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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27
DELIRE RATE STEAL
THE COUNTY SYSTEMATICALLY
ROBBED.
SOME MORE OF THE
RINGS FINE WORK.

ers an account of where their money
has been wasted, or worse than wasted
by the county board and the ring in
control of it, we do not pretend to be
able to give all the details or to show
every instance in which the peoples
money has been misappropriated. In
order to get at the bottom facts one
would have to be an expert account
ant aud even then probably it would
not be possible to show all the steals
which have been perpetrated on the
county by the means of false or padded
bills or otherwise.
All that we can do is to give the
facts as they appear from the records
so plain that any one who examines
them can not fail to see them for them
selves.
In our last issue we showed where
bills aggregating over twenty-five hun
dred dollars had been allowed by the
county board which were either not
properly chargeable to the county or
which the county was not liable for.
1t is our purpose in the present arti-
Gle to illustrate the manner in which
the gang got in their deadly work in
padding bills.
In looking over the records we came
across two bills. The first read as fol-
lows:
EAGLE RIVER, WIS, Sept. 20, 1897.
COUNTY OF Villas,
To- l.. f. MCGILL, DR.
To services in transcribing rec
ords in the office of the register
of deeds of Forest county, Wis.
pursuant to Chapter 27S, laws
of Wisconsin, for the year 1897
Eight thousand one hundred
and twelve folios at 10 cents
per folio. as per resolution OF
the board of supervisors of said
Villas county, duly passed and
adopted at special meeting of
said board on the Goth day of
May, 1897. SSll.2O
The second bill read word for word
the same as the first except Oneida
county was substituted for Forest coun-
ty and the number of folios given was
seven thousand nine hundred and forty
four, and the amount of the bill was
1894 40
Nothing uncommon, you would say,
about those bills unless it was their
size and the legal phraseology used in
them. Just SO. But looking II little
further we came to another bin which
read as follows:
EAGLE RIVER. WIS, Nov. |, 1897.
COUNTY OF Villas, WIS.
To L. L. McGILL, DR.
TO balance due on Oneida and
Forest county transcripts and
not included in former bills,
3l20 folios at 10 cents $1,000
Upon reading the third bill it struck
us as being strange that a man should
have made mistake of $1,000 in the
two former bills. Then the further
fact that the third bill was not in Mr..
McGill's handwriting and bore date
Nov. LIST, when he was in Chicago, and
the further fact that it bore the ear
marks of having been made out in this
city, determined us to investigate the
matter. We secured aid and made q
careful count of the transcripts and in
stead OF nineteen thousand one hun
dred and seventy-six folios we found
only thirteen thousand six hundred
and forty-six folios, or two thousand
four hundred and ten less folios than
were charged for in the first two bills,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27
NEARLY AS BAD AT MI
NOCQUA.
COMMUNICATED.
MlNoCQUA. Jan. Is, 1898.
REVIEW:


EDITOR. REVIEW:
We were not only pleased but sur
prised to know that there was one in
Villas county that has the power OF let
ting the Taxpayers know how they
are being neeced, and has the back
bone to say what he thinks
1t seems that the town of Minocqua
is also run upon the ring system the
same as Eagle River and the county of
Villas, and those inside of the ring
seem to fare sumptuously while those
on the outside have to dance to their.
music.
1t seems that our town officers have
great mania for law and lawyers.
They start in on election day by en-
ploying lawyer to see that the town
meeting is run to their liking, and af-
ter getting into Office they are very
| liberal with the peoples money by
drawing him an order on the town
treasurer for thirty dollars for his one
days work. From the start they seem
to be looking for trouble, for almost
the first tding that is recorded up on
the minutes of their first meeting is q
gift of from fifty to seventy-five dollars
as retainers fee for some attorney.
Law, lawyers and lawsuits seem to be
| IL. L. = Il, a. - IL -,
they have got judgments and claims
for thousands of dollars against the
town that could have been settled for
less money, and have allowed hum
dreds of dollars as attorneys fees for
counsel and services rendered in get
ting beat. They have allowed large
bills for the meetings of health officers
boards for services of posting up no.
tices and notifying people to clear up
their back yards and then let the jobs
of clearing away the garbage and paid
for it out of the public moneys.
They have allowed overseers Of
highways three dollars per day for
their services and have drawn unrea-
sonable sums of money for laying out
and surveying new highways. They
allowed two assessors more than six
hundred dollars for travelling together
while assessing the town, while there
was no such arrangements made at the
last meeting of the board before town
meeting. They gave the town clerk
three dollars per day latter the town
had voted him salary of four hundred
and fifty dollars per year, to sit with
them upon the, board Of review to re-
cord the acts of the board while they
raised and lowered the assessors esti-
mates of the peoples property, not, as
it seems, to the amount of property
they owned but as they stood out or
inside the ring, and they have allowed
bills of every conceivable kind until
the tax roll foots up into the thous-
ands, SO the wage-workers and others
who have little home will have to
pay tax of percent upon their valu-
alton.
This may not seem bad for a man OF
means but to the man that has a fami-
ly to support while wor king for Sl.25
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27
WANTED.

Boys and Girls to advertise for us.
We pay 81 90 per hour and give them
BICYCLES, Gold Watches, Cameras
Guns, Skates, and 100 other useful ar
ticles. Send stamp for full particulars,
so M nlas and nrnlnillmS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27

Rg-Note Books, Receipt Books and
Order Books printed and for sale at
this Office.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27

Royal Pepsir Gum Co,
MADISON STREET, CHICAGO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27
Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Terms, 81 so PEI Year in Advance.
$500 after Six Months.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27

Entered at the Post Office at Eagle Riv-
err, Wis. as second class mail matter.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
A Marrow Escape.


Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada z
Hart. of Carton, SD. WAS taken with .
bad cold which settled on my lungs cough
set in and tinally terminated in C0nsump-
ton. Four Doctors gave me Up. saying T
could live but short time. ] gave myself
up to my Saviour, determined if could not
stay with my friends on earth, / would
meet my absent ones above. My husband
was advised to get DR.. Kings New Dis
poyery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
I gave il trial, took eight bottles. It has
cured me. and thank God am ssvsd and
now a we'll and healthy yom an TgisI
bottles free at Or. n. Vaushan's Drug
Store. Regular size SOC aud sls0o. Guar.
anteed or prce refunded,
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
a m. a m. a m. . m. p m.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a" stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north, or take passengers for
points south of Delmar
"f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or signal.
"p" Stops to leave passer gers from points
south of Delmar, or take passengers for vii.
ming and points north.
'i' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
''t' Stops to let off passengers from Har-
Hngton points so'tth.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs.-Leaye
Wilmington s.l3, ll.04, a. m 25I, All, and
6 55, p. m, week-da' Leave New Castle S.sl,
9.46, ll.O2 a. M, All and 35 m, week
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington SOS a. NJ.
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. R.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations 1889 m weekdays, 6 81 y m Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. Returning train
leaves Franklin City SEQ a ne. week days, and
l.42 Tuesdays, Thurs and Saturdays onlr.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague (via
steamer) LAB p. m, week days Returning,
leave Chincoteague AZ a. M, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1899 m 637 p. m. weekdays. Returning,
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m.3 II p. M. weekdays
Leave harrington IOr Berlin, lO.3J q. M week
days and 6.S7 p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays. Returning, leave Berlin 6.57 a. m.
week days and 2.43 p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and saturdays.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT R. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreyille and way stations . a. M, and
5.32 p M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile . 50 a. M. and LII D. m, week days.
DELAwARE CHESAPEAKE r. R-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations } IS m, and
5-47 M. week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.4o a. M, and 40 p M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoKD R. k.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations H. IL q.
m and ]. IA m. weekdays, Returning, leave
Cambridge 10 and 10 55 p. m. weekdays
CnNNECTION.-At Porter with Newark and
Delaware City Kailroad, At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clayton
with Delaware & Chesapeake railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay hailroad At Har-
rington, with Delaware Maryland & Virginia
railroad. At Seaford. with Cambridge seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Phila
delphia Il Norfolk. Wicomico & Pocomoke. and
Peninsula Railroads.
]. B. HUTCHIsON. General Manager.
J. X. WOOD, General Passenger Agent,
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
Very Bad Case
catarrh of the Throat Causes
Much Suffering
Neea.s sarsaparIIIa Effects Conn

Heed's oarsapaFllIa Effects . Com.
plete Cure Better Every way.
"My disease was catarrh Of the throat
ana Il wAs very bad case. ] did every.
thans fur Il that was told but it grew
worse. I suffered more than any ONE on
earth can know. Apr II months thsre
was not Q day or night shat my throat
was not sore. could not eAt anything
but soIt boilsd eggs 6r sousthing Of that
kind that I could easily swallow. MY
brothers wife persuaded me TO take
Heodis aersaperilIa, as Il had helped her.
Issit ths seoa et shs sq.eins ! after e. tax
ing thrss doses, kspt on taking Y eRRaa
IN 4 short time the soreness hieappesfea
ana I could eat nnything ] wished. ! sm
now feeling very much better and people
remark how much better look" MES.
ms. HnAnn. PsrsOnSburs, Maryland.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
IstAe bsvs-sn last sha ons Tras Blood Puriner
1,- V,sea. are ~ saly piIls p AXE
Hood s Pills WIN Hepa'g asFssPAgillk
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
B. & O. Railroad.
Schedule In effect November Ihth, 1897
All trains illuminated with Pintsch Light
*Exp-ess trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON DEL
AWARE AVE STATION FOR

New York, weekdays. 1918, 80 .1O.24 a. m.
tl2l9, s2si aS;5s *5.2l, " Il, y! p. m Sun
days, .SlS, 1888 *n.24, a. m. 'S,S9, +5.2l, ~ Il,
Ph!ladelphia, weekdays, ts.ls. $50, $40.
7I5s 15S5, 1925, s0O, tsss tMIoa, M ll.Qs, q. m:
ti1oS t1 p. n. Sundays, tSls, 7.S5, S s.5O, a. issS
Li;24 tiI;24 a: M, 1859, 4IO t5.2l, $50, t7.1l,
s.l5, tll.Oo, ?; m; 80
z$5, 1875 TOO To- tl6.2a, 1i.oS am, i.20,' 70
asys3 yg3S @ 5a s g. 4 e. 5i5 5g5s t9s tio pa J. M
Atlantic City, Seek,days, His. q. r M, H. tl21s.
1894, p. M, Sundays, u IS a. m.
Cape May, weekdays, M, t5.50 am, Sun.
Baltimore and Washington, weekdays, t41S
40 1895 IL q a. m, l2.57, 12O9 S04 t401 i457
sus m IS ias1 4 81 ,Iog e M o. Ssq9Rdays 99y y,s4 Ss
Baltimore and way stations. daily. 40, a. m
Newark, Dell weekdays, t4ls. zle + tss5
~ ~ q a.mll2.57 ao4, "A o., 1857, t61S, 7.S2is1l
sundays, tlls 7.lo. 1885 a. m. 1857 s.oa
t4.57, 1872, t9.llp. m.
Plttsburg, weekdays, 1885, m 1918 p. M,
Sundays f8 35p m "A 81 p ni.
Chicago, daily, 8 IS a m sI.57 p m.
Chicago via Cincinnati and indianapolis
Cincinnati and st. Louis, daily ts.a5 M
tl2.57, and y. u p. m.
Toledo and Detroit, eli p m daily to
New Orleans and Memphis via Bristol and
Chattanooga, .8I- pm. daily. weekdays z.57
sundays Throughsleepers to Memphis and
New Orleans.
singerly accommodation, daily 7.lO. q. M.
1872 m.
Landenburg accommodation, weekdays
7l0 1000; a. M, S.0I 457, p. m. Sundays. 10
a; M, 4.57, p; m.
Leave Market Street Station for
Philadelphia, weekdays, so D m
Baltimore, weekdays, 6.i5 m 2.55 D. m.
Landenburg and way stations, week days
q. m, 5. 10 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street
Station for Wilmington, weekdays t3s5 $40
7;l0. $500 90, Ito %, 1l.S0. q. m, tl2.5O,
flS9, 200, 1890, t4.29 4Sol5 Is, t642, 6OO $40,
s1ndsy.. tsss is,oo, zoo n.ao s.m,,
fl29o u:S7, 400 tl.2O, ISIS, $50. tT.S0
t8.S5 1880 p. m.
Telephone, 10S.
Rates to Western pointst lower Ian via an,
other line.
D. B. MARTIN. Manager Of Passenger Trafac
W N. GREENE. General Manager.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

Americas great medicine is Hoods sar-
saparilla, which cures when all other prep
arations fail to do any good whatever.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
Rents Boxes

In its New Burglar and Fire-proo
Vaults, Makes ample provision in its
Store Room and Vaults for.the safe KEEP
ing of Securities and Valuable package
placed in its cussody.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
How to Make Money

Ifyou are out Of employment and want a
Clear above expenses by working regularly,
or, If you want to increase your present IN
come from 500 TO $500 yearly, BY WORKING AZ AZ
St. Phila., Pa, stating age, whether married
or single, last or present employment, ana
Won can secure position with them Dy Wnlcn
Won can make more money easier an0fastef
than you ever made before in your life.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

BANKS
Peoples National Bank.-President, G.. w,
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley Teller.
W. G. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-President Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, y.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES..
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr 0. y. A. M.
Meets every Monday uight In McWhorter's
Hall at 8 O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. F. & A. NJ. Meets
first Tuesday of each month In Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. .. o. F.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Wednesday night in McWho4er's Hall at
Major John Jones Post, No. q, G. A. R.
Meets every Friday night In Reynolds Build
ing at o'clock
Welcome ConcIave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in K.
of p. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o.U. w, meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst FRI
day night Of each month in Hose House.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
Washington
i. Letter

sEsIDENT Nc
Kinley is one of
the bardes 1T
worked men in
the country just
now. He b a 8
not abandoned
hope that peace
may be preserv-
ed with honor,
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

We aim to, and do, give you
the best and most original de-
signs, independent of all other
dealers, as it costs no more to
have the latest and best de-
signs, which is greatly to your
interest. Estimates furnished
on application and visits made
to the country upon notihca-
ton.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
rliddIetown Directory.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President-G. w. w. Naudain; Secretary,
w. 8. Letherbury; Charles II. Howell.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

MIDDLETOwN. DEL, MAR. 10, 1898
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
0nSUIDDfiOD

AND ITs = CURB
TO TE EDITOR 81 have an absolute
remedy for Consumption. By It's timely use
thousands Of hopeless cases have been already
permanently cured So proof-positive am
of its power that consider 1t my duty to
sesd two bottles frss to those of your readers
who have Consumption, Throat, Bronchial or
Lung Trouble, # they win write me thsf
express and postofice address. Sincerely.
+. A. SLOCUM, n. c., Is3 Pearl St., New York.
n. The Editorial and Business Management og
this Payer Guarantee tis generous troposiuon'
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
to the

Management Of Real Estate and to the
Collection and Remittance Of Rents In
terest on Securities ara Dividends
Stocks.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

No Quaker could profess greater
brotherly love for the United States
than does the new Spanish Minister,
who was presented to President
Mckinley on Sal sturday. He talked as
though peace were assured and that
his greatest anxiety is to complete a
reciprocity treaty with US. This talk
isn't throwing any sand in anybOdy's
eyes.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst Fri
day night Of each month in Hose House.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

The building Of three new battleships,
to be as good as the best now afOat,
and one of them TO be named Malne, Is
authorized be the Naval Appropriation
Bill.
Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19

J. X. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Evening star., 1898-11-15
Gen. COrbin Will Not Talk,

Adjatant General Corbin refuses to dis
cuss the point made by General Breckin-
ridge, inspector general, in his testimony
before the board investigating the conduct
of the War Department yesterday that
much of the trouble that has resulted in
the conduct Of the war might have been
averted IL the usefulness of the inspector
generals department had not been i'm
paired by the order requiring reports Of
the officers of that department to be made
to the adtutants general instead of to the
inspector general. General Corbin's refusal
to discuss the matter was based on the
fact that the order complained of by Cen
eral Breckinridge was n regulation of the
army of long standing, issued by direction
of the Secretary of War. Another officer
explained that the only purpose OF the or
der was that the reports should reach the
Secretary of War with as little delay as
possible, the adjutant general acting only
as a medium of communication in the mat
ter.
Evening star., 1898-11-15
SHOULD SEND A FLEET ro Sp.~
English View of the Status of Pe.ce
NegOtiationx

LoNDON, November 15.-The morning
papers comment editorially upon the peace
conference crisis and the American naval
preparations, reiterating their conviction of
the hopelessness of Spanish opposition,
ana recognizing that the United States have
practically no alternative, especially after
the elections, except complete annexation.
and that If Spain continues obstinate the
United States must send a fleet to Europe
an action which no power save Great Bri-
tain would welcome, though none would be
likely to interfere in Spain's behalf
The Daily Telegraph says: I'VE cannot
believe that President Mckinley favors a
compromise that would leave Spain a por-
ton of her far eastern possessions. Such
policy would combine the evils of both
alternatives confronting America, since
Spain would speedily sell the remnant"
Evening star., 1898-11-15
Quartermaster mt Havana.

The War Department has made provision
for quartermasters at Havana to fill the
places of Col. Williams and his assistants
recently deceased of yellow fever. An or
der was issued today directing Brig. Gen.
Charles S. Humphreys U. s. V, now in
this city, to proceed at once to Havana
and report to Major Gen. Wade. U. S. ",
for assignment to duty as chief quarter
master under his direction, with station at
Havana. Capt F. w. Cole, assistant quar-
termaster, L. s, v, has been relieved from
duty with the 7th Army Corps and ordered
TO Havana for temporary duty with Col.
F. ]. Hecker. quartermaster, U. s.. ", on
completion of which he Will report to the
depot Quartermaster at Havana for duty
under his direction.
Evening star., 1898-11-15
THE BICYCLE DEALERS.
Cases Before the Police Court to Be
ApDeaIeI

The four bicycle dealers who were report
ed to the Police Court some time ago
charged with doing n secondhand business
without the formality of having paid the
license tax, have issued call for meeting
of the merchants whose business will be
affected by the decision. The meeting is TO
be held tonight at the store of the Pope
Manufacturing Company.
In the circular. issued by John D. I.asley
Charles NJ. Lewis. W. ID. Hadger and John
Noener. jr.. these dealers say:
We earnestly hope you will be there at
the time, as II is the intention of those in
terested to fight this case in the Court of
Appeals, but We do not intend to fight it
ourselves and pay the costs of this case
and let all others get the benefit. Our plan
now Is TO take up subscription of a small
amount from each one and cover the costs
in the Court of Appeals, and 1t will be only
Il small amount each one will have to
stand; otherwise we will let the case go by
default, and We presume you would rather
help out in this manner than be compelled
to pay ;he fine of $40 per year.
We have every assurance from our at
torneys that the decision of the Police
Court will be reversed in the upper court ="
The circular also sets forth the decision
OF the Police Court in the case and gives
an interview with Prosecuting Attorney
Pugh, taken from The Evening Star of
November g. as follows:
Should the Court of Appeals UNFOLD this
decision, said Prosecuting Attorney Pugh
to a Star reporter this afternoon it will
mean an annual increase of about 500, 900
in the revenues of the District de-
cision against the dealers, he said will
mean that all business men who take Sec
ond-hand goods in part payment for new
goods, and then dispose of the old ones,
Will be liable to a license tax of $40 He
mentioned dealers in bicycles, typewriters
and harness being among those who
will be most affected"
In the case tried in court Mr.. Lasley was
defendant, and the questions involved are
10 be settled by the Court of Appeals
Judge kmball, as heretofore stated, held
that bicycle dealers who take old wheels
IN trade are secondhand dealers, and as
such should pay the license