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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-05-09
NcL-CE OF FAX SALE.
For the Unpaid Taxes tor the year
1897.
Villas County
STATE OF WIscoNsrE,

I hereby certify that the following list
Is a cerrect statement of all landz in the
County Of Villas upon which the taxes
for the year 1897, have been returned as
DELINQUENT and which now remain I'M
paid, except public lands held en- con-
tract ana lands mortgaged to the state,
and notice is hereby given that so much
. e.s.en tract or parcel Of lana herein
feecrYbed IS may be necessary therefore
will. on the third Tuesday OF May next
being on the 18th day Of May, 1898, ana
the next succeeding days, be seld by me
Court House in the Village Of Eagle
River. in said County Of Villas for the
payment OF Taxea, interest and charges
thereon.
Dated this 4th day of April, 4. D. 1893.
OLE SWEISON,
County Treasurer of Villas Co.. Wis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
AN AFRICAN LEGEND. -.
The story Of How tho Monkey Came e
BE Created.

Negro legends and interpretations OF
Scripture are often extremely ingenious
and even poeticaj, and it frequently hap
pens that when the makers of traditions
and folklore happen to have African blood
In their veins they rely entirely upon their
inspirations and imaginations. It Is In
this wise that their account of the creation
Of the monkey was constructed. This
story runs Us follows:
After God had made man, the devil re-
Earded this new creation with great deal
Of interest and admiration and was filed
with an ambition to do something of that
kind himself He therefore studied tho
form and features Of the human being
which had been recently placed upon tho
earth, and set To work with great earnest.
ness 10 make living creature which
should, us nearly as possible, resemble a
man, but he did not try 10 make his work
quite as large IA his model, wisely think.
ing he would better begin with something
on a smaller scale. The result of his Ia.
bors was the monkey.
This animal was "a good deal like man,
but he failed in some important particu-
lars 10 resemble the original. Ono Of these
was his inability 20 speak, and tho devil
tried To remedy this fault, but found it
impossible He also discovered that lis
little man did not possess the intelligence
of the larger being he had tried to initiate
and disgusted with the impossibilits of
making his monkey speak or of impress
ing upon his mind that no should act as n
reasonable being, he gave up the attempt
In despair and I'm order to compensate the
creature he had made for the great fail.
ures in his construction, he gave him
tail. This would not enable him 10 speak,
nor would it bestow upon him the intel
ligence he should have, but it would ho
IA very great help to him in getting through
life, and this the little burlesqre of man
as doubtless found to DO ue.-Youth's
Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
ARMORY INSPECTIONS
Will Be Made by Ii utenan' AbbO I, Re-
ginniug IN March.

Armory inspection of the various organiza-
tions of tho State Militia will be made by the
inspector and FIRST general and first ieu'en-
ant, Charles w. Abbott. Jr., Of the 18th U. d.
Infantry, commencing March !. The iusrec-
tions will be continued until all the companies
have been Inspected and they VIII be held rs
far as possible on the regular diill NIGHTS.
For inspection the COMPANIES will be paraded
AZ for imm Mediate active service, in campaign
uniform and heavy marching order.
The inspection of the Hospital Corps, with
special regard To its eauipm cnt and system
Of instruction, will | g made prior TO May ]
by the surgeon general, or some officer de-
signated by him. The inspecting officer will
forward the report of each command 10 the
Office Of the djutant general, with such sug-
gt stions and observations as he may think
necessary for the good Of the service.
Notice Of the above inspection together
with further details regarding 1t is contained
in general orders No. 3, just issued by the ad.
iutant general
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
A Model Gaze.

Mnk's Model Cafe and Quick Lunch, 80
Wey ybosset street, opened yesterday in a blaze
of glory. This is az the same stand where
Fauclforis rmtry Was, but one would
hardly recognize il to be the same place 10
stop in there at the present time. Ii has been
comt leteiy remodeIol and now presents n
most neat and cosy apnesrance. A. 1t stands
it certainly il one OF the mott attractive res
taurants in the city. while It's central location
makes il extrcmely convenient for n large
number of bus ness men in that section OF
tbs city. A number of wcli-snown mon
were to be found there at the noon hour
Today, lesurely enjoying their lunch Yes
t.raay, tho opening day, more than nifty
people were turrct awsy unfed because the
cafe was filed and thei icswas no moro room.
Mr.. n ink apologized To his patrons and those
who wanted 10 be. saying that he had not
expected any such proof OF his popularity,
and that as u was his II st day there, anu
his cooks were late in arriving he was some
what Handicapped in trying To give thu
pcople the prompt service he, was anxious
10 have.
Mr.. Mink is no novice at the business. and
No. one knows better than he how TO give
patrons more than their moneys worth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
TALKED ABOUT.

coal team driver attempted TO cross Vest
minister street from Eddy street yesterday
afternoon md came to grief. The heavy load
was all right end so was The driver until he
struck the bank of snow at the size Of tue
car track. Then the team gave heavy Jolt
and the horses We're urged to the other side
The jolt dislodged the pin holding the tipping
end of the cart and when tho rear end went
into the gullcy the front end tipped up in req
uaiion fashion. The driver was tossed
about fifteen feet in the mir and luckily come
down in bank OF snow. The coal went into
the street ard the comedy of the whole acci-
dent convnlsed the onlookers. A sleigh with
two men init came along and in attempting
to set around the tirped cart and the coal the
sleigh was overturned and the two men
spilled in the street near tho pile OF coal.
The climax of the whole amusing street
episode was reached when everyone scattered
TO make ON for the runaway horse which
took the overturned sleigh up Westminster
street at record hre' king clip. The animal
was stopped lefore any harm was done.
Policeman b. !. Fay stopped A. B. Adams
runaway horse near the corner OF Broad stree {
and Praii ic avenue at 1850 O'Clock last night.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
DIED AMONG
STRANGERS.
Wood Family Unable to
Bury Mrs. Terian.
NOTIFIED AUTHORITIES.
0verseers of the Poor Refused to
Take Charge OF Body.
UNDERTAKEN FINALLY SECURED

On Saturday morning Erslie Terisn,
widow, IL years old. died at the home oil
Moses Wood on McDonougn street in the
town of Johnston. Ihe Wood family are
extremely roor, and when the woman
died they did not know what TO do. Tor
they had no money to prepare the re-
mains for burial. At last they decided to
move into another houe, and leave ths
remains in n snail room, but they We're
persuaded by height or to change their
minds ard 10 inform the police OF the
situation. Patrolman Murphy OF the
Johnston police, was called and be noti-
fled che overseer of the poor, but that
official was told that the ueaa woman
had resided in thu town less than iocr
months before her death, and no salu ne
could not bury ber
mir. Wood learned Monday that tho
woman formerly lived in In this city, 30
the officials here were called upon. ana
as they could not be cor vinced that tbe
dead WON an had ever lived mere, they,
like the Johnston officials, refused TO
bear the exI enso of giving the dead woman
a burial.
Mr. Wood returned to his home In n
very ex cited state OF mind. lie maze
another call upon Chief Of Police Hoiurook
yesterday afternoon. and the latter de-
ci ded 10 take charge OF the remains. This
morning an undertaken called at the house
and prepared the remains for burial.
Mrs. lsrign had been sick Is days WITH
typhoid lever, and was kindly attended
by DIR. Pagan. she was an employe In
the Deloipe mills. and had made her home
with the Wood family. who Gid all they
could for her daring her illness. 30 Tar
as known she leaves no relatives.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
FIRST SILVER WEDDING.
Origin OF the Custom Dates Back Co ti-
Reign of uuguss Cnpet.


The fashion of silver weddings dates
back to the reign of Hughes Capet, king
of Franco i'm 9S', Gays Vogue.
Once, rs IluEues was arranging his un.
cle's affairs, he found on one Of the estates
"A servant who had grown gray in tho serv-
ice of his relative. Ho had been such
friend of his masters that he was almost
looked upon as one of the family.
On the farm with this old man was also
serving woman who was ne old as hc,
and also unmarried, and who had been
tho most devoted and hard working of the
women servants OF the kings uncle When
the king beard these praises of tic two. he
ordered them 10 bo brought before him,
and said To the womsn:
Your service Is great, greater than this
mans, whose services wcro great enough,
for the woman always finds work and
obedience harder than a man, and there
fore will give you n reward. AZ your
age know Of none bcttor than dowry
and husband. Tho dUwry is hcrc--this
fnrm from this time forth belongs to you.
II this man who has worked with you five
and twenty years is willing to marry you,
thee. the husband IL ready"
"Nour majesty" " suffered the old peas
ant confusCdly, how H. 10 possible that we
should marry, having already silver
hairss'
Then II shall be a silver wedding. an.
swercd tlH King. land here give you "A
wedding riIg drawing - costly r'ns
srmn his Finger rud placing tho hands pf
the thankful uld pevpi, together
This s,on lvvantc kuywt ell over France
snd raised such rnthusias., that 10 hc.
caino fashion after - yeas marriage
sb celebrate a silver eddina.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
Bon
Ami
AcLEANER AND PoLisHER
THAT CONTAINS NO AcloTo coRRoor.
Al Grocers.
A $1,000 Verdict.
Town OF Johnston Wants 10 Have
/, Set Aside.
II Was Award d Bacon, Who Was In
jur on Def ctive Lignway.

There As wa hearing in the Appellate Court
this morning on the defendants petition for
q new trial in the case of William +. Eacon
vs.. James Davis, town treasurer Of Johnston.
The jury gave the plaintiff verdict for SlIuo
which the town treasurer through his counsel
Walter +. Angel claimed was not Iustlhei
by tho evidence and the law in the ease.
As Mr. Angel viewed the testimony 1T
showed that Mr. Bacon was driving big
team along highway. One of the wheels
going upon IA stone threw the horse and 1t In
rising broke the Inch pin and overturned the
cart which running backward went into a
aiTch and Bacon was thrown out. Mr.. Angel
argued that there WAS no testimony that the
town was responsible for the stone which
cars sd the trouble being upon the highway
and as the stone was the primary cause of
the trouble the town could not be held re-
sponsible for the other happenings or the
abssnce OF tar,ier at the ditch. He also
argued that the amount OF dan ages given was
mlca too large the plaintiff Bacon was
able to testify at the trial OF the case and
was then apparently all risht.
Frank W. Tilliughast, who was associated
with q. M. Lee counsel for Bacon, argusd
that the turning of one of the wheels ONO II
stone was only mere accident of travel, but
that the town was liable because the ditch
was but eighteen inches from the travelled
way. The highway on which the accident oc-
Cured was one, hc said. that by the stat
utcs the iCwn was bound TO keep ia repair
also that IL was natural for horses 10 swing
around on country highway and while had
the ditch been number of feet from tine
highway the town would not have been liable
il no barrier WAS mp where IL was b close
as in this case the liabilities Of the town was
obvious. MIR. Tillinghast also argued that the
damages awarded were not excessive as bis
client had paid out over $201 and WAS sti
under the care of ply sician.
The court held the matter for adyisement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
Mr.. Ho mes Lecture.

Mr.. Burton Holmes did rot deliver his
lecture on Cycling Tarougn Corsica"
at Infantry hall last evening. but that
was nos Mr. Holmes faul. with much
difficulty rs succeeded in reaching the
city. which had baen practically snow
bound, and was prepared to delight his
audience with bis charming descriptions
aud excellent pictures but cnuld not do
-. "a the electric Limiting comi any was
unable bsuause ~ tre wreck of wires
wrought bY The storm 10 furnish the cur
rent necessary 90 the oferation Il Mr..
Holmes stereOptlolr. IBis caused the
pustpOnetuebt 81 the ieefutc until y later
daie. Ar Holmes vi leiiurp on Tho
Yellowstone National tark" mNt Fri
ony eveniuS IN Infantry halt. This u enc
oi the most INTERESTING lectures In th.
series end WILL he admirably illustrated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
The BLIZZARD.
Continued from Page l.

tho head and shoulders, but his bruises
are not serious Mrs Benjamin kaboin
Of Worcester was severely injured about
the hips and legs. The Other passen gers
received a thorough shaking up hut -s-
caped without serious injury.
Bolh engines were badly broken up In
the collision. AL. but three of the passen-
ger train lamps were broken, and worse
than that the steam connections from the
engine were severed, ana tho passenger
engine left the rails. 10 here the train
was stalled In the midst of n bowling
gale, with no means for keoning those in
side warm, and only three lamps on the
train.
The conductor and two traipmen start
the UxbridRe station. One OF the men
became exhausted about half way ana
was obliged 10 return 10 the tram. The
other two Kept on ana battled with the
raging elements till they finally reached
the station. There they found the engine
of local freight. The two men got
aboard and with the regular engine and
fireman started back for the stalled
train, tut kthey coulsS' not get within a
hundred yards Of IL on account of the
drifts of snow.
The passengers star ted 10 wade through
these DRIFTS 10 get 10 the engine and thus
be carried bnck to Uxbridge. IL was
difficult wading, snu about midway OF
the distance the three women became
hysterical and one OF them tainted. The
men were Obliged to carry them back TO
the stalled cars which had not grown
any warmer In the meantime. All the
passengers had gotten thoroughly OK
hausted from exposure To the 10y bliz-
zard, and men ana women alike suffered
much after returning 20 the cara lt was
not until about O'Clock that the train
men succeeded In breaking a path from
the engine tothe cars. Taxing four pas
ssngers at "A time, the engine Anslly got
them all in safety to Uxbridge station.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
CARS STALLED IN EAST PROVE.
DENCE

The trolley oars which connect East
Providence on the Taunton avenue line,
remained stalled I'm several places on the
road all day yesterday. Toward night
tie road was cleared OF the snow as we'll
as IL could be and the power turned on.
The railway snow plow and two or three
cars, which were near broadway Corners
were moved down TO the brow OF Taun-
ton avenue hill One of the cars had lost
its brake, and while the police stood guard
TO keep poops from the track, the oar
was allowed TO slide down the hill, whicn
IL did at lightning spssd.
The flrs alarm systoin i'm East Provi.
dence Is entirely disarranged, many of the
poles AS well as the wires boing down, in
some places the poles w1rs lroken of and
left dangling IN the air.
The poles and wires at rhe east end III
He'd Bridge after the storm wers much
tangled mass and travel was ereatly ob-
slructed. The telephone and telegraph
linomen howersE were OF hand in large
numbers ami h loose wirss wers cleared
from the streets with Qood speed consider
ing the difficulty Of the work.
During the height of the storm the
telephone wire Leading 20 the residence
Of Theodore A. Perry, corner OF Juniper
and Eighth streets, became crossed with
an electric on trCllsy vile and as "a re-
suit set his house on fire. The current;
lgniteu MS uinlng room moor, and before
the blaze was extiDguished burned hole
in the floor Rs large rs the head of bar
rel
Officer Coniris Is deserving Of great
credit for bad 80 not been for mis- watch
ful care and timely aid there Is no DOUBT
the beautiful residence OF DIR. &. a. Car
penter would have been destI oyed ty
fire. Some OF tho public schools resumed
their sessions this morning, but tney
were lightly sttvndeh but it Is thought by
tomorrow oil the schools Ia town will To
holding their sessions as usunl
Many curious INCIDENTS attended the
storm. One of thCm was q large blaze OF
bre nt the top Of the great uole on Watch.
emoket square which holds ali tho wires
that GROSS the river at Washington
bridge lt was about 2 80 O'Clock IL m ado
It's appearances and 10 burned about two
minutes, when suddenly thste was loud
eXplosion which sounded Ike volley of
musketry, and Immediately all the cleo
trio lights went out
This morning the GERS we're running NJ
long Intervals on the Riverside route.
but up 10 late hour thera were more
running for passengers on the Taunton
avenue line, slthough snow rlow and
car ATTACHED was rdD over the road sew
eral times
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
VESSELS AND
LIVES LOST.
Wrecks StreW Shore of
Stormy Cape Ann.
SOME SUNK in COLLISION.

Gloucester. Mass. Fob 2.-1he great
est st torm known here since 1901 swept
the shores OF Cape Ann Monday night
and early yesterday morning, causing
heavy loss OF life and about S2O0. 900
damage In this section. More than a
dozen vessels are ashore near here. At
least four more are lost and many others
have .been badly damaged. The water
front OF Gloucester harbor and along the
cape Is dotted with wrecks ana wreck
age, schooners sleeps and otner vessels
having been driven ashore by tie terce
gale.
Among tho vessels which went ashore
are the schooners John n. McKean. SEN
ator Herbert, Alice II. Larsen aud the
Harry 4. Roberts. ana sloops American
and Trumbull. The Senator was iloated
before she suffered much injury, hut the
Others were badly damaged. The schooner
Mary A. White of Rockport, laden with
stone, sunk in tie harbor. The crew es-
caped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
Camp and His Wife We're
Parted Many Years.
MET AT REVIVAL ALTAR.
Each Was Brought Under Convlc'
tion at Same Moment.
THEY WENT FORTH ARM IN ARM.

Bridgston, N. j., Feb. 2-There Is JOY
In the camp OF Abraham Camp OF TINS
place, who, through the agency OF prayer
has been reunited with the wife from
whom he was separated years ago.
Tighter than the bands OF matrimony
that originally made them man and wiie
are the bands that now link Abraham and
Sarah Jane, for Sarah Jane declares that
death only can part them one from the
ether. The public skept'cai always ac'
oepts Sarah James visw of the situation,
and q great Impetus has been given to the
revival meetings inaugurated at the Home
Rescue Mission.
Wbsn Abaham Camp and Sarah Jane
Camp decided years ago that their paths
Law in opposite directions, the Rossips ue
cided that there was an end OF IT, ana that
nothing on earth, could ever bring ABOUT
= reconciliation. There had been an aw-
full quarrel. Not only did the twain sepa-
rate, but SO deep was the feeling tnat
caused them to drift apart that they ulu
not even speak 40 they passed by. Now
comes the revival that has cnaneod every
thing. furnished the Rossips fresh morsels
for sewing circle discussion. and making
avery one wonder what VIII happen next.
Ihese revival meetings at the Home
Reeous Mission have attracted the nve-
lest interest in Bridgston. on all the
eiuners who have repsnted. however, none
has caused the ssnsation due 10 the recon
cilistion OF Abraham and Sarah Jane
Camp That event is the greatest proof
of the efficacy OF prayer the revivalists
have been able to show but, backed by
their sucsss they are going ahead with
discrimination TO work even greater
miracles
No recognition OF any kind has passed
betwssn Mr.. and Mrs. Camp Tor many
years, but, like the rest of the popula-
sion, both were attracted bv the revival
mestinea Each happened to be con
vIncsd of the spirit" st the same time.
When the revivalist called both advanced
at the same time to the bench in front
where forgiveness of sins was askod
They knelt together, not knowing in ad-
vance that they wers both TO seek forgive
ness ut the same time.
When thsy arose A ABRAHAM looked at
Sarah Jane and Sarah Jane looked at
Abraham. Advancing, they claspsd one
nnother's hand and sinners ana saved
alikc gazed In wonder. Arm In arm they
went forth to again live together as man
and wife.
All Bridgeton 10 talking about tho
siliation, for which credit Is given
to Divine intsrposition. In consequences
of the reunitinR OF the Camp family the
revival meetings have been voted sue
cess, both by the Ievivalists and the
townsfolk, and FOR long time To come
prayer will command the respect of those
who have heretofore been numbered
among unbelisvers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
MRS. KETCHAM WINS.
Heirs Agree to Order Making the
Widow Executrix

Chicago, H., Feb 2.-The legal fight over
the Ketcham estate which has been pending
in the Probate Court since the will OF John Il.
Ketcham was presented for probate some
months ago. was settled yesterday, 80 far as
the courts are concerned.
Mrs Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham, ac.
companied by her counsel, A. $. Trude, and
some Of the Ketcham heirs, with their lawyer
W. b. Keep. appeared yesterday afternoon
and announced that they desired TO have an
order entered in the ketchsm litigation. This
the Court did. The order provides for the
dismissal Of the appeal which was taken from
the order of the Probate Court admitting the
will to probate and appointing Mrs. Ketcham
executrix.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-02
IN THE PAwrUXET VALLEY.

The storm which visited the Pawtuxet
Valley Monday night was the most Sc
we're In many years and al day yesterday
the valley was completely cut OFT from
commun ioation with the outside world
Every telegraph aud telephone wire lead
ing from tne valley was down, the rail
roads blocked with snow and the first
train II ON the valley to Providence left
Hope over the Pawtuxet Valley Railroad
Mt o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The express train from Willimantic
due in Providence at 9:05 o'clock Monday
evening. was stalled between Anthony
and Washington by the breaking down
of tho engine, and a message was sent TO
Providence for a new engine TO pull the
train To its destination. The wires went
down soon after tho message was sent
and the passengers waited patiently
through the night for the expected assist
nnce. The engine which was sent oUt
from Providence was also disabled near
Anthony. ana the train was not moved
until after delay Of nearly "a hours
The electric cars were oil stalled Mon
day evening and the snow plows were un-
able to clear the track SO that traffic
could be- resumed until this morning.
Several OF the valeyites who were an
xious to reach Providence attempted to
drive in yesterday morning. but were
obliged to turn back ON account of the
heavy drifts and the grocers and mar.
ketmen were unable 70 make their reRu-
lar calls at the houses of their customers.
The snow was over two feet deep on
the lsvel and in some places the drifts
were higher than mans head. The
road surveyors turned out with tbsir
snow plows and lroke out a fair path
through tho principal streets. but some
Of the sids streets are yet almost iinpas-
sable. There WAS no session OF the schools
and the storm as whole was worse than
the blizzard of 1883.
About noon Yesterday the crew of Con-
dcutr Whaley's train, which had been
laid M ut Hope over night, decided to
try and break their way through TO Au-
burn, and the little dou uble-ended engine
finally "bucsed' her way through and
partly opened the track. The engine re-
turned TO Hope Mt 5 o'cl3ck aud took out
the first train Of he day Tor Prov idenoe