Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-05
The nrincipal feature Yesterday

The principal feature yesterday
morning was dog fight near the meat
market. Well defy Henry Ward
Beecher to draw SO big crowd. The
Woodruff could probably go it few
better
We hear it rumored that our friend
Burns the photographs will soon
come into possession of quite a little
fortune by the death of an aunt in
New Jersey We hear that the sum
is near $4,000 Good for Burns.
The Wausau Pilot says Mr.. a.
J. Cleveland has in his possession a
very rare coin the first piece of mon-
ey coined in the colony of New Eng
land, bearing date 1852. Its money
value is twenty-five cents, but it could
h.rdly be bought at that price.
"A bill has been introduced into
the Lower House of Congress provid-
ing that soldiers who have lost both
legs in the service shall receive pen
sion of fifty dollars per month. This
would support them comfortably, and
is not more than they ought to re-
ceive.
Some ten or a dozen couples went
sleighing last Friday evening as far
as Plover where oysters and mince
pies abound. One couple got lost in
the wilderness-so we are informed =
and returned, or rather reached Grand
Rapids probably thinking they were
getting near Plover.
The Presbyterian Church at Ocon-
to was consumed last week, involving
a loss of several thousand dollars. In
surance $4,000. The enterprising
people of that place have taken meas
ures to rebuild Immediately; two firms
subscribing for that purpose $1,000
each. The structure will be Of brick.
The revenues Of the Government,
both from customs and internal sources,
are said to be steadily increasing, and
the probability is that there will be
little if any increase in the public debt
for this month. There is no doubt
that still further increase in the rev.
enues will be experienced as the coun-
try begins to fell the effect of the re-
vival of the Spring business.
For the further enlightening of
our community and Bro. Closuit, we
will just state that DR.. Hurley's dock
ct shows the testimony Of the particl-
pants in the "whiskey row., which
says the fight began in the saloon.
The blood, too, upon the "doorposts"
and the walk crieth out against the
false testimony of the abused persicut-
ed() Frederick,
Hon. Moses NJ. Strong delivered
his address entitled Territorial Legis-
lation, before the Library Association
of Stevens Point, last week. Mr..
Strong delivered this same address be-
fore the State Historical Society some
four years ago. 1t is spoken of as
able and full of interest, relating to
the territorial history of Wisconsin.
The Ptnery gives portion of the ad-
dress.
She went into the Post Office and
stood waiting by the showcase. John
nv, with the air of little man observ-
ed her and stepping up never so quick
ly, said, Good morning, is there any
body waiting Ga you?'' and she said
with silvery laugh, go, yes, and he
isn't 50 little. and is ever so much nicer
than you Johnny and Johnny went
to looking for something on the floor,
and began to play with the automatic
pasteboard trick mules.
The Communists are at work In
New York. An attempt was made on
Wednesday the 2Sth inst. to burn St.
Bridget's Church, opposite Tompkln )
Square, one of the finest in the city.
The supposition is that the act was
perpetrated, not because of any enmI-
ty towards the church, but to secure
employment, feeling positive that a
large and wealthy congregation would
at once rebuild.
How sad it is to behold the dissol-
wing of those historic stories which
have become ingrained in our childish
natures. We are told that there is a
good deal of mythology about them,
and the poetry is rapidly being sucked
away by the vampire that would re-
duce everything to prosy prose. We
won't stand it without protesting. We