Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

attention to the duties OF the office.
No other should receive vote.
J. Orson Hebert the lad who always
sleeps with one eye open and
that eye single 20 business,
returned home Monnay morning.
He has purchased several new and
novel appliances for his gallery and
proposes to keep up with the times.
He will take photos in the future with
a lightning process,
The mill men in. Oshkosh consider
the decision of Judge Dyer in the
mill-dog suit of E. P. Allis & Co.
against parties there as a virtual
decision for defendants. The decis-
ion pronounceg the Gowen dog not an
infringement on the Beckwith patent,
but that the undertook is an infringe
ment. Mr.. A. G.. Carey Of Seneca,
is interested in this law suit.
Perhaps the most valuable report
yet published by the State Board of
Health, is the volume for 1882. It
contains much valuable matter and is
worthy~a careful perusal by all citizens.
This report is for gratuitous distribu-
ton and may be obtained on applica
ton by any citizen of the state. Ad-
dress J. T. Reeves, NJ. d. Secretary,
Appleton.
The meanest kind of mean man is
the one who, seeing another lying in
hammock, bowls ''dog fight so that
he may see the victim try to get out
of the hammock quick and get slung
about six somersaults with mud in his
mouth. &C. H. Slocum has been to
Chicago and purchased an enormous
stock Of new goods, which he sells at
low cash prices.
New Fall and Winter Shawls, Wool
en- Sacks, Hoods, Nubias and Scarfs,
Repelents and Waterproofs at the City
Cash Store.
Walter Wood has returned from
Chicago, where he purchased well
assorted stock of Christmas goods,
also we'll selected stock of stationery,
books, blank books, drugs, paints and
oils. He enjoyed while in the city
Shakespeare's sublime tragedy entitled
"Othello" by John McCulloch,
which be considers one of the best
plays he ever witnessed 1t will be
played by the Haswin Stephany Com
pany in this city Thursday evening the
18th inst. Go and see it.
They err who tell us politeness has
fed, as witness the following post
script to letter recently received by
the Duke of X-from the steward
of one of his estates: 81 beg that
your grace will excuse for having
taken the liberty of writing this let
ter in my shirt sleeves, but the exces-
sive heat has compelled me to be guilty
of this apparent disrespect.' You
had better buy ''Garland" stove at
the Bon Marche' hardware, thereby
saving half the cost Of fael used by
other stoves.
DRowNED.-A little boy belonging
to Mr.. and Mrs. Teeples, while play
ing on the bank of the pond above the
Hyde & Go. pulp mill Friday, acci
IDENTIFY fell into the water and was
drowned. The water in the pond was
run off and the body rescued and taken
to the parents who live in the Hyde
boarding house. Mr., Teeples who
was ordered to leave town some time
ago was telegraphed for and arrived
Saturday to attend the funeral which
took place Sunday, Rev Rowland
officiating.
There are some curious things about
corn, and one is, where do the red and
speckled ears come from when you dc
not plant any but white corn; and an
other is, why don't we find an ear
with an odd number Of rows on it
You can find a four feat clover, bu
[ never found the odd row on an cal
of corn yet. 1t is always fourteen
or sixteen, or some even number, anC
I would like to understand what corr
knows about mathematics, and wha
obi ection nature hrs to odd numbers.
We see by the St. Point Gazett
that w. A Roe was nominated b,
reclamation for the Office of Count,
Clerk by the democrats of Portag
county. "Will'' is one of the Granc
Rapids boys; we know his qualifca
tions and assure the people of Portag
/ county that better selection for tina
S Office could not have been made. A
| an accurate book-keeper, and a legibl
and ra MD nensman. be has few en11al l.