Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-19
Our Small Change.
At last, a little rain.

Lumber is coming over the rapids.
Very many hereabouts have made
their garden.
--Nov, hurrah for the set-hen-nial
season, again.
What makes tipler's breath smell
SO, is because he Y Alas it.
The Cong. Church choir will re-
hearse at the Church this Friday
evening.
Remember the Marble Combina
ton next Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings.
A nest of thieves has been dis
covered at Stevens Point. The Sher-
iff robbed the nest.
The principle read 'ng in the pa
pers just now is-fractions. We speak
iguratively, yet literally.
Few logs, few men, few money
and the town looks as though it was
attending its own few-neral.
There is no check to the flow of
sap in the trunks of the trees, now,
and they will soon be leaving.
Schultz has more of those excel
lent confectionery. That show case
looks like Paradise to the little ones
A bountiful rain last Tuesday
and though the night has made things
look brighter, and the fields decidedly
green.
The boys had the Steamer out
last Tuesday p. NJ. 1t was found in
excellent condition. and in every way
ready for configration.
We faithfully promise not to be
angry if A. b. G. d. and SO on to &c.
should cause us to draw some red lines
under their accounts upon our ledger.
Our Amateur Dramatic Society
visited Wausau last week, and were
treated like royal family by the Wau-
sauyers. They rendered two plays
with excellent effect.
Prof. L w. Chittcndcn occupied
the pulpit at the Cong Church last
Sabbath evening. delivering one of the
most scholarly and able discourses de-
livered in our city for years
The boys are scale-y set just
now. From one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty fish are the product of a
nights spearing. Parties are visiting
the Bayou almost nightly.
The entertainment given by the
Grad Rapids amatucrs on Thursday
evening, was a credit to the Young
people of our sister city The play
ing was fine and the characters sus-
tanned with a degree Of ability, of
which older artists might well be proud.
They played to crowded house and
the verdict is, "comc again. . Hau-
sau Pilot
We learn that Mr.. d E. Carey S
wife was found PROSTATE upon the floor
at her residence, last week, insensible
from severe attack of cerebro spinal
meningitis The neighbors rendered
all assistance possible, and with the aid
of DR.. Mosher she was recovered, but
is in precarious condition.
Springfield, ILL.,, has female den
fist. She is said to be lady of gen
tie extraction. N. I. Com. Aluer-
tiser. Such a woman is bound to pull
through life-peaceably if she can.
forcep-ly if she must. Norristoun
Herald, Such discouraging talk is
calculated to make the young woman
feel down in the mouth. -Burlington
Haukcyc.
o, you're Coming roots on that
female dentist.
st. Amour & Edwards have made
a decided improvement in their place
of business, having moved their tailor
ing establishment into the basement
of their building, taken out the parti-
ton wall hitherto separating the same
from their sales room, and have added
a stock of choice groceries, teas, cof-
fees, spices, etc, to their already large
business.
The war footing of Russia is 500
600 men with power to recruit to
almost any extent. Turkey can mar
shall 800, 600 Turkeys with an intimate
number almost of little Turks, so look
FIR the biggest bar and gobler fight the
world has ever seen. Russia feels con-
fident she can knock the stuffing out Of
that Turkey instanter, but Turkey may
perhaps gobble the bar. We stand
aloof with 5000 miles of brine be-
tween.
On Tuesday the 9th inst two little
boys aged s and years, sons of
Christian Frank residing near Medford
on the Central Railroad became lost in
the woods. On Tuesday, three days