Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-01
NEIGHBORING NOTES.
Taken From Our Exchanges and Con-
densed For Local Readers.

cranberry marsh, which was burned
over last summer, was dragged last
spring and sowed to oats. A splendid
crop is the result and the yield will be
at least seventy-fve bushels per acre.
DR.. J. Simonson, who is now surgeon
for the entire Wisconsin Valley division,
has moved his headquarters from
Wausau to Tomah for convenience.
MARsHFIELD HAS 4 .5S2 PEOPLE.
Marshfeld Times: Mr. Theo. Spring
born, census enumerator has finished
his work, and the figures i'll the head
line above indicate the number of
whites, blacks, Cinnamon and children
living in this city. Mr.. Springborn has
made very thorough canvass and yet
the figures are surprisingly low, when
it is remembered that district clerk
Nedder's school census report, just
recently finished, shows something over
800 school children between the ages
of and 20 residing in this city. Allow
ing three children to family it had
been reckoned all along that the returns
would show a population of 5000 and
over, but figures don't lie and we must
content ourselves with Mr.. Springborn's S
figures, which although not up to our
expectations shows an increase of 1l33
since the last census was taken. Mr..
Sprlngborn finds the sexes divided as
follows: Males 22S5; females 2297. Of
the whole number 3431 was born in
America, S52 in Germany, 2S in Great
Britain, 19 in Ireland, in France, 81 in
British America, Ill in Norway, in
Holland, and in all other countries 81.
There is 905 men between the ages of Is
and 45 fit for militia enrolment.
A letter received from Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. M. Deming dated Madison, says they
arrived there on their wheels on
schedule time. Mr. Deming concludes
his letter by saying: "Had a pleasant
trip with good roads but this country
can beat ours on the number and size
of its hills"
Superior Inland Ocean: I. J. Cooper,
Centralia, Wis, has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. VIM. Cronk, of the South
End. Mr.. Cooper was pleasant caller
at this office, and is red-hot Republi-
can of the oldfashioned sort.
The project of establishing a State
park in Northern Wisconsin, with Star
lake as central gem in the forest
reserve, is warmly urged by q number
of influential men. Mr.. III. M. Cochrane
of Portage was one of the first to
suggest the plan, and the natural beauty
of the locality creates a desire in all
who have visited it to preserve a
portion of the great North woods from
the general destruction incident to the
march of civilization. State Game
Warden Ellarson is an enthusiastic
advocate of the project, and the move
ment may soon take practical form
through an appeal or petition which
will probably be circulated. The in
fuence of the press throughout the
state is desired in this cause.-Sentinel.
Lacrosse easily holds the title of
Second city" in the state. The census
shows population of 2S,720, as com
pared with 25,O9O five years ago.
Unofficial figures for the other chief
cities of the state are as follows:
Oshkosh 26,967, Racine "a, ,795, Sheboy-
gan, $4,000, Green Bay 1921, Eau
Claire 1877, Superior 16,50O, Madison
10000.
Waupaca is fitting up baseball park
and bicycle track which it is claimed
will be one of the finest in north central
Wisconsin. A grand stand to hold 500
people will be erected,
Stevens Point Journal Otto Leu,
tIc NOI HUH SCuIIdllds huOW Ii
through the city as the monopedaled
artificial limb and is now engaged in
giving it a special course in physical
culture, SO that he may be able to ride
the wheel without exciting the old time
curiosity.
Lacrosse, Wis, July 29.-The United
States marshal and United States
trIp 70 i,rhf
with James Johnson, of Tomah, who, it
is alleged, has been drawing pension
for four years and never was in the
army. He was taken before a court
commissioner and held for trial at the
September term Of the United States
court.
Eau Claire. Wis, July 29-Judge
Webb, of Grand Rapids, has sustained
the demurrer of the defendants in the
fifty suits for damages, aggregating about
s., 900 900, brought by Eau Claire and
Chippewa Falls parties against Frederick
Weyerhaeuser and several of his
numbering corporations. The decision
was filed here to-day. This ends the
litigation, as the plaintiffs will not
appeal. Several prominent attorneys
were engaged on both sides. The cases
had been pending several years and
were based on the claim that the great
flood of 1884 on the Chippewa river
was due to the negligence of Weyer-
haeuser and the corporations in the
management of their dams.
Sentinel: Johnnie Diamond, Eagle
Rivers ball twirler, pitched for the
Milwaukee league last Thursday in their
game with the Washington. Johnny
held the Senators down to seven hits,
which is good record considering the
rainy weather.
Wausau Pilot: On recent Sabbath,
Frank Houston-who is practicing
dentistry in Chicago-and a friend,
were walking along the wharf, in the
above city, when they saw lady fall
into the water. Frank was the only
one of those near at hand, who could
swim and he therefore jumped to the
rescue. Report says that before Frank
could get any help, he was pretty we'll
tired out.