Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-12

The Chicago & Pacific Air Line
R. R. which is the recipient with the
North Wisconsin Road Of the St.
Croix Land Grant, will very probably
run through the western portion Of
Wood County.
Crosse in Centralia is catering to
the wants of hungry public at his
restaurant: in manner that pleases
the palate, and gratifes the inner man
every time. Crosse don't keep liq-
uor restaurant.
"A party of the Patriarchs, and
some OF the minor prophets visited
Uncle Rob't Wakeley's last week,
Wednesday. They had good time,
of course. 1t couldn't be otherwise at
Uncle Roberts.
Some inconsiderate person has al
lowed one Of the finest elms in front of
the Cong. Church to be nearly ruined
by tieing to the same, with hitching
post within four feet. If cared for,
the tree may yet live.
The festive Circurious will soon be
among US. Grady's torerunner in
shape of an advertising sheet is at
hand. 1t is a mammoth concern and
combines with other novelties, ain
aerial trapeze performance.
The Mushroom of the Rdblin
House has been remodeled, and gener-
ally metamorphosed. A decided i'm
provement has been made upon the old
order of things. Convenience, neat
ness and durability are combined in
the change.
The Green Bay ADVOCATE says
that W. G. Petit bone is about remov-
ing his heavy stock of dry goods &c.
from that city to Grand Rapids where
he will engage in business. We
suspect, however, that it is only an
auction arrangement.
After his return from bride
trip of a few days, our newly made
+ Benedict and thoughtful fried, Rev.
A. O. Wright, has kindly "done the
honors" to the working force of this
Office in a generous and gentlemaly
spirit. We wish him and his wife a
long life of prosperity and happiness.
Juneau Co. argus.
--Sothern gets $500 night for
playing the fool. This looks mean in
connection with the fact that number
of Milwaukeeans are doing the same
! thing for nUthing-SenfineL
We were always quite confident that
the Sentinel didn't pay that editor
anything. It seems we were correct.
Evening Wisconsin.
The Waushara Argus says:
Mrs Dougherty, of Amherst, and
her daughter (Mrs. Miller, of Grand
Rapids, spent Sunday and Monday
here on visit among their acquint-
ances. They had just been removing
the body OF Mr.. Dougherty, to Berlin
for permanent burial, and came back
this way to see our people again.
1t is getting into the churches.
The sexton of Baptist church in
Troy has walked off with two thous-
and dollars of the pew rents.
Wen risk the sexton of "our
| church" running off with our pew
rents. or the ministsr.'s salary either.
The National Baptist gives the
following as an epitaph ON the grave Of
an 6mldeht Baptist divine and an espe-
cial authority in clsuistry, the Rev.
Levi Philetus Dobbs, D D.
Pat away the stee! bowed glasses,
That the Doctor used 70 wear;
H. no IORTer nceiS thor assiS-
! Tance, he's climbed the golden stair"
Look out for Trichnia don't eat
raw ham. Only $4,000 hogs have
died in Illinois the past winter
from the festive wigglers, that must be
cooked -aceU cooked - else it will wig
e-woggle in every fibre of your be-
ing. IF we must eat worms, let them
be cooked by all means.
Isn't it shout time the collectors
made their returns? How is it with
the city Marshal School money is
wanted and it must come, Hurry up
Mack. The School teachers are en-
treating US most persistantly for
stamps, and we can't blame them for
they have waited patiently hurry up.
The Feline species are beginning
to recite their regular spring catachism.
A very attentive class under our bed
room window has it by heart. We are
going to re-organize, that school with
few sticks of stove wood if the term
continues much longer. They all seem
to be at the head, and not one has
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