Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-24
Revival meetings have been held

-.R6YlVal meetings nave Deen nero
the past week at the Congregational
Church, Rev. Mr.. Quaife, of Elroy.
officiating assisted by Rev. L. M. Eos
ter. The tendance has been encour-
aging, and good results are looked for.
Mr. Quaife is grand mah, whom to
know is TO love with an unsel6sb love.
We wish the meetings, and all labor
ing in the good work the most abunds
ant success
The Brown County Light Guards
propose attending the Centennial, and
to make the whole distance on foot.
Fortv-one days viii be required to
make the journey at the rate of twen-
ty-fve miles a day. Well bet the
romance will wear off after about four
days of shanks mare riding. Wagons
conveying the tents and accoutrements
will accompany the brave lads. WITH
red-hot enemy behind 'em they
might make the trip in week.
Old winter with his icy chains
half broken, with which he would bind
laughing spring who defantly marches
on with old ragged skirts. and little
blue bells and green MOSES adjoining
her dainty slippers, wheezes like sn
asthmetic patient and looks ugly in
his lettering toward that sepulchrs
whittier his fathers are forever en-
tombed. Our "devil' says "them's
the kind of poetry he likes
We have to thank our brothers Of
the press for the favorable mention Of
our appointment to the Deputy collect
orship. One would think from the
good words spoken that they-our ed
itorial brothers-were all interested
in brewery somewhere in the Dis
triet; but then boys, VIC thank you,
for we know better, an editor would no
more touch a glass Of lager than he
would a tax-list. Again, we thank
you for cheering words.
There is talk of organizing .
Temple of Honor in our city. We
second such proposition with all Off
heart, if so it can be made useful.
Any organization, however, which is
all form and ceremony having none CT
the leaven of good works, we won't
encourage, Capt. Watrous, of Fond
du Lac, one of the most useful and
excellent men in the state, we under.
stand, is interested in raising up a
Temple here, which is a sufficient guar
antee that it will be the ark Of right
eousness to many wayxard devotee
of the flowing bowl.
The richest joke of the season is,
chasing Judge Cate with Ben. Butler.
Judge Kelley, Peter Cooper, Judge
Orion and others equally brilliant as
man prominent for sagacity'' and of
intellectual power. Jack Brundage
is the jokist. We think we see the
smile which played liked ray of mel
- ILL., ol>o,. T,ol~'e fooo xutopi
he penned that brilliant wit. and
thought how tickled "Catherine'
would feel over it, Tickle Kate again
Jack; nominate him for the Presiden-
cy. We'd give farm for Jacks old
files of the Reporter, published when
Jack was blowing for Alban for Cir
cult Judge against Cate.
-Shang Chandler, the inimitable,,.
the unfathomable, the cutest boy that
ever stuck a type, or corrected .
proof came into our presencs,-and,
we humble ourself as we always do
before the presence OF "Shang, last
Tuesday a week. "ShaEg" is one OF
Natur's noblemen and we shall always
say so, though we have to brave the
coutumely of certain ones. Ii we
could pick out of the world reak
flesh and blood, meat and bone BROTH.
er and have him for ones we'd pick
"Shang' with all his faults, and we'd
make the devil Let him alone or die a.
trying. .'Shang'' is sticking type in
the Tribune office. and it does ussar
power of good to get good cargo OF
rational republicanism so near to Jack.
''Shang'' come over to our sanctuma
whenever you feel like coming homer
and we IL talk sense and nonsense and
be merry, but we wont kill the tatted
calf cause we are opposed to suicides