Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-13
One Of Orr Bows in La Crosse.

One Of Our Boys in La Crosse.
! We publish the following letter
without permission from the writer.
though We believe he will forgive US.
1t is good and as we enjoyed it, we
desire our readers TO enjoy it also:
I La CROSSE Wis, Jan. 10 81,
Dear Friends: Here I am all
comfortable. Have got a nice board
ing place in private family and pay
only So per week. \ Mr.. Horner
and Judson also board here. Mr..
Homer is a young lawyer and is the
ijolliest fellow [ ever saw-always jok-
ing. Mr.. Judson is foreman in the
Republican and Leader job room, has
an excellent character and is exceed
ingly kind to me--treats me very
brotherly. Well, have just realized
what city printers regular ''bums'
two of the 6 boys in the Office only,
being decent. They're half drunk
most of the time and slang "till you
can't rest;" at least, [ can't. Probably
you know that when I "pull OUT |
dump" nay "take' quite often, and
have learned to ''scheme to get fat. F"
They say if the ''new sport" don't
treat, they'll initiate him, and must
have % gins all around. read my
s'pans" and "catch galley" very
seldom When the boys get to mon
keying." Nevins yells Time Boys"
and they stop their noise. They tell
the boss to ''hold his peace or they Il
"smear him" etc. But I am told
that the ''Neus force is the best
crowd of any Office of the city. There
is only one real sassy" noisy fellow
in the office. Mr. Nevins is a very
nice young fellow about % and is
quite popular. 1 set and distribute
about 6 thousand day-from I 4. NJ.
till 6 P. NJ. The type, minion, is small
compared with the REPORTER type,
and [ have yet to get used to it. So
far [ have been very contented and in
happy frame of mind The fist day
came here | took dinner at the In
ternational, was quite aristocratic you
know, but when the waiter come
around she didn't say anything nor
did I. A bill of fare wa. near my
plate but knowing nothing about them.
I told her to bring good square meal,
for rayinous boy. She did so and |
went away satisfied, with good dinner
and some experience. So far as /
know, that is the only little difficulty
| have experienced in getting used to
city ways, How is business with you?
Do you get the Ne,0s? If not, let
me know and [ will send up one oc-
casionally. I think that my little
effort on that Sunday evening hardly
warranted that ''send-off' you gave
me. 1t quite surprised me, Horner
got held of the REPORTER and began
to read aloud jokingly: David B.
Worthington left Grand Rapids under
very suspicious circumstances last
Monday, leaving his board and wash
bill unpaid We think he will prove
a success, if he can always evade such
debts, etc. [ got the REPORTER to-
day; it vas put in the box Of G. R.
Montague, friend of mine-be kind
enough to direct it in care Of Daily
Ne,os.
One of the boys here, Gus Evans.
came from St. Peter, Mimi, and is
working at the NeooS, and the boys
have given him the title of "Crazy
Pete''-ft title-''Slug five" (crazy
pete) is ''run on" considerably. This
is getting quite lengthy, SO [ will
close. Give my best respects to H.
B. Philleo and al.
Yours Truly,
n ID "