Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-24
Our Small Change.

DR.. G, T. Witter, residence Drake
ST., Office ?, O. building If.
Vests Liver Pills cure Dyspepsia.
A dwelling house to let; enquire at
this Office.
Billing hot again.
The foundry is progressing finely in
Centralia.
The weather begins &c SAVIOR of fall
days.
Work on the Episcopal church IS
progressing finely.
Give J. Crosse a call at his new
store in Centralia.
The band accompanying the circus
was the only good thing the company
had, unless it we're the tent.
This hot weather is making prlvies
and cess pools awful cheap. You can
get one Or two for scent almost any
where.
The yellow fever threatens to rage
with as much violence as last year.
New cases and several deaths are re-
ported at Memphis.
Our band is making rapid progress.
The boys show an energy in practice
which ought to make them capital per-
formers. Already they make better
music than many travelling bands.
Let there be bill presented to the
next legislature asking that County
Judges be-what is it? Vaccinated.-
resnscitated, -exasperated, -procrasti-
mated, We can't think of the word,
but it sounds something like the above.
We ommitted in our last issue the
name Of Vim. FELTON,, as treasurer of
the St. John society. Mr.. FELTON, is
Just the man for the Office, honest as
the day is long, and the society could
not have done better.
A bakers dozen of our fair young
ladies had a most enjoyable time last
week pic-nicking on the fair grounds
on Thursday afternoon. We received
at their hands a splendid lemon pie
for which please accept our thanks.
Parties intending to sell Tobacco or
Spirituous or Malt Liquors on the
cranberry marshes, will do aceU to pay
the government tax thereon, before
embarking in the business. Al VIC
lations will be reported for prosecu-
ton.
A select party of our young people
tripped the light fantastic on Wednes-
day evening, at Music Hall. There
was Is couple in attendance. A very
enjoyable and pleasant affair. We are
informed by some who were present
that a nicer time could not have been
desired.
Tie circus was slimly attended last
Monday. About three hundred were
in at the afternoon performance, and a
less number listed the tent in the
evening. The performance was only
medium. To make a complete success
the proprietor ought to engage the
cannon ball catcher.
A telephone connected Rev. r. NJ,
WEBSTER S church, Berlin, with the
residences of several lazy members
who did not feel like going out last
Sunday Haupaco Rel u6zican
Let our churches have telephone
connection with the onter world, too,
one that will take up collections as
we'll.
An old joke in a new robe: "Chaw
les languidly drawled Josephine,
looking up from her book, II see one
of she studies at West Point is trigo-
nomctry. What is trigonometry any
how? - ''Trigonometry, replied
Charles, toying with an invalid mus
tache, sis a-a-is the science of
pulling the trigger of course 81
thought 50, said Josephine, resuming
her novel -Norr. Herald.
Ogden didn't catch Bright with his
legal lasso. Bright did an unwise
thing, but with no criminal intent, in
changing a word in the county records
which had been wrongly written in the
text. These County Judges are terri
&c in their endeavors to shield them
selves by saying your another
Riding in railroad car: Husband
You are quite comfortable, dear !
Wife-Yes love. Husband the cush-
ions are easy and soft, ducky? Wife
Yes, darling. Husband-You don
feel any jolts, pet Wife, no sweet
est. Husband-And there is nc
draught on my lamb, is there, angel
Wife-Ne. my ownest own. Husband
Then change seats with me. Ed.
VIM Clifford s mill at Spencer on
the Wis. Central rail road, together