Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
Our Small Change.

SlreS
Strike for the dollar of your dad
les
The weather is extremely thurs
ty.
The base ball clubs are on the
strike.
They call doctors down in Miss
ouri, Mo. Docks.
lightning strikes, but then the
rioters ar'nt lightnin.
If chap strike you on your left
cheek, go and put poultace son to"
it.
The Teachers meeting will be
held at the basement" this Thursday
evening.
Let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doeth, -when its on
the strike.
The Philips Times says there are
100000 feet of pine tributary to
Elk Lake.
-Medford on the Central has been
visited by big fire; loss 1000, in
sured 2400 dollars.
The bids for taking down the old
bridge at Stevens Point ranged from
5000 to S195.
Charley Wiley is, or viii be,
clerk in the Chequamegoa House at
Ashland.
And now Keys comes to the front
with IL 1-2lbs of infant. Quite a
bunch of Keys.
The damage done at Pittsburgh
by the rioters and strikers is estimated
at $1O,00O.O0O
One year ago the premium on
gold was IL 10 TO II; now it is only
5 ID. Not so bad.
The Improvements upon the Con-
gregational Church building are being
pushed ahead rapidly.
If Turkey wants to have her
little unpleasantness with Russia at
tract attention, she must strike, la
| Marcus, B. Zarrus.
From Susquehannas utmost Springs,
With snorting engines all ahame,
Their aprons tied with leather strings
The Strikers of the R. R. came
and raised ID of row.
"A very pleasant seranading party
were abroad last Saturday evening.
The moon was out too, and all had a
good time, we judge.
These are the mornings when the
male parient lies abed and swings his
arms about like willow bough in a
gale, and exclaims with half closed
eyes. Darn that fly"
i paws for reply, as the bear
said to the man up tree. s'There'll
be trouble bruin here shortly was
the reply, and the old fellow took an
other hitch with his suspender round
a hickory knot.
---Barnum's Show took in $4,000
at Eau Claire last week. O! how
scarce money is. Give us more green
backs, SO we can have a pocket full
of rustling paper; no matter if gold
does go kiting at : 40.
The NJ. E. Church of this City
will hold its fourth Quarterly Meeting
commencing Aug. 18th and continuing
over the Sabbath The services will
be conducted by Rev. Geo. Fellows
?. E. of Waupaca District.
Remember the Social party to be
given by the Misses Dudley at Mu-
sic Hall, Friday, the 10th inst. The
ladies extend cordial invitation to
all who love to trip the light fantastic
toe in Grand Rapids and Centralia.
Jos. Coty employed by the Wis
eonsin Improvement Company is en-
gagged in blasting the little Schaurette
rock just at the foot Of the rapids.
The work could not have been entrust-
ed to better hands.
A Miss Wolfe is the wealthiest
young lady in America. She counts
$40, 900, 900, is good looking, smart
and affectionate- Now's the chance
for some smart good looking chap to
bait the trap for that Wolfe and Sc
cure the bounty.
Mrs. Bouguslauska, Of Grand
Rapids, we'll known to the citizens of
Medford as a dealer in cigars and
furs, met with very serious loss the
night of the fire. At the first cry of
fire, Mrs. B., who was stopping at the
Central House, hastily dressed herself.
and FASTENED TO the depot which was
threatened with destruction, TO save a
stock of FIVE thousand cigars she had