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

so we rather guess it has been placed
"where it will do the most good af-
ter all. We visited the Office of
THE BADGER STATE BANNER
where we met Bro. Cooper and his
two sons who were full of business
and as happy apparently as printers
we'll can be. We make it a point
never to pass by a printing office.
There are two places on Gods green
earth outside of Home" where we
always feel at hoMe-in printing
Office, and at an evening church meet
ing. Ii the one the "deyil'' is not
unfrequently "boss y in the other he
is entertained with wholesome truths
and made ashamed of himself, we be-
lieve, sometimes, and occasionally he IS
''jerked bald headed as he deserves.
Bro. Cooper gets up good paper, and
Is we'll sustained.
At 1920 we took the cars for "Mer-
rillan, my Mcmillan and after such a
dinner at the Blair House as does a
man good for week, we jumped into
John Green's 'daily stage for Neils-
vile. We found John a capital fell
low. He is fat and jolly, loves good
horse and is rational good man, if
we are any judge of human nature.
John has a wife and two babies and
is as proud of them as is king of his
crown. John enlarged upon the mer-
its of his ''gray mare that can run
like tornado, and he assured us that
THAT off colt" could ''trot her mile
in three minutes. /" John" is a tip
top man and we advise everybody 60
ing to Neilsville to take "John's"
stage. The first few miles out Of Mer-
rillan were rough, not unpleasantly so !;
then we emerged out of the pines,
passing logging camps where the ring
of axes and the crash of falling pines
made music all the day long, into a
most beautiful agricultural country,
dotted with fine white farmhouses with
green blinds, very pictures Of thrift
and prosperity. Arrived at Neilsville
at 1870. Neilsville is smart town of
about one thousand inhabitants has
fine school building costing $4,000
and magnificent Court House not
completed. We stopped at the
O'Neil House, where we fell in with
our old friend and fellow traveller, Mr..
James Human, who is looking after
Ex-Governor Washburn's large land
interests. We dropped into the Re
publican Office only moment, but
found it's editor Mr.. feel
ing good with bright prospects before
him. Clark County is mourning over
a recIeant Co. Treasurer, who has de-
faulted to the tune of $4,000 dollars,
otherwise she is happy. Friday morn
ing we took again Johns stage for
Mcmillan arriving in time to take the
nm troin for
We put up at the Halstead House
kept by Mr.. Halstead who is known
far and wide as Shorty Shorty
keeps first class house in every re-
spect. His style Of personal archi
lecture is suggestive of the name the
"boys' have given him. He is about
as high as a hitching post, with a jo-
cund face from which flood of sun
light is continually pouring upon all
around him. He is, anatomically
speaking, quite round shouldered be-
low the pit of the stomach, though if
we were to speak INTELLECTUALLY we
should say that he had bay a0indoa0
just below his vest, He loves fast
horse and can discern the good points
in an animal as naturally as boy
striped candy in store window. At
4:15 we jumped aboard the cars to re-
turn to Mcmillan, arriving in season
for just such supper as our appetite
craved, at the Blair House kept by Mr..
Davis. The Blair House is par er-
celZence, the Hotel of the western
country. Mr.. Davis is an energetic
young man who cares for the interests
of his guests, making all alike feel
perfectly at home, The building. is
owned by the G. B. & NJ. Co. and is
leased by Mr.. Davis. 1t is capacious,
and perfect in all its appointments.
Everything is neat and tasty. The