Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-05
Matters WestWard.-We spent

the city limits.
Matters Westward.-We spent
last Saturday and the Sabbath in and
about Dexterville, making our sojourn-
ing place the hospitable home of L. A.
Houston. We observed material i'm
provements in the little village of Dex-
terviIle since our visit nearly a year
ago. Many fine residences are COM
pleted and others are in process of con-
struction. among which we noticed a
fine mansion approaching completion,
belonging to Mr.. Sam'l Hiles. Dex-
terville has fine opportunity and is
pursuing the right course, making
haste slowly. Mr.. A. S. Robinson is
controlling the mercantile business and
we learn gives excellent satisfaction as
a dispenser Of needful wares to the
residents of the Yellow River Valley.
Society is improving at Dexterville.
The Good Templars have an efficient
organization which holds weekly ses-
sions in which all the better portion of
the community participate with excel
lent results. The Sabbath School un-
der the supervision of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson is an encouraging feature of
the place. The attendance Is quite
large and the interest is kept up far
better than in some places of far great
er pretenSions. We had no time to
look over the stave factory, but we are
assured that this industry is in thirty
ing fourishing condition notwithstand-
ing the hard times, under the able
management of Mr.. John Shea who
is operating the factory for Messrs.
Symmes, Hewitt & Go. Crops of all
kinds never looked better in the Yellow
River valley than the present season.
Much land has been broken and excel
lent crops are awaiting the harvesting,
Hay is being cut with an extraordina-
ry good yield, The berry crop prom
ises we'll, though we were Informed
that the cranberry worm has in some
quarters worked deal of mischief,
devastating whole marshes, while in
other localities its work has been linn
tied to a partial destruction. Blue,
black and red raspberries have been,
and are yet abundant, and many bush
els have been shipped to the Chicago
and Milwaukee markets. The potatoe
crop promises an enormous yield,
while corn, as everywhere this season
is threatening a short crop, being some
two weeks later than usual. IF the
fall frosts, however. keep off reason
able time, the crop will not fall behind
that of former years. There is an
abundance of wealth developed and
undeveloped, in the Yellow River Val
ley, and every year is adding to the re-
sources of this region which will, in
time, become one of the most valuable
in our county. Kaolin beds of excel
lent quality abound, which will be
worked when times shall have become
better, and money easier. It is always
a pleasure to visit the valley which lies
in the center, and extends through the
western borders of our wealthy county
for we always find hospitable friends
and among them none more hospitable
than Mr.. Houston who is laboring with
others for the development of the re-
gien which promises big things in the
future, and which in time will not dis
appoint the most sanguine who are la
boring and waiting patiently for that
tgoOd time coming" which though
long promised is not far away.