Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-02-22
Our Small Change.

Lent
River flies, now pretty soon.
Seven from Eight leaves Won.
Hard Times Dance" at Music
Hall tonight.
--Tilden, Tilden, pears to. us we've
heard that name before.
A pine tree was recently cut on
Jump River which scaled 5000 feet.
GAINESVILLE has a, population of
13, O09 inhabitants and las only one
policeman.
Weather so beautiful could only
csme with the consumation of repub-
lican victory.
The payroll of the, Fond du Lac
city schools amounts to about two
thousand dollars per month.
All 90 next Thursday evening at
the Parlor of the Cong. Church and
get your supper for 10 cents.
The Chicago Times calls e1-Gov.
Wells an ''antique hellion.' The peo-
pie would like to know what Story is.
Frank Mccormick had to 60 and
break his arm last week Thursday
Some men are always breakin suthln.
Stevens Point has had successful
revival meetings. and we look for a
diminished democratic vote there. next
fall.
"A marriage notice in the Coos,
N. H., Republican concludes "No
cake, no cards. and none of your bust
ness"
There are now in the Reform
School at Waukesha 31S boys, and
during the past year the whole number
was about AS.
There are now 104 Temples of
Honor in this State, which are being
constantly increased and nearly all are
in fourishing condition.
AT the grasshopper benefit in the
city Of Hudson last week the sum of
/ $217.75 was raised for the sufferers in
the State Of Minnesota.
The city Of GAINESVILLE has II, 600
inhabitants, and but one policeman.
That is the reason there is so much
deviltry going on there,
We learn that conductor Hubbard
of the Wisconsin Valley Road has
been superseded by Mr. Shehan who
formerly ran one Of the freights.
Mrs. Powers. who recently died
in juneau County, 100 years of age
She had a grandchildren ard p great
grandchildren, and all living in that
county.
Two large cheese factories will
be erected near Palmyra, Jefferson
Count next spring, and there are
already eight or ten in operation IN
that vicinity.
The steamer Mountain Belle, q
raft-boat belonging to Hewitt & Woods
was burned at the mouth of Black
River on Monday evening of last week
Loss, $4,000.
"A young lady in Padpcah broke
her leg by "stepping out On balcony
where there never was any balcony.
Paducah should call itself the Dublin
of Kentucky.
The new Music haii at Minneap
oils is to be IS by l57 feet in size
and so feet high. 1t will provide
sittings for over 1900 persons, and
cost about 100000.
The reception of Gov. Ludington
at Madison, on Friday night of last
week, was. the largest affair of The
kind ever held in the State. Over
, L ,000 persons were present.
Remember the Home Dramatic
Entertainment this evening and that
the admission fee is but % cents and
children Is cents. See programme
Let there be a good turn out.
j. O. Culver, who has been one
of the editors and proprietors of the
Madison Journal for seven or eight
years, left for California last week.
; where he will reside in the future.
A lot Of thieves made raid on the
village of Tomah the forepart of last
week, and succeeded in capturing and
carrying off about $500 in cash and
goods, and made good their escape.
One team has broken through the
ice this week, CD the west side of the
river, no serious damage. If this sort
of weather keeps On much longer the
ice will be very dangerous TO cross.