Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-09

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Wood.
Billy Vanderbilt and WILDER Z.
Story have gone to Yourope OIL. the
same steamer. Well bet the sea is
just alive with sharks for miles around
that steamer. Probably Vanderbilt
kissed Cornelius good bye, and Ly-
dia Thompson, you too, Story house
that Vanderbilt?
The season is passing we're
thankful when the lady of the house
piles herself up and rakes the plaster
ing off the ceiling with her toe nails,
and dumps the baby into the clothes
basket head over stomach, if you ven
ture to ask it she hasn't got most
done. Sis t..
Nelson, the Jeweler has a clock
with bowels in it, in front OF the Post
Office which tells the hour, night or
dag, .'just as easy Little Minute
Handson shins up the pole every Mon
day morning aud winds it with a
cant hook. It's hung where you
canthook it, only little Minuteson.
Dan Atwood, the Gen Passenger
and Freight Agent of the G. B. & NJ.
Railroad has resigned his position,
and accepted the position of General
Agent of the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad. The good men of
the G. B. & NJ. seem to be leaving,
and mors think of going, What is
the matter? Is anytbin wrong with
the management? The Green Bay
Advocate has the following relative to
MIR. Atwood:
mir. Dan Atwood, late General
Freight Agent of the G. B. & NJ. r.
R. left here. with his family, Oh Sun
day evening, for Leavenworth, where
he has accepted position as general
agent Of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific r. r. Mr.. A. is one Of the
most competent freight agents in the
west, and is courteous and reliable
gentleman, with whom it is pleasure
to do business.
The following resolutions we're
passed unanimously at the close Of the
Institute held at the Centralia School
House, Friday afternoon, April II,
1878. Lack of space prevented their
appearance before this issue:
Resolved, That vote of thanks be
rendered our State Superintendent for
his presence at our Institute, for his
instructive lecture and for the interest
manifested in our behalf
Resolved, That we tender our sin
cere thanks to Prof Thayer for his
kindness and patience in conducting
this Institute, AS we'll as for the valu.
able information given Us, and we
earnestly hope to meet him again uu-
der similar circumstances in our county
next autumn.
Resolved, That we thank our County
Superintendent for the strenuous
effort made by him to make the In
stitute pleasant and beneficial. That
In him we feel that we have an aid by
which the schools of the county may
be made better.
Resolved, That vote of thanks be
extended to the District Board Of the
city of Centralia, for the use of the
School House during the term of the
Institute, also to DIR. G. f. Witter and
VI. A. Crosse for use of their halls.
Resolved, That the Secretary be
instructed to have these resolutions
published in our county papers.
One of the heaviest rains ever
known in this section. fell last Sun
day night. By daylight the smaller
streams were trying hard to get out
of their banks, and before noon the
river at this point had assumed a
good driving stage There was hurry
ing to and fro among the lumbermen,
and soon an army bristling with pike
poles was on the war path. Several
large jams formed during the day but
were speedily broken, and for short
time the logs ran brlskly. But the
rain seems to have been local one,
Rock creek being the first tributary
north which received much water,
while above the mouth of the Popple
the rise in the main river was very
trifiing, and not enough to start the
logs. The drive, therefore, will not
be clean one; still enough logs have
gone down to do a great deal of good
The amount is estimated at 75,000.-
600. The river at this poin. and be-
low still keeps up at fair driving
stage as VIC go to press, Thursday
evening, and the weather is damp, so
we may have general rise all along
the line before it is ovsr.-Press.
The great Touring mills of Min
| neapolis have been DESTROYED by fire.