Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-04

grasshoPpers get into It's rolling mills.
They are hopping thithorwsri, having
heard of its iron works.
Very many Improvements are be
ing made among private residences IN
various portions Of our city I; several
are putting up oommod;ous additions,
A little one belonging to 3Er P.
Q. Cassiday was severely bruised bv a
stone thrown by playmate. the other
er day. Icvas not seriously wound
ed.
The young peoples prayer meet
inss will be holden in the basement of
the Cong. Church on Tuesday even
ings instead Of Monday evenings as
heretofore.
The Nations birthday draws On
apace. Ninety-eight years old, and as
robust as a farmers boy. Not nation
on earth can give it 4 birthday, nor
any other kind of licking.
Tho festive hoFpeJ in a Minnesota
town, recently went Fl life insurance
agents cheek. They could whip a
erowbar or keg Of spikes, but that
cheek disguised them
A lightning rod man was seen in
town the other day with a galvanic bat
terry under his arm. Lightning is a
step-motrer to this class ofindividuals.
They would become homesics if they
couldn't sleep with thunderbolt.
-Remember the Picnic Sociable at
the basement" this afternoon. Bring
in your toothsomes and your dimes.
Don't forget the Ice Cream in the
evening" will be a rational jolly
gathering.
Ben Butler was sick the other day
and there was a broad grin from the
lakes to the gulf The twinkle in that
game eve since his convalescence means
the same as to say : benjamin yet
liveth !"
The potato bugs looking for the
vines, have put aside their opera
glasses, and are now tending strictly to
business. They wear the same uniform
as since '68. Some sixty ate up a
whole hill for US last Monday.
We learn by Mr.. Andrews, of
Hurleyyille, that the dry house con
sumed a short time since, is IN running
order again, and that work has been
retarded but little by the disaster. The
factory is now turning out tubs, at
present in limited quantities.
-Mdlle. Sanville the littlest woman
we ever saw in long dresses and trail.
arrived home on a visit last week. We
all remember her as the little Sanville
girl. She looked very ike queen
seen through The wrong end Of mag
niiifying glass.
"A goslin with four legs was
Matched at Plover the other day.
We knew that PIoyer had nilsson
to accomplish. Tt is preserved in al
coho!, but how such thing is accom-
plished in Plover is a mystery. They
couldn't keep it fifteen minutes at the
Point.
Wiley, he Of the sundown hair,
and man Of genial ways and great cour-
tosy, has been SO fortunate as to be-
come the exclusive manager Of the bus
business. As it should he, that is ;
one bus can thrive, two, feebly exist.
Wiley viii bring and "unbring =
your express packages if you say so.
Our boy wants to study some Of
the higher branches at school next
term. We presume they wonld help
his physical development. We exper-
fenced much benefit from a course Of
Hickory Gads when boy. We had
an excellent instructor. Oh! for a
lofty walnut.
Specimens Of the Iowa hopper
have been on exhibition on change in
Milwaukee. They arc wonderful to
contemplate and hop to light wagon
in 2,17 IA and never tire. They can
shock field of wheat in a few minutes
as they have whole communities in a
few days.
TO make the best white soft soap
do as we do fat two Chester White
pigs and let it thaw once or twice in the
winter, then pack, hoping it will keep
then put up three teaches and bras
about what lot of soap grease you
have in the cellar. One pig well fatted
is warranted to make three bbls. Of the
choicest soap.
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