Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-22
Il. A. Houston made it warm 70,

UeofSe lilies election day, IN the town
of Dexter. George found competi-
tor worthy of his seal. Houston got
~ votes for Chairman, but George
snaked in everything that had legs and
made 90. Whoop 'er up boys! anoth-
er year will show you the salvation of
the Lord.
Theodore Hitchcock, one of the
best boys on the G. B. & NJ. Railroad,
had his hand squeezed the other day
while coupling He may lose a
finger. He says it hurt worse than
any squeeze the girls ever gave it.
Never mind, Theed, when you ''couple"
for lie you will have to lose your whole
hand, you know.
Connecticut went Democratic on
9th inst, by about the majority of a
year ago, while Michigan rolled up a
much larger Republican majority than
usual. Hawley was scooped in Con-
necticut. which shows that the Reform
element took no stock in conservative
Republicans. 1t loves the real old
''secesh' Eaton style of men.
-Dolph Demarias. who, by the way
is an Odd Fellow, yet even as the sun
rising, was presented by his ''brothers''
with a neatly engraved solid silver star,
at a recent session of the lodge.
Dolph. is our Marshal. and that star is
his badge Of authority. It could BE
intrusted to no more worthy man.
May Dolph's star never set. Mr..
Cochran made the presentation speech,
and Dolph. couldn't say "boo.' He
would have been no more surprised if
aoe had gwen him ten thousand dollars.
Frank Tilton of the Aduocate had
a bad spell of Scarletina at Green Bay
last week. He was somewhat exhili-
rated Just before he was taken, but
rashly sat dorm like little man when
the canker rash took him. Our good
looking friend r. W. Nathon. too, fear
ful that the ''wash-aways' on the G,
3. & NJ. Road might bring the company
to squalid poverty, took ticket and a
choice seat till an accommodation train
of thought should come along. These
''spelling skeuls'' like saffron tea will
bring out whots in chap. Try again
boys; don't get discouraged. Wee re-
membre whenn wee kodlda't spell annoy
bettre than you kan.
The Tilton - Beecher trial is still
progressing. Mr.. Beecher is under
going most scathing cross examina-
ton by Fullerton. but thus far be has
failed to impeach particle of his tes-
timony. Fullerton and Beach became
exceedingly ''wormey" last Monday,
because Beecher couldn't be invelgled
into contradiction. and both gentlemen
were very properly rebuked by Judge
Nelson who advised Beach to reserve
his '.insults and billin9sgate for some
other occasion" The great trial will
probably be very soon over, as Mr..
Beecher's cross examination was ex-
pected to close Tuesday evening
Still it may run into the Centennial.
We arn't revengeful, but we just
want to find that chap who told US in
the educational column of some paper
last fall how to preserve cabbages so they
would come out of the ground as sweet
as school girls cud O. gum. We
digged trench, and made a nice bed
Of choice hay, and then laid Mr.. Cab
bages in with their toes sticking out so
we could jerk 'em bald headed when
we wanted boiled victuals in January.
and then hilled 'em up with loose dirt,
just as he told us; and now We just
want to see that fellow a few minutes,
Just to introduce him to our Mother
in-law. We feel kindly toward him,
and maybe he'd like to stick his nose
dnwn among chem cabbages.