Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-08-19
Our people will be pleased t


preach, probably, for a few weeks
yet.
IS: l.. Mason of Nasonville had
his coal black stallion stolen one night
last week. The animal was valued at
5000 and could slice mile in less than
three minutes. Officers are in pur-
suit.
The Wise. River Improvement
Company heve decided to alter
"Grandfather Bull" falls at an ex-
pense of $4,000, and will shortly ad-
vertise for bids to do the work. The
improvement is much needed.
We acknowledge kind invitation
from Mr.. 7. j. Cooper to assist in
shooting Pra. Chicks. Thanks, Bro.
Coop. We don't got no gun,-no
og,-couldn't hit a circus tent at four
rods. Thanks, nevertheless.
The Tomah Journal makes very
favorable mention of the celebrated
Worden Stonington Quarry. Some of
the stone is being used in Tomah.
Mr.. Worden we learn will exhibit
choice specimens at the State Fair.
We saw barrel at Dexterville a
few days ago with only one stave-a
full, complete barrel, and so nicely was
it joined that the seam was hardly per-
ceptible to the eye. These barrels are
manufactured at Oshkosh.
There was nothing Objectionable on
the inside of the last State Gazette re-
ceived at this office, nothing that the
most positive democrat could find a
word of fault with. 1t was a virgin
pure sheet, not letter con to it.
-"Conversation meetings." under
the auspices Of the Library Associa-
tion'' Of Stevens Point, are feature
in our sister city. They are profitable
and very entertaining. ''Conversa-
tionals'' are becoming popular wherev-
er there is cultured society.
jeff. Davis, the great performer"
will deliver the address before the Rock
ford, Ill, Agricultural Society, Sept.
18th. jeff. will tell the grangers how
to raise hay seed, or another rebel
lion, probably. He's in mems clothes
now.
Mr.. Sampson showed us sample
of very fine A. l. wheat raised on
his land adjacent to the city. The
kernels were full and large, and as
clean as any we ever saw. Mr.. S. has
about six acres which will yield at
least $50 bushels, Minnesota cannot
produce better.
DR.. T. j. Despins. he who form
erly resided in Grand Rapids, but who
now resides at Mosinee, was in the
city last week visiting old friends.
Frank face looked as natural as an
old photograph. He has grown some
what portly and is the picture of ro-
bust health.
We dopped in to see Rev. Jesse
Cole, yesterday, who is not improving
so rapidly as his friends could wish.
The Rev. has had painful sickness
and looks very sick and emaciated. 1t
is a trial indeed for so thorough a
worker as the Rev. to be confined to a
sick bed when there is so much work to
be done. We hope to chronicle his
rapid mending next week.
Now just see how provoking that
Stevens Point Journal man talks about
Caleb:
The editor of the Weyauwega Times
says he expected to find Swayze sleep
ing with Green Bay woman, the last
time he came up here. The thing is
utterly impossible, Sackett, for the
reasons, First-Green Bay women
are virtuous. Second-He isn't mar
ried to any Of them. Third-The old
table upon which he sleeps is too mar
row tor two, the best way you can fix
it.
Mr., Clancy, one of our best build
ers, has been selected to supervise the
erection of convent school at Ackley,
thriving town in Iowa, about $50
miles west of Dubuque. The build
ing will be some larger than our schooI
building, having two wings 24x6S and
46x6S feet in length. The walls are
already up. The society could have
secured no better man than Mr.. G. to
finish this elegant structure.