Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-24
If our County Clerk and ii

Lyou's "opinion" of them to frame
and hang up in their Libraries, we'll
paint for 'em cheap. a cheap frame
will DO, but heavy guilt would be
more appropriate.
The Tribune said something
about how honorable Judge Cate
would be-that he was no "dirt eat
, ing politician" and-wouldn't take
a certificate if the Wood county vote
decided the cont est &c, sc. Some
how the Judge don't tally worth a
. cent with Jacks predictions.
The Temperance and Literary
Society meetings at the Basement
on Monday evenings are becoming ex-
ceedingly interesting, The attend
ance last Monday was very large ; and
all the exercises were entertaining.
The public are invited, not only to at
tend but to become members, and aid
thereby in the prosecution Of right
eous work
Bill Miller had twins 'tother day,
and yet Bill says its hard times, and
feels as though he d like an extension.
Don't Bill, don't ask for it. In those
! little games of domestic euchre its
tough to have the wife pIty the deuce,
but cheer up VIM; better luck next
time ; so it alone.
| P. S.-Our boxtoed boots, the
which we bought to raise the de0iL with
have served good purpose, and he
says he wont joke so any more.
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The celebrated Remington case
involving the alleged appropriation
bv Mr.. r. of certain saw-iogs belong
ing to certain lumber firms at Ne
cedah, and the chawing up of the
same into innumerahle pieces Of clear
stuff, was tried before a Columbia
County jury at the recent term of
the Columbia County Court. The
Jury failed to agree; the twelve stan
ding seven for conviction and five
for ac1uittal. It is the strangest
thing in the world that people Will
believe that Mr.. Remington will steal
saw-logs. " by, we'd as soon think |
he would be guilty Of approprlatlng
the drainage fund Of the Town Of
Remington to the improvement Of
his own cranberry marsh, or that {.
Q. Baker would be guilty. Of making
an honest county canvass, as to even
suspect His Honor OF sue hungentle-
manly conduct. The decision OF
that jury ought to satisfy-Reming-
ton,
Was it on Quality Row, on
Hungry Hill, or on Poverty Flat? We
wont tell. Some mothers bring up
their children, and some children come
up = foot This LAD was coming up
foot; but his mother probably
thought she was ''bringin i'm up"
with careful consideration for his
latter end at least SO the lad un-
doubtedly thought, for he was often
constrained to think Of it with much
more physical pain than anguish of
heart. The LAD was not lofty, his
little face could jast peer through be-
the thirI and topmost board of the
old fence, and it was not always clean,
and his little curly locks were un-
kempt and he could talk with the
"best of EN-, and when he'd swear
the larger boys thought it rich joke
and the lad felt encouraged. His eyes
were larre and as bright as sunshine