Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-29
NEIGHBORING NOTES.
Taken From Our Exchanges and Con-
denSed For Local Readers.

September Ladies Home Journal:
Wedding presents are always sent to
the prospective bride whether the
acquaintance has been only with the
bridegroom or not.
Stevens Point Journal: A report has
been in circulation that several railroad
companies had pooled together and
agreed to charge bicyclists hereafter for
the transportation of their wheels. The
truth is that bicycles have become SO
numerous, SO much room is taken up in
the baggage cars and such great care
must be taken to guard against breakage
that the roads are compelled to protect
themselves.
The rumor goes on to say that the
rates to be charged for wheels on the
railway trains are to be on the same
basis as fifty pounds of excess baggage.
Owners of wheels can easily ascertain
how much the maximum charge will be
at the rate of six per cent of the cost of
tirst-class ticket for the distance to be
travelled. The roads charging rates on
bicycles will hereafter, it is reported, :,
have to pay damages if the wheels are
broken. Local representatives of the
roads running into this city have as yet
heard nothing official in the matter but
would not be surprised to receive the
order at any time.
Marshfield Times: The Mackinnon
Hub q Spoke Company of Centralia
recently purchased 100000 feet of
white oak lumber from Mcmillan Bros.
of Mcmillan. 1t will be shipped from
here over the Port Edwards railroad to
Centralia. Centralia Enterprise
says that Wood county will have no fair
or races this fall. That may be true of
that part Of Wood county, but this part
is making preparation for two days
18th of next month to which all the
people of the twin. cities are invited
A serious accident befell the 14-year-old
son of Albert Panzlaff last Saturday
while at work on his fathers farm
three miles east of Auburndale. The
boy had taken a position on load of
oats that was being hauled from the
field to the stack and when passing over
| a piece of uneven ground he was
thrown from the load striking on a
stump with his stomach. Nothing
serious seemed to result until Wednes-
day when that portion of his body
turned black and blue and serious
complications set in. At last accounts
he was not expected to live.
Fond du Lac Reporter: FigurativeIy
speaking, the great governor of the
great state of Wisconsin, in his piney-
woods language, finds himself ':up a
the home for the feeble minded, and so
was Lacrosse the Normal school.
Wausau, it is reported, had cinch on
the intermediate prison, but Marshfeld
wanted it badly; Superior was to haye
the waterways commissioner and Bay
field the new fish hatchery. Then
comes Green Bay with it's claim for the
home for the feeble minded, when
Wausau engages i'll the scramble and
the treasury cases come up. Then in
steps the astute encouragement, and
Wausau figures that it has the home
under its thumb, when the lumber
interests of Marinette show up under a
good leadership. The southern part of
the state is given the plum that Superior
wanted-the waterways commissioner
ship-and there the deal comes to a
stop. Perhaps the scramble
between the cities of Wausau, Marinette
Green Bay, Ripon and other places
may be so warm that the governor-as
a compromise only-will settle the dis
pute i'll favor of Marshfield.
EDITORS AMONG THE MoRMoNs,
Milwaukee Sentinel: The Wisconsin
editors spent Monday evening among
the peach orchards of Grand Junction,
where all was done for their pleasure
that was possible in the little time thev
had. Charles Ketchum, son-in-law of
George Hlles of Milwaukee, his brother.
Truman, and DR.. Eldridge, formerly at
New London, being especially active as
entertainers. At 2 o'clock o. m. the
party reached Salt Lake City after a
dusty and somewhat tiresome ride.
The newspaper men and the citizens of
Salt Lake have been most cordial in
their welcome, and everybody is feeling
well. Soon after arrival there was a
parade and ride about the city, followed
by exercises in the theater. Delegations
ranging from five Or six to thirty are
here from most of the trans Mississippi
states for the convention tomorrow.
President Nagle responded very happily
to the speeches of welcome, and was
cordially cheered. At 5 o'clock the
party went ont to the lake for bathing,
banquetlng and dancing at Saltair.