Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
STATE NEWS.

/ is Saiu that The MUNGER OF Co2Q
bodies shipped from Milwaukee aver
age about ten week.
Natural gas bubbles up out of the
deep artesian well in the park at
Prairie du CHEN.
The new board of pension examin-
ers at Eau Claire IS composed of Drs.
E. J. Farr, Henry Day and A.
Thrance.
One hrm in Edgerton is daily re-
ceiving 10000 pounds of tobacco.
B. Hopkins, of Boscobel, sold two
acre crop IN that place at cents for
wrappers and binders. DR.. Borden.
of Milton, sold his crop in GAINESVILLE
at cents in the bundle.
J. T. Marks, of Sun Prairie. reports
the average cash proceeds of each of
his COWS at $48, not including the
worth of six calves, the milk consum-
ed by his family, nor the value of the
sour milk fed to hogs.
Wisconsin tobacco is beginning TO
move to market. John Garry, of
Johnstown Center, received S.. 0O1. 90
for his seven acre crop on delivery in
GAINESVILLE, The lot weighed II. 900
pounds.
The residence of J., Fl. Stone, Of
Omro, was destroyed by fire during
his absence. Mrs. Stone narrowly es-
capped incarceration. The flames had
made such progress that she was
obliged to crawl out of second story
window to the roof of an adjoining
hotel.
While in New York and Boston re-
Gently Warren Gee, Milwaukee man.
sold two silver quarters for $40. The
coins are dated respectively 1923 and
1927. Neither Of them was ever cir
culated. One was sold to wealthy
New York collector and the other to q
Syracuse man. It is stated that there
are only about ten or dozen of these
coins left, in strictly uncirculated
condition.
It will be remembered that some
time last summer teamster named
Pierce was killed by the caving IN Of
a part of a gravel pit owned by the
city of Ripon. The bank which cav
ed in was alleged to have been loosen
ed by dynamite used by commits
sioner. The widow of Pierce now de
mands of Ripon S., 900 damages.
A case is on trial in the Milwaukee
county court in which Mrs. Anna G..
Schwemmer alleges that on March Is,
1885, Frederick Kurth and Mrs. Per-
ham Knight conspired to injure her
health and persuaded her to drink
bitters which had been mixed with
croton oil or some other poisonous
substance. She drank the stuff and
became very Ill. The plaintiff now
wants $4,000 damages.
The fifth annual convention of the
officers of the Wisconsin National
guard opened at Madison, Wednes-
day, to continue two days. A basi
ness meeting was held at which it was
voted to form a regular officers asso-
citation which shall hold an annual
convention. In the evening four
senate chamber to witness the pro-
cseaings. DIR. T. B. Byers read
strong paper favoring military instruc-
ton in state educational institutions
and requiring such instruction to be
conducted with regular army rig1dity.
Quartermaster General Earl M.
Rogers closed the exercises Of the
evening with an interesting paper on
the life of volunteers in camps and on
the field.
Work on the Wisconsin, Pittsville
& Superior railway has been resumed.
Over one hundred men are at work
on the extension from Pittsville
northwest, clearing right-of- way and
making ready for grading. Fourteen
miles are expected to be completed
and in operation by July Is next.
This will bring the line to within
eleven miles of Msrshield. All the
steel rails aad construction material
have been purchased and paid for.
Without doubt the line will Ee ex-
tended to Marshfeld the coming sea-
son, if the city donates reasonable
aid. The citizens express themselves
willing to grant this, but consider the
demands made last winter exorbitant.
The projected line will open up rich
timber and agricultural belt of coun-
try from Pittsville north.