Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-08-20

1t IS estimated that one million |
bushels of wheat will be raised this
year along the line of the Northern
Pacific Railroad. where three years ago
there was scarcely a settler.
The Town of Union, Waupaca Co,
IS infested with wolvds One farmer
lost twenty sheep by their depredations,
The whole town is up in arms and
three have been captured, or, at least,
MANNED terribly.
Wiley has moved to opposite the
Philleo House. so it is very conven-
lent for passengers, you see. Wiley
hasn't yet become accustomed to the
merry ''tinkle tonkle" of the midnight
cowbell, and it IS just fun to see him
scooting about like a ghost in his i'm
maculate linen starting the bovines for
the wood. Wiley carries a staving
headlight.
Il can run my paper,-run my
paper-my paper -paper You can't
run me-cau't run me--run meme
You're 5 bad's any of 'em-bad's any
of 'em--any of 'em-'em -
Ert. from Sacoyze's first campsign
speech.
IF Caleb would put the above in as
editorials leader,--it would be
acknowledged as the finest effort Of his
faciIc pen.
The Fire Company was out on
practice, and for the purpose of clean
ing the hose last Monday. The little
fire squelcher did excellent work. A
man slightly infatuated with whiskey
wanted to see where the water came
from, so took peep into the nozzle
while the machine was doing its pref
test, and the last seen of the individ-
nal he was revolving on his axis, alto
gether out of his regular orbit. The
machine didn't mean to hurt him ; 1t
was only playing.
The American Sunday School I'm
ion makes the following report of its
operations during the past forty-three
years Schools organized, 57,19G;
containing teachers, 3S5, 242; contain
ing scholars, 2,545,767. During a
period of fifty years 61,277 schools
were organized, numbering 404, 242
teachers, $3.50, 217 scholars. The
amount expended in missionary opera
tons (1S24,-1S74) was $2,133, 2G4. 13
of which S517, 900 were for books, pa
pers, etc. Value of books, papers, etc.,
circulated (1S24-1874), over $6,0OO,-
! 600.
We thought we wouldn't expose
the boys that went fishing with a
bauldy horse the other day, but Jack
has let the cat out Of the bag, so the
whole truth, we presume, will now get
out. We propose to say nothing
about it, only to mention the fact that
occasionally horse lives to be SO old
that the Rarey science becomes a
nulity with him, and that if a horse
does baulk in the middle of the Wis
! consin river, while making the ''ford, .
it is always in order to disrobe, as
Tim did, aud coax him out. We
know it is unpleasant, but it is very
good plan in fact we know of 10 9th
er.
|. Those "devilIsh Farm Mortgage
Cases" are before the Court If ever
iniquity was manifest in business rela-
tions between men and corporations, it
was when the devil visited Wood 20.
in the person of one Even and In
veigled the farmers into binding them
selves hand and foot in the mortgaging
of their homes for the benefit of &
soulless mushroom corporation that
never intended to render an equivalent
for values received, or even if so de-
string had not the power or authority
so to do. The whole thing was a
fraud, but the memorable demands oil
"law" must be satisfied, though
"equity'' says the farmer should not
suffer.
TRUE AS GosPEL-In commenting
upon the failure of JOHN \. Scam
MON. the founder of the Ilter-O Ocean,
Chicago, as a newspaper manager, j.
B. MCCULLoCH, Of the St. Louis
Globe, tells the following wholesome
truths
s.The business of journalism will
continue to be an inviting field fo1
experiment to those who have a large
amount of egotism.
"a man who, having edited news
~ l $500 Por4,- eboul1 cuI