Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
The portable mill belonpino to

The portable mill belonging to
T George Hilcs was burned Saturday,
) the 18th inst the same fire which
destroyed 50 much property in the
. neighborhood Of Wood +. O., proba-
bly,. The recent rains have done their
{ perfect work, and no further less is
feared.
We saw one of the new Postal
!, Cards the other day. it was from our
used to-be fellow citizen, w. w. Bot
kin, now In the Chicago P. O. and
sent to c. NJ. Webb. Wallace says -
E "seeing the things are cheap l send
one. These are the first in. Remem.
Der me to all the boys" We don't
know but Webb will thresh us for
exposing his correspondence, but
then these Postal Cards don't hide
anything wortA cent and we couldn't
help seeing it. We won't say any,
thing about any other letters.
See Mosher telling advertisement
in this issue. It speaks like little
pratt, and every boy and man will read
it for it reads like circus. Frank
Foster, whom you and we know
know as first class Juyist and CAPT
tai snte,s: is ring master, and will show
you the Camel Hair Shawls, and the
Cashmere Goods and the Buffalo Al
pacas, and the Docskt;ns and all things
beautiful and wearable, for moth
ing, unless you take them away with
you, when you will be expected to
leave greeubaok. Don't fail to read
the bills
An excellent feature of the rail
roads now In, and coming into Grand
Rapids, outside Of money view is,
the advantages we shall possess in the
excursionary line. What will be more
pleasing to the little ones of our Sun
day Schools than to '.picnic' say at,
or near Plover or Amherst, or. west
ward, in and about Mcmillan, where
the streams are just alive with trout.
The Tomah road too, will put US with
: in an hours ride of fine groves and
green fields. We notice that our
Methodist friends are talking up an
excursion for the 9th" Glad Of it..
Let the new order of things be initial
! ed.
The slabs are all in for the filing
of the widencl street, The ungainly
jutting out Of the land near the Con-
) gregational Church is an eye-sore to
everybody. 1t is hoped the authorities
/ will at once grade it down and make
? the appearance Of the street more pre-
possessing, as we'll for convenience, as
beauty. We notice that Mr.. Larry
Ward has placed his fence on the line
, OF his property, westward, giving a
, look OF grotesquencss to the street.
, We like it, for this is but the beginnin,
{ Of the end, and others will now fail
/. into line and make Water street, what
} it very easily can be made to be, one
Of the most beautiful streets in our
city.
PersOaal.-L. A. Houston called
upon Us yesterday. He reports that
Thomas Pitts will erect a portable
mill on yellow river the present season.
JIM Human of Kilbourn drop
ped in upon US yesterday. The light
Of his countenance has gllded all our
type.
Uncle Robert Grace came up the
= stairs ust as cas- to see us yester-
= day. The first premonton we had Of
his presence was our devil singing;
Grace It's "a joyful sound"
Mr. H. W. Jackson, long
1 resident of Wood Co., is at
present on prospecting tour in Cali
fornia, and Oregon. We wish him a
pleasant sojourn in the Golden State.
an / safe trip home.
, Domestic Sewing Machine. Mr..
;, Baker of Plover has established ar
agency in our city for the above valua-
BILE machine, appointing Mr.. D. j..
Cole agent for the city. The Company
manufactures seven varieties with varied
styles of cases. Of the merits of this
. machine, the public are beginning to be
, well acquainted. We shall give d
more extended notice next week. In
the meantime the ladies are invited to
call at Mr.. Coles store and examine
them The prices vary from $1,000 to
$3.50.