Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-12
News From Nearby Exchanges.

az UHt ltCcIlU City 6ISCUlOu III w du-
sau the Weigand voting machine was
tested in the seventh ward of that
city From the test made the WauSau
Herald has this to say regarding the
merits of the machine: when the
polls closed at o'clock Mr.. Weigand
opened his machine and there at once
could be seen the number of votes cast
for each candidate All who voted on
the machine were highly pleased with
it and declared that it was a great
improvement over the present system
of voting by ballot. With voting
machines in use the people Of Wausau
could know who had been elected
mayor within five minutes from the
time the polls had closed.'
The Plattville Witness thinks there
is trouble for coal baronS in the So
called Oil-rOck being found in a Platte
vile mine. The Witness says. "As an
experiment we obtained a bucket Of
the rock which had been out in the
snow, and put it in our office stove
Friday afternoon. 1t gave Off an odor
like coal, burned as readily as coal and
made as much heat as coal makes,
leaving no more solid refuse than cOalF
We see no reason why this will not in
short time prove very good SubSti-
tute for the coal of commerce. There
is no doubt more in this last sentence
than many. at first thought, will be
inclined to believe"
Waupaca county is falling behind in
the cultivation and production of
potatoes. On the 22nd of last Sep
TENDER. Portage county had about
100000 bushels, Waupaca was about
100000 bushels short and WauShara
100000 bushels below Portage The
hard frost of September did great
amount Of damage which accounts for
the shortage in the output and pota-
toes grown. Waupaca county has been
the banner county Of the state and
we will have to get a hustle on US if
we wish to keep in the lead. 1t is
said that Portage is just getting into
line.
Charley Pynn, the 9-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Pynn of Merrill,
was drowned in that city on Saturday.
March 81. He was playing on the ice
on the Wisconsin river with two other
boys and the three of them broke
through and went into the river. The
other two boys were rescued.
A representative of the Eagle Pencil
company was at Junction City, Wed
nesday'laSt looking up the graphite at
that place. with view to using it in
the manufacture of lead pencils. The
company now imports all its graphite.
which amounts to several thousand
tons annually.
MukwOnagO Chief-LaSt week
party of 5000 Dunkards from Pennsyl-
vania passed through this city over
the Wisconsin Central. They were on
their way to the DakotaS. Special
trains also carried their stock and
household goods.
''The Lincoln" the big new hotel of
Merrill was opened last week Monday.
1t is supposed to be one of the finest
costing. about $4,000. Hazen Bros.
experienced hotel men, are in charge
Of the institution.
Necedah Repub!ican-Jacob Gross
JOurneyed to Greater Grand Rapids
last Sunday in company with his
nephew Ludwig Gross. The only re-
freShments carried was bottle of dry
horse radish.
Lester Shingler of Waupaca, who
was serving a SiX-mOnth'S sentence in
the county Jail on conviction for
assault and battery, was pardoned a
week ago by Gov, Schofield.
The receipts of the New London
poStOtfice for the past year were
little over $1,000, which will add
another 500 to the salary of the post
master of that city.
Stevens Point is to have the pleasure
of witnessing the feats of Herman. the
world renowned juggler and slight-of-
| hand artist, this week.
St. CrOiX county has torn down its
| Old-time county house and is erecting
a handsome new structure on the old
site to take its place.
The Wittenberg postot1ice has been
raised from the fourth class rate to
that Of third class, with 81 900 salary
for the postmaster.
VIM. Plunlett, an aged citizen of
Monroe county, died at his home in
TOmah April l.
Portage county contemplateS erect
ing new house on it's poor farm at a
cost Of $4,000.
Stevens Point is to have Spiritual
list convention on the Il, Is and 10 of
April.