Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-08-21

front doors. Mr.. CLARK has an eye to
the comfort of his guests.
The ground is parched to depth OF
three feet and all vegetation is dying
for water. Several fires are reported
in the adjacent woods and upon the
mashes which will prove disastrous ii
not stayed by a copious rainfall very
soon.
The vote on the railroad proposition
in Lincoln Co., on the 7th inst, was
800 for and ~ against. The PROPOSE
ton was to bond the county for S55,
900 in exchanges for stock in the road
The result secures the road which will
be built Immediately. The cars will
be running into Jenny by Dec. 1st.
A man asked US the other day.
''Why don't you 60 into the Dry
Goods business We wonder if that
friend wants us to be stolen from be-
meath our monument, and put our wife
to the expense OF S250,000 for our
bones. We think we wont go into the
calico trade.
MIS-. Bates, the giantess, and the
man who catched the cannon ball, both
'connected with the great London Cir
Gus, are reported dead. The latter
met death bravely at the lannon's
mouth, the boss having loaded the ia
tai gun with Dover's powder instead
of Seidlitz powder.
The meeting for the purpose of Or
ganizing fire company last Tuesday
turned out about as church meetings
do. Two or thee got together and
that was all. 1t needs about a $40, :
1000 fire to wake the people up to the
Importance of active werk in this di-
rection. Keep cool, boys, it will come
sooner or later.
Mr.. Arthur Brundage has purchas-
ed the stock and all interest in the
| business of Thomas Barnes. Arthur
will establish a first class temperance
restaurant with billiard table accom-
paniment, where our temperance peo-
pie may seek recreation and enjoyment
without the allurements Of de9enerat-
ING stimulants. We wish Arthur sue
cess, which means wealth.
The most elaborate preparations are
being made to insure the most perfect
success of the forthcoming county
fair. Let this exhibition be superior
to the previous exhibitions. both CT
which have been grand successes.
Our farmers all should make it a point
to bring something for exhibition, and
that something should be Of the best.
The Tribune very pertine emily asks
''Shall we have course of lectures
the coming winter 2" Certainly, Jack,
haven't you and "our folks had 'em
regularly for twenty years? Let's
continue 'em. But the question IS
one that should interest our people.
Let the business be worked up at
once.
The land whereon the G. B. & NJ
r. r. Co. propose to build their ma
chine shops, provided one thousand
dollars will bt contributed by our city,
Owe believe that is the sum-, is that
piece directly opposite the depot, We
believe in will be to the city's interest
to aid the company to the extent ask
ed, for the construction of the shops
at this point will put large number
of families IN our city. besides bring
inc a large amount of business here
which will be entirely lost to US if the
shops go elsewhere.
BROTHER E. @. NYE of Arcadia
has put on that greenbac& vest which
Col. Goodwin couldn't wear Well,
Nye is a good fellow Of big ability and
no ruddcr. He is just as apt to
sshout" for bullion another heat as to
do anything else with his mouth.
He'll m axe bully sacrifice, but he
won't get Nye votes enough to foot up
in the regular column. They'll be
CO united as scattering. but then he'll
get about as many as any one on his
ticket. May may, and may not get more,
may be, The greenback party is Nye
unto death now isn't it, Nye?
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The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, tet-
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and all kinds of skin eruptions. This
salve is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction in every case or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by Garrison & Whittlesy, Contra
liza. Wis. feb27mS
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