Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-30
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

The prohibitionists of GAINESVILLE
cast 80 votes for James Harris for
Mayor.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl
railroad company will soon commence
the erection of handsome passenger
depot at East Madison.
Nevada has new law that makes it
a fine of $50 for one man to treat an
other.
The city of La Crosse has granted
120 saloon licenses at 5000 each
$4,000.
The Appleton Crescent estimates that
the new Law will close about twenty of
the saloons in that place.
The new charter of Chippewa Falls
provides that the liquor license shall
not be less than $3.50.
The wonderful cow that gave birth to
FIVE calves, this spring, is still drawing
crowds at Sparta. The owner has re-
fused $1,000 and is considering an
offer of $4,000.
w. H. H: Cash of New Lisbon,
who was recently shot at by an un-
known person while in Sparta, was
elected member of the county board
from New Lisbon Cash is daisy
dick.
Wonders will never cease: Chica-
go saloon-keepers are praying for
higher license. In order to prevent
fraud, they are anxious that the $3.50
license fee to sell beer alone, be
made uniform with the general saloon
license of $500-permitting the sale of
beer and spirits also.
The Whitewater prohibition club
has 128 members of these 1875 are
voters, the other two will be within
the year. Of this number 101 were
former republicans, IA democrats,
greenbacker and 10 who insist on be-
ing put down as prohibitionists never
having voted any other ticket.
The new postal law doubling the
weight of single letters, decreasing the
postage on newspapers sent from the
Office of publication and provids for the
Immediate delivery of letters at all the
larger post Offices, does not go into
effect until the next fiscal year, July
first.
The Wisconsin Spanish Merino
sheep breeders and wool growers
association will hold it's annual sheep
shsaring festival at Whitewater, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 5th and
6 day of May, 1885. All interested in
the industry are invited to attend.
The Ohio legislature has had a
committee investigating the Bell
Telephone company, in that state, and
it appears that there are $4,000 tele-
phones in the state that cost $3.50
each and that they pay an annual
rental of $40 each.
Judges Gresham and Bum, in the
United States circuit court at Madison,
rendered decision in the Watertown
railway bond cases, holding that the
claims of the bond holders were outlaw
cd by the statute of limitation. The
decision of the courts caused great re-
joicing at Watertown. The cases will
probably be carried to the United States
supreme court.
Daily Sentinel: J. K. Parish,
who represented the counties of Ash
land, Lincoln. Price, Sawyer and
Taylor in the Legislature just closed,
was at the Plankinton last evening.
Mr.. Parish has held the office of dis
triet attorney of Taylor county for five
successive terms. He gained re-
putatisn as a humorist during the
winters term of the legislature.
Mr.. Parish made most excellent
member and was true blue from the
beginning to the end. Not a milk and
water man. flour people do the right
thing, as they ought to, Mr. Parish
will be the successor of NJ. G. Ring.