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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
Some Rambling Thoughts
BY "NEMO."
copyrighted

Let us dismiss the idea once and for all
that school ought to be 1t sort of brick-
machine to force the children into def
mite, prearranged shapes. Yet this il
too often attempted and too largely sue
cessful Tie result-destruction OF in
! .1ividualty.
In q crowd no two faces are alike,
though only the slightest difference are
discoverable, perhaps, when individual
organs are compared. Yet to suit the
shape and appearances OF the face bar
berS and milliners go to elaborate pains
and we willingly submit.
| But when it comes to the training of
the mind and the preparation for a sue
cessful life, though We know the various
members of the family are Numerically
opposed to each other in tastes, ideas.
stelnpsr, disposition and intelligence, yet
| We quitel.y surrender them to the educa-
l.tional machine. with possibly 4 sl,5tichy'
lill-trained youth or selfsnfticient miss
|.atS the lever. The grinding and forcing.
HIGGINS by those who ignore completely
| the physiology of the child, and who,
With no, knowledge OF any hereditary in
huelaces, punish in similar manner the
Ernost. different natures. Like the. off
Eshoots an All espalier fruit tree, every
Tendency toward individuality is care
| fully trimmed away by the machine
teacher, iii slavery to uniformity. Grad
uatiOn day comes, and your son or your
daughter stands up with Others, all hav-
ling traversed SO many pages of arithme-
tic. 30 many books Of Virgil; and pos
sibly stumbled over the Pons AsinOrum
(The Bridge of Ass:s) iii geometry.
Then the poor things are flung out into
the world with II finished education.
There in the midst OF "a merciless crowd
with no time to give them individual
study, they have to "find themselves
and discover their own possibilities IN u
mart painful fashion.
Lazy Your hand on almost amy hiogra-
phv, and Won will find that in many in-
stances the subjects has been kept away
for wears from the main purpose of life
by this "self-minding" process. He
gropes this way and that. and is as effect
ually barred from real function i'll the
world. as the average youth in forced
army service At fifteen or twenty it is
altogether too late to begin looking for
indications OF the line your child is best
fitted to follow. From it's cradle onward
you have been in a position to note .
hundred signs that could have told you
it's mental bias. Rut like love that IL
showered ON a corpse, your interests is
awakened only after the individuality
has been killed by violence or starved by
neglect.
As there are myriads OF homes, each,
more or less wisely or mistakenly, solicit
GUS regarding the welfare and the career
of one or more children, perhaps iii this
column we may profitabIy dwell for a
while on some phases of education that
are much overlooked. Furthermore as
these children will be the young people
of the next century, n right of education
will be just ,as profitable preparation
for the opportunities Of the new age, as
will he the missing and uuification of re-
form forces that'I have dwelt on for the
past weeks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

Stafford Qowa) Courier.-.A lady asks
whether etiquette requires one to knock
at the door ri All editors s'lnctuM be-
lore entering. We hasten to reply. II
.,ou are counting to pay Your hubscrip-
ton or bring IL nice juicy item OF news,
,Ion stop 10 knock but walk right III
as ii you owned the place. Ii, Oh the
other hand, you are on collecting tour
you should make the fact known through
the window, and then knock at tue door
till the editor "Opens. lon slnk from
exhaustion before he does, but you viii
be adherng To the office etiquette and
is bound TO please lie average editor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
To The Electors.

Having been requested by a number OF
the leading taxpayers, OF the town OF
Eagle River. to be q candidate for the
office of side supervisor, at the coming
town election, take this means OF an
nouicing myself as such candidate.
Should the electors see fit to place me
in that position | will do my best to
merritt their confidence.
$g4 Respectfully yours,
T. T. BowERMAN
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
--t,n Thursday OF this week the trial of

-On Thursday OF this week the trial, OF
Gebrge Palmer, u former Wausau boy
who9it was alleged, killed a little four
year old gr at North Bend, Wis, last
iaI was begun in the Jackson county
lcuit court at Black River Fails.
Young Palmer was found guilty on We'd
nesday and ~il tse sent to Waupun to
spend the balance of his days behind
prison bars. He has had Il hard record
and was for some time confined in the re-
form school. His mother, Janet Palmer
is a residnt of this city and his father is
an inmate Of the Marathon County
Asylum. The deed of which the young
man must answer was horrible one
He enticed his victim into her fathers
barn and there struck her on the head
with an axe. His motive was revenge
on the father, with whom he had had
aquarrel shortly before.-Wausau Her
AID
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
w 0odruff News.

ass4.2--- ~!s.ss- " : -
Nr.Uiiver Golf was a victim OF tin
grippe Hast week.;
Ole sssenson returned last Saturday
from Eagle River. t7n
Airs.John Gillen ami family left here
lakt saturday on q visit tn relatives in
q ,tlIrtSsgsss ~ 81 49, SOS s -
.Aalteayy snowstorm is prevailing here
at present writing, about two inches
fclTiast night
Quite number of the school children
from here attended the school entertain
ment at Hnzelhurst last Monday night.
Quite number of the boys came down
to spend Sunday here from the woods,
and report every thing going on fine i'll
;;sths.woods,
Landlord Markee, met with a severe
fall one day last week, and is now nurs-
ing u sore thumb. You must get a p;tii
OF Mckinley shoes and you will have
protection both ways.
Tire long pugilistic Coon of Amigo
who was with Abrams Concert co., re-
Gently stopped eff here Saturday und
entertained the Markee family with
songs and guitar music.
Messrs lie Claire and Studerman oil
this town had quarrel Saturday night,
the latter received severe wounds on tile
head with knife used by LIE Claire.
They We're both put under bonds.
The social given at Mr.. McIllrea's last
Monday night. for the benefit of the min
ister was not attended as largely as ex-
pected. But what provisions was left
went to the benefit Of birthday pick
party given Tuesday at the home of Mr..
Mc1llrea.
MIR. Foreman, better known as Coxey,
celebrated Ash Wednesday by giving q
social to some of his friends. In Tire
meantime, having oyster stew and coffee
cake for luncheon, Mr.. Coxey being Chef de
cuisine. The oysters being SO scarce in
the stew that Messrs Markee and Steed-
erman took off their coats to dive after
oysters and succeeded in not getting any.
The chef seeing. this did not like it, and
taking a strainer ran off the liquid sccur-
ing but one oyster. The chef made all
sorts of apologies, midst the roars and
laughter of the visitors. Mr. Coxey see
ing this began in his excitement to
whistle one OF his old tunes, II wish they
had never came" In the meantime the
chef looked for tile cake and to his dis
may it had disappeared. By accident he
had left the cake on q chair covered with
paper and after accusing Messrs Murray
and Kennedy O! stealing the cake he
found himself sitting on it, midst the
roars Of laughter from the party. The
party broke up all seemingly well pleased
with their time. But when the chef came
down town st cost him the drinks for the
crowd and all YOU can hear now is coffee
cake! come again MIR. Cox y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

The band has reorganized and have
signed several new players, and Will here
alter be known jas the Crescent band. A
band III something q town lE lost With
out, aud for the past lew years Eagle
River has boasted OF D band that was
second to none in this locality. The citi-
zens lave not given the boys the support
they were entitled to, aud as they have
had to pay Tor their Instruments, music
and other lncidentais 1T wasquite adra W
OH their finances. The baud as organic
I'd now should be u success and with the
proper support from our citizens will
prove so.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

joe Black came down from, camp
Wednesday. He owns n dwelling house
OH the north side of the river and when
going to the woods left his furniture
and vegetables in this house. On
his return last week he found that
solicitious friends lGldborroweds six quilts.
all the vegetables, cook stove. chairs
etc
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

Con Weigand ST.. and Conrad Jr.
went TO Amigo last Thursday, Conrad
Sr. went to meet with the Board OF Pen
sion Examiners and Conrad .Ir. went to
accept his old position as clerk in L.
Krom = clothing store.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

1ATHOLIC CHURCH, ST. FErER'S
z Services every Sunday Except on the
2nd Sunday of each month):-High
Mass and Sermon at 1oA. M.-Catechism at
2P. M-Vespers, Sermon and Benediction at
T:8O p NJ. first Mass is said at $3.50 A. NJ.
ON the 4 st Sunday OF each mOpth.-On Holy
days High Mass. Sermon and Benediction
TAB A. M.-MaSs on weekdays at
OF the cross every Friday evening during
Lent at 7:3o.-Catechism every Saturday
after Mas REV. PROSPER GOEPEERT.
- Pastor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

j. +. Ross. sou OF j. Ross Of the
Ross Lumber Co.. OF Arbor Vitae. was
in the city Thursday and Friday. He
came over to look at the dry kiln at the
old Sheridan Lusnber Co. plant, with a
view OF buying the same.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
THE HIRZEL, GREEN HAY co.,

Six hundred tons of pure timothy, two
hundred tons of wild hay. Cheap for
cash, by ton, bail or car load. Office at
Eagle River, Wis.
MART HIRET.. M'rg'r-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
Local and Personal Notes.

at State Line Saturday.
james Mckinley came up from his
camp near Gagen, Friday.
Get your Hay. Oats. Feed aud Corn
at the Gerry Lumber Company's.
RI. Stewart went up to State Line
Friday to look after his logging interests.
Drink Posture Cerial." 1t makes
red blood. For sale by the Gerry Lum-
Der Co.
VIM. mccarthy who was working
for O'Day & DAILY, came down from camp
Friday.
One of the hest specimens OF the
Weary WilIies" we haveever seen struck
town last Wednesday.
Oliver Goodwill is on the sick list
OF conrse he wants to keep up to the
times and has the grippe.
The Gerry Lumber Company will
buy Cedav Shingle Bolts. Call aud see
what they pay.
Henry Hanebrooks, who scales for
O'Day at Bucatauba. was transarting
business in the city Friday.
The Gerry Lumber Company are
making special prices on Spear Head
Tobacco.
will Wilson left, Wednesday, for
Montana. II the country suits him he
will locate permanently.
Miss Emma Rahida, who has been at
Ashland for the past few months return
ed to the village Thursday.
ID. Paften. who is scaling at Math-
ews camp came to town tuesday, called
by the death of his infant child.
|-OYSTERS,-Al4L KINDS-AT MART
HIRZEL'S. Call early as prices ar"
such that you can all afford oysters.
r. Stewart broke camp last week, and
a majority of the boys who had beer
there, this winter, are now in town.
Mrs. r. Quinn and Children left Fri
day, fort lintonviile where Mrs. Quinn has
property which she wished to look after.
Miss Mae Weigand came up from
Pelican, Saturday, where she is teaching
school. She is taking her spring vaca-
ton.
j. A. Durkae, of Arhor Vitae was in
the city Thursday and Friday. Mr.. Dur
kee il connected with the Ross Lumber
CO., of Arbor Vitae.
The Gerry Lumber Company's is the
place to buy Fresh Butter aud Eggs at
prices that are bound to suit. No petri-
fed eggs sold by them.
-Miss Julia Dockeray is teaching
school in the Mud Creek district in place
of Miss Emmogene Dickinson. who has
been ill for the past week or SO.
N. f. Preston, the Amigo furniture
man was transacting business in the city
the latter part of last week. He WAS
accompanied by Mrs. Preston.
The little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Drager, which was born the 28ult.. died
last Thursday. The funeral was held
at the home of Mr.. Drager, Friday.
Mrs ,Io., u;r,,;rs v,ha hoo boon at
Wausau for the past few months. re-
turned to the city last Tuesday. She
will reside in Mat Stems residence.
-Denutv Sheriff McN;nch wasun from
Three Lakes SATURDAY.. snbnoenai,,y
Witnesses 'or ne ne TERM VI o''c''o "'"''
ZOE rores' County a' er"''uoi '"'S "eFN
We understand that Herman Luhn,
who left here about two years ago for
Hazelhurst, to work in the Yawkey
Lumber COMMANDS mill there. Will return
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

Frank Hull finished putting in some
tmmber on Sec. 34--39-lO Il. last week.
traak put about "a, 900 feet OF timber
he had purchased and has them landed
aud expects buyer for them at 500
per thousand.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

AT noon Thursday, the 18th inst. Vim.
Mckinley took the oath OF office az
President Of these United STATES. as also
did Garret A. Hobart. rs Vice President.
The cabinet is composed OF the following
gentlemen. who will help the President
TO guide tllc destines of the government
for the coming four years:
Secretary OF State-.)ohn Sherman. OF
Ohio.
Secretary of the TreasGry-l4yman j.
Gage, of Illinois.
Secretary OF War-Russ4!I 4. Alger, OF
Michigan.
Attorney Generations. McKenna, OF
Calif0gs,ia.
Postmaster Generals4sJ as. A, Gary, Of
Maryland. 4 f=.sss@ ;:a, ssg
stssssslsys sat john y !! { Long
OF Aassslc1astts h.
Seese. Dry OF the Interior Cornelius n,
BlisA Oh New York. y - -, I
I, Svpsstary OF Agiicultnre-Jas. Wilson,
of 1JS ~
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
IN CIRCUIT COURT Villas COUNTY
In the matter of the Commission OF
Equalization for the County OF Villas.


TAKE NoTICE, That the Undersigned
Commission of Equalization for Villas
County will inset ut the Court House in
the town Of Eagle River in said County
OF Villas ON the 10Th, day of March, 4.
d. 1897, at nine o'clock in the forenoon
of that day, there to hear any evidence
or arguments upon the valuations under
review, which may be offered by any tax
payer or officers of any city, village or
town in said County of Wins.
C. =. STOcKwELL, 3
d. NJ. PHINNEY,
N, b. ROsENBERRY.
To John Diamond, Town Clerk, Town
OF Eagle FLYER, Villas Co., Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
CIVIC SCOTT ES-

o. o. Eagle River Lodge No. 100.
Meta every Monday evening at their hall
over Beardsley drug store. Whiting
horthers are cordially invited.
CHAR. S IA1TLKY. Sec. NJ. HiRzEI.. y. u.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

-Conlin does the best work at very
low prices at his photograph gallery
Gire him cal,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
CHURCHES

CONGREGATIONAL EHERCH. Services
~ Sunday at 1870 a. M. and 1870 p m
PRAYER meeting Wednesday, evenings at
7:9O Sunday School Immediately after
nNorning service. Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor Sunday afternoon at 800.
f@~ REV Fl G.. Tom. Pastor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

IA NJ, Eagle River Lodge meets evrey
second aAdfourth Tuesday at their hall
= ever Haddy'a drug sOtre.-> Visiting
brothers cordially invited -
II FINGER ". JOHN itApcIAFFE' sec
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

AN w. A., Eagle Waters camp. No. $50
M Meetx every Friday at Jones Hall
Visiting neiRhbors are cordially invi
:. 4. Bang .rt C. n. NJ, Emmons, Clerk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
CHARACTER OF MEASURE THE COM
MITTEE WILL REPORT.
Coed People Asking for Little Dips
I'm the Reconnaissance Build
ing and Loan Bill.

The educational committee of the House
met last evening for the purpose of dis
cussing the subject of compulsory educa-
ton. Superintendent Goss, of the city
schools, was to have been there TO present
his views on the subject. but he did not
appear and the committee talked the sub
ject over informally
1T is a question" said Chairman Nichol-
son, after the meeting whether we shall
bring in very mild bill with the expecta-
ton of passing it as a starter. or bring in
a model bill and set the people to thinking
in the hope that the next session will take
it up and pass it, Any bill that we may
bring in will simply require that children
of school age shall attend some reputable
school during so much of the year, thus
not interfering with private or parochial
schools. a model bill would involve the es-
Enlistment of a state school for unruly
dtional expense and doubt if the Legis-
lature would pass it at this session. But
there is bound to be expense attached to
any compulsory education bill on account
of the truant officers"
After the adjournment of the full COM
mittee the subcommittee, Messrs. Nichol-
son, Newton and Sohoonover. worked for
some time upon the substitute they are
preparing for the Geeting bill, which they
hope to be able to present tomorrow or
next day In this work the Geeting bill is
taken as a basis, but number of provi-
slOns have been cut out, while others have
been added. There will be some variation
from the lines of this substitute as laid
down a week ago and published in the
Journal at the time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16

senate Committee Considers the Cost
lin and Hawkins Bills.

The Senate committee on railroads had
an interesting session last evening consid-
ering two bills introduced by Senators
Hawkins and Gostlin authorizing the leas-
ing of railroads. The Hawkins bill was
drawn by Senator Wishard, who was there
in it's support. The attorney general spoke
in opposition 10 the bills, raising the point
that under their operation the State reads
would be absorbed and pass out of the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. S. o.
Pickens, representing the Pennsylvania
Company, argued in favor of the Gostlin
bill. declaring that it was almost neces sary
in the operations of railr Dads that other
lines should be leased. Judge Ninde, of
Fort Wayne. spoke in opposition to the
bills. He declared that but two States in
the north had such laws, New York and
Illinois. and under the operation of the
New York law practically all the railroads
of the State had been absorbed by the New
York Central. He made little clearer the
points stated by the attorney general by
showing that when foreign corpora ton
acquired property in this State it passed un-
der control of the federal courts and this
Legislature could not amend the bill so as
TO prevent this suggested by Senator
Hawkins, because il was not competent for
ii to place limitations upon the power or
jurisdiction of the federal courts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
THOMAS'S MEN SATISFIED,
Yet the AgitatOrs Tried to Get His
Transfers to Strike.

The strike of the teamsters who are haul
ing for Contractor Purdy from the court
house yard is still unsettled. He says he
cannot pay what the men demands cents
a load-and the men say they cannot afford
to use their teams for the small sum they
can make at 20 cents load
The matter assumed another phase yes
terday afternoon, when the county decided
to offer TO release Purdy from his contract.
The offer was communicated to PIrdy, who
has il under consideration and will give an
answer this morning. If this is done the
contract will be relet under the original
subdivisions, and no man will be given
more than one of the five sections original
ly allotted to Purdy.
The strike assumed q phase that was dis
countenanced by many of the thinking Ia
boring people, when men from the strikers
attempted to induce those employed by
Robert Thomas on the south side of the
yard to quit work. Thomas is paying as
much or more than is demanded of Purdy
and the men working for him say they are
very well satisfied He has been enabled to
dispose of his dirt within a reasonable dis
lance at fair price, and thinks he will be
tract, when he bid on il merely for the pur-
pose of having work for his own teams to
do. and did not expect to clear anything on
the work. The teamsters were in almost
constant session at their hall Yesterday
but there nothing done as a result of
the meetings, except the effort to induce
Thomas : men 10 quit work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
FEW GOING TO WASHINGTON.
Indiana Will He Poorly Represented
at Inauguration.

Indiana is to have no official representa-
ton at the Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley at Washington next month Gov
ernor Mount said yesterday that in view
of the fact that the Inauguration will fall
Just at the time when the Legislature of
Indiana is in its dying throes he does not
think it wise for him to be away from his
place in the StatehOuse. The lieutenant
governor and speaker OF the House will be
prevented by the same reason from attend
ing the ceremonies, and Governor Mount
has thought it impolitic TO appoint anyone
to represent him officially.
The Governor said there would be no
military display of any kind by the State.
The miserable pittance allowed by the
State of Indiana for the maintenance OF
troops" said he. makes il impossible for
us TO make "a display which would be at all
creditable when compared with those of
some Of the other States which will send
troops. Therefore / think Indiana will have
no representation in the parade.
Private Secretary Wilson said that four
different railroads have offered free trans
portation TO Washington for the Governor
and his staff. and that one had proffered a
private car for the use of the Governor and
his party. Governor Mount expressed him
self as deeply regretting that he will not
be able to be present II the inauguration,
but he feels that his time belongs TO the
State, and that just at that time mis- desk
will he covered with bills which he will not
wish 10 sign without "a proper knowledge of
their contents.
There will be a meeting Wednesday night
at the Denison to make arrangements Tor
a party for Washington during the in
auEuratlon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
FarIand's Banjo Recital.

Alfred A. Farland gave banjo recital at
the Propylaeum last night before musical
audience of about 200 people. The opening
and closing numbers were given by the In
dianapolis Banjo Club.
Mr.. Farland played fourteen numbers. most
of them classical selections. and was COM
PEELED to respond to numerous encores. 1t
is not usual TO hear Beethoven's sonatas or
ChOpin'S nocturnes rendered on so cheaply-
regarded an instrument as the banjo, but
this Mr.. Farland did last night almost to
perfection, and those who heard him went
away with a heightened respect for the in
strument which is generally taken to be the
special property Of minstrel show.