Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-24

A few days ago Secretary Rusk stepped
into an office furniture manufactury
in Chicago to order new furnishing for his
Vircqua bank. He finally gave his order
and was about to depart, when the clerk,
unconscious Of the identity of his visitor,
remarked that it was the rule to require
deposits of strangers. The secretary, with
twinkle in his eye, handed out card
and walked away, while the clerk hasn't
recovered from his amazement even yet.
James Russell Lowell, G. A. Dana, DR..
Holland, Walt Whitman, Julia Ward
Howe and Queen Victoria were all born in
819, two years before the first NapOleon's
death.
The New York republicans have young
men s ticket. The candidate for governor,
]. S. Fassett, is SO years old; Vrooman,
for lieutenant governor, is A. The other
andidates are aged as follows: O'Connor
is At; Wade is SO; Hedges is SO; Suther~
tand Is A, ana Gown Is At.
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Ex-senator Spooner's private secretary,
Fl. H. Rand, is slated for secretary of the
republican state central committee to sue
iced John M. Ewing,
$50
The engagement Is announced IN Mil
waukee of Miss Mabel Brigham, daughter
of Hon. ] r. Brigham, to John Finney,
son of F. N. Finney
Miss Cora Scott Pond, manager of the
Nations Pageant, had a dinner given
10 her honor at the Virginia, Chicago,
Monday evening.
Nina Linn Mcbride, well known in So
eiety circles has commenced suit for di-
vorce at Prairie du Chen against Robert
H. Mcbride and makes sensational charges
In her complaint. The fair plaintiff is a
daughter of the late General Sturgis, of
the regular army; niece of the late DIR,
Louis T. Lynn, Of st. Louis, who was
a colleague of Senator Benton, and at the
time of her marriage to Mr.. Mcbride,
was the widow of Colonel II. S. Dousman,
of Prairie du Chen, and heiress to 81, 000,-
GEO. Mrs. Mcbride possesses face and
form of rare beauty and is Lightly educated
and a charming conversationalist. The
case will be called for trial in the next
term of court
t The engagement Of Elisha Dyer. Jr and
Mrs. Sydney Turner Swan is annom ced.
Mr. Dyer is the son of General Dyer, of
Providence, and a great swell. Mrs.
Swan is an extremely pretty woman. She
has perfect figure and her eyes are blue.
Her hair is variant golden brown. She
is daughter of William Turner. of Vir-
ginia She is a cousin of Colonel Bona
parte and a great niece of Miss Patterson,
wife of Jerome Bonaparte. Mrs. Swan
wae granted an absolute divorce from her
6rst husband, DonnelI Swan, on July 81,
1888. During their married life they
lived In Baltimore.
The late ex-President Grevy, who mar
ried his cook, was man who managed TO
live within his income, and the fortune of
$4,000. 900 which he left was saved out of
his salary during the eight years of his
presidency.
Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton having fail.
ed in the legitimate drama, has joined a
variety organization.
Kate Field says that within ten years
Washington will be the literary and in
teIlectual center of the United States.
The wife of Consul General New, whose
son, Harry, married Miss Mclean. the
actress, tie other day, traces her lineage
back to Pocahontas.
Queen Victoria proposes to confer
upon President Carnot the highest grade
cf Il Order of the Bath. The comforting
of this order ON the president of a repub-
lie is said to be an unprecedented distinc.
ton.
The old home of John Howard Payue is
still in good state of preservation. 1t is
lowly dwelling with quantities of roof to
it, covered with gray shingles. There is
garden attached in which hollyhocks
growss and there is a picturesque well
uear by.
John H. Gear, of Iowa, formerly mem
Der of congress, is said to be among the
possibilities for a place on the interstate
commerce commission.
The countess of Cancarty, ex Lady
Dunlo and nee Belle Billion, is horrifying
English society by turning up her pretty
nose at the antique arlstocrats who have
shown disposition to patronize her, and
by referring TO venerable society Leaders
who have shown desire 10 hold out the
olive branch as ''stuffy old things" and
''fussy CID women" Of course this closes
Mayfair doors to the dimplad delinquent
who knows that she is nice even if she has
seen naughty.