Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-13

Nominated ''no license" board and
elected it by majority Of 81 in 800
votes cast. The Good Templars have
been working with will for several
years, and went into the fight with a
determination to win, and they did it.
B for bully, and bully for Plover. as
the boys say. With such majority
whiskey might as well bung itself up
and skin out, +" take up its abode in
the land of departed spirits and weep
and wall and gnash elsewhere.
We met score of old friends whom
to see did US good like a medicine
We met A A. Walbridge the enter
prising and successful merchant of
Plover has built up a large business,
and is competing with Stevens Point
successfully. He is one of the grand
men of these degenerate days and his
religion enters right into his business.
He puts it into every bushel of onions
be measures or yard of calico he sells
and every man, woman or little child
even in all the country around about
knows it, and so it is good to trade
with Walbridge. The devil never
bought even darn-ing needle of
Walbridge. Messrs, Harper Button
and Lucian Matthews engaged with
Mr.. W. are true types of just such
men as make our society what it ought
to be always and everywhere. We
don't know whether the Plover girls
know it or not, but-well, as we were
just about remarking, we stepped Gov
er to Bigelows," Bigelow keeps an a
l house. We advise We travelling pub
lie that always loves a clean bed, a
square meal, and courteous greeting
to stop cover to Bigelows." Bige-
lows parents put 0. Il. 2. as a sort of
front stoop to his name, the rest of
the alphabet being at the time employ
ed elsewhere. 1t stands for Only
Half Price, we judge, for so good
fodder and so much Of it for so little
money we never got before since Uncle
Samuel told US to out into the byeways
and highways and hedges. and make
it our ''Special' business to make the
''crooked" straight. One irreverant
chap not having the fear Of our Uncle
Samuel before his eyes had the audac-
ity to call US Republican Publican
and S(k)inner, which we didn't re-
sent; he was most too big, and then
we always have reverence for the
truth.
We saw DR.. Gregory, Bro. Derby
who never allows man to 'svait for
the wagon" if he agrees to have it
done at a given time; brother --
who sells bedsteads and baby's cribs
and collins and such Injuries. Also
Bro. Ingersoll who prepareth the
Times Bro. l. is always happy because
he is printer and honest, like the
rest of US on the republican side of
the 'ouse. We just chatted with
Judge Strope who is not in the best
of health, but is genial nevertheless,
with fund of humor which is mex
haustable And last and not least We
met Bro. Lameroux who fell among
thieves when he stepped over the re-
publican traces. Bless his old heart
he ought to know better than to stay
with 'em. Lameroux looks just as he
did hundred years ago when we first
knew him. He Was boy then. and
he is boy now. and if he don't be-
become pillar in the Temple Of Hon
or in the first temp. erected in Plover,
we'll cut him off without shilling
when we make our last test and will
ment-O! yes we saw Wilmot, We
hope some day to see viii in good
square biz that will lift men upH in
stead of tipping 'eln over. He's got
it in him to do good in the world, and
We mean to hope for him good while
yet. And now, we think Of another,
VIM. Creasey, he who lost an arm when
our pard, Ingraham, was wounded at
South Mountain. William is making
an honest living selling goods, and we
trust is getting ahead.
The NJ. Il. Church at Plover has
been in active work at Plover for sew
eral weeks, in a series Of meetings
conducted by Bro. DIN. The result
of the labors of Bro. O.. is over eighty
converts. The meetings are being
continued with the best results.