Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-07

and $4,000 foreign voters in this
State, leaving a clear majority of
10000, foreign votes.
The county clerk of New York
city has confessed that he is not only
ignorant of law generally, but
of the duties of his office and the
clerks under him
Messrs. B. F. Runyan and John
7. Miller received the job of laying
the new floor at the Roller Skating
Rink. They have done an excellent
JOB. The hardwood was furnished by
Messrs N. Gerard & Son, of Centralia
and prepared at Tibbit's planning mill.
County Treasurer Kuntz reunited
| ST., 838,86 to State Treasurer
McFetridge on the fourth instant
being in part payment of our coun
ty tax due the state. This speaks
well for Wood County taxpayers.
LeadviIle, Colo, was in a hubbub
the other day The First National
Bank failed with about $850,000 in
deposits The president did not wait
for the miners to pass vote of con-
fdence in him but fed down the
mountain side.
Martin Benson who was injured by
a falling tree a few days since at
Buttons camp and brought to this city
for treatment by DIR. Witter, died
from his injuries Wednesday morning
last and was inferred Thursday. The
funeral services were held at the
Cong. Church, Rev. Rowland oficiat-
ing.
William II. Brown is at work with
a crew Of six men and one team put
ting up ice for the season of 1884
The ice is first class measuring full
fifteen inches in thickness. Mr..
Brown informs us that he puts up
about 1000 tons each year for home
consumption. Our people use a heap
of ice.
Any newspaper that attempts to
get subscribers through a lottery
scheme is fraud, without one single
exception. It has become the way
Of publishers of snide, good for-noth-
ing journals, to offer a chance in big
lottery for subscribers. All the money
goes into their pockets. There is not
one chance in a million for anybody to
get anything in such schemes. 1t is
thoroughly dishonest.
Fine and fashionable masquerade
costumes can be secured at B. Silber's
store from the 7th until the 22nd
instant inclusive. Young folks wish
ing to enjoy the pleasures of the
mask ball are invited to call early and
make their selection. Charges reason
able. Parties will please call at Mr..
Silber's store where Mr.. II, H,
Strasser, who is acting as agent, will
wait upon you.
Among the callers at the
REPORTER office this week was DR..
J. ?. Salter a Homeopathic Physician
from Storm Lake, Iowa. He has
come to this place with view of To-
eating and for the present has his Office
with Dr. Peeso in Centralia Dr.
Salter is young, energetic physician
Of three years successful practice and
brings excellent credentials.
Frank Williams and John Gray,
who murdered Orian Kurtz on Sun
day morning at Rosita, Colorado
were taken from Jail and hung, by
vigilantes. Masked men took them
from jail and hung them to log
cabin. A supposed accessory to the
murder made his escape from the
| lynchers and the other one was turned
over to the officials for trial. The
vigilantes numbered one hundred men
A generous citizen of Milwaukee
who refuses to make himself known
has ordered from Italy a $4,000
bronze statue of Washington to be
presented to that city. It is to be
eleven feet high, and will be placed
upon granite pedestal of the same
height at the east end of Grand
Avenue Park. 1t is designed to have
the unyeilino exercises on the Fourth