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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
BAD FIRE AT EAU CLAIRE.
Theater Crowd and Ballroom Dancer
Behave Well in Blaze.

Theater Crowd and Ballroom Dancers
Behave Well in Blaze.
Fire in a crowded theater in Eau
Claire spread to the adjoining Pythian
castle, a wall paper establishment,
and the Morning Leader, almost de-
stroying the three first named build
ings and badly damaging the newspa-
per plant. When the fire started a
dance was in progress on the upper
floor of the Pythian building. Before
all the people could dispense the smoke
became so dense that several women
had to be carried from the building
and revived outside. Two f1remen we're
overcome in the basement of the the
alter and had to be pulled out by other
firemen by the aid of a long line of
hose For a time the whole block in
the downtown business section was
threatened The loss will total $25, 200,
with more than $4,000 insurance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Three south Pole Voyages.

In addition to the expedition in
which Peary and the National Geo
graphic Society are interested, two 9TH
er American expeditions are being talk
ed of, one by the Philosophical Society
of Philadelphia and the other by the
Museum of Natural History. The for
mer has asked the Navy Department.
through a special committee of scien-
lists, to fit out an expedition to go
south and vindicate the claims Of
Lieut.. Wilkes, the American explorer
whose location of Wilkes Land has
never been recognized by British sci
entists and topographers. The latter,
through Director Bumpus of New York,
director of the Natural History Mu-
scum, has appealed to the Department
of Commerce and Labor to send the
department steamer AlbatrOss into the
Antarctic seas to make sOundings of
those unknown waters and to report
upon the fauna of the shadowy islands
lying along the rim Of the Antarctic
Circle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Drank No Water for Years.

John Densmore, who died recently TT
PocahOntas, Va, had abstained from
drinking water for thirteen years. 1t
is announced as a fact that he had not
drunk drop of water during that
period. He was II years old. At the
age of 81 he resolved never to touch
his lips to water again. having become
so thoroughly imbued with the idea
that water was polluted with disease
germs that argument against his notion
was unavailing. AS a substitute he
drank freely Of buttermilk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Not a Sure Thing.

eff your mother bought four punches
of grapes, the shopkeeper's price being
ninepence a bunch, how much money
would the purchase cost herr" asked
the new teacher.
You never can tell" answered Tom
my, who was at the head of the class.
Mas great at bargains! "-Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24

Cigarette Causes Hotel Blaze.

Guests of the Hotel Dresell in Ra-
cine were panic-stricken the other day
when fire started in the third floor
and smoke swept through all of the
rooms. The damage was not great,
but the training quarters of Young
Mahoney, the heavyweight pugilist of
Racine, were ruined and Mahoney suf-
fered a large loss. The fire started in
Mahoney's training quarters and was
caused by some person throwing a
lighted cigarette onto mating which
was filled with excelsior.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Instructions

Wealthy Guest-Haye you small
room | may rent?
Hotel Clerk (sizing him up)-Why
don't you take the three rooms up on
the second floor, instead?
Wealthy Guest-Can't do that. My
Louis Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
UNIVERSITY COURT ELECTED.
Students VIII Try ViOIators of Rules
Mt Niscnnain

Students VIII Try ViOlators of Rules
at Wisconsin.
Six seniors and nine juniors at the
University of Wisconsin have just
been elected to compose the first stu
dent court to try their fellow students
charged with violation of university
rules. The court selected by the stu
dents are: William Witt, Marshfeld;
P. ]. Murphy, Chippewa Falls; Monte
F. Appel, Huron, S. D.; George
Blanchard, Colby; John Wilce, Mil
waukee; Ralph Birchard, Omaha,
Neb.; Walther Burchen, Theresa; G.
o. Bickelhaupt, Aberdeen, S. D., and
B. P. Stiles, Sparta.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24

Because Wenzel Prucha, farmer,
took extraordinary pains to keep his
ears warm when he started to drive
back to his farm, he lost his life Be
fore leaving Rice Lake for home he
bundled his ears heavily. Then he
drove across the railroad track, and
could not hear the cars coming. The
train struck him with great force
and he was almost instantly killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
NATIONAL GUARD APPOINTMENTS

Adjufant General Announces the
Changes in Officers of Companies.
The following appointments have
been announced from the Office of the
Adjutant General: Peter Hanson, to
be captain of Company NJ First Regi-
ment, Oconomowoc; Fred Schuehle, to
be first lieutenant in the same COM
pany, and Paul G. Beck, to be second
lieutenant in the same company; Alex
ander W. Fluegel, to be second lieu
tenant in Company 1, Third Regi-
ment, Superior.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Buys Jack Pine for Paper.

The Grand Rapids Pulp & Paper
Company at Biron has purchased 5000
cords of jack pine to be used in the
manufacture of cheap wrapping paper
This is the first time that any of the
paper mills of the Wisconsin river val
ley have accepted this kind of wood,
which fact is greatly appreciated by
the farmers in the mill districts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
His own Method,

Did you say you wanted to abolish
our tyrannical system which enables
persons who do little or nothing to ex-
act tribute from hungry strugglers7"
asked the chairman of the meeting.
That's what l said" answered the
Socialist orator, 'and it got great ap-
plause."
Yes. But don't you say it again.
Remember, you got your start in life
from tips while you were waiter in q
restaurant. Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
THIEVES CLIMB FIRE ESCAPE
Brilliantly Lighted Corner Store Of
fers ONLY Ten, nj "a ior, u ID

fers Only Temptation to Robbers
The mems furnishing store of Stay-
rum & Hulberg, in La Crosse, was en-
tered by thieves and $1,000 worth of
carefully selected goods were taken.
The thieves entered through a window
after climbing the fire escape. They
carefully packed the goods in suit
cases, leaving the building through
the front door. The store is located
on a brilliantly lighted corner of Main
street The police have no clue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Rides to Death on VeIocipede.

J. Newton Mills, for a number Of
years superintendent of John E. Glow
er's stock farm at Gloyerdale, was run
down and instantly killed by a train
near Bellefourche, S. D. Mr.. Mills
was riding out to his ranch on track
velocipede, when he was run down by
a fast train. A companion was prob
ably fatally injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
WILL ABOLISH INSTITUTES.
Normal school Regents Plan to Sub
stitute Summer Schools.

~ -
stitute Summer Schools.
Abolishing summer Institutes for
teachers and establishing in their
stead eleven summer schools of six
weeks each is the determination of
the Board of Normal School Regents.
For more than twenty years summer
institutes have been maintained
throughout the State and large corps
of the best schoolmen of the State
have been occupied at these institutes.
The Legislature of 1909 passed law
requiring teachers to have had at least
six weeks professional training before
they are granted certificates to teach,
and to this end the summer school has
been developed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24

If the belief of two San Francisco
prospectors back from Mexico is sub
stantiated they have discovered in a
long-abandoned silver mine in the
State of Durango one of the most
famed of the old Spanish bonanzas, the
ancient Naranjal, which has been lost
to civilization for a century and
quarter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
RUNS IN THE FAMILY.

Appendicitis Afiicts Father and Six
Sons During Eighteen Months.
The original appendicitis" family
has been discovered at Askeaton. In
the family of Robert Powers there
have been during the last eighteen
months seven operations for appended
lis, the father and six sons having
been afflicted during that time. All
have recovered except William Pow
ers, youngest son, who underwent an
operation only few days ago.
THIEVES CIIMR FIRE EScApr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
TRACTION POINTS AT ISSUE.
Unique Action Against Trolley Conn
pany Is Brought by City,

T1Ty.
The case of Manitowoc city vs. the
Manitowoc & Northern Traction Com
pany, TO be heard at Oshkosh on a
change of venue, is brought to restrain
ground that it is a violation of the
franchise which prescribes a 10-cent
fare The city also seeks to prevent
the company from carrying freight
and packages The case is the first Of
Its kind in the State, it is said.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24

is thy business to do thy duty like a
soldier In an assault on a town. How
then II being lame thou canst not
mount up on the battlements alone,
but with help of another is it possible?
Marcus Aurelius.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Demeanor Analysed.

your chauffeur seems very respect
| full" said the guest
THAT air of deferential solicitude,"
replied Mr. Chuggins, lis not respect.
| It is sympathy. Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Naturally.

Medical Professor-What is the re
suit, young gentlemen, when a pa
TENTS temperature goes down as far
as it can? -Why-er-he gets
cold feet.-Cleyeland Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24

Returning from a five months cruise
in oriental waters, the armored cruis-
ers South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Colo
RADIO, Maryland and West Virginia of
the Pacific feet, headed by the Califor-
MIA, flagship of Rear Admiral Uriel
Sebree, entered San Francisco harbor
the other day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24

Mayor E. H. Crump, Of Memphis,
Tenn, replying to a memorial present
ed by the Law Enforcement League,
declared he believed more could be ac-
complished by regulation of the liquor
business than by literal enforcement
of the law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24

Crazed by the refusal Of the parents
Of his 15-year-o sweetheart, Ceres
Anderson, TO allow him to marry the
girl. John Allen shot and killed Axel-
Anderson, her father and the girl and
committed suicide at San Francisco.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Sympathy.

Minister am astonished to see
you. l heard you had been killed.
Parishioner-It was my brother who
was killed.
Minister-What a pity! What an aw-
full PITY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
SECTION HAND KILLED.
Italians Are Struck by Train While
Riding on Handcar.

Riding Handcar.
An unknown Italian section hand
seriously injured when an east-bound
freight on the Milwaukee road struck
a handcar near Nashotah station. The
handcar, containing four section hands,
was going east and the men evidently
failed to hear the approach of the
train All were hurled some distance.
The fourth man escaped uninjured
1t is believed the two injured men
will recover. Coroner Hill is investi-
eating the accident
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
Neu Staten for Madison,

Madison will have new Northwest
ern station costing approximately
100000 by Dec. of this year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-24
GIRL COASTER BADLY HURT.
BobsIed CO1Iides with Runaway
Horse and Cutter on Hillside

BobsIed Co1Iides with Runaway
Horse and Cutter on Hillside.
Thrown from coasting bob when it
coIlided with runaway cutter, Miss
Elsie Drahm of Manitowoc had both
legs broken below the knee. The horse
became frightened by one bob and
second, upon which Miss Drahm with
several others was riding, collided
with the cutter with sufficient force
to tear it from the horse. AS a re-
suit of the accident the city authori-
ties will issue an order prohibiting
coasting on the public highways, al
though the accident is the first Of the
season.
Eau Claire Votes Commission Form.
The city commission plan of govern
ment was carried at a special election
in Eau Claire by a vote of 1867 yeas
and 994 nays, the majority for the
commission being 873. Eau Claire is
the first city in the State to adopt the
plan as provided by the new Wiscon-
sin law.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Union Trust Company of San Francisco to
Pope Talbot land company. ,lot at NV corner
of Amador and Massachusetts streets, W 200
by 400; $40
Stephen A. Turner to Edward J. Barry, lot
in NE line of Sixteenth avenue South, $50 NV
of L street NV % by NE 100; $40
william E. and Joseph Dennis ct al. to
s sGFgS n Ps4 Eea4f lot q in h line oS Of RGsh
Manuel D. Perry and wife to Albert G. Ire
zise s and wife. lot il in M " line Of Cole street
Aaron S. Cleveland to Dewey Coffin, lot -.
block 3. Holly Park tract; $40 80
block 80. Refs tract; so.
Anna Emelia James to Malcolm Kerr and
wife lot in line Of Of IweHty.secoed ,s street
Abraham Wolfe and wife to Hub realty com
pany. lot commencing at g point 1926 n of
Fulton street and 110 of Devisadero, N 25 by
e 216; SO.
Louisa Kingwell to Mary Donnelly, lot at Sc
corner of Twenty third avenue and Clement
street. 80 by S 100; SO.
Hans Nicholson and wife to Harry a. Hanger
and wife, two-thirds of lot in s line OF Bush
street, 54 W Of Webster " q by 70: So
and Anna 7. Wise, lots IS and 80, block %,
Refs tract: grant
commercial agency, lot in \ line Of Clay street,
100 E Of Fillmore Is by ss:s: s4s6,s
csnts. lot 25. West Clay park: SO.
Rivers Brothers to Marie F. Bishop, lot =,
block H. Lakevew; $40.
The FELTON, company to Louis J schoenstein
lot in " line of Rhode Island street 400 Of
Twenty second. S 33 by W 100; $40.
Johanna F. Lutz to Reuben L. Goldberg, lot at
Sc corner of Oak and Cough streets, 60byE55;
SO
Pierre Dreydemi TO Rousseau realty company
lot In Il line of Leavenworth street. 22:11 of
Sacramento s 23:2, 30. y 0:3, L 40, 22:11
W so; So
ct al lot in W line of Fourteenth avenue, 1I5
n of Geary street. \ 25 by W 1875; $40.
Domenico Pagano and wife to Charles J. Mu-
sante and wife. lot in f line of Alabama street,
156 of Twenty first, 25 by 100; So
F. 3. Cunningham and wife to Richard Stuart
Briggs lot in W line of Eighteenth avenue, 125
S of T. street, % by " 120: $40.
William S. Alexander and wife TO Sara Morris,
lot in line Of Lake street. 6I:6 W of Fifteenth
avenue W so by n 100; SO.
E. r. Tutt to Emma G. Tutt ct al. lot in W
line of Georgia street, 80 N of Marin, 20 by
Nv 100 and three other pieces; gift
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
GRADE REDUCTION URGED
IN UPPER MARKET STREET
Market and Church Streets Club Wants to Make
Great Thoroughfare Level Throughout

One great impediment to the growth
and development of Market street west
of Valencia is the mound that rises
from Valencia street for stretch OF
two blocks and then descends for an
other two blocks to about the same
level.
This mound. or hogback as it is COM
monty called. makes teaming and trans
portation into the upper Market street
section slow and inconvenient- Mar
ket street is the main artery of the
city, from which flows all tributary
streets.
At Valencia street is a bar which
inpedes the path OF progress and di-
verts trade to Valencia street This
bar should be dredged out. so that
Market street might take it's natural
course and feed those tributary streets
west of Valencia. This would help not
Market street alone, but the whole dis
trict west of Valencia street. An at
tempt was made shortly after the fire
by the Market and Church Streets i'm
provement club and by the Eureka Val
ley improvement association to secure
the reduction of this grade. The city
engineers office prepared estimates 1t
was found that the work would cost
$500, ,0O0 a burden too heavy for either
the city or the tax payers to bear
The recent passage of charter amend
ments IL and 15 again directs attention
provides a method by which street work
may be paid for in 10 annual install
ments.
Charter amendment IL empowers the
city to assess property owners for the
improvement of an accepted street-a
thing which could not be done previ-
ously-and permits the city to pay not
more than half the cost of the con-
struction of any subway, viaduct or
tunnel
Under these provisions this greatly
needed Improvement can be accom-
plished.
The Market and Church Streets i'm
provement club and the Eureka valley
improvement association intend to put
the machinery of the new law into
operation at once by getting the prop
erty owners to petition to have an as
sessment district established and 10
year bonds issued
REMOVAL OF HILLS
Another matter which has received
the attention of the Market and Church
Streets Improvement club and other
clubs of the vicinity is the removal
of the hills of rock in Market street
in the vicinity of Fourteenth and Do
lores.
Attempts were made in vain TO get
contractors to level this property for
the quarry rock which it contains, or
for nominal price. As property in
this vicinity becomes more valua BILE
there will be a gradual removal of these
siIicate exhibits. The club will do
everything in its power to hasten this
time
The club hopes that if the city buys
the Spring Valley water company's
holdings in Market street it will grade
the property. With one block in the
center of the group graded and inn
proved the grading of the remaining
blocks would be a matter of only
few months.
This property in Market street and
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
GIVING THE POTRERO
CHANCE TO GROW

The chill OF rock" on Twentieth and
Kentucky streets is being graded down
and filled into the red sea-. the stag
nant pool of water between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth and Kentucky
and Tennessee streets The manufa&
tories fronting on the red sea and all
private sewers flowing into IL have
been condemned and given until De-
cember 1 to adjust themselves TO this
new order of things
The board of works has prepared a
plan for sewers in the district from
First avenue South TO Tenth avenue
South to enable property owners to con-
meet with the bond issue sewer at
Tenth avenue South at the request OF
the association.
The outlook for the Potrero district
was never so promising in securing
better streets and improvements and
enabling those who have business in
that locality 10 get in and out without
being mired in the mud 1t has started
the building of more residences and
the opening of more factories. which
are gradually taking advantage of the
present conditions
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

| ton Of a new bridge in Hearst avenue
TO cross the impossible gully in that
street. and the securing OF two addi-
tional letter boxes. These improve
ments were all made upon the petition
of the club
After a long fight the club induced
the board of education TO provide
grammar school accommodation at the
Sunnyside school instead of causing
the children TO tramp for over a mile
along ungraded streets to the over
crowded Glen Park school
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
The club is working hard to have
Jarnac street extended to San Jose ave-
nue.. On petition OF the club the board
OF public works has recommended an
appropriation Of $1,000 for this pur-
pose.
The extension of this street will
enable the fire engine from Ocean and
San Jose avenues to reach the populous
section of the Sunnyside district
quickly. 1t viii save a roundabout de-
tour of over a mile.
The club is agitating for the installa-
tion in the district of fire cistern
! The indications are that this request
Will be granted soon. The club is also
! endeavoring to- secure greater water
pressure. a firehouse in the district
and the beautification of the block
around the Sunny school.
OFFICERS OF THE CLUB
The club now has a membership of
80. It meets every Thursday evening
in the assembly hall of the new Sun
nyside school, corner of Forester street
and Hearst avenue.
The officers of the club are: John
Tegethoff, president; A. c. Fowler, vice
president; H. Bishop, secretary: Joseph
F. Schiele, assistant secretary; c. s.
Alfred, treasurer; J. ]. Brooks. H.
North, and Mr.. Franzen, trustees; J. B.
Zindars, counsel.
The women of the district take an
active interest In the club and on sew
eral occasions have rendered valuable
service when it was necessary to raise
money. Among the women assisting
the club are: Mrs. W. J. Magner, Mrs.
A Walsch, Mrs. c. B. White, Mrs. Shan
non and Mrs. c. S. Alfred.
THE NEW SUNNYsIDE
AS a result of all this we'll directed
effort there is now presented the pleas
ing picture of a district of 2,0O0 homes
nesting on the southern slope and at
the foot Of high hills, having on it's
southern boundary one of the most
beautiful parks and pleasure grounds
in the city. The Southern Pacific road,
converted into an electric line, skirting
it's southern boundary, Sunnyside ave
nue. extended through the Sutro forest
to the junction OF Sloat boulevard and
Corbett road and Joined by an exten-
sion OF Dolores, Valencia and Mission
streets and San Jose avenue to q gen
eral boulevard system, placing Sunny
side 10 minutes nearer the center of
San Francisco and making the short
est and most direct southwesterly route
i
paved. well lighted and ornamented-
such will be Sunnyside as the members
of the Sunnyside improvement club ex-
pect to see il three years from now.