Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-12-08
GENERAL NOTES

THE mayor of Council Bluffs sends out
official notice that there is not case of
smallpox in that city.
THE national butter and cheese conven-
tion passed resolution favoring law to
prevent adulterations of dairy products.
A Boston jury has convicted Gardner A.
Fuller and Capt. E. F. Mosher of conspir-
acy to defraud Daniel Goodenow out of the
bark Western Sea.
THE postoffice at Little Rock is still in
charge of Special Agent Cameron. K. A.
Edgerton and Jefferson Botsford are the
chief candidates for the position.
THE National Sunday School union of
the Methodist church is holding it's nine
teenth annual session at Indianapolis, with
Rev. ]. NJ. Freeman, of New York, in the
chair.
A PISTOL, supposed to be that with
which LEROY killed Gold in an English
railway coach, has been found beside the
track of the Brighton line.
SEVEN Kentuckians lolding graveyard
insurance policies for $50, ,000 on persons
recently deceased are a. Harrisburg with
an attorney, engaged in the effort to col
lect something.
THE public debt, less the cash in the
treasury, is $1,778,2S5, ,34G. The decrease
for November was $7,29,126. The coin
certificates in circulation amount to ST.
81, $50.
FIFTY-NINE members bf the Tammany
society of New York, miny of whom have
been personal friends John Kelly, have
deserted the organization, and are likely
to ally themselves with The county democ-
racY,
Ar Bowling Green. K T., E. G. Logan,
managing editor of The Courier-Journal,
of Louisville, was married to Miss Lena
Covington, and sisterof the bride was
united to Robert F. DuhneY.
THE federal grand jury at Omaha has
found true bills against Superintendent
Corbin, of the Sidney aid Deadwood stage
line; G. F. Iddings, agent at Sidney, and
Fred Clary postmaster 1t the latter point,
for star route frauds.
ONa valuation of $R5, 5,O0O The Times
and The Democrat, of lew Orleans, will
be consolidated next week. Major Bourke
holds a controlling interest, thirty-6ve
business men joining him in the enter
prise.
SISTER RosALIE, well known through.
out the west, died of consumption, at
! Leavenworth, Kan. Fifty Sisters of Char
ity participated in the requium mass,
and six of the number accompanied the
body to the grave in the capacity of pail
| bearers.
AT the regular weeklt sale OF the Cedar
Rapids dairy board OF trade, the other
day, 10000 pounds of hltter were sold at
prices ranging from SO % 60 cents, the av-
erage being over 45 cents. 1t is fair to
presume that the stock was the very best
on exhibition at the national convention.
AT the annual meeting of Erie stock
| holders, Hugh J. Jewdt and a party OF
his friends were chosen directors. A div
idend of per cent on the preferred stock
was declared, ard like sum will be paid
on the income bonds The gross earnings
were $20,715, sos, and the working ex-
penses $13, ,256, ,23O.
The marriage of August Belmont, Jr
and Miss Bessie H Morgan took place al
the church of the Ascension, in New
York, in presence OF large number ot
invited guests. The ceremony was per
formed in English stE by Rev. DIR. John
Cotton Smith. Barn Won RothschilC
sent the bride necklace of diamonds
one of the stones being the most valuable
on this side of the Athntic. The happy
couple will sail for Europe to-day.