Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-12
5 LOOKING BACKWARD
Some Very Interesting Excerpts
from the Wood County Reporter
Published in the Year 1859.
Editor-JoHN n. BRUNDAGE.
Cor ElitAr-E NJ uarNEa

Spain has resolved to increase the
Notifications of Cuba.
Cabbage, potatoes, rutabagas, etc,
wanted at this office.
Mr.. Emerson is rapidly re-htting
and re-furniShing the WiSconsin
Hotel and will be entirely through by
another week.
The depot at La Crosse is filled with
goods for the northwest. The packets
of the La Crosse road are carrying all
they can aboard.
Military fete at Paris on the entry
of Napoleon proved to be very grand
affair. The Emperor has granted full
amnesty to all political offenders.
B. G.. Nolle did not visit our town
as was previously arranged. and G. NJ.
Webb was called upon TO speak, which
he did in a very able and entertaining
manner.
Although neighboring towns COM
PLAIN of hard times, scarcity of money.
ETC., it affords US satisfaction to
inform the deniZenS of Wood county
that Grand Rapids is not yet defunct.
The people of Appleton have voted
their credit to the amount of So, 900
in aid of the Chicago & Northwestern
road. If credit will build a road there
is no danger but the road will move
right along
DR.. John Phillips dropped in on us
the other day looking we'll and as
happy as new convert. The doctor
is thorough active Republican whom
we hope to see elected to the assembly
by handsome majority.
The adoption of the Wyandotte
constitution is rendered certain by
The reception of returns of the most
important counties in Kansas. The
majority will probably reach 1000.
This makes Kansas d Free state.
Our friend Neeves being attacked
with the desire to improve things
generally, and his 'block" in particu-
lar, has commenced operations with
energy. We hope soon to see this
ancient structure relieved of its
uncOuth proportions.
A respectable portion of the citizens
of near and adjoining counties, in
Georgia, passed the following resolu-
ton: "ResOlYed, that in order to
obtain the requisite supply of slaves
that all laws, state and federal, for
bidding the slave trade, ought to be
repealed.'
A convention composed of delegates
from Portage. Marathon and Wood
counties convened at the court house
in the village of Stanton. October G..
1859. The delegates from Wood
county were: Joseph Wood. G. NJ.
Webb, j. n, Brundage, E. Lavigne
and III H. HecoX; with the right to
cast twelve votes. On the informal
ballot John Phillips received 81 votes:
Joseph Wood, 9: Arson Rood, 10.
Bean and Carpenter arrived in town
Thursday evening and spoke to a large
audience. Mr.. Carpenter opened the
debate by reading twenty-four "Facts
for the People," which were the
SillieSt mOnStrOSitieS that an intelli-
gent man could have the brass to read
before an intelligent audience. Mr..
Bean replied in such a scathing and
conclusive manner that many of the
auditors felt chagrined for Carpenters
weakness. He raked him on his facts
and ploughed him on his figures.
The following is the ticket nom
mated by the Democratic State con-
ventiOn, after a session of two DAYS:
Governor-H. G. Hobert, Calumet
county.
Lieut.. Governor-A. S. Palmer,
WalWOrth county.
Sncrotoru Stotok D 1Io.
Columbia county.
Treasurer-Lionel Silverman, Ozau-
kee county.
Attorney General-Samuel Craw-
ford, Dane county.
State Superintendent. G. Draper,
Dane county.
If the telegraph report is not greatly
exaggerated, an insurrection by
negroes at Harper's Ferry, Va, under
the leadership of John Brown, has
become a serious affair. The insur-
seven hundred were all well armed,
and had complete possession of the
town, including the .. S. Arsenal.
They had stopped the railway trains.
and cut the telegraph wires making
prisoners Of all who opposed them.
On receipt of the news at Washington
three companies of artillery and a
corps of marines were ordered to pro-
coed to the scene of difficulty.
There is charter in existence for a
railroad from New Lisbon to WauSau.
passing through Grand Rapids and
Stevens Point and STYLED the "Wiscon-
sin Valley Railroad" Certainly this
presents rare opportunity to get an
important thoroughfare through this
very partially developed region. and
one which the people should improve.
Let the commissioners hasten to
organize the new company and we
Will certainly have a road within a
twelve-month. The following are the
commissioners: Andrew Dunn. Hugh
McFarlane, Aniasa Wilson, Thomas
Sampson, Eliphalet J. Miller, A. B.
Compton. Benjamin Single, W. D..
McIndoe. Charles Single Henry
Clinton John Edwards, T. B. Scott,
Henry W. Jackson.
Ever since the white blossoms of
the cranberry gave place to the green
fruit, the prospects of plentiful crop
has been the principal topic of con-
versation among our citizens. The
passage of the ''Crauberry Law" by
the last legislature prescribing a fine
on those who should pick or have in
their possession unripe cranberries
previous to the twentieth of Septem-
Der, caused many of our leading men
to enter large tracts of marsh for the
ostensible purpose of preventing the
fruit on such tracts from being
gathered previous to that time, as