Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-07-31
Our Small Change.
Refreshing Showers.
Now the river Is down fat.

-boys-River - Swimming, tn,
bare truth.
Every hired girl in the country il
dreaming chops.
Mosquitoes are seeing the last o.
their days of usefulness.
III seven days make one week,
how many will make one strong?
Squads of degenerate Modocs on
horseback perambulate our streets.
--Brainard Of the Christian Umon
has received another pile of Chrome
premiums.
Charley Brown has erected one Of
the prettiest and most tasty dwellings
in Centralia.
See ado. Of Annual Election Of
Directors for the W. V. r. R. in an.
other column.
The steam mill of Weston & Co.
at Necedah came near being destroyed
by fire last week.
1.-The proper study of mankind is
man. and he is the proper-or improp-
err? study of womanhood, too.
ID. J. Cole, has choice brand OF
Winter and Spring wheat flour, and
delivers to any part Of the city.
The Congregational Church has
been raised four feet, and the work on
the basement rooms has been commence
ed
There is now only sufficient water
coming over the rapids to turn all the
machinery in big state like Wiscon-
sin.
A minister walked six miles to
marry a couple lately. He said he
felt sort of fee-bill>like- The groom
saw it.
A Grand Rapids man who couldn't
find his last Reporter, asked his
daughter, "what is the date Of your
hustle Z"
A young lady who does not expect
to graduate until next summer, wants
to know who is the author of "Oliver
Twisted by Dickens.
-Messrs. Neeves g. Son are getting
in from day to day new goods in every
branch of trade. They have sold piles
of goods the past year.
The frequency of railroad accidents
nowadays suggests the propriety of
changing the ''look out for the cars,
to sslook out for the scars"
-Jewett, of Hudson, n. H., loved
Miss Ella Wood, but Ella wouldn't t.
He swore he'd Jewett, and he did
with his little pistol. She died.
A communications from Mason
vile will receive attention just as soon
as our correspondent will send his or
her name, not Of course for publica-
ton.
The gravel train going west on
the G. B. road yesterday, ran down
one of Mr.. Bulls oxen. near Scran-
ton, killing it, and throwing one of the
cars off the track
What strong incentive to say
unpretty things, is the tinkling Of a
gross of cowbells in the early morning,
when tired nature sweet restorer would
finish her contract.
The distance from the Centralia De-
pot to the w. C. Road junction is four
teen miles, and from the G.. B. &. L.
p. crossing to the same point, thirteen
and one fourth miles.
MIR. Daily, Tins counterpart has
opened a store in Tim old store. If
fruit is wanted, or groceries, or any
thing in the garden line, 60 to Tim's
brothers and get it daily.
1t is reported that Mr., Barker of
..Barker's' has disposed of his fine
property to Mr.. Powers, the street
railroad man, and Mr.. Quinn. We be-
lieve the contract is closed.
The new Bank sign which adorns
Mr.. Worthingtons store was gotten
up wholly by Mr.. Brainard Worthing.
ton, Ra]ph's brother. Brainard may
we'll feel proud Of that sign.
Josh Billings says that 1.-THE lion
and the lamb may possibly some times
lay down in this world together for a
flu minutes, but when the lion kums to
get I'D the lamb will be missing.
j. Rablin keeps his stock replen
ished from the Chicago and New York
mark cts and though continually sell.