Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27

trademark in the way Of creasing it..
1t is creased round and round to fit
the shape Of the head and rests closely
upon the crown after the fashion that
country boys affect when the new of
the hat is worn off and it has been
out in the rain once or twice to take
the style out of it.
1t has become more and more the
custom, since President Cleveland set
the precedent, for those living in Wash
ington to have homes in the enyirons.
Nearly all Of the wealthy class have
out-of-town places. The last to join
the suburban residents is Mrs. Richard
Townsend. She has bought Woodley,
the place leased by President Cleveland
from the Middleton estate during his
last administration, which served as a
retreat for him when he was occupied
with affairs of unusual importance that
he wished to consider alone and unin-
terIupted. The house is Old-fashiOned
and much run down. for It was but
| little occupied by the Cleyelalds in the
last year Of their stay here, and Mrs.
Townsend is having extensive improve
ments made both in the house and
grounds.
Henry Marion Howe of Boston has
been appointed professor of metallurgy
in Columbia college, New York He is
son of Mrs Julia Ward Howe. He
was born in 1848, was graduated from
Harvard in 1869, and from the Mas
sachusetts institute Of technology in
1871. He has been highly honored
abroad, his works having been trans
lated into several languages, and he
has been awarded number of medals
among them the Bessemer medal in
1895 by the Iron and Steel institute of
Great Britain. Mr.. Howe was president
of the jury of awards on mining anG
metallurgy at the Worlds fair, and
/ also was juror in the class of min
| ing and metallurgical process at the
last Paris exposition. He is a member
of various scientific societies, and one
time president Of the American institute
of mining engineers.
George w. Vanderbilt Youngest son
of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, will
!
Gence in Europe for an indefinite per
iOd. He will live in Europe for sew
9ral years at least. BY the terms OF
his fathers WILL since his mothers
death, George w Vanderbilt has a life
| interest in the homestead on the north
west corner of Madison avenue and
1 Fifty-secOnd street and also in the fine
stables at Madison avenue and Fifty
second street, New York city. Neither
of these properties can be sold. The
stables are now for rent
A curious Friendship has sprung uI
between Senator Foraker and Senator
Tilman. Almost daily, when bushes
lags, and both men have looked over
their mail, Mr.. Tillman walks over tc
the republican side and sits by Mr.
Foraker There they spin yarns, anG
the South CarOlinian relates his early
boyhood experiences and his latter-day
political battles in manner peculiarly
his own.
w w. RockhiIl who has been sue
ceeded by Judge w. R. Gray as assist
ant secretary of state, will receive {
diplomatic appointment, although hi
was appointed by President CLEVELAND
He wants to go to China. because he
| knows the people, reads and writes thei
language, and understands the diploma
tic relations of the Chinese government
and that of the United States. The
president has not decided whether tx
send Mr.. ROckhill to China or tC
i Greece. There was some talk of givin;
him the Spanish mission, but that ides
has been abandoned.