Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-07

creating for it market since it has
been made accessible by means of tn,
". G. r. R.
Mr. Pratt informed US that the pine
upon three townships comprising los
sections, has been estimated at 500. OOC
600 feet. Mills are being built rapid.
ly, and the forest Will soon be yielding
Its tribute to the great lumber mar.
kets of the world.
Ofto the north, and visible on a
clear day, is bayfield,, and intervening.
the ancient settlement of La Pointe,
where Father Marquette established a
mission over two hundred and fifty
years ago. The old village is full OF
old land marks which makes it inter
esting to the tourist.
Duluth is about so miles Northwest
from Ashland. The Central road con
templates junction with the North
Pacific road at point some forty miles
west Of Duluth, the present season.
The CHEoUXEGoN"
This excellant hotel was
opened to the public last August. It
is one Of the finest in the State, can
accommodate nearly a hundred guests
and is home in the perfect mean
ing of the term. The proprietors,
Messrs Address & Pratt, assisted bv
Mr.. c. NJ. Williams, Clerk, are win
ming an enviable reputation as 'shotc'
men" who know how to meet the
wants of the tourist. The Appoint
rnents of the house are perfect in ev.
cry particular The house is growing
III popular favor and will be crowded
the coming season, as it was the pas
summer, with guests from every state
in the union.
We called at the Ashland Press of.
fee, but found Sam. Fiield at Madi-
sou, caring for the wants Of Sam. and
a numerous constituency On the
morning Of Wednesday, sc arose a
5 and started homeward under the
conductorship of Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell
knows how to run train. He is cour
teous and attends strictly to business
though he is chock full of fun which
finds unlimited vent between Ashland
ana the lower towns where business be
gins to "look up" We stepped at Fl
field where we found Godfrey no
the boss of "'Godfrey's cordial" 70
George has quit the cordial business
and is looming up into a first clas
man. every inch of him. Finishing
our business and making the crooked
straight We shipped from Fifeld
Thursday at II, a nj with conductor
De Witt. another Of the good looking
conductors of the Central" and :
man who attracts, rather than repels
by his uniform courtesy. We reached
Stevens Point IN the evening, and stop
pirg at the Mansion House, we rested a
ter our long jaunt offour hundred miles
ready to start for home vi0 Pl over TIN
next day. We reached home on tn
p m G B. & VI. train satisfied tina
northern Wisconsin is big coun.
try, and that it is but just blossnHing
promising al abundant fruitage err
another decade shall roll around
A rumor was circulated in gu
streets, last Saturday to the effect tina
President Hayes had been assassinatet
the previous evening by Judge Goth
rem, IN fit of dclerium The repor
was brought by two travelling met
from Toniah, who said the report wa
current there, having just come owe
the wires. We Immediately went t.
the q. B. /. NJ. depot to ascertain ii
like rum0r was afloat at the Bay
TO our surprise we ascertained thu
the report was in circulation there
but that it was not credited. W.
looked upon the matter as hoax, a
it proves to have been. The first ru
NOR was, that the Judge sought pr
yate interview With the President;
that he riddled his body with FIVE ball
causing his death at IL clock ?. NJ
A subsequent report stated that i
was Judge Barron who did the deed
Strange indeed, how such reports hav,
birth.
At the close OF Mr.. Lewis re
marks at the Open Temple meeting
last Sabbath. evening, the speaker invi
ted most cordially the members Of the
Temple TO become Christians and help
to extend the Gospel work, whereup OF
the Worthy Chief Templar in re
spouce thanked the speaker for hi.
invitation, and extended as cordially
an invitation 70 Christians to become
pillars III the Temple We thank botF