Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22
Our Small Change.

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DIR. Mosher is erecting spacious
barn.
-Emmon's has opened his new
stock.
Lem, the Kroner has a new stock
of confectionery.
A fine rain las started vegetation
and mosquitoes.
We notice that friend Chase has
re-shingled his residence.
20 !! that frosts would leave our
gardens alone till next October.
The gardens are all made, and the
cut worms are all ready for business
| Who has heard word about the
Editorial convention? We speak to the
craft
Call on Miller in the Sweeney
building and see his choice stock Of
dry goods.
The river has fallen materially
the past week, and Timber barely gots
over the rapids.
The First National Bank has an
other issue Of small BU(s),-we be-
lieve its a boy. Its bran new one.
| Another week will see our road
widening west of the Rablin House
accomplis he'd, and the side walks
down.
See new ado of James Miller.
Sewing machines is what ails James.
Forty dollars Will buy first class ma
chine
Mr.. Crosby of New Lisbon is
greatly improving the Crosby House.
The Crosby House is good house for
the traveller.
-Straws tell which way the wind
blows, but slate pencils tell which way
the school house is in Grand Rapids.
\ stranger could pick his way hither.
The rumor that Bro Bright of
the Waupaca Republican, is dying of
hardening of the brain is a cruel roar
bcch,- the offspring Of some ungener-
Gus scull-ion.
The Mauston Star has two COZ
umns Of eases disposed Of at the recent
term Of the Juneau Circuit Court
They must be quarrelsome people
down thither.
A large wholesale Fancy Goods
and Jewelry Store has been opened in
La Crosse,-It took crowbar, two pick
axes and little scattering Of Nitro
Glycerine to do it.
A Grand Rapids boy who got up
in the night and introduced his stomach
to copious quantities of custard and
buttermilk don't get up in the morning
now to do the chores. He says his
heel aches.
"A proud young man whose good
looks were somewhat hindered because
Of pimply cuticle, thought a sand pa
per poultice would be just the thing
Now his face hooks like an Illinois
railroad map.
Its always consoling to see bald
headed insurance agent either of the
fire or life persuasion. Of course YOU
are not positive that he has had Justice
done him, but you think perhaps he
has
Judge Hayden of whom we spoke
few weeks since as intending soon to
locate with US has put in an appearance
and will practice his profession with
Mr.. Gardner under the firm name Of
Hayden and Gardner. Success to the
new firm.
The Green Bay Gazette copies the
Reporters article on "Merrillan' and
credits it to the Tribune Sich is
fame If the Gazette should reprint
the Ten Commandments we guess they
would credit the same to the American
Bible Society.
a slate-stone quarry has been dis
covered at Wausau. Glad Of it. 1t
don't take much of scholar to figure
out the ultimate prosperity of coun-
try where such sources of wealth
abound. The Wausau-sages just think
they are sun, since the discovery.
There are two things we can't I'M
derstand, why wasps can't make honey,
and why minister cant study up two
sermons a week, lead the Bible Class
attend two or three eyeaing church
meetings, hold himself in readiness to