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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31
A. L. FoNTAINE, City Clerk.
Thursday last while at work in Dial

Thursday last while at work in DAILY
& SIMPSONS saw mill, Mr.. Chris.
Hoger, young Dane Of 20 years, was
caught between the carriage deadlock
and one of the lumber conducting
rollers just beyond the saw. One leg
was frightfully mangled below the knee.
DR.. Lockwood was sent for and dressed
the wound. The young man was
taken to this city Friday and placed in
the hands Of friends at Pete Johnson's.
1t was evident that the limb must be
amputated in order to save life Sun
day Drs. Lockwood and Witter
amputated the limb above the knee
and now the young man is doing quite
we'll. Mr.. Hoger has one brother in
this country who is attending him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31
Remember the Brown Sociable.

AsO1uSulOGI tuc DIOWu pOCldO1Ce
Our people will not forget to attend
the lawn sociable at the residence Of
VIM. Brown Tuesday the 9Th OF
August, both afternoon and evening.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
All persons preparing to ride will be
conveyed by carriages from the fol-
lowing points: From Cong. Church
parlor at $3.50; City Cash Store 4:30;
St Amour & Demars, Centralia $3.50;
and in the evening from 7 o'clock to
$3.50. The band will be in attendance.
Ample stable room will be furnishedfor
horses and carriages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

A Republican Rally will be held at
the Court House, Grand Rapids, Sat-
urday evening August End. The
meeting will be held at the above
named time and place at which M. A.
Hurley, of Wausau, and others, will
address the people in behalf of the
Republican party and its candidates.
After the speaking is concluded, a
Blaine and Logan club will be organic
ed. All who feel interested in the
promotion of good government are
cordially invited to be present. The
ladies are especially invited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

The entertainment given in Writer'S
Hall, Tuesday evening, by the Good
Templars Of this city was one over
which they may we'll feel proud. The
programme was varied in character
and fttingly arranged to please. The
singing and instrumental music was
excellent and especially the harp solo
by Miss Lottie Lynn. This young
lady has an exceedingly sweet voice.
We expect to hear good reports from
Miss Lottie if her health is spared.
The essays and recitations delivered
were above the average and were
heartily received The tableaux
were novel and cute, mostly the work
of Mrs. Pomeroy Through the
kindness of DIR. Douglas and Lottie
Lynn an instrumental duet was added
to the programme which proved to be
one of the gems of the evening. The
hall was we'll filled and the receipts
will net the order $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

The G.. A. r. boys who attended
the National Encampment at Mime
apolis last week, have returned with
the highest compliments possible for
those who had the encampment In
charge. They were very much pleas
ed to find Minneapolis SO thriving a
city
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31


Monday and Tuesday was occupied
in taking testimony in the Hiles rail
road case before Court Commissioner
Kroner at Gardner & Gaynor's law
office. Messrs. Gardner & Gaynor and
Moses Hooper representing the
plaintiffs L. Ward et al. and J. W.
Carey representing Hiles ct. al. A
large amount of queer testimony was
given in relation to the company ac-
counts but the worst pill in the box
was G. 0. Baker, George Hlles auto
matte testifer. The object of the
testimony is to show there is sufficient
cause to justify the court in appointing
receiver to manage the Wis. Pitts
vile & Superior Railroad in the in
terest of the stockholders and not in
the interest of one man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31
OPEN BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council will in open session
Monday evening August 4th, 1884, at
Council Rooms receive bids for filing,
grading and opening, the south west
portion of Center street, 3rd ward
city of Grand Rapids, according to
plans and specifications. The right
to reject any and all bids is reserved.
July 3Oth, 1884.
A. L. FoNTAINE, CITY Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

CONSUMPTION so, 900 people die
annually in the u. S. alone from this
disease. This should be avoided.
Two or three doses Of Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup will relieve
an ordinary cough or cold. Trial size
free. Sold at Wood County Drug
Store. aus2y1 no2
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

At the last meeting of the Good
Templars the following officers were
elected for the ensuing quarter:
W. G. IA. L. Fontaine,
w. Y. T.-Mrs. Mccain,
W. Sec'y.--Mrs. J. L. Beadle,
w. +. Mrs. H. w. Lord,
W. Treas.-MIs. Pomcrey,
W. Chap.-Rev. Myers,
W. M.-Robt Burns,
[. G.-Marian O'Neil,
0. G.-Garret O'Neil,
This order is enjoying most pro-
gressive season and invites all lovers
of sobriety to join them in the good
work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31
list of Letters.

Remaining unclaimed in he Post Office at
Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wis, July IA,
A. D. 1884.
July 81, 1854.
Cary, 3 ros. Gordon, N. c.
Cornish, K. E. Rohn, Fl eindrich
Daily, John Merry, Rosette
Dickerson, f. E. Reed, NJ. E.
Woodwork, Clark.
July %, 1884.
Bohmsaih, Hinrish Janszwasly. Jan
Botcher, Lizzie Roenig, Carl
Bylant, Mrs. I'll. O.. Miller, Emma
Cary, Matt Nitlley, Mrs. Emma
Howlet, James Teeples Florence
Jonson, Piter Wartz Madame
Persons calling for the above will please say
"advertised."
G.. F. Witter, P. M.
By f. w. Burt. Asst.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

Mr.. Otis Wakely was arrested Tues
day evening on complaint of his wife
and daughter who charge him with
having violated the person of his
daughter ON Sunday night last. The
girl is about IA years Of age. The
mother and girl were in town yester-
day afternoon and the girl denied her
first story. A physical examination
of the girl was made by Drs. Lock
wood and Demars, the result of which
tends to confirm their first story.
Otis claims that they are attempting
to get rid of him. One thing is GER
tain, if Wakely is guilty of raping
his own child, he cannot be too severe
ly dealt with.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

The boys in the first ward were
greatly pleased the fore part of the
week by dog fight.
E. A. Hoefs is giving good salts
faction as agent at the Green Bay
depot
G. H. Slocum drives his fancy horse
and buggy and is freehearted about
asking friends to enjoy ride. Moth
ing small about Charley but his feet.
W. L. Wood is selling organs with
increasing rapidity and has lately add
ed pianos.
Geo. N. Wood wanders about like a
lost angel We miss our friends when
they are gone.
Mr.. G. E. Pariseau has purchased
the lot and building which he now
occupies as hardware store, from Mr..
j. D. Witter.
DIR. Hamilton was at the Witter
House Monday and Tuesday as adver-
tised. He is making a speciality of
treating pile diseases and we hear is
quite success.
Mr.. H. Strasser has just returned
from trip to Seymour and Appleton.
While at the latter place he visited
with an aunt who was about going to
Europe.
The Republican Congressional con-
vention is called to meet at Oconto on
Wednesday, the 9th of next month,
a call for which is published in anoth-
er column.
Sec. Tibbits informs the REPORTER
that the Wood County Fair will be
held Sept. 16, II, Is, 10. 100000
will be offered in purses for racing and
liberal premiums for all exhibitions of
Agriculture, &c.
Readers remember there will be
union services at the Cong'l church
Sunday morning next and in the even
ing at the NJ E. church. Both will
be interesting meetings. Everybody
come.
Rev. B. j.. Prescott pastor of Free
Baptist church, Winneconne, writes
that the Col ored Choir Company IS
one Of the best IN the entire country.
That they are ladies and gentlemen in
the fullest sense of the word.
The Grand Rapids FIGURING Mill
has closed for short spell in order to
put in new system of dust bellows,
The work is being well done by Mr.
Denavon of Plover. The mill is an
excellent piece of property.
The School Board have engaged Fl.
d. Kellogg of Whitewater, for princi--
pal of the high school at $75 per
month Miss Annie McClements of
Sheboygan, for Assistant and Miss
Emma Bellows Of Menasha, for sec
ond primary. They have undoubtedly
made good selections.
From the Grand Rapids Tribune we
learn that j. W. Cochran has Joined
the Cleveland and Hendricks club in
that place and was to make a speech
there last Saturday evening in their
favor. The future may decide why
this is thusly .-Marshfezd Times
A little row occurred in one the hay
ing camps near Vesper Sunday even
ing in which several men were engaged.
During its continuance on Monday,
John Butler thrust a pitch fork at
Kasper Gnos one tine of the fork pass
ing through his left hand Butler
has been arrested.
The honest greenbackers are won
dering why their fly organ has jump
ed the track A democrat is always
democrat clothe him in what you
will. A Greenback or Prohibition
garb cannot eradicate his democracy
All Republicans should open their
eyes and vote right, for Blaine and
Logan.
DIR. Morris Pomeroy, Pittsville. was
taken suddenly i'll with diphtheria
Saturday. DIR. Whitney was called.
Mr.. Pomeroy was visited by his mother
| Tuesday and brought to this CITY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

DR.. J. E. Lockweod's Office ada
cent to the Post Office. If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31

W. L. Sprowl of Seneca, has dis
posed of his entire cranberry marsh at
Elm Lake to Messrs J. and A. Searles
of the same place. The number of
acres sold, 361, consideration $4,000.
Mr.. sprowl intends going to Spokane
Falls. Washington Territory, in the
near future. The REPORTER always
regrets the loss of such men to this
county as their departure is a serious
loss. A large number of our best
people are leaving us for untried terri
tory and in many cases the parties
suffer serious losses themselves. It is
hoped, however, that Mr.. Sprowl will
find the territory all he desires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31
THIS Is WHAT TIE MANUFACTURERS
SAY ABOUT THEN:
The NetC Series C-Stent E'jRGer. W1tL
Solid Plates and full DjUJ.

With each sf S1d haze ave %y pr9vd the qpai
q win be admitted by the trade decided step
The past ttr e years experience has enabled W to
MAKE xhe 9sGIded % SO s u on a @a
49, y Iioy %Ilg I've i'1 " INC ''0''e4'
The Series ~ lad opan dial ond skeleton plates.
full dial and old plates has received the unanimous
verdict Of approval and We have retained them in
The metal Of the cases Of me .seres c' is nickel
Having found tie satinlined Spring Box admirably
paeP f2f ss in box Of snail
WE GUARANTEE all 9ra5ri,es to have been run six
consecutive days our factory, in varying positions
We exercise the greatest in packing, and when
be found danasd If
within five days others viii be seat in their place.
The above WATCH las represented in the cut),
with CHAIN AND CHARM ATTACHED, will be
sent to subscribers OF THE WISCONSIN Oh the
following terms:
FOR S3.50-The watch and chain and tho
Weekly Wisconsin one year.
FOR S4.00-The watch and cIaats and the
Daily evening Wisconsin TIL Row
ember 18TH.
FOR Sl.OG-The watch and cfaaiD and the
Weekly Wisconsin two Yeuxs.
FOR s7.00-The Nat@EI au3 chain and 10
copies CT ghe Weekly Wisconsin, six
months.
FOR s16.0o-rIae watch and chain and
s copies Of the Daily Evening Wis
consfn until Nov. 15ffE.
FOR S4.00-yEe watch and chain, the
Weekly Wisconsin one year, and DR..
Cases Recipe Book.
FOR S4.00-The watch and chain the
Weekly Wisconsin One year, and our
Standard Dictionary.
FOR Si.00-The watch ard chein, the
Weekly Wisconsin one year, and any
five premium books from, OGr List.
Subscribers VIII Csc time does nor expire
until some future day, can receive @ne
years. credit beyond ihe present period.
Or we will Sc d THE WATCH ALONE FREE to any
who shall send us cub Of fifteen subscribers TO
THE WEEKLY WISCONSIN and fifteen dollars The
Of all the members o. the club Iced not be sent
in at the same time. but whenever club agent xpects
to compete for this ize must sa IN his let er with
each remittance that he is competing TOR q prize
watch. Do make any mistake about this II you
want to secure the ten iZe you mus announce
that fact wita your first remittance
Now for work. Eve who needs q Watcn either
for his own for his boy get one at merely
itself It is not a TOW but good any made. The
watches and booas are sent by mail, postpaid
Address all orders to
CRAMER, AIKENS & CRAMER.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-31


At the business meeting held at the
Cong'l Church Monday evening, the
Clerks report was read and accepted.
The Society is free from debt, the
Minister is paid up, and there is still a
few dollars in the treasury. The So
ciety was never in better condition.
A. L., Fontaine was reelected Clerk,
and Mr.. B. G. Chandos was elected as
trustee in place of Frank Timeon.
Rev. Rowland was voted three weeks
vacation to date from Monday next.
Several improvements will be made on
the church and premises in the near
future.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
Power in our Factories,

The steam power used in the manu-
factories of the United States, by the
census of 1880, was equal to 2,l63, 4SS
horsepower; the waterpower was equal
to 1,225, $40 horsepower, making in all
the United States 3,50S, S67. Counting
one horse power to be equal to six men
we have in the power used in the driv-
inc of our factories in this country the
equivalent of %, 453, POP men. The
steam power used in our factories, not
including the water-power, is equiva-
lent to the labor of l3, 100, 92S men; and
of our so, 100000 people only 35 per
cent. are supposed to be capable of Ia
BORN round numbers 17,500,0 Ia
borers, persons capable of pursuing
eainful avocations, in the country; and
vet it would take nearly all these H..
500, 900 men to furnish the force that is
exercised by steam in driving the en-
cines of our factories, the wheels, the
spindles, and the machinery OF this
country, and we do not begin to touch,
even then. upon the saving of power
by the use of machines which are man.
manufactured in these factories
BroOklV1s Union.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
Immensity of a Billion.

What is billion? In the French
system of notation, which is also used
in the United States, it is thousand
million. But the English system gives
the name to million million. The
word is used in the latter sense in this
article. Sir Henry Bessemer, the fa.
nous inventor, who is in the habit OF
occupying his leisure with curious cal
culations for the amusement OF his
grandchildren, tried to convey some
idea of the immensity expressed in this
little word. He took it successfully as
measure of time, of length, and OF
height. Selecting the second as the
unit to be used in his first calculation,
he began with the startling assertion
that a billion seconds have not yet
elapsed since the commencement OF the
Christian era-nor, indeed, q sixteenth
part of that number A billion seconds
makes 81, 6S7 years, II days. 22 hours,
As minutes and 5 seconds. In regard
to length he chose the English sover-
eign, q coin the size of the half eagle.
A chain of billion sovereigns would
be long enough to reach 1853 times
around the globe; or, supposing these
coins all laid side by side, each in con-
tact with its neighbor, it would form
about the earth golden zone Sc feet 6
inches wide. This same chain, were 1t
stretched out straight would make q
line fraction over Is. S2S, AS miles in
extent For measuring height Sir
Henry chose for unit single sheet OF
paper such as that upon which the Lon
don Times is printed-a measure Of
about l-133 of an inch in thickness. A
billion of these sheets, pressed out fiat
and piled vertically upon each other,
would attain the altitude of 4S,S4S
miles.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19

II ought to thank her. you know. 1t
must not be--not by any means; still |
ought to 60 and thank her-the--dear-
child"
His voice ceased, broken by emotion.
once more he held out his hand; |
grasped it, and said, "Go,'
At the parlOr-doOr he stopped, appar-
entity for me to prccede him in enter
ing there; but, as if accidentally, |
passed on and let him enter alone.
Whether he knew it or not, | knew
clear as light what would happen then
and there.
The door shut,-the two being with
in. and | without.
In an hour | came back toward the
house.
had been wandering somewhere. !
think under the trWoOd. II was broad
noon, but | felt very cold; it was al
WAYS cold under those trees. had no
way to pass but near the parlor win
dow; and the same insane attraction
made me look up as went by.
They were standing-they twO-cloSe
together, as lovers stand. His arm
folded her round; his face, all radiant,
vet trembling with tenderness, was
pressed upon herS-Oh, my God
am half inclined to blot out the last
sentence. as, growing older, one feels
the more how rarely and how sOlemnly
the Holy Name ought to be mingled
with any mere burst of human emotion.
But | think the All-merCifulO One would
pardon il then. OF course no reader
will marvel at my showing emotion
over the union of these my two dearest
objects on earth.
From that union can now truly say
! have derived the greatest comfort of
nv life. They We're married quickly
as | urged, Mr.. Sutherland settling his
wife's whole property upon herself.
This was the only balm his manly pride
could know, and no greater proof could
he give of his passionate love for her,
than that he humbled himself to marry
an heireSs. AS to what the world
thought, no one could ever suspect the
shadow of mercenary feeling in An
drew sutherland. All was as it should
be--and so best.
After Zillah's marriage, | took a stu
alton abroad. Mr., Sutherland was very
angry when he knew: but | told him
longed for the soft Italian air, and could
not live an idle life on any account. 80
they let me 60, knowing, as he smiling
" said, That Cassia could be obstinate
when she chose-that her will, like her
heart, was as firm as rock All me.
When | came back, it was to a calm,
contented and cheerful middle age; to
the home of dear brother and sister;
to the love of a new generation; to a
life filled with peace of heart and
thankfulness toward God; to
Hey-day. writing is this moment be-
come quite impossible; for there peeps
in face at my bedroom door, and,
while | live, not for worlds shall my
young folks know that Aunt Cassia is
an authoress. Therefore goodbye, pen!
And now come in, my namesake, my
darling. my fair-haired Cassia. with her
mothers smile and her fathers eyes
and brow-I may kiss both now. All,
God in heaven bless thee, my dear, dear
child
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
Disease Carried on Coin.

DR.. Reinsch, distinguished German
chemist, has found the bachteria OF
different diseases sticking to silver coin
long after being exposed to the disease.
An extended series of observations
showed that this is the case with the
small coins of all nations, the thin in
crustation of organic matter deposited
upon their surfaces in the course OF long
circulation rendering them very suita-
BILE for this parasitic settlement DIR.
Reinsch scraped off some of these in
crustations, and, with small scalpel,
divided them into fragments, which
were subsequently dissolved in distilled
water. The employment of very pow,
erful lenses showed the bacteria and
FUNGI distinctly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-02
] CAPITAL PRIZE. $751;

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
8 Approximation PRICES of $3.50,
$6,750.
8 Approximation Prizes of $500,
$4,000.
9 Approximation Prizes of $3.50,
$2,250.
1867 prizes, amounting to $265, 800
CERTIF1cATE-We do hereby GER
tify that We supervise the arrange
ments for all the monthly and semi
annual drawings of the Louisiana
State Lottery Co., and in person
manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and the same are con-
Quoted with honesty, fairness and
il good faith toward all parties
We authorize the Company to nse
this certificate, with fac-similes of
our signatures attached, in its ad-
vertisements.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-02
G.. T. BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY,

Applications for rates TO clubs
should be made only to the Office of
the company in New Orleans.
For further information write
clearly, giving full address.
Remit by Postal Note, American
Express Order, New York Exchange
or draft on New Orleans.
Letters with Currency invariably
by Express. We pay Express char
ges Oh all sums of SIS or upwards.
Address, NJ. A. DAUPHIN, New
Orleans, La.
Address Registered Letters and
make Money Orders pay able to New
Orleans National Bank, New Or
leans, La.
ALBERT & SON,
General Agents, Alexandria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-02

I A well:xnown gentleman says: shy
wife has been in q. licate health for nj.
teen years. She suffered fearfully every
month with pains and excessive menses
Doctors could do her no good. One ,ottle
OF McElree's Wine of Cardui restored her
health, and she gained eighteen pounds
In weight In two months while akinRit"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-30
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE.

Yesterday all was hustle and preparation
for the great event of this week, the Fair
which commences to-day. The streets were
well filed from morning till night with
strangers and others who had come in from
all points Of the compass by rail and other
wise and who were the advance guards Of the
crowds that are expected to be here to at
tend our great agricultural display. The
merchants were brushing and cleaning up
their windows and making special display
of their goods and by signs and writing tell
ing the public of the "great bargains of this
week." the street musicians marshalled in
force; the vender of medicines come
up smiling; the side-show men
were on deck the man with the pen
knives and rings didn't propose to get left;
the theatre band paraded the streets; the
Opera House was engaged and billed for an
other comedy company; and exhibitors ell
bowed and crowded each other for the small
amount of space that was left upon the
grounds TO display the merits of straw
stackers, corn-shelers and post-hole diggers;
threshers, reapers and lemon-squeezers; short
horns, Berkshircs and south-down muttons,
and Percherons, thorough-breds, and the
''etarnal- good-p acer;" and all gave evidence
and was the unmistakable guarantee Of the
success that must attend this great event OF
tho war