Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-12
Our Small Change.
Beautiful weather.


freshet this spring.
Put blue glass windows in your
stores to draw trade.
Grand Rapids has the best bridge
on the Wisconsin River.
1t is said that the spring crop of
hand organs viii be large.
Geneva has clergyma who has
married 95 couples in his time.
Chicago elects the entire Repub-
lican ticket by nearly 10000 majority.
The public debt was decreased
$4,000, 900 in March.
The Fond ,iu Lac Journal heads
its marriage notice department with
this title: $50 lid"
The returns from Internal Reye-
nue. were increa sed over $4,000, 900
in the month of March.
The Parrish Brothers are doing a
nice trade and all upon the farmers to
look at their stoc ok of goods.
Sitting Bull will be in Washing
ton next, asking that the United States
troops be Withdrawn from his territory.
The readers will please come to
the devil this week with what faults
they may find, as the editor is away on
business.
Don't forget the sociable and sup
per at the Cong. Church Parlor this
Thursday evening. Its cheaper than
boarding at hotel.
"A Plover man splits rails with a
new machine he has invented his wife
turns the crank and he sits on stump
and bosses the job.
Now is the time when sweet peo-
pie can growi swester, and sour people
little less sour, that is, if they like
to eat maple sugar.
We are in receipt of valuable
public documents from Senator Howe,
who Will accept our thanks for the
same.
-Jo. DAILY has "laid loose from
Spencer where he has been putting
new bowels into Watches. and will take
charge of N. E. Emmons new jewelry
store at New Lisbon.
With the approach of spring
business is livening up all over the
country, and there is a good promise
of plenty of work for all the coming
season.
The Darlington Democrat says
that on Sunday night some villain en-
tered the stable of NJ. Mills, in the
south part of that town, and with an
axe killed good horse and cow.
Our streets show that there is
business" in Grand Rapids and Gen.
tralia. Last Saturday and Monday
the town was literally alive with we'll
TODD farmers making purchases and
and selling farm products.
The Senate of Illinois has pass
ed game law so stringent in its pro-
visions that the Chic Tribune says that
human being will be the only thing
left safe to kill during certain months.
A successful solution of the In
dian question will add lustrs to any
administration which may bring it
about. philadelphia Herald.
The Oshkosh northeastern says
that the next fair Of the Northern
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
will be located in Oshkosh, provided
the citizens will raise $500 to pay for
the rent Of the grounds.
We do not ignore the fact that
many Republican sensib ilities have been
touched by the action of President
Hayes in regard to South Carolina,
but it is quite evident, if that action
succeeds, there must tee an end to the
Democratic party in the South
Philadelphia Press
Politicisns, leaders, statesmen,
and generals imagine themselves to be
great, to be the saviors of their coun-
tries and the architects of their ma
tions, but it is sad mistake. It is
the people behind them who are great
and they only shine by a borrowed
light.--Toledo Blade.
The ice has all gone out of the
river, the last having gone out on
Tuesday morning the 10th. It has
never been known to have gone out so
unobservsd and quietly. The river is
very low this spring to what it usually
is at this time of the year.
The Friendship Press says that
the question of turning the water of
the Big Roche AGREE on to the big
icranbarry marshes in Leola is again
under consideration, and this time
with considerable probability that the
measure may be carried into effect
-Spafford & Cole have, just received
about $500 worth of boots and shoes |