Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-21

There are is, 600 weekly newspapers
in the United States with a combined
circulation Of 81, OO0, 600 and there are
200 dailies with combined circula-
tion of Is, 0O0, 600.
Mrs. Willis Worden, of Buena
Vista, died at her home Friday,
after suffering for five years with a
complication of rheumatism, dropsy
and heart trouble. She was seventy
five years old at the time of her death.
Marion Wordon, of Rudolph, is son
of the deceased.
A long distance telephone message
from Atty. d. D. Conway from Madi-
son, informed the REPORTER that
Governor Davidson issued pardon
for E. 0. Voyer at 3 O'Clock Friday
afternoon. He arrived home this
week. 1t is to be hoped that Mr..
Voyer will appreciate the honest
effort of Attys. D. D. Conway, Theo.
W. Brazeau and other friends in his
behalf
George Maxson went to Grand
Rapids Wednesday TO attend meet
ing of Hardwood Lum bermen and will
continue from there to Milwaukee,
where he will move his family from
Dunbar about April first. He was for
merly with tie Girard Lumber COM
pany at Dunbar, but is now in bust
ness for himself, being the junior
member of the Cooper & Maxson
Lumber company of Milwaukee.
While in Wausau he was the guest of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. n. Max
SOn.-WauSau Record.
Architect Billmyer and his crew of
men are at the work of remodeling
the stores in the Wood County Ma
tional Bank building, preparatory to
the removal of the J. T. Schumacher
store to that location. The store east
of the bridge and the store just
vacated by w. III. Barnes, will be
connected at the rear, thus making
one ell store; and the basement of
the latter prepared for bargain base
ment.
Geo. Lyons, formerly of the Gross &
Lyon Co., who recently returned from
lola, Mich, where he purchased a
gum factory, has completed the re-
moval of this factory to this city. Mr..
Lyons is having building remodeled
on his property on the west side, and
for the time being will manufacture
his product there. The machinery
arrived in this city Sunday, and work
will be gotten under way as rapidly as
possible This is another industry
added to the city of Grand Rapids.
Another blow was dealt the unfra
grant cigarette THURSDAY when the
assembly by unanimous vote and un-
der suspension of the rules passed
the Domachouski bill ohiblting the
lie places by boys under l6 and pro-
hibiting under heavy penalty anyone
permitting IFS use on his property.
There was 40 opposition To the meas
ure, but an amendment was voted
down making anyone liable to the
law if found with cigarette papers in
his possession. Nothing is said in
the bill about the sale of tobacco to
boys as provision for that is made in
a law now On the statute books.
1t is not generally known, but never
theleSs fact, that there are people
still living who can remember the time
when tomatoes were raised merely for
their beauty as we now raise roses.
While its beauty was admired it was
considered like the poisonous oak. dan
gerouS to even handle except by clark
complectcd" persons. Years of &C
workmanship, however, wore off its
superstition and few ''fool-hardy"
actually owned up tohaVing tasted the
fruit. From this small beginning has
gradually grown use that makes TO-
day an industry with combined cap
ital of over thirty millions of dollars,
which disburses millions of dollars to
it's employees each year and aggregates
an OUTPUT of two hundred and forty
million cans