Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-29
LOOKING BACKWARD
Some Very Interesting Excerpts
from the Wood County Reporter
Published in the Year 1858.
Editor-JoHN \. BRUNDAGE.
Cor. Editor-E. NJ. HAINEs.

tIre-bugS are SO numerous at Stevens
Point that cold weather fails to keep
them quiet.
We have got a new pair of pants.
That we needed them, our citizens
can we'll attest.
The Adams County Independent is
the title Of new and neat paper
published at Friendship by J. G.
Chandler.
An argument in favor of locating
the state capitol at Grand Rapids is
that our town is within three miles
OF the center Of the state.
In Franklin county, Maine, the
snow lay foot deep last Saturday.
May Il. The farmers came to the
court house in their SleighS.
The bill for the temporary removal
of the capitol TO Milwaukee was lost
Saturday, May %, in the assembly by
a tie yote-4l yeas and Al nays.
Messrs. G. W. and j P. Lilly. rcsid-
ing about two miles northwest Of this
village. killed a huge wild cat that had
ventured to their dwelling. The
animal measures ) feet, ! inches in
length, and stands p feet high.
Several lumbermen in this vicinity
have stopped rafting and commenced
piling their lumber Us they manufac
ture it, The low prices paid along
the Mississippi will not pay them for
running any more this spring. Wau-
sau Wisconsin.
A fire occurred in this village We'd
nesday night. 1t was the small
building occupied by Mons Wright as
Darbor shop. BY the barbar-ous
carelesSneSS of the occupant the build
ing was destroyed and by the active
efforts of the fire department the
adjoining building was saved. The
ashes are owned by Geo. Neeyes
Our citizens were considerably sur
priSed to learn that the water of the
Wisconsin which has been very high
for a few days past, had washed a
channel through the river bank into
the canal, near the lock. The water
| rushed down the canal at q tremendous
| rate, carrying away the railroad
bridge and rendering other bridges
unsafe. Portage Record.
Gov. Randall is Roman of the
sternest sect. He has done the
almost incredible thing Of refusing to
accept an extra compensation of
| 81 900 nOnimally for inspecting certain
| state institutions, but really desig-
mated to increase his salary, which is
limited by the constitution to $3.50.
| The governor gives as his reason that
| he does not desire to violate the spirit
OF the constitution.
Another lawyer-Mr Chas. NJ.
Webb has recently established himself
| here for the purpose Of practicing
law. He comes with the determina-
ton Of settling down permanently,
and we trust that our citizens will see
| that he never regrets his choice
Being brother ''chip'' in the typo
graphic art, talented and ambitious,
and Withal good fellow. we wish him
abundant prosperity. His office is
with Judge Wood.
Four numbers more and six months
will have elapsed since we commenced
| the REPORTER. The scarcity of
| money is the cause of limited patron
age, and only by the closest economy
and stricteSt attention to the mechan-
ical department of the paper, have we
been able to continue publication.
But we have succeeded thus far,
without a single interruption, in
laying before our readers a weekly
sheet devoted to their interests.
Chicago is bustling city. It was
formerly in Illinois, but now Illinois
is in Chicago. The principal produc-
tions are corner lots, statistics, wind
and the Democratic press. The
population is about sixteen millions,
and is rapidly increasing" The
people are very unaSSuming and
moral-almost too much so. The
real estate dealers are all honorable
men, like Brutus and won't tell a lie
for anything.
A new name--A friend in a distant
state. who takes an active interest in
the prosperity of our town. suggests
the change of Grand Rapids to
Riparia, which is a Latin word and
signifies "a bank of river with water
privileges" 1t is now frequently
used TO signify Every fine water
privilege" We regret to say that
the citizens here are ''joined to their
Grafton could induce them to enter
tain a change.
While volunteers from all parts of
the country are rapidly filling up this
section, our home squadron are not
idle in charging the crops of infantry.
A short time since, Il lady in this
town presented her husband with d
ten-pound chunk. The next day a
neighbor went half-pOund better,
and last Saturday another lady pre-
Sented the editor with whopper
which we suppose we shall be obliged
to support. 1t is estimated that our
population has had fifty Of this kind
of increase within the past month.
The final result of this unpre-
cedented scheme to continue the
be looked for with the greatest inter-
est and anxiety by both the north and
the south. The inducements held
out by the bill to accept Lecompton,
and the hope Of crushing the curse
after becoming. a state may weigh
sufficiently with the people of that
unfortunate territory to vote aye
on this proposition. That it is even
more Infamous than the repeal of the
Missouri Compromises, the candid will
not deny.
The following is a literal copy
drawn up and about to be introduced
into the California assembly:
AN ACkT
To prevent niggers kummin to
Kallyforny.
The nennlc of The state of KallN-