Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-24
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Choice Holiday goods; choice
Bound Books &c, &c. are received at
the Wood County Drug Store.
! Mr.. Charles Cleveland a young
and promising attorney will practice
his profession in Centralia. Luck to
| Charlie.
Don't forget the Supper and Fes-
tival at the Basement a rare
/ time will be enjoyed. Oysters only
25cts, in any style.
When we read the dish-water
/ poetry and ''slack" prose of the Sen
sation papers we are constrained to
excIaim. 80, Rare John Benson.
| Wed "a just like to ha' had Judge
Rya tell our County Board Of Can
vassers what he thought OF 'em, in
dividualIy and collectively.
How that wicked old Judge JEFF
fries, Of 'Blood Assizes" memory
would 'ha enjoyed mug Q ale-with so
honorable q acompany as our Board
Of Canvassers.
Wonder what Judge Cate thinks
Of the opinion of the Supreme Court
so far as it relates to the action Of
our eleven Observation-Disclosures Board
of Canvassers.
What glorious weather Wiscon-
sin is enjoying. Don't those other
states-New York, the Old Bay, Key
stone and about fifty or sixty others
wish they had gone republican now?
Their many friends will be glad
to hear of the rapid recovery Of Mr..
Frank Moore and Miss Annie Dutruit,
both have been very low, but are now
out Of danger.
And now all the Mars in the
United States are sweating over a
$20,000,000 fortune somewhere in
Scotland. How their happiness will
be married if they fail to realize,
which in all probability will be the
result.
CHRISTOPHER juice is played out
for stopping railroad trains. 4 wheat
car on the c. n. w. Road sprung a
leak the other day, and the crushed
wheat so fabricated the track as to
detain trains over ten hours. Wheat
is good for something else besides
bread and whisky.
Owing to typographical error in
a few issues of the Reporter, recently,
the impression has gone out that the
subscription price has been raised to
s., 80, per year We wish to correct
the impression and therefore state that
as heretofore the price will be 200.
-Wausau had rousing temper
ance meeting East week in which all
the more prominent citizens particl-
pated. Much good was accomplish
ed if we are to Judge from what the
papers Of that thriving city say there
OF.
The daily consumption of water
in Milwaukee is put down at l,12O,
24O gallons. Now one reading the
city dslies would hardly believe they
used so much water in the Cream
city; but we must remember they
wash their feet occasionally, proba
bly,, and then we are surprised at the
fewness Of the gallons required.
We have rece' we'd the Deem
Der number of the Milwaukee N onth-
ly, I. J. Gilmore, Publisher. 1t is
very neat and very readable pub
lication and we heartily commend it,
to the people. 1t contains among
much other valuable reading matter,
sketch of Milwaukee from 1885,
the year of its first settlement by Sol
oman Juneau, to the present time,
profusely illustrated. The magazine
is only 81 per year Subscribe for
it.
The following letters patest were IS
sued to citizens of the state of Wiseon-
sin during the week ending December
18th, 1874:
Corn cutters; J. W Parker Palmyra.
Carbonic acid gas generators FL.
Peetsit Milwaukee,