Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-02-26
Our Small Change.

City election Tuesday next.
Election of City Officers next Tues
day.
Henry Beckvith of California was
in the city the past week,
A dwelling to let Enquire at the
REPORTER Office.
Hon Schuylar Colfax was the
guest of j. D. Witter while here.
The State Register Almanac for
1880, is received. 1t is beauty
Last Sunday was Burthinston's
Washday. This is old but always good.
Regular March weather. Cold,
clustering, and anything but agreea-
bic.
The river, and the streets as well,
have afforded excellent skating the
past week.
= The ''Sea Of lee has been enjoyed
by our people for more than week.
It takes well, and don't cost cent
A live town is known by the fire
company it keeps, says the Inter
Ocean. Sound, and funny.
Our old friend, Louis Van Slate cut
his hand severely the other day with a
straw cutter
See Lonagon's new double column
ad- in this issue. Lonagon is good
painter and gives satisfaction
Writer'S Hall chimney burnt out
last week, oceasioning no little excite
ment. A little salt '.sat down" on the
fame instanter.
A cigar factory will shortly be
started either in Centrala or Grand
Rapids,
Mike Dougherty,is drawing stone
down the river GA the ice with which
to fill the pier under Bovin's Saloon.
Brandreth, the pillman is dead.
Brandreth's pills, 'never known te
fall could Mt save him.
Bring in your Job work. We are
prepared to print anything from a
presidents message to bill Of fare OF
ticket i'll prize lottery.
A soft poultice turneth away boil,
but dyachylon plaster maketh tbs
proprietor of the boil quote scripture
incorrectly.
Mr.. McComb and Miss Douglass,
two superior educators, are making the
Centralia School a success. The av-
erage attendance is $50.
The cause of the detention of the
Valley train the other day was the
breaking of the tire upon one of the
drive wheels. The break occurred
near Port Edwards.
r. G Worthington has fine stock
Of goods in his Centralia store. He
IS putting in a stock of drugs Ralph.
a ju.licious advertisement in the RE
PORTER will help things wonderfully
Our band serenaded Mr.. Colfax
shortly after his lecture. The Hon.
Ex-President responded to the com
pliment in brief words. highly com
plimentary to the boys.
When physicians recommend Dr.
Marshsll's Lung Syrup for coughs,
colds, etc., of long standing, it GER
tainly must be good. Cali at the
drug store and try bottle Of it, the
price is only % cents. Sold by f. j.
Wood
Sickness seems to be the rule rather
than the exception in our communities
Just now, The sudden changes in the
weather has been conclusive to severe
cold, and nearly every family has
been sflieted
AS printing paper has advanced
over IS per cent. those papers which
were going to knock the bottom out
of Journalism with one dollar sub
sciptions. are threatened with the
bellyache.
Subscribe for the REPORTER.
Every republican at least in Wood
county ought to take it, and as many
democrats as desire to take a good
wholesome medicine 1t may taste a
little bad at first, but we know it will,
like Towhsend's Sarsapariiia, "do you
good
"WHEREAs Divine Providence (by
the aid and advice &c. &c) Well
now, really s'Divine Providence"
should have a guardian at once. Let
some one be appointed to put bell on
'.Divine Providence. = ''Do you mind
| that now