Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-16

Peaches are beginning to tempt s
a man to feel about in his pocket for
loose quarter.
Three out of four Of She German
newspapers in Ohio support the Re
publican ticket in that state.
There are % lightning rod agents
in Grand Rapids What in thunder
they all want is mystery. They will
probably bolt soon.
Bright says we are genuine
louse' Bright knows the genuine.
His good mother never combed that
red head for nothing.
Bright of the Waupaoa .Ba2nbh-
can, who has been serving as Co. So
perintendcnt of Schools, we take it,
has resigned his position.
The cranberry crop promises to be
the best ever gathered, if frost will OH,
ly hold off. The crop is about two
weeks earlier than last year.
The old sidewalk between the
post-office and Mrs. Huntington has
been replaced by d good substantial
walk that does one good to tread upon,
Brick Pomeroy will go 10 La
Crosse and lecture # the greenbackerg
will insure him an audience of 2,000I
and 1000 subscribers for his paper
Brick ought to haze been e lightning
rod agent, for such cheek is wasting
its reflection on the placid atmosphere.
Of a newspaper off &C, even in Chicago.
a young deer very suddenly ap-
peared in the street leading by the
school building, Last Monday The
little adyenturer was FIST seen coming
up the hill near Judge Woods resi-
dence, after which he made Il straight
break down the street past the school |
building and off into the woods. |
Frank Mccormick and Amos Has
brook gave chase, but it was like chas-
rug q streak ofgreased lightning,
An old man named Beadle,
brother to tie blood and thunder dime
novel publisher, died at .Rlover last
week, and was buried at the expense
Of the County. His brother is reput-
ed to be worth oversa million, but not
farthing would ne give to ameliorate
his brothers. condition in life, or to
give him a respectable burial when
dead. What else could have been ex-
Pected from ten centman anyhow
1t is a startling fact that sixty
three railroads representing : .225
mEes,ofrail, and a -total debt of. 1925
145. Coz, have.either been,sold, or have
passed into the hands of receivers.
since Jany 1st. The day has gone
by when railroads may be built for the
asking, .and corp"raters made rich in
d1y. When we once more strike hard
pan and begin to build up, then, and
not till then Will we see railroad enter
prise driving as heretofore.
The successful competitor for the
Cadetship at.tko examination at Stew
ems Point is Mr. Z. A. Brown of that
city. sIr. B. was, successfulytwo years
ago, but he was too young to avail
himself of the good thing offered
Seven applicants appeared before the
Examining Board consisting of DR..
Phillips and McGreggor of Stevens
Point, and Genl, kellogg Of Wausau.
The examinations arc SAID to have
been very cretlitable.
Gold has been discovered in paw
ing quantities in the Town Of Wood.
Specimens Of quartz rock have been
sent to Milwaukee containing both
gold and silver, and the good news
comes back to US that it assays of ST.
rer al least S15,G0 to the ton Prof.
Chittenden pronounces the specimens
shown him by Mr.. T. ". Pitts good
for $1,000 a ton, of gold. If the
dead" which the boys have struck is
half as good as reported it is big thing
There Is no little excitement over the
discovery.
Bright went iutovthe WRupaca river
bathing in the early morning very ear
". He used about tive cakes of Bah
bits bar soap on his head and whis-
kers and when the up freight on the
Central road cane along the engineer
whistled down brakes. You see he
took Brieht's head through the lather
fc1 red light in fog. The Com
pany have Mt discharged that engineer,
but ethey don't want him to delay
freight trains through fear frunnlng
into. any soft substance like bale of i
feathers, an inflated balloon, or
Bright's eoeanut.