Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-13

political scurf on that odd Democratic
hide another two years then We arn't
rational.
"A man who attempted to start a
religious paper in Chicago, says: Chi
cago is.a good place to start religious
paper if you let the devil have three
pages, and allow him to make frequent
suggestions on the fourth.
A chap going home with couple
of girls of the deaf and dumb institute
at GAINESVILLE, the other night, said his
physician had recommended him fol-
his health to make the acquaintance OF
du.nb bells. The chap told it eloquent
ly with his fingers.
"A young man named Charles Mar
shall, in the employ of T. B. Cham
pign in logging camp on Spirit River
north of Wausau, was instantly killed
last week by falling tree. His skull
was crushed, large hole torn in his
side, and one of his legs broken in two
places.
Mr. Joslyn of Adams Co. informs
us that he has lost some forty turkeys
from the ravages Of foxes the present
fall, and it hasn't been very good fall
for the bushy tailed depredators either.
He proposes now to season a little food
with strychnine for their especial ben
eft.
ALI the old cannon, and lusty
roosters some how or other are got
over in to those "other kind of papers .
since the election. The enemy have
stolen our guns and are as tickled as a
little boy with pair Of red top boots.
The R,scals! they'll steal anything
tney can lay tnclr nanl3 on.
We DO hope that next spring our
city authorities will see to it, that the
street from the Rablin House to
Neeves' store is turnpiked AS it is,
it is a nuisance in wet weather 1t is
concore, and if It can't be fixed, let us
have ferry boat, aud a line of pro-
pellers put on with the out going ice
next spring
Jack Brundage has given US about
ten thousand reform tickets, which the
same we use for doing up powders in
our Drug store. They operate like a
charm. When an emetic is wanted, we
just do up the ticket-no dope is re-
quired--it pukes every time. They
acted as a carthartic with US radicals
before eIection-they cleaned us out.
'Tis we'll
Our school children have conclud
ed to eat no Graham bread with their
school dinners this winter Now each
takes his Ht5le pail fall Q. sa}t risings
AMI if . dad. is a radical he wonders
what It's that makes him look little
pale since election. "Only determine
ton, my boy" remember the Board
Of ;3unser Ill.," Vel have Graham
bread yet.
4 farmer went into his field one
day, and foun4 his men Lying off
IN Ter tree, when they should have
been at work Taking a half dolla,
from his pocket, he exclaimed i
will give the LATEST man among Won.
All, save one, jumped up and claimed
the prize. THAT fellow has won ii
it., said the farmer, pointing to the
man still sitting on the ground, and
he stepped up to hand him a dollar.
" Won't You please put it in my peck
ct % was the thanks he received.
Antoine Arpin has removed the
old Catholic Church from its old site
to the lot just north of the 1st. Ma
tional Bank. Its huge form slowly
crowded along the street all last week,
and We wondered why Antoine didn
float it after getting it below the Rab-
lin House. Certainly the street was a
magnificent canal, and it mi ght have
been done just as well as not. Mr.. A.
proposes to reit the building for a
store. 1t will be capacioas.
"A chap in New Jersy Oakum
factory while serinading his love, while
in very heavy state--this is no joke
on Jersey, she's gone republican you
know was arrested and lodged in the
lookup. He sang
Oakum Oakum with me,
The stars are cleaning,
Oakum Oakum with me,
The moon is beamng, &c, Nc,
and the only star was policeman $,
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