Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-05-21

The lOs drivers were thick upon
the rapids last Tuesday TIE man
who says this class of Industrious men
set too much pay ought to be compell-
ed to DO the same work for twice the
pay they get, with crowd of drivers
attendant upon him to laugh at his
awkwardness and sympathize with him
in his grumbings.
DR.. W;tter's new building is rap
idly progressing. It's walls are rising
and in few weeks our city will be
adorned wilh a structure more beauti.
fyl than any now erected. Tie front
Is of Milwaukee brick. The day Is
passing when wooden structures are to
be erected along our streets. Stone
anu brick must sanoiiment all such
food wherein the rapacious nav of the
fire fcnd delights.
4 dozen little girls ranging from
ten years down, Held special outdoor
Divine services il the village of St
Croix Fall. the other day. One bright
little nioe-year old gave out a text and
preached quite lengthy sermon. The
others then told their experience, "
then they sang, prayed. appointments
for future meetings We're made, and
after ben@,;ic5ion they repaired to
spring handy AM were all baptized by
dipping their heads into the water.
+ The New london Times contains
the card Of ten saIoonists Of that much
whiskied burgh, who threaten to with
draw their patronage from, and sub
scriptions t., the Times, il Gordon, the
Editor, don't put Parson Lathrop out
of its columns. Gordon declines, and
the crushing act IS consummated Cor
don asks as parting token lock Of hair
Three cheers for the Times and the
q Parson y We suppose the saloon
lists are looking for the last issue of the
Times. OF course they are, and they
find it every week.
The Green Bay 6 Minnesota R'y
Co have received in the last few DAYS,
two new locomotives from the Dickson,
works, Scranton, Pa, bearing the
names Of f. Boa-jon and ,Sanluei Sloan.
This road is doing a good business, and
new rolling stock is being constantly
added IN order to meet the wants Of the
public. The st. Paul merchants are
receiving their goods direct from New
York ria this road, and they ali express
themselves highly pleased with, the dis
patch and promptness with which they
are delivered. 1t is only a question Of
time, and very short at that. when this
road will become one Of the best paying
roads in the state, and the amount Of
travel and trade over it will De i'm
mense.- Monitor, Fort Ho,oard.
The product Of the di5tilleries of
the United States for 1873 was GS, 257,-
~ II gallons Of whisky After deduct
~ the 34,00o,C00 gallons consumed
on Lake Superior and at Grand Rap
lis, Wis, the Remaining, 81. POI, IN
gallons is enough TO scare everybody
down below.-Tijioa, an Green Bag
Adcocate
We protest. That Adrocate man is
doing US q little worse than we deserve.
Tilton, you must throw off the odd
thousands ; you know we don't behold
the light Of your coantenance in these
parts SO frequently as heretofore. Your
computations may have been correct a
year or TWO ago, but they are. little
ont of the way this a. D. 1874
When the g. B. road was completed
only to this point, and Tilton could 90
10 farther west, why, Of course--
-Chas. Goodhue, an old resident of
the pinery, and, formerly residing at
Stevens Point, died If Brights disease
Of the kidneys last Saturday, the 10th
Inst at the residence Of his son-in-law,
O. c. Neevcs, aged 81 years. Mr.,
GooIbue, a few years ago, w.s one of
the widely known business men of the
pinery region. The body was taken to
Baloit for lnterment on the P. m. train,
gia Tomah, last Monday.
Mr. Goodhue was a member of the
firm of Goodhue {; Co., doing business
en- the Eau Claire river. He was born
at Oxford, Lower Canada, September
10Th, 1916, ana cmigrated to the states
about 1910. lie was one Of the first
settlers Of the pinery region. Mr..
Goodhue leaves an interesting family.
who will receive the sympathy Of the
whole community in their bereavement.
We mourn for our sister city-the
Point fit be true that coming events
cast their shadows before, how deplor-