Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-05
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Magma Charta was sigrt i in 1915.

her school vacation.
The Suez Canal was opened in 1867.
Mrs. Sophie NoePs baby isjust getting
better Of the measles.
John Mclaughlin is conductor on E.
LaVigne's ferry boat for q few days.
The first watches were made in 1916.
The right to pay taxes has never been
denied woman.
Mr.. q. C. St. Amour's mother lies
sick at the Commercial Hotel, Centralla.
A bountif1l rain decended on Tuesday
noon. It was welcomed on every hand.
Organs were first used IN the year 755.
Miss Briggs of Sherry was the guest
of Miss Jennie Huban the past week.
H. Sweeny's basket phaeton and
dapple gray horse makes nice turn
out.
Time waits for no man because some
men are SO long in coming to time, we
suppose.
The War of the Roses occurred in 1855.
Mr.. C. Grosbeck, of Milton, Wis, has
been engaged as principal of the
Centralia schools.
Mrs. A. c. Deringer left Tuesday for
a few days visit in Green Bay, the guest
of Miss Libbie Nau.
The first musical notes were used in
1888.
Happiness is only relative, and some
people find that it is T. very distant rela-
tive indeed.
Talk is cheap. If talk were dear we
should have less troubleand more work
III Congress.
The first newspapers were printed in
1894.
Mrs. Leyhe, of the town of Grand
Rapids, was the guest of Mrs. La Mad
eline's the fore part of the week.
The best way to prevent conspiracy
from leaking out is 10 let the plol
thicken.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Severe johnson
boy weighing 81 pounds Saturday
June 30th. Mother and child bo5l. do
ing well.
The first postofiice was established iii
1915.
Henry Hashrouck of Merrill, was in
the city the Fourth to celebrate the day
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Rhoades and
daughter, of Stevens Point, were in the
city the Fourth.
Printing was introduced into England
in l474
| w. c. Witter, wife slzra Basy, are in
the city, from Menominee, Mich,
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. f Witter.
Editor Glernon, of the Stevens Point
Gazette, was q visitor to this city on the
4th to take in the doings.
"What becomes of the old moons,
pa?" ''The old moons, my son? Why,
they die ofnewmonia, to be sure"
The first cotton was raised in the
! United States in 1921.
Mrs. H. NJ. Sweeny and children from
| Merrill, celebrated the 4th of July in
this city. They were guests of Mrs.
Pepin.
Publick Occurrences, the first Ameri-
can newspaper, appeared i'll Boston in
1890.
Mr.. H. Bishop, father of D. D. Bishop
who is now making his home at Reeds
berg, IS now in the city the guest OF
Mrs. Emma Miller.
Z. Carey returned home from up
| the Central line the past week after q
successful weeks trip. Magnetic goods
are in good demand.
| Shakespeare died in 1916, four years
before the Pilgrim Fathers landed at
Plymouth Rock.
The city of Wausau feels very proud
!, of the first shipment Of iron ore from
that city, She may well be as it is quite
an honor.
| Vaughan and Copeland have their
law Office rooms nicely arranged in the
Gardner block A better suit of rooms
could not be found in the city.
milk Shake" is the popular drink
nowadays. It knocks the bottom out
of Soda water and the like. For sale a
G. H. SIocum's drug store. Try it.
Is is curious how sweet a honey-beC
is at one end, and how bitter he is at the
other.
Miss Prudence Durkee, of Prairie d1
Sac, former teacher in the Howe HigI
School in this city, is visiting her,
among friends. She is domiciled at tn,
residence of Mrs. Lille Wood.
t 0. C. St. Amour, of Winnepel
Junction, Mimi, is in the city for few
days vacation. He is looking well anc
; doing nicely. His friends were glad t
f see him.
A woman's motto: There's alway
room at the bottom-for postscript 0
two.
Place your order with D. E. Care.
, for a nice line of nursery stock. He i
agent for Stone & Wellington FonthiI
+ Nursery Co., of Canada.
The semi-annual session Of the North
$ western Wisconsin Medical society Wi
2 hold its next session in this cit