Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-04-27


ye people-are waiting for another
lemon squeezer TO give EN- ! chance
in. Neva- mind, he'll b alcng soon.
Next.
The recent examination c. School
| Teachers holden at the school house,
under the direction of Supt. Garrison
is spoken OF as eminently successful.
Mr.. G. conducted it with an ability
and thoroughness unlocked for by
some but we knew that Charley would
make a success of his position. Mat
thew Matix and Charley are twins.
The partnership here tofore ex-
listing between t. J. Cooper and E.
Lavigne has been dissolved by nuSual
consent All of the outstanding &C.
counts against or in favor of sale. late
firm will be settled by T. J. Cooper
who will remain on the farm and con-
tinue the business in which he is en-
gagged.
Her name,-so the list of mar
rage licenses published in the Post &
Mail says,-is Clarissa Landif and his
name is simple John Peterson. Now
in about three weeks they will connube,
and we. just by way of appropriateness.
suggest that all hands sing:
"Clarissa Landif pure delight sc.
Where "croOkedneSS' is known.
But the crooked ways will all be straight
When that license connubes Schon Pc
dersown.
The last lecture of the course was
delivered by J. w. Cochran. 1t is
spoken Of as excellent, but of limited
stature. The hall was comfortably
filed by an appreciatiye audience.
Wilbur didn't christian the little one,
but the people called it Good. We
were so tired Shaking it down the
Wise. Valley r. r. track with a pass
in our pocket, that We tarried at home
and listened to a lecture from our
wife.
The Literary Society are entitled to
credit for having maintained so credit
ably the series of lectures Just closed.
Brother Jack, of the Tri6., has
gone into the mower business. He
sells the Champion Mower. and he
asks some Is or 100 dollars for 'em,
mower or less. Edgar A. Poe intro
duced the first mower into this Keden-
try /; it was known as Quoththeraven
Never Mower, and he Crowd over it,
and got Raven mad, but the Champion
is a rational machine It will cut off
mans legs at sight. One Jack can
push the Champ. into3public notice On
first class hay marsh. All flesh is
grass, and will be ever mower
The improvements made by the
Wisconsin Imp. Co. at Little Bull the
past winter, under the supervision Of
Charley Single consisting Of piers, &c.
were taken out by the high water last
week. The loss is some $4,000. The
slide is gone. In the hell of waters
below the bridge as We witnessed it
last Thursday, raft could not live
moment. Woe unto the fool hardy
man who shall venture to take a
"piece'' through such maelstrom.
The damage done will seriously affect
lumbermen, We tear, in getting down
from Wausau and above.
When you see man that shuff1es
loosely along, with his knees knocking
together and his toes pointing in
whose eyes roll furtiYely and whose
hand is ever suddenly jerking itself
above his head as if warding off blow,
you can rely upon it that that man is
haunted by mother-in law-but when
you see a party who lifts his feet high,
and holds his nose in the air, and has
one eye shut in knowing manner,
and whose mouth is listened with a
selfcomplacent grin, and who seems to
feel good all over you can bet your
last cent he has just bought a new
domestic sewing machine for his
wife.
They were soused in the river last
Friday, but they aren't Baptists; they
baptised themselves by accident.
Who. Well. now, Miss Fl. and an
other Miss. They skipped into
Dwight's skif, which Skilled with 'em.