Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-08-25
TIMELY TOPICS.

THERE have been heavy rains of late
Just where the rains at this season of
the year are most rare,-in Arizona.
Bridges and portions of railroad tracks
have been carried away and the run
ming of trains interrupted.
| WILLIAM G. FARGO, of Buffalo, left
his widow their elegant residence and
an annuity of $15, 900. The remainder
Of his estate is divided into thirds, for
two daughters and bevy of grand
children.
THE rapid growth of Dakota is shown
IN the fact that, exclusive of railroad
property, the assessed valuation by the
territorial board of equalization aggre-
gates S30,000,0O0, which is an increase
! OF 81 per cent in one year.
A GANG of murderous desperadoes at
the White River district, near Fayette
vile, Ark, who killed city marshal
and deputy sheriff six weeks ago in the
streets of Fayetteville, hold the coun-
try IN terror and have threatened to
burn the town. 4 company is to be
raised and armed for their suppress
sion.
SOME Of the papers of the Dakota
Territory are discussing a proposition
to hold a delegate convention at Fargo
at an early day, at which all parts Of
the Territory shall be represented, to
take definite action looking to a divis-
ion Of the Territory and State Organi-
zation. All parts of Dakota are now
rapidly filling up and are developing,
and the question of Statehood will soon
have to be met and decided.
AT a place called Witt, in southern
Illinois, the thermometer, on the 18th
inst, was at 113 in the shade. A dis
patch says the air was red-hOt, and was
whitening up the corn. The corn crop
in that region will be failure. On the
same day day, at Nashville, Tenn, the
temperature was Ill in the shade.
There had been no rain for over a
month, and the corn crop is a failure.
SOMEBODY has stolen the pieces of
bone which came from the presidents
wound few days ago. The surgeons,
who need them in making up the re-
port Of the case, have made a close
search for them, and have reached the
conclusion that a relic-gatherer has
taken them in. When the relic mania
takes hold Of man, no sense of de-
corum, of decency, or of right can re-
strain his vandal hand. Nothing is too
sacred, nothing too valuable, and moth
| ing too hideous to escape contiscation.
A piece Of the rope with which man
was hanged, is a precious treasure to
the relic lupatc. A scrap of linen
| touched with the blood of a great man
dying, has been the most important
article IN a museum.
In spite of all protests, calumnies,
scandals. abuses, and restrictions the
American hog las boldly walked into
Europe and ttken possession Of the
market as the deapest, best, and most
wholesome hog in the world. The
efforts to ruin his character with trichi-
nous insinuatiOns have miserabIy fail
ed. In spite o. all the restrictions, his
expectation fr9m this country to Eu-
rope has steadily increased. During
the three months ending March 81
bacon and hams were exported to the
value of 1922 ,991, against $14,973,-
407 in the first three months of 1880.
The export Of lard was $1O,914,630,
against $7.2@837 in the same period
ofthe previous year, and the shipments
of pork am, lnted to $2,770, 578, against
| 81, 3,793 IL 1880. The exports of
hams and bacon, in fact, for these
three months was almost half as great
as that of The whole year 1880, which
looks well for the American hog.
France still keeps him out, likewise
Italy, but everywhere else he is well
come. The people like him, want him,
and will have him, and it only needs
ordinary precautions at home to make
him friendat every freside in Eu-
rope, and to rmove the absurd preju-
dices which e2ist against him in Italy
and France.