Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-14
Our Small Change.
The river is rising.

Big water in prospective.
Gong. Choir Rehearsal Sat. even
ming.
The Base. Baller's hymn-The
Nine t the Nine
Railroad fare has been reduced 20
SIS from Chicago to New York and
SIG to Boston.
Joseph Dessert, of Mosinee, lost
one million of shingle by fire during
the recent dry spell.
-Chas. Herschieb left for Milwau-
kee last Londay to attend the sessions
of the Grand Lodge F. & A. NJ.
S. B. Coleman of the firm of
Trow. Coleman & Co. has been atten-
ding the convention of Millers at
Milwaukee.
Mr.. Brundage of the Tribune
slid out .on the Tuesday p. m. train
via. G. 3. & NJ. to attend the Editorial
Convention at Milwaukee
New Millinery Goods received by
Express every day at James Morgan s.
3S6 and 3SS East Water Street, Mil
waukee. maya Lw4
The prospect is good for rise in
the river. The lumbermen look for
ward to the fruition of their hopes in
full boo,ns and busy saws, now very
shortly. =,
The number of visitors attending
the school at its close, has been quite
large. The examination exercises
were very interesting, showing marked
improvement in every department.
Cary Of the BUS line is giving
excellent satisfaction. He is prompt
in calling for, and delivering passen-
gers and all feel sure that their orders
upon his slate will be respected and
remembered. a
The earnings of the Wisconsin
Valley Road increased from 81, $40
in 1875 to $123, 457 in 1876. Dur
ing the past year this road has expen-
ded about $4,000 for bridges and
about $4,000 for ties.
TO write editorials or locals when
one feels that it were better to shuttle
off this mortal coil is labor, absolute
labor. Would to God it were not a
sin to punctuate ones life; we'd put
a period where there is only comma.
The Sabbath School of the Cong.
Church holds picnic to-day (if the
weather be pleasantly in beautiful
grove at the upper eddy, rear Mr..
Browns residence. The little ones
are all happy. We only hope that
the day will be clear and dry. ~
Says an exchange: "Never go
into a store where you are not wanted.
If a man wants you to come to his
place of business. he win invite you
Through an advertisement in your
home paper. 1t is wrong for you to
intrude npon his privacy so don't dc
it"
The prospects for a full crop OF
every kind Of grain is most promising
throughout q. the State. The recent
rains have materially benefited vegeta-
ton in suppressing the ravages Of in
sects andrefreshing the thirsting roots.
We shall all have our regular JOHNNY
cake and buckwheat fapjacks even
though we don'5 have an abundance
Of greenbacks. !
The Wisconsin Leader, published
at Mcmillan by B. j. Castle comes to
US this week. 1t is a live sheet and
represents well the local interests OF
Mcmillan. We were at Mcmillan
when Bro. Castle received his press.
May he never be obliged to Castle, mol
pawn his position as editor, but may he
be able to checkmate all adversaries Sc
long as he plays for truth upon the
editorial chessboard.
The NewhaIl House, Milwaukee,
is new supplied with patent fire es-
cape, accessible from the floor of each
hall of the building. It consists OF
an endless chain securely fastened to
the corniee of the building, and SO
arranged that as many as can find
room to cling to it may be safely low
cred to the ground. Its speed is reg
ulated 50 it can not move with any
undue velocity under an extreme
weight.
Several. Of. our citizens have been
testing their abilities in the piscatorial
science the past week at, and about
Arcadia on the Green Bay road
Cashier Cochran, and Nathan Harris
an old trouter, went thither the last of
last week and succeeded in bringing
home one hundred aud two. equiva
let to a pounds. Subsequently Lara