Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-11
Our Small Change,
Hot again.

The cranberry men are beginning
to fear frost.
Get the famous Danburry News
Herringtcn's News Depot.
The hill near the Cong. Church Is
being graded down.
Washing Crystal at the Wood
County Drug Store.
That Graphic Balloon is supposed
to be "half seas over" by this time.
Cranberry picking has commenced
and hired girls are as scarce as timber
on prairie.
The recent rain has swollen the
river so that a good straight shaving
can float out.
Now is the time when the newt
able stovepipe is conducive to imperfect
rhetoric.
Mrs. Woodford of Menominee is
tarrying for few days at her faith
er's
u. s. Marshal Oakly, of Madison
was in our city last Friday, ON official
business.
Mrs. Townsend who was Miss
Kate Compton is "home again. on
visit to her relatives and friends.
L. A. Houston, H. A. Reming-
ton and others fr ON the western part
of the county were in our city, last
week.
The prevailing disease, let it be
what it may, is prevailing at the Point
and in other localities, among the chill
dren.
Warner is in-siding his store. It
looks substantial and beautiful. Pity
the wind blow Warmers cornice off,
isn't it?
Ism it about time the Congrega-
tional society had completed the repairs
and improvements on the church It's
getting cold.
-Philleo & Co. have received some
of the finest note paper in the market
which they are selling for 60 cts quar-
ter ream How's that?
"A large number of new buildings
are going up in Centralia and Grand
Rapids. Several dwellings are going
up near the G. B. & L. P. Depot.
"A man On Pumpkin Hill wants to
buy a step-ladder wherewith to milk his
cow, since she has acquired a faculty OF
standing on her forward feet only, dur
Ing the operation.
Judge Hayden is having painted
his elegant fence. When he shall have
adorned his lots with shade trees, his
will be one of the neatest and contest
residences in our city.
The fall days are telling Of the
coming footsteps of the Ice King.
Very soon we shall see his jewels upon
every tree and the greenwood will be
sparkling with nebula of frost stars.
-Mosher is receiving capital stock
of new Boots and Shoes of the finest
patterns and styles. Drop in and see
the fine stock, Frank will show the
goods with grace that will open the
tightest wallet.
Harry Compton lost little girl,
Della, by the prevailing malignant ty-
phoid fever, last Sunday. The little one
was pet amoug her associates. An
other jewel is woven in the crown i'm
mortal.
DIR. Abel, Portage City's excel
lent dentist, who has been serving our
people in his professional capacity,
sspulled out" "tooth and toe nail'' for
home last week. The DR.. is a gentle
man. and a man of excellent extraction.
We watched a measuring worm go
round and round the rim of mans hat
last week as he sat in our sanctum while
he told how he wouldn't have worm
on him for a thousand dollars, it made
him so nervous. We liked to have got
a licking for not telling him what we
were laughing at.
The Central Wisconsin (Wausau,
thus announces the intelligence receiv-
ed relative to the recent r. r. decis
ION by Mr.. Joy.
| LATER.-Hip! Hip! HURRAH!.,
We stop the press to announce, from
intelligence just received. that the Wis
consin Valley Rail Road is to be bull
to Wausau, Notwithstanding the fra
attempts of the "Pointers." "Glory
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