Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-19
LOOKING BACKWARD
Some Very Interesting Excerpts
from the Wood County Reporter
Published in the Year 1858.
Itditor-JoHN y. BRUNDAGE.
Cor. Edilor-E. VI. HAINEs.


has recently been opened in Centralia.
We see that Sir. Warren is making
arrangements 10 move his cabinet
shop across the street where he will
have another story.
Nj. Taylor, of the car announces
his readiness TO take pictures in the
highest style of art. He has good
specimens and is good workman.
We are requested by Mrs. Dickerson
to give notice To those who desire
bunnets bleacheG this spring, that
they be delivered rs soon as possible.
The receipts of the Chicago &
Milwaukee railroad for the past year.
was: Fare &l45, 1854: freight,
$40, 3G3,40: mail, $l2,235.9l, making d
total OF $2O4, 1856. 10.
The new bills Of the Wood County
Bank are expected here by the LIST
OF next month. The capital at
present is only 5000, With the
intentIOn 10 increase 1t should be
$500, 900.
The bill to abolish the county board
Of supervisors, and transfer their
duties 10 Il board of three commits
SiOners passed the senate 10y the
casting vote Of the president. its
fate III tue house is doubtful.
For Il long time we have neglected
10 mention the fact that Mr.. Burgess,
Il line Ould English gentleman" has
established Il Weekly route between
Grand Rapids and DeXterVIlle. He is
at The Grand Rapids House from
Fridays Till Mondays.
The young man who hung himself
IN the Town vi Dexter undertook the
task of pllOLlng Il raft down Yellow
river. When he started, he remarked
that ii he "CUuIdu't run 1T without
getting stuck lie would hang
himself
! MIR. SanderSon will give course of
twelve lessons at ROe'S hall. cUmmenc-
ing Saturday evening, tor the nominal
sum OF Sl.25 per scholar. We hope he
may lntuse higher cultivation Of
the art of music IN this town than
has heretofore existed.
! The question, "Resolyed, that the
: Bible teaches that the soul OF mali
dies" Was discussed al The hall. The
debate occupied TWO evenings. The
affirmative was upheld by Mr.. Reed, IL
second adventlst: the negative, by
Rev. 4. Ii. Smith.
! George Marion, who has pursued the
vocation Of onUe-m making for some time
i'll THIS town, Was drowned below
Point Bias one day last week. Last
" euuesday young man WAS drowned
aJ CnutGn'S dam, about five miles
UtlOW. HIS n.nlG Was THOMPSON.
Another man also found Walery
grave III the kilDuurn dam " ednesddy.
The dam at KilDourn City, which
has been Killing damage to the
iunl berlng interests and which has
been DUUrn with comparative patience,
has been declared nuisance by jury
of The citizens of Portage City. We
Uelieve this action cOmpellS that
county To sustain all damage to
lumber and the expense Of destroying
The alleged nuisance.
At The meeting of school district
No. l, held last Friday, proposals for
a new site were received from MeSSrS.
john Rablin and JOS Wood. Each
agreed to deed whole block gratis,
providing he district would erect Il
Two story, substantial building, which
no doubt will be done during the
coming season. The site offered by
Mr.. Wood was preferred.
DR.. q. F. Witter, says the Wautoma
Journal, 50 long and favOrably known
i'll this community aS Il man and
physician, has located at Grand
Rapids. AS a man the doctor is right
where he should be. honorable: as a
politician, not worth much, but aS d
physician, one of the best. MAY
success attend his efforts in the heal
ing art, till there are no more sick.
Last February, two houses of
prostitution Were burned in Oshkosh,
by the citizens and the inmates,
twelve girls and d man, taken to jail.
After the liberation Of the girls d
convention Of this class of 'artiSts'
was held, at which d solemn oath was
made to burn the city from end to end.
before the summer was over in revenge
for the burning Of the two houses
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the deed was
contaminated last week when every
store and office in the place was
burned.
| Married in Grand Rapids on the 13t h
inst, by f. J. DespiuS, Esq, Mr..
Augustus Althouse. of Adams county,
and Miss Magdalena PolenSki, of this
town. The parties mentioned never
saw each other until the day they
were married. and when the bride
was called to state the name of the
man with whom she was about to
unite her destlnes she had to turn to
him and ask his name. 1t is to be
hoped that he will bear the acqualnt-
ance, and that the happy pair may
eventually learn each others names.
The following is list of our county
officers and their deputies:
Sharff-W. B. NaylOr: under do, J.
K. Scarf: deputy do, Samuel Hiles, of
Dexter
Treasurer -Thos. B. Scott: deputy,
J. r. Scott.
Clerk of Board-L. P Powers;
deputy, j. TT. Lang.
Clerk of Court-Ed. Voyer: acting
and denuty, L. M. Hawley
RegiSter-L. Kroner: deputy, O..
Knapp, Jr.
District Attornev-Chas. NJ. Webb,
Surveyor-H A. Temple.
For the past week, the vast amount
of lumber and shingles lying in the
river in this town. has been, and is
still. considered in danger of being
broken up by the ice. The owners
have been busy in making an
unrestricted channel hv saving the
ice. bat have not yet succeeded. On
Wednesday large inStallment came
from above blocking up the river in
the eddy for about forty rods. Fort