Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-03
Our Small Change.

Now write 1878.
Looks more like winter.
We notice Alph. Lunt In town.
County Board meets again on the
22d inst.
Open meeting of the Temple of
Honor at Writer'S Hall next Sunday
evening.
Miss Hannifn of the Medford
School has returned home to spend the
holidays.
A ne. safe adorns the County
Clerks office. These cast iron luxur-
les are ornamental if not always useful.
&C. L. Hamilton Of Jenny. and
Principal Of the Jenny school is home
for the holiday season.
The Poultry Pox, usually called
Chicken Pox is prevalent in the cities
Of Csntralia and Grand Rapids.
Lilac bushes are in bud. and two
or three days of warm sunny weather
will cause them to bloom.
The river is falling, Fbut it is
still high enough to run lumber over
the rapids this date Jan'y LIST 1878.
What shall we do for ice the
coming summer? We leave the ques-
ton to our young debating society.
Our Comfy Clerk says well
know it, when he sits down in anoth-
er pan of buckwheat batter. Of
course we will.
The Medford Ncws has been pur-
chased by S. 3. Hubbell of the IStar,
and the two papers will be consolid-
ated.
Geo. Peck thinks the winter will
be cry cold one. as all the muskrats
in the vicinity of La Crosse are buying
red flannel drawers.
Tn ere will he. no service at the
Cong. Church next Sabbath. The
Sabbath School will be held at the
usual hour, II. NJ.
A man In Adams County caught
large eagle the other day, in a trap
set for other geme. His Eagleship
WAS as large as turkey.
Come now, send US in that little
slbscri pti"n, so We can hold up our
head as becomes man with receipt
in full in his wallet.
Our County jail is not fit to in
corcrate 4 dog il. 1t is damp, filthy.
and unhealthy. 1t should be white
was ed and purified by disinfectant=,
AMI then kept as pure as possible.
viii our County Board see to it?
The liquor business in the United
States S shown in the following Dis
tillerieS, 1902: Rectifers [, $50; brew
ers 2,75S; wholesale dealers, 4,6O4;
licensed saloons, 164. 598. On basis
Of 10, 000 600 people there is one le-
gal zed saloon to $50 persons
Mr.. Superintendent G. II. War
rem, Of the Valley Road, was the re-
cipiens of beautiful and costly Ice
Pitcher at the hands of the railroad
boys, last Saturday evening. The
gift could not have been bestowed
upon more worthy and estimable
gentleman.
The Green Bay 4Aduocate tells US
that John Fortune, he of the sunny
whiskar, vas to have been married to
an cstimable lady of La Crosse, last
Thursday. We wish cur good friend
| q Shall IOTLnic. IL consoles Us ClaC
John will no longer have to La Crosse
wise single couch.
Next Monday viii be 'Inaugra-
ton Day." at Madison, The newly
elected State officers will appear in
their brass coats and blue buttons, and
the Military" of Sheboygan, Osh-
kosh, Milwaukee, Madison and Maus-
ton will march boldly to the front in
asmuch as it is only sin fun
The Adrian (Mich.) Times prints
the following as a genuine "excuse
brought to teacher in that neighbor-
hood: "Miss--- please Excuse min
ME for She was helping me- She is a
CRATE help to me thou Small she may
be [ would miss bur if the lord should
Call hur at any time & abligc Mrs.
Personal.
! Miss Lille Ora =, who IS teachir o