Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22
Ward is decorating his resi-

Larry Ward is decorating his resi-
dence, just north of the Congregation
al Church, with fine pizorro. Larry S
is beautiful site, commanding grand
view Of the river and the rapids He
has also treated his house with coats of
paint, adding materially to IT'S appear
ance. -TriJuae.
And now those little nuisancss -
those little incipient reptiles commonly
known as cutworms are beginning to
present their cards. Like mighty
host they are gathering for business.
Like town meeting they come around
every spring, and ask only to be let
alone, provided you will replenish the
earth with seed that they may be per-
tectly Independent, and work out their
own salvation. If there is any one
thing we hate above another its a big
ger cutworm than a little one. If
there is any thing that will cool a
mans arder for garden making, it's the
cutworm. It's fun to work in the
broiling SUN, to sweat and swelter,
though we are free to confess that we
have done but little sweltering the
present season, for the sun has hardly
made day wages in the heat generating
business thus far, neither have we in
the garden making business, though
we have invested quite goodly guam
tity of seed, and up to date it has been
cutworm provender.
Oh isn't it charming to watch the
shooting upwards of an hundred little
green sprouts, and DEAN Of Muskmel-
ons and Cumclons and Watercumbers,
and green peas, and string beans, and
in the morning to 60 out and find your
| melon hills looking like forty of
pine stumpage? You dig down with an
old case knife and by and by you find
the prowler and all his wife's relations,
and he is as in-dig-n ant as though he
were the original preenDtor Of the terri
tory, and in his squirming and sum
mer- saulting he puts on IS many airs
as circus man, while you not very
gently cut his acquaintance and maybe
use some hard words that don't sound
well after you get over your mad. If
some inventive genius could only dis
cover a remedy--by the way, we've
thought of a plan. Let them be col
onized, or be placed on a reservation,
the govt, vote them regular yearly
allowance of garden seeds, and then
appoint an agent to see their wants
supplied; but there tbs again; some
old seed would be appointed who
would steal the last "sprouter' away
from them and then we should have a
worm war upon us. We feel wormey
when we mention 'em. Would they
did no longer cu-cu-cumber the earth
Personal.-We enjoyed a pleasant
chat with Prof. Murrish last Saturday.
We noticed friend Houston in our
city last Saturday, also friend Bulls
from Scranton. These railroads bring
our people in unto Us, from the west
right lively. Now if VIC had south
ern line, say to Portage or Skeboygan
We should re most comfortably located.
Mr. Philips and our old friend O.
VI. Buttles, agents for J. Rathbon,
Albany n. Y. and Dewitt & Root, Buff
falo, New York, stove manufacturers,
were in our city yesterday. The gen
tlemen represent the swo largest stove
manufactures in the United States.
Business Notice. have left my
books with my brother in Mr.. Belknap's
shop, and request all who can to pay
me accounts due.
VIM. S. MILLER.
Wall PAPER and BOrder.-I have