Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24
Our Small Change.


is accommodating at Wausau.
Berlin " sasses the market with
10000 bbls cran6erries.
Political Notes,-Too frequently
green-bax.
considerable lumber is coming
over the rapids, with varied success.
"A new cross-walk near G. War
ren's residence delights pedestrians.
The Republicans have set the po-
litical ball rolling with all their
might and MAINE.
The frost is keeping off bravely :;
none to speak of up to the 25th of
September.
Don't forget the "tea" at the base
ment this P. NJ. Go and see who is
furnishing the Pra. Chickens.
In Illinois when young man is
dressed to kill, and the game law in
full force, they arrest him.
Several people with guns are NOV
ing through the streets to-day; there
must be book agent in town. Dam
burt Ne,cs.
-Messrs. S. S. Bensley & Co. are
developing their Kaoiin beds, which
promise a mine of wealth that figures
can scarcely compute.
--Bodette, who is Law on the I'm
derstandiag, is practicing dentistry up
on the stumps just west of Judge Hay
denis residence, preparatory to the
erection of dwelling.
-Tilton is Theadoring himself again.
This time be spreads himself over only
four pages Of the Chicago Times, $50
much that he is becoming almost too
thin.
Work is driving on the W. V. R.
R., beyond Knowlton. The iron will
be laid very sccR. The site for the de-
pot has been located at Wausau-
The time for holding the evening
service has been changed at both
churches The bells now ring at 6 Il
and I, instead of at I and ! II 0 clock.
Bear the fact in mind.
A pin shapen like an old grind
stone handle, coming in contact with Z
school boys sit-down, has been known
to put more energy into him than 8
whole rcam of reward cards.
1t is sight tending to move &
heart Of stone-to see half dozer
men in the misty morning stuck in the
mud Of our newly made Front Street
waiting for daylight to come that they
may extricate themselves.
A carpenter in the first ward il
conversation with friend remarked
yesterday my old ripssw'' when hi
wife clapped her hand over his mouth
and said it was no such thing and h
shouldn't tell another syllable.
We have no particular desire fo
netoriety, but some four or FIVE thous
and dogs will kiss the cold sod by ou
hand, if they don't stop their yelpins
nights, just across the way.
MIR. Joslyn left at the REPORTED
off ce, last week, sweet potatoe Of hi
raising, weighing = lbs 9 ~z. Thi
raising of sweet potatoes in Wood ant
Adams counties, is feat of agricul
ture which is like to become success
in the future. The guests of tn,
Philleo House enjoyed that potatoe.
Wood County, in the Kaolin bed
which are SO thickly scattered al
through her borders, has an inheren
wealth which has hitherto been latent
but which, hsnceforth is destined t,
class her among the richest counties IL
the state. Her Kaolin as.ines will We
pscvc of greater wealth than her pine
forests ever promised, and possibly
may compete with the mineral beds o
the southwestern part of the State il
point ef Intrinsic wealth.
The Madison State Journal pub
lishes the following letter from very
wise and Tsrtuous "subscriper. " L
we were betting man we'd wager I
brown stene front against last faaa /
election ballet that he is Performer
ANOTHER MINISTER ON BEEcuER
We have received from subscriber
who prefxes the word Rev. to his sig
nature, postal card, expressing Ia!
opinion oonceaing Henry W. Beecher
He does not agree with the Rev. Or,
Bacon, as to Mr., Beecher's iunooence
owing, doubtless to the FACT that he i
not enite Sc famiiisr with the case a
his Rev. Brother is, We give tn,
letter Of eur ftieHd, as he wretc on
card and seewad to desire publicity
precisely as 1t is written, omittin:
place and sigsaataFes
- Csanntu. WIS. AUG. 26, IA.