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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
WILL SAVE THE POWER.
Plan to Furnish Electricity from Rock
River at BelOit.

F1Sn To Eurn1&n E10CCr1C1Cy 1TOA4 AsOOA
River at Beloft.
Beloit, Wis, April 28-A definite plan
for converting the waterpower of the
Rock river into electricity is being dis
cussed among the different members of
the Beloit Waterpower company and the
prospects for it's adoption are bright.
The scheme will receive some action at
the May meeting of the stockholders of
the company.
In the race now there are about forty
wheels and an equal number of fumes,
all of which leak and thus waste the pow
err. In the proposed scheme it is planned
to concentrate all the power into one big
aume at the end of which will be ten
big turbines. Thus it is claimed so per
cent. Of the. power will be saved. This
plan has already been proved practical
and successful one in Beloit. the Beloit
Iron works having adopted it some time
ago and it now being in use there and in
Rockford, where there is similar wa
ter power company.
The cost of making this one fume and
Of constructing the necessary buildings
and machinery, it is estimated, would
be about $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Found a Sapphire in the Glove.

Howard Jelleme of Passaic * secre-
tary of the gun detachment of the Sec
ond regiment, N. G. N. J. When the de-
tachment was ordered to Washington
last week it devolved upon him co pur-
chase eighteen pairs of heavy service
gloves He sent the order to a store in
New York, and in due time the gloves
arrived and were distributed to tine mem
beers.
Jelleme tried his gloves ON the either
day and discovered that there was "a
turned the glove inside out, when a walu-
able sapphire ring in gold setting fell ito
the floor. In some way it had become
fastened in the glove. Perhaps someone
urging the gloves on had lost it. At all
events, Jelleme shows the ring to all his
friends and cherishes it as curiosity
New York Herald
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
IMMENSE LOG! DRIVE.
Millions of Feet Scattered Along
the Runway of the St.
Croix River. I

Grantsburg, Wis, April 29.-[Spe-
cial. THE St. Croix river is running full
of logs and out of the 225 100000 cut the
past season 15OOOO,OOO have now reached
the main stream and are on their way
down thes river. Fully 1900 men are now
employed on the ST. Croix river drives.
The big jam at Kettle river slough has
been moved. an opening has been made in
the center of it so as to permit the new
logs to run through, but the wing jams,
containing some 2O,OOO,OOO feet of old
logs, still remain, and a crew of 100 men
are picking it loose, log by log. The
breaking of this jam will cost several
Thousand dollars.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Dates for Fiahing and Hunting.

Madison, Wis, April 27.-Following
are the open dates for fish and game IN
der the law passed at this session of the
Legislature: Deer, November l to No
vember p; woodaack, September / to
December /; cartridges, prairie chickens,
pheasants or grouse of any kind, Sep
TENDER to December / maitland, teal or
wood duck, September 1 to December 1;
wild duck other than above, September
1 to December /; wild goose, September
/. to May /; trout, other than Mackinaw
lake. April 10 to September 4; bass,
black, yellow or OswegO, May 20 to
March 1.
There is no closed season for hook and
line fishing for pickerel, wal-eyed pike,
muscaalonge or whitefsh.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Granite Works Resume.

Wausaukee, Wis, April 81 Special.1
The works tof the Amberg Granite com
pany, east eof there, have resumed opera
TONS They have large contract for
the Chicago .pestofice. The granite in
this section lis Harder than any other in
the United States. When the works
are in full operation about 300 men will
be employed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Portec Ross Held for Trial aC AppletoG
for Murder.

Kaua.auna, Wis, April 2S.--[Special.l
The most important case on the Grim
1nal calendar yesterday, at Appleton,
was that of Porter Ross, charged with
murder Ross pleaded not guilty and
his trial lis set for the extra jury term
in JaGae. He will be defended by At
torniey Nugent. Ross is not bearing his
life in fjail we'll. His looks show that
his healfh, is poor. and he bears the ap-
pearance lof broken down man. He
is much changed in appearance since he
was first arrested.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
woman Attempts Suicide.

Green Bay, Wis, April 29-[Speeial: I
at her home yesterday by swallowing ann
monia. The act was done in the pres
ence of her husband, who Immediately
summoned doctor. An antidote was
administered and the Wloman's life was
saved. She was declared insane by ex-
amining physicians last evening and TAX
'en to the Northern hospital at Oshkosh.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
nrakeman Badly Hurt.

Hartland, Wis. April 28.-lSpeciall-
Ole G. O'Kern, brakeman, was seri-
ously injured at the icehouses near
.Pewaukee Tuesday. While alighting
from a car to turn switch he was
struck by an electric light pole. His left
arm was broken, his body badly bruised
and his face severely cut. He is now
lying at the Rosslnan house in Hartland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
HANGING TO A BEAM.
Ralph Phillips, Dodge County
Pioneer, Found Dead in
His Barn.

Beaver Dam, Wis, April 2S.-GSpe-
cial Ralph Phillips, aged 81 years OF
age and residing about five miles east of
this city, committed suicide yesterday by
hanging. He was found in the barn
hanging to one of the beams. 1t was
evident that he had been dead several
hours before being discovered.
A year ago he was struck by falling
tree and received severe injuries. 1t is
the supposition that his mind was af-
fected as a result of the injuries. He
leaves a wife and two children.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
REFUSE TO ARBITRATE.
Strikers at Two Rivers will Not Deal with
the Board. 4

Two Rivssrs, Wis, April 2S.-[Special.l
The state board of arbitration was up
here again yesterday with a view of get
ting the strikers to submit the existing
difficulty to arbitration to which the di-
rectors of the company had already sig
nifed the1r intentions to agree and it
remains only for the men to accept the
proposition to bring about arbitration.
The men were unwilling, however, to
submit the issue to arbitration, being de-
rect and there the matter stands. The
board Immediately left and will probably
not come again as they have exhausted
every means to bring about an adjust
ment. The outlook for the resumption
of work hooks very discouraging in con-
sequence.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
NOT A GAINESVILLE MAN.
f. f. Strong Found Dead at the Cilsey
House i'm New York.

HOUSE IN NOW HOrAe
GAINESVILLE. Wis, April 2S.-[Special. l.
GAINESVILLE police have been notified that a
man registering as F. f. Strong, James
vile, was found dead under suspicious
circumstances at the Gilsey house, New
York, last night No such name is found
in the GAINESVILLE directory and it is sur
missed that he may be some travelling man
making GAINESVILLE his headquarters.
e. r. Strong, GAINESVILLE butter
merchant, disappeared mysteriously for
several months some time ago, but is now
believed to be living in Fort Atkinson.
Fort Atkinson, Wis, April 2S-lSpe-
cial. 1.-The report received here from
New York that man named p. K.
Strong of this city was found dead in the
Gilsey house is without foundation. Mr..
Strong is alive and we'll and has been at
his home here for several months past.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Stole Valuable Papers

Eau Claire, Wis, April 29.-[Special.l
Thieves entered Mrs. Noa Shaw's resi-
dence and carried away cash box con-
tanning certificates and other papers val
ued at $4,000. They destroyed the pa
peys and left them at the river bank.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03

A new method of testing the hard
ness of steel balls has been devised in
Germany. The balls are dropped from
a fixed heaght on a glass plate set at an
angle; if @roperly tempered they re-
bound into one receptacle and if they are
too soft they drop into another.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
A EIFTY-YEAR. FRANCHISE.
Wisconsin Telephone Company will Rnild
to Black River Falls.

Black River Falls, Wis, April 2S. =
Especial. 1.-The Wisconsin Telephone
company was granted a ffty-year fran
the common council. The line is 20 be a
long distance telephone TO run between
Chicago and the twin cities via Madison,
Baraboo, Black River Falls, Eau Claire
and Saltwater. Work is under way at
the Chicago end and will commence at
s. Paul at oonce. The line will be ready
for business by September l.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03

Wautoma, Wis, April '29,-[S Especial l.
August A. Wandrey, who was arrested
about three months ago on a charge
of robbing the. postofice at Dakota,
pleaded guilty in circuit court and was
sentenced to Waukesha by Judge Webb
until he is q years of age.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Drowned Dead at a Serenade.

Black River Falls, Wis, April 28-
Especial John Sausman, aged so years,
while serenading new married couple at
Hixton last night, fell dead during the
revelry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
CENTER OF POPULATION.
Remarkable Eecundity of Good Wives of
Jefferson County.

Sullivan, wis, April -[Special.l--
The school district in this town known
as Oak Hill, lis remarkable for the fact
that within the last fifteen months
eleven pair of twins have been born
therein and TWO young women married
and moving therefrom have given birth
to twins. This census increase is from
less than 100 population.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
The Champion GIutton.

Travellers say the Eskimos are the big
gest eaters in the world; that they will
consume as much meat at one sitting ;as
any ordinary person will in naomfh
However, there was q caliph solima 1l
holds the record for eating. One day,
when about to lead an army of Arabs
against Constantinople, he emptied two
baskets of eggs and figs, which he swal
lowell alternately. On another occasion
Soliman ate, at a single meal, seventy
pomegranates, a kid, six fowls, and a
great quantity Of the grapes of Tayef
1t m4y be of interest to know that the
caliph finally died Of Indigestion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Treasury Statement.

Washington, D. c., April 2S.-Today's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash BALANCE.
$22S, 1854, 3O6; gold reserve, $l5o,639,ll3
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Floors and Ceilings

In new German process for freproOf
floors and ceilings metal strips are laid on
curved rods resting on the lower flanges
of gir1ers, and a layer of plaster, COM
posed off gypsum mixed with sand, ashes
or cinders, is applied to form the ceiling
The floor is supported by interlockine
blocks of Stag or concrete or by brick
arches. The spaces between the floors
and ceilings deadeD sound and serve for
the reception of tubes, telephone wires.
off
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Borar IN washIn. Fiannels,

In order to suppress or TO diminish the
tendency of certain Tissues, such as Han
nels and shiTtings, to shrink, French
patent proposes to run the goods through
a strong solution of borax mixed with
albumen and dilute acid with or with
out the addition of alum. 1t is asserted
that this treatment preserves the goods
from shrinking not only when they be-
come damp in wearing, but also after
thorough washing.
Up to March 20, since january l.
there was shipped from the Kootenai
mines ore and matte valued at $2,O62,-
would reach over $9,000,O00.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
Baby Cried Night and Day
Discharge from Her Ears-Top
of Her Head Broke Out in
Scrofulous Eruptions.
Grew Worse Under Treatment Till we
Gave Her Hoods Sarsaparilla-SAe
Has Rosy Cheeks Now.

Grew Worse Under Treatment Till We
Gave Her Hoods sarsaparilla-sAe
Has Rosy Cheeks Now.
"When my baby was two months old
she cried night and day, and seemed to
be in great pain. She had discharge
from her ears, and the top of her head
broke out in scrofulous eruptions. The
doctor gave me something to stop the
- discharge and ease the pain, but his
treatment did not cure her and
She Grew Worse
rinstead of better. The top of her head
broke outwith scrofula., A crust would
form on her head and fall of, taking
the hair along with it, and this con-
tinued for two or three months, when
something seemed to tell me to try
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and I did so, to-
gether with Hoods Pills land Hoods
Olive Ointment. Soon
The Discharge Stepped
and the sores were rapidly healing. In
a short time her hair grew out and she
now has rosy cheeks and is all right in
every way" MRS. LsLLoYD, Spring
Valley, N. Y. Remember
OOd7S sa ns1;,,,
Is the best Spring Medicine. All drugg SITS, 81
six for So. c. l. HOOD Co., Lowell, Mass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03
One of Mrs. Pinkham's Talks
Concerning Mothers Duty to Her Young Daughter.
Chat with Miss Marie Johnson.

The balance wheel of womans life is menstruation.
Torrance of this function depends her health.
reguarty lays the foundation of diseases and is
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03

irreguari Words
medic MISS E. JOHNSON, Cenraia, Pa
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03

mET pINu quickly. Send FOR 900 Inventions Want
ME nun Y ed" Edgar Tate ESQ.,, 245 Bfway N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-03

tnATFAIF0 HI. B. Wilson 81 Co., Washing
RHERM u ton. D. C. No charge till patent OBJ
" ~ 6H ~ tanned. 80 page book free,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
WIN. WELLS DOG BITTEN.
Owner of the Dog is Arrested and the
Animal is Killed.

This morning VIM. Wells, a plumber
who has a shop at S16 Kansas avenue
and lives at 1896 Pine street, was Sc
verely bitten by a dog owned by c. A.
Wieneke, a clothing clerk in the store
of A. Samuel who lives at AIS Tyler
street.
Mr.. Wells went to 415 Tyler street in
response to an order for hydrant re
pairs He learned that it was not
there where the hydrant was, and turn
ed to leave the place.
As he walked out of the yard Mr..
Wieneke's dog, which is a water span-
tel, ran at Mr.. Wells and bit him Sc
verely on the under side of the leg inst
above the knee. Mr.. Wells went before
Police Judge AtchisOn and swore to a
complaint charging Mr. Wfeneke with
harbOring a vicious dog The latte1,
was arrested by Detective Capron and
when taken to the police station agreed
to allow the dog to be killed The ami
NAL was taken to the city jail yard
an officer shot it. Numerous previous
complaints had been made of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
RIDDLES IT.
A. L. Williams Punches Large,
Gaping Holes in Governor
Leedy'S Speech.

Hon. A. 7. Williams, general attorney
for the Union Pacific railway, returned
to this city yesterday after an absence
of two weeks in Colorado. Although
away from Topeka, Mr.. Williams has
kept posted on the happenings in this
city through the medium of the State
Journal and among other things read
the speech delivered by Governor Leedy
at the temperance mass meeting last
Tuesday night. Concerning this speech
Mr.. Williams was ready to give express
sion to a few ideas when found at his
office this morning.
Did L read Gov. Leedy's speech ?"
said he in reply to query. Wen. yes,
1 read Governor Leedy's libel. / think
it was a we'll written speech, and of
course agree with the principal points
he made that all railroads should be
cOnhscated and all railroad attorneys
hung.
But before 7 go any further" con-
tnued Mr.. Williams, Il want it dis
tinctly understood that I have no feel
ing on the score of that speech. While
it was simply, and absolutely and in
the broadest and fullest sense of the
term a criminal libel on me, still am
surprised that my friends should see
anything in it to- be offended at
Governor Iced and his legal advis-
er, Ed Little, both knew that 1 was in
Topeka on the day that he stated I was
in Chicago attending a meeting of rail-
road attorneys called for the purpose of
arranging a scheme to evade the Sher-
man antitrust law. L was in the Su
preme court on that day and both
Leedy and Little knew it. It was sim
ply premeditated criminal libel an the
governors part. If there was any such
meeting in Chicago I knew nothing of
it."
Besides thinking it well written. and
agreeing with Governor Leedy on the
conf1scation of railroads and the hang
ing of attorneys, what is your opinion
of the speech in general asked the re-
porter.
MY opinion is the same as that of
every law abiding citizen in the state"
replied the Union Pacific attorney with
a considerable show of warmth. That
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
TALEOF TWO CITIES.
A Perry, Okla, Firm Sues Howe g.
Hummel of New York City.

L
New York. May PA bill for attorney
fees hinged upon an Oklahoma divorce
case has caused a suit to be brought
against the law firm of Howe & Hum
mel, of this city The complainants in
the matter are Samuel Harris and Joseph
Lafferty. a firm of attorneys of Perry, o.
T. Howe &, Hummel have been served with
the summons and the complaint in the
case The plaintiffs were represented by
Scott & Treadwen, of No. SO Nassau
street.
A Mrs. Neumann obtained a divorce
from her husband in April of last year.
She had retained Howe & Hummel to
conduct the case for her. Harris &, Laf-
ferty claim that the latter firm placed the
case in their hands, and that Howe &
Hummel received a fee of $500. but re-
fused to pay them half, as agreed. The
local firm assert that they did not order
Harris & Lafferty to conduct the matter
and that another attorney was entitled
to the fee. The following is part of the
draft of a letter from Howe & Hummel,
addressed to Scott & Treadwen on the
matter on May Il:
Dear Sirs-Messrs. Harris & Iafferty
must have incorrectly informed you con-
cerning their connection with the case of
Neumann vs.. Neumann, in the courts of
Oklahoma. The firm did not act as at
tOrneys in that case, but the plaintiffs
interests were in the hands of Mr..
Charles H. Wynn. who at that time, was
our Oklahoma correspondent.
These two kilograms are in the possess
sion of Scott & Treadwell:
February "a, 1896.
Joseph Lafferty, care Harris & Lafferty.
Perry, Oklahoma:
Represent my firms interest in case of
Neumann vs.. Neumann. Consider this
dispatch as your retainer.
A. A. HUNTMEL.
April 20. 1896.
Kate Neumann, Perry. Oklahoma:
Mr.. Wynn must not interfere. Mr.. Laf-
ferty sole attorney to secure divorce.
HOWE & HUNMEL.
A clause of another letter, ostensibly
from Howe & HummeI and Harris &
Lafferty, and which will be offered in
evidence, reads:
We will be pleased to have you repre-
sent our firm in divorce litigations in
your territory. Our arrangements would
be so per cent of such fees as we may
collect for or secure you.
Lawyer A. H. HummeI was seen at his
house, No. 2O7 East Seventeenth street.
and contended that Harris & Laferty
were not entitled to any fee in the case.
They did not represent US in that mat
ter Mr.. Hummel said, 'and are not our
creditors. Our representative is Attorney
Charles Wynn. Anyhow, there is not any
thing in the case. 1t is so small as not
to be of public interest. I would not pay
any attention to it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
THE CITY FOR THE PEOPLE
There is No Gold Standard Way of
Cleaning Streets.

New York, May 24-Among all the
busy committees of the Citizens union
none is more actively employed than
the committee on press and literature.
The Citizens union relies upon public
education to carry it's objects, and eve
ry effort is being made, through news
paper and pamphlet. to reach the Vot-
ers, whose ballots will determine who
shall be the first officials of the great
metropolis
In this work the Citizens union has
upon its executive committee skilled
writer's, editors and journalists of long
experience. Among its warmest sym
pathizers are writers like Carl Schurz,
DR.. Albert Shaw, Dr. e. X. l.. Gould,
Charles B. Spahr and others, represent
atiVeS of different political parties, but
united in faVoring honest and progress
sive administration of the city govern
ment.
The press committee has issued some
very telling matter in the way Of post
ers, cards and hand bills. This printed
matter indicates the lines upon which
the Citizens union is making it's fight
A large linen poster, designed for dis
play in district headquarters and public
meetings, contains the nine planks OF
the declaration of the union. In many
parts of the city, notably in the resi-
dence districts, the billboards are pIas-
tered thickly with posters, of which the
following is a fair sample:
1.-The city for the peOplei
Enroll in the Citizens Union, head
quarters No. SO East Twenty-third
street,
IF you want
"CIean streets, public baths and lava
tories,
More schools, better tenements,
more parks, rapid transit
Enforcement of eight hour labor
law,
Merit system of appointment hon
estly enforced,
NO national politics in municipal af-
fairs,
Public franchises owned and rigidly
supervised by the city"
A hand bill, of which many thousands
have been circulated, and which is quite
in demand, reads as follows:
The city for the people!
There is no such thing as a gold
standard way of cleaning streets.
There is no such thing as a free-sil-
yer way of opening new parks.
National issues must not interfere
with honest and progressive city gov
ernment.
Enroll in the Citizens union. and
elect city officers who will run the city
for the people and not for any boss or
party.
Headquarters of the union, No. SO
East Twenty-third street"
Then there are cards. on one side of
which is printed the Citizens union de-
claratiOn and on the other side:
Enroll in the Citizens union, and
elect city officers who will serve the
people and not the political machines -
Another one reads:
ELECT city officers who will give US
clean streets, better tenements, small
parks and plenty of schools"
In addition to the above, a. series of
interesting pamphlets is being prepar-
ed. The first one, on public baths and
lavatories, will be issued in a few days.