Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-08-29
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nan uuOI OSt O1ACe QUILTING.
DR. r. 8 WELLS, IS At
THE RABLIN HOUSE FOR
"A SHORT TIME
What ais the river?
-Cranberries are blushing.
School will begin next Monday.
Melons are plenty, and belly ache
Tito.
The Adventists will soon be
lere.
Our sidewalks are materially I'M
proved.
A tremendous shower last Friday
morning.
The c. B. picker is longing for
the time to come.
Rev. /. NJ. Foster preached at
Wautoma last Sunday.
Can man look at our river and
not be in favor OF resumption-of
navigation.
Mrs. and Miss Naylor of Tomah,
have been guests of Mr.. Webb's fami-
" the past week.
Our old typo, David Baker, look
ed in upon US last Saturday. David
is "building' the Plainfeld Times.
Mr.. Highly, the father of our
popular conductor Highly, of the G.
B. & NJ. road, and resident of Mis-
souri,, was in the city Saturday.
Cool nights betoken coming frost.
We only hope the Frost King will
issue no squelching edict for three
weeks to come, then he may freeze to
US if be will.
Geo. Boyington keeps the best
eating house on the Valley road, and
his beds are just luxurious. Go, eat
and sleep with George-we are talking
of course with our brothers.
Miss Hattie Philleo, in company
with Mrs. Helen 2. jenkins, left, on
the Tuesday 2. NJ. train, for Pitts
burgh, to attend school. We shall be
lonesome without Hattie at the Philleo
House.
We have received a season ticket
to the Waupaca County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association Fair which
comes off at Waupaca Sept. 81, 4th
and 5th, together with the Premium
List and Regulations. Thanks.
The Kilbourn Boat Company will
accept our thanks for complimentary
excursion season ticket on steamer,
Alexander Mitchell. THE Dells" is
where the greatest amount Of comfort
can be obtained for the least money.
The catalogue of the Wisconsin
Female College at Fox Lake, for
1878, A. Q. Wright, Principal, has
been received. Under the Presidency
of Rev. A. O. Wright the Fox Lake
school has become one Of the very
best in the state.
Miss Emma Zenier has returned
home from visiting friends in Grand
Rapids, Mich Miss Emma submitted
to an operation upon her eye by a
noted occulist, during her absence,
which has resulted in a permanent
cure of the trouble heretofore expert
enced.
DR.. Witter was called to Scranton
last week to attend another fool who
put charge of buck shot through
| his hand, when with a little more care
he might have killed woodchuck or
mother-in-law. His name is Matthew
Madison. Matthew Madison of a gun
of himself. He will have just enough
left Of that hand to take a pinch of
snuff with.
Next Sunday (to morrow the
: 9TH, the law restricting the killing of
prairie chickens. partridge, ducks, etc.
expires. Several of our citizens are
making preparations for trip to
Grand Rapids, for the purpose of
helping jim Ingraham, of the Repor-
ter, get away with a few of those
chicks -Ne0 London Times
That's right, come over, Patchin.
That libel suit may make Jim"
shoot leetle unsteady, but then he's
a good one.
-Twenty-four years ago the 9th
of this month that homely, crazy
brother-in- law of ours, Jack Brundaoe,
inveigled our wife's sister way down
in Bosting into believing that he was
good looking, and induced her to let
him buy her dry goods and hash
henceforth and forever And they
are both alive yet. One more year
and then the silver Welding! Jack,
we've got silver dollar laid away for
you where our wife can't find it.
Wen be hanged if we make it