Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-03-11
SeribbIings on the RaiI.-Busi

it does every thirty days, in the in
terest Of that great and good man
Uncle Sam, whom so many are willing
to serve from Deputy Collector dozen
to Congressman or L. s. Senator
Accordingly making our will, as is
our wont, (Which is slightly different
from a woman's ''woat," for when
she wont, she eoiH, you know. we put
ourself under the sheltering wing of
conductor Buckman, gentleman of
sterling qualities as a conductor, not
one of the lightning kind, however,
and after two hours ride over the O.
B. & VI. road which by the way is
one of the best and safest making the
transit of the state, found ourself at
the great entrepot Of the Black River
piner;es, known far and near as Hatfield
Hatfield is not city, but it is a place of
mportance, for thousands of bushels
Of grain. and hundreds of tons Of
freight leave this seemingly little point
to be distributed among the vast pin
cries of the Black River aud its trib-
utaries, which water one of the finest
sections Of agricultural country in the
state Hatfield is on the direct line,
or old stage road between the thriving
village of Neiilsville, and Black River
Falls, which before the advent Of rail
roads was the great highway to Sparta
and La Crosse, 4 daily stage leaves
for NeiIIsvllle owned and run by H.
Mahar, a man who is as full Of daily
errands as Noah's Ark was CT animals
some four thousand years ago. The
road leads for six miles or more
through : sandy region, crosses the
Black River at point where the
Improvement Company has construct
ed a massive dam for flooding logs
into the Mississippi, and then energies
into q most beautiful section. studded
with farms upon which are stately
residences and out buildings, which
remind "ne Of the cast. with its civil
Gation and culture. The dam men
toned, is work Of immense magni-
tude. The river will. when it shall be
finished, be swollen to ten times its
normal width, aud its waters will be
forced back a distance OF at least four
miles. With such head, { when
the massive gates are hoisted,) the
millions Of logs which now lie in the
bel Of the stream, piled like huge
barbados as if to challenge all forces
of nature to remove them, will be
swept onward like straws before lie
wind. The work has cost nearly SIS.
000. but it has been money we'll ex,
pendc3.
Neillsvllle the county seat of Clark
/ County is beautifully located on roll
ing ground. commanding a fine view
Of the surrounding country, dotted
with farms, and rich with fast develop.
ing resources. Her merchants are
men Of push" with capitol to back
them. Two banks, the Clark County
! Bank, aud the Banking House of J
L. Gates & Son furnish the ducat.
for the numbering and agricultural
interests of the county The Q Nei
House and the Rossman House are
homes for the traveller, and both show
full registers louis Rossman, anc
". j. Krauss run two cigar manu-
factories, selling nearly 30, geo cigars
month. Neverman & Sontag owl
the NeillsviIlc Brewery, which pay>
Uncle Sam goodIy figure for stamp:
each month Geo. j Lloyd has the
finest hardware store in the northwest
II is a brick structure, with all the
moddern appliances for hosting, large
plate glass wi ldows, and stock inside
approximating $50, 600. Jake Pa
shells, a partner in the firm of Cole
& Co. supcrvises one Of the fines
| dry goods establishments in the west
and acts as agent fer the punches oil
tons Of becswax for "Carblisalve
manufactured by the firm Of ColC
Bros, at Black River Falls. Three
Newspaper cnlighten the people o.
Clark Co The Republican cc Press
The True Republican, and the Cur
rier, all excellent papers, and wei
patronized by the merchants Of NeiIls
yille who Euow the worth Of ;dver
tisias.
\ day at Neillsville, and we shipp
Cd ria stage for Humbird at p, III.
reaching the W. w Road at $40
thence we passed through the thriving
village of Mcmillan, where Bros
Hackney. Mccormick and Dir. Ham