Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-04

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has been nominated in Boston. The
city now has had the opportunity to
avail itself of the services of thor
oughly competent woman in this capa-
city. Miss Rogers is well known for her
public spirit and active interest in all
good work. The aldermen should prompt
II confirm the nomination.
Two Successful Architects.
The success of Miss Hayden and Miss
Howe in the competition for designs for
the Women's building at the Worlds
fair-one of them securing the first prize
and the other the seconds subject of
congratulation, not only for Boston, but
for the institute of technology, at which
these young ladies have studied their art.
Miss Hayden. who took the first prize, is
a graduate OF the institute of only one
years standing; Miss Howe took the
special course of two years, which has
now been Observation-Disclosures Com
monwealth.
Woman Suffragists in California.
The woman suffrage bill, which passed
the California senate by a vote of % to
Is, has been defeated in the house. Cali
fornia women evidently took lively in
terest in the measure, for reporter on
one Of the San Francisco dailies says:
''The short haired champions of female
suffrage have haunted the halls of legis-
latiOn for weeks. A fringe Of iron jawed
I females decorated the red plush arm
chairs around the senate chamber. -
Boston Woman's Journal.
A recent caller on Amelie Rives in her
apartment writes home about her: 81
was never so astonished as when she
entered the salon-a perfect beauty
with mass Of golden hair, all natural
waves and curls; great, soulful, lumi-
nous gray eyes, and teeth that are ex-
quisite, and although she has been an
invalid for nearly a year she showed no
signs of it save being possibly possessed
of a more graceful languor."
Miss Edith Train, one of the editors OF
the Fort Dodge Qa.) Times, was recently
reelected secretary and treasurer Of the
Upper Des Moines Editorial association,
and was cOmplimented upon her efficient
services as an officer, and upon her edi-
/ torial work, which "has so satisfactorily
demonstrated that the Journalistic field
is a proper province for female effort"
The Women's Medical college of Geor-
gia has this year graduated seven women
as physicians, and number of others
received certificates as nurses. The salu-
tatory was given by Miss Sara Souther,
the valedictory by Mrs. Jennie Yelving-
ton. Mrs. Yelvington and Miss Jennie
Newman took the first and second prizes
respectively.
Miss Florence Balgarnie, the rosy En-
! glish woman who came to the national
council and is now studying America
and Americans, says that nothing has
| struck her with such sense of novelty
as ladies' lunches, at which fashionably
dressed women sit down to dainty viands
and the tables are set without wine
! glasses.
Mrs. Sanders, of Jasper, Ala, has Sc
cured verdict of $44, 800 against the
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
railroad for the death of her husband,
who was killed in q collision on that road
at Ensley City last October It is said to
be the largest damages for personal in
! jury ever awarded in the state of Ala
! bama.
Mrs. John Drew, the actress. is now,
by her own frank confession, seventy
one years of age. She is still playing in
Mr.. Jefferson's company, but when he
takes up Rip Van Winkle'' once more,
us she thinks he may in year or two,
she may abandon the stage, on which
she began her career as a child of three.
Amelia B. Edwards is lecturing in
England on 1.-The Art of the Novelist"
her talks drawing crowded houses
wherever she appears. Miss Edwards
is reported to have said that :Ethe lecture
platform seems more profitable than the
pen"
The members of the Woman's union,
of Paris, are soliciting annual subscrip-
tons Of twenty cents from their rela-
women out Of employment in that city.
Miss Amy Peter, of New York city,
is another girl with mission on the
brain. She is bound for the Cyprus
island, anc will devote her life to nurs-
ing in the new Larnica hospital.
The heirs of wealthy Austrian who
died recently have given $15,0 to found
a school OF housekeeping for girls.
Dying of Parrots Bite.
Gottlieb Rehm, of Reading, is danger
ously i'll, the result of bite received ten
days ago from a parrot which he has had
many years. The bite was slight, and
no attention was paid to it at the time.
A few days later Mr.. Rehm experienced
great pain in the finger, which became
greatly infamed, but became better and
the wound was thought to be healing.
| He had a relapse, and his condition is
alarming. He is nearly seventy years of
/ age, and it is believed blood POISONING
has set in.-Cor. Philadelphia Times.
The late Leonard Jerome's three big
pretty daughters, somewhat to his grief,
! chose Englishmen for husbands. He
never acknowledged Lady Randolph
! Churchil's title, and the first visit he
! paid her after her marriage he astonished
the funky at the door by asking for
Mrs. Churchill"
/ Arrangements viii be made in Wash