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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
LONG LIMBS; LONG LIFE.

The Taller Man, the Longer He'll Live,
If He Takes Care of Himself.
1t has been found that the more height
4 man has, the longer he is likely to live,
provided he takes care of himself. In
vestigation by statistician of mortuary
records has resulted in this knowledge.
This same inquiry disclosed the fact that
women are more likely to live to be 80
years of age than men, but that after
that age is reached, the man is likely to
live longer than the woman. The num-
Der of marriages in civilized countries
where records are kept, shows the proper
ton to be seventy-fye weddings to every
1000 inhabitants.
Persons who are born in the spring are
generally of much more robust consti-
tuition than those who come into the
world at other times in the year Births
and deaths are much more frequent by
night than by day. The number of men
throughout the civilized world who are
capable Of bearings arms, according to
the physical rules fixed by the different
governments for their soldiers, is one
fourth of the total population.-Ne
York Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
A GIANT SLUICEWAY.
How Modern Engineers Overcome
Seemingly UnsurmountabIe
Obstacles

Marinette, Wis, Nov. 24-[Special]-
A costly, unique and original engineering
feat is soon to be accomplished in Iron
county, Mich, over the Hemlock mine.
The details of the scheme have been kept
secret, but the visit of Supt. Charles
prominent capitalists and stockholders
of the Hemlock mine caused an investi-
cation which develops the following facts
concerning the enterprise:
Not long ago miners at work in tun-
mel of the mine that extends under the
bed of the Hemlock river were alarmed
at seeing water dropping down from
overhead. They refused to work in the
tunnel any longer, and it soon became
spread about that the Hemlock mine
was liable to cave in at any time and
let the river above rush in and drown
the workmen. The Mansfield mine hor-
ror was recalled, when the Michigamme
river sank down into that mine and
drowned 100 workmen. Supt. Gardner
saw that some move must be made
and the conference with stockholders en-
sued.
Supt. Thomas Parent Of the Menomi-
nee River Boom company, who is an
expert in such matters, was called in,
and last week he went to Amasa, Mich,
and looked over the ground. 1t was
thought that the Hemlock river could
be diverted into a new channel, as was
recently done with the Mchigamme,
and thus avert any disaster. Supt. Par
ent devised a cheaper and better plan
that is to be followed.
A large dam is to be constructed on
the Hemlock river some distance above
the point under which the mine tunnel
runs. This will hold back the water
and WOrkmen out there began to build
a giant sluice-away from the dam over
the mine shaft and quite distance be-
low it. The monster sluice will rest on
two immense arches that will in turn be
built up from the bed of the Hemlock
river. 1t will be made of matchwood
lumber and will not leak at all, it is
claimed. The sluice will be 1900 feet
long when completed. It is to be con-
structed this winter and will cost some
thing like $4,000. After it is finished
the water from the dam will be freed
and will course over the sluiceway and
the river bed below will be dry. The
mining work can then be done with
safety and it is proposed to work up
wards, and in time the river bed will
cave in and rich find of ore will I'M
doubtedly result.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
CAN'T LAND CONSERVATIVES.
New Zealand Discussing a Law to Debar
Sick Immigrants.

Sick Immigrants.
New Zealand has felt compelled to
draft an Undesirable Immigrants bill, !"
which the New Zealand Parliament is
now discussing. This is a legislative at
tempt to keep al consumptive people out
of the colony. To effect that object,
the captain of any ship who lands a pas
senger suffering from lung disease is
made liable to a penalty of $3.50 for
every offense, and if during the voyage
he is proved to have allowed such a suf-
ferer to share q cabin with another pas
senger, an additional fine is thereby in
Cured. Furthermore, there is pro-
vision which holds a captain personally
responsible and liable to fine if, three
months after landing his passengers, any
one of them should develop lung dis
ease! Fancy a captain Of nervous tenn
permanent labOring under this law, sIg-
gests the st. James Budget. "Given
that he has started with a list of pas
sengers free from all palpable lung dis
ease. still his life would not be worth
living. Every cough, every splutter
from crumb in the throat as his pas
sengers sat at meals, would serve to
dangle the fine demon before his eyes.
One can imagine captain getting into
such state of mind as to secretly slip
overheard any passenger developing a
genuine cough. Men have done worse
for less than $3.50. One can follow him
on shore. Having landed his passengers,
he is still within the clutches of the
state. Weeks afterward he may be din
ing on shore. He hears cough at table.
A cold sweat comes in beads on his fore
head as he recognizes a passenger. An
other two hundred and fifty he MUIR
murs. as he is carried out in a dead
faint"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
A Singing Grove.

II have never heard but one explana-
ton. and that an unsatisfactory one, OF
Il phenomenon near the town [ live in, =
said A. B. Corning of Harrisburg, Conn,
at the Ebbitt. / refer to what is called
the singing grove 1t is composed of
about 100 trees, and when there is any
breezes it gives forth peculiar, whis-
ting rhythm. Occasionally have
heard the wind make precisely the same
noise when whistling around the cor
ners, as it is termed, but in the grove |
mention this whistling is constant and
quite musical. Birds have bored a great
many holes in the trees, and | have
never seen place where there were so
many woodpeckers, and the peculiar sing
ing Of the trees is usually attributed to
these holes; but while this is the only
explanation, it does not seem to satisfy
curiosity, and, to my mind, the phenom-
enon has never been fully explained. =
Washington Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
OLD TINES RECALLED.
Pioneers Help Mr.. Buck to Cele-
brate His Birthday at
Appleton.

Appleton, Wis, Nov. 23.-[Specisi. !
A more than usually interesting and en-
joyable social event in Appleton was the
celebration of the eightieth birthday Of
J. S. Buck, at the home of his sonin-
law, District Attorney John Bottensek,
November 90 AS Mr.. Buck was the
second white man to settle in Appleton.
and the only survivor of the little hand
OF pioneers who were residents here dur
ing the first year of the settlements ex-
lStence, the occasion was one of peculiar
interest to the older residents Of this
REGION and number of guests were
present from neighboring valley towns,
among them being George w. Lave, the
Oldest surviving resident of the Fox
River valley and a resident of Kaukauna
since 1889. Mr.. Buck was born in
Great Bend, Pa, November 20, 1916.
In 1S4O-47 -4S he assisted as contractor
in building portions of the New York &
Erie railway east of Binghampton. In
1913 he removed to Wisconsin and i'll
August of that year he came by canoe
from Neenah to Appleton. where John
70. johnson, the first white settler here,
had preceded him only one week. He
staked out a claim of eighty acres in the
wilderness and built a shanty on what
is now the corner of College avenue and
Union street, one of the most prominent
corners in the best residence quarters of
the First ward, where he has ever since
made his home. For a number of years
Mr.. Buck was engaged in mercantile
business and later returned to his orig
inal line of work. railroad building. being
superintendent of construction of the old
Manitowoc & Appleton railway in 1871,
which is now part of the Ashland di-
vision of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway.
From the first he has always been act
i've in public affairs. He helped to lay
out and organize Outagamie county and
the city Of Appleton and has held many
public offices in both city and county.
He was influential in securing to Apple
ton all her present railway facilities the
improvement of the water power here
and elsewhere in the valley, and the up
building of the present great manufac-
turing interests. In June, 1862, he was
elected a trustee of Lawrence university,
which position he still holds, having
been for more than two-thirds of that
time secretary of the board of trustees.
For some years he has been retired from
active business, but busies himself with
the supervision of the stock farm a cou-
pie of miles from the city belonging to
his son, DR.. S. n. Buck, the dentist. He
is in excellent health, very active, and
frequently pitches a load of hay on the
farm "just to show the young fellows
how we used to do it" an illustration
wherein the ''young fellows have Ito
time to loaf in slowing away what their
instructor pitches up to them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
SAVED HER CHILDREN.
GAINESVILLE Woman's Brave Act While in
y Burning House.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Nov. 23.-[Special]-
Mrs George S. Walrath saved the lives
Of herself and three children early this
morning by dropping the little ones onto
window, and then jumping herself, after
fire had cut off her escape by the stair
way. The house was fired by an ex-
ploding lamp at midnight Seeing that
the room was all afre, Mrs. Walrath
rushed upstairs to get the children. The
blaze spread so rapidly that the stairs
were not available, so she threw the bed
ding out and droppd the children onto it.
The fire was extinguished with chem
icals and the loss was small.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
NEWS FROM ocoN-o.
p. C. Murphy of Lake Mills, Charged
with ENLIGHTENMENT Acquitted.

p. C. Murphy of Lake Mills, Charged
with Embezz1ement Acquitted.
Oconto Wis, Nov. 26.-[Special.l-P.
G. Murphy of Lake Mills, butter maker
at the Maple Valley creamery, arrested
for assault on a railroad laborer and
afterwards held for alleged embezzle-
ment of funds belonging to the creamery
company, was acquitted of the latter
charge in the circuit court.
In the case of Frank Prickett, for as
sault upon Frank Vanderwert in 1892,
resulting in the loss of sight in one eye,
the jury disagreed and new trial will
be held.
The SANDER suit of Rev. G. r. Bur-
dick vs. w III. Phillips will be tried at
Oshkosh, an affidavit of prejudice on the
part of Judge Hastings having been
filed. An effort will be made to get it
upon the December calendar.
Andrew Dillon, an early settler IN
Oconto and for many years a hotel
keeper in this city, died yesterday after
noon in the Menominee River hospital at
Marinette.
Last night the remains of Miss Edith
Mott, aged % years, reached this city
from Ironwood, Mich. She was a
daughter of Henry Mott, for number
of years druggist and jeweler in Ocon-
to- She had been engaged in teaching
school in Ironwood.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
RETURNED TO APPLETON.
Cornelius Koontz, an Old Settler, Brought
Back from Denver.

Cornelius Koontz, an Old Settler, Brought
Back from Denver.
Appleton, Wis, Nov. 24.-[Speciall-
Cornelius Koontz, one of the earlist set
tiers Of this county, but who for num-
Der of years has been engaged in the
mining business in Denver, was brought
back to his old home in the town of Dale
Saturday by his sons G. e. Koontz of
Denver and r. p. Koontz of Dorchester,
Neb.
The third skat tournament Of the APP
pleton Skat clubs series will be held this
evening in Harmonic hall.
The work of putting in place the pillars
and woodwork of the new porticoes over
the entrances to the college building be-
gan today. The improvements to the
dome are also nearly finished.
The appointment by Chief Consul M.
c. Rotier of Sam J. Ryan of this city as
secretary treasurer of the Wisconsin Di-
vision T.. A. W.. gives great satisfaction
to the 200 league members of this city,
with whom Mr.. Ryan is very popular by
reason of his untiring work in the inter
est of wheeling in general, and for the
state meet here last year in particular.
Anton Miller. who was missing all last
week, to the great alarm of his family,
has returned home and states that he has
been in Chicago looking for work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
Rayapes of Bees.

s'AIen think it necessary to feed their
horses or cattle and not let them forage
upon their neighbors' fields" said d. r.
Porter Of Hagerstown. Nd, at the st.
James, ''but they provide no sustenance
for their bees. 1t is a fact that bees
destroy a great deal of fruit, and this
year / had an unusually disastrous IL
iustration of the necessity for men who
keep bees planting something they can
feed upon | have two orchards, one
near the boundary line between my
farm and my neighbours. There has
never been any difference in the way
they bore fruit. This year for the first
time my neighbor put in a number of
beehives. My trees blossomed well, and
| expected good crop, but got no APP
pies or peaches in the orchard near the
bees although the other one bore t;ilr
crop. The bees had destroyed all of the
fruit while the trees were in blossom. =
Washington Star
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
OUTLOOK MORE FAVORABLE.
Paper Business in the Fox River Valley
Picking Up.


Picking Up.
Kaukauna, Wis, Nov. 23.-[Special]-
To paper manufacturers the situation
seems to be taking a more favorable
turn. There are several factors that
tend to make it so, especially along the
Fox river, where the continued high wa
ter is helping out the paper makers by
giving them Waterpower instead of
steam. The past year has been the most
trying one ever experienced in the history
of the paper trade, as paper was never
known to be so low i'll price. selling on
the market for only SLIGO per 100, and
this, too, when they had to manufacture
it by steam power. With a glutted mar
ket as for the past two years always to
contend with, it has been a very dis
couraging business. Orders are now
much more easily obtained and prices are
going up. Thus every indication is
pointing to more prosperous condition.
The outlook is surely every day growing
more hopeful. The certain index of a
higher price for paper is the raise in the
price of rags which has already been
made. At one of the big paper mills
inquiry ELECTED the fact that they had
already received limitations of a pros
pective rise in certain grade of paper
from their Chicago agent
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
Obituary Mention.

Baraboo, Wis, Nov. 24-[SpeciallE
r. A. Morley, aged 81 years, one of the
old residents and who has been active in
local politics. died yesterday of cancer
of the stomach
Especial ]-Louis Bayer, a respected
farmer of the township, died last night
from the effects of a cancer, at his home.
at the age of 76 years. He had been
in the hospital at Milwaukee for the past
few weeks and only arrived home Satur-
day.
cial.]-J. M. Hicks, highly-respected
citizen, died here this morning, aged
y years. He was for sixteen years a
member of the school board.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
Obituary Mention.

Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 23.-[Special.1-
Thomas G. Lloyd, an old resident of the
his home Saturday night, aged about so
years. He was a member of the coun-
ty board, which met this morning, and
after passing resolutions on his death
adjourned until tomorrow as mark of
respect.
Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 23.-[Special.1 I
Thomas O. Thomas, a well-known resi-
dent, died here this morning of consump-
ton He was 3S years of age.
News was received here today of the
death of Michael O'Rourke Of this city,
a travelling man for Franklin McVeagh
& Co. of Chicago, which occurred at
Oakland, Cal. Saturday. The remains
will be brought here for burial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
ALBERT SWANSON GUILTY.
Convicted of Murder in the First Degree
at OcOntO.

Oconto, Wis. Nov. 23.-The jury in
the case of Albert Swanson brought in
a verdict of murder in the first degree.
The murder of Leschek in the town
Of How last spring was one of the most
atrocious crimes ever committed in the
state. The testimony showed that Swan
son deliberately killed the man in order
to advance some trifling pecuniary inter
ests, and in order to dispose of the body
it was placed in stump and together
with some wood was saturated with kero-
sene and set on fire. Evidence was in
troduced which told that Swanson had
stated that it became impossible for him
to burn the large bones and that he had
buried them. This, however, he denied.
He also denied that he made the confess
sion Several bones and tooth, which
physicians testified had belonged to
human being, were found in the ashes.
A button was also found which was iden-
titled by woman as the one she had
sewed on the murdered mans shirt.
August Pohl, who was supposed to
have known considerable about the case,
committed suicide few days ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
CANDIDATES ARE PLENTY.
Many Aspirants for the Postmastership
in GAINESVILLE.

Many Aspirants for the Postmastership
in GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Nov. 24.-[Special]-
Eight prominent Republicans are can
didates for the GAINESVILLE postoffice
under President McKinley's administra-
ton, and lively canvass is going on.
The candidates are Wilbur +. earle,
a grocer, who has been one Of the hard
workers in all campaigns; Capt. w. T..
Vankirk, chairman Of the county Re
publican committee, and a tireless man
ager; Ellsworth J. Green, one of the
younger politicians; E. @. Kimberley,
"Wisconsin's soldier singer G. e..
Bowles, who was postmaster under
President Harrison; Oscar F. Nolan, a
contractor, who has always been hard
and effective campaigner; Henry d. Me-
Kinney, the well-known horseman, who
is now government inspector of cavalry,
and A. FL. Sheldon, a hardware mer-
chant who has always been one of the
wheelhorses of the party. There will be
no vacancy until a year from January,
so all candidates have ample time to
CLAW DiDe'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
BIG SAWMILL BURNED.
Fire Destroys One of the Finest
Lumber Plants in Price
County.

Stevens Point. Wis. Nov. 24.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The sawmill at Clifford, Price
county, owned by w. j. and J. w Cliff
ford of this city, was totally destroyed
by fire last Saturday afternoon, entailing
a loss of $27, 900. The fire was started
in the furnace for the purpose of heating
in some way communicated to the ele-
Yator holding sawdust.
The mill was built in 1892 by the Cliff
ford Lumber company and was the finest
on the $500" road. 1t was insured for
$4,000 in the Buckingham & Engberry
agency Of this city and will be rebuilt
Immediately.
w. f. Kenefck, general manager of
the mill, was severely scalded about the
ankles and will be laid up for about five
weeks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
APPLE DEALERS AT WAR.
The Fruit Can be Had for Almost Moth
ing at Neenah.

Ing at IN00nHAe
Neenah, Wis, Nov. 24.ISpecial. IA
fight is on in this city among wholesale
and retail dealers in apples and that sort
of fruit was never so cheap as at present.
N. Simon & Co. have heretofore had the
agency for supplying local retail dealers
with fruit. When the market for apples
opened this fall N. Simon & Co., through
their agent, Ed. Adams, offered to fur
nish apples to the retail dealers at a
certain amount per carload. The deal
ers, without notifying the local wholesale
firm, negotiated with outside parties and
contracted for their fall and winter sup
ply of apples at discount of 5 per cent.
per. barrel less than the price offered by
n. Simon & Co. This aroused. the ire
of the local wholesale firm, who state
that had they known that there were
other bidders in the field they. would
have come down to the price Of COM
petitors. N. Simon & Co. have now pur-
chased several carloads Of the forbidden
fruit and say they will sell apples cheap
er than the merchants, while the latter
dealers seem as fully determined to meet
competition even at loss to themselves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
CoIIided in the Yards.

Mansion, Wis, Nov. 25.-[Special. I
A freight train on the Chicago & North
Western railroad while pulling out of
the yards for the west last evening got
stalled going up grade. The train was
backed to get another start, and while
coming into the yard collided with other
cars that were standing on the track OPP
posite the passenger depot. The freight
trains caboose was demolished, togeth-
er with two flat cars. No one was in
the caboose at the time of the accident.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
MAY GET A NEW TRIAL.
Attorneys for Murderer Swanson Labor
inc for Their Client.

Attorneys for Murderer Swanson Labor
ing for Their Client.
Oconto, Wis, Nov. 24.-[Special. AL
bert Swanson. convicted of murder in the
first degree, may be granted new trial,
as the evidence submitted was purely cir
cumstantial, but so strong, however, that
a motion for a rehearing will probably
not be entertained.
An application will be made for dis
charge Of the prisoner in the case OF
state VS.. Samuel Dodge for alleged Grim
inal assault, on the grounds that it was
not clearly proved whether or not the
girl had arrived at the age of consent.
The Prickett case is now on. Prickett
assaulted man in 1892, broke jail and
remained at large until this summer,
when he was arrested. The man whom
he assaulted is blind in one eye as a
result Of the injury.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
Within and Without.

Says Edwin Gould: IF l should be-
come penniless l would take the first job
that came along, keep from getting mar
ried if l were single, and try to build up
another fortune on the first dollar l
earned" On the other hand, humble
resident of Mulberry Bend, IN New
York's tenement house region, remarks:
''If / had de Gould millions, I'd get mar
ried, sign all de property over to my
wife, an have her give me So a day for
spendin' money This shows how. the
possession of wealth is regarded from
within and without it's citadel-Boston
Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-30
CAME NEAR DROWNING.
Aged Ripon Resident Overcome in %
Bathtub.

Ripon, Wis, Nov. 25.-[Special.l lit
has come to light that Nathan Dudley,
an old resident of this city, by the
merest accident escaped drowning in IA
bathtub at the city bathrooms few
days ago. Thinking that Mr.. Dudley
was remaining an unusually long time,
the proprietor knocked at the door and
upon getting no reply, looked over the
partition. Mr. Dudley's head was under
water and after being removed he re-
NAMED unconscious for twentyfour
hours. Physicians are not certain
whether Mr.. Dudley had a light para
lytic stroke or was affected by an cpl
leptic fit. He will likely recover.