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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

THE taking of testimony in the Spof-
ford Kellogg case closed Ian. %.
SEC. SCHURz received telegram Jan.
22nd from Gen. Hatch announcing that
a delegation of southern Ute Indians
had started for Washington.
IT was reported in Washington Jan.
23d that Ex-Governor Pinchba of Lou.
1siana, would be appointed naval officer
of New Orleans.
THE senate naval comm ittee, SAYS a
dispatch of Jan. %, has agreed to report
favOrably on the nomination of DR..
Phillip S. Wales, to be chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery, and
surgeon-general of the amy.
THE Post Dispatch newspaper office OF
st. Louis, was damaged by fire to the
amount of $4,000 at an early hour Jan.
20. The presses were badly scorched
and considerable material destroyed, but
the paper appeared as usual in the even
ing. The loss is covered by insurance.
THE president, on the goth of January
nominated Pascal P. Kidder to be col
lector of customs at Dunkirk, N. Y.
John Cook, Ill, .. S. Indian agent al
Rosebud agency, Dakota; Milo A. Boyn-
ton, Michigan, Indian agent at Pueblo
agency, Arizona; pOstmasters-Miss Hat.
tie Lucas, at Ames, Iowa; Abram Har.
kins, at Rochester, MINI. Albert W. Sun.
cock, at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A BOILER explosion in a sawmill in
Cleveland burst Jan. gath, instantly kill
ing Joseph Grant and seth Degarno.
AT Brazil, Ind :, Jan. 22nd, R. R. Rob.
erts, coal operator, was blown to pieces
by the explosion of boiler at his mine.
William Elder and Jones, blacksmith
were so badly injured that they will die.
THE wholesale drug house of Robert
B. Smith, at Alton, Illinois, was burned
January 22nd together with the Alton
EUeniRg Telegraph and the job printing
house of Beall & Danevers. Smiths
loss is about 100000; insured for $780,
600. The printing offices were only par
TALLY insured.
On the morning of j an, 23rd material
train on the Virginia & Midland road, at
Rockfish station, Is miles south of
Charlottesville, Va, ran off the track at
the bridge, down an embankment of so
feet, killing Conductor Dabrey Wilson
and two brakemen, and seriously in
juring Capt. II. d. Lucket and six road
hands. Six cars were completely
wrecked.
THEnews sent from Augusta, late in the
night of Jan. 23d, was rather exciting
Ine luSlOn Legislature ndu ulsCuSSeu tne
propriety of submitting another set of
questions to the supreme court, but had
finally laid the question over until Mon
day. All sorts of rumors were current
about the militia. Gov. Davis ordered
three companies Of infantry to guard the
capitol, and great excitement followed
this order. A Calling gun was placed in
the capitol and things began to leok de-
cidedly serious.
A TERRIBLE occurrence took place last
night four miles south of Centerville,
Mich, says telegram of Jan. 22nd,
it being no less than the burning of the
residence of Mr.. John n. Smith, of
Sherman township, and the perishing of
MIR. Smith in the flames. The house
took fire in the kitchen. The family all
got out, and Mr.. Smith went back to get
out some household effects, and over
come with the smoke, lost his life. He
was juror at the present term of court.
EMIL WESTERN, employed at the Pc.
oria, ILL.,, plow works, met with fatal
accident Jan. %. He was passing under
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
CRIME.

A TELEGRAM from Trinidad, Col, Jan.
Gath, says several hundred cowboys are
encamped between that city and Los
Vegos. On Thursday night fifteen of
them entered Los Vegos, killed the city
marshal and two citizens and wounded
five others.
A ROCKFORD, ILL.,, dispatch Of Jan.
goth says Daniel Brill, hitherto reputa-
bic citizen, has been convicted Of perjury
and sentenced to one year in the peni-
tentiary. His perjury consisted in swear
ing, as witness, that he drank cider
when he drank beer. The dispatch says
this decision will have the effect to close
the "cider" and lemonade" subterfuge,
aNd knocks about the last prop from IN
der the illicit liquor-selling business.
The governor of Illinois, says a dis
patch of Jan. 26, has commuted the SEN
tence of William Marshall to one year.
Marshall was convicted of horse stealing
by the Macoupin county circuit court in
March, 1879, and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. His sentence
is commuted on recommendation of the
judge and states attorney On the ground
that the sentence was excessive, though
it was the minimum fixed by law.
A DAsTARDLY attempt was made to
wreck train on the Illinois Central,
near Mendoza, H., last night, says dis
datch of the 22d inst. The rails had
been piled on the track, and as the train
struck the distractions they were scat
tered and the cars saved from being
thrown from the track, not, however, un-
til one coach was badly splintered; but
fortunately none of the passengers were
injured. This is the third attempt at
train-wrecking that has occurred recently
on that road.
The jury in the case of James l. Cros-
by, on trial at Mayville, n. Y, for the
murder of his wife last summer, came
into court last night, says telegram of
Jan. 22nd, with a verdict of not guilty,
and the prisoner was discharged by
Judge Barker. When court adjourned
at O'Clock the judge announced the
ringing of the courthouse bell would in
dictate that the jury had agreed on its
verdict. When the bell pealed forth at
the solemn hour of midnight, the mother
of the accused, an old lady, fell in a fit,
and at a late hour was in a critical con-
dition. The rush for the courthouse,
when the bell was heard, was something
which terrified people, many of the citi-
zens rushing thither halfdressed and
with their clothing in their hands. When
the foreman announced the verdict the
prisoner cried for joy, though he stoutly
maintained his innocence Throughout
the trial and said he knew he should be
acquitted. After being congratulated
by his friends they bore him triumph
antly away. And thus ends the Filing
ton murder mystery, which has claimed
the attention of. all Chautauqua for the
past two weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
MAIN E NEWS

AN Augusta telegram of JAN Goth,
says the fusionists had raised 2,400 men
to capture the state capitol.
THE Fusionists met at Union Hall,
Jan. %, but only part of the members
were present. Dickey put in the follow
ing order, that p. A Sawyer, Secretary
of State, be directed to notify the NUM-
cipal officers Of towns and plantations
that new valuation of the state is to be
made by this legislature; that said Off
GERS may appear and be heard, and that
particular notice, with great seal of state
affixed, be forwarded to the towns of
Ellsworth and Brunswick, stating that
their representatives have Withdrawn
themselves from this house and senate.
THE republican legislature met as
usual January %. An amendment to the
constitution was proposed providing for
the election of a governor by plurality
vote. The fusionists met and instructed
the proper committee to consult with the
Portland auth critics with a view to Sc
curing quarters in that city for the legis-
lative and executive branches of the flu
sion government. A telegraphic an
swer was received from the mayor of
Portland, saying that city could not fur
nish suitable rooms. The city of Bidde-
ford sent word that the legislature would
be given quarters there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
The Innocent Old Man.
Detroit Free Press.

The other day the police at the Union
depot noticed a feeble looking old man
wandering In and out to kill time until
his train should depart, and he several
times displayed quite roll of bills, he
was cautioned to look out for pick
pockets and confidence men.
Wouldn't anybody rob old man
like me, would they?" He innocently
asked
The warning was repeated, but he
logged around as before, and after q
time was seen in consultation with
two strangers who had walked him
around to the wharf. An officer got
him away from them, and angirly
said:
Didn't warn you against strangers ?
Those fellows are after your money!
''But now can they get it when 1 have
it in ny pocket and my hand on it all
tb. slme?"
"Well, you look out"
"Yes, [ will look out; but I don't
want to be uncivil. When anybody
talks to me, / like to talk back"
The strangers soon had him on the
string again, nnd in about quarter of
an hour they left him in hurried
manner, and he sauntered into the
depot with his wallet in his hand.
"Therel You've let EN- 'beat your"
exclaimed the officer. Chow much did
you lend them?"
"Wall they wanted $780," he slowly re-
piled.
"And you handed it over, of course ?"
II give 'em $50 bill and got $50
back.
"Well, you'll never see the bill
again."
81 kinder hope notw he chuckled, as
he drew down his eye. 'tIt was a
counterfeit which my son found in
Troy, and, being as I am very old and
innocent, and not up to the tricks of
the wicked world guess I'll git into the
cars before somebody robs me of my
bootsl If any one should come around
looking for me, please say I'm not at
home!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
NO. 6.
mences to bang and tootle sweet music,
uatll the heart of the tender creature
within is softened, and they let him in.
Catching and Canning Sardines.
Boston Journal.

These little creatures are caught in
nets, and after being well washed the
heads are cut off and the fish are
spriukled lightly with fine salt. After
lying for few hours they are placed on
grids in rows almost perpendicular.
The frames are then placed in pans
containing boiling olive oil. This oil is
changed as often as it becomes too
black and dirty for containing the cook
ing process. As soon as the fish are con-
sidered sufficiently cooked they are
withdrawn from the pans of oil and the
grids are placed on tables covered with
zinc, the surface of the tables inclining
toward groove in the center. The oil
is thus carried to vessel prepared to
receive it. Around these tables stand
the women, whose business it is to pack
the fish closely and uniformly in boxes.
The boxes being full, the fish are cover
ed with fresh oil, and the lids of the
boxes soldered down. Thus hermeti.
cally sealed they are placed in wire
basket and immersed in boiling water.
The smaller boxes are thus boiled for
about an hour, and the larger ones
somewhat longer, in proportion to the
size Of the box. The fish are then ready
for the market, and, being packed in
cases, are sent to the ends of the earth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
A. jelly Wedding.
London Globe.

In Central America is country call
ed Towka, and without doubt the Tow
kans, whatever else they may be are the
jolliest people in the world at a wedding.
They appear to be such an ignorant
race as to be unable to keep record of
the age of their children, except in a
manner somewhat similar to that
adopted by Robinson Crusoe with his
notched post for an almanac. The
Towkans, however, do not notch their
children. They hang round their necks
at birth a string with one bead on, and
at the expiration of year they add
another bead, and so on, the main OBJ
iect beng seemingly that there may be
no mistake when the young people ar
rive at manageable age. When a
girl numbers fifteen beads she is mar
riageable, but the young man must
possess necklace of twenty before be
is reckoned capable of taking on him
self SO serious a responsibility. But the
wedding feast is the thing.
The invited guests assemble On what
answers to our village green, and set in
their midst is a canoe, the property of
the bridegroom, brimming with palm
wine, sweetened with honey and thick
ened with crushed plantains. The
drinking cups are calabashes, which
are set floating in the fragrant liquor,
and seated round it, the company fall
to-a mark of politeness being to drink
out of as many calabashes that have
been drank out of by somebody else as
possible. 1t should be mentioned, how
ever, to the Towkan's credit that his
bride is not present at this tremendous
drinking bout, or, rather, boat. She
remains in her parents hut, and when
her intended has finished with the
calabashes, he takes his whistle of bam-
boo and his "tom-tom," which is a hol-
low little log, tied over at each end
with bits of leather, and. seating him
self at the door of the dwellisg of his
parents-in-law in prospective, ne COM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
In the SmOking-t ar.
New York Sun.

AS car 113 of the Third avenue line
was circling from Chatham street into
the Bowery, yesterday afternoon, it was
hailed by a stout, middle-ageG lady,
who slowly got in and took seat at the
upper end, but before the conductor
was prepared to collect her fare she
perceived that about half of the pas
sengers were smoking.
''Is this a smoking car ?" she demand
ed, with fire in her eye and a fve-cent
piece in her hand.
The conductor admitted that it was.
"And can't you stop this smoking ?"
she asked.
"No, madam" said the conductor,
politely, 81 can't"
"Then," said the lady, threatingly.
"Ill get out"
The conductor smiled feebly.
The lady restored the nickel to her
purse, arose with difficulty, and made
her way to the rear platform.
perhaps, if You can't stop the smok-
ing, you can stop the car" she said,
snappishly.
This was quickly done. The cIang
of the bell soon brought the car to a
standstill.
"Now, ask you for the last time" /"
said the lady, as she stood with one
foot on the step, "are you or are you
not going to stop that smoking? ?"
81 can't do it, madam" said the con-
ductor, piteously, 81 can't indeed"
"Then," said the lady, '1et the car
proceed. I'll never draw back" and
she re-entered and took her former
seat,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
A Lady Clerk.
New York Graphic.
Ill

Customer to lady clerk in very large
store:
Customer-"Show me some pins"
Lady clerk talks on to the next lady
clerk:
"And he said that she-and he-took
her to Wallack's-and he-and she
opera-and he"
Customer-"Will you show me some
pins?"
Lady clerk goes indiferently to shelf
and takes down box of pins, giving
customer impression that she had
heard the first request, but wasn't quite
ready to attend to it. Lady clerk puts
the box negligently down before GUS
toner and goes on talking: "And he
was-every highland land She
and ne-O; / knew they were there
and land he-and She"
CT want English pins"
L. @. (glances at customer as if very
much annoyed that any other pins
should be called for other than those it
is most convenient to take down. Puts
box back very leisurely, talking as usu-
aD-"And land he-and she. o,
I'm sure | saw him-and / and he
and She"
C.-"Have you any English pins ?"
L. C.-No; and land he-and she
at the opera-and l."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
GRAND RAPIDS WIS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 $780,

the elevator, which was raised to the
second story, when the elevator, which
had been overloaded, broke loose and
came down with crash. Western was
struck on the top of the head by a large
iron bolt in one corner OF the elevator,
which penetrated the brain about four
inches. He died while being taken to
his home He was a single man.
A CALEDONIA, Mimi, special of Jan
Goth says: This place is in a ferment of
excitement over the suicide by shooting
of F. Wyatt Cook, probate judge, man
of many friends and popular with all
who knew him. He had he'd the Office
for fourteen years, and al the last cleo
ton was defeated, on the ground that he
had been in Office long enough. About
the same time he lost nearly all his
property in indiscreet speculation, and
these two things preyed so upon HIM
that he became insane, his friends
believing that he was in that
condition for some time previous to his
death. Ten days ago he left home. say
ing that he was going to La Crosse, and
was not again seen until Thursday, when
he arrived at La Crosse from Chicago.
He had evidently been drinking, and
was unable to tell where he had been.
His friends wers notified by telegraph,
and took him home. He fancied he had
done something horrible, for which he
was to be mobbed, but as he appeared
perfectly harmless he was allowed to
stay at home. Friday afternoon, while
sitting with his wife, he said: Il am in
bad way" and drawing revolver shot
himself in the right temple, from the
effects of which he died at 10 o'clock
that night. He was buried Sunday by
the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
He leaves wife but no children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
ALEADYILLE ROMANCE
The New Town Has One Of the Interest
ing Episodes SO Frequent Elsewhere.

Leadville has had its love romance
and elOpement and all that sort of soft
thing, and Leadville is making a name
IN other matters besides mining and
smelling. 1t has daily paper, the
Daily Democrat, and the city has attained
the dignity of furnishing its own news
paper sensations. 1t is coming on and
may be first Class town yet. 1t is re-
lated that about a year ago a strange
young man, who called himself Jerry
Briggs, went to Leadville and began to
build himself a cabin on some vacant
land, great deal of which was lying
loose around there. He built lis house
with his own lone hands, and in a month
he had roof and place whereon to
lay his head. Soon after Jerry had fin
ished his house a beautiful young lady
arrived in the Leadville stage from the
East and Jerry Briggs was on hand to
help her out and salute her as dear
friend. The couple hurried off to the
office of justice and were married and
without further ceremony they went
arm in arm to Briggs cabin and took
up their abode there as husband andwife
Mrs. Lillian Briggs, nee Brown, became
popular for her prettiness, and was the
reigning beauty of Leadville. The Tap
pan house was built, Mrs. Tappan be-
ing the proprietor of the hotel. She
wanted DAY clerk and a night clerk,
and engaged a young man named AL
bert Mckinney, who hailed from Chi
cago, as the former, and Jerry Briggs as
tie latter, and Briggs and his pretty
wife took lodgings in the hotel. Lillian
Briggs was regarded as 6, very proper
young woman until she began to show
symptoms of liking the day clerk as
much as she did the night clerk. Mrs.
Tappan talked to her in a motherly
manner, but Lillian said there was moth
ing wrong, and Briggs never doubted
his wife's love and fidelity. 1t was a
sort OF "Box and Cox" business with
the two clerks, and they were never in
each others way. Thus one day there
came a surprise for Briggs. His wife
kissed him goodbye over the counter
and said she was going to dressmaker's
to get gown cut out. There was moth
ing unusual in her manner. She did
not come back that night, nor has she
been back since. The day clerk, Nc
Kinney, vacated his position and disap-
peared from Leadville at the same time.
The runaway couple were seen together
on train eastward bound. In day or
two after the elopement Jerry received
a letter from Lillian warning him not to
follow her, as she did not intend to live
with him any more, and telling him
that she wished to use the money in OBJ
tanning a divorce from him, and would
return it as soon as she could. The
money mentioned was $400, and Jerry's
savings at Leadville, of which Lillian
was the custodian. Mrs. Tappan finds
her hotel receipts about 1000 short,
and has Only her late night clerk to
look to for that amount. So it seems
the eloping couple got away pretty well
fixed for travelling, and Leadville looks
upon the affair as very neat and pref
ty romance for beginning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
A GILMAN, Ill. dispatch Of Jan. ]

A AGILMAN, H., dispatch of Jan. IA
says: The death of JOHN Norvell, in
this city, last night, has revealed sim
gular case of fatality. T. A. Norvell,
the father. has raised to maturity eleven
children. Ten of them are dead, the
last three deatns coming almost within
as many months. Abraham NorveIl
went to Kansas last spring, and was
murdered in August last, within mile
or two of Abilene, by one John Drake,
who was familiar with Abe's wife.
Drake was arrested and is now under
sentence. About two months ago Jo-
seph Norven went to work for the Hi
nois Central at Cairo, and while in the
discharge of his duty was run over by
train, and his leg afterward had to be
amputated. He died on the second
day, and was brought to Onarga and
buried on Monday last. About ten
days ago John Norvell was taken sick
with lung fever. and died last night,
leaving only Mr. and Mrs. Noryel and
widowed daughter out of family of
thirteen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-29
A Little Romance.
From the New York Sun.

James Treadwell is a republican Just
ice of the peace in Glen Castle, Broome
county. A. II. Place is his neighbor.
and democrat. Mr.. Place was also a
justice of the peace until last fall. Then
he was elected associate justice on the
democratic ticket. Squire Treadwell
fought hard against Places election, and
there has been feeling of bitterness
between them ever since.
Squire Treadwell has handsome
and accomplished daughter, 19 years of
age. Squire place has son about %
years old. They were engaged to be
married. Squire Treadwell's political
bias was so great that he ordered his
daughter to cease all relations with
young Place or his family. On Friday
of last week the pair eloped. They
went to Choconut Center, where they
were married by Methodist minister.
They remained with a sister of the
brides for day or two, when the young
wife returned to her fathers house.
Squire Treadwell at once locked up his
daughter in a room by herself, and re-
fused to allow her husband to see her
when he called. Young Place procured
a writ of habeas corpus, and Squire
Treadwell was compelled to deliver his
daughter to the custody of constable.
The parties appeared before Judge
Edwards for hearing. When Mrs.
Place was taken into the court room she
saw her husband within the bar. She
ran to him and threw herself in his
arms. Judge Edwards eliciting the
facts that both bride and groom were of
age and shat the only objection to the
marriage was the bitter partisan feel
ing on the part of the brides father.
gave the wife into her husbands
charge.