Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-16
Our Small Change.

on the c. B. Road.
Old Calomel went down to 25 .
again last Thursday morning.
The usual superabundance ofcheek
possessed by our city boys is increasing
Of late, cause, humps.
We acknowledge the receipt OF
pass from President ketchum, over
the G. B. & L. P. r. r.
Wont our City Fathers look after
some of their brothers and sisters who
need fuel and provision these cold
days?
Use Rosso's French Botanical
Bitters, and Hoofland's Tonic for gen
eral debility, as healthful tonics they
are unsurpassed.
Evening meetings are being held
at both churches during the present
week, which will be continued if the
interest warrants.
We are in receipt of the Monthly
Report Of the Department Of A gficult-
ure for Nov. and Dec. from the Depart
ment at Washington.
The DEBORAH { Iowa) Republican
in its Meteorological Report puts the
mean temperature at 81 o. Our mean
est temperature was 3S Q.
1t is reported that the mail car
will be put on to the G. B. road this
week, which will insure the arrival of
the eastern mail ria. Green Bay.
---Messrs Stowell and Lord are not
icing decided increase in the call for
the manufactures Of their shop. This
enterprising firm sold five sets Of har-
ness in four days last week, besides
doing large amount Of sundry jobs of
The weather smiled auIiJly last
Sunday and Monday. We hope to see
due contritlon, though we have no de-
sire to witness flow Of heavenly tears,
because Of the cold heartedness mani
tested toward US poor mortals the past
two weeks.
Last week, the 'week of prayer"
observed over the whole civilized world
was duly observed in both Methodist
and Congregational churches. The
was not large, though there
seemed to be no observable abatement
Of interest in the meetings.
notwithstanding the ordinance
against the opening Of saloons on Sun
day, it is apparent there is a deterni-
nation on the part of some of our sa-
loon men to brave the law, or at leas-
to disobey it cunningly by ingress from
the rear of their places Of business.
We hope for the common good that
the law may be observed by these who
are lisenced, and can assure them that
the ordinance will be enforced, if not
observed.
-HiIley's tasty bus was sadly
iemoralized by span of kicking horses
in his stable q few nights since. The
buIwarks were stove in, the forecastle
turned topscy turycy, the halyard.
shattered and the rudder unshipped-
in short, the vehicle was shabbily treat
ed, and undoubtedly would exclaim
Oh, for a thousand tongues to toIl'
how the ''little affair occurred.
The ship carpenter is at work on
the wreck, and in few days the craft
viii be plying as Of yore between this
and tother shore
Read Advertisement Of Grin GRAY
in another column. Mr.. Gray is about
moving to Oregon and proposes to dis
pose Of his goods and chattels in man
ner that will insure speedy sale,
considering the tightness Of the money
market. We think we can assure
those who wish to invest, of the per-
feet fairness in the disposal Of the
goods, and further that the goods are
worth the prices set upon them When
the drawing will come off is not pos
Itiyely known, but it will be as soon as
the tickets shall have been sold. The
tickets will be for sale at the News
Depot, and at Mr.. St. Amour's at the
store Of Jos. HOMER in Centralia.
Personal.-F. G. Noonan, son Of
}. A. Noonan, Esq, of Milwaukee,
has been sojourning in our city the
past week.-F. G. is type Of his faith
er.
-Chas. Pomainville of New Lisbon
has removed to our city destined to be
waited about among the silks and laces