Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-24

over night by some unSuSpecting far
mer who had not teen successful in
making a trade the previous day, and
bad left it sufficiently, out of the road
not to impede travel But while he
was dreaming sweet dreams in a com
Portable bed at the Union House"
and his horses were munching from
their hangers in the boarding stable
not far away, the sweet and fragrant
timothy that had been doled out to
them, brains and hands we're busy at
q work, had he known of which
would have caused him tC start wide
awake and sit bolt upright in justifable
indignation. No little friendly sprite
was there to whisper in his ear that
the mischief maker was "upsetting"
not only his plans, but his load as
well. The coming of daylight found
him minus the proceeds of the farm
which he had thought were available
to exchange for molasses, sugar, tea.
coffee, calico, cough mixture or SPAWN
liniment; instead of having means to
his credit, he must place himself on
the nearly submerged wagon and
place it once again on terra firma
there to find out, by careful examina-
' ton, what was missing in the way of
nuts and bolts, and then secure the
services of the wagonmaker before
taking his homeward trip, a wiser, if
not better man
The unsopnisticated farmer was not
the only one to be disturbed in his
mind when he awakened and started
on a tour Of observation, just as the
innocent orb of day was climbing the
hills, and the smiling Luna was fading
from sight. She had been a silent
witness Of the prevailing mischief
and did not propose to remain and be
compelled to give testimony that
should inculpate the boys who were
such friends of hers.
When the physician visited his Of
flee at 9 a. M, he found upon reading
the sign suspended over his door, that
his name, instead of appearing with
M. d. attached, indicated that he was
an Undertaken and Practical EN-
balmer; the barber was representing
himself as a Fashionable Milliner. and
the milliner as a Tonsorial Artist;
the Bible Depository was, for the time
being, occupying quarters in a promi-
nent saloon, while the saloon had
changed it's base of operations to that
of the Bible Depository, an even ex-
change being considered no robbery.
The banker had exchanged his Notes
and Discounts for that of Plow Manu-
facturer; this change was not to be
denied, as good-sized, full grown
breaking pillow was in evidence on the
top OF the building,-the president or
his notary not being present at the
time to protest" against such pro-
ceedilgs.
1t was no uncommon thing to see
beautiful gates ajar" and ''up a tree, ,
and many staid and solid accessories
to the house or out-buildings were
found to have fallen down as though
from "a spree" or had gone a-journey-
ing to parts unknown.
Many more citations could be made.
but enough has beer exposed to let
the ''circumspect present" into the I'M
idignified dcings of the past
The town marshal, assisted by a few
sworn-in deputies, was successful in
capturing a few of those who had
over-stepped the limit" superinduced
by numerous Tags" from a beverage
that would not be sanctioned by the
Maine liquor law. These were brought
before the squire" in the justice
court, there to answer for their mis-
demeanors, and if found guilty were