Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25
Our Small Change.
.Hurrah /! for the Holidays.

A fire in Jacksonville, I'LL last
week destroyed nearly two thirds of
the town
See the new time tables of the G.
B. & NJ. and the W. V. R'y in the
usual place.
--Mosher is selling goods with con-
siderable Of rush Notwithstanding the
tight times.
The recent nights have not been
conducive to the growth and blossom
ing of spring violets.
If any country on the face of the
earth can beat the winter we are hav-
ING, let it put in for premium.
20. G. Neeves has made his ex-
press team a christmas present of
fine harness.
The great excitement at Geneva
Lake at present, is ice boats Nine
miles in seven minutes is the regular
time.
Saturday night was fearfully cold.
1t moderated before Sunday night and
the winter added another stanza to the
beautiful snow.
Our streets have displayed won
derful activity the past week, owing
probably to the approach of the holi-
days.
Cloth Shades and Wall Paper
an endless variety at the Wood Coun-
ty Drug Store. Wall Paper trimmed
free of charge. If
The scarlet fever, we are glad to
state is abating, But few cases, and
those not Sc severe" is the report of
the physicians Let US give thanks.
Step in to O. c. Neeves' and see
the thousand and one things that will
fill the bill for the holidays keep the
little ones warm and make the wife's
heart glad.
AT Warmers they are playing
SNOWFALL with hardware and greenbacks.
4 man throws a greenback, and Os-
trander throws hammer back, or
stove, or tnreshing machine.
A rumor reaches US that Geo.
Woodford at Menomonee was burned
out last week, store goods and dwell
ing We hope it may prove unfound-
ed.
-Messrs Gardner & Hayden have
moved their law Office to the room over
the 1st National Bank, heretofore oc-
cupied as the Council room and sheriff
office.
An Ohio youth desired to wed,
and in speaking of himself told the
young lady's father he had no fortune
to speak CT but was "chock full of
days works" He got the girl.
Sheriff Lavi-ne was called out of
the concert to quell disturbance some
where in our city or Centralia. Such
demands upon our sheriff, fortunately,
are not frequent, but he always re-
spends wheu the call comes.
-@Our merchants are all doing a
thriving business. Their faces wear
cheerful look. The tension of the IA
cial muscles, occasioned by the panic
is giving way rapidly. There is a good
time coming
We would say to that man whom
we saw in a sitting posture on the side,
walk in front of Lem Kromer's, the
other morning, that he need not try to
break two inch plank, by sitting down
On it. It can't be did.
Our good friend Braisted who is
in charge of the round house, was Sc
verely attacked with cramps at the de
pot last Monday. He was removed to
his home, and is now all right. It
was big scare, however.
Here's Joke on the doctors:--A
doctor went out for a days hunting,
and, on coming home, complained that
he hadn't killed anything "That's
because you didn't attend to your le-
gitimate business said his wife.
"A countryman, in Savannah, OBJ
served gang of negroes ats work in
the streets, each wearing a ball and
chain. He asked one why that ball
was chained to his leg. ITO keep peo-
pie from stealing it, said the darkey.
Heap of thieves about here"
THAT GRANDMA who ate the cod
fish, says he dreampt Of slipping fiat
down, three consecutive times the 9th