Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-03

/ Terrible fires we're distinctly seen
last week all around our City and Cen
tralia, raging with tremendous violence
the glorious rain of Friday night
quenched them however.
Either our sense of smell was
very acute last Monday night, or that
was the biggest skunk We ever met
Floating in the air.
SUSAN B. says she shall always
regret that her brother MARK did not
know THEoDoRE; but then maybe af-
ter all it were better so, CLEOPATRA
might have been jealous.
MIR. Stewart a ve~E able Educator
from Waukesha is experimenting the
Institute. Sixteen teachers were pres
ent at the opening last Monday.
The contract for grading and con-
structing the W. V. Road from Knowl-
ton to Wausau has been let to Messrs.
Thompson aud Smith. of Detroit.
The road is to reach Wausau by the
1st of December.
-Messrs. Trow, Coleman & Co. we
observe are procuring wheat from the
west ria. G. B. & NJ road. Seven
carloads arrived last week. This en-
terprsing firm is shipping -four in con-
siderable quantities to Green Bay and
elsewhere east.
The afternoon train south on
the w. V. r. R. was crowded with
passengers last Monday. Query.
What will it be when the road reaches
Wausau?
Very soon now our wives viii be
a little cross, just because its little
cold building the fire in the morning;
and just as like as not will crawl back
to bed and keep fellow awake with
their jaw.
Seth Reeves and family left on
the P. NJ train on the w. V. r. R.
last Monday, for Mineral Point and
Chicago. Mr.. Rablin and Mr. Reeves
two sons went hither on Monday morn
ing by private conveyance. A pleasant
trip to all.
Fires ragged on the cranberry
marshes adjacent to the Wisconsin
Valley R. r. last week doing consld-
cradle damage. It is presumed that
sparks from the locomotive was the
cause.
Because no minister of the Cos
pei was in town on Monday last, our
good Bro. Philleo officiated at funer-
al. This running radical newspaper
ond preaching the gospel at the same
time, we should think would ruin the
conscience of the most hardened sin
ner on earth. 1t beats all how some
men can adapt themselves to circum-
stances Tribune.
Jack, don't you know that running
a radical newspaper is step up to-
wards the Kingdom of Heaven. We
once had great hopes of you, but alas !!
alas F.! |!
About 800 tons of stacked hay
were burned on the Big Marsh. Town
of Buena Vista, Wednesday after
noon. The fire originated from pipe
in the hands of one of the hayers.
Among the principal losers are Mehan
Bros, who lost sevent y-fve tons. A
good deal of standing grass was des-
troyed.
-Messrs. Bearss & Son commenced
picking their cranberries last Tuesday.
The yield of their marsh is put at
1000 to 5000 bbls. Grade excellent.
If you think our city Is not grow
ing, and can stand big surprise, just
take walk into the section known as
Abnerville where the immortal Glow
head has pitched his tabernacle 1t
looks very like city where two years
ago were acres of common.
Capt. S. M. Booth is fixing up a
steamboat to run On Lake Winnebago.
He ought to call his boat the "Free
Democrat. "-Tri6une
Yes, or the Caroline Cook
Get the Deeds, Gentlemen
Although the school district Of
fcers of this city have known for
about a year that the district has no
title to majority of the ''school
house lots" -the '-old Eaton lots, .
for which it has paid s950,-yet no
effort has been made to get the prop
er deed. We learn that the county
has no deed of the Court House lots.
Such palpabie neglect Of duty on the
part of those whose business it is to
demand and obtain these titles, is
hardly excusable. Get the deeds,
gentlemen, if you desire to avoid the
maledictions Of an incensed public.
-Ttibalne.