Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-26
FROM MADISON.
March %. 1885.

ton of the lungs. Mr.. Ingraham was
telegraphed for and arrived Saturday.
Miss Mabel is improving at the present
writing.
lee boating is popular amusement
here during the winter. We enjoyed
a ride with one of the boys Saturday
through the kindness of our friend G.
T. Purdy. With a strong breeze of
wind good boat will make fifty miles
an hour. The sport is exhilarating.
President Bascom, of the Univer-
sity is undoubtedly the grandest man
in this city, and has the good opinion
and respect of everyone whom [ have
met, with few exceptions on account
Of his religious opinions He is a
modern man in all his thoughts and
actions and in our humble Judgment,
is twenty-five years in advance of the
thoughts and ideas of the masses. To
hear and know the man is to admire
him for his pure manliness, breadth
and depth Of intellect. We are no
longer surprised at the unity of the
students in his behalf whenever and
wherever assailed
The Wisconsin Editorial convention
will be held in Appleton this summer,
probably in July. 1t is proposed to
meet at Whitewater, as compliment to
the president of the organization, Ed.
Gee, and from thence to Appleton
over the Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western railway. The literary enter
tainment, feast and editorial hop will
be held at the Opera house. The
party will visit the extensive machine
shops Of the Lake Shore company at
Kaukauna, after which it will make an
excursion to Ashland over the same
read, having received assurance from
Mr. Reed that the line will be COM
pleted to that city about June 1.
Upon arriving at the latter place, the
editors will visit prince Albert's
Land" by boat, passing among the
a noStIa IslaudS ap routo
The supreme court, of Iowa,
through Judge Rothrock, all the
bench concurring. rendered an opinion
affirming the constitutionality of the
prohibition law on the 10Th. The
opinion is sweeping, conclusive and
complete. It sustains the validity of
the injunctions to abate nuisances
which exist as saloons, and in every
particular maintains the provisions Of
the act as it stands to-day on the
statute books of the state. The de-
cision has fallen like pot of dyna-
mite on the saloons Of Iowa. Many
are closing as they know now that any
man can bring suit to have them abat-
ed as nuisances. This means big
bill of costs, an injunction of the
court and Jail if they fail to obey. The
prohibitionists are jubilant and the
whole force is organizing to bring suits
to shut up the saloons as nuisances.
Saloon leases and fixtures are now for
sale cheap.
The Sentinel says that the culmina-
ton that has been approaching in the
affairs Of the Green Bay, Winona &
St. Paul railroad was precipitated
Monday the 10th inst. Parties arriv-
ed, in Green Bay representing the
Farmers Loan and Trust company, of
New York, they being trustees for the
holders of the first mortgage bonds.
Before the management was aware of
their presence, they took the necessary
preliminary steps and, early in the
morning, made formal demand for
possession of the road. General Man
ager Case refused to surrender the
property, and most of the day was
spent in negotiation. In the evening
he retired, turning over all the prop
erty to Gavin Campbell, who assumes
the general management as represen-
tative of the Farmers Loan and Trust
company, or rather as the representa-
tive of the first mortgage bondholders
This action is the outcome of the de-
fault IN payment of interest, which
the road made in February, and the
road is seized in accordance with the
terms of the contract The total