Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-30
Our Small Change.

Now pick your Prairie Chick.
Pick your prairie chickens before
frost.
The marshes are filing up with
pickers.
Green blackberrles which were
red are black.
Old Sol came right down cross
lots last week.
-Hayerley's minstrels at Writer'S
Hall this Saturday evening.
The temperature was within two
or three degrees of frost last Thursday
night.
Moses pitched in the wilderness,
but We have no record who were the
rest of the ':nine"
Now pay your personal property
tax OR Phil Ward will go for your
bowel adiposc matter.
Come friends ; just hand US that
50 90 for the Reporter and see how
your soul will warm up.
-GalI Hamilton says she will make
Schurz sorry hs 5 dutchman as sure
as muskmelons are two for dime,
Another ''nigger" has won his
way to West Point. 1t beats all, this
inferior race must be souelched some
how.
Prof Towhead will soon open the
fall term of his Lather and Shave
Seminary. He proposes to razor to a
High School.
The bible says it is not ''lo here"
or ''lo there" but out in the Indian
country it is "Lo" here, there, and ev-
erywhere else.
When Eve asked Adam if he
wouldn't like to look at the new styles
Adam replied; with your leaf, Ma
dame" just like a little man.
Geo B. Pratt has bought a half
interest in the Menasha Press, and
will act as editor thereof in future.
Mr.. p is an experienced newspaper
man who will. if it be possible, improve
this already excellent journal.
Three professional female beggars
inventoried our city last week. One
was about IS years of age and exhibit
cd paper giving the startling intelli-
gence that she had five fatherless
little children dependent upon her for
her for support. Too bad.
Agreeable to an understanding with
tn clergymen Of our churches it has
been agreed upon that the Temple of
Honor should hold an open session the
first Sabbath evening of each month
at some enc Of the public halls in our
city.
Jack wants US to tell him what
are "currency 6s'."
Well, Jack, mother used to burn
S. and she paid shillin pound for
EN-, so 6's mast have been about nine
pence. You see we're good in figures,
Jack.
The very learned Tribune puts us
into a "class Of political economy" and
! then ahoves one Of the Trib s puzzles
at us-some currency riddle that Jack
has been sucking from the greenback
nursing bottle, threatening to mark US
down as a "damphool'' if we don't
guess it in fge days.
Now Jack, we'll answer it right off !:
Its COS we don't got ne cheese in
our carpet sack. There, now so and
let nurse change your diapers.
We publish elswhere an article from
the ~ Y Herald 1t is only reit-
Grafton Of fact that is becoming APP
parent to a careful observer, but the
heavy greenback Journals will exercise
due caution in binding the people as
to the real facts concerning the scout
look, for to tell the truth will be kill
ing the goose that lays the grcenbach
egg
-Haverley's MINISTRIES are said to
be the best troupe travelling. If we
are to believe the concentrations Of
the press they embrace some excellent
voices and execute with taste, choice
music. The company will make grand
parade in the afternoon of Saturday
and treat our people to choice brass
music. They hold forth at Writer'S
Hall Saturday evening.
Speaking of blunders, the immac-
ulate Tri6e:ns makes 'em, real bulls
which if Jack weren't a Temple of
Honor, we should denominate "short
horns.' The Triib. said that son Of
Post master Grant of Stevens Point