Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-12
Our Small Change.

chickens.
Its almost time that MARY had
little lamb
Lent is CONCEIVE want onr
overshoes. Bring EN- back.
The exodus will now soon COM
mence from the wilderness.
Don't forget the Oyster supper
tonight at the Cong Church.
! The Tomah road took off II car
loads of lumber last week Wednesday.
1t is reported that we are to have
a Grange soon in Wood County. It's
well.
The public debt was decreased
! S1,845, 211 during the month of Jan
uary.
Several cases of scarlet fever are
yet reported in Grand Rapids and
Centralia
A registered letter, directed to
Thomas Carnelly, is at the post Office
in Centralia.
Mr.. Curry residing at Port
Edwards lost a little one by scarlet
fever last week.
Last Tuesday was an exceedingly
glorious day, and everybody seemed to
be out enjoying it except ye local and
his calico.
Harry Compton has bought the
building lot just north of the store of
Messrs. Spaford & Compton. Price
paid, 5000.
Ann Eliza is analysing Brigham
pretty extensively. She is pronounced
young, and very pretty modest appear
ing woman.
Immense quantities of stone are
being hauled and piled on Neeves' isl
and. 1t looks like business and build
ing the coming spring.
We don't know as they had it all
on, but a double yoke of oxen passed
the Reporter Office last Thursday with
four cords of hard wood.
Grandma Compton will accept the
thanks of the Ed. for that neat tidy.
Our wife is as full of smiles as young
girl who has just been tied, eh!
Uncle John Reynhart, he who
knows what ails horse, mackass or
a julie, or any Of the horned species,
has returned from a tour to central
Michigan.
20. C. Neeves is disposing of his
stock at auction, preparatory to going
into some other business here or else
where. We hear it rumored that he
may 60 to Winona.
A contempory has an article en-
titled Hogs and Corn. Now this may
be all right-thi parading ones self
before the public and telling what you
have to eat, but it don't look well.
WIN. Brown is an Ice Man. He
already has cords of the glistening
crystal cakes in his ice house at the
upper eddy ready for cooling parched
lips and jerking the caloric out Of the
coming dog days.
Speaking of the District Attor-
neyship, it has been remarked that the
only vacancy that there has been in
the office was from the time Cassidy
qualified until his removal. Many a
truth is spoken in jest.
The Cong. Choir enjoyed the usu-
al weekly rehearsal at the residence of
Judge Wood last Saturday evening.
After singing, the inevitable dessert,
choice apples and delicacies made the
evening one of mirth and festivity.
We clip this from the legislative
proceedings, contained in the Journal:
By Senator Scott, to incorporate the
city of Centralia also to authorize a
dam and boom in the Wisconsin river
also to provide for the report of records
of the circuit court Of Wood county.
Gentle spring is wrestling with
old stubborn winter, and two to one if
she don't muddy his kingly apparel
before another thirty days. The old
veteran is trying mighty bard to snow
the gentle maiden's back, but he's get
ting most too old.
A drunken man effected an en-
trance to Ell. W. Lords Harness Shop
last Tuesday night by persuading %
x3O light of glass with his crutch.
He worked in the shop and wanted to
get in to go to bed and warm the parts
chilled by the poor whiskey.