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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-07-15
COUNTY BOARD MEETING.

The county board Of Villas county met
pursuant to adjournment at the court
house at seven O'Clock p. M, Thursday
last, with Chairman Selleck presiding.
The first thing in order was the exam
nation Of the reports OF the different
county officers, which We're submitted by
the officers upon therequest OF the Board
at it's last meeting.
Tt was ascertained that there was
about twelve thousand dollars worth of
county orders floating without the five
thousand five hundred dollars worth al
lowed the Pauly Jail Co., in part pay
ment of the fulfilling OF their Jail con-
tract, making a total Of about seventeen
thousand dollars worth Of unpaid orders
at the present writing.
At the Friday morning meeting, Mr..
Barnes, OF Rhinelander, and Mr.. Curtiss,
OF Merrill, appeared before the board and
in discussion OF considerable length
made known to the board the result of
their Investigations Of the county's pro-
ceedings since it's organization.
A general request in writing to the
board was filed, signed by Alban <
Barnes, aud Curtiss & Reed, as attorneys
for the Ross Lumber Co., the Gerry Lum-
Der Co., and number northumberland
tax-paying corporations and individual
persons OF our county, asking the board
to commence proceedings against certain
ex-county officials, alleging that excess
i've bills We're presented, and bills so pre-
scented in many instances contained items
which We're improper charges against
Villas county, also charges for services
which were never rendered, all which
were clearly Illegal, but were allowed by
the county board OF Villas comfy. The
request was denied by the board. Then
the same attorneys fled separate requests
asking and demanding that action be be
gun by the county against certain ex-
officers and officers, viz; 4. w. Mcintyre,
2. j. O'Malley, Max Sells and Geo O'Con
nor These requests, as the general re-
guest was, were denied.
The board inspected the jail and after
reading and fling the report and recon-
mendations OF superintendent OF CON
struction RELY, the jail was duly accept
ed and the keys turned over to the coun
ty
The bill Of the Pauley Jail Co., amount
ing to $5,830.0O for balance due ON
contract, was audited and allowed as
was a few other bills for labor performed
in connecting the water works with the
jall. All other bills now on file i'll the
clerk office werelaid over until the au-
nual meeting as the different funds have
each been over drawn.
Chris Wise resigned the office OF county
clerk and C. Francis Colman, deputy
clerk, was appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by his resignation. Mr.. Wise in
tends going to Norther Michigan soon.
The county board are proving them
selves a painstaking and economical
board. They are managing the county
affairs as they would their individual
transactions They allowed no bills
whatever, excepting the onesfor the con-
struction Of the jail, laying all others
over until their next meeting, which will
| be the annual in November.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-07-15
Right You Are.

The Eagle River base ball team has
not lost a single game thus far this seal
son. and they have played with some
pretty strong mines. The people OF the
Villas county metropolis take consider
ablepride in the ball tossers OF the place,
and we'll they may for it is seldom that
you Will find as good nine as theirs
outside the larger cities.-Rhine!ander
Herald.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-07-15

District Attorney Colman, Of Eagle
River, came over last Friday, to try the
case Of Robert Smith forpassing counter
felt silver dollars The case was tried
before Justice Reed and the prisoner was
bound over to appear before the cicrcuit
court under bonds Of SO, 900 Bonds not
being furnished the prisoner was taken
to the Rhinelander iail.-Minocqua Times.
-O'Connor and Murphy went down to
RhineIander Saturday to do battery
for the Rhinelanders in their game with
Amigo. They done exceptionally fine
work, OConnor striking out eighteen
men in Saturdays game, winning by the
score Of to Is. Sunday he pitched the
first six innings and struck out ten men.
He is fast becoming a first-rate ~twirler-
The Sunday game was lost by the score
OF 6 to z.
Geo Curtis, OF the legal firm OF Curtis
& Reed, OF Merrill, and John Barnes, OF
Alban & Barnes, of RhineIander, appear
ed before The county, at it's last session,
submitting a written request, signed by
nearly all the company and corporation
taxpayers. OF Villas county, asking tbs
board to commence action in the name
OF Villas county against some OF our eX-
county officers for the illegal orders
which Mr.. Curtis and Barnes claim were
issued The Board refused
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10

April seth,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10

an her life. EvenIn ner -'mudpie- oaTs
her own little cakes Were made with
reference to outline and proportion.
Il never cared for fine dolls" she
said, smiling. II always preferred 20
model my dolls out of clay, and thought
them much prettier and sweeter than
the handsomest from the shops AS a
young girl, any object that interested
me / liked 10 model. but / really never
went seriously into the matter until
about six years ago, when | began 70
study regularly with 81. Gaudenk /
think no one could fail with such a man
for an instructor. He believes in the
future Of women. especially as sculp-
tors l have frequently heard him say
that the truest artists in his class were
women, and that his principal object IL
taking the class was 70 afford women
an opportunity to prove their genius"
Mrs. HuncSer is AZ present working
on bust of Emma Eames. the beautt
ful singer, which Will be completed BE-
fore serious work on the statue Of Gen
Fremont is begun
Her work Is all done In her charming
studio in The tower OF Carnegie han.
high enough up not only for light and
delicious air. but for a view O; New
York that sweeps the length and
breadth of the city. With such faspi-~
iting surroundings, Mrs, Hunexer does
no; confne herself 20 modelling. A hand
some grand piano and q mass Of clever
impressionistie sketches Ia water color
on table and easel Offer somewhat Of
proof Of the remarkable versatility of
the young artists talents
spsaking 81 -,he dc~e.or.-aeu. Of sr.
among American women. Mrs E>4c,-eer'
said; Il am not in sympathy with the
love of Ggliness for techniq-e's sale.'
tne new cult which is springing up
among our young workers. Ian al
'.z77 touched by The beautiful and PIC
1rese.-e, even IN dress"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10

! corln hear some or the-old gentG.
mans statements, and certainly he told
a connected story, while his manner
was cool and mater-offa The scene
had attracted DIR. Granger's attention.
He looked and laughed and said: 'Evi-
IDENTIFY your friend thinks he has sane
man there. War a minute
Walking. up to.the patient, the physi.
clan remarked: by the way, Willlin-
son. that money OF yours came to-day
Ibid it?' he said. That's good.
Then, turning to Jack. ne continued:
I forgot to. tell you before that am
the king OF Matsbeleland in South At
frica and that have been only stop
ping here until received remittance
of one million dollars from my privy
treasurer.
1.-The experienced alienist had
touched on the one weak spot in tbs
mans panoply. 1t is unnecessary to
add that the Microphone next day con.
tanned no scare head about insane
asylum abuses"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10

spots. There was further trimming O.,
dark leaf green ribbon bows. 1t is the
proper thing, suppose, to say ''choux,"
but "bows" is plain American, and
seems to do Just as well. There was a
color, with big roses and leaf masses
and lunches of green ribbons TO make
it pretty. The girl was a brilliant pic
ture, but ones eyes soon tire, after all,
Of such orgies of color.
In the park, where the trees are bud
ding and the squirrels chatter, the
bright gowns seem more in place. l
watched pretty couple this morning,
one girl in dark blue silk, with white
gloves and gray straw hat, trimmed
with white lilacs and gray green leaves;
the other girl was in golden brown
taffeta, striped in two shades, and
caught most picturesquely with
lunches of violets and knots of soft
white gauzes. Both girls wore big
wells, out from whose folds their eyes
peeped with May mischief.
There's one thing can't afford to
do" said a wise woman yesterday, "and
that is to miss these days watching of
the shop windows. If you want to
keep up with the times in hats you do
learn a lot in tyventy-four hours close
observation. But then you have to un-
learn il in the next twentv-four. Yes
terday | carried about with me in my
head all day, not on it. an image of
very coarse green straw of vivid tint,
big and turned up behind. jonguils
and narcissus blossoms were massed
together at the back. their yellow and
white standing out boldly against the
green. The same flowers appeared
again in front, with lace frills and bow
ends of green velvet to keep them COM
pany.
"A dark blue straw hat had usurped
Its place behind the plate glass front
this morning. l don't think it quite
usurped its position in my Affections.
II has twists of green grass about the
crown. with black velvet bows and high
bunches OF black and white daisies"
The banged girl is transformed
All the girls are wearing those cum
ming little side combs which hold in
place the unruly tangles OF their fluffy
front locks Above the combs the hair
lies slick and smooth as demure Ma
donna's: below their restraint the
fuzzy ends stick out as if in rebellion
against their tutelage. And the girl
viii look at you with her big, wise
eyes and say. with that little Mark
Twain drawl they all affect nowadays
ut takes so long for it TO grow out
again
Even so. The Madonna can become
the banged girl in an hour. but TO be
come a Madonna again IS a task Of
months. You become whole-haired
again while you wait" 50 TO speak.
Wherefore I should counsel Gelibera-
ton and much weighing OF the pros
and cons before becoming banged
girl again, next style.
Meanwhile, though, there ere the
combs.
The little side combs are meant 70 be
but temporary. and II may not be il
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10
Chinese Courtesy,

ucontradis5inction to American rude.
ness, Mr.. Dennis, of Boston. a man OF
wide travel, says the Detroit Free
Press tells of the beautiful cour.
tesy of the Chinese. There is in
all the world nothing more perfectly re.
fined and civilized than the Chinese
gentleman" he says, 'and in your in
tercourse with him he seems constantly
on the alert to show you by numberless
little graceful acts how much he
appreciates your friendship. A few
weeks ago." he remarked while talking
on this subject, II had occasion to visit
China, and while at Pelking went to call
on Chinese gentleman whom / had
formerly known in Boston. When my
card was taken in to him, instead of
rushing out with protestations of de-
light at seeing me, as we would do
under the same circumstances with
more or less sincerity, he kept me wait
ing a little while so that he might pro-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10
COLORS FLAME OUT
The Merry Note Of Spring In
Street and Store.
The G2yety of 1 S95 Modes-Butterfiy Bon
nets Are UniversaI-HiEh Novelties in
Shoss-Bangs and After-Streets
PeopIed with Princcsses.
COPYRIGHT. 1925. !

The pencil will not work in nv
fingers. If could sketch would not
write these spring days. would draw
for you instead picture of trim, chic
girl met on Broadway this morning.
She had pretty figure and eyes of that
odd hue that changes as chameleon
might alter, from gray to blue. Three
days out of four, 1 fancy, she is gray
eyed, but this morning she wore a
white cloth jacket, with trimmings of
blue gallon, and the blue peeped out
again from pure sympathy from under
her eyelids. Her jacket was a very
smart one, with blue bows on the col
lar, and her gown was of gray cloth,
with gray gloves and white gallon trim
mings. She carried fluffy gray crepe
parasol, and her hat was q big, rough
narcissus tied with dark blue ribbons.
She was up to date, but words never
seem adequate when you are trying &c
tell anybody about girl.
1t isn't respectful: it isn't pretty,
but girls really are like walking May.
poles; they sport SO many colors this
month. There was a young woman at
a matinee this afternoon in dress that
ought to be told about. The bodice of
it was pale blue plated silk muslin,
with long cuffs and epaulets. The up
per part Of each sleeve was of white
muslin, spotted with blue. The skirt
was Of white silk, with blue and pink
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10

regard 10 their digestive qualities
1T is fact which has brought many
dollars to my pocket that when it comes
TO ordering what they call light luEzSh,
most women viii order the very things
that they ought most to avoid. Instead
of the plain and wholesome they viii
choose the variegated and bilious.
They are much worse sinners than men
In this respect. Where a man would
take ham or q tongue sandwich,
woman, nine times out OF ten, would
select. by way of a starter. a cream
puff or tart. or some indigesti5le com
pound with 'highfalutin' name.
Though at home they feed with some
regard to the eternal fitness Of things,
when on these luncheon orgies, as
call them, women seem to abandon
themselves to reckless desire to crafty
their tastes, utterly regardless of the
pains and penalties which it entails on
their stomachs. Everything goes
sweet and sour viands, hot and cold
fluids, light and solid compounds, with
out any regard to natural order and
precedence.
''There is something coming, too. that
IS going to make matters worse. That
is the rapid transit lunch for women
in the shopping district. as we have it
IN the downtown business districts for
men. Then, when women have simply
TO stretch out their hands TO get what
ever tempts their appetites most, and
In an atmosphere where fast feeding IS
contagious, many viii soon fall to won
dering what makes them SO cross and
irritable, and their husbands viii be
raclzing their brains for excuses for
staying out late more frequently Bpt
as doctor with keen appreciation Of
the good things that money viii buy,
the prospect is one that can al least
regard with philosophical resignation
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10
CROWS NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
A CxanIRg BI-G-s srrsts=erp to Gst Feed
a. Hunte~sf fanln.

CsaniRg Bi-cs Strzts<>rp ia Cst Food
a. . Uunts-s Camp
"A crov Is the slioles. bird firing
Dhen 4 wants 70 be- said Lige Thorn-
ner as be sat OF the edTe q = soap boX
a. Williams store AZ Long Hin Centre,
says the New York sun. "and 90 prove
IL I VIII tell circumstance that oc-
CURED when q party ot us we're camp
ing AZ Canaan Mountain pond las. fsiL
There were an almighty 10; O. crow,
around the hut we occupied. and one
day brought out ny gun and sho. .n:o
fCck- All escaped uv sHot exeept
one, which was lying on TIC groaad
wounded ] vent % ths place and
PICKED iae wounded bird up sna touat
t5a; rs ieft Iey had been brOs-n by tac
SHOT Taking The crow 20 the krt i
o-apgtatec TIE ieg, asd taking . ho:
coal from the 6-e ! bu-ped tbe .tuzsp
60 TIA: u would not bleed Ths bird
vas tag1 ailoaved 70 20 ~ lsbeTtT. bat
instead q iesTInz Ire vicinity q fhs
camp . hung srourd and fhe boTS,
vvo1iG feed = with cTzzohs f~1g1 zoe
tab and &; bcezze quite tzns- y
vsl.ss.a eezns ilaping ito ezuP .zs-
l-lze a veteran after hls pe2ssoa-
4; .s9st saeal sizls. The cross colld
- eKpeessl A. frst, ogf ss lasf - Tiaass
p-e@@-r lSo.e kres-e1t- C-G - - 49,
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limited rnar the pIro we were xeeo1nk
was not the victim of my gunshot, and
in investigating this theory we found
out what q great deceiver the crow Is
Up the alley leading to the spot where
the bird had been in the habit of re,
ceiving its food there hoped one day
q fine black crow. There was nothing
about the bird to show that il was not
the same one that had been the object
OF our bounty so long. Ii had only ona
leg, so far as we could see.
"'I1l bet that amt our crow said
Charley.
"'Yes, it is, too says; it has only
one leg
"'You wait aud see,' says Charley.
and away he hurried, and returned
with his gun Raising IL and taking
careful aim, he fred, and the bird
stretched over ON the ground dead Wa
made an examination, and sure enough
the bird had two legs as good and sound
as any bird flying. When IL had como
into our camp i: had hitched the Other
up under its wing SO as to deceive as
and secure food. IL must have watched
Us feeding the wounded bird and saw
an opportunity of securing food by ini-
tating that one. All crows are SO near
alike there is no identifying one, and
the only way we knew ours was by the
one leg. When such a clever iInitator
attacked us we were badly fooled +
do not know what became of the real
wounded bird 1t never showed up
after the other was killed / donS
know but that we had been feeding
the bogus bird for the real one for
weeks before We found out our,mis.aks
as il was"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
"A BirrSEys vIsw Of tbs Uslss4 States =,

1870
In 1870 the United States covered The
same tract OF the earths sursAcs a.
now. amounting to 1000. 600 SQUARE
miles, says Scribners. Hardly mora
than fifth Of this represented the
[ nited States OK lisa About third
of the vast domain wa settled, thS
western frontier running fregularly
parallel with the Mississippi. but near-
er TO that stream than To the Eocky
mountains.
The center OF population VIA forty>
eight miles east by north OF Cncinnsti,
having moved westward fHty<wo miles
since IsGo- Except certain weu-peoplest
sections on tho Pacific slope ADD litle
civilized stripe IN Utah, Colorado add
New Mexico, the great west had bus q
tenuous population Over imrnsnss re-
gions 10 was stiIi an IndianfAAtneas, re1
joicing IN a rePutat Lion whih t.w could
verify, for rare scenery, fertile yalleyA
rich names and . wondrnAscliniate
The American people nxzrnbered sa>
s5s,3Ti soulh In the setslcd part. of
our country tho population hAd . dam
sity of So-S persons 20 ths square mile.
southern New England being The most
closely peoplsd Much OF western
Pennsylvanis wss IN tbs oonditjon Of
the newest states, railroads buiidtzg -
never before, population Increasing 81
q rernarkahle rnts and industries De-
veloping On every hand.
Petroleum, which beforv Tbs cfvl wnr
had been skinlned OF tn streams of
the oiI region and sold forimsdinns. IA,
1870 Developed q Yield Of nv~r 5. OK. 600
gallons IN Pennsylvania nlnne> moro,
fhSn ten times ss much as q deada
previous
The west was rapidlFreeTuftinrfssshA
frozn the east, the eity from ths eoun-
try. Between 1890 snd isos cur urbsn
population lad tncreaxed fpuzn ons fr2
thirty 20 one In six; Ia issp more than
one IN FIVE dwef IA eitA&
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10

the best of taste to decorate them, bat
have seen them blazing with gems.
A better place for these is the big bacl,
comb. which may be shell, with gold
panels. or all gold, or may produce the
effect of tiara of diamonds ter
rier" of diamonds, I've heard it called.
There are bizarre arrangements Of
white and gold. which go not i'll with
some faces, but 1 should much prefer
the tortoise and gold for plain, ordinary
people like-welI, not like you and me,
of course, but like SO many that we see
every day.
From head to foot complete, from
crest to Trilby toes, woman's dress
should be trim, neat. tasteful.
This was what killed the congress
gaiter years ago. The elastic would
break and it would look slouchy. It
has taken the shoes years TO recover
their reputation, and the process is not
yet complete. There are this spring,
though. very chic and pretty shoes in
which the elastic runs well down the
instep on either side, all involved with
patterns of patent leather, and they
say they keep their shape.
More novel is low shoe which fas-
tens over in square flap fastened by
a single button, fiat, not round. Il
sounds clumsy, but really the shoes are
pretty. l wonder if they will hold
their shape as well.
The remark is not original. 1t must
have been made many times since Ewes
time. Certainly, it seems to me as il
the fashions had never been more beau.
tiful than they are now-never re-
Gently, at least. WHAT if few court
beauties did go splendidly clad in old
times? There were the multitudes in
their rags for a dreary background,
while now every one you see is nicely
clad, and the streets must be so much
more tolerable to anyone at all sensi-
tive. The little butterfly bonnets are
almost universal Everyone has them,
and their frolicsone and unreal as
pect lends holiday air to the street
and makes, / should suppose, excuses
for gloom less common. The big
sleeves add to the holiday aspect of
things. The gay colors complete the
picture. Nine-tenths OF those one sees
so clad must work for their living. but
they don't look it. ELLEN OSBORN.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10
HIS STORY SPOILED.
Ths Reporter was Getting Along Sicel,
Uutu tae Doctor Spoke


Uutu tae Doctor spoke
1.-THE funniest experience / ever had
with a lunatic." said q newspaper man,
according to the Buffalo Express, was
Jack Jones experience, rather than
mine. l was working for the HeaTse
then and Jack was on the Aicroplrone,
We both had been sent out TO the state
asylum on Forest avenue On some CON-
monplace assignment, and, after we
had got what We wanted, Dr. Granger
offered to show Us through the build
ings- In one OF the wards. the doctor
having left Us for q moment, we were
approached by an eninently respect
able, uiddle-aged gentleman OF evl-
dent intelligence, who, after quietly il
forming Us that he was uu!US:ly con-
fined. proceed % say: ''of course, gen
tlenen. I know that every mailman
believes himself 70 be sane, but listen
TO my story before you judge
The mans manner made an impress
sion On both OF Us. but had run across
very cunning lunatics before. JACK,
however, became interested a. o1ee-
The Gie-opboae was pretty sensational
IN those days left TIE -1ratic tel
izg jack a plausible tale Of family Per
secUt.oa ard walked away 20 ION Lf-
Granger We competed olzT tonr q
inspection and. on The WAY back. found
the inmate stsll talking away and jaea
taking mates Ike : co.-t 2tecoxT.-0--S--
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10

with a dome roof Of iron frame covered
with terra Gotta tiliug. In the crown
OF the dome there IS a sl1ylight, through
which = soft, religious Light falls into
the interior of the building. where the
urns VIII stand around IN peaceful
mathematical array.
The floor Is IN mosaic. with a large
bed Of flowers IN the center. The tiers
Of Pigeo7holes may be reached by
bronze staircase.
The building has been 80 planned
that wings can De added ~ any time,
but i IS expected that i VIII be many
years before the Zoo pigeOn-hoies now
ready VIII be al occupied, although
the San Francisco crenato-v, since the
time Of its completion, has done stead
LIZ increasing business every year
The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-10
Notice to Owners of Dogs.

10y Ni'ih : ttlFe,
Wichita. kan. April ~ 1Sq5
Notice is hereby given that f7 a.
Cordance with the provisions ar o,,7i-
ance No. 1lS4 any person owning or har-
boring dog of the aEe Of three r1arr5s
or more within the city or |Vichita r1,,s-
appear al TINS office and have st,,5 a.
registered and place upon The neck ~
said dog suitable metallic or leather
collar 40 which must De attached q
metallic check 10 be furnished bv This
oifice, and for which shall be charged
a Zee ot 81 for each male doc and s. for
each female dog. This said ordinance
provides that any person owning. keen
ing or harooring any dog contrary 10
the provisions Of said ordinance sbsir
upon conviction be fined in q sun? NOT
more than 500 nor less than s.. or bv
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty davs
or both such fine and Imprisonment.
All registration of dogs expires on the
:0th day Of April each year.
14l lot {. :. SMITH. CITY Clerk.