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Personnel of
the Commerce
Commission

II stated apparently with good reason that the commission
radically divided on the pending question of the increase
railroad rates and that the removal of Lane and Prouty
equivalent victory for the railroad cono
versy 1t the current belief that the divided three
and three on this question: with Commissioners in position
the deciding But if Prouty leave the cs
sion the shippers side OF the dispute would be weakened
1t known that Chairman Knapp of commission leans
strongly to the railroad side Indeed no secret Of M
beliefs IN this regard and he has recently the subject of much
criticism because notwithstanding deacy of his judicial nosi
on he made an address before the Railway Busnessnen
citation last month OF course there is no nnuon,ert of NJ
hnapps honesty in this criticism whose general tenor NAV he
gathered from these remarks by the New York Evening Post
We . ~
full intended by Mr.
good deal OF doubt regarding the
pubic of
The which
which underlie
before Whether
these subjects what Le
entirely soundthe of
Judicial character The speech hardly fortunate peden3
Among other things Mr. Knapp his address characterized
the system Of unbridled competition which still our ;c1
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WILL IRWIN WEAVES "THE CITY
THAT WAS'I INTO STRONG NOVEL
BY MARY ASHE MILLER

TOR those who have read Will
Irwin's THE City That Was, ,"
and taken it to their hearts-and
what San Franciscans have not?-a
fresh joy is awaiting in that authors
latest book, The Readjustment."
The title does not DEAL as many have
hazarded, with the new life of the
city, but with the readjusting of a
young mans affections.
The book is, supposedly, fiction in
plot and characters, but with most of
the people and their habitations, one
has a vague sense of familiarity or
Renaissance. Whether they are
cleverly drawn realities slightly
veiled, or wonderful composites of the
characteristic, Californian types, it is
impossible to tell
Certain it is that the wandering San
Franciscan stands in grave danger of
an appalling siege of inconsistencies
when he reads the book.
The wonderful word pictures of the
actual life of The City That Was"
painted with the boldness of the i'm
pressionist's brush and yet with the
delicacy of the miniaturist, are re-
produced in expanded form in The
Readjustment, and gives glimpses of
the most picturesque and unusual in
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San Francisco-what goes to give ''atmosphere.'
WRITES WITH AN INTIMATE TOUCH

San Francisco-what goes to give atmosphere"
WRITES WITH AN INTIMATE TOUCH
No could acquire, specifically the art of telling
of any city Will Irwin does of San Francisco He
must have spent some of the most joyous periods of his
life there and have learned love it truly writes
as the comedian says, from his heart out
But what would his affection be without his
powers of seeing and describing in colorfu fashion?
Take the following bit in California street just
above Kearny:
These fringes environments o. Chinatown
had been residences for the newly af1uent
days when the Poodle Dog fourished Haunted
in the hull of wreck in the days when that
Chinatown site ralto and marketplace
the overgrown mining camp. The wallmoss which
blew in with the trade winds, the ,
tropic growth of old vies rosebushes had
given to these houses the seasoning
turiesa massive door; carriage entrance the
remains of balcony faced catch wind
of the great bay, recalled what they had been;
though washerwoman should wear her
tattered waist jewel of wealth long past
RUSSIAN HILL STANDS FORTH
Snguarly perfect is the description of Russian HILL
which he terms that hill which like citadel above
San Francisco and the view which may gain as his
reward for the steep climb to it's summit He tells of
home situated there and says:
From its southern windows looked clean
over the city lying outspread below Even The Call
building. highest eminence piled up by n
that vista, presented its o eye
Thence suddenly panorama
of the bay, stretching three sides: panorama
divided as by false panels of a mural landscape,
into three equal marvels To left, narrow
gate, surge like the rush of river always
Its teeth and the bright ocean coored like smelt
scales, beyond. In front, the roads all
strange crafts from the mysterious Pacific
anchored while waited their turns the
docks Both in foreground and background this
panel changed day by might be yvhalers
from the arctic which Law there in tho ,5ornira
their oils making noisome the breezes; might be
fleet of beaten battered tramp windjammers,
painting after their fight about the Horn: it might
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His little Chats With Readers,
in confidential style. would make
a craven image kick up its heels
and smile. He says: This pub
lication is simply out of sight !;
our stories are the dingedest that
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enforce mistaken Mr. Knapp might very be puzzled
point where this unbed competition now enforced among
the railroads Most people regard the pending controversy before
the commission consequence of
ton has ceased to the
fore regulation by the required possible
substitute
With regard its bearing the question of proprety
be noted that when Commissioner
dinner of the National association at Chicago
accepted condition that he be present
anything that might be said convvia oratory
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Modern Strategy

DO you think airships could be used
effectively In Tyarfare2"
They might" replied the skeptical
person. IF we could provide the air
ships and induce the enemy to 90 UP
in Observation-Disclosures Star.
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Military
Aspects of the
Aviation Meet

for experiment will be neglected.
The annual of the board ordnance and forhcation
filed the other day. the purchase war department
number OF aeroplanes of existing types training certain
selected officers in the art of flying Until such equipment is
provided the military authorities dependent on the aviation
meets like that planned for next month II this city,
Congress will be asked during present session o make
Ppopao 70 provide the equipment required for these purposes
Compared with other appliances for ac defense or
scouting the money required provide flying machines is ng
lhe cost OF aeropane from $1,000 S1OOOO and thew
ought to be provided for military in the country Of
course the machines would be Of small practical value in time
peace but the art OF flying depends great extent on skill in
handling the plane and this takes practice There need not
any doubt that shortly the cadets Point and Annapolis
VIII be trained IN handling the flying machine
Hitherto the United States military authorities have been
ward about taking the art of flying although American
enterprise has been foremost in this field France England Ger
many and italy long ago instituted schools of
ocers IN the management OF aeoplanes drgb balloons
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Uncle Walt
7 h e Poet PhiloS h er

The man who ably edits the Bombast Magazine
is running department that makes his rivals green
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OF the newly created court of commerce raise
an interesting question of politics in reference
to the standing of the commission if these
gentlemen should be advanced to no1ninaly
higher station of different functions.
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sent Mr. Ber the gifted Mr. Raker
with pen and monkey wrench digging the muck heaps and
raising quite stencil and have Gripping Stories bundles and
sheaves to that all chicken
thieves lie Vital Plans faunt
are spending millions the raing the
cutters we re paving the sink burning for
kegs OF scarlet ink Well bust suspender in
ervid haste entertain the p
people and eleyate taste CVaaK Ila4o.>
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APPRECIATES THE CITY'S LIFE

Some of the best of that picture of
the bay had to be left out-space is
too limited to permit of all of the
good descriptions to be on one point.
No one knows and appreciates the
delights of movement, sound. color
and quaintness of Chinatown more
fully than Will Irwin, and although
he has written much on that quarter,
it is hard to believe that he has ever
done anything better than half a
dozen pages on the Festival of the
Women" which. begins:
They were in the midst of the
festival. From a doorway burst a
group of little immobile featured
women, all in soft green's, deep
blues, red and Colds that glittered
in the gaslights. Banded combs in
jade and gold held their smooth,
glossy, black hair; their slender
hands. peeping from their sleeves.
shone with rings. The foremost
~
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does nothing else the majority report of the congressional
inquiry relative to Secretary Banges administration of
Office affairs fact the gift of prophecy possessed
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THE
MODEST
EDITOR

novelists write Our pictures take the cookie
the sandwich and the bun, poetry's the blame
dest that ever bards have spun We're planning
corking features too, to make rivals gray we've
spent FIVE million dollars to plat the milky way :
we've sent. our Mr.. Faker to sea in balloon we've
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Majority Report
on BaIlinger
Merely Political

OF the interior by of his people
interested matters pending for adjudication before the
long found by the popular verdict exercise
the necessarily judicial functions of this majority report
OF the committee filed by his friends hackers congress-
admits the popular dstrus OF the secretary by suggesting the
Cunningham coal land claims Alaska adludcated by
the and by the land Office whose
sarly be subject TO the influence of its chief
Now that Balnger has been exoneraed" friends he
either resign his office Tafts administration
from embarrassment he prefer become
acrimonious debate the floor congress pending final adop
ton OF the minority majority report
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EPORlS about the contemplated promotion of Commissioner
Franklin K Lane and Commissioner Prouty from their places
the interstate commerce commission seats ON
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HE interest which the department is taking in the forth
coming aviation meet this neighborhood
military authorities realize the fact that in1nor-
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tant modiflcat1ons of strategy and tactics have
been made necessary by the development OF
the aeroplane., These machines have estab-
llshed their place as a necessary part of the
future military and naval en11inment The
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by the American people.
In fact the majority report might as well
have been written in advance of the investi-
CATION for all the weight it will carry in max
ing up the final verdict on Ballineer The
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be Pacific steamers, Beneeia scow
schooners, italian fishing smacks,
Chinese junks-it might be any
and all of these together.
The third panel, lying far to the
right, showed forest dim noun
tain ranges and the mouths of
mighty rivers. and then nearer by,
masts. stacks, and shipping, firing
ing the city roofs.
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The Morning Chit-Chat.

HERE are eight rules for living which have been
posted in nurses training school in a California
hospital
How would they do for your home?
~ will not permit myself to speak while angry.
and will not make bitter retort to another person
who speaks to me in anger.
20 L will neither gossip about the failings OF
another NOR WILL PERMIT ANY OTHER PERSON
TO SPEAK SUCH GOSSIP TO ME. GOSSIP WILL, DIE
WHEN 1T CANNOT FIND A LISTENER
CD will respect weakness and defer to it in the
street car, in the department in the home
whether it be displayed by
CD will always express gratitude for any favor
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':sG': ss'''iiss' ss''.ss l''' l''-. * L0aXnla4s.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
SCARLET FEVER
AND OTHER CON-
TAG|OUS DISEASES

Just at present this city has man.
cases of Scarlet Fever in her midst
and one of the ward schools was clos
ed on account of the many cases
found there among the children-nine
in one department or room. These
cases developed from one child in
that room coming to school during the
peeling stage of that diseaset-he
most dangerous and contagious
periods.
Many families, we understand, now
have the disease on account of the
carelessness on the part of those
who have it and have not reported
it. The law is very clear and the
penalty quite severe against any ply
sician on person having knowledge
of the disease and not reporting it to
the proper authorities We under
stand the city officials intend to en-
force this law to the limit and the
guilty ones will be prosecuted under
the said Statute. In some cases the
city ought to provide the necessary
means to support needy families dur
ing the time they are in quarantine.
Where found necessary this should be
done The city council ought to take
some steps towards that end.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08

Game Warden RiCkeman Thinks
Total Killed in Annual Badger
Hunt Exceeds 5000.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 2.-The total
number of deer killed and shipped by
hunters of isconsin since Nov. 10,
when the season opened, was 4,137,
according to the count of coupons re-
ceiYed up to today in the office of
Game Warden G. w. Rickeman.
This, however, is not the final to-
tai, as carcasses may be shipped
until midnight tonight, and it is pro-
bable that 200 more coupons will yet
come in. Last year the final total
was 1885.
Coupons received "a the game war
denis department. are only for deer
shipped. Deer killed by settlers and
residents and not shipped are not
reckoned, as no coupon is required
This number is probably equal to
that of the carcasses shipped. :
Warden Rickeman reports twenty
one convictions for violations of the
game laws during the week ending
today, with resulting fines of $455
costs $89S2, total $54482. Among
the offenses are: Hunting without Ii
cense, Illegal trapping, hunting with
dog, serving Yenison, failure to can
eel coupons, net fishing in Lake Mich
igan, hunting with ferret, snaring
protected game and shooting prairie
chickens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08

to the effect that a movement is on
foot to defeat Senator LaFollette for
reelection to the United States SEN
ate and that to accomplish this object
those back of the movement have con
sidered the advisability of rendering
their support to me, l wish to say tina
until this matter was published in the
papers l did not hear of it. 1 don't
believe that the story is true, so far
at least as it implies any willingness
on the part of the political enemies
of Senator LaFollette to unite upon
me as his successor.
IF such a proposition should be
made l shall refuse to consider it anC
shall decline the election by the legis
lature even though I were assured
there We're enough votes committed
to my support to elect me.
For one, at least, I shall do every
thing I can to give effect to the ex-
pressed wish of the people of this
state that Senator LaFollette shall col
tinue as he representative in the
United States senate milwaukee
Journal.
You can depend upon it that Gov
Elect .McGovern is made up of the
right character and disposition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
ONE RIVER YOU
KNOW AND ADMIRE

Do you love a river, any river, only
that it must seem like your own, must
be a person to you? There lis nothing
in all the world that has more person
ality than a river; except a mountain
I hear you say! Oh, but the noun
tain is like a god, immOVable, dmpassi
i've, except, that like a god, it some
times covers its face with veil, and
like mighty Jupiter, coquettes-sure-
Iy the word can be employed in con-
nection with a mountain if with the
chief of the Olympians-coquettes
with sun and shadow.
A river is a changing, shifting thing,
never the same, pressing steadily on
ward like destiny, Indifferent, like
fate, passing through all the moods
of life. from early laughter of brook,
to the tumultuous passion Of catar-
act becoming steadier but no less un-
concerned, as it bears the commerce
Of nation, increasing it's apparent
Indifference to man as it sweeps
slowly, almost sullenly, into the sea.
A river is worth your acquaintance.
One,rfver you must know, if you are
to have any symbol for fate in your
life, or 70 have a friend with whom
you can be indifferent-rare happen.
ing, Elk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
DEATH Of John
B. GR|GNON
Grand Rapids Loses One OF its
Old and Respected Citizens.

In the death Of John B. GrignOn,
at ! o'clock, Sunday morning, Dec. 4,
at the family residence in the First
Ward in this city of liver trouble Of
long standing, Grand Rapids loses one
of her old, respected settlers. He
was we'll known and well liked by all
those who enjoyed his acquaintance.
His life enters into the history Of
Grand Rapids. He was born in Adams
county at what is known as GrignOn
Bend, just a short distance below
Nekoosa, on March %, 1897, which
makes him over 73 years of age. He
was married to Miss Julia LaBonte
on Dec. IS, 1866, in this city. She
survives him. They lived in the house
located at the mouth Of Moccasin
Creek until 1874, when they moved
to Winneconne, Wis, and resided
there until 1891, when they returned
to this city He was pilot on the Wis
consin River in an early day, also
kept tavern while a resident at the
mouth of Moccasin Creek. He enlisted
in the army Aug. 16 1864, and was q
member Of Co. E., 42nd Regiment
Wisconsin Volunteers While in the
service he was Orderly for Lieut..
Colonel and was mustered out June
8, 1865 He was a member Of Wood
County Post No. p, G. A. R., in this
city. He attended school at Little
Chute, Wis, only three weeks, dur
ing his life time and that was when
he was ten years old, this was the
only schooling that he was able to
get during his boyhood in the wilds
Of Wisconsin. He was the first white
boy born north Of Portage City in the
Wisconsin River Valley.
MIR. Grignon was a we'll known
character in Grand Rapids and was
highly thought of by those who knew
him. He leaves besides his wife to
mourn his death seven sons and two
daughters. The sons are: Alfred,
George, Miles, John, Phillip David,
and Frank, his. daughters: Mrs. Clara
Roach and Mrs. Ida Burchell.
The funeral service will take place
Friday morning at $50 o'clock at S.
Peter & Paul church, Father VIM.
Redingl officiating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
LEADER DEAD, BUT
CHURCH WILL LIVE
Passing of Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy Makes a Stir in World
Religion.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 5.-The fune
al of Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy,
founder and leader of Christian
Science who died Saturday night
from natural causes, but probably
will be held at the late
residence in Newton at II a. m. on
Tuesday. Only a few Of the church
and her household besides tho
of her immediate friends will be
present 1t has not been stated
where interment will be held.
That Mrs. Eddy died from the
causes above named was the state
ment on the certificate of death filed
Monday afternoon by Medical Exam
iner West.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
TO SHIPPERS
OF CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
BY EXPRESS

1st. Ship your package early-by
the 15t' of December if possible. Thu
express company viii give you a small
label to paste on the package reading
DO not open until Christmas" This
will give opportunity for the package
to reach its destination before Chris
mas and give the additional pleas
ure to the recipient Of the gift of
having it on Christmas morning.
2nd Use wooden boxes for pack
ing. especially for glass and other
fragile articles, which should be well
protected It may cost few cents
more, but the danger of damage will
be very much reduced, and you should
do your part to make the transporta-
tion of your gift safe.
3rd Write the address in full
state, county, city, street and num-
ber-on the box or package, with ink
or crayon. Tags are frequently torn
off and lost.
4th. If you want to prepay the
charges, write the word Paid in
large, plain letters on the package.
5th Insist upon a receipt and see
that the amount paid and the value
is marked on the receipt and on the
package.
9Th. Write your own address in full
somewhere on the package, following
the prefix From ........"
7th. Enclose a card in each box
or package reading:
From OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ........ .....-..
(Your Address,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
MARRIED At
FOND DU Lac

Miss Amy Cabiu formerly resi-
dent of this city, and graduate Of
our Lincoln high school, but now Of
Fond du Lac was married on Satur-
day afternoon at the Catholic parson-
age in that city Nov. 19, 1910 to MIR.
Vack CIemons also Of that city. The
groom is a travelling salesman for the
F. 3. Ives Co., of that city. The
young couple we are Informed will
make their home in Fond du Lac The
bride will be remembered as a sister
oF Mrs. Norbert Roemer, and will be
fayorably remembered by many Of
the young people who were schoo7
mates with her when attending the
public schools. We join with their
many friends in this city in congratu
lations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
OWLS To GIVE
new YEARS BALL
Preparations are now Well
Underway for First Annual"
to be held December 3Oth.

The local order of Owls have plans
completed for their first annual ball
to be held in Eagles hall, Friday
evening, Dec. goth.
The Owls have been organized a.
bout six months and already have a
membership of over two hundred. The
first annual will be one of the dancing
events of the season as no pains will
be spared to make it memorable
event. Their coIors, blue and white,
will be carried out in every possible
instance The hall will be so decorat
ed and their printing will also be
done in these colors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
TRILL-VESTER

Miss Louise Thill and Nicholas Wes
ter, beth of Fredonia, Wis, were unit
ed l the holy bonds of matrimony,
Monday morning at 8 o'clock at SIS.
Peter & Paul church, Father Red
ing officiating Miss Anastasia, Poss-
ley and Henry Martin, both Of Biron
attended them. After the ceremony
a wedding dinner was served at the
PossIey home at Biron to few i'm
mediate friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Wester
will make their home in Fredonia
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08

ruler Of this universe, We realize that
in the loss Of our beloved comrade,
OUT order has been bereft of a be
loved comrade, and our community
Of a useful and upright citizen,
Be It Further Resolved, that
our flag and charter be draped in
mourning for thirty days, and that
we tender our sympathy TO the sor-
rowing family in this their time Of
mourning,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes. of our Post Records and that
they be published in the city papers
and copy be presented to the fami-
ly.
Dated, Grand Rapids, Wis, Nov. 2f
1910.
w. H. Gets,
w. A Owen,
Chris PowderIey.
Committee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-12-08
RESOLUTIONS

At a regular meeting of Wood, Cou1
ty Post No. %, department Of Wiscon
sin, G. a. R. the following resolutions
We're unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, it has pleased Almighty
God in his wise providence to remove
from our midst to the higher life, our
beloved and esteemed cOmrade Viii
liam Downing,
THEREFORE, Be It Resolved that
humble submission to the Supreme