Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-03

which pay more school tax than they
receive from the state, ranging from
S43 in Edgar to S116,696 in Cook.
ZENAs DUNBAR, one of the oldest men
in that section, died In Yorkville last
Saturday. He was a soldier in the war
of 1912, and came to this state in 1912.
PEORIA distilleres consumed 3,001,-
sos bushels of grain last year, produc-
ing therefrom 11,520,360 gallons of
spirits. The tax on the spirits amounted
to 6,669, ,604.
Mr.. RANK, of Oswego, has invented
and patented an anti-friction journal
bearing, which can be applied to all
wheels, enabling them to run entirely
without grease and with one-third less
power.
The Illinois Central will put on fast
train about April ], Cor the purpose of
bringing early vegetables and fruit to
the northern markets. II will run from
New Orleans and make eight hundred
and fifty miles in thirty-six hours.
IOWA.
NOTHING but private whisky bottles
are tolerated in Dunlay.
SALOON licenses cost 81 900 in Wood
blne, and saloon men don't go where
the Woodbine twineth.
INTEMPERATE habits led Victor Haro-
ney, of Avoca, to end his life with
strychnine the other day.
CHA KEE, Chinaman who keeps a
wash-house in Dubuque, was stabbed
in the forehead while in bed, and rob-
bed of $40.
Hon. S. III. MALLORY, of Charlton,
is about to build a residence, which it is
said will be the most elegant and costly
in Iowa.
'HELL Closed for Repairs" is the title
of lecture now being inflicted upon
the patiently lecture-suffering people of
Iowa, by one Jamison.
JAMES LEES, of Delaware county, aged
q, committed rape upon Lily LIbe, a
fifteen year old daughter of Adam Libe
of that county, while she was on her
way home from school few days ago.
On Saturday morning the floor of the
store owned by John Simplot, of
Dubuque, in which were stored thirty
five thousand bushels of oats, gave way
with crash, precipitating the grain
and debris into the cellar.
The IolUa City Republican says there is
to be a grand band tournament held in
that city some time in April or May.
The bands of Muscatine, Cedar Rapids,
Marengo, Marshalltown and other towns
are expected to participate.
PARsoN TAYLOR, of Webster county,
tied rope round his neck, then climb
ed tree and connected the other end
of the rope to one of the branches and
jumped-into the other world. Finan-
cial disabilities were the cause.
JAMES ELLIOTT, of Hopeville, Clark
county, an old and much respected citi-
zen, left his home last week for Osceola,
intending to return in a few days, and
has not since been seen. He had 5000
with him when he left home which he
paid to parties in Osceola.
SAMUEL EPLEY, of Bloomfield, an en-
ploye in a saw-mill at that place, had
his left arm cut diagOnally across the
elbow joint, severing the muscles and
tendons, and was also cut over the abdo-
men and into the groin by falling on a
circular saw while in motion.
A FARMER near Charles City has been
experimenting with wheat grown last
season, for the purpose of ascertaining
how far it could be depended upon for
seed, and the result was anything but
encouraging. He got forty kernels of
wheat from each of fifteen different
farms, and under the most favorable
circumstances, the grain being sown in
boxes and kept at a temperature of
from SO to rs degrees, an average of
little less than half the kernels grew.