Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-03

fishing the same in the Gazette. and
thus was an arrangement created,
which, thanks to ''forgetfulness" is
fast being wiped out. We made the
First National Bank we mean the
First National Hotel, our asylum.
The 'First" is good place to stop at;
and if the proprietors would give the
Reporter hint, jast a hint to advertise
and chant their praises---they would
show themselves as wise as snakes, as
they are as harmless as pigeons. OF
course we were stranger at the House
so when we were called upon for de-
post of our baggage, we handed over our
box Of paper collars and our tooth
brush and breast pin which stood us
in hand for two meals and a lodging
and then we hied to the Advocate
Office, found Kimball in Just the pleas
attest sanctum, full of wonders. and
books, and war clubs, and old war har-
hess wore by the gallant Colonel Rob
inson in the recent "onpleasantness."
We didn't see the Col, neither Tilton
who was away at Lake Superior aduc-
eating the laying Of submarine cable
around the edge Of the lake, claiming
it would answer treble purpose, that
of wire fence, in keeping the fish in
schools, and clothes line for the mer-
maids in drying their linen. kimball
was of the opinion that he would sue
coed in convincing the Supes it would
be Superiio+ thing. We incline to
the belief that Tilton was mining his
own business, and that Kimball was
joking. We trust that Tits dreams
Of greatness are not all ore, and that
when we again visit the Bay, we shall
find him singing ink with a Badger
quill. Through the courtesey Of Mr..
Kimball we made the acquaintance of
Prof. Butterfeld, the composer of the
Contatts, ''Belshazzer, which had just
been given for four consecutive rights
by the sPh;lharmorics" Of Green
Bay.-we shall speak of this beautiful,
we should say impressive cantata in sepa-
rate article We called at the Gazette
office, also at the Herald and Monitor
Offices in Fort Howard, and enioyed
very pleasant greetings by the F'broth-
ers of the quill
We retired at an early hour, say
midnight-for Belshazzer don't let out
till noon, and after a brief hand to Till
contest withe the Green Bay musquitos
the corpses of which we left IN their
and our gore, we sank into a sweet
slumber only to be awakened by stall
wart ebony son of ham calling in a
! trombone tone: ''Susie Rachel where
be yez?" and then came back re-
Spouse, as silvery as the voice Of an
angel "Here, Pompey up IN the .Jytd
Hearcn, tai, la, loi, ls3, la, It," They
don't have stories to their hotels IN
Green Bay they are all Heavens.
When the musquitos began to taste Of
us, we were of the opinion that the
clerk had put us into the lowest h
eayen; however, we slept like maj or
the balance of the night redeeme
eur baggage with the divide half of s.
five doll&r greenback, and launching
ourself aboard the 9 A. NJ. train in
company with His Honor, Judge Cate
with whom we had a most agreeable
chat, found ourself safely deposited at
Rome at PAS p. NJ. We found the
the Green Bay road in good running
condition, ard orfy in few places IN
plee sanity rough. Its freight and pas
senger business is rapidly increasing
Its employees seem courteous and geu-
tlemanly. Conductor Holmes won the
esteem of every passenger by his gen
tlemanly bearing. The Engineers,
Messrs. Pool and Braisted, are men
in whom the travelling public can re-
pose confidence. They are careful,
always at their posts intent on the dis
charge Of their whole duty with un-
finehin. faithfulness.
Two years ago it was our good for
tune 80 visit Green Bay as one of the
editorial fraternity there met in CON
vention. Two short years have wrought
important changes in the city and its
surroundings. Its business is increas-
ing rapidly, and now with the addition
al advantages enjoyed by the constrnc-
ton of two railroad lines of great
prominence, together with the fact that
she IS in the very garden Of the state,
and nurtured and nourished by the
mining and manufacturing interests |