Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-17
Our Small Change.


A glorious shower last Sunday
night.
-Blackberries are beginning to suf.
fer martyrdom.
The festive schoonke begins to
firt his boquet.
And Thomas and Maria Kats are
rehearsing nightly their duets.
+! r. Frazier has had patent issued
to him for new and valuable harness
buckle.
Wheat has been badly damaged
in the southern part of the state by
the chinch bugs.
The river is so low that the fish
are sitting on their launches tanning
themselves with the brakes that grow
along the banks.
Come boys, when are we going to
organize our Hayes & Wheeler club !?
There are two or three hundred ready
to become working members. Let it
be organized at once.
Anyone wishing fine suit made
to order can have the same at dis
count of 10 per cent. from original
price for the next 80 days at
! 7. G.. ST.. AMOUR & Co.
Remember Prot. Cleveland's con-
cert tomorrow evening" 1t will be a
first class entertainment, and is worthy
the patronage of our people.
--TIden's bar'l of money has rolled
with the head out in Fort Howard,
and the Herald 'rahs for Tilden &
Hendricks, but Q, how the subscribers
are dropping off
-Wausau is having all ice famine,
and Bob johnson and Loahmer are
sitting around on old grindstones and
anvils and hanging around refrigera-
tors tanning themselves with dust
pans
We have received the first num-
Der of Shang. Chardler's new paper,
established at Morris, Mimi. Shang
calls this new child, Frontier Business
It's as spicy as a Christmas pie. We
wish Cooper and Shang. the largest
success.
There will be business meeting
Of the Congregational Society in the
body of the church next Saturday eve
ming at 7 10 o'clock 1t is hoped
that every member Of the society will
attend as important business will be
discussed,
We commend the agreeable and
substantial Detroit & Milwaukee r. r.
& $. S. line to all passengers going
east. Parties taking this route make
an actual saving Of $500 and three
hours time.
Men call themselves the lords Of
creation. Pretty lords they will make
/ if thew cannot show their GOOD sense
. by saying that the New American
Sewing Machines are the best That
is what every sensible lady says.
Frank Frazier has invented a
halter which requires no stitching.
Every farmer can make his own. He
will make a good thing out of it. His
new buckle secretly patented is pro
nounced grand success. We hope
Frank will get lawful rich.
For a first class meal, a clean bed
a coy resting place, whole souled
landlord, commend US to Bro. O. H.
| Z. Il. ! Il. Bigelow of the Bigelow
House, Plover, We'd rather stop at
Bigelow's than stay at home-when
our wife's off blackberrying,
We have received two communi-
cations from interested citizens in the
western and northwestern portions of
our County, making serious complaint
against our County Superintendent Of
Schools foas non-discharge of duty
in having failed to visit the schools in
those sections. Lack of space pre-
vents their appearance in our columns.
We hope Mr.. Garrison be so wise as
to remove the stumbling block which
made MIR. G. L. Powers so unpopular
as an official
-''Air there any letters for my
wimmin folks ?" Said a plain looking
old gentleman at the post office the
other day NO" said the post-mast-