Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-09
Our Small Change.

iaCne.
Strike till the last darned foe
perspires
Some fixing of sidewalks going on
around town,
Not many locals this week. Tax
Sale the cause.
The Odd Fellows Band have sent
after their instruments.
The Temple of Honor hold open
Temple Saturday Evening.
Bears, Alexander & Co. want
1000 cranberry pickers.
See the several calls for Republican
Conventions in this issue
400 car loads of freight destroyed
by the Pittsburgh mob.
Where, O. Where are our fat
men these hot days? 0, that the
grease spots could talk
A sign on a wagon shop between
Stevens Point and Plover reads :
:'Shingels for Sail, Hear
A question many of our young
men ask Sunday morning :-''What
shall I do to be shaved ?"
Don't forget the sociable this af-
ternoon at the basement. Ten
cents buys good square meal.
The Episcopalian Society have
rented Crosses hall in Centralia, and
will hereafter hold servic es in it.
old Mother Earth will not cipher
rain to-day. That glorious shower
last Monday morning has greatly in
yigorated her.
Joseph is still blasting away at
the Shaurette rock It sounded yes
terday as if the Russians had Constan-
tinople sure.
The rain the fore part Of the
week put quietness on the fires that
were raging in the woods and on the
marshes.
Come Jack, run up shat Green
back ticket. When we were a boy
the girls event back on US if they
caught US coquetting.
The Juneau Co. Argus has COM
pleted its Goth year. We wish the
Argus under Carney and Phillips the
most abundant success in the years to
come.
Hilton who told Seligman to
''Passover" is deemed guiltless be.
cause of bilious disorder. Probably
the gastric Jews didn't preform It's
functions
-Messers Bearss, Alexander & Co
advertise for 1000 cranberry pickers.
They will commence picking Aug
3Oth. The very best of accommodates
will be offered pckers.
--Farnk Garrison moved into hi:
new store building last Monday. 1t is
a gem and as CONVENIENT as a pocket
in a shirt. Frank by strict dealing
has built up splendid trade
The G.. B. & NJ. Co. have made
such arrangements in the running Of
their engines as to give us back Poo
and Ladd. and other of the Grail road
boys" We welcome them heartily.
The G. B. & NJ. freight and tick
ct Office was broken into last Thursday
night. Mr.. Smith lost hat and Mr..
Camm we believe, a pair of boots
Nothing of great value was taken.
The present harvest is simply i'm.
mense. The Portage City Registe,
puts the Columbia Co, yield at Wheat,
1000, 600 bushels: Corn 100000
bushels; Oats, 100000 bushels
Rye and Barley, 100000 bushels
and Potatoes 100000 bushels.
We are in receipt of the Catalogue
of the Officers and Students Of the
Wisconsin Female College at Fox
Lake. The College is under the Prin.
cipalship of Rev. A. 0. Wright form
erly Of New Lisbon who has made il
one of the first educational institutions
in the state. We commend the College
to parents who desire to place THEN
daughters under capable and christian
instructors.
Frank Garrison's store in Contra
LA was interviewed also Thursday
night. Some hungry chaps bored an
inch auger hole just under the hook
fastening the door of the store room
by which the hook could be raised by
inserting stick. Only quarter bar
rel of flour was taken, though quanti-
ties Of hams and good fodder was at
hand. The theft was undoubtedly
hungry. determined on ..bread OF