Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
STATE NEWS.

vicinity are making arrangements for
reunion In June, on the grounds of
the Sixth Wisconsin battery.
Governor Rusk will be asked to par
don John D. Mathney. who was sent
to prison from Fond du Lac for three
years on conviction Of bigamy. in
December, 1884
The St. Paul Railway company has
completed an iron bridge across the
Wisconsin river at Lone Rock, and
has another under construction east
OF that village, near Spring Green.
Oshkosh boatmen predict an early
opening of the Fox ana Wolf rivers.
Several wide channels already extend
into the lake below Butte des Morris
and an open channel also extends well
up in to the lake from above Algoma.
The Evangelical churches of Eau
Clair are arranging fora religious
revival.
The Oshkosh commandery of
Knights Templar will make an Easter
excursion to Green Bay.
Brown county has donated twenty
BUSINESS
Mems association of Green BAY.
The Milwaukee & Northern Railway
company will build large iron
bridge across the Menominee river be-
low Iron Mountain.
Montello is to have waterworks.
a scale of wages and rules, formu-
lated by the Knights of Labor,
were signed Thursday by the cigar
manufacturers of Milwaukee. A gen
eral advances in wages is conceded,
and after May 1 eight hours shall con-
stitute days work.
A report for the year ending March
Ii, 1885, shows that at Madison the
total loss by fire was 500, 1850. OAR
ing the year the Madison fire depart
responded to 80 calls.
The BARRIERS of Racine will have a
meeting to take some action looking to
earl y closing and stepping on the
necks OF those who shave on the sly
on Sunday.
The case of Mrs Schrier of Marion.
W aupaca equity who was awarded
~, 600 damages on account of the death
OF her child has been affirmed by the
supreme court.
Racine is to have a bucket shop. An
office has been opened there for the
purpose Of dealing in railroad stocks,
grains, and provisions on the
Chicago markets, and oil in Oil City
markets.
j. NJ, Roberts, of Racine, who left
for European trip short time ago,
lost all his personal effects by col
lsion on the Atlantic. He is on his
way back to Racine.
A new iron company mas been or
gained at ElkhOrn-the "Old Iron
sides Mining Company" Among the
directors are Frank Leland, Charles
Palmetier and W. W. Byington.
The gross earnings of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroads for
1885 were 1924, 413, 272 90. After pay
ing expenses for 1885 the railroad
company had on hand $6,049, los. 80
against balance Of $685., SS1 at the
close OF the previous year.
An old man named John Eggert
was found dead in his barn at Mantle
voc, his body being suspended from
a ladder by a cord fastened around
his neck. 1t is thought he killed him
self during a fit of mental alteration.
He was "A years old.
The people of Geneva Lake are ex-
pecting that the Northwestern rail
way will be extended this spring to
Williams Bay, seven miles up the lake.
There will be two depots, all for the
accommodation of summer residents
doing business in Chicago. Thence.
it is reported, some day, to Delavan,
i've Or six miles further.
The La Cross pork market is said to
be exceedingly dull.
Racine citizens have sent petition
to Alexander Mitchell signed by 2,OO0
persons asking that the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway company
build new depot in Racine during
the present year.
The farmers of the town of Norway,
Racine County, have a plan to drain
about 5000 acres of low land by dredg-
ing channel from Muskego creek to
Wind Lake, thence to. Nuskego lake.
The improvement will cost about $15,-
900.
From the statistics of last years
sales it is found that the brewers of
alone sold 1, e63, SOB barrels
of beer which sold at So a Darrell,
would yield a profit of $4,329, 812 to
the nine brewers IN the Cream City,
It is reported from Eau Clair that
several United States agents are in
the Chippewa valley to investigate
charges that several prominent log
gers have been making iHroads upon
government lands.
The massive stone piers for the
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Railway comPany's new bridge at
Prairie du CHEN are completed and
also the trestle work across the bottem
and. Track-layingis to commence
next week.
Silas Sanburn, Of Madison, Wiscon-
lin, was recently found near Castle
Rock, Colorado, sick and partly
torya6 Fa bod doctporo1 o1I ,,oo,nc