** A Move to Divide the County

A move is being made by some Chicago parties with the end in view of
making a new county on of some 29 townships in the southwestern portion
of Oconto County. The petition is signed by one Taylor.
 

** REMOVAL.

Squire Wm. B. Mitchell has removed his furniture store and shop, from
the old stand into the brick block owned by Klass, on Superior Street.
Where he will soon be prepared to box you up for all time, to settle any
little differences, or to bind you over to keep the peace, as the case
may be.

** Kerosine is up to fifty cents a gallon and it begins to look as
though it would cost something to blow up an old stove and hired girl
this winter.

** The man who keeps a girl out on a terrace until her fingers are numb
and her lips coated with ice, had the dog set on him the last time he
visited 2d street. 

** The city is foraged by thieving tramps, and residents should take
care and place their valuables where they will be safe.

The new bridge at the Section street crossing is to be built on nearly a level with the street, giving it just sufficient height to permit a raft to pass under it.

Frank Elliott, young son of W. H. Elliott of St. Nathans (now Chase), in this county, caught a monster wildcat in a small three inch steel trap on last Saturday morning.
 

The funeral of Levi W. hart took place from the residence of  Mr. T. C.
Stiles, No. 451 Prospect Street, Wednesday afternoon Jan. 8. A large
number of the friends of the deceased, including relatives from Akron,
were present. A profession of beautiful flowers, tastefully arraigned,
lent their fragrance to the sorrowful occasion. 
The Rev. Mr. Pomeroy spoke impressively of the sad event of their
gathering, and thought that under the circumstances, no sermon was
necessary. He was followed by the Rev. Calhoun, who made some appropriate remarks. A quartette composed of Miss Sarah Gates, Miss Walters, Mr. Stewart
Chisholm and Mr. Fulkerson, sang some pieces suitable to the occasion.
The Rev. F. A. Horton pronounced the benediction, after which the
remains were taken to Lake View Cemetery and placed in a vault.
Cleveland Leader
 

FATAL ACCIDENT AT MARINETTE.  We see by the Eagle that an accident
resulting the death of Mr. Joseph PARENT occurred between three and four o¹clock Thursday afternoon of last week.  Mr. PARENT was at the time of his death, employed by the Boom Co., and engaged about two miles up the river hauling boom-timber.  He drove a large team of horses, using one bob on which the timber was fastened allowing the hind 1 to drag.  When just before entering
the main road he encountered a rough place and in passing over it he must
have slipped and the entire load of timber passed over his body about the
middle, in which manner he was found by another teamster about a half an
hour after the accident, which undoubtedly had caused instant death.  The
deceased is a young man about twenty years of age, and is a brother of our
townsman Mr. C. E. PARENT, of Menominee, at which place his father resides.

**ACCIDENT.
     We regret to learn that on Saturday last as W.B. SMITH of this city
was placing logs on a coal pit some miles north of this city, he slipped and
fell the log at which he was at work striking him in the breast injuring
him very seriously by rupturing some of the internal blood vessels from which
he lost a large quantity of blood.  On Sunday he was brought to his home in
this city.
 

**FATAL ACCIDENT.
     Tuesday night last Dr. BEEBE, of this city left his horse in the barn
in apparently as good condition, and with as safe surroundings as usual.
Wednesday morning on going to care for his horse he found him past all need
of care.  He had pranced his last prance, competed for his last prize; his
mission was accomplished and in the still dark hours of night he kicked his
las kick.

**DEAD--DRUNK.
     A groan was heard, like a funeral note, from a toper in mud half
buried, and the constable "drunk and incapable" wrote, when his form to the
station was hurried.  We hurried him swiftly at dead of night, and off with
our truncheons spurning, under many gas lamp¹s flickering light, through
alley and crooked turning.  In rags and taters the toper was dressed, for
in poverty drink and bound him, and he lay like a pig in a gutter at rest,
with little pigs squeaking around him.  We lifted him up, but he fell as one
dead, and we tumble him into a barrow; and the idle spectators shouted and
said, "He¹ll be fined with a caution to-marrow!"  Lightly they will talk of
the spirit that¹s gone, and o¹er his empty bottle upbraid him, but little
he¹ll reek, as they let him sleep in the cell where the constable has laid
him.  No curtain had he in his lonely den, and a rough deal plank was a
pillow; he will wake with parched throat and an aching head and thirst that
would drink up a billow.  Roughly, yet sadly we laid him down, that toper,
worn, haggard and hoary, and wished that the dessolute youth of the town a
warning might take from this story.
 

**LOOK HERE, SIR
     By the merest accident we discovered your name.  We mean the
pussillanymous, unmanly puppy who cut down the halyards from our flag
staff, on the night of the 21st inst. and if he does not before the next issue of
this paper make good the damage, we will place at the head of our columns
his name, in letters so large that the nearsighted may read it without
trouble.  It is high time that this sort of vandalism was stopped, and we
pledge our word that we will do our duty in assisting to stop it.  If our
demand is not complied with we will put the mark on one person, by which
all other persons may know him and enabled to watch him.  Better come sir.

W. B. Smith, who has for sometime been expected to die, has thought better
of it and concluded to get well.
 

**LOST.
     In the City of Oconto, or on the Pensaukie Road on Thursday Feb 22nd a
Morocco Sewing Machine Needle (Pocket) case nearly full of Needles.  The
finder will be suitably regarded by leaving it at the Reporter Office in
Oconto.     J.C. BANTA

**VICTORY IS OURS
    On Wednesday forenoon the bill to divide Oconto county was defeated in
the Senate by a vote of 21 to 10.
     The thanks of the taxpaying and honest portion of the citizens of
Oconto county are due to the Senate of Wisconsin for the honorable and just
action of the majority of that body in refusing to assent to the unjust
division of the territory of this county, as attempted by the Assembly.
More especially are their thanks due to Senator GRIMMER of this district,
who (in marked contrast to another official of the district) refused to
forget his pledges to those who elected him, and firmly and bravely
defended the interest of his constituents.  We take pleasure in assuring the
Senator, that in as much as he remembered, and defended Oconto county, Oconto county will remember him.  So also are Messrs. George FARNSWORTH, Uri BALCOM, R.W. HUBBELL, O.A. ELLIS, O.F. TRUDELL, J. HALL AND R. A. JONES, entitled to many thanks, and much credit for the public spirited manner in which they met and defeated this iniquity.
 

**THE TOWN OF MAPLE IS NO MORE.
     At the session of the County Board the town organization of Maple
Valley was annulled, and its territory divided and annexed to the towns of
Gillett, Stiles and Oconto.--The Town, during the past two or three years
had fallen into the hands of a few ignorant Sweeds, who held the balance of
power at the town elections and through their blundering ignorance were
unable, through gross illegalities, to collect any tax, and as a natural
result the town became bankrupt.  Thus this action on the part of the
Board.

**PAINFUL ACCIDENT
     On the first day of this month, Mrs. Tho¹s TRICURTEN, of Maple Valley,
was severely and dangerously burned on the face and right arm.  A kettle of
pitch which was being melted on the stove, caught fire and Mrs. TRICARTEN
thoughtlessly attempted to extinguish it by casting cold water on it.--The
result was that the hot pitch flew out of the kettle and on to her, burning
her as above stated.

At the session of the County Board, the town organization of Maple Valley, was annulled and its territory divided and annexed to the towns of Gillett, Stiles and Oconto.

A call for O.F. Trudell for Mayor is being circulated and extensively signed by our citizens.

Mr. Geo. McConnell has leased and occupied the John Classon building just across the street from the foundry.

At about midnight Monday of this week, our citizens were roused by the shriek of the fire whistle.  The fire was found to be in the residence of Mr. R.W. Rouse, corner of Section and Second streets.  Mr. G.T. Porter was just passing the house when the alarm was given and it is chiefly owing to his prompt and energetic action that all the effects in the lower story were saved.
 

**THE AGES OF MEN.
     Rutherford B. HAYES will be 56 years old October 4, 1877.  William A.
WHEELER is in his 57th year.  Samuel J. TILDEN is in his 64th year.  Thomas
A. HENDRICKS will be 58 September 17th 1877.  Ulysses S. GRANT will be 54 April 27, 1877.  Thomas W. FERRY, President of the Senate, will be 50 June 1, 1877.  Simon CAMERON will be 78 March 8, 1877.  William Maxwell EVARIS is 59 this month, February, 1877.  Oliver Perry MORTON will be 54 August 4, 1877.  George F. EDMUNDS was 49 February 14, 1877.  Fredrick T. FRELINGHUYSEN will be 60 August 4, 1877.  Allen G. THURMAN will be 64 November 13, 1877.  Thomas F. BAYARD wll be 49 next October.
 

**SERIOUS ACCIDENT
     Mr. J.H. RYMER an enterprising farmer of the town of Little Suamico,
met with a serious accident o Monday afternoon of this week.  He was
chopping off a log and the ax glanced and split the big toe of his right
foot, and the cut extended nearly half the length of his foot, this is very
unfortunate as the busy season of the farmer approaches.  We hope his
neighbors will give him a call.
 

**RUM AND ROBBERY
     On the night of Thursday the 5th inst. a man by the name of McDONALD,
an employe of the Oconto Company, when on his way to the Theatre stopped in a saloon and indulged in some of the poison sold there; under its warning
influence he was induced to engage in card plaing, each game was followed
by drinks, and with each drink their recklessness was increased.  McDONALD being the only one in the game who was supplied with money, it was not at all surprising that he was the only one beaten.  The Theatre was forgotten, midnight came and still the game went on.  McDONALD had bought and helped to drink $6.40 worth of ROT GUT.  Becoming tired of the game and disgusted with his bad luck McDONALD started for home, never dreaming that the three ten and one twenty dollar bills which he had displayed in his settlement at the bar would get him into trouble before he reached it.  Shortly after McDONALD left the saloon, one NELLIGAN,who had been a party in the game was observed to leave the saloon and go in the same direction in which McDONALD had gone.
   McDONALD had reached the vicinity of the Scandinavian Church when a man approached him hurriedly from behind, clasped him tightly about the neck, put his fingers in his mouth betweeen the jaw and cheek, and forcibly threw McDONALD on his side lacerating his cheek badly, and otherwise injuring him, holding him in this possession until he secured McDONALD¹s pocket book containing the afore mentioned money.  The robbed man claims to have identified NELLIGAN as the robber, and circumstances go far to confirm the truth of the identity.  The accused was araigned before Justic MITCHEL, but a stay was taken in the examination and NELLIGAN was put under bonds to appear for examination on to-day.

We thought there was an eclipse of the sun, but there wasn’t, it was the shadow of our old friend, Eli Urquhart, about two minutes after the shadow appeared Eli came also and nearly wrung our arm off at the elbow.  Eli is located at Westboro, on the Wisconsin Central and reports business as pretty brisk out there.
 

One of our oldest settlers, Mr. Bernard Brophy has sold at great sacrifice his fine premises on Main street to James Bellew for $ 1,600, and will soon start with his family for the plains of the Lone Star State.

Mr. A.G. Cowan for many years business manager for Anson Eldred is soon to leave the city to engage in business for himself in Chicago.  It is said that Howard Eldred is to succeed to the management of his fathers business in Oconto.

**THE DRIVE.
     The lumbermen are ready for the drive, but are unable to do anything
until a rain storm raises the water in the river.  The water is lower than
ever before known at the breaking up, so low that it is useless to drive.
A heavy rain storm is needed at onec.--Marinette Eagle.

**MARINETTE.
     The river is very low and there is said to be no water in the swamps
and no snow in the woods, so that the outlook for the drives is not
encouraging.  The ice is thawing rapidly and in a few days will probably be
all out of the river.  The weather has been quite warm for the past few
days, but the main stream has as yet not been effected by it.  We do not
remember to have ever seen the Menominee river so low at this season of the
year as it is today.  Opperations feel confident that all their main river
logs will be secured, but to get them they must have more or less rain, in
fact it all depends on that.  It usually takes from 30 to 40 days to drive
logs to the main boom, but as many of the logs are in the main river, there
will be plenty of stock in the boom as soon as the ice goes out and the
mills will start up at once.
 

**ACCIDENTS.
     A son of Felix PECOR, who ws in the employ of HOLT and BALCOM while
scuffling at noon on Monday of this week, was thrown, and in the fall in
some way had one of his legs broken below the knee.  Dr. O¹KEEF reduced the fracture.
     Wm. DORAN at the planig mill got his hand badly torn of the circular
saw, Monday afternoon.  He is under Dr. BEEBE¹s treatment and will soon be
able to be at work again.
     A little daughter of Lewis BELLONGE while at play Monday of last week
fell and hurt her arm.  Dr. BEBE was sent for and found the elbow dislocated, instead of broken as they supposed.

**LIGHT HOUSE AT MENOMINEE.
     Mr. T.H. MILLER arrived here last wek and is engaged in putting up a
light house on the end of the north pier.  The building will be constructed
entirely of iron and wll be octagon in shape, 84 feet high and 14 feet in
diameter.  The light will probably be what is known at "4th glass", and
will be visable about 12 miles.  The position of the light will make it very
convenient for shipping as the main channel passes very near the end of the
north pier.  The attention of the government was directed to the matter by
a joint resolution of Legislature indtroduced by the member from this
district, and the work is being done under the direction of Light-House
Board.  Menominee Herald.

**PERSONAL.
     W.B. ROUSE, for some years a resident of our city, and whose dwelling
was recently burned started by the steamer North West on Thursday last, for
the central portion of the State.  He took with him his team and intends to
drive it from Green Bay, leasurely examining farms on the way, and when one
is found with which he is satidfied as to price and location, he will
purchase, and hereafter devote him self to farming.  Mr. ROUSE¹s family
during its residence among us made many friends who will regret to lose
them.

**GOOD ADVICE
     Now is the time of the year for Pueumonia, Lung Fever, &c.  Every
family should have a bottle of BOSCUE¹S German Syrup.  Don¹t allow for one
moment that cough to take hold of your child, your family or yourself.
Comsumption, Asthma, Pneumonia, Croup, Hemorrhages, and other fatal
disceases may set in.  Althoughit is true German Syrup is curing thousands
of these dreaded diseases, yet it is much better to have it at hand when
three doses will cure you.  One bottle will last your whole family a winter
and keep you safe from danger.  If you are consumptive, do not rest until
you have tried this remedy.  Sample bottles 10 cents.  Regular size 75
cents.  Sold by your Durggist, S.W. FORD.
 

**THE DRIVE.
     The heavy snow storm has as yet had no log driving.  The dry ground
has about absorbed all the mosture from the melted snow so far.  The cold
nights have materially retarded the melting of the snow, and almost spoiled the
good effect it would otherwise have.  The driving crew sent up the river by
N. LUDINGTON Co. quit work for a few days this week on account of the low
water.  About 3,000,000 feet of logs have been received in the main boom,
which is the extent of the drive so far.  Warm weather will melt the
remainder of the snow and raise the river, but not near enough to bring
down near all the logs.--Marinette Eagle.

**FIRES.
     On Wednesday evening about the hour of 8 o¹clock Mrs. Geo. W. BOWER's residence in the South Ward was discovered to be on fire.  The alarm was promptly sounded and after the usual delay, waiting for teams the engines commenced work, but to late to save the burning building.  The fire
originated by the explosion of a Kerosene Lamp.  Loss about $1,200
Insurance $1,000.
     Also on the same evening about 11 oclock the vacant building of Mrs.
LINDSEY in the South Ward, on the old LINDSEY place, was burned.

**WHO BOUGHT THE CANAL LANDS.
     In order that our readers may know who purchased canal pine lands on
this river and how much they paid for them, we give below the names of the
purchasers and the amount paid by each:
URI BALCOM,Oconto......$ 15,655
S. A. COLEMAN  ....   2,654
JOHN LEIGH  .... 205
Peshtigo Co., Peshtigo...13,325
ELLIS & McGREGOR .....4,080
F. ARMSTRONG ....   570
JESSIE SPALDING, Chicago.... 450
J.S. McDONALD,  Fon du Lac...13,301

Total..  $50,231
---Marinette Eagle
 

**LOOK OUT FOR HIM.
     Our old friend Chase LOWELL of West Pensaukee has been promoted.  The authorities having appointed him Constable to fill vacancy caused by the
failure of the constable elect to qualify.  For our part we will be very
civil to CHASE, for we have a distant recollection of having seen him make
an arrest years ago.  We know just how he does it.

**FIRES.
     Allowing young children unlimited control of their own time and
actions frequently leads to very serious consequences as is well proved by two incidents in this city within the past week.  On Sunday last several boys
were observed to come out--in a hasty manner--the barn of Frank BENNEHOFF, almost immediatedly thereafter flames were observed to issue from the barn. The unavoidable inference is that those boys intentionally--or
otherwise--fired that barn.  At anyrate those boys had no business there,
and if they had been with their parents, at home or at church, the
probabilities are that the fire had not occurred.  The barn was totally
destroyed.  The engines were on the ground and prevented the fire
spreading.
     On Tuesday morning about five o¹clock some children who had a play
house arranged in Mr. LAMPKEY¹s barn, repaired there for an early morning
romp; in a short time they had managed to fire the barn but by prompt
action the fire was extinguished before much damage was done.  It strikes us that a barn is not just the place for the construction of a play house, and
further, that five o¹clock in the morning is quite an early hour for
children of play house age to be out of bed, and out from under the
supervision of their parents.

DROWNED.
     On Sunday afternoon last a seven year old son of Joseph PECOR, fell
into the river at the Brunquest dam and was drowned, up to date of present
writing (Tuesday) the body is not recovered, though parties have kept up an
almost constant search for it.  The parents have the sympathy of the entire
community in their bereavement.
 

**CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
     The Anchor Line steamship Sidonian, from New York, April 20, for
Bristol, Eng., which exploded her boiler April 29, killing her captain,
three engineers, two firemen, and one coal trimmer, arrived in the British
Channel, Sunday, the 20th inst.  The board of trade will shortly hold an
inquiry on the accident.

DEATH OF M.D. PEAK.
     President STRONG of the First National Bank of Green Bay is in the
receipt of a dispatch this morning, announcing the death in Paris of M.D.
PEAK, Esq., for many years cashier of the bank.  Less than a year ago he
went to Europe with his wife, hoping that rest from business and breathing
the Continental air would restore him to health, but he died on Saturday in
Paris.  He was one of the most prominent and enterprsing citizens of this
section, aside from his connection with the bank, having for years been
Vice President of the Green Bay Hide and Leather Company, and stockholder in various other industrial concerns.  He had life insurance for $25,000 in
the Equitable, Mutual life, Phoeniz and Universal.  His estate will amount to
$100,000, and his widow and one daughter probably the sole legatees.

**HUNG UP.
     Owing to the contined dry weather the water in many of the logging
streams has fallen to so low a stage as to render driving not only
unprofitable, but imposible.  The drives on McCauslan and Peshtigo brooks
as well as on other small streams tributary to the Oconto are hopelessly hung
up, and the water in the Main river is lower than it was ever before known
to be at this season of the year.  Men are still at work on the main river,
but find the work slow and tedious as they only can make progress by aid of
the several dams, in which three fourths of the time is lost in waiting for
heads to rise.
     On the Peshtigo River the most of the main river dirve will be got
down, but some of the branch drives are undoubtedly hung up for the summer.
James K. CROOKS, has just returned from that river on which he has left his
drive of 4,500,000 hard aground.
     From the Menominee we hear only dicouraging reports, water constantly
falling, and logs aground.  The worst feature of this business is, that the
ground is dry and the swamps destitute of water, so that it is evident that
no ordinary storm will give a working stage of water, nothing but a storm
of such force and duration as to very materially interfere with the
agricultural, and other interests of the county, will be sufficient to
bring down the logs, we therefore conclude that the interests of the majority of
the inhabitants of the county would be best served by moderate rains, which
would enable our farmers to secure their crops without damge from rains.
True; if the logs do not come down the times will be fearfully hard for a
portion of our people, but, if to get them down willrequire rain enough to
greatly endanger the crops, then better that there be not a log driven for
a year to come.

AN OLD RESIDENT GONE.
     Wm. B. Smith, who died in this city on Friday of last week, was a
resident of this place for nineteen years.  An Englishman by birth, he was
compelled to emigrate by reason of becoming involved in some political
trouble.  Landing in New York in the year 1849, he remained in York State a
few years, when he came West, locating first in Fort Howard, alternating
his residence between that town and Big Saumico until the year 1858 when he
removed to Oconto, and engaged in house painting, and tin-smithing which
occupations he, with some short interruptions, followed until last fall,
when he engaged in the extensive manufacture of charcoal for use in Iron
furnaces.  It was while engaged in the prosecution of this business and
while filling a pit with wood, that he received a blow in the breast from a
stick of wood, from the effects of which it is supposed he died.  For a
considerable portion of Mr. SMITH¹s life he was addicted to the use in
greater or less degree, of intoxicants, but for the last year of is life he
was a member of the order of the Temple of Honor, and was buried by that
order.  At the time of his death he was about 60 years of age.
     The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church, the sermon
being preached by the Rev. Mr. WOODHULL, of Marinette.
 

SAD POISONING CASE.
     Louis SCHUTTA, of Pensaukee, and family, consisting of wife, two
children and hired girl were on Sunday last, poisoned by eating of wild
parsnips.  The man was dead within an hour of the fatal meal but by the
prompt use of remidies the other members of the family were all saved.
     It is strange that with a knowledge of the many fatal cases of poisoning from use of the parsnip, that people still will use it.

ONE BY ONE THEY PASS AWAY.
     J.S. FISK, for many years a resident of Brown County, and widely known
throughout the state by reason of his extensive business connections, died
at the residence of his son in Depere on Sunday moring last.  Mr. FISK¹s
admirable social qualities, and his strict integrity as a business man, and
his unswerving observance of the honorable in all relations of life
endeared him to all with whom he came in contact.  A large circle of his friends will mourn his death.

DIED FROM FATIQUE AND EXPOSURE.
     One week ago last Saturday a shabbily dressed and care worn traveler
with satchel in hand, called a CORORAN¹s mill about 8 miles from this city
and asked permission to stop there stating that he was sick and unable to
travel further.  He was told that there was no room for him, and started on
his lonely journey towards this city.  When about half way here, overcome
by fatique and sickness, he fell by the wayside and remained in an unconscious condition until discovered by some good samaritans a few hours afterwards, who procured a hand car and removed him to the house of Geo. W. HUGG. Medical aid was summoned but too late to avail, for he died on the
following Wednesday, and was burried at the expense of the County.  He gave his name as Andrew HOVERS, is a native of Germany and has no relatives in this country.

**PERSONAL.
     Joseph S. FORD, for some years drug clerk fo S.W. FORD of this city,
is the latest reported case of "Yellow Fever", he¹s got it bad, Œtwill carry
him off the first of next week, and if we ever hear from him the letter
will be post marked in Colorado.

     A young man, Chas. PERKINS, living with his folks in the upper Sugar
Bush, started from home last Sunday afternoo, and when he came to the farm
of Aug. PENSKI, in the lower Sugar Bush, he deliberately walked into the
field and putting a rope on one of Mr. PENSKI¹s oxen, and marched it over
to Menominee, sold it to Mr. RASOR the butcher there, pocketed the money and was on his way outside when he was nabbed by the deputy Sheriff of
Marinette.  He was taken before Justice HOLGATE, of this place, waived
examination and was bound over in the sum of $300 for his appearance at the
next term of the Circuit Court.  Failing to give bail he was sent to Oconto
Tuesday evening.--Marinette Eagle.
 

ANOTHER VETERAN MUSTERED OUT.
     On Saturday the 2d inst., Alexander J. McDONALD, after a painful
illness of many years duration died at the residence of Mr. Daniel CHARLES
near this city.  Mr. McDONALD was a native of Prince Edwards Island N.S.,
was of Scotch decent, and at the time of his death was in his 44th year.
     He came to Oconto 20 years ago and engaged in lumbering, which pursuit
he followed until Nov. 1861.  When he was recruited by the late Capt.
STORES, then 2d Lieut. of Co. "H" 4th Wis Vols., and joined his Co., the
River Drivers, then with its Regiment making the first "Peninsula Capaign"
in Virginia.  In the spring of 1862 the 4th Wis. was attached to Gen.
BUTLER¹s expedition against New Orleans, which was rendezvoused at Ship
Island.  It was here that in executing the brutal orders of Gen. WILLIAMS
by which the men were compelled to have knapsack drill, and fight sham battles in the heavy sands, under a tropical sun, that the seeds of desease were sown in Mr. McDONALD¹s constitution which finally developed into a fatal Dropsy.  Mr. McDONALD served faithfully with his company during the full
three years term, being with it at the capture of Ports Jackson, and St.
Philips, New Orleans, the first seige of Vicksburgh, through the Red River
campaigns, and at the seige and capture of Port Hudson, at which place he
on the 14th of June 1863, advanced so near the enemy¹s works that they
compelled him, to go inside, when he was held a prisoner until the
surrender of the works on the 8th of July, living most of the time on one ear of
unshelled corn a day.  No better, or true soldier than A.J. McDONALD, ever
bore arms in Federal or Confederate army.
     Returning home in the fall of 1864 he took up the business of
"Cruising," which business he followed until about three years ago, when
his disease had made such progress as to compel him to desist from its further prosecution, and he steadily failed from that time until the day of his
death.  Mr. McDONALD¹s generous nature and sterling integrity were
recognized and appreciated in the community in which he lived and died.
And though no relative was near, his remains were followed to their last
resting place by warm friends, whose hearts were and at the final parting.
 

**MYSTERIOUS.
     We are indebted to Geo. BARMINGHAM of Pensaukee for the followng which seems  wrapped in deep mystery.  Two weeks ago last Saturday, while two men were traversing the woods between Pensaukee and Little Suamico, they discovered crowded into the hollow of a stump, an old coat which they examined and found marks of blood around a hole made through the coat in the vicinity of the breast, by a gun shot, and also on the sleve as if the arm had been drawn over the wound inflicted in the moment of pain.  The question is who ownes the coat, and why was it hid there to moulden and decay.

A gentleman from Appleton, whose name we have not learned, is negotiating with Mr. W.L.Davis for the renting of his store building in the South Ward, with the view of starting a restaurant.

Our young friend, Charles Keith, Left on the train Friday for a visit to the Green Hills of Vermont, the home of his childhood.

The juvenile singing class, conducted by Mr. McNeel, closed the term on Thursday evening of last week with an “open school”.  A large number of the parents and friends were present and listened with great pleasure to the music recitations of the class.
 

**The county is remarkably free from accidents and casualities.  Let us
hope
it will remain so this season.

**Says an exchange:  "Never go into a store where you are not wanted.  If a
man wants you to come to his place of business he will invite you through
an
advertisement in your home paper.  It is wrong for you to intrude upon his
privacy, so don¹t do it.

**TRAMPS.
     Keep your windows and doors well secured, for at present our city
seems
to be infested by a gang of tramps.

**ABSCONDED.
     Joseph DuLAY, well known by our citizens as a clerk in the Grocery
House of C.S. PIERCE, not long since, was appointed by Dr. COLEMAN as his
agent to take charge of the Pier.  Last week he mysteriously disappeared.
As his accounts are short some thing over $100, the supposition that he has
absconded generally prevails.

**POISONING FROM WILD PARSNIPS
     A severe case is reported from the town of Glenmore, where three
childrean and a brother-in-law, of Mrs. PETERSON, were poisoned by eating
wild parsnips on Thursday of last week.  One of the children, a boy of six
years, died; and the lives of the others were in doubt at last
accounts.--Green Bay Advocate.

**ACCIDENT
     During the heavy sea of Saturday, while the Tug Annie, of Muskegon,
was making this point, with the advance Agent of the Great Australian Circus,
shortly about to visit Oconto, Mr. W.H. SIMPSON, Chief agent, received
serious injuries, being thrown by a lurch of the boat, on her side railing.
Immediately upon her arrival at the pier medical aid was procured, and the
gentleman was favorably progressing when the Annie steamed out during the
evening for Green Bay.

**EDITOR REPORTER:
     For a few Sabbaths past a large number of boys have congregated on the
common in the South Ward and played ball, much to the annoyance of
residents in that vicinity.  Is there any law, or whose duty is it to prevent them
from disturbing the peace of that holy day?--SOUTHLIDER.
     [Editor]--Any person who shall take any pair in sport, game or play,
on the day commonly called the Lord¹s day, shall be subject to a fine of not
less than $2,00.  Revised Statutes, chapter 183, sec.5.
 

DROWNED.
     A little son of David VAN ALSTEIN aged 7 years, while playing on some
logs near the Anson ELDRED mill last Monday, fell into the river and was
drowned.  The body was recovered about ten minutes after the accident.  The
funeral took place the next day at the Presbyterian church.

**WHO DRIVE ON THE OCONTO.
     There is no prospect, as yet, of starting the hung up drives on this
river. We do not expect to do much except in two places where we are
building dams.  We are having wet weather, but no unusually heavy rains.
 

John McGee arrived home last Sunday from Colorado, whither he has been in quest of gold.

Wednesday last about noon, fire was discovered on the roof of the residence of Mr. J.K. Crooks on Superior Street, and with the aid of a few pails of water it was supposed to have been subdued.  But the fire broke out again about three and a general alarm was given, calling out the engines and citizens.  By prompt work the building was saved from total destruction and the damages will not exceed $ 500, fully covered by insurance.

The tug “Oconto” took out a large excursion party from Suamico Saturday evening and returned safely after making a harbor among the rushes and tripping the light fantastic on the upper deck until after midnight.  Capt. Cliff speaks highly of the party.

The Eldred warehouse at the mouth of the river burned Friday.
 

W.T. Ullmann has sold his stylish phaeton to Dr. O’Keef.

Ed. Lord, Geo. Hall, Geo. Williams and Phil. Masher went fishing on Thunder Lake, the head waters of the Peshtigo river, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Dr. Coleman, W.H. Webster, Peter Essen and Robert Jones started for the same destination.

Fishing and camping out parties are getting to be quite fashionable.  Monday a party consisting of Deli Pierce and wife, Will Waggoner and Mr. Sullivan, went up the Oconto, expecting to be gone several days.  Sorry they couldn’t make room for one more.
 

A four year old son of Joseph Scott had a narrow escape from drowning, by falling into a cistern, at a time when attention was attracted by a team, owned by Nelson Loucks, which had broken through a covering over a ditch some five feet deep.

E.W. Talmadge returned from Milwaukee on Sunday last.

A little row occurred in Pensaukee over a bottle of whiskey, in which Jos. Decker ran against Geo. Allen’s fist and fell into the river before he could recover from the rebound.

The Pensaukee mill ran out of logs on Friday last and shut down until more can be obtained from Peshtigo.

Mat Finnegan, the busy secretary of the agricultural society was a welcome caller on Monday.

Calvin Gale of Maple Valley made an agreeable call at our sanctum on Monday.

We notice George Farnsworth of the Oconto Company on our streets again this week.

Our friend, Paul McDonald, contemplates passing the winter in Switzerland.

Female tramps are now fashionable.

In the thunder storm of Friday night of last week, a barn owned by one Johnston was struck by lightning and consumed.  A horse in the barn was killed by the same stroke.  A cow was rescued.
 

Miss Mary Barlow gave a social party at her home in the west ward on Wednesday evening.  Her many young acquaintances found it a pleasure to be there.

E.S. McKenzie of Gillett and M. K. Wellington of West Pensaukee made us a call on Monday last.

Miss Abbie Millidge returned home from Ishpeming on Wednesday last, where she has been sojourning for some time past for her health.

W.W. Whitcomb and C. Powell of West Pensaukee called at the Reporter office on Wednesday.

Capt. Hart of the tug Oconto informs that the “catch” among our fishermen is not very heavy as yet this fall.

Eldred and Son contemplate having sawed at the Orr mill this fall, as soon as Major Scofield finishes his sawing, about one million feet of logs.  They will be manufactured into lumber and shingles.

The tin wedding (anniversary)  of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Balcom on Monday evening was a most enjoyable affair, and largely attended.
 

G.W. Wilcox was among the fortunate ones last week.  A good sized venison was what he brought home from a hunt.

C.J. Ellis has been appointed Postmaster at Marinette.

J.N. Johnson brought into our sanction the other morning one of the largest herring ever caught in the bay.  It weighed a little more than three pounds and was caught by L.W. Reed.

Several clotheslines have been robbed lately in the south ward.

A.D. Washburn’s boy, who was missed from home lat week, returned home safe and sound, having been in DePere in company with another boy with whom he went away.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDonald, accompanied by Miss Abbie Millidge, expect to start on the 19th for the Pacific coast where they will spend the winter in the mild climate of California.
 

A fall of about four inches of snow occurred Sunday night last.  On Monday a goodly number of cutters filled with fair freight, each with a “flyer” and merry sleigh bells attached, were out enjoying a sleigh ride, something which had become a novelty to us, as we haven’t had as much snow before in some twenty two months or more, something unheard of before in this latitude.

Mr. Dell Wilcox, the dentist, arrived on yesterday morning and may be found at the photograph gallery.

Capt. Cliff Hart returned from Green Bay Friday, having laid up his tug there after a very successful and busy season.

Mrs. B.J. Brown of Menominee, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hart, for a few days.