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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

liam Mash yesterday morning tried to
starr a fire with kerosene. The top of
the stove was blown off and Mrs. Mash's
clothing set on fire. She extingushed
the flames by rolling in the snow. Her
face, arms and chest were terribly
burned, but she still lives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
Prohibit1on Workers Meet.

Green Bay, Wis, Feb. o. Especial. J.
7. e. Clayton of Milwaukee, chairman
of the Prohibition state central commit
tee, held one of his series of conference
meetings, which he is holding through
out the state, here yesterday afternoon
and evening. The meeting was we'll at
tended by local prohibition workers and
some from outside. Steps were taken
for the organization of local club here
and also at Depere.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
UNPAID KELLEY BILLS.
Rfpon Institute is Shy to the Extent of
$4,000.

Ripon, Wis, Feb. 9.-[special-l Ripon
merchants and other citizens, represent
ing in all nearly $4,000 in unpaid Kelley
bills, met yesterday and organized for
the purpose of furthering their own in
terests l.. j. Brickels of Waukesha,
former mayor of that city and now sec
rotary of similar organization in Wan
kesha. was present and gave talk on
the possibility of having these outstand-
ing Kelley bills liquidated. w. T. Brown
was elected secretary of the Ripon or
ganization
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NO SIGN OF THE BODY.
Dynamite Used Without Success in the
River at Kaukauna.

Kaukauna, Wis, Feb. 9.-[Special I
Mrs. Wolf of Wrightstown committed
suicide about week ago. Since then
almost every known method has been
used to recover her body from the river
where it is supposed to be. Dynamite has
been used freely for some distance below
the bridge from which it is supposed she
jumped. Today the search was renewed
with graphing hooks. quite a number
helping in the work. George Wolf, rel
ative from Appleton, Joined with the
searching party.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15

Grantsburg, Wis. Feb. 9.-[Special. !
Frank Wallace was brought down from
De Staffany's logging camp Saturday
with a badly fractured head, he having
fallen off a load of logs, striking on his
head on the frozen ground.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-15
I'll with Tvnboid Fewer

Eagle, Wis, Feb. Especial. Mat
thew Clohissey of the firm OF Clohissey
Bros is very sick at his home here with
lescent from an attack of scarlet feyeF.s
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
LOCAL TIMETABLE
PHOENIX d MARICOPA.

PHOENIX G MARlCOPA.
Train leayes Phoenix at 8 p. m
Arrives at Tempe at $50 .. III.
and at Maricopa at g. 80 pm.
Train leaves Maricopa at 5.45 a.
m. Arrives at Tempe at 6 % am.
and at Fhcenix at 7:l5 a. m.
Close connections made with
Southern Pacific at Maricopa, also
at Tempe with stages for Goldtield.
Connection made at Phoenix with
y Fl, P. u T. for Prescott and
Songress.
PHOENIX q MESA CITY.
Leave Mesa at 80 m, arrive
Tempe S a 10, and Phoenix $3.50
a m.
Leave Mesa at l.3O pm, arrive at
Tempe 200 p m, and at Phoenix
at 2, Bop m.
Leave Phoenix at $50 m,arrive
at Tempe at 1000 m, arrive at
Mesa at 1870 m.
Leave Phoenix at 5 p IN, arrive
Tempe at $50 P m. rrive Mesa
at 6 p N.
All traing run daily ind will
stop at any po,nt en- signal.
G. c.. Mon ELL,
F. D. SANFORD, Gen1 Supt
.Gen'l Pass. Agt.
General OMce Phoenix.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
STRAY GOATS.

StraveA from the ranch cf Frank
Barkley, two imported Billy goats.
Mark. crop off right ear and lead
breeders tag in right under ear. let
ters J P Bailey. Finder report to
Frank Barkley miles southeast Of
Mesa.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09

Mr.. Arthur Eckert is no longer the
kid" or birdling in the railroad
brood. He has shed his pinfeathers
and this morning appeared in the
brilliant plumageof a thoroughbred
railroad man. Blue uniform with
carwheel button, big bJue cap trim
med with silver and adorned with
illigree letters all shining in the
golden sunshine, long tailed sack coat
with commo lious pockets for punch,
tickets, short-fares, etc. Arthur is
fast drifting along 10 the day when
the boys shall say, "Here, Con, I'm
a busted railroad man, can't you help
me over the road ?" But before all
at comes the buttons must lust al
little and tie beautiful Bird of Para--
disc must have nou'led q little
Scotty in Phoenix Herald.
On last Saturday evening a lar eI
cave occurred in the Mammoth mine
at Gold6eld entombing in drift on
the 1876 foot level a miner named
Stevens. The surface of the ground ,
sank for many feet around the cave
in. The work of escuing the en-.
toned miner was commenced at once
with all possible vigor. Th4 work of
sinking in the old lshaft which was
involved in the ca"e-in. After going
down forty feet the work at that point
was abandoned on account of the
great danger of another c9ye. A new
shaft was commenced and is being
Llshed as rapidly as possible, altho'
about all hope of reaching the en-
t,mbed man in time to find him alive |
has been abandoned. Those who are
working for bis rescue hear his sig
nails now and then. Stevens has a
wife and FIVE children in Colorado
and was to have left for home yester-
day.
Four or five hundred people came
uo from Phoenix last Sunday on
t1e excursion. Dal+y's grove had
b Ell lifted up with every conven-
ie ice to render the visitors com
Portable There was no occurrence
to mar the-enjoyment of the day.
Mr.. Jensen passed through yester
day en- route to Globe.
Miss Lillian johnson, who lately
arrived from the north. where she has
been emploved in fashionable mil
merry establishment. is engaged wit u
B. NJ. Johnson & Bros at hat trim
ming Lalies will dc well to call on
her.
J. D, Robertson and wife gave
| MOST enjoyable social entertain
n"r,r to q number Of their friends
Tuesday evening at their pleasant
nome, Ice cream and cake, music,
and vocal, mAde the
evenings social enjoyments.
Don't forget tb at B. M. Johnson &
Bros. are still crusading the crusaders
With extremely low prices on every
hing. Poultry, eggs and choice fruit :
,r shipping taken same as cash.
Mr.. B. F. Johnson has been ap-
pointed by our city council as lele-
gate to the rans-Mississippi Congress
which meets in Salt Lake on the 18th
He ieaves for that place next week.
Some of the latest novelties in
Dress Goods just arrived. Now is
the time to get your Fourth of July
dresses. Also very large line of
Laces and Embroidery. Geo. Passey
& Co.'s.
THINK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09

Our OF WEAKNESS comes strength
when the blood has been purified
enrich ed and vitalized, the appeti
restored and the system built up y
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
NOTICE.

On and after Julv L my fare will
remain the same as heretofore but
after have succeeded in "knocking
out" the railroad they will no. be adj
vanced. l.. W, COLLINS.
Phoenix, Tempe. & Mesa Stage
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Additional Home teal Entry no. 1910.
Land OHice at t; son. A 'iZola,
June 5. 1897.

Land Office at t; son, A 'iZola,
June 5, 1897
Notice is hereby given that ,ht following
named settler bas fle notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof Will be made before the Clerk
of the District Court, ct Phi 'enix. Arizona, on
July "a, 1887, viz, John L Anderson, Mesa.
Maricopa County, Arizona, for tn 81 of ..
Sec 6, TIP S, R 6 E, G 4 S NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, sad land, viz: John A Berkley, Robert
Banta Fred Weeks and William Irwin, all Of
Mesa Arizona
EUeENE J. TRIPPEI,
First pub June IL Register
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
CALIFORN IA EX CURSION.

Leave for Los Angeles, Santa Mon
ica and Santa Barbara on June 17th,
and July lst, 18th and 18th. Round
trip from Mesa $685. good for 9G
days. Inquire at depot.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09

MY vile has been in poor health
for long time, but sluce taxing a
few bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla she
is better and is able to do her work. :"
Gabriel Grago, St Johns, Ariz.
Hoods Pills are prompt and efficient,
easy to take, easy to operate.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
CITY SHAVING PARLOR

p v. ". Wright, Prop
ET S1.'1 Ia ~
IA e,
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
SHIP

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership existing heretofore be-
tween the undersigned as saloon keep
era and liquor dealers has this dav
been dissolved by mutual consent.
Messrs j. E. and Lee BriZzee to hold
and own all the property of the late
firm and they are to pay all its in
debtedness and collect all its accouu.s IS.
Dated at Mesa City, Arizona, this
7th day of May 1897.
J. D POF ERTsON
!. F. RRIzzEE.
LEE BRlzzEE
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09


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Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
YOSEMITE AND RETURN.

HOODS PILLS cure nausea. sicks
headache, indigestion, biliousness
all druggists. 25c.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09

s-SSNeS<ss.<s-ssSxH .-e,c-sc~se.sSX ss.S~~sscS-c,
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Mesa free press., 1897-07-09

Sight s,.s.nAle le ~ rain YESTERDAY,
Steve Bal .ey passed through yes
terday to Florence.
Mrs. DR.. Brack has gone to San
. Diego for the supmer.
Phil Nets proposes to make a
trick dog of his coyote pup.
,Oel. j. Roe Young is preparing
10 become a resident of Mesa
Our genial friend, Water Commits
sioner Trott, called on us last Satur-
day.
The Misses Hale who have been
visiting Mrs. May Peterson, have left
for California.
Curt Miller, postmaster and editor
of Tempe, was on the excursion TO
Mesa Sunday.
Tie Macdonald steam threshing
OUTFIT has gone down on the Gila
to help harvest
Isdes' trimmed hats st a very
ms red ICED price. Geo. Passey
q Co.'s.
Grapes are now abundant in our
markets, as well as all kinds of
fruits and melons.
Mr., Cooney, lawyer of Illinois,
came up to Mesa Sunday with the
excursionists. He was pleased with
Mesa.
Haye you noted the fine display Of
millinery in the show wii1ow at B
NJ. johnson 4 Bros?
Watch for the Alkirs Co.'s ad-
vertisement next week announcing
a clearance sale of summer stock.
Prices are lower than ever and
there is an immense stock to select
from.
You do not ,haye to pay for any
bad debts at Passey's. They sell iol
cash only.
w E Pcmeroy arrived home last
Wednesday from Byron. Cal. where.
he accompanied the remains of Prot.
Netner,on. Prof, Netherton's father
returned with him and will be here
some days looking after the property
of the estate
B. N. johnson & Bros. ere doing
. great amount Of g ,od for this sec
tion Of the county by way OF disposing
of large quantities of black figs which
have heretofore wasted, Reciprosity
il the life of trade.
A local in Phoenix paper states
that Mayor Adams has bought a
,yanch north of town and is stocking
it with "iouls" for use in his hotel
next winter. 1t remains to be seen
whether his guests will take kindly
TO the fouls.
The Blue Front Restaurant .em-
ploys only white help. The Sunday
dinners are feature.
Mrs. w. A. Kimball and .daugh-
ter Para aud MIS-. Ella Steele will
leave next Friday for Salt Lake
and other Utah points. Miss Para
will return to school at Denyer,
and Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Steele
will return home about Sept, lst.
If you have anything you can't sell
for q good price at your door, such as
choice fruits, and ,yegetabl les, take
them to B. M. johnson & Bro.
The following officers of Mesa
Rebekah Lodge No. Z were installed
by special deputy Grand Master. W.
d. Morton: Past Noble Grand Mrs,
Mary Starr, Noble Grand Mrs. Hattie
Mullen. Vice Grand Mrs. Rose Wright
Warden Mrs. Rate Moore. Conductor
Mrs. Libbie Lewis, Inside Guardian
Mis-. Angelina Wing. O. G. W w
Moore, R s n g G B Lewis, T. 8 N
CIV Wright, R 8 v G Jos Stan :
dage L sy !GJ n schuele.
The officers of Mesa Lodge No. "A
%. o. F. were installed last Satur.
day night by p. q. M. W. D. Morton.
Following are the names: P. q. W E
Pomeroy, N G. J M schuele, V G. ]
r Standage, Sec. A P 5hewman,
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09

Preaching at 1 M, Young Peo-
ple's Meeting at Z p. M. Sunday
School at 9.45, at the Baptist church.
All are invited.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
QUICK TINE TO CALIFORNIA \
SEASIDE RESORTS,

Commencing Jp'v 18th, the asid>
excursions over the M. Il +. and >.
P. to California seaside resorts Will
Leave Phoenix al five o'c1ock a. IN.
city time, arriving in Los Angeles at
9 D. m. same day. Breakfast IN Phoe
nix ard supper in Los Angeles. What
is the use of riding two hundred miles
further when you can get quick time
via the route above mentioned.
Geo Passev 4 Co. are selling more
than twice the goods they ever sold
before. Why? Because they sell
their goods at Eastern prices.
DISSOLUTION OF CO.PARfNER
SHIP.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09
THINK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
This is the time to give attention tc
your physiO Oal condition.

This is the time to give attention to
your physical condition,
The warmer weather which will
come with the approaching spring
months should find you strong and in
robust health, your blood pure and
your appetite good. Otherwise you
will be in danger of serious illness.
Purify and enrich your blood with
Hoods Sarsaparilla and thus pre-
pare for spring." This medicine
makes rich, red blood and gives Wig
or and vitality. 1t will guard you
against danger from the changes that
will soon take place.
YOSEMITE AND RETURN.
Excursion tickets from Phoenix
to Yosemite and return. and also
from Phoenix, to Wawona and to
Mariposa Grove of Big trees in the
Yosemite Valley, have been placed
on sale at the Maricopa & Phoenix
Office. These tickets will be good to
return including November 3Oth.
Persons desiring to take advantage of
a visit to this valley should make
application for rates and other infor-
nation, at the above named Office.
Mesa free press., 1897-07-09

IF YOU WAN first-class denta
wcrk done at reasonable rates, call on
DIR. r. f. HolDrook. of Phoenix.
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Waliick could do to lift his new ac-
quaintance on to the platform.
After regaE1ing his breath the clergy
man asked to whom ne was indebted
Tor saving his life. Wallick said MOTH
ing. but smilfngly handed over his card.
1t is easier TO imagine than describe the
minister's face when he read that card.
lie then informed Wallick that he was
the pastor Of a fashionable church in
Toronto. He apoiogized for what he
said and invited the manager to call on
MIN at ms house, at the same time say
ing that he could not conscientiously
visit him at the theater. and Mr.. Wal
lick accepted his invitation. 1t is said
that the actor and the clergyman are
now the best of friends and the latter
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ITEMS I'm GREEN ROOM GOSSIP SUITED ITO T77E, KQ nDA7

IL was given to you. The rooms all
right, only people are silly and don't ike
TO sleep in it since its had such hard
luck
Il asked her what she meant. and she
said: Nothing. only that a man had
killed himself in it one nght-cut his
throat with his razor because he had
lost all his money at cards: and a wo-
,, man had been choked 10 death for her
money, and had been carried out stiff
and dead the next moning: and a sec
ond man had been found dead and no
one knew just why he had died. That
was ALL
There 1t was u o'clock, and not an
other vacant room in the house. And
there | was alone. What was / to do?
suddenly thought struck me-Id ask
one of the girls TO come in and sleep
with me. and I'd keep the lights burn
ing. And so did. Miss Fenton left her
roommate and Joined me. and. not
knowing the horrible story of that room,
which, strangely enough, was room IL.
slept like a lamb While | sat up in bed
and read, or tried to read, all night and
until the sun came up in the morning.
We'll, that was night, ! never want
another like ii, either. I kept seem
things with vengeance, and every
creak sent me into a nervous tremor |
couldn't bear to touch the bedpost. and
got 10 imagining that the bedclothes
those three dead people had slept and
then | fairly perspired with fear. Talk
about stage fright. There's no COMPARE
son between 1t and the horrible feeling
one has in room where every dark
spot looks like blood to your bullying
eyes, and every noise is a spook. That
morning at | pulled out Of room 49,
and confessed to Miss Fenton, who had
slept like baby through it ALL Then |
spoke to the hotel manager and learned
that the chambermaid was afflicted with
an overdevelopment Of the imagination.
and that there had never been a death
of any kind in any room i'm the hotel"
! A New York paper prints the follow
ing as evidence of what the profession
might be able to do with the obnoxious
and overbearing theatrical trust, which
rs seeking to make slaves of actors: "A
Few weeks ago Oscar Hammerstein
closed Olympia on the confessed cause
OF Anna Held's deserton of him SINH
iarly J. M. Hill pinned into nothingness
and finally disappeared after he lost
Margaret Mather. Lester Walack fell
into the bankruptcy OF all his hopes
soon after his famous leading woman,
Rose Coghlan, quilted the stage of
which for many years she had been
the central ornament The decay of the |
once prosperous Aronson fortunes dates |
the Casino the celebrated McCaull |
Opera company disbanded when 1t lost |
the services OF Marion Manola and De
Wolf Hopper. the name of Duff used to |
be of great pith and moment in comic |
opera but that glory fled from ii with |
Lillian Russeii's departure from the |
company. French Il Sanger made i |
firm 80 long as they had the |
childish beauty of Tommy Russell To |
carry them into fortune; but when the
infant phenomenon grew whiskers and
began to be dangerous for matinee |
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| principal cities number of organiza-
| tons copied it. All this took place
nearly 10 years ago. and now Miss Held
/ and her manager are trying to make the
| American public believe that they are
/ producing something original and new.
| 1t was advertised by special Autographs
| in the shape of a 2S-sheet stand pictur-
| ing the staff of music. the notes being
/ represented by the heads of negroes. 1t
was never copyrighted nor patented by
| me, and is therefore public property,
| and while / have no objection to Miss
| Held or any one else producing ii, still,
/! ! would like the matter righted in the
/ eyes of the public, as | intend using it
| myself for my new coon song, i Wants
| My Lulu In conclusion, allow me to
| state. please, that / do not accuse Miss
Held of piracy, or of trying to take
credit from where it belongs, but be-
lieve she has been enormously in
formed"
The philanthropic ladies of Butte.
under the supervision of the Associated
Charities and through the generous
offer of Uncle" Dick Sutton of the
Union Family theater, will contribute a
grand charity performance on Thurs
day, Dec. 20, at o'clock D. m. The
proceeds of the entertainment will tend
to brighten many a respondent heart
and cheer the depleted fireside. Mana
ger Sutton, with whom this idea of as
slsting Butte's needy poor originated,
promises one of the most diversified
and entertaining programmes ever
given in this city. In this connection it
is as well to give credit to the ever
ready professional who responds with
a spontanety that would do credit to
the most noted philanthropist and is
ever ready to labor for the needy.
There is not a professional in this city,
IN any capacity, who has not proffered
his or her services for the occasion The
n a ha Ysit Toe hax
the financial direction of this worthy
effort, and have been given a substan-
tial foundation by Manager Sutton, who
IN addition to presenting his theater
and attaches, adds $50 to create a sub
stantial fund. From indications at this
early date the Union theater will be
crowded to suffocation on Thursday
next with the representative ladies of
this city and the performance in it's en-
tirety will undoubtedly be worthy their
patronage.
Gus Penoyer tells this of the elder
Booth: Il was but boy at the time"
said Gus, IAN unmportant helper in
the property room of one of the South
ern theaters. Junius Brutus Booth came
That way to fill an engagement. He
had been drinking very hard for days,
and ii was finally found necessary to
lock him in his room at the hotel for
his own safety, and, further that he
might be sober enough to go upon the
stage at night. ! was sent to him with
message by the manager of the house,
which | found it most difficult to make
him understand, as it had to be deliv-
cred through the hard wood of the door
by an extraordinary exertion of the |
voice.
Boy said Mr.. Booth, as | was
about to go away, boy. can you do an |
errand for me2
Yes. Mr.. Booth | replied.
Well, then, go down to the bar and
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One of the hopeful promises for The
theatrical season of Is97-lSgS grows out
Of an arrangement just perfected by
which Miss Jane Goombs and Miss
Janet Waldorf Will appear in the char
acters 5f Lady Dedlock and Hortense In
new dramatizatian OF Charles Dick
ems Bleak House. says Edwin Bet
telheim in the New York Dramatic
News and Times. Only those persons
who are intimate with the Internal
workings in theatrical life ran appfeei~
ate the difficulties that must have COM
franted the manager who negotiated
this interesting deal and finally brought
together on terms og equality these
brilliant and famous women, for he Il
known that the queens Of the stage
reign in their realm with absolute and
unquestiaued power. Moreover they
Will not tolerate the slightest invasion
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been completed. and all having the one
object 10 avoid friction between the
TWO laIs est planets Of the system. Bx
Keeping each within its therl own orbit
tatS astute manager Will be able To pre-
vent . destructive crash OF worlds.
These things may seem uninteligfbIe
|" the lay minds. but they are elements
3h 4 theatrical campaign with which
every organizer has To deal. and they
pay 10 unimportant part in his con-
duet IT operations To bring about the
Gnomhs- Waldorf combination involved
the originator IF the idea III more than
q Year # diplomacy. And now ne has
Undertaken the formation of a company
Mhlrh Is 10 include two popular and
successful leading actors for the parts
~ Inspector Bucket and Mr. Tulkinr-
norm and a remarkable cast. The scenic
establishment Will far surpaSs that Of
any ethtf production II Dickens play
ever seen la America
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few minutes he was joined by another
party who evidently was a clergyman.
After "a short conversation the clergy
man, not knowing who Walllck was,
began bitter TRADE against theaters
and theatrical people. Mr.. Wallck en-
deavored to refute the argument. but
Mr. Clergyman did not listen. He knew
it all. in his own mind. In the midst of
his denunciation Of the stage a gust of
wind lifted his hat. and in his wild eff
fort 10 catch il the clergyman lost his
balance aud would have fallen from
the car had not Wallck caught him by
the coat. Had 1t not been for the ac-
tors early athletic training they would
have both fallen and been seriously if
not fatally injured. AS ii was it was all
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maldens to kiss he was compelled to re-
tire from the stage, and In his exit he
carried off the luck Of his managers At
one time a. NJ. Palmer spread himself
IKE green bay tree, and his Madison
square company was an announcement
Of artistic joy throughout the land: but
when Daniel Frohman emulated the
Rape Of the Sabines by carving Off
Georgia Cayyan and the rival beauty.
Herbert Kelley. the chosen OF the drama
began 70 get his shutters out and took
down his shngIe from the door
James II. Wallick was recently tray
cling with company from Detroit to
Toronto by train He went out on the
rear platform of the car to smoke. In