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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
@1OO Reward!

Having held Government Patents and paid
taxes for twenty-five years on the lands de-
scribed below. It is my wish to h old and claim
the first right to the timber instead of any
trespasser who may choose to help himSe elf. I
will pay the above named reward, for proof
which shall reach conviction, against anyparty
or parties who did, during 1880 or 1881, or may
during 1882, trespass upon the timber to the
extent of 1000 feet, upon the sH of ne4 and
nwA of sex of 9-2-4 east. Also VIZ of sex
and eH of sw4 of Sec. 5-24-4 east. lying in
Township of Sigel. And also on the eh of sex
and nw4 of sex of Sec. 10-24-3 east lying in
Marshfeld Wood county.
will also add expenses to, and while before
the Grand Jury, giving proper testimony that
shall reach conviction. and will pay the above
reward up to five (5) different cases, if so many
can be found. Any and all powers of Attorney
given to any party previous to this date to sell
the above described land or timber, have been,
many years ago, and are now revoked The
timber is for sale. Apply to the owner
J. 7. SIMPSON
Hudson,
New York.
Dated Hudson, N. Y. Dec. 9th 1881.
Den12m1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Pittsville News.

T. W. Pitts is progressing finely
with the new bridge across the Yellow
River. It will be strong substantial
one when finished.
Ed. Hartman and wife, of Berlin,
Wis. are visiting friends, and Mr..
Hartman expects to go into business
here.
Webster & Co. are putting in :
large stock of logs for the summer
consumption.
T. W. Pitts is putting in 100000
logs this winter on contract. Tom i.
just the man to do it.
Pittsville is blessed as usual with a
lively trade land it is rumored we arc
going to have a branch of the G. NJ
& St. Paul r. r. the coming year
1t is supposed it will be run from
Remington to Dexterville and from
there here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
x. 7 T..

T. c. ST. Amour's new residence
is now fully completed. The inside
painting, granting and finish was per-
formed by Messrs. Berry & Gettle two
skilled and practical artists. The
parlor is grained with english oak,
with bUrl walnut panels and inlaid
with black ebony. The mouldings are
finished with walnut, black ebony and
over faced. with gold The sitting
room is grained black walnut with
french walnut panels and striped with
black ebony and gold. The hall is
grained American walnut, root walnut
and inlaid with ebony and silver
facing. The stairs and balustars are
filled and polished with hard oil finish.
The octagon room in the second story
is spacious grained blue ash, and known
by some people as calico ash. The
mouldings are tastilly arranged with
black ebony, French walnut Deeds,
cove dark ash, while the panels are
laid in burl ash striped with ebony.
The sleeping room opposite the above
is grained light oak and finished with
similar moulding with exception to
the panels which are root walnut, CIV
ing the whole house such a finish as
is equaled by none this side of Mil
waukee. Mr.. and Mrs. St. Amour
are we'll pleased with the architecture
of their new house and cheerfully
recommend Messrs. Berry & Gettls
and W. A. Keyes to the entire public
as frst-class mechanics and artists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Vesper Dew Drops.

Everything has a lively appearance
here.
Ice roads discount snow for hauling
logs on.
Will Blow drives the "boss" team.
You will hear from him before Spring.
Pink Eye, is taking off the horses
quite rapidly, five having died with ii
in this yiciLity recently.
Our school has 40 pupils enrolled
with f. M. Stewart teacher. Supt.
Lynch paidit an official visit last week.
Messrs. Ira Purdy and O. B. Ham.
ilton have been here for some time
busy putting the mill in running order.
Whorton Bros. are running three
logging camps. There are seven
other camps within a radius of three
miles.
The mill having been thoroughly
repaired, started up for winter
cruise among the pine logs on the 18th
inst. Another boiler has been added
and an extra engine to run the single
department.
" "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

Papers have been fled at Madison
of the records and surveys made by
the men who had in charge the work
of laying out highway in the town
of Grand Rapids from near Mike
Ebrals farm running south east across
part of section 8, and the whole of IL
and Is, town % rangs 5 east to the
county line north of Fl. Osterman's
farm. By opening this road the
farmers living around Ostsrman's will
then have only about four and one-half
miles to travel to this city whereas
they have to travel about seven and
one-half now. It is true it will cost
something, but the town is in good
financial condition and can we'll afford
to open the road,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

Rev. D. /. Barrow, delivered a
most able sermon on the book of Gen
esis, of the Bible, last Sabbath even
ing to small, but appreciative aud
fence. He placed Darwin, and
Themas, and few more biologists
inst where they belong-oblivion-in
reference to the beginning and creation
of this Earth and man. We can
safely say it was one of the most able
and mastery discourses we ever listen
ed to on that subject. He brought
forth many new thoughts and sighted
many occurrences in ancient history
that threw light on the beginning of the
earths formation, as taught by Christ
through his disciples as is given in the
book of Genesis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

Messrs. Cohen Bros & Co., of Mil
waukee, dealers in gents furnishing
goods have secured the valuable ser,
vices of our townsman Mr.. Seth
Reeves, as their travelling agent They
pay him good salary and expenses.
His routes will be over the old West
Wisconsin, Wis. Central and the Val
ley division of the St. Paul railroad.
He left Monday evening for Milwau-
kee where he takes his samples and
starts IN this new business There is
general wish in this city for his
success as he has lived among us so
many years and won the love and con-
fdence of our people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Of Interest to Pensioners,

WASHINGTON, January %. BY a
recent decision of the adjutant general,
all soldiers enlisted between June %,
1861, and August 6, 1861, are entitl.
ed to bounty. Owing to the pecu-
liar wording of the law, the depart
ment has ruled that soldiers who
enlisted during the interim between
the dates above referred to we're not
entitled to a bounty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

Messrs. Bearss, Brooks and Bean
have put in a mill near Trahern' S and
will saw about 3,O0O,O 900 feet of rail
road bridge timber the coming year,
They hope to start about the 10th OF
next month. Messrs Bearss x Brooks
have lately purchased thirty Two forties
of Pine land lying about nine miles
this side of Mcmillan from which they
will take spiles for railroad purposes.
These men are more than pushing
business and are making money "hand
over fist" lis life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

The Centralia Enterprise of Jan.
18th in an article headed "About
Mails" gave our present postmaster,
in Centralia. a touch on not having
the mails from Grand Rapids to Cen
tralia delivered sooner. It is not III
the power of post masters to order
extra pouches and means of transpor-
tation from one city to another, any
more than the power of the proprietor
of the Ceutralia Enterprise. Its too
bad that the editor did not speak of
this delay in mails before, when his
son-in-law was post master.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Our Former State
ments More Than
Verified Z!
Not Only the Rablin Wa
ter-p0Wer, but all the
Property Connected
Herewith
Lately Owned by Messrs. B0s.
worth & Son, of Milwaukee,
is now the property Of
Messrs. Hyde & Co.
S1S.5OO Paid for the En-
tire property.
WORK BEGINS IMMEDIATELY,

WORK BEGINS IMMEDIATELY.
The Entire Rablin property was
this week sold to Mr.. Hyde & Co.
and has been properly decided to
said parties. Mr.. George Hiles
informs US that the amount paid
was $4,000. Mr.. VIM. Brown
goes to Baskerville to-day to close
a contract with Mr.. Hiles for put
ting in dams, etc. Inside of nine
ty days the pulp mill which has
been taken out at Appleton will be
in running order in this city. The
little man who wrote SO caustically
about us before will please note
these facts for his few readers.
The pulp mill is "a fixed fact. "
Messrs. Hyde & Co. are coming
entirely independent of our citizens
or their subscriptions. We are
thereby receiving new men, new
capital, new enterprise all of which
we are sadly in need Of Better
days are now visible at the hori-
son and the dark clouds are grad
ually rising.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

There appeared in the last issue OF
the Tribune an article on the Superior
Air line r. R. and bright outlook
for Grand Rapids, if they secured
that line to this city. But just as we
were about to make arrangements to
secure it, we learn from dispatches
that it has been sold to the G. NJ
& Omaha r. R. Co. which lays bear
once more the sad reality, that We are
disappointed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26


The manner in which our citizens
have paid in their taxes this year is
not only an evidence of good times
here, but that besides the fact that
plenty of money is ahoat among the
people, the taxes were nearly one
fourth less than last year and about
onehalf less than four years ago. City
Treasurer Christensen has receipted
for $7,579.14 for taxes and So. IS
fees leaving only $1,593.46 for the
Marshal to collect. OF this amount
the Marshal will in all probability get
in S1100 leaving about $500 to return
delinquent. This city which was once
burdened with taxation is fast moving
in the right direction. 1t has become
a desirable location to invest money in
real estate or other securities as the
taxes will soon be of no consideration
whatever. The city has funds in its
treasury and no debts to liquidate
except about $4,000 on the Howe
High School. No salaried officers to
pay worth while mentioning and is in
a most prosperous condition. Grand
Rapids, stranger, is desirable place
to locate pulp mill, -four mill, cotton
factory, build dwelling, or to live in,
is healty locality where good water,
cheap fuel and low taxes are a few of
its many advantages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
For Good Sheep-Skin leg
gings, manufactured at Port
age, 90 to John Hamm.

The case of James McGrath versus
Spaford & Cole. which was referred
by the Circuit Court to Peter n.
Christensen has been on trial several
days OF this week, at the Council
room. L. 2. Powers for the plaintiff
and J. w. Cochran and Geo. r. Gar
diner for defendant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

Edwards & Hooper. proprietors of
the Rablin House livery stable, have
had all of their teams out most of the
week. They keep as good turnouts as
can be had in any city this side of
Milwaukee. We suppose the reason
why they are blessed with a good run
of business, is because they invite
people through an advertisement, to
come and call on them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
LIST OF LETTERS.

Remaining unclaimed in the Post
Office at Grand Rapids, Wood County,
Wis, Jan. 18th A. D. 1882.
Burke, F. L. Tasting, A. C.
Ritter, J.
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised"
G. f, WITTER, P. NJ.
By F. w. Burt, Asst.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

According to an Act passed last
winter ordering highway opened
from Tom. McGrath's to st. Point by
way of Meehan's, and appointing
Messrs. L. E. Hitchcock, T. Boron,
of Wood County and G. w. Hunger
ford, S. S. Hanson, of Portage county
to put the line through. For the past
week the work has progressed and is
now surveyed to the county line. They
are awaiting the movements Of the
Portage county commissioners fol
further work. The new survey will
open the old road opposite Roeheleau's
farm which was closed by Mr.. Horton
who owns the land on either side.
This new line however will make a
more direct road cutting through the
land in straight line thereby saving
a distance of one quarter mile. This
highway above Meehans mill will
shorten the distance to the Point, at
least four miles The principal pro-
jectors Of this road are James McGrath
Meehan Brothers and Geo. w. Hung
erford. Mr. VIM. Scott surveyor and
L. E. Hitchcock have done the most
of the work in laying out the road.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

Mr.. Clause johnson of Sigel has
received an appointment in the State
Senate. He is acting as door-keeper.
The position pays three dollars per
day and will Oxford Mr.. johnson an
opportunity of learning how to legis-
late. Senator Scott secured him the
place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Summons,

SummO nSs
WOOD COUNTY-IN CIRCUIT COURT.
Eva S. Fairchild,
Plaintiff.
against
Thomas airchild,
Defendant.
The State of Wisconsin To the said Defend
ant,
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons ex-
elusive of the day of service and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid:
and in case of your failure so to do Judgment
will be rendered against you according TO tn g
demand of the complaint which has been duly
fled in the Office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court for Wood county, Wisconsin.
GEO. L. WILLIAMS
Dec22r5 plaintiffs Attorney!
P o. address Grand Rapids, Wood Co. Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Notice.

To the Voters of Grand Rapids.
I hereby annouce myself an indie
pendent candidate for the Office of
city Marshal. IF elected, will per-
form the duties to the best of my
ability. as I have in the past.
D. W. COMPTON.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

SIP afford & Cole are clos
ing out their Ladies. Miss
es and Children wool jack
etc and hoods st cost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Boston Copying Company

w. S. MILLER, AGENT.
This Company do Copying, Enlarging and
Restoring old pictures to any desired size and
finished in India Inks, Crayons, Water colors
or oils by experienced Artists. The best care
taken of all pic tures. Fine work a speciality
Guarantee satisfaction. Leave yeur orders
with, w. s. MTTLER
Grand Rapids, Wis. Oct6m4
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
in fact Anything
in the line Of
Printing.
Merchant Tailoring
M. ]. MCRaith, PrOpr.

Keeps on hand full stock of Cloths
Cassimeres, Vestings, &c. Has COM
pletc line of Woolens at lowest market
prices. Call and examine before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

There are $1,000 doctors in thu
United Slater.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
COUNTY OFFICERS :
CITY OFFICIALS :
CHURCH DIRECTORY:

CONGREGATIONAL
Services every Sunday at half past 10 A. NJ
and half past p. M. Sunday School at Il NJ
Prayer Meeting every w Wednesday evening.
METHODIST EPISC.-Rev. D. L. Barrow
Services every Sabbath at half past 10 A. NJ
and z. M. Sabbath School at Il ID. Prayer
Meeting every Thursday evening.
ROMAN CATHoLIC.-Rev. Chas Beyerle
Services every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock
Catechism at l P. NJ. VesperS at 2. III.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26
Notice.

To the Voters of Grand Rapids.
| hereby announce myself an indie
pendent candidate for city marshal.
NATE L. COMPTON.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

nS m con per day at home. Samples worth
DO w DZU SIS free. Address STIgsos d Go
Portland Maine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-01-26

Agents for Perry Royce Reapers
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

A high dignitsry of the Mormon
church, Bishop Sharp, Of Salt Lake City
was interviewed in New York the Other
day, and stated the present membership
of the Mormon church to be one hundred
and fifty thousand, and besides large
natural increase, there Is the annual i'm
migration of two thousand converts from
Europe. The Bishop STATED that the
church recognized the fact that owing
10 outside feeling, some action must bt
taken to prevent the further extension Of
polygamy. This is not improbable, and
q new revelation" may be expected
about the time that congress devises
stringent prohibitOry laws as TO plural
marriages.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12
MISsissInni River Eanens-

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA caucus of the
members of the house from the Missisir-
pi valley has been proposed for the pur-
pose of considering means to procure
Legislation for the improvement of the
Mississippi river. The Missouri dele
cation will meet Monday and request
the delegates from other states in the
Mississippi valley TO join them in the
caucus without regard 10 politics. II is
expected that a majority of the COM
merce committee is inimical to the Mis-
sissippi river improvement, and the OBJ
ject of the movement is to take from that
committee the jurisdiction over that
subject. The idea is to get a special
committee on the subject of the improve.
ment OF that river. The members
from the valley say that they are
determined to have an appropriation at
this session; that there are no politics in
their purpose, but that members of all
parties from the valley are in accord on
this question.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7.-Ex-Gov. Standard,
chairman of the committee appointed
under the resolution adopted by the
| Mississippi River Improvement cOnven-
tlon, recently held in this city, to pre-
pare memorial to congress and take
charge of matters generally connected
with the river improvement, has ap-
pointed the following named gentlemen
as committee to take to Washington
the memorial lately adopted and submit
il to congress and urge action on the part
of that body inScOnnection Herewith /:
Michael McEnnis. st. Louis; VIM. r.
| Phelps, Winona; VIM. p. Halliday, Cal
70; Duncan F. Kenner, New Orleans {;
G. G. Sturtevant, Minneapolis; ii F.
Simrall, Vicksburg, and Logan ii. Roots.
Little Rock. Gov. Standard is eX-ofIlcio
chairman of the committee,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The woman
suffrage question assumed a new phase
in the senate to-day, which may indi-
cate that II is 10 become live issue IN
American politics. On Senator Ray
mOnd's amendment to refer the H0ar
resolution To create. n standing commit
tee on woman suffrag to the Judiciary
committee, the Reput iicans voted "nu"
unanimously, and the Democrats voted
AYE" Senator Davis, of Illinois,
voted with the Republicans, and the
question has thus become one of politics,
as far as the creation of this commit
tee is concerned, the Republicans
supporting the resolution and the
Democrats opposing il. The
Woman's rights advocates are
feeling very much encouraged at this at
titude of the parties, and are saving thet
the question of comforting the right of
suffrage upon woman is bound to be one
of the most important in our political
issues from this out, and that the Re
publicans, in planting themselves upon
it, have assured their party control of
the country for twenty years to come.
There are some Republican senators,
however, who are not yet ready to stand
upon a woman suffrage platform. They
say they favor the creation of Standing
committee to take cogniZance of all
matters pertaining to this question o!
woman's right because the women are
entitled to hearing, and that is the OF.
ly way of assuring their petitions con
sideration; but if the question was ia
confer a vote upon a woman, they would
not be ready to vote in its favor just
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12


Gov. st. John. of Kanss, has written
the following letter to the Signal: ''Gov'
ernor Robinson is recognized by the
temperance workers of Kansas as the
champion of the whisky ring in this
state. Nothing that he could say either
one way or the other on the question of
temperance would have any influence
with the prohibitionists of Kansas.
expect to speak at Harrisburg, Pa, on
the 10Th, Philadelphia on the Goth,
Brooklyn on the ed, at Talmage's Tab
ernacle and Des Moines, Iowa, on the
26th of January. The rum power is
making desperate efforts to break the
force OF prohibition in this state, but
you need have no fear; we have raised
the black flag on the whisky traffic, and
neither propose TO give nor ask quarter
have not in the past, nor shall in the
future, make any statement not war
ranted by the facts as they exist"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-12

The scene in the criminal court at
Washington yesterday, when Judge POr-
ter, with the e'Oquence born of righteous
indignation, reviewed the conduct ofthe
defense in the Guiteau case, and held
the red-handed assassin up in all of his
moral decormity to the electrified audi.
ence, is said to have been the most re-
markable event in the trial which has
extended through nine weeks, and in
many OF It's features has proved so ex-
ceptional as fix the attention of the peo-
pie of two continents, and excite the
comment of the English-speaking world.
The flimsy subterfuge behind which the
murderer of James A. Garfield has
sought refuge from public condemna-
ton was completely demolished by the
scathing denunciation of the able coun.
sci, before whose vivid pOrtraiture of the
hideous crime which robbed the nation
of its chosen head, the brazen assassin
covered In abject fear as he felt the
presence of avenging justice, and was
brought face to face with the fate which
inevitably awaits him.
The assassin's jibes, which were wont
to set the court room in a roar proved
powerless to evoke spirit of mirth and
his unseemly Interruptions were drown
ed in the resisiless flood of convincing
logic which poured from the lips OF the
learned counsel for the government
Unseemly levity gave way TO decorum
and for once, during the progress of this
extraordinary proceeding, a realizing
sense of its solemn import seemed to
pervade the court.
The effect of Judge Porter's mastery
argument upon all who heard it may be
taken as an indication of what the YER
dict in this case will be. The clear
light in which he set forth the guilt OF
the prisoner but supplemented the evil
dence which has been adduced on the
part of the prosecution TO establish the
legal responsibility of the assassin, and
there is reason TO hope that the jury
which has daily witnessed the insolenct
and buffoonery of the wretch who If
seeking TO save his hateful life by play
ing part the true inwardness of which
has been clearly revealed, will not inter
pose between justice and the only atone
ment which the assassin can make fol
his crime,