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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
Married,

At Menominee, Michigan on
Friday, December 5th, Mr.. Mer-
ton ]. Dickinson TO Miss Wini-
fred b. Mcdonald. The bride is
a daughter Of Paul Mcdonald of
Oconto, this state and is d popu-
lar leader IL social circles Of that
city, and the groom is an accom-
modaring and prosperous mer
chant and one Of the most promi-
nent young businessmen in this
village.
The happy couple arrived here
from Oconto ON the morning
train Wednesday and at present
are the guests Of Mr and Mrs.
A. J. Johnson, the brides sister
and beother-ir-law. On the q
vening Of their arrival they were
pleasantly serenaded by the Wa
beno cornet Band and q royal
time was had BY az. a ball viii
also be given in their honor by
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Moore at
the Hotel Eyabeno Saturday
night. Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson
viii be at home to their friends
after January 1st 1900
THE Advertiser joins their
host Of friends in wishing for
them a happy and prosperous
voyage through tiia journey Of
life.
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

At the meeting Of the NJ. w. Of
A. Camp Friday evening the fol-
towing officers were elected for
the ensuing year. The camp in
sends giving a public Installation
Of oiScers January 9Th 1900,
v. Fl. Johns, Consul,
Il. S. Harris, Adviser,
G q. johnson, Banker.
Peter Hoffman, Clerk,
John Gayharb Escort,
Adam Strohm, watchman,
P. Barber, Sentry,
WIN. Baker, Manager Q years,
Dr. i. NJ wood, Physician,
C. g. Hhaley, Delagate,
Chas. Swanson, Alternate.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

NJ j. Dickinson has just re-
ceiYea an adequate supply OF
fresh oysters bologna and etc.
Hla keeps q full line Of winter
footwear and underwafe. Call
and examine same. He also has
. full supply of taper joints and
stove pipes Of all sorts, also a
supply Of lamps.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

Cal on DR.. Briggs at Hotel
Wabeno, Tuesday, Dec, 18th
chas. switaer was up from
Garter Tuesday.
Chas. Swanson went 10 Laona
70 work for Barney MoGinley,
G, g. Fimley did business at
Carter Tuesday.
Sheriff woodbury. and Court
Commissioner wescott both of
Crandon arrived here to day to
look over some Land.
Farm Journal for the balance
Of 1929 and all Of 1900, 1901,
1902 a.a 1902, nearly five years,
to every subscriber who viii pay
one year in advance for the Adj
vertiser. No better farm paper
than the FARM Journal This
Offer is only made to a limited
number the first who come for
ward.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

John Delamater has l6 board
ers at his boarding house.
J. II. Delamater transacted
business at wabeno roday.
MRS. Kolset is visiting her sis
ter at Green Bay. IN
Antoine Kohet is working for
the r. Connor Co.
Mcclure & Traynor now have
their saloon complete and are
running full blast.
A pleasant party was given by
MI. and Mrs. John Hughes in the
new store that they are building
Mr.. watson Of Manitowoc came
up Tuesday with crew Of 80
men and who have commenced
building camps, after which they
VIII go to logging directly
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
SCHOOL OFFICERS.
TOWN OF cAvoUR.

e. e.. HIMLEY ...... Pres.
MALcHoN BIcEAcHIN Vice-Pres
H. Nv. STEWART Sec.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
FOR SALE.

A 25 horse power Birdsall Skia
Engine, as good as new, used
about one year Will sell for
cash or take lumbcr in exchange.
SCHMIDT & sToRK.
Wabeno, Wis.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
. COUNTY BOARD.

q. ]. KANE, Town Of Crandon,
w. McINNIs, I'owr Of cavour,
r. Shay, Clerk.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
LOCAL LOGIC.


Chas. Townsend returned here
from Clintonviite wednesday.
A.. J. Ricker Of Ciintonvilie
was IN town wednesday.
Talbert Prickett is in from
camp to-day.
Mr.. Knox Of The Indiana Lum-
ber Company is in town to-day.
Joe Milgol has returned and is
working for Schmidt 6 StSrl.
Engineer Mckinley laid out a
spur for the railroad company
near Lakewood wednesday.
Dr.. Briggs, the dentist will be
at the Hotel Wabeno, on Tuesday
Decembe-. 18th, 1899
Miss Nellie Magaurn, Of Black
Creek is working at the Hotel
Wabeno.
Fred Schmidt, Of the firm Of
Schmidt & stork looked after
business here wednesday.
Land Agent Bratz, Of west
Bend did business here Wednes-
day Last.
H. A. wegner, proprietor Of
the city meat market returned
from down the line yesterday.
Earnest Newman, Of Giilett,
formerly Of this place shook
hands with friends here yester-
day.
Victor Johnson spent Tuesday
at Gillett; while there he attend
ed 9 party and says he had a
good time
Mrs. John Magaurn Of Gillett
and her friend Miss Anna Van
denberg Of Kukauna visited at
the Hotel wapeno Tuesday
Foreman Pagan Of the Surfing
section passed through here on
his way home from Laona yes
terday-
Ja'nes Murphy, who spent the
sur1mer and fall in Illinois has
returned and is working for Fred
Mors1.
G. S. Pierce made his usual
trip to this village yesterday
and while Eere did considerable
business.
County Superintendent r. a.
Edgar, Of Armstrong Creek paid
an official visit to our school last
week.
VIM. j. Wagstaff, the Oshkosh
lumber dealer was in the village
looking after his logging Interest
It this point Yesterday.
A dance will be given by Mr.
md Mrs. Thomas Moore at the
Hotel Wabeno Saturday night,
u honor Of the marriage Of Mer
on J. Dickinson and Miss Win
lie 3. Mcdonald. Everybody
S cordially invited.
Among the most important
matters to come before Congress
his Winter are the Nicaraguan
anal and Pacific cable projects
Both are deserving Of the earliest
consideration Of all patriotic
legislators.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
FOR SALE.

One Cub Bear, five months
old, very tame aud fond Of play.
Call on or address, Hotel Wa
beno, Wabano, Wis.
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Notice

Advertise in the ADVERTISER.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

G, G. Himley did business at
Carter Tuesday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS.

AIi. ConMuNIcATioNs 10 this paper
si,srsses Be addressed to the NoRrnEEg
EsccAsrN ADVERTISER, Wabeno, Wis.-
and such as are for publication should
oear the real as well as the assumed
name No anonymous communication
viii be printed IN this paper, unless ac-
eompanied by the real name. which
may Or may not be printed according to
the wish af he sssa.i lar.
All communication for publication
should rei;eh US By Tuesday evening to
insure a place in the curlant issue.
Communications received after THAT VIII
have 70 go over until the following
week.
wABENo CAN'T. No. Mis. N. W. Al.
Meetson the first and third Friday
evening Of each month. at Thomas
Moore's Hall, at 7:3o p. in. Visiting
neighbors are cordially invited.
v II. JoHNs. c. 9. HnmEv,
VIC. Clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

that I wanted to know right then what
he was going to do. This made him furi-
Gus. He said If | referred to the matter
again he would kill me. / was afraid and
told him that l would go and tell his sis
ter and try to get justice at her hands.
Then he turned toward me and struck me
severely on the side of the head. The blow
stunned me and 1 reeled and fell to the
sidewalk. / then took my revolver, and
when / was trying to get up from the
sidewalk 1 fired. 1 fired upward some
At this point Attorney Foote stepped
up to the witness chair took a fur cape
from the table and placed it around the
witness, shoulders, and said: Now, now,
my child, take your time. There is no
hurry. Don't cry, but tell the jury the
whole truth. The pistol was in this
pocket, was 1t not, and you took 1t out
and fired?'
''Did you know whom you were firing
at, or did you fire in the air?"
L shot in the air somewhere, but sup
posed he was there"
DO you remember what you did after
ward? Did you, shoot yourself?"
so neark faqK insane ad that WaS 50 did EXCITED 6n k56 AND
what I was doing. I do not know how
many times | shot, ! know 1 was so mis-
cradle that | wanted to die right there.
1t was my fathers pistol" said the wit
ness, and | took 1t short time after
my marriage for self-protection because
Mr.. Mentel beat me and threatened to
kill me-"
The prosecution had no desire to cross
examine the witness, and sobbing she
was led from the stand by Mr.. Foote
Adolph Beth, the defendants father,
told briefly of his daughters home life
He said he never knew Mentel; that
Anna was always quiet and always at
home, and he had implicit confidence in
her. He was not cross-examined, and the
case ended.
Counsel on both sides expressed a de-
sire to have no argument, and neither
side wished to submit any written in
structions to the court.
Judge Hall read the statutory instruc-
tions to the jury at II o'clock. The jury
did not return at noon. and lunch was
ordered for it. A few minutes after court
met for the afternoon session the Jurors
returned with the verdict exonerating the
defendant.
Mr. Foote shook hands with his young
client and congratulated her, a couple Of
minutes was passed in Misunderstanding
between the attorneys and the girls rela-
tves. and after Mr.. Foote had expressed
his gratitude to the jury the incident was
closed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA NEWS
Professor Fryer Honored-Arrange-
ments for an Extensive Military
Display at Close of Term.

BERKELEY, April 6.-The California
Academy Of Sciences has bestowed the
privileges of life membership upon Dr.
John Fryer, professor of Oriental Ian
guages and literature. The honor is con-
ferred in recognition of DR.. Fryers SER
wees IN delivering series Of popular lee
lures upon Chinese life and customs under
the academy's auspices. The lectures were
delivered in San Francisco and attracted
much interest at the time.
The final exercises of the military de-
partment have been set for Friday April
Is They are to last all day, and will con-
sist of the annual inspection of the entire
corps and regimental parade and review,
closed by sham battle. Professor Frank
Soule, commandant of the corps has al
ready issued the orders for the day. The
cadets have been ordered to assemble at
9:30 o'clock on the parade ground for in
spection. The inspection will last until
noon. At 1:3O o'clock the companies will
reassemble on the parade ground, march
ing to the lower campus in battalion
formation. On the lower campus the order
of exercises will be as follows: Regiment
al parade; regimental review; exhibition
drill by battalions; competitive drill by
companies for the colors; sham battle;
ceremony Of saluting the colors; address
by the commandant; dismissal
The sham battle will be one of the most
extensive affairs of its kind ever given
on the college grounds. The two bat
EIDE and Major w. Hackley, have been
organized as parties for attack and de-
fense. The battalion on the defensive will
be stationed amid the college buildings,
tacking party, advancing from below. Sew
eral thousand rounds of ammunition have
been provided for the occasion. The en-
gagement will be watched by inspecting
officers from the United States regulars,
and a decision awarded as to the merits
of both attack and defense.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

Deputy Marshal Rawson told Of the girl
running TO his house suffering severely
from being beaten. He said that the back
of the girls neck and arms were all
bruises, and between her shoulders there
were some bruises and also the skin was
lacerated- Rawson gave some damaging
evidence.
Town Marshal IIovd also testified as
to the condition of the girl ON the even
ing of the beating, and said she was so
frightened that she stayed with his fam
ly all night.
DR.. A. de NLarconnay, who dressed the
girls wounds, said that none Of them were
serious, though a green stick fracture of
the girls left thigh would cause her con-
siderable trouble and take some weeks to
heal. He did not think the bones would
have been fractured by an ordinary strap.
The defendant, who conducted his own
case, did not make a very rood start on
his defense. He called for a witness his
neighbor, W. B. Pickett. and about all
that Mr.. Pickett said was that Fay bore
the reputation of Deing very quarrel
some man. Mrs. Fay then told her story
Of unhappiness. For fifteen years she has
been the wife of Fay. Part of this time
they have lived happily and part unhap-
when Fay is not drunk he is all right.
She was not at home at the time of the
beating, and only knew what the children
Fay put himself on the stand. He said
that they had cake in the house to be
eaten on Easter Sunday. Laura ate some
of IL and denied doing so, even though
some of the crumbs were still on her lips.
The defendant excused the severe beating
by saying that he had no intention Of be-
ing cruel, but that he punished her for
lying to him. He said he had eaten moth
Ing all that day, and when he took glass
Of whisky II went straight to his head.
He confessed to the habit Of drinking too
much, and said he was not sober at the
time Of the beating, but was very angry.
The Jury, after an hours consideration,
found the defendant guilty but recon-
mended him to the extreme mercy Of the
court because Of the provocation his
daughter had given. He will be sentenced
Tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
FRUIT PROSPECTS
WERE NEVER BETTER
ALAMEDA COUNTY MAKES A
FINE REPORT.
Washington Township Has One of
the Largest Crops of Beets
and Cherries.

NILES, April 6.-At no time during the
year has the crop outlook been as bright
in this portion of Alameda County as at
present. Washington Township is divid-
ed naturally into three districts-the fruit,
the vegetable and the sugar-beet districts
The recent rains, were the salvation of
the entire district, the total for the year
amounting to 14.41 inches. Irrigation had
already been begun on a large scale
Thousands of acres were being saturated
when the rains stopped it. The grain and
vegetables received all Of the water they
could well stand. The fruit lands needed
more. Already irrigation plants are in
operation again.
The present outlook for sugar-beets is
of the best. The acreage will be immense
and with few late showers the yield
will exceed anything of former years.
ton with carloads going forward daily.
This includes rhubarb, potatoes and peas
peas.
The shipment of nursery stock has ex-
ceeded the. combined shipments of the
two preceding years.
Grain never looked better. The yield
cannot fail now. The ground has moisture
enough to ripen the immense stand every
where. visible. The acreage is not above
the average.
Apricots promise great things Some
orchards are falling badly, while others
are overloaded. The prices Offered now
are SIS per ton, with prospects of an ad-
vance when the yield is certainly fixed
Oranges are large, sweet and good crop,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

has hung over Anna Mentel for four
months did not take long In the telling:
Had not the tears flowed so freely 1t could
have been told in ten minutes-it did not
occupy more than fifteen. 1t was clear
and logical and carried with 1t the burden
of truth There was no one to contradict
it. and what facts were obtatnable helped
to bear it out.
In a few words it was the story of a
good girl deceived by false suitor, of
betrayal, of a secret marriage, dishonor,
threatened desertion and death, conclud-
ing with murder and attempted suicide.
And this was her story:
Il am Anna Mentel. ! was married to
William Mentel in San Jose October OF
last year. After our marriage we came
back to San Francisco and I re-
turned hon home :, the san next t faa9 day nor Il
did Mentel ever live there. Under
promise of marriage l consented to live
with him as his wife, but he showed no
desire to carry out his promise. 1 was
seriously sick at a hospital and he prom
ised me that when l recovered we should
be married One night on Ellis street he
said he would throttle me. He struck me
and would have struck me again had not
a man passed by. One evening we met on
Powell street. 1 asked him to talk about
our affairs. He said that he did not want
to bother with me at all. / wanted to
know about our marriage. He said he had
to catch the boat to Alameda and told me
to go there with him. He disappeared at
the ferry and the boat had almost reached
the mole when l found Mr.. Mentel stand
ing on the front part of the boat. When
he saw me he made an attempt to run
away, but I caught him.
when the boat stopped we got on and
took the train for Alameda That was
the first time I was ever in Alameda in
my life. We got off at some street, but
I don't know where 1 asked him what he
was going to do with me and asked for
our marriage license. He became angry
and used hard words, calling me vile
names and threatening that If I mention
too IN In rny1Id hyoi
demanded justice of him and he laughed
at my pleading, telling me that marriage
was a farce and that he did not believe
in 1t. I told him 1 would wait no longer;
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07

of the witnesses for the defense, not a
single objection made or exception taken,
not word of argument from either side,
not a single written instruction handed to
the court. There was proof offered that
a man had been killed, the explanation of
the young woman who fired the pistol
and the verdict nothing more.
The verdict was not a surprise. Since
the story of the tragedy was first told by
Anna Mentel in tie Receiving Hospital
no one expected conviction. On the
fatal night while the doctors were re-
dressing the wounds in her head through
which she had fired the bullet that she
hoped would end her life. she confessed
to her unhappy secret marriage and the
result, and she repeated the facts to the
jury this morning
When court opened Attorney Foote
made q short address to the jury. He
said the defense would prove that Anna
Mentel was good home-loying girl and
that until she became infatuated with the
deceased her life was innocent and guile
less. Under a promise of marriage
smooth villain wrecked her life and then
he hesitated to carry out his promise. He
forced her to consent to Illegal methods
to conceal the wrong he had done and
thus added murder to his perfidy- This
man entered into the solemn covenant of
marriage with no intention of keeping 1t,
and shortly afterward he took steps to
desert his young wife and go East. He
repudiated the marriage and heaped the
bitterest humiliation upon his wife until
she in a moment of anger. smarting from
his blows, weak from his cruelty and
mentally unbalanced from his persistent
cowardice, undertook to defend herself.
Outraged humanity asserted itself Mentel
fell and the young girl tried to end her
existence.
The defense then placed Deputy County
Clerk Shilue of San Jose on the stand.
He 1t was who issued the marriage license
to Mentel. He told of Mentels anxiety
to have the matter kept secret, because
girl
The story that removed the cloud that
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
NO CHANGES TILL
FISCAL YEAR ENDS
REDUCTION OF SALARIES rs NOT
OPTIONAL.
Candidates Are Already In the Field
for Every Probable Va
cancy.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
A


IT is practically settled that whatever
changes are to be made in. the depart
ments of the city government will not be
made until July l. At that time there will
certainly be many surprises.
The recommendation to pass all the or
dinances which are necessary, in order to
give full force to the Mayors message,
shows very clearly what can be expected.
Ali the employees will have their salaries
reduced % per cent, but 1t will not be ac
cepted as a voluntary gift from the in
dividuals The reduction will be made in
the salary of each office. and the Office
holder Will have no option but to draw
his reduced salary. This plan clearly
reduce the salaries, but to make what
ever changes are necessary in the de-
partment.
return voluntarily one-fourth of his sal
ary till the end of this fiscal year, it
would have been a great exhibition of IN,
move them from office at that time Hav-
ing reduced the salaries, however, they
cannot be raised until the offices are va
cant, and when they are refilled the ak
Outside of the Police and Fire depart
ments there are likely to be but few If
any changes. It is hardly likely that an
attempt will be made to change the Street
Department, 1t being an acknowledged
fact that it has given the greatest salts
faction of any department of the govern
ments there is much room for specula-
ton, but apparently no one is to be dis
turbed for more than two months.
Candidates are already cropping up for
every position the holder of which is con-
sidered to be in doubt, but no one is able
to derive any satisfaction from visiting
the City Hall The manner in which the
City Council has started out to support
the lines drawn by Mr.. Snow Is proof Of
harmony among the heads of the govern
ment. and therefore every change made
will be the result of deliberation among
the officials as a whole, and not the work
of one or two individuals working from
personal motives. This has along been
the idea of Mayor Snow.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
ALAMEDA COUNTY
NEWS BREVITIES

OAKLAND, April 6.-Mary Frances
Claf1in, through her attorney, q. n. Colds
by, to-day filed suit for divorce from
James E. Claflin.
L. Murphy was filed to-day, showing total
valuation of S7197 15 of which s5017 10 rep
resents cash received from life insurance
policy.
County Clerk Jordan to-day issued a
marriage license to Charles F. Mold aged
80 years, and Henrietta D. Wiebalk, aged
&c years, both residents of Alameda.
James A. Harris, an attorney aged 81
street, last night after an illness of two
years. Deceased was a native of Nash
Vile, Tenn, and leaves widow and two
children. He formerly practiced his pro-
fession in San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
JUDGE FRIcK NOT IN A HURRY
Will Take Proper Steps to Punish a
Briber

OAKLAND, April 6.-Judge Frick saws
that he will prosecute charge against the
San Francisco detectives who offered him
bribe for the purpose of inducing him
to betray his client, Fred Foster, in the
suit recently settled to recover two race
horses.
Attorney Frick said to-day that he will
not deny that money had been offered him
to throw his client down, but he posi-
lively refused to make any statement of
details, as it would not help his case.
He stated further that at the proper time
everything would be made public
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-07
Thrown From a Car.

ALAMEDA, April 6.-Mrs. R. H. Fall
mer. her two little daughters and Mrs.
Anna O'Brien were thrown from an cleo
trio car yesterday at High street and San
Jose avenue The motorman lost control
of the car and it struck a sharp curve
with such force that the passengers were
thrown from their seats and those on the
outside were sent p11ling into the street.
her lap at the time, and, although it was
hurled to the ground, it escaped without
injury. Both Mrs. Fallmer and Mrs.
O'Brien were stunned by the fall. The
former was badly bruised along the right
side, the hip bone was injured and her
right shoulder dislocated.