssage and publication.
Approved March : 1875 eg~COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Published March 9, 1875. !
CHAPTER 172.

AN ACT to amend Sec. 45 of Chap. 100, Revised
Statutes of Wisconsin, entitled Of courts held
by Justices of the Peace
The people of the State Wisconsin, represented
i'll Senate and Assembly do enact as follows
SEC. I. Sec. % of Chap. 40 of the Re-
vsed Statutes of the State of Wisconsin, entitled
OF courts held by Justices of the Peace is here
by amended to read follows: Sec. As
At the hour named in any process issued by q
Justice of the Peace, at the adjourned hour,
such Justice shall be present and have his Office
open for the transaction of business during all of
such hours. Upon the return OF process duly
served, the Justice shall call the case for trial at
the hour time specified in such process, but
said Justice shall wait one hour after the time
specified i'll such process for the appearance of
both parties unless they sOever Isooner] appear
SEC. ?. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March a. 1875. sy@COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-01
Wheeler E. Wilson's Sewing Machines.

We call attention to the Wheeler &
Wilson advertisement in our columns.
This well-known Company has the most
advantageous facilities for supplying the
public with Sewing Machines, on as
favorable terms as the business will al
low. They warrant all their work, and
it is matter of Importance to the pur-
chaser to deal with Company whose
position and permanence give assurance
that their guaranty will be fulfilled. They
have agencies and offices throughout the
civilized world for furnishing needles,
thread and other necessary supplies, and
have an established reputation tor relia-
bility and fair dealing.