Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-19
5 LOOKING BACKWARD
Some Very Interesting Excerpts
from the Wood County Reporter
Published in the Year 1859.
Editor-JoHN n. BRUSDAGE.
Cor. Editor-E. n. HAINEs.

Editor-JoHN n. BRUNDAGE.
Cor. Editor-E. II. HAINEs.
a male teacher is advertised for to
go to Dexter.
Sixty years have passed away since
the death of Washington.
The treaty of peace between France
and Austria was signed on the 18th
inst.
A new hustle has been introduced
in n. Y, which is inflated with an.
What next?
Kamehameha, king of the Sand
wich Islands, has abdicated in favor
Of his son.
A letter has been found giving the
plans Of Forbes and John Brown for
an instruction.
John Brown has been choked to
death. He met his fate calmly and
with Christian resignation.
Eleven Democratic newspapers in
Iowa, have suspended since the cleo
tion in that state in October.
We learn that we are now to have
a tri weekly mail from the east.
instead Of daily as heretofore.
"Dakotah" has been proposed for
an embryo territory to be organized
out of the region west of Minnesota.
Carl Schurz, in the absence of Mr..
Iweedy, represented Wisconsin in the
late meeting of the National Republi-
can committee.
For governor, Harrison C. Hobert,
Democrat, received 2SO votes in Wood
county and Alexander w. Randall,
Republican, 235 votes
W. P. Ruggles raised the present
season sixty bushels of excellent onions
on twenty square rods of ground.
This is at the rate of $50 bushels to
the acre.
The New York Herald continues to
hold stephen A. Douglas responsible
for all the slavery agitation and Har-
perS Ferry Instructions of the
country.
We learn of our friend Carpenter,
of NekOoSa, that the old saloon of that
place has been remOdeled, and will be
used for the purpose OF teaching the
young ideas how to shoot.
The great question at this election
is, "Shall we be Freemen or Slaves?"
Shall we assert our political indepen-
dence of southern diSuniOniSts, or bow
in meek submission to their behests?
John Brown was brought into court
this morning, he being able to walk
but he Immediately laid down on his
cot at full length within the bar. He
looks considerable better, the swelling
having left his eyes.
Twenty years ago the number of
cOlored men in Canada was 3.400; now
there are more than 10000. In four
months after the passage of the Fugi-
tive Slave law, ten thousand poured
into the country.
We learn that substantial firm
have begun operations for a brewery
in Rablin's addition. The location is
good and there is no doubt that they
have made a good and profta BILE
investment.
1t will be noticed that we have
raised the name of Gen. Simon Cam
eron for president, and Abram
Lincoln for vice president in 1860. and
we Shall keep them there until the
''assembled WISDOM Of the nominat-
ing convention shall by their action
decide upon another ticket.
NOTICE
Martha, my wife, in fretful mood
Has left my bed and board for good
She says that neer again till death
She sleep within reach of my fragant breath
For fear she might my credit USE
! say to all the world refuse.
For l shall never pay one fraction
OF any debt of her contraction.
AMOS r. RURDICK.
The citizens Of Louisa county.
Virginia held a large meeting at their
court house November IL. and
resolved ''That the election Of William
H. Seward, or any member of the
Black Republican party. to the pre-
SIdency of the United States. ought to
be Immediately followed by the
secession of all the slaveholding
states from this confederacy, and the
prevention Of any organization of
federal administration under such
president.
The lumbermen Of this pnery have
called mass meeting to be held at
Stevens Point on the 9Th of next
month to raise means and devise
measures for the destruction of the
kilbOurn dam. AS the dam is an
obstruction to navigation it strikes US
that it should be removed at the
expense OF others than the lumbermen
who last year suffered loss by it. 1t
seems to US that the duty Of destroy
ing 1T should belong to the state, if
the chartered company that erected
it are unreliable.
Says the Stevens Point Pinery: The