Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-22
Our Small Change.

DR.. G, Z. Witter, residence Drake
ST.. office p. o. building tt.
"ClIALk TALK :"
Patronize the Star Course"
See Autographs and Posters.
Frank Beard always draws--a good
house.
Prof. Balcomb proposes giving :,
concert soon.
1t SHOWS like the old woma
kept hotel out west.
Another winter Lecture Cours
will be big Success. The presen
one is, but not financially.
The Congregational Sabbath School
has increased in membership over so
per cent since November.
The Central Wisconsin says: Hugh
Hurley. son of Tim Hurley of Grand
Rapids. cut his foot severely with an
AK, Monday morning at Cap. Lahay,s
camp.
S. II. Alban has been re-appointed
Register of the Land O.hce at Wau-
san.
Young JOS Du-ss mashed up his
foot with an ak last week. No sur
.eon being required he has no bill
to foot.
This is the "winter of our discon.
tent" Shakespe ire must have had a
logging job. 70: he knew how it was
himself.
We expect every day to hear that
Sam Il field S ransies an in full bloom.
AS Sam is at Madison. they may
possibly not bloom this winter.
The. skating is "bally" on the
river, and the boys and girls are i'm
proving every inch of it. We have
some choice little obituary verses for
those who go too near the edge Of the
ice.
They are selling Canned Goods at
City Cash Store cheaper than they
can now be bought at wholesale
Those heavy stogs boots at City
Cash Store are just the thing for slo,
Ply weather
The electi-n of Hon. Thos B,
Scott as. President of the Senate,
was jast AMI meritei compliment
to one of WiSconsin's best men =
chip. Herald.
Judge B,rron has consented to
| write series of articles for the Mil.
Yankee Snn.l.y Telegraph. -Remin
iscences of the early times in Wiscon,
sin, We presume
4 Catholic church at Green Bay
was erected I'll years ago, aud is still
in existence.
Ripon Has out of debt the first OF
the year, having money to pay the
| I..t z 0Ah H..
some eight years ago.
The bonded in lebtedness of the
city Of La Crosse is SIS. 5000 railro al
aii AMI $4,000 borrowed from the
state Tor school and water works ex
penditures.
Don forget Frank Boards Chalk
Talk at Writer'S Hall, Friday evening
Feb y 9th.
Logging about Phillips. never Was
mere successfully carried on than nov
In these parts. the snow is gone, not
up. but dorm the spout.
Schuyler Cola, will give bis admir-
able lecture on abraham Lincoln
at Writer'S Hall, Feby. Oath. This
will be the last lecture of the course,
and of course the hall will be full t.
OVERLOOKING. Mr. Colfax has delivered
this lecture all over the north, and al
WAYS 10 crowded houses. u has, with
its author, national reputation.
Last Sun lay was May day. Il
such weather continues the trees must
soon bad, and great dam &c must nee,
cessarily ensue to fruit trees Mr..
Norr suggests that If 4 cold snap
should follow. they will feel AS thor h
they had been up all night, when
spring shall have come
Mrs. r FL. Grace received as a
Christmas gift from her daughter
Alice a life size India lux picture OF
Mr.. Grace l,tcly deceased. 1t is as
natural as life Mrs Grace would he
pleased TO show it to all friends OF
Mr. Grace.
We are sorry TO learn that Mr. a o
Botkin. who twenty years ago was a
boy in our city. but now Marshal of