Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-12
General Western Notes.


Faribault. Mimi, has invested 1882
015 in building within year.
Twelve thousand young trout have
been planted in the streams around
Houston, MINI.
One township in Logan county, Ill j.,
has laid 1876, 900 feet of drain tile during
the last year.
The shipments of wheat from Duluth,
Mimi, from September l, 1882, to June
L, 1888, were 8, 522. $50 bushels.
The taxable property OF Battle Greek,
Mich, for 1883 amounts to So 105. 985-
an increase of SIS, 308 over last year.
Texas Is about to appoint a state
railroad engineer to act as umpire in
the game between the Railroads vs.. the
People.
Seventy-six of the finest sheep that
ever left Wisconsin were shipped the
other day from Watertown to Sulphur
Springs, M. T.
A farmer at Warren, Mimi, has set
out to build an elevator on his place
with q capacity of 80, 900 bushels. Har-
vest time is coming.
Minnesota Is Just now in the midst Of
its strawberry season. Winona sold at
home and shipped away 5000 baskets
one day last week.
The dentists of the far northwest will
meet at Fargo, Dakota, next month
and organize for long pull, strong
pull and 3 pull together.
Ashtemo, town IN Michigan, finds
frog catching q rather profitable bust
ness, having captured and shipped
3. 800 dozen this season at 80 cents q
dozen.
Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, has pur-
chased a lot in that city for 10000, on
which, it is estimated, the Catholic
church will erect 81 handsome cathe-
dral to cost S250,0O0.
Owing to the cold, bleak winds, and
the general backwardness of the sea-
son, the wool clip in several portions of
Wisconsin is considerably "off' as to
quantity, though the quality is excel
lent.
Helena, NJ. T., has a special reason
for celebrating the Fourth. That day
the Northern Pacific will be formally
opened to that point, and Helena will
have it's first railroad. The celebration
will be On q scale to compare with the
Importance of the event.
The Bismarck Tribune is led to the
conclusion that the congressional COM
mittee to which the question OF Dako-
ta's admission is referred, will report s.
bill for an enabling act for undivided
Dakota, and that such an act will be
passed; but that Dakota will not be ad-
mitted, undivided or otherwise, in time
to vote at the next presidential cleo
ton.
A woodchuck scalper of st. Joseph,
county, Ind, presented IL scalps to the
auditor the other day, expecting to re-
ceive So bounty on each one. When
he found the bounty was but 20 Genus,
he kicked; when lie he had to pay 80
cents for his affidavit, he kicked bard
er, and when he presented his order to
the treasurer and that official gobbled
it up for delinquent taxes, the acalper
was mad enough to fight.
| The owners of we'll known Texas
stock ranch sheared 1900 sheep this
spring, obtaining 106 900 pounds of
wool, and raised 6 600 lambs. While
they had their hand in they branded
| z. 100 calves. The years branding will
reach 1000. The seasons beeves,
which are cont acted at s32 per head
on the ranch, will bring about $50, 600,
and at the end of the season there will
be about $4,000 head OF ltock cattle
left on the ranch.
81 should be very much obliged if
you would give me puff" said the
book agent as he entered the sanctum.
"Wlth pleasure" responded the editor,
removing cigar from his mouth and
offering it to his visitor. "Take two or
hree."