Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-14

sufferers.
! -Travel seems to be on the in
crease on both our railroads, while the
freight business both local and through,
is picking up very considerably All
this indicates healthier business life
and assures US of brighter days in the
future
Mr.. Fl. FL. Hecox left on the W.
V. Road last Friday for Saratoga
Springs, to meet his daughter, Ella,
who has been spending the summer
with Mr.. Harvey's family at that oele-
brated watering place.
The Green Bay Advocate suggests
another argument why the people
should support Gov. Taylor. Several
years ago he was bit by rattlesnake,
and survived the bite Wonderful !!
The snake didn't live fifteen minutes.
Not at all wonderful.
Cranberry picking is not over by
any means Pickers are busy on all
the marshes gathering the finest ber-
ries yet gathered, which are now ''black
ripe" and not susceptible to damage
from frost. A very severe frost does
not now damage the berry in the
least.
Oct. 7th-snow. Cot. 9th
snow d again. What a kendertry !
Come back Lo, come back We want
to go where the sweet gazelle grows
in luxurianee upon every limb and the
wild banana Bkipe over the mountain
peaks and sunny plains like sweet six
teen at a picnic.
Mr. Otto Schultz, formerly Of
this city, but now in business at Grand
Rapids, called on us this morning.
| Otto is one Of the smart boys born
and brought up in Green Bay, and We
are pleased to learn Of his successful
career elsewhere. Green Bag GJode.
Just think Of Otto, once q little
Green Bay-be!
When we came home the other
night there was little kitty in front
of the gate, SO our gait took US around
by the graveyard, over a stack Of
fence posts and up the lightning red
through side window. We didn t
propose to have surprise party. We
have been shy Of black and white kit
ties, since, when an urchin, we buried
our jacket a week in 'tater patch
Prof. Swing, the eloquent divine
Of Chicago who was churched by DR..
Patton has call to Brooklyn, which
he Will probably accept DR.. Patton
didn't like the Professors theological
gate, so refused to sring on it, A
pat on the back would have been far
better than a welt over the head with
a Presbyterian club, but the DIR. couldn t
see it; but then we are sorry the Prof
fessor is going to Brooklyn, Brooklyn
isn't healthy place for ministers.
A report was current last week to
the effect that bloody murder had
been perpetrated between Plover and
Amherst. The story is exploded in
the last Plover Times. The alleged
victim, Mr. Uline, it was found upon
inquest to have died from paralysis.
A jury was empaneled before Justice
Alban, and upon the testimony of Dir.
Gregory, verdict In accordance with
the fact stated was rendered.
The new School Building is as
Stunning majestic proportions. The
tower is nearly finished, the ventilating
shaft, ditto. The chimneys loom up
like monuments. From the tower you
can see the merchants carrying ads.
into the printing Offices, at Wausau,
and the steamboats, upon the Father Of
Waters, the merchants buying hops at
kllbOurn, and the squirrels in the pine
trees of the Michigan forests. Why,
from the top of that tower you can see
over forty thousand miles, you can see
the moon.
The little man ''across the
street gets upon his ear and tells his
readers than Hon. Harrison Ludding-
ton is very bad man who encourages
gambling and all its attendant evils,
that he is ssuneducated, undignifed"
and incapable of writing a message, "
&C., &. Now, Bro. Jack, you're off
your beat. Let Levi talk about
these things. He knows how tits him
self, you know, It's all well enough