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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

While the pine trees of our northern
States are being so industriously util.
lied, many operators are bethinking
themselves of the future, and supple
ment present operations with purchas
es of pine land in the South. A re.
cent move of this description was
made by an Appleton, Wis, syndicate
composed Of Messrs. Wharton, Golf,
Wambold, Freeman, Hammond, Miltl-
more and Withee, who have bought
35, 600 acres of pine land in Alabama,
estimated to have on it 200, 100000
of standing timber of good quality
Sentinel.
The Wharton Bros, spoken of in
the above article, sold out their entire
interests here for some $4,000.
They now see a chance in the south to
make another good investment and
have united with the above gentlemen
in purchasing a large tract of pine
land down there. Lately the Whar-
ton Bros. sold their planning mill, in
Centralia, to f. T. Tibbits for S., 900.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Tibbits
expects to reside among US permanent
".
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

Last Saturday afternoon a runaway
occurred opposite the Rablin House
barn. A farmer with two ladies and a
baby were riding in a lumber wagon to
the water tank at the barn, when the
horses became frightened-at what, is
not knoWn-and run towards the court
house. AS the wagon struck the side
walk the man and one Of the ladies
were thrown out, the other lady and
her baby remaining in the wagon until
the horses were stopped. The lady
that was thrown out struck the EDGE
of the sidewalk severely hurting the
small of her back and prostrating her
outright. The wagon also passed over
her She was taken into the County
Clerks office, and there physicians
Wood and Bronson applied mustard,
smartweed etc. which brought great
relief. The lady was bolstered up in
the wagon and taken home. The 9th.
er lady and gentleman received no iu-
jury, and the horses but few scratch
eS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

elEntered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids
Wisconsin, as second class matter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17
News from Dexter

The latest, is the new company
styled the Wood County Manufacture
ing Company, composed of the follow
ing named gentleman: Geo. Hiles,
Henry johnson & Durham, the latter
named from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Co. expect to commence building
Immediately, and be running by Jan'y
1st, 1883. w. Fl. Steadman is
building a butcher shop on the corner
of Vine St. The town can well sup
port one now as it is settling up quite
rapidly We also have livery stable
Mr.. Ed. Raviland proprietor. He is
doing quite business. Our school
house is rapidly approaching compile
ton and when finished will materially
add to the looks Of the town. H.
L. Eissenman and Henry Guggenhim
spread their wares here this week.
They carry fine line of gents furnish
ing goods. Mrs. Geo. Hiles and
daughter start for the east on visit
soon; Mr.. Geo. Hiles accompanies
them as far as Detroit. Miss Alice
Pillings, who has been visiting in
England for the past four years, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Henry johnson,
She intends returning to the old
country about Oct. 1st. Messrs. T.
Case Abrams & Wet, Officers of the
G. B. 4 St. P. R. R. were the guests
of Mr.. Geo. Hiles this week. They
were looking after the freight trade Of
Dexterville and Pittsville which will
be important traffic in a short time.
RENO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

Monday morning as Mrs. E. Nc
Kinnon started home with box of
fruit jars in her buck board, the horse
became frightened at the rafting
noise they made, and the faster he
trotted the more noise the jars made,
until, finally, the horse began to run.
She guided him for home as best she
could until completely fatigued, when
she guided him against a tree, near
their residence in Centralia, precipitat-
ing her over the dashboard and badly
mutilating both buck board and har-
ness. Mrs. MacKinnon was badly
bruised though not seriously hurt.
The horse was taken from the debris
with but few scratches. 1t was a
fortunate runaway for all concerned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17
Business is picking up.
Circus on Monday next.

Circus on Monday next.
Miss Abbie Darlington tonight.
A heavy rain on Tuesday morning
Blackberries will be the next berry
In the market.
Mrs. W. w. Meade is visiting
friends in Merrill.
The third and fourth pages contain
the Co. Clerks list.
4 large invoice of new goods just
received at Slocum's.
On the editorial page in this issue
will be found a part of the premium
list.
A man by the name of Wife is at
Plover with the intention of re-pub-
fishing the Plover Times,
Mr. A. B. Sampson is having the
old homestead all fixed over He is
also building a large addition.
"a voice Of more than ordinary
range, is that of Miss Abbie Car
rington.
Miss Nellie KRONER, who has been
absent for several months, returned
home Monday morning last.
Physicians prescriptions and
family receipts compounded at all
hours, day and night, at SlOcum S.
Tom Houston, of the firm of Hous-
ton Bros in the town of Pittsville,
spent a few days in this city the past
week.
w. III. Cochran and brother, left in
company with friend, on Tuesday
morning for Pelican Lake, to have a
jolly time fishing.
Mr. j. l. Bots, of Rantoul, H., is
spending couple of days in our city,
the guest of his sister, Mrs. C. NJ.
Woodworth.
Mrs Valentine Landry died on
Wednesday afternoon, at the home of
her brother-in-law, John Landry, in
Centralia
A large land sale will take place at
the Court House August the oath inst.
$500 acres to be sold at public auction.
See lad in another column.
The hunters are just staying the
prairie chickens. A company of four
slaughtered IS in half day the fore
part of the week.
The reserved seats for Abbie Car
ringtou's concert are about all taken.
1t shows that our people appreciate
good entertainment.
us Every color of the Diamond
Dyes is perfect. See the sample of
the colored cloth at the druggists.
Unequalled for brilliancy.
Dr. T, B. Robinson, of Mount
Horeb, Wis, who has had considera-
bic experience as physician and sur
geon in the city of Chicago, expects
to locate in this city soon. We wish
him we'll.
Kit is impossible for a woman to
suffer from weakness after taking
Lydia &. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
|. Z. Philleo sold out his stock Of
goods in the thriving village of Daw-
soG, rented his store building, and
comes home to engage in other bust
ness. Irving, there is no place like
home.
The last issue of the Wausau Central
contains we'll written article in favor
of c. NJ. Webb for Congress. We
are glad to see the papers in the Wis
consln River Valley stand by friend
who has proven himself worthy ~
their support.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

An unfortunate and fatal fall for
John Deasy. porter at the Curran
House, in Stevens Point, occurred on
Saturday evening last. 1t seems he
was in the haY-loft of the Curran
House barn, in company with woman
of bad repute, and fell through an
opening in the floor, used for throwing
hay to the horses below, breaking the
frontal and nasal bones and otherwise
di8fguring the whole face. He was
found on the barn floor the next morn
ing in pool of his own blood, dead.
1t is sad to relate such occurrences but
still it always proves what bad COM
pany often does for young men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

The Stevens Point Journal has
been enlarged to a seven column
quarto. to obviate publishing a sup.
plement during tax list time. 1t is
we'll printed and if the people of that
city would encourage the boys little
they would make that a permanent
change. The Journal is published by
two worthy men, and has always been a
valuable journal. We judge by its
appearance that it is appreciated and
universally read,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

G. f. Witter physician and surgeon.
Oaice on Main street, residence on
Drake street. IF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17
zs----

The Hon. Charles Webb was in the
city on Tuesday last, looking after
the congressional course. The state
ment that he has ''f own the track, .
is canard.-S Point Democrat
The Wisconsin River Pilot started
that falsehood, that Hon. G. NJ.
Webb had withdrawn from the Con-
gressional contest and Hon. E. L.
Brownies organ, at Waupaca, is awful
anxious to have it circulated. Mr..
Webb is going to fight the battle un-
til successful, or else honorably
whipped. The Waupaca Posts haste
in publishing it is self evidence of
Mr.. Brownies weakness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17


On August the 3rd inst, we pub
lished short personal about Supt.
Lynch leaving the city, as follows
County Supt, Lynch has gone to
MontelIo for a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. Lynch devotes his entire time to
his school work and having worked
hard has wisely taken a furlough.
In the Marshfeld Gazette of Aug.
II we notice the following:
County Supt. Lynch has gone to
Montello for a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. Lynch devotes his entire time to
his school work and having worked
hard has wisely taken a furlough
Friend Deming, isn't it wonderful
how the mind often operates,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

The Congressional contest wakes
warm with increased chances for Webb.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17
LIST OF LETTERS.

LIST OF LETTERS.
Remaining unclaimed in the Post
Office at Grand Rapids, Wood County.
Wis. August 18th, A. D. 1882.
johnson, Tom. McLau shlin. J. r.
Lapoint, Mrs, Madina McKeusey, Mrs. Sarah
Long, Z. S. McPhillip, Maggie
Miller, VIM. Stearns, Fred NJ.
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised"
G. F, WITTER, p. NJ.
By +. W. Burt, Asst.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-17

UALLEh VI w AA SlAl u IL I j.,
containing life-like accurate and full-sized
oustS and statues of all the Presidents,
Financial Kings and noted men
of the day.
We have a company of
EUROPEAN BICYCLE EXPERTS
Whose wonderful feats upon Slender Spider
Woven Bicycles defy all description.
We have an enormous
ELEVATED THEATRE STAGE,
Wherein are introduced many novel acts.
We have
500 CRAWLING REPTILES,
representing many species of the snake tribe.
We have
SAMPSON" the GIANT ELEPHANT
mammoth among mammoths.
We have
A FEMALE SNAKE CHARMER,
who appears in the ring with her dancing,
Wrltning pets.
We have a
CIRCUS TROUPE OF LADY ARTISTS.
introducing II graceful acts by ladies.
We have
GABRIEL" THE MAN BIRD.
in his fearful agile ike flights.
w c nave
8 LADY BAREBACK RIDERS,
who will appear in novel and Sensational acts
We have Everything we Advertise
We have the Crack Shot Champions,
CAPT. A. H. BOGARDUS,
and his two illustrous Sons,
We have
FRANK A GARDNER,
the Worlds Champion undisputcd Leaper.
We have a
GREAT DOUBLE CIRCUS,
introducing $50 almost equal stars.
We have troupe of
RUSSIAN ROLLER SKATERS,
entirely new to this country.
We have
"ALMA," THE PHANTOM LADY,
whose aerial feats none can even copy.
We have the
GREAT BLONDIN,
Who, blindfolded, carries man upon his back
100 feet from the ground, walking
small strand Of WIRE,
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20
A Woman With a Biz Bouquet.


A dreadful old woman. armed with a
huge bouquet Of wild flowers. was fea-
ture of the congregated life on board an
open horse-car at the South end the
other day, says the Boston Journal. The
bouquet was bristling thing, abound
ing in ragged ends Of foliage and serried
spikes of flowers. which stood out in so
many directions that the affair looked
like a porcupine that had called in the
service of some good fairy and got itself
turned into q vegetable. When the
woman got aboard the car she knocked
off with her bouquet the hat of man
who insisted on keeping the end seat,
and over whose feet she had to stumble,
aud after she got herself settled with the
flowers before her, their ends SO bebbed
about and tickled the necks of the pas
sengers on the forward seat that they
struck out wildly, supposing the trouble
to be due to the flies. and then glared
Mt the old woman when they discovered
the true facts in the case. And when
the conductor came along to take her
fare she laid the bouquet down beside
her-being like all women in horse cars,
without the remotest idea of what she
had done with her ticket-and near
sighted young man who just then got in
sat down upon it, and found therein a
keen-toothed thorn and bunch of wet
moss, and retired to the back platform
to rub himself furtively and dry off in
the sun. And all through the trip every
BODY was anxious to see what the bou-
quet and accompanying woman would
do next, and general sign of relief
went up when they finally Left the car
fOUether
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20
CASTE.

Caste is sharply defined In New Jer.
sey. An alleged literary society was
organized in a country village near
Jersey City, of which two girls employ.
ed as household help became members
with the families CT their employers.
When the facts became known that
they labored for a living there was
gathering in hot haste of the "elite" Of
the organization who decided that such
contamination could not be counten-
anced, and they were incontinently
ordered to present their designations.
They asked for the charges upon
which such action was based, at a
meeting Of the society and were told
that objections to their membership
would be privately furnished, when the
giant mtollects assembled should have
transacted their business.
The girls left but refused 10 resign
Whereupon the society disbanded and
recognized. The girls names pre-
sented for membership and promptly
blackballed by the literary insects COM
posing the association. 1t was not
urged that the girls were not intellec.
tually qualified for membership, and
nothing whispered against their char
acters but they worked for pay.
Shades of shoddy! Caste in a
New Jersey country village There is
royal road to learning among the sand
lots of that state.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20
Taking All the Starch Out of a Sermon.

Rev. W. Taylor. of Colfax, Ind, is a
large man, of dignifed bearing, and,
when preaching, extremely sensitive to
any disturbance. slight improperly on
the part of the congregation being quite
sufficient to throw him out of the track.
He had, last year, in connection with
his pastorate, small congregation in
the country, to which he preached semi
occasionally at private house. The
incident here recorded happened at this
place, when small but select audience
was listening to one of Taylor's really
animated sermons. As the paeacher
waxed warm he observed some myste-
rious movement among the female gen.
der which attracted his attention away
from the sermon. 1t grew more observ-
able, until he saw the hostess collecting
some live Goals upon shovel and pre-
pars to march with them to an adjOin-
ing room. 1t was late in the afternoon.
and by some clerical instinct he thought
the old woman was about to prepare
his supper. He couldn't stand that.
stop, sister, STOP" said he; II shall
not remain to supper, and You need
not trouble yourself to prepare any for
me-"
Il amt goin' to- said the old lady,
in reply; ''thar's woman here got the
collie, an we're jest bilin' some YARDS
for herr'
1t need not be added that all the starch
was very speedily taken out of that SER
mon. Sentinel.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20
Piscatorial Rat Catching.

A novel mode of catching rats is thus
described in the American Anqler. The
writer says that person having the pa
thence of most fishermen can have much
sport in hooking the vermin. The ware
house adjoining his place of business is
infested by these lille tails" and our
friend may be seen in the early spring
and late fall, on an occasional evening
just after dusk, seated at the back win
dow of his counting room Overlooking
the yard of the warehouse), with an or
binary rod in hand, strong linen line
and spring hook. commonly called a
''sockdolages," baited with a lump of
fresh beef, patiently waiting for bite.
1t does not tarry long nor does it con-
sumo itself to nibbles. but with a hungry
snap the bait is seized and the hooks of
the sockdologer impales the rat, when
the excitement commences. A lusty
rat is no mean antagonist at the end Of
plant pole and two feet of line, and
his plunges, twisting and straightaway
dashes are more perplexing to the angler
than the leaps, surges and sulkings of
the gamey trout or bass. The rat is
generally landed after seasonable sport
and killed by blow from bludgeon.
In this connection we may state that
thousands of small hooks are bought by
sugar retiners for rafting purposes. The
hooks are baited with small pieces of
beef on each, and then distributed about
the building. The rats swallow the beef
and hook. The first is digested, the
latter is not-death, of course, results.
The remedy is said to be infallible.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20

er because of their idleness, which is
the result Of having to Sit for hours
with nothing to do but look upon
a book and read over and over again
the same story. What teacher could do
so himselia 1t would be better for the
pupil to read the lesson over but once
carefully, and make copy of it, on the
slate, or select words Of cartain class
from the lesson marking the sounds, or
= dozen other things that might be CIV
en- him to do.
Child life Is a period of activity and
unless children are provided with suit
able employment they engage in what.
ever their idle hands may find. So If
you would have an orderly school you
must have busy one. With so much
by way Of introducing the subject l
close this letter hoping to hear from
other teachers.-7om. Il. Havk.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20
USE OF EGGS.

Those of our readers who have read
Miss Warmers novel entitled Queechy,
cannot fail to have been struck with
the fact that the heroine, Pleda, was
always able TO concoct SONS partlcu-
larry tempting dish tor hungry mortals
even when as she said, there was moth.
ing il the house to eat. This result
was usually secured through her skill
IN cooking eggs, her favorite dish gen.
orally being an omelette, made of fresh
eggs and the meat left from the last
meal. Now, no one who has never
been in a quandary knows how nicely
eggs may be served, nor how tempt
ingly they may be arranged. Besides
the many excellent modes in which
eggs NAV be cooked and served up for
ordinary table use superior sandwich
may be made of hard boiled eggs with
white or brown slices of bread. Take
the shell from the eggs while hot by
dipping them into cold water and roll
ing them briskly. When the eggs are
cold slice thin, lengthwlse. Put layer
of these upon buttered bread, adding
salt, pepper, and mustard. Most ber-
Sons use salt and pepper upon boiled
or poached eggs. Frehh butter is bet
ter. Dropped eggs upon nicely but
tered toast, form a splendid dish. An
English journal gravely asserts that per-
sons who indulge in egg-eating freely,
will live to be eighty and ninety years
old, and that "eggs contain a large
propotion Of phosphorus, they are the
best kind of nourishment for those
who are deficient in brains"
The author Of that ray of light adds
that he has always been extravagantly
fond of eggs as an edible, and this fact
may account for this last sapient idea.
At any rate, there IS no question thai,
tor its weight, egg-meat has no equal
as a satisfier to hungry, hearty
stomach. To most persons eggs are
both palatable and dlgestible.-Amey.
POAfyy Yard.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20
A Handicapped Owl,

Mr.. Enos Hartzler, of Roscoe town.
ship, Iowa, has noticed an owl flying
about his place for sometime with what
seemed to be chicken in his claws.
Each time the bird was seen it appeared
to be carrying off a heavy burden.
Finally. Mr.. Hartzles succeeded in shoot
ing the bird, and found that it had at
some time been caught by one foot in a
steel trap. to which was attached a
chain some eighteen inches in length.
So long had the owl carried this unwel-
come appendage that it was worn per-
fectly smooth. The trap had evidently
been set for rats somewhere, and its bait
tempting the owl he had carried off trap
and all
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-20
Celebrating the Election of Pueblo In
dian Governor.

At daylight the Alguacil announces
the action of the Council. their approval
of which the villagers manifest by a
grand dance after their peculiar fashion.
l had expected to see one ef their dances.
but was doomed to disappointment, for
they have only five dances during the
year. four of which are public and can
be witnessed by strangers who desire to
crafty a morbid curiosity. These lat
ter are given respectively in the month
of February just prior to sowing time;
in June, at the time of preparing the
acequias or public bitches for irrigation.
when festivities are INDUCED in in honor
of St. Ysidoro. the patron saint of farm
ing; Immediately before harvest in Sep
TENDER, and as | have already stated,
upon the election of governor during the
last week of December But the fifth
dance is mystery, being danced in the
strictest secrecy and having been wit
messed by only one white mortal-Mr.
Gushing, the chief of the Zuni Pueblos,
whose villages are situated about $50
miles westerly from this city, and del
egation of whom, headed by this same
Gushing, visited Washington and other
eastern cities about two years since.
This dance, as l have been informed, is
"tripped" by the natives in perfect
nudity, and not on the eight fantastic
toe either, but in all conceivable posi-
tions and contortions, both delicate and
indicate, and the utmost abandon pre-
walls during these saltatory evolutions.
In order to ward off unwelcome intrud-
ers. keen-eyed and trusty sentinels are
stationed. before and during this out
landish terpsichorean sport, at as many
places on the outskirts of the pueblo as
there are points in the compass, and 1
have been told that more than one OBJ
durate interloper has received an almost
merciless beating that convinced him
that discretion is the better part of valor,
and compelled him, in obedience to this |
sentiment. to seek safety in fiight.-San
Francisco Chronicle.