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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
BEACHEY TO SOAR AT FAIR
king of the Air" viii Attempt to
Break Altitude Record in Miwau-
kee-Grls Ask for Air Trip.

Milwaukee. - Lincoln Beachey,
acknowledged by all his competitors
who took part in the recent Chicago
meet to be the greatest living avi-
alter, will do soTle sensational work
in his Curtiss aeroplane at the state
fair. He topped his remarkable rec
ord for the ten days flying at Chi
cago by snatching the worlds aiti-
tude record from Europe's greatest
flyers and placing it where it prob
ably will be safe for a long time to
come, unless he succeeds in break
ing his own record when he tries
for a new worlds altitude record
here on Thursday, September IA.
Applications hare been received
from three Milwaukee girls, asking
that they be allowed to take an air
trip with Beachey, and their requests
may be granted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Through the Lines.

The young man who had come with
In an inch of being run over, said no
always butted across the street that
way to keep folks from finding out
he was a country chap unused to city
ways
IF l should hang back" he said,
everybody would take me for a
Greenhorn. and I want people to think
that l at least know how to cross the
street city fashion"
But the real town man doesn't
cross the street in that bulldog fash
ion," said gray-haired relative. He
drifts with the tide. Instead Of butting
through the middle of a wagon he
ambles along beside it watching for an
opening. Sometimes he is carried q
block out of his way in the midst of
vehicles before he finds way out,
but he is never In danger because hS
iG going with the current. So if you
want to be set down as a man who
knows the life Of city streets, don't
break through heavy line of traffi C
by main force, but follow the stream
and take advantage of the point OF
least resistance"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07

side gracefully and with dignity at
public meetings, and was altogether
an admirable figure to head great
city in everything but morals.
Associated with these four intensely
practical men and this plant, willing
figurehead were the interests repre-
scented by the Gotham Freight Trac-
ton company, of which Haldane was
in absolute control, although the presi-
dency was vested in another man. The
interests Of Haldane and his asso-
ciates were not confined to the
Gotham Freight Traction company.
They had their hands on every public
franchise. Their private affairs, of
course, were vast and multiform; but
with them we have nothing to do.
Their alliance with the political party,
for which they had paid and would
continue to pay enormous sums,
had brought them very material
advantages in one form or an
other. All the trusts that make
New Jersey their headquarters hardly
equaled in wealth and control the
organizations these men represented.
Haldane, from his one interview
with Gormly, had an idea that in this
instance the two forces to be dread
ed by the ring were incarnated in
Gormly and would rally about GormIy
Now, of course, everyone of those
present had read GormIy's startling
announcements of his candidacy. Most
of them had read them with amuse.
ment; only the most president with
any feeling of alarm, and even that
feeling was not sufficiently deep to
have awakened any special degree OF
anxiety. Yet the fact that each one
had been summoned to Haldane's
house, the politicians through Liffey
and the fnanciers through Haldane
himself, rather startled them
The eight men assembled in the
spacious library of the Fifth Avenue
house. The curtains were discreetly
drawn The men had arrived singly
and at different times. They were
admitted by Haldane's confidential
secretary in peSon. Cigars and
liquors were provided. and the eight
from all sorts of differing social ranks
mingled freely together on terms oil
absolute equality
The district attorney, for instance
was a graduate of Yale. Haldane him.
self had come from Harvard. The
mayor was q product of Columbia
Liffey had started in as a poor Irish
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
10Y RIDE" COSTS ONE. LIFE
George Wilet Instantly Killed at Fond
du Lac When Speeding Auto
Turns Turtle,

Fond du Lac.-While returning
from 10y ride to nearby towns at
an early hour, George Willett, owner
of local automobile livery, was in
stantly killed and Bessie Mcneil and
Grace Dale painfully injured when
their automobile turned turtle on the
outskirts of this city. James Forth,
a Green Bay alderman, the fourth
member of the party, escaped I'M
hurt.
The machine was being run forty
five miles an hour when it suddenly
sWerved from the roadway into the
ditch, jumped back onto the road,
and as it struck the roadway, the
car overturned, throwing out the oc-
cupants. Willett was struck on the
head by the axle of the auto and
his death was instantaneous.
The Green Bay alderman is said
to have disappeared Immediately
after the fatality, and the Mcneil
woman had to walk a half mile to
telephone for help.
Willett is survived by his wife, and
daughter, aged Is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
STALE PHRASES ARE NEEDED
Writer Who Expresses q Powerful
Emotion Must Say What Has !
Been Said Countless Times.

Our dramatic critic, in his review
of Sardou's play above Suspicion
said of one Of the characters that his
lips were sealed" and remarked that
such phrases necessarily accompany
such plays. They do, indeed. and the
use of them makes one understand
the emotional quality of such plays
better than the most elaborate analy-
sis of them.
There are hundreds of phrases Ike
this, containing metaphors both vio-
lent and stale, which are only used
seriously by writer's who snatch at
| the easiest means of expressing an
emotion which they do not feel For
If writer has a real emotion of his
own TO express he will either use
metaphor suggested to him by that
particular emotion or none at all. This
is matter of instinct, not of literary
art; for fresh emotion will not be
satisfied with stale phrases but will
feel itself misrepresented by them.
That is one reason why, when power
fully moved, we are often so inartt-
culate. We feel that commonplaces
will not serve our turn, but we have
nothing to put IN their place. The
writer's task is to be neither inarticu-
late nor commonplace. He must not
be artless. nor must he give us bad
art for good. If he has q new idea
to express he is not tempted by stale
phrases. For they are associated with
emotions rather than with thoughts.
since emotions are not discoveries.
like new ideas, and when expresses
IN literature are valued, not for their
novelty, but for the power with which
they are expressed Thus, writer
who expresses a new idea says what
has never been said before, but
writer who wishes to express a pow
erful emotion has to say what has
probably been said a thousand times,
and by bad writer's as well as good.
These bad writer's have burdened our
memory with metaphors, some of
them lifeless from the first, some kill
ed by constant repetition, or in appro-
pirate use; and their metaphors stay
in our minds because they have been
so often repeated. The good writer's
mind is often infested with them. so
that. before he can find the phrase he
wants, he must reject half a dozen
that he does not want This is the
penalty that he has to pay for living
at a time when literature is old and
language sophisticated. LondoF
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Stamp Dealers "Find."

AS a boy in 1863 Mr.. Gibbons had
developed business in selling stamps
while engaged in his fathers shop
in Plymouth, and portic OF the
window was devoted to a s w of his
philatelic treasures. These were no.
ticed by two sailors, who for a five
pound note sold him kit-bag full of
stamps. which were all triangular
Cape of Good Hopes, thousands and
thousands OF them, and including
considerable number of the wood
blocks
The sailors explained that when
their ship reached Cape Town they
had leave to go ashore, and there
they were persuaded by some ladies
at a bazaar to take shilling ticket In
a rattle. So they won the bag of
stamps, which the ladies had begged
all around Cape Town. Their shilling
was well repaid by a fYe-pound note
and the sack went into the dealers
stock. in due course yielding him not
less than 500 pounds profit From
the London Telegraph.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Fifty-six Years In One School.

Prof. Zephaniah Hopper, the oldest
school teacher in Philadelphia, who
is eighty-two years old, began his
f1fty-sixth year of teaching at the
Central High school.
He was greeted by the faculty and
by another generation of students, as
he marched into the assembly hall
the other day. He Is as active as
ever, still walking every day to and
from his home.
The veteran professor was gradu-
ated in the first class that left the
high school. After spending a few
years at college and in special work,
he went back to the school as a pro-
fessor. He has remained there ever
since.
There are men all over the country
who are now grandfathers, who re-
member Doctor Hopper as their
teacher. It is estimated that he has
taught fully fifteen thousand students
during his long service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
BAD FIRE AT ELAND JUNCTION
tory of WaIechka Company Are
estroyed-Loss, $4,000.

Eland Junction.-Fire of unknown
origin broke out in the barns of J..
H. Walechka company here and after
demolishing those structures, the
flames jumped to the lumber yard
and destroyed all timber, entailing
a loss of $4,000. Then the fire
started in the cheese box factory,
which employed seventy-fye men,
and everything burned to the ground.
No machinery was saved. The loss
on the factory was $4,000 Nearby
farmers barns burned and some cat
tie were lost J. H. Walechka's total
loss is estimated at between $50, 900
and 100000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Does he dabble in Wall street~

Does he dabble in Wall street,
asked Warren. If so, it would be
easy for you to form combination to
break him"
His business methods are confined
to his mercantile establishment, and
they are purely legitimate
What resources has he got?"
We'll, should say he can command
perhaps score OF millions"
"Whew!" exclaimed Lffey. He
might be a good man to tie TO
You can set your mind at rest as
TO that, Liney. He wouldn't tie t. 8
man like you"
.'Oh, don't know. Pretty good men
have found it to their interests to tie
up with me, and they haven't lost any
thing by it Have you, Mr.. HaIdane?"
Haldane locked his teeth It was
| this sort of covert insult which was
the necessary concomitant of his
alliance which. in his secret heart, he
loathed, Again it was the district at
torney who interposed.
4 take it that this is conference,
he said equally, as to what We are to
DO, if anything, to head off this man.
| You don't think he can be bought of,
Mr.. Haldane?"
Il am sure he cannot be"
We'll, then, he'll have to be fought
down., returned the other; for it is
| evident that we cannot afford to have
the workings OF the Sachem society
/ h. inc
to be done now is to get together,
keep together. and beat Gormly"
You think he's got a chance, do
your"
More than chance"
But we control everything"
Everything but Gormly, apparent
| ~" answered Van Slyke.
Yes" said Rutherford, disregarding
| the last remark; but you know, Lif-
fey, our control rests largely upon the
| Indifference of the people. If they get
walked up, it would go like that"
He snapped his finger as ne spoke,
and no man contradicted him, for true
it is that on the Indifference of the
many is founded the power of the
| one
I'VE could still count the votes"
said the chief of police uncertainty.
Undoubtedly; but if there are
enough people interested in the affair,
| the votes will be counted as cast"
And we have the courts on our
side added Habberley.
Yes, to a certain extent; but there
are limits beyond which even our own
judges could not go. Therefore, if
| Mr.. Haldane's estimate of Gormly is
correct, and for myself I am rather
inclined to believe that it is, we are
face to face with a terrific PROPOSE
ton"
well then" said Liffey, Il think
the best thing to do, if you gents are
all agreed that it's serious, is to pitch
upon a candidate We want to have
a man that's entirely respectable, and
yet who knows which side his bread s
buttered on and who'll take care Of
the. organization"
L think" said Warren tentatively,
that I have earned another term. /
certainly haven't failed in my
duty"
ITO the people," asked Rutherford.
ITO the organization" answered the
mayor with dignity. and my private
character is all that could be de-
sired
CTO BE. CONTINGED)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07

the owner of the vacant lot in the mid.
die Of the next block-the one on
which there is big billboard with a
picture of an almost nude female and
an advertisement Of a place that the
police have had to close several times
during the past few months. l suppose
you get paid for permitting the bill.
board to remain there, do you not?"
Say, you fanatics who have this
city beautiful bug make me tired. The
trouble with you Is that none OF you
have any more idea about business
than Tom cat. You'd have to excuse
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07

You are not in favor OF doing any.
thing that would have a tendency to
spread immortality, either are you?
That is to say, you would not permit
anybody to hang signs upon your
porch advertising questionable resorts.
would you?"
Certainly not! I cannot understand
why you should ask me such absurd
questions"
You see, have just learned you are
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
INSPECT IOWA STATE FAIR
Entire Wisconsin Board of AgricuI-
ture VISITS Hawkeye Exposition
in Search of New Ideas.

Milwaukee.-The entire Wiscon-
Sin state board of agriculture attend
ed the Iowa state fair at Des Moines
on August 81, spending the entire
day Investigating methods as en-
ployed by the Hawkeye state fair
management. The Iowa agricul-
tural board acted as hoGts and af-
forded the Wisconsin men complete
survey of the Iowa show.
The Wisconsin board will also
make a trip to the Minnesota state
fair and the ideas and information
that can be secured will be made use
of in the future.
During the Wisconsin state fair,
the Ohio state board of agriculture
will be the guests of the Badger fair
managers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
STEELE RISK COMPANY HEAD
Employers Liability Body Elects Off,
GERS and Establishes Permanent
Headquarters at Wausau.

Wausau. = At al organization
meeting of the stockholders of the
Employers Mutual Liability Insur-
ance company of Wisconsin, recently
incorporated, it was decided to To-
cate the home Office here.
Officers elected are:
President, G. F. Steele; vice-pres-
idents, c. c. Yawkey, Nathan Paine,
H. w. Bolens, E. O. Brown and
William A. Fricke; secretary and
treasurer, B. F. Wilson; general
counsel, Neal Brown; medical direc-
tor, A. B. Rosenberg, M. D.; gen
eral adjuster and inspector, E. Sill
verman; general manager, William
A. Fricke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Would Not Stray Far.

A travelling clergyman was holding
services at the church in a little town
in Maine situated up near the Cana
dian line. At the close of his sermon
he offered to pray for any relatives of
those present who might be in dis
tant lands, and lean. lanky lumber
man rose in the rear of the church and
requested prayer for his brother who
had been missing for over two weeks
q don't know just where my broth
er is, parson," he saited, but 1 don't
believe that it's worth while to pray
any further south than Bangor"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Dairy Cows INCREASE.

Madison.-Dairy cows increased in
Wisconsin 47.4 per cent during the
last decade. There was an increase
in every county except Milwaukee
county. These figures are brought
out and discussed in recent bulletin
by Prof. c. E. Lee and Prof H C.
Taylor of the Wisconsin agricultural
college.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Airman Tumbles into River.

Depere.-Aviator Whitman had a
narrow escape from death when his
hydro-aeroplane capsized during an
ascension at the Brown County fair
and fell into the Fox river Witt
man unstrapped himself and dived
into the water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
An Offer With STRING to IT

NJ OftNI w TIT q NAF ing 20 Tks
Fuddy-I was talking with Rich
leigh last week about my farm and he
offered me $4,000 an acre for 1t.
Duddy-Good heavensi Why didn.
you jump at it?
Fuddy-Well, you see, Richleigb was
horribly seasick at the time ana he
made the condition that l deliver the
farm to him on the spot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
eft

Charley, dear said young Mrs
Torkins, "the cook we took without a
recommendation has left US.
81 suppose" was the weary reply,
that is because we are among the
things she didn't consider OF sufficient
value to take with her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Woman Gets Hunting License

Two Rivers-Mrs. Helen Leudke,
aged 28, of this city is the first
woman to secure a hunting license
in Manitowoc county in a number of
years. She will accompany her hus-
band on a deer hunt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Between Doctors.

Doctor, l want you to look after
my Office while I'm on vacation
But I've just graduated, doctor.
Have had no experience"
That's all right, my boy. Ny prac-
tice is strictly fashionable. Tell the
men to play golf and ship the womeD
patients of to Europe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Fights Sunday CLOSING Law.

Msrinette.-Joseph Dana, Criv-
Stz merchant, arrested recently
charged with having violated the
Sunday closing law, has secured
counsel and will carry the case to
the supreme court, if necessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Finds Mother Dead on Floor

Fond du Lac.-When David Loner-
gan returned from attending the
funeral of Father Taugher, he found
his 86-year-old mother, Mrs. Eliza
Lonergan, dead on the floor, paraly-
sis being the cause. She was a pio-
neer of this county
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Order Fish Returned to River

La Crosse. received by
government officials here direct that
all fish rescued in land locked waters
be returned to the Mississippi river.
This will undoubtedly end the recent
fishery dispute.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
EorestviIIe Men pisanpear

Forestville-Julius Krause and
August Barnhart, who some time ago
started for Canada to sell carload
of horses, have not yet reached their
destination. 1t is feared they have
met with foul play.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Die in Sewer Trench Cayein.

South Milwaukee. working
IN sixteen-foot sewer trench Joseph
Szukalski and Albert Hensiak, la
borers, were buried by a caye-in.
Both were dead when removed by
rescuers two hours later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Passengers See Man Killed.

La Crosse.-Jos. Ober, a wealthy
resident of Shelby, tried to drive
across the Burlington tracks here
fifty feet ahead of the Oriental linn
tied He was killed and his body
thrown into the air in the sight of
a trainload Of passengers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Loses Foot in Switch.

Beloit.-John Norris of Redfield,
S. D., instructor in botany and chem
istry in the Beloit high school, had
his left foot cut off by a Northwest
ern train here. He had caught the
| foot in a switch point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Sleeping Fisherman Killed.

Fox Lake.-Falling asleep while
fishing from a railroad trestle near
here, Lawrence Dumovic, a farm
hand, was struck and killed by a
night train.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Robbers Caused Trouble.

Milton Junction.-After working
six days and nights expert locksmiths
finally succeeded in opening the safe
of the Milton Junction State bank
which was damaged By robbers who
ATTEMPTED to blow it recently.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Burned hv Exnloding Parafine

Neenah.-Joseph Weber, a drug
clerk, was terribly burned about the
face and arms by an exploding can
Of hot parafine. 1t is feared his eye
sight may be injured
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Priest Drops Dead.

Milwaukee. - The Rev. M. ].
Taugher, who resigned as pastor of
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic church,
Fond du Lac, on Aug. Is, dropped
dead of dilation Of the heart on the
porch of the homa Ok brother, Dr.
P. J. Taugher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Sees Son Crushed 70 Death

La Crosse.-From an upper win
dow of his home, John E. Hegge, saw
his S-year-old son Norris crushed to
death by steel cement mixer which
was passing through an alley nearby.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
a SafA khethnd

Why do you always tell people to
give up the things they most eEioy?"
Because" replied the physician, Il
am pretty sure they won't do It. And
then if they don't recover they can't
blame me-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Farmer Killed in Runaway.

Appleton.-Thomas Thompson, a
wealthy farmer of Outagamie coun-
", was thrown from his wagon in a
runaway at Dale and killed, his skull
being crushed under the wheels.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Chiffon Gets New Bank.

Madison.-The Commercial bank
of Chiffon, Calumet county, has been
chartered by the commissioner of
banking. The capital stock is $780,
900; the president is F. ]. Egerer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Bow Bitten I5y Horse,

Port Washing ton.-While feeding
a farm horse, Raymond Theisen, aged
10, was penned in corner Of the
stall By TIE animal and terribly BIT
ten about the face
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
No Reassessment for Sullivan.


Madison.-The state tax commits
sion has denied the application of the
town of Sullivan, Jefferson county,
for reassessment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
hnnnhird Postofhce Robbed.

Eau Claire-The postoffice at
Humbird was broken into, the safe
blown and about 5000 in stamps
ami cash taken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-07
Woman Dies of Burns.

Fond du Lac.-Mrs. Sarah Kim
ball, who was burned in the explo-
sion of gasoline stove. has died of
her injuries