Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-11-27
Our Small Change.

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The river is closed.
Court will convene Monday.
The river has closed for repairs.
We pity the boys on the river.
The Holler days are approaching.
Emmons will have choice lot of
Holiday goods in his line.
Whe MIXED Paul Fontaine's Kow?
Kole, Stand up.
Rehearsal at the Congregational
Church Saturday evening.
Thanksgiving to-day. No paper
will be issued to naOrrov.
Over 500, O0O persons visited Chi
cage to attend the Grant reception.
The boys got back from down
the river, last Saturday. They left
SCOTS lamber at Quincy, Wis.
The Bayfield, Press comes to US as
bright as gold dollar. Let it be
continued. We welcome it to our
table
Gov. Smiths majority is crowdlns
up towards 10000 Cues. all the
Smiths voted for the Governor.
The amount of freight re-
ceiyed daily at our two depots, for
Grand Rapids, Centralia and vicinity
is double what it was year ago.
The wind blew the hair off a yellow
dog last week, it came near blowing
the yellow Of too. If it had blown
the dog off it would have been well.
Buckwheat -four is fearfuIIy scarce
in our market. Every body is itching
for some. It's a scratch if one gets it
at all.
| We learn that Hon T. B Scett, as
administrator, disposed of the Boron
Lumber, in the pile at the mill, for
$40 per thousand. This figure ought
to help the estate out admirably.
No pent up Utc-ca confines orr powers
| But the whole bsundcss frontier stretch is
hrirS.
Not exactly correct quotation, but
rather fact, savoring more of truth
than poetry.
Service at the Congregational
church next Sabbath. Rev Mr.. Nor
ris of Hixton will occupy the pulpit.
Let there be q good congregation
The regular morning contribution will
be taken up
We again call attention to the OPP
portunity for receiving Chicago daily
or weekly by clubbing with the RE-
PORTER. We will furnish the RE-
PORTER and daily Ncms for 81 90 ard
the weekly for So 80 for 1880.
Chas Slocum was called to Winona
last Thursday by telegram from his
father who is very low Mr. Slocum
returned Friday with the cheering
intelligence that the sick one was
much better, and may probably recov
er.
The boys that will be in the woods
the coming winter will be legion.
They are focking in by the car load,
and good wages await all who care to
work The lumber interests are pick
ing up to such an extent as to de-
mand thousands Of workers in the
logging camps.
The Stevens Point Cabot published
and edited by one Winnebago Lee, is
trying to make one Mr.. Empcy out a
liar. We always did have supreme
contempt for liar We have never
known Mr.. Empey; we do knop Mr..
Lee. Mr.. Empey, shake. We are
glad to make your acquaintance.
A Stevens Point chap, whose wife
recently presented him with triplets,
came near being arrested because he
evoke things up with
/ "Were coming Father Abraham,
Five han lred thous md more"
They don't seem to have a true
conception of patriotism at the Point
The ceiling of Mitchell Sweeney
uncompleted drng store at Jenny gave
way and crushed through to the cellar,
last week. The fall came from storing
two large beds of morter in the build
ing to keep it from freezing. The
damage occasioned was soon repaired,
and the new building will soon be the
Gayest store IN Jenny.
The terrific wind storm which ragged
last week did terrible damage on the
lakes, and particularly along the east
coast Of Michigan. Several tugs,
barges and sail vessels were wrecked
near Grand Haven with considerable