Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
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''shut up shop" soon, SO as to take care
Of his hennery. John has large park
built and expects to show the people of
Babcock trick or two about raising
chickens. Your scribe visited the
place in question on Tuesday but long
before getting near enough to see the
cause, he heard great cOmmOti0n
within the park, like unto thousands
Of fowl enjoying the morning sunshine.
On coming nearer the scribe had to
hold both his ears for fear of being
deafened by the tumult. Venturing
near enough to peer through the
pfcketS, there he saw the cause of all
the hubbub-a plain, demure little,
gray, Plymouth Rock hen, peaceably
scratching and endeavoring TO fill her
crop from hair, whiSkeIs and laLher
which John had thrown out for her to
eat. John thinks he has struck a
bonanza, for he expects the little hen
after SubSiSting for week on hair diet
to begin laying eggs covered with
WhiSkerS. These he expects to SELL
at good prices to ZOOS and dime muse
umS. Another carload of the same
breed is expected tomorrow.
On Tuesday forenoon Conductor
McGilleS while moving things about
in his bed room, which is in the
chamber over the high school room,
discovered large stripped snake fully
y feet long lying on the bed sheeting,
which were Oh the floor. The snake
was alive but was quickly dispatched
by Mr.. McGilles. The question Is,
how did it manage to crawl the long
flight OF stairs necessary to get there?
Prin. G. W. jenkins spent Saturday
and Sunday in WauSau, the guest of
his friend and claSSmate, Prin. II. A.
SChOtield Of the Humboldt school of
that city. While there he attended
the field and track meeting between
the Grand Rapids and Wausau High
schools.
Z. p. DAILY the music man, of Grand
Rapids, was down this way Thursday
and Friday selling pianos and organs.
He sold piano TO Dan Rein at
CranmOOr.
Mrs. JAS. Mclaughlin, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. I'll.
Bowden and Mrs. Trum Styles
returned to her home at Grand Rapids
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Stevenson and
daughter, OF PittSyille, visited short
time in Babcock before taking the
evening train for the north on Tues
day.
The recent rains have caused a very
great rise iii Yellow river. which Is
now far above the high water mark Of
The early spring.
On Saturday Fireman Dan Callahan
moved his family w from Jonah and
from now on, they VIII reside here in
BdDCOCk.
Z. II. Norton. the stove man, of
Grand Rapids, has been picking up
old iron here The early part OF the
week.
Mrs. Dan Callahan and three
children, Of TOman visited her huS
band here on Thursday aud Friday.
Misses Isabel Akey and Laura
EmmUnS made their regular visit to
Grand Rapids on Friday night.
MeSSrs. S. 4. and TheO w. S. Collins
OF ReedSburg, were registered at the
Woodland on Tuesday.
Frank aud c. E. Herrick, of Edger-
toH were business visitors here on
Monday.
Tom Mullen, of Grand Rapids, was
racing around among Us on Tuesday.
E. 2. Rogers, the Finley attorney
transacted business here on Monday.
Henry Vachrean made d flying trip
to Grand Rapids on Tuesday.
E. j. McMullen, Of Tomah, was in
town Monday on business.
j. d. Porter, of PiJtsyille was in
town Tuesday.
John Cloe'S hen has began to lay.