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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08
County Clerks List
TAX DEED NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK, \
Waon TpF-N-rryr W.

GRAND RAPIDS, August 4th, 1881 J
Notice is hereby given that the following de-
scribed lands, city and village lots in the county
of Wood, and state of Wisconsin, were for the
non payment of taxes, sold by the County Treas
Of said county, on the 18th day of May, 1879.
for the taxes OF 1878. The amount set opposite
each tract of land is the amount of taxes. inter.
est and fees due thereon, computed up 10 the last
day of redemption. Now therefore, unless the
taxes, interest and fees are paid on the following
described tracts Of land on or before the 18th day
of May, 1882, on application to the County Clerk
the lands will be conveyed by tax deed to the
purchaser or holder of the tax sale certificate OF
certificates against any of said tracts of lands
city or village lots. F. J. WOOD,
County Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08
Unknown,

7. KabIin-All That part Of fractional lot
III section township - II of range 6
east lying west of Water street in the
city Of Grand Rapids and bordering
upon the Wisconsin river intending to
include all that portion of said tract
aforesaid, lying west of Water street,
excepting lots ! and of block -, old
plat OF Grand Rapids, the same being
the property upon which is situated
the Rablin saw mill, planning mill and
foundry ; the two last being situated
on what is known as Foundry Island
in the Wisconsin river
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08

Elizabeth Baker-A part of section II,
town -, II of range e, being in Wood
county, Wis, described as follows, to-
wit: Commencing ut point in the cen
ire of the highway p rods and 10 links
of quarter post, between sec and II,
town -, IL of range E, running thence
5 rods, 20 rods. II rods " 20 rods to
place Of beginning, the above described
description intending to cover all the
part of blk 3 in Woods addition which
was sold to Elizabeth Baker, by Joseph
Wood by deed dated May 9th, 1885, be-
fore said addition was plated, and be-
ing those lots upon which are situated
the house and barn of Elizabeth Baker,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-08
Henry Belant,
Geo Neeyes.
% fl fri Matnr 81

Il. II. Compton-A part of fractional lot
: section II town - range e. Com
mencing al the NV corner of Nick Win
kles lot, run sw along the road leading
to Plover, thence back from said road
100 #, being lot 80 by 100 #, known
as the barber shop lot; said tract being
a part oflot II block 81, Neeyes LIST and
and % addition to Grand Rapids.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03
APPRECM ZION.
Editors EK Mt. Pilot

E1JIO1J EM 1Nk. xJLO4
GENrLEMEN-After IN absence OF
several months, to my home in Salina,
Kansas, l find on returning here
many substantial improvements in
the town, which shows the confidence
the business men and mine owners
have in this camp; and from what
have seen of the mines in this district
/ Judge their confidence is not mis-
placed. l do not believe there is an
other camp in the world that can
show SO many rich fssure veins as
this can. l spent several months in
this camp last season and visited most
of the mines being opened and work
ed, and there are hundreds as rich
yet to be opened, but the great want
in the camp is capital. Now how are
we to get that here is the great ques-
ton with many mine owner, To
those ! would say, send your paper
broadcast throughout the east where
there are millions awaiting for a good
chance to invest.
Right here, Messrs Editors, I wish
to give credit to whom credit is due.
For what have done in getting capi-
tai to help my friend and self to de-
velop our claims, we owe the PILor
much, for to great extent it was the
means of organizing two companies in
the east who will expend large sums of
money in this district the coming
season. Notwithstanding we had the
samples out of our claims to show
their value, yet they amounted to
nothing when compared to the articles
in the PILOT (Which reached US each
week). setting forth the facts in a
plain, honest manner, and giving the
latest news as to new and rich finds.
1t was power that told on men, do
ing more good than the talk of
dozens. tell you, boys, there is
nothing that will help build up rich
camp 80 fast as good, honest paper,
but We must buy it and send it all
over the land so that men may know
where we are and that the mountains
upon which we have driven our stakes
is one vast store house of wealth.
Thanking you for what you have
done for the camp as we'll as for my
self, / shall do what little l can to
help sustain the PlLoT in the future
and hope all my brother miners as
we'll az business men of the camp may
do Likewise. Truly yours, y
H. !. Parker.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03
real. ESTATE AND MINING
TRANSFERS.

The following is a record of the
real estate and mining transfers in the
Ruby mining district, Gunnison coun-
ty, for the week ending Wednesday,
Feb: a3d,; as taken from the books in
the Recorders Office, in Gunnison,
j. R. Hinkle, clerk and recorder:
R. Roelf to N. Shurtleff, mining
deed to 15 Almeda.
G. B. Van Tuyl to Shurtleff, mi
ming deed u of Burlington lode.
]. P. Eads to l. B. Bounds, quit
claim deed to Il of White Elephant
lode.
o. P. Mace, ct al. to w. T. Holt,
warranty mining deed to 4 Republic.
Same to same, warranty mining
deed to Ruby King.
G. B. Thompson to F. Wadsworth,
mining deed to u interest in Ruby
King tunnel.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03
1ney are the


c.s. BRANN,-
has opened with a full stock in his
line, on the corner Of Ninth St. and
Avenue E, where he will extend
cordial welcome to all his friends,
both old and new. 1t you don't be-
lieve it, call and see him, and If you
wish to know what he deals in, look
at his advertisement.
O'MAHONY + TRAINOR,
are the boss men in their line of bus
iness on this side Of the range. This
firm has gone to great expense in fit
ting up complete establishment in
every minute particular. They are
prepared to do every kind of black
smithing and wheelwright work, from
shoeing horses tomaking wagons COM
plete, painting and all. See their ad.
ZACH SABLE,
runs our mattress factory. He will fit
you up a "downy couch me lud,"
made Of the peculiar ''goose har" so
abundant in this country-try him.
THE CITY BAKERY,
keeps constantly on hand large
quantity Of bread, cakes and pies.
c. E. KENNEDY,
of Denver, who deals in various kinds
of mining machinery has his adver-
tisement in another column, to which
we call the attention of the public.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

Mr.: VIM. A. Eckerly, while in
Chicago, purchased a planer and
hatcher that has a capacity Of from
1000 to IL, 900 feet per day; also
a moulding machine and scroll saw,
and will now be enabled to turn out
first class mouldings and brackets
for ornamental wood work. Mr..
Eckerly will arrive home in a few
days and probably start the saw mill
up about the 18th, as they have plenty
Of logs on the stocks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

One Of the items of interest on the
street just now. is the prospective
walking match. which will come off at
thesElk Mountain saloon just as soon
Is = few more entries are secured to
the list ofcontestants. We say walk
ing match, because We think that in
an hour or two after the start, it will
settle down to that, and perhaps it
maybe . crawling match before twelve
hours (the length Of time to be walk
ely, y over. 1t is to be a ego as you
please" race, the one scoring the
greatest number Of miles in twelve
hours = tcceive a purse Of 500; the
second best. sas; the third best,
SIS. The entry fee for contestants
is s.. The admission fee to witness
the match, 50 cents. The list for con-
test,nts will be kept open until the
time Of starting, which, although not
exactly 6zed. will probably be in two
or three days. The entries at present
are J. P. Breen, Del Rogers, Lester
G,lpatyr, John Rhyn, Reasonable
Abe:sIe Sullivan (Frenchy) and
John 4cpesmcet,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

The milwaukee lode, owned by
Mr.. Dubuque and Others, is pro-
ducing some as fine ruby and brittle
silver as any mine in the camp. 1t is
coming from the new tunnel which is
in about 90 feet. The location Of this
mine is in the neighborhood of the
Bullion King.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

Many thanks to our friend, Geo.
Cornwall, for a batch of New York
PAPERS. fhe is blest with the privil-
ego pf.aEwalk on sloppy Broadway
whenever he likes, We are glad to
know that he remembers us poor sin
pers Of the Elk mountains.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

We clip the following account of
theiminiug company Of which our
newly arrived citizen, Mr.. H. ]. Par
ker is Superintendent, from Salina,
Kansas, paper.
"A new mining company was or
gained in Salina last Tuesday night,
called "The Ruby and Treasure Min
ing Company" The following prom
inent gentlemen Of Salina compose
the, dhseesry:Judgei Lewis Hanback,,
c. c. Culp, E. Goodnow, J. NJ.
Hodge, A. Davis, S. M. Farmer, D.
B. Powers and H. ]. Parker; also Jas.
Buckmaster, Of Iowa. The officers
elected were as follows: Lewis Han
back, President; D. B. Powers and
F. GQodnow, Vice Presidents; c. C.
Culp, Treasurer and Secretary. This
company has employed H. ]. Parker
as superintendent, who is now in
Ruby, Colorado, at work. These gen.
tlemen have means at their command
and VII no doubt be successful in the
mining country. 1t is one ofthe mos,
substantial companies that has been
formed in this State for mining pur-
poses.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

If this should meet the eye of Ed
win F. Warren, who was in the lum-
Der business here last summer, he
should write to his distressed mother,
East Toleda. Ohio.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

tits good time for another citi-
sens meeting, now that the lawyers
have all gone to attend court in Cum
nison.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

Private advices from Silver Cliff
announce that Judge Broad is coming
to Durango to locate in the spring !;
also the brothers, Lee and Harold
Thompson, the solid men of Gun
nison and Silver Clif--Duraneo
Record.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

County cpurt convenes on Monday,
March 7th.|
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

Matt H. Carpenter, U. S. Senator
from Wisconsin, died in Washington
on the 18th.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

District court will conyene the
second Monday in May.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

Tomorrow President-elect Garfield
will take;his seat as the chiefexecutive
officer of the United States.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

ALICE uats. the actress, died at Gin
cinnati on the s5th ult.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

An X on tie wratper or margin Of
yoa, Aspy signifies yoSr sxdsenphen has
<xpifSA
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-03

Subscribe for the Elk MOUNTAIN
Puor. $500 pes yeaz. - +---
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01

them. It is the part of wisdom to provide
 different means and modes of transporta.
 ton when it can be done, so that the fail
 ure of one will still leave another at our
 command. Each will tend to produce ..,:
 equilibrium of rates, and tiiss n-SSJiiucers aud
 consumers can derive the benefit of a
 healthy competition and choice of
 routes
 It is of the utmost importance that each
 State Territory, city and Board of Trade
 should be represented by able gentlemen,
 who not only understand the great interest involved. but who have the faculty to make
 known the nature of the needed river inn provements to meet the requirements of commerce, and to press upon Congress it's urgent importance, so that they will feel it pleasure and duty to work and to vote for the necessary appropriation to improve these rivers.
 The area of these great valleys aggregates about 2,000, 900 square miles of the most productive lands in the world. The annual produce of these lands is of the value of hundreds Of millions of dollars, and in the future will be illimitab!e The production of these States and Territories amounts to 90 per cent. of the corn, 73 per cent. of the wheat, 73 per cent. of the oats. GA per cent of the tobacco, 77 per cent of the cott-n and 66 per cent. of the value of the live A1sS VI ttst WDOle CohntTy. NOW, the eSJl. mated internal commerce of the country is about $35, 5,000, 900 000-an amount nearly twenty five times as much as our whole foreign commerce. Then the internal com merce of the Mississippi Valley is at least half that amount, or 17,5o0 000,0 and should entitle it to great consideration.
 The question of cheap transportation for the products of the Mississippi Valley to profitable markets is the supreme question of the hour and is the key to it's futue pros peiity. The water route has cheapened freight everywhere and the system is almost in it's infancy yet. It becomes necessary, to effectually carry the improvement of this river system, that special legis- lation to that end be adopted by Congress, and clam that Congress is justified in mak- ing specific appropriations for the adoption of this system independent of the general bills as was done in the case of the ietties. The producers, agricultur- ists and manufacturers are dependent upon it tor their success, and to enable them to obtain iair remuneration for their labors and investments, improve this rive naviga- tion and maintain throughout the year the successful competition with the great trunk lines, and it will forever ensure you cheap These great natural arteries of trade and system of water navigation are the real conservators of an assured cheap transportation, and those which na- ture has provided should be maintained and improved, and for that purpose it is demanded that Congress make adequate appropriations for their continuous i'm pavement.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01
The River Route.

The executive committee of the River Convention has issued the following call for the convention to be held in St. Louis: The 26th day of October, 1884, is the day fixed tor the above convention to be held at St. Louis, Mo. It is the paramount duty of the officials of the various States and Ter ritories, the Mayors and Boards of Trade of the various cities situated on the Mississippi river and it's tributaries, to do all in their power to make the convention a success The members of each of the Houses of Congress and the governors of every State of the Union will be invited to meet and consider with the delegates from the States cities and Boards of Trade the interests to be benefited thereby and to the needed im- provements such interests have right to demand. It may not be inappropriate to state that while the national government has given to the various railroads, up to tho year 1878, nearly 200 900 GOO of acres of the public domain worth at least $l.25 per acre, and to some it loaned its credit be- side, for anticipated benefits to the people during this time the Mississippi river and it's tributaries have had appropriated for their improvement an amount not quite 20,000, 000
 To form an idea of the great benefit to be derived and the importance of improving the Mississippi river system of water ways, 1t need but be said that the navigable length of these ways is over 14,000 miles, and eighteen States and three Territories are afforded inland water transportation by
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01
East.

OVER tour million gold dollars have been ordered to the Philadelphia mint to pc coined in eagles and half eagles.
 THE New York ice companies, anticipat ing light ice harvest next winter, will hold their stock until another season.
 A NEW oil field is anticipated in Elk County, Pennsylvania, where the oil bearing rock is found in abundance Fifty-thou- sand acres have been leased for oil pur- poses.
 A DISPATCH from London states that Jas. Gordon Bennett has invited the Hon. Fran cis Lowley, brother of the late and uncle of the present Lord Wenlock, to take charge of the New York Herdld and that he has accepted the invitation. MT. Lowley was member of parliament for Beveray, and years ago was private secretary to Mir. Gladstone. The delights of the turf, how ever were more to his taste than the emolu- ments of politics, and he accordingly with drew from the political arena, and later drifted into journalism. His reputation as a writer on the London press is derived from his connection with the London Times and Telegraph. He was Richmond correspond ent of the former paper during the civil war and in recent years has been a promi- nent editorial writer on the same paper Lowly is 56 years old. The i'll health of his wife, Saxon lady, is said to be one of his reasons for leaving England for Amer ica.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01
yVest.

PHILLIP HoUsERMAN was robbed and murdered near Quincy, III.
 A TUG exploded its boiler in the river at Chicago, killing three men.
 By boiler explosion at Bay City, Mich. two men were killed and two others iniur- ed.
 J. W. CoRKELIoUs, dentist and alderman at Madison, Wis, has been arrested for pill fering from drug store
 A DISPATCH from Portland, Oregon, says that the surplus wheat of that State for export this year is estimated at 3O0,0 900 tons.
 DURING the great grain excitement at St. Louis, Ben Lewis, Jr., made S400000. An other party was ahead s150,000, while a third man cleared $90,O00.
 THE penny subscriptions in behalf of Capt c. A. Cook, of Brownsville, O., who slapped a man for wishing the president would die, have reached $500.
 SEVEN men were murdered by Mexicans in the Guadalupe Canon. Parties have been raised so pursue the murderers, and 1t IS feared that serious troubles may result.
 GEORGE DALEY, for a number of years connected prominently with the mines ot the county as manager, was killed by the Indians, near Lake Valley, New Mexico.
 WHILE Martin Forstmeyer, ex-mayor of Decatur, H., was breathing his last, his wife received information that their insane son escaped from the asylum at Jackson vile and had been killed by train.
 LIEUT.. FLIPPER, colored graduate of West Point is in the guard house at Fort Davis, charged with defrauding the govern ment of $1 900 while acting as commissary of subsistence. There is said to be evidence that he intesded to skip over the Mexican border.
 TIE August estimate of the Ohio Board of Agriculture is as follows: Compared with lSS0-Wheat 72 per cent or 3S,O0O,O GOO, against g, 800, 900 bushels; corn, TO per cent n GOO. 900 against 105 GOO GOO bushels; oats, lO7 per cent or 22, 800 GOO, against 21 900, 900 bushels. The whole estimate is based on the actual measurement of yield per acre from 900 treshing machines for three weeks threshing in all parts of the State, and is in an exceedingly accurate estimate.
 WILLIE CAMPBELL, a lad residing near Pekin, H., while carrying some potatoes along the road, was seized by a middle-aged man and tied to the railway track with a rope. An Indianapolis train soon came round the curve, and the boy was struck by the pilot breaking his ribs and foot. The man then cut and threw away the rope, and fled into the woods, being seen by the pas sengers The train was backed mp, and the lad was found moaning in the ditch. Sew eral parties of citizens are in pursuit of the vilanous plotter.
 AMONG the burial permits issued by the St. Louis Board of Health was one for the interment of Alice Lamont, a variety ac- tress, who died at the Female Hospital. The certificate of death issued by the attending physician at the Hospital indicated that death had resulted from chronic lead poison ing. An examination of the circumstances of the case discovered the fact that the deceased had been in the habit of using cos metics freely preparatory to appearing on the stage, habit largely indulged in, not only by actresses, but by young ladies generally. It appears that the cosmetic cs contained lead, and probably other com
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01

and generally conforms to the previous l Greenback platform. The convention adopted the platform after adding the fol- lowing. Resolved that the suffrage is the
 right of all citizens without regard to race,
 color, sex or taxes. Israel w Andrews was
 nominated for governor.
 A SPECIAL from Bayfield,, Wis, gives an interview with Senator Beck, of Kentucky.
 with reference to the course Democrats should pursue in case of the death of Presi- dent Garfield. Senator Beck said: Tt
 would be time when love of country should rise above all party questions. As to my own course, would be in favor of the election of some conservative Republican, say Henry B. Anthony, ot Rhode Island, to the position of President pro tenn. of the Senate, and thus avoid any inducement for any insane person or political faDitac to de- sire the death of Mr. Arthur. In such q con tigency that would be g graceful recognition of the fact that under the great calamity which has befal)en the nation the intensity of party spirit and the eagerness for spells were for the time forgotten.
 TIE Greenback State Convention of New York nominated ticket and adopted a platform reaffirn,ing the resolutions of the Chicago Convention of 1880 and further de clared: That all money paid to the rail road companies for transporting persons or property in excess of wbati is required to pay the legitimate expense of operating such roads and fair return on their actual cost, is in violation of the fundamental law of public use which allows railroads to be built and should immediately be prohibit ed by legislative enaetments. That railroad companies should be prohibited by law from charging more for transporting prop erty during the season when water nayiga- ton is closed than they charge for like ser vices during the season of fopen water navi- gation.
 THE New York Euening Ne,cs tells the story of conference of Republicans at the residence of Vice President Arthur, to con slider the subject of the Vice President as- stunning the duties of the President and gives the names of those present. Two of those present were seen by reporter Col. Bliss emphatically denied there was any such conference at Gen. Arthurs home. Senator Logan positively denied the truth of the report. He said he had not seen Gen. Arthur since he had been in the city, and did not even know where he lived When asked his opinion ot the matter, he said he had only to remark. You can say 1 know nothing about any conference in this city" The reporter made an effort to see Vice President Arthur at his house, but the servant stated he would not see anyone. A card was sent up, but Gen. Arthur returned word that he was going to bed
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01

A FEW years ago the postage on letter in France was 30 centimes-half franc, or nearly dime of our money. These rates continued until about 1876, when they were reduced one-half-that is, to 5 cents. A Paris dispatch now announces that after the 1st of January next the in terior postage will be the uniform rate of 10 centimes, or ? cents, which is the same as the British postage of a penny. French finance has so greatly improved within few years that the Government has repealed $60,000,O0O of war taxes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-09-01
FOreien.


 HEAVY rains near Vienna have greatly damaged the grain.
 WITHIN the last ten years 1900 roo Ital- ians have emigrated to foreign parts. THE silk worms of Italy have yielded a very large crop of cocoons this season. No satisfactory basis for commercial treaty between England and France has yet been arranged.
 A DIsrEMPsR has broken ont among tbe canares at Montreal. Several hundred birds are said to have died.
 HEAVY rains near St. Johns, N. B., have seriously injured the hay crop; also wheat, oats and potatoes in that vicinity.
 SEVEN hundred men paraded the streets of Stettin, Germany, uttering cries against the Jews. Forty arrests were made. THE 0rangemen of Liverpool have en- listed four hundred laborers to reap crops in the oycotted districts of Ireland. ANOTHER brigand of the band which cap- tured Col. Suter at Salonica last April has been caught. The first one arrested proved to be the cap,ain of the gang.