Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-20
General Intelligence.


What Il you take for it, Hat?
Gail Hamilton says she can CORFU
gate the eountenance of the newspaper
man that first said SHE had the small
pox:
The Majority of the Senate Com
mittee on the Pomeroy case, reported
that York had failed to establish his
charge of bribery,
The Mill Sentinel appears az a
folio, and looks as pretty as a new bank
bill. The Sentinel is among our most
valued exchanges and to be without,
is to be mentally hungry.
The Beardsley family live at fetch
er, Vermont: \ crippled boy of Sc
cuts al tic wood and does the chores, -
while a widow Of IS and two unm ,rr;ed
girls Of IS and 10 divide to culinary
department..
The III, raising the salary of the
President to $4,000, and that of the
members to Sc. 500, and other officials
in similar ratio, has passed the House,
yeas 1913, nays 81.
The impression that Credit Mo
bilicr is a name given to little com
mercial transaction whereby great
railroad company were enabled to buy
iron at Mobile on credit is erroneous.
Its the name ef new game of "hide
and seek"
Rev. Mr.. Cole. of Grand Rapids,
has been assisting Rev. Mr.. Alley, in
holding a series af revival meetings in
Nautoma during the past week. The
results have not been very fatterine
Mr.. Cole is fine speaker, and has
called out good audiences, and some
interest has betn awakened on the sub
ject Of religion l|aushara Argus
From the Immense headlines that
have appeared from time to time III
New \ FORK and ether papers, We are in
clinel to behave that more ink than
blood has been shed in the s.Modoe
war; Ttc runner that pelce was Sc
cured Is new denied. Captain Jack
and his forces, IN preparing to defend
their caa2n, are supposed to be as busy
as tic t3it&s 'lpen tE.eir blankets, and
Gen Ganhyl, prf pairing for the at,
tack
Fire 1Eiwar'.ec Sentinel tells how
TO get oh Ben Butler out of Congress.
-Hfe iSssifaeE, suggests that the old
LAY State make old Ben governor.
Of course b. would maui the good I'D
uommvawe aitl?, bat then that would
II on1s- for u year and ism it better to
71aFe old Massachusetts, mauled thar
,hc7shole nation? Certainly. Give
olc BE 4 q chance Even in the euber-
n25or al chair. he would throw bis ole
s!'V ~ eye into congress, but the house
at his earthly tabernacle would be il
old Massachusetts,.
The Nodoc's have concluded to
give in 1T last, and come out OF THEN
old Lava bed, where they were 50 Sc
cludea that the Devil never could have
ousteA them. They have probably
heard how easy the -nobi!e Creditor.
escaped, and are full Of admiration fol
the masnanilnity Of Uncle Samuel
boys. just 50 soon as they can put 8
Nlodoc who went dead, out of THEN
sight with due ceremony, they viii
'scome DOWN
Vice Pres't Colfax upon His arri
val at his home, South Bend, Ind.
was welcomed by the citizens en- mass
without distinction to party, all attest
ing by their presence, and cordial wei
come Of their distinguished citizen
their belief in his integrity as a man
and a statesman. His reception was
4 grand ovation. Bands of music en-
livened the ceremonies. Mr. Colax
made a lengthy speech reiterating hi:
statements before made, relative to the
Mobilier business, aud showing discrep
ancIes between prior utterances BY him,
self and the reports given in teleyrams,
which are decidedly to his advantage.
Whatever the verdict Of the outside
world may be, it Is evident the South
Blenders believe in Schuyler Colfax.