Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-26

No one can gainsay that Floyd Moore,
Centralia, was born under a lucky star.
Any how events of the last few days
point strongly to the truth Of such
statement. Saturday night, out of a
big hat containing perhaps three
thousand tickets, his number, 2633, was
drawn emitting him to the gift of a
good bicycle from the Frank Long show
troupe. He sold the wheel for 500.
Then Tuesday afternoon Floyd drove
out on the marshes west Of Centralia in
company with Louis Fourier, after
minnows. He ran across a fine wild
goose that could not fly because it had
one wing shot off. But the goose could
run and Mr.. Moore gave chase finally
capturing the bird, which is now pet
at Louis Fournier's home. They also
got 1900 minnows. Next thing Floyd
knows he will stumble over Klondike
patch out in his back yard.
Miss Bertha Podawiltz received a
long letter from her soldier brother at
Chickamauga this week describing his
trip to the south in detail. Charles
says that ratioDs on the train were
composed of coffee, hard tack, canned
corn beef and canned beans, unless the
boys bought extras for themselves
along the line. He reached Chicka-
manga Park, like all the rest Of the war
folks, with just brass buttons enough.
All spare ones were distributed among
the pretty southern bellies as souvenirs
in exchange for boquets. He says they
are having warm days, but cool nights
in camp; that troops continue to pour
in lively, and when all reach their
destination the camp will include 90
regiments Of infantry, 80 cavalry troops
and II of artillery, in all about $4,000
soldiers. Scenery in the south was a
great eye opener for our young friend.
Anna Ketchum tells the latest fish
story and swearS to its truth prac-
tically as follows: Tuesday evening
he dropped his fishline into the old
Wisconse at the eddy" and set the
pole securely for the night. The hook
was baited with minnOW. 4 little
fish took nip at the tempting morsel
sometime later and was hooked. Then
a big muskallonge came along and
made a grab for the little fish. The
small. fellow at the end Of the line
fiOundered around so as to get the
muskallOnge lassOOed tightly and thus
both fish were held securely until Mr..
Ketchum came down in the morning
and pulled them on dry land. The
muSkallonge weighed fourteen pounds.
A second person assures US that they
had a piece of that big fish at Mr.
Ketchum's home for Wednesday S
supper.
Jack J. Kett, the clever entertainer
and ole Of the gentlemanlY members
of Frank L. Longs company, received
a letter while in town last week from a
lT16Iu W no 10 all OIuCCI VI IuC NOI III
Carolina Naval battalion, then at Will
nington waiting for orders. A para
graph therefrom is interesting inst 10
show how busy our Uncle Samuel is
now days in every part of his domain
He says: "Our ship is in dry dock here
273 men working On her night and day
including Sundays. We have first
class fortified fort at Fort Caswell nea!
Southport with a battery of artillery
regularly stationed there. Four 1G-incf
disappearing guns protect the entrance
TO harbOr and 400 hands are busy night
and day strengthening the place still
more. The harbor is mined and on the
whole we are ready for any emergency
Am glad they sent old fool Woodford
out of Madrid. He and his Spanish
wife have hurt our country more than
any other circumstance in the affair