Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
A chap caught hooking peanuts from

| "A CHAP Caupnt HoohinS peanuts IIouu
Lem Kroner last week, begged off on
the ground that he had just been vac
cinated from the virus obtained from a
2 hooking COW, and it must have got in
to his blood.
5 We are in receipt of copy of
the able Address of Hon. E. G.. Ryan
E before the Law Glass of the University
of Wisconsin, June 18th, from S. S
Miller of Albion Wis. Mr.. Miller
will accept our thanks.
Our friend Wiley says that not.
withstanding Robert has a new bus,
that he proposes to run the pioneer
institution for the accommodation of
the public at the regular rates of TWEEN
ty-fve cents a head, rain or shine.
"A very necessary institution in
the shape of a substantial walk has
been builded from Oak Street along the
west side of Talmadge Street to the
residences of Messrs. Talmadge and
Burt. It is an improvement that will
be appreciated.
Venus, the mornign star is now in
all her beauty. "Like diamond in the
sky" she adorns the morning. We
: know, for we were mistaken for an an
gel the other morning while driving
away score of COWS who were preme-
dating burglary upon our garden.
"A loving mother in New jersey
says her son promised great things, and
now her expectations are realized.
Her presents are an elephant, couple
of giraffe's and a rhinoceros. She
gave him "a show" while boy, and
now he is returning the compliment.
We know real good man whose
mouth is as large as his heart, and he
could not help it. He enjoys the
jokes at his expense, and says that if he
could rent that mouth to first class
business,-say victualing establish
ment, he would give the parties lease
from (y)ear to (y)ear.
AT the term Of the Cir cut
Court held at Stevens Point last week,
Richard Dolling who killed his brother
Che says in self defence) in the Town
of Lanark this county, the 30th day of
June 1872 was convicted of Man
slaughter in the Sd degree He has
not received his sentence yet.
Il wish to call attention to the new
stoves-the Frontier" and the DO
nestle" The points of excellence and
superiority are, Nos and take in
longer wood than any other styles, and
both have portable reservoirs, and cast
iron warming ovens. Call and examine
them.
L. B. WARNER.
In that part of our city contigu-
Gus to the School Home some twelve
or fifteen residences and other build
ings are going up. These evidences
Of thrift are owing in great part to
Mr.. Worden's excellent plan, of sell
ing lots for a nominal sum to actual resi-
dents, thereby accommodating others,
while benefting himself by material
enhancement in value Of unsold real
estate.
Our STEAMER must soon be
along. Where will we put it? 1t
were well that our City Fathers dc
something about erecting an engine
| house Let it be commenced at once, and
build Of stone then let a good man be
engaged to take charge of it and keep
it in raining order. 1t will cost some
thing we know, but when we shall have
had another burning we viii all find
that it has paid us SO to 90.
"A girl in Centralia who had a
beau the other evening, has little
brother who proposed to see how the
thing was done, So clambered up a
cherry tree, where be could get view
, of the panorama, but Inadvertently
came down without ceremony, light ne
among the putty and nine by fourteens,
making jingling similar to a band of
bell ringers. He complains of pane
now just below the small of his back.
The sister says none of the Peek fami-
ly can have complimentary tickets tc
her show.
Mr.. Brainard who has been sole.
ting for the Christian Union, returned
last Monday with another lot of frames
and chromos for premiums. Brainard
is quite a naturalist. He has at the
Wood Go. Drug Store two specimens ;