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The herald., 1898-08-22
THE TURF

The Polo club at Santa Monica will give
three days of racing on September 9th, 10th
and 18th. Ten races at distances from one
quarter to mile are provided for, and
great sport is expected. as much interest is
already manifested by the local horsemen
in the events. G. L. Waring is secretary
of the club and will furnish all particulars
as to size of purses, conditions, etc.
O O O
1t is probable that Joe Patchen, 2:01A. and
John r. Gentry. 2:0O1a. will be matched for
two in three race to come on over tte
Washington Park track at Chicago. Both
horses are In excellent condition and their
owners say could be ready to start in the
race within two weeks.
The record breaking performance Of the
3-year-old colt Goodrich at Chicago must
have been a surprise to those who really
believed that the speed limit Of the thor
oughbred had already been reached. Good
rich, although but three years old, lowered
the worlds record for one and a half miles
from 2:S2A to 2:30A, two full seconds. This
was in race and on circular track. It
Is true that the conditions were all favora-
bic for fast time. They always are and al
ways will be when records art broken
This unequaled performance is of great in
terest to all horsemen, whether their IA
vorites are trotters. PAGERS or runners 1t
proves most conclusively that the modern
thoroughbred has greater powers of en-
durance and greater speed than the old
time racers.
O O o
The following are the dates Of fall race
meetings In California:
Santa Rosa. August Goth to 9th
State fair at Sacramento. Sept. 5th to 18th
California Jockey club at Sacramento.
........................Sept 18th to Oct LIST
Los Angeles. Oct 9Th to 18th
California Jockey club, Los Angeles.
Observation-Disclosures. Oct 18th to 18th
The herald., 1898-08-22
coURs1Na

The usual crowd attended the coursing
at Agricultural park yesterday. The sport
was not up to the standard on account Of
up for rest.
The crack-a-jack Diego and the hand
some dog Sir Walter Scott, who were
matched in the third course had the mis-
fortune to get injured, and both were with
drawn from the days coursing. Miss
Ramon and Pauline proved to be failures,
the crowd expecting wonders from them
Ormonde showed up well. Uncle Sam
made a very fine showing. The Ghost Is
coming to the front by winning very
creditable second. May Day is a flyer.
won q hard fought consolation, with Hard
Luck very fine second. The results fol-
low:
First Ties-Ormonde Z, Juanita 2; Fleet
foot g. Van Tralle (bye); Orpheum Prince
4, Uncle Sam 8; May Day 3. Grazer 0; Lady
Agnes Z, Mermaid 8; Doncaster 8, The
Ghost s.
Second Ties-Ormonde IL, Van Tralle 1;
Uncle Sam 6, May Day 4; Mermaid 6, The
Ghost s.
Third Ties-Ormonde 4, Uncle Sam 8;
The Ghost s. Fleetfoot (bye).
Final-Uncle Sam 10. The Ghost 4.
Consolation-First Ties-Van Brulle g.
Dugan s; Fullerton 8. Rag Baby Il (bye);
DR.. Pagan 2, Little Cripple 8; Bowery Boy
z, Miss Ramon O.; Sir Jasper IL, Maid OF
Erin 10 (bye); Pauline o. Hard Luck s.
Second Ties-Van Brulle Z, Rag Baby 2;
The herald., 1898-08-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

c. D. Howry, undertaken, Fifth and
Broadway. Lowest prices in the city.
Call telephone main 24S for ambulance.
Bresee Brothers, Sixth and Broadway.
Robert Sharp & Co., funeral directors, 751
and 1853 South Spring street. Tel. main 1920.
Watches cleaned rs cents; mainsprings,
80 cents; crystals. 10 cents. Patton, 214
South Broadway.
Adams Bros, dentists, 239h South Spring
street. Plates from "a. Painless extracting,
80 cents. Filling speciality. Hours, s to 8:
Sundays, 10 to IL.
Do you know that framed picture makes
a most desirable wedding present? If you
are looking for anything in that line do not
fail to call at H. C. Lichtenberger's art en-
poeiuln. 202 South Spring street.
DfHsRebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson block.
first floor. rooms 1873, 1874, 1876. Special atten-
ton given to obstretrical cases. and all dis
eases Of women and children. Electricity
scientifically used. Consultation hours,
to 5. Telephone 1927.
Normal School Boarders.-All who wish
to take normal school students either to
board or to room or to work for board are
requested to meet the preceptress Of the
school at her ONCE in the Normal building.
between the hours of and IL a. m. on
Tuesday and Wednesday. August sd and
oath.
The herald., 1898-08-22
COLE

The average golfist Is a curious animal,
says the New York Evening Post. He
looms up under every kind of rig. and pos
hugh assortment of crafts which daily
wrestle with the briny. To deal with each
case under Its distinctive heading would
about equal the task Of writing a diagno-
sis Of each grain of sand subject to micros-
copic treatment. Taken en- bloc, however,
the everyday exponents of the royal and
ancient pastime suffer from one general
disorder, which neither time. admonition
nor execration appears to assuage. Strick-
en- from the initial stroke these very every
day-in the sense Of very ordinary-victims
permit the infection to grow and fatten to
such an extent that a thousand years.
quarantine would prove ineffective.
They are apparently unconscious OF the
fact that code Of laws, both for decorum
and fair play, has been formulated for the
preservation OF the game, and seemingly
incapable Of realizing that but for these
existing laws the game as 1t has been
played for years would inevitably have
drifted into a mongrel of diverse and un.
recognizable breeds. Unable to appreciate
the necessity of preserving its most car.
dinal features, this multitude sallies forth
hourly, daily. weekly, monthly and yearly.
smashing to smithereens all that is held
sacred, all that is revered and all that IL
cherished by true disciples of the game
To issue forth with a set of clubs and
bang away at a white sphere is the pur-
suit of this stupendous majority. To post
themselves on the rules governing the
game is as unheeded as the compliance
with the code laid down for their d<port-
ment while on the links. Rules q the
game and etiquette of the game are ruth
lessly and outrageously abused. The in
stinct Of self predominates, to the disgust
and discomfort OF the conscientious. On
all sides the latter is hemmed in by Doors
many Willingly, some neutrality-suspicious.
conduct tortures and exasperates him.
That not the slightest consideration Is
given to the labors Of those responsible for
existing golf rules is on exhibition con-
tinuously over any links In the country.
The simplest observances are flagrantly
broken, and unfortunately few are the in
stances III which the better posted have the
courage Of remonstrance.
How to subdue these uncurbed, unbroken
animals is a problem which has long vexed
the better informed. 1t has been sug-
gested that each club should examine new
members on the rules governing the game,
as we'll as those relating to etiquette; that
until the questions have been satisfac-
torily answered no one should be permitted
to play. II every club were to enforce
this the existing abominable and annoying
element would be rooted out. but the weak
ness of this suggestion lies In the fact
that few capable Of serving on a clubs
jury possess the moral courage to act.
In Justice, however. to those who scru-
pulously live up to all existing rules, every
club should refuse entries in home competi-
tions-especially to those at medal play
until answers to the more important laws
have been sent in writing to the secretary.
Without involving any particular individu-
al. the board OF governors or general com
The herald., 1898-08-22
PRIZE RING

Kid Parker, who Is matched to fight Bob
Thompson before the Los Angeles Athletic
club on September I'd, insists that his re-
cent illness will in no wise injure his
chances in the encounter with Thompson.
He states that he is training most faith
fully from $50 a. m. to $3.50 p. m. each day.
and is already in excellent condition. So
far as weight Is concerned, he now weighs
1888 pounds four pounds below the limit, so
he anticipates no trouble in regard to
weight. Parker informs The Herald that
he does not underestimate his opponents
ability, as he realizes fully what a hard
fight they had, on the occasion of pre-
vious meeting.
o o o
Jim Jeffries has his broken thumb In a
plaster cast and expects to keep 1t there
for three weeks at least yet. JEFF will be
in Los Angeles on a visit to his folks in a
few days. He is not at all put out by the
criticisms Of the eastern press that he is
so slow he would better return to boiler
making.
The herald., 1898-08-22

Locally the most important event in the
sporting world was the tennis meet at
Santa Monica. 1t held the undivided at
tention Of all who are lovers Of the game,
and was undoubtedly the most successful
tournament ever held in Southern Caiifor-
MIA. The features of the week $ play are
dealt with elsewhere on this page.
The coming sporting events Of this vicin-
ity are the sparring match between Bob
Thompson and Kid Parker at the Los An
geles Athletic club on September 2, and the
wheel races at Riverside on September ..
1t is reported that Mr.. Burke Of Santa Mon
lea road race fame is also making arrange
ments for another wheel race.
Turf matters are livening up, and the
outlook for the fall season in racing circles
Is exceedingly bright all over the country.
Hunting and fishing stories are plentiful
and the sports themselves are reported as
unusually good.
The herald., 1898-08-22
FISH AND FISHING

Angling Is still good at Catalina island.
The tuna season is practically ended, but
other varieties of fish continue plentiful.
The Tuna club now has twenty-four men,
bers. To become member Of the club 1t
Is necessary that a man should have first
caught with rod and line .una Weighing
not less than 100 pounds. Dr. H. H. Pease
of Arizona broke the black sea bass record
last week by catching 374-pounder. A
jewish Weighing 246 pounds was recently
caught by w. r. Bentley.
Salt water fishing continues good at Cor
The herald., 1898-08-22
THE WHEEL

The seventh annual road race meet Of the
Riverside wheelmen at Riverside Will be
held on Admission day, September 9. The
meet is sanctioned by the L. A. w. A
large number Of local riders will go down
to participate in the star events. Dave
Burke will go down with Thistle team,
composed Of Ralph Hamlin, Fred Dee,
winner of the time prize in the last Santa
Monica road race, and Dean Cromwell,
winner of the place prize in the same race;
Frank Perm and Roy Pipher will also be
on Burke's string. The morning program
will consist of special runs to Magnolia
avenue, Paramount park. La Eliotts Pool
and other points of interest. The track
events consist Of one-mile novice, one
third mile dash. one-mile 2:S0 class, two
mile handicap, one-mile boys race, under
16 years Of age, one-mile tandem, one-mile
open, two-mile handicap for colored riders.
A special match race for the champion
ship of Southern California will be the
chief event Of the day. Other special races
on the program are five-mile messenger
team race between the Postal and Dis
trict teams of Los Angeles and Western
Union of Riverside, and five-mi1e team
race for the championship Of Riverside
county.
The champions, Michael and Linton, will
have their next meeting at the Queens
Park track in Montreal, Canada. 1t will
be a twenty-five mile race, with sixty pace
makers. The first or second week in Sep
TENDER will be the time.
The Milwaukee city council has passed an
ordinance prohibiting the practice OF
carrying babies or small children (under
years. on bicycles. The danger to which
children are exposed while thus being car
ried Is declared criminal, and a fine OF
from 81 to SIS is imposed for violating the
law.
The worlds record for the mile goes
again to France. Edouard Taylore, the
French champion, rode the distance at
Willow Grove. Philadelphia. in 1882 3-5 1t
stood at 1885 before, Plat Petts making 1t
that a few months ago. Taylore received
an ovation from the Philadelphia crowd
when the result became known.
1t is only three years since racing ma
chine was thought unfit to use If 1t scaled
over eighteen pounds, and roadster was
called heavy II 1t weighed over twenty-one
pounds. Now there are few racers that do
not weigh more than the latter figure, and
roadsters, as rule, run from twenty-five
to twenty-eight pounds.
O o o
The struggle between Buffalo and Bos-
ton for next years national meet is yet
undecided. Buffalo is confident, but Bos-
ton Is still there.
The herald., 1898-08-22
TENNIS

Both Oakland and San Francisco are dis
playing great activity in preparations for
the annual championship games which arc
to take place on September 9th in gen.
tlemens doubles and ladies' singles 1t is
almost an assured fact that Miss Bee
Hooper of st. Helena and Miss Marion
Jones Of Santa Monica, who made
such a close and clever fight for the
American Championship in Philadel-
phia against Mis- Juliette Atkinson,
will play. With two players of their CALI
The herald., 1898-08-22
Der matched against each other there will
undoubtedly be some grand execution.
WORLDS RECORD FOR CRICKET

In the cricket match between Yorkshire
and Derbyshire, at Chesterfield, England,
last week, Brown and Tunicliffe, for York
shire, made the sensational score Of 554 be-
fore the partnership was dissolved today.
This Is the worlds record for first-class
cricket, the previous record being 1898. The
pair went in first Thursday and batted all
day long, the score at the close of play be-
ing SOB. Friday morning Tunicliffe made
his score A3 before he was dismissed, and
Brown was not out. with a score of 1872 and
extras 10. Brown soon followed, having
totaled 800.
The herald., 1898-08-22
THE AMERICAS CUP

onado. Barracuda and yellowtail are un-
usually plentiful. The wharf fishermen
catch principally pompano, croakers,
founders and kingfish. These same varie-
ties of salt water fish are also abundant
just now in Monterey bay. Big catches
have been made of late at Monterey and
Pacific Grove.
The herald., 1898-08-22

Little Cripple 9. Bowery Boy o; Sir Jasper 4.
Hard Luck Z.
Final-Van Brulle 8, Little Cripple b;
Hard Luck Z. Home Rule I (bye).
Van Brulle 8, Hard Luck s.
Winners--l, Uncle Sam; 2. The Ghost;
3, Ormonde; 4, Mermaid; s. May Day; 8.
Van Tralle.
Consolation-l, Van Brulle; 2. Hard Luck;
3, Little Cripple.
The herald., 1898-08-22
The Florence Home

The annual meeting of the Florence
home will be held at the First Baptist
church, Flower street near Seventh, on this
evening at 1880. Charles N. Crittenton and
Mrs. Kate w. Barrett. national superin-
tendent, will be present. Mrs. Moffatt will
sing.
The herald., 1898-08-22

ing vain efforts to catch UP to you. Stay
near her and endeavor to make her feel
she is not such a bad player after ALL"
The herald., 1898-08-22

DR.. Max WassmGn, dentist, rooms as and
Second and Third. Tel. Brown 1o7a
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All prices Of wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. "a South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-08-22
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Rec Of obser tiona
taken at Los Angeles, August 21st The
barometer Is reduced to sea lever.
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Maximum temperature, "a.
Minimum temperature, 60.
Forecasts

Forecast for Southern California for
Monday: Fair except partly cloudy and
somewhat threatening in the mountain re-
gions in southeast portion; fresh west
winds.
The herald., 1898-08-22
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
EVENTS OF TODAY

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Burbank-"A Prisoner Of War"
The herald., 1898-08-22

City council .meets-10 a. m.
Board of education meets-7:S0 p. m.
Annual meeting Of the Florence
home at the First Baptist church,
1880 p. m.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
A CLOSE CALL.
A. REGEMFUSS NARROWLY ES-
CAPES WITH HIS LIFE.

Last Tuesday evening Andrew Regen-
fuss, who is employed by Mart Hirzel,
before going to bed went to the beer
house, it being q cold evening. for the
purpose OF building fire so as toprevent
the freezing OF any article in the building
The stove is one which burns charcoal
and is SO constructed as to burn the
same without the use OF a pipe, ami i'll
starting fire it is necessary to remove
the top and leave it renewed for ten or
fifteen minutes until the fire has good
Roadway. Andrew says that he was
sitting close to the stove and that the
gas must have gradually overcome him,
but he managed to rouse up and us did
so hetell, tipping the stove onto the floor.
He had presence of mind enough to gath
er up the fire and put the stove upright
when he again fell, tipping over thescoal
barrel. He dragged himself to the door
and had quite tussel to get the same
open, falling at each attempt to get to
HIS lceU, Dub lflbsaflH llc SOU Ouo O'OoAHo oiio
door after him.. He fell to the ground
and laid there for about two hours un-
able to move but seemingly conscious as
to what had happened. When he. came
to and WINS able to get to his feet he got
as far as Tooley's Corner where he met
assistance and got to his room. 1t. was
narrow escape for Andrew and doubt
less had it not been for his physical
strength and good health would have
had to succomb.
Some claim that Andrew had met with
reverses in his wooings and took this
method OF trying to end his troubles AND
then weakened but he emphaticallJ de-
mics the sc&n1alous remark.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
Eating the Pudding Beats Chewing
The Rag.

| THERE'S no liein the at & we heading End
how. easily it can be applied. There are
iii ew.rv community men who are eter-
| naliy chewing the rag. Ii it isn't about
| their own affairs it's about somebody
else's, Or about the city they. live III. lie
| has u garden full Of grievances. Every
merchantis irving to cheat him: his taxes
are SO high; the weather too cold, and in
short, he hasn't got good word for his
neighbour; the community or the city he
| lives ill., Speak to him of the big bar
gains our merchants are giving and the
old rag gets between his teeth and he tells
you Of u place in Chicago that doubly
discounts our home merchants. Hecalls
them robbers and he'd rather see John
Jones starye than to buy dollass worth
Of any thing from him. He knew him
when he did not have a clean shirt to his
bach. and with sly wink) he guessed
he wouldn't have now if his debts were
paid; and vet he has robbed his custo-
schools don't suit him and he tells you
(how they made scholars learn when he
was a boy, and ten chances to one, lie
couldn't tell you whether Duluth is in
Wisconsin or Minnesota. He doesn't be-
| lieve puplicimprovcments. Acity that
| is bound to grow will grow anyway,
without throwing away money paving
lstreets or building sewers. When he
! meets a stranger and is asked concerning
the town lie lives III, he shrugs his should
ers and unfurls his tale Of woe. Nothing
suits him, and the stranger leaves with a
bad impression of the place where this
rag etlewer lives. When he hears that
the city is about to leave it to vote Of
the place for some needed improvements
he isAthe busiest man i'll the town. The
idea OF going i'll debt! and he starts ont
campaigning against any effort III that
direction. Possibly he pays IL tax OF $3
but he has more TO say than the man
who pays 5000. Some man who mas
done more in one day for the city than he
has IN life time, dies. This rag chewer
is glad Of it. He did notlike him because
he voted III favor OF buying hose cart, q
useless thing except III care of fire. And
SO he goes, year i'll and YEAR out, Il Stun
bling block in societyj and a cancer on
progress Marshfield Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
NUMBER 46.

! about 1881 Ire moved from this placs
to Lake Vieux Desart, and erected IL
dwelling house for himself, near ths
Post Office ut that place, Ibis old Post
Office is still in good shape Of repair, and
is occupied.
lii the meantime the old p O. route
had been abandoned aud II new org
made Commencing at Geeen Bay, rum
ming to Ontohogon, Mich. MIR. Perry
drove mail over this route with ponies
two winters The Minnesuta copper
mines Mt .Rockand, MT this time, were
running full blast. Many cattle wprs
also driven over this route to- furnish
fresh meat to the miners after navlga-
ton closed on LAX e Superior.
The mail route being abandoned, after
the mines closed, he moved to Deerskin
Creek, where he erected n nice log house
of hewn timber the remains OF which
can be seen. and made Il little clearing,
and started a trading post in company
with H. 3. Polar. who in the meantime
had started one at Virgin Lake. { \ sum
mer resort now stands on tile old Polar
Trading Post.) After the completion OF
military road Nj 1869 they both moved
south to Pickersal Greek, ~ branch of the
Wolf River, where they occupied their
attention with farming and numbering
about the year 1872. Capitalist began
investing in pine timber, and Mr.. Perry
being All expert woodman paid atten-
ton to locating pine lands, and made
considerable money. About 1878, he in
company with Finn LAWYER again re-
turned to Eagle River where they erect
ed d yelling house on Eagle River
short distauce about the present town
site, farming aud logging a. little, and
locating lands After the railroad had
reached this place and moved into town
where he resided until his death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
PENSION GRANTED.

Our readers will be pleased to learn
that pension has be al granted to Mrs.
Hull Of this village, widow of the late
NoIdierJpsse Hull, ATTORNEY Colman has
been working for more than year past
to obtain this pension for her, and his
morning. sent i'll the vouchers to tho
United States pension agent at Mil
waukee, whereby slle will obtain
$791.35 cash back pension and $500
per month in the future, The pension is
most deserving and will place the widow
and her falniM in easy circnlMstallsses.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
NO Term OF COURT.
NO APPOINTMENT OF A JUDGE.
FOR THIS CIRCUIT MADE.

Saturday, Clerk of Court Radcliffe re-
ceived a telegram FROM Judge Bardeen
thai as he would take His oath of office az
Associate Judgeof the Supreme Court TO-
day and no appointment having been
made to fill the vacancy in this Circuit,
the Febcuary term of Circuit Court for
Villas County, would not be held, and
Mr.. Radcliffe was to SO notiiy|all jurors
and WITNESSES sulpoeneaed for said term
of Court
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
A BRIEF SKETCH OF Ills LIFE

~
G. T.. Perry came to Yellow Birch Lake
in 1855. He was then 10 years of age.
Fl. B. Polar NOW of Langlade Comfy
proceeded him, being here nearly two
wears before They occupied themselves
in trapping making hay iii summer, and
trading with the Indians. Their sup
plies they boated up the Wisconsin from
Wausau and Jenny (now MerrilD i'll the
Summer. In 1856, a rough road was
cut through the forest from Walisau to
Eagle Lake via Pelican (now Rhineland-
.el). Tins road was used Tor carving
the u. S. mail on, which was done by
packing in summer and by dog trains in
winter. Mr.. Perry carried mail on this
route with dog trains for two winters.
His route being from Eagle Lake to
Beaver station, a point about twenty
miles north OF Vieux Desert. The n&ne
of the Post Office was Kim-mC-Con, and
was located on the East side OF Eagle
Lake. This building was also the
famous Kim-me-Con Bank: The Presl-
Dental Election of 1860 was also held
in this building, and Mr.. Perry superin-
tended the erection OF 1T, for Messrs Fox
and Helms The latter named gentle
matl,aIso did some logging in 1886.