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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

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near BnOtbhay Harppr. SIX rooms de-
IiEhtfUl location. rent $50 and So for SEQ
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

Modern house of eight rooms. san
itury bathroom. Rent S12 per month
Inquire Of 4. ". Brooks. juleS.dt
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
United States Land Office.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of instructions from
the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, under authority vest
ed in him by section 2455, U. S.
r. S., as amended by the act of
Congress, approved February
Goth, 1895, we will proceed to
offer at pubic sale on the 10Th
day of July 1899, at 1 O'Clock p.
m, at this office, the following
tracts of land, to-wit:-Lots l
and 2, Sec. IT, Township 80 n,
Range II E. Any and all per-
sons claiming adversely the above
described lands are advised to
file their claims III this office on
or before the day above designat-
ed for the commencement Of said
sale, otherwise their rights will
be forfeited.
Dated at U. S. Land Office at
Wausau. wisconsin, this Doth
day Of May, 1899.
EDGAR t. WHEELoCK,
Register.
HENRY G. McCRossEN,
Jn5-6w Receiver.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
Forms in Northern Wisconsin

are as good, if not better than
farms in any state Of the Union.
There is no reason why the in
tending settler shoulp go to dis
tant States IN order to secure a
good location. Northern Wis
consin is rapidly developing, but
there are still thousands of acres
of fine hardwood farming lands
open up to the settler, which can
be obtained unreasonable figures
and upon easy terms. The soil
is of the best, good roads are be-
ing put in, and school houses
rapidly building.
The immense undeveloped re-
sources in the shape of rich de-
posits of iron ore, clay, kaolin
and mari, as we'll as large tracts
of hardwood timber, offer extra
ordinary inducements to the
manufacturer. The Wisconsin
Central Lines run through the
timber ana mineral belt, thus Of
fering quick and cheap transit to
all the principal markets of the
Union. Pamphlets, maps and
complete information can be OBJ
tanned by apply to w. H Killen,
Deputy land and Industrial Com
missioner, Colby & Abbot Bldg,
Milwaukee, Wis.
II. F. Whitcomb, Gen1 Mgr.
Burton Johnson, 6. F. Jas. c.
Pond, 6. P. A., Milwaukee, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
q FARM JOURNAL
Great From now to Dec, 1903
Offer Nearly Years.

By special arrangement made with the
publishers Of the FARM JoU aNAL we are
enabled to offer that paper to every sub
sc1ber who paysfor the VILASCOUNTY
NEWS one year ahead, for only $3.50,
both papers for the price of ours only;
our paper one year and the FARM JoURN-
AL from now to December, 1904, nearly
5 years. The FARM JOURNAL is an old
established paper, enjoying great popu-
Iarity, one of the best and most useful
farm papers published.
This offer should be accepted without
delay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
(1st Publication June 5th, 1892
NOTICE.
CIRCUIT COURT, Villas CoUn

CIRCUIT COURT, Villas COUNTY:
James Thompson & Bros, plaintiffs,
VS.. Dennis Poquette, defendant.
By virtue OF All execution issued upon
a Judgment rendered Ill the above enti-
tied action, on the 22nd day OF April, A.
d. 1899, in favor Of the above named
plaintiffs, and against the above named
defendant, [ shall expose for sale and
sell at Public Vendue, to the highest bid
der for cash, at the front door OF the
Court House, in the Village of Eagle Riv-
er, Villas County, Wisconsin, on the 18th
day of July, A. D, 1899, at the hour of
10 O'Clock in the forenoon of said day,
all of the interest of Dennis Poquette, in
the real estate hereinafter described, to-
wit: The south half of the North West
quarter, and the north half of the South
West quarter, of Section Thirty Three,
Township Forty, north OF Range Six,
East, OF 4th P. NJ. of WISCONSIN, or. so
much thereof as shall be necessary to
satisfy said execution with interest and
subsequent costs.
Il. |. LAUGHLIN,
Sheriff Villas Co., Why.
Colman & Colman, Att'ys for Plain tiffs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
(First publication May 81, '99)
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Wausau, wis, May 16, 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the Circuit Court at Eagle River,
Wis, on June %, 1899. viz: William Luetzer,
H. E. No. 1924, for the SW1-4 SE1-4 and
SEA SWA, Sec. 6, and the N fri 1-2 NV Ia
Sec. T. T IL NJ, Il. 10 E.
He names the folio wing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
tion of. said land, viz: Joseph Patiwskie,
Of Conover, wis; Dan. Diamond, Mat Scheri-
bel and Joseph Tooley all OF Eagle River,
Wis.
EDGAR T. WHEELoCK. Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
First Publication Monday May 1st.l
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
Wausau, Wis, Apr. "a, '99.
Notice is hereby given that in
compliance with the provisions
of the act Of Congress Of June 3,
1878, entitled Gan act for the
sale Of timber lands in the States
California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory as ex-
tended to all the Public Land
States by act of August 4, 1892,
Edward J. Carr, OF Merrill, coun-
ty of Lincoln, State of Wiscon-
sin, has this day filed in this Of
fee his sworn statement No. So,
for the purchase of the SW14 NE
IL of Section No. 10 in Township
No. 40 N, Range No. Z East, and
will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for
it's timber or stone than for agr1-
cultural purposes, and to estab-
lish his claim to said land before
the Register and Receiver of this
office at Wausau, Wis. on We'd
nesdav, the 18th day of July,
1899.
He names as witnesses. Z.
Rioux and Lewis Brier, Of Mer-
rill, Wis; Mike Doyle and Will
liam Riordan, of M1nocqua, Wis.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the above-descri b ed
lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before
said 10Th day of July, 1899.
EDEAR T. WHEELocK,
Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
lie tier List.

List of unclaimed letters in the
Eagle River, post-oflce for the
Month ending May 81, 1899.
Belknap, Frank w.
Calhoun, Mrs. Nellie
Henderson, VIM.
Harlin, Gus.
Jackson, Chas.
Mosher, A. E.
Morrisey, Mrs. AL.
Schn1id, Charley
Persons calling for the above
letters, please say advertised
NJ. E. SANBoRN, P. M.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
(First Publication May 81. 1S99,D
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Wausau, Wis, May 10. 80
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court at Eagle River,
Wisconsin, on July LIST, 1892 viz; Fred
Brese. who made H. E. No. $500, 1or the
WIZ NE IA Sec. 80, T. Al N, r. 9 E.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous resi- dence upon, and cultiva-
ton of said land, VIZ; August Martin, Her
man HUM, Albert Martin and August Zien-
Ike. all of Eagle River, Wis.
Edgar T. WheelOck, Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
ADVERTISING RATES.
Locals. 5 cents per line for each insertion.
Place for J. r. Farr.

AGAOS ALL ANs - S@A =
Phillips Bee,
Joseph r. Farr, of Phillips, has
just been appointed to an impor-
tant position in the Interior De-
partment. He will be under In
dian Commissioner w. A. Jones,
and his work will be looking af-
ter Uncle Sans timber and logs
on and in the vicinity of Indian
reservations. It will be necessa-
ry for him to visit every state in
which there's an Indian reserva-
ton. The position was recently
created and carries q salary of
not less than $4,000 year and
expenses.
In order for Mr.. Farr to accept
the position it will be necessary
for him to resign as a member Of
the Legislature and his resigna-
tion has been forwarded to Gov.
Schofeld. 1t is understood that
Mr.. FAIR will begin his new du
ties this week and that his first
work will be in Wisconsin. Mr.
Parr is a practical woodsman
and will bring to his new posi-
ton a thorough knowledge Of
the work. He has for many
years, been employed in Northern
Wisconsin as scaler, foreman,
land locker, estimator and sur
veyor
In the legislative session which
closed early this month, Mr..
Farr represented Oneida, Price
and Villas counties. Few mem
bers Of the legislature enjoyed
greater popularity. Mr.. Farr
had the reputation of being the
wit of the assembly. He sup
ported Mr.. Babcock for Senator
but his ability to either give or
take a joke made him q welcome
visitor at the headquarters of all
the candidates. Mr.. Farr is
president of the Price County
Land Improvement Co. and serv
ed one term as mayor of Phillips,
He was born in Pennsylvania in
1864 and came to Wisconsin III
1869.
Joe's many friends in Villas
County will be pleased to learn
of his promotion. Commission
zer Jones could not have made a
better selection for the place.
Mr.. Fairs long experience in the
lumber business, together with
his acknowledgement and common
sense, will make him a valuable
acquisition to the Department to
which he has been appointed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
First publication May 21, 80.
NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND>GFFlCE AT wAUsAU, WIS.
March 6. 1899.

LAND>QFFIcE AT wAUsAU, WIS.
March 6, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of hislntention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver OF the u. S. Land Of
fee, at wausau, wis. on July Z, 1899, viz;
Claude E.Shepard, II. E No 1895, forthe Nw14
SwA, Sec. II. t. ~, N. r. s E.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
ton of, saidland viz: E. S. Shepal of Rhine
lander, wis; Charles wash, Star Lake; Frank
Sayner, of Sayner, wis; Burleigh Horn and
Patrick Johnston of Rhinelander, Wis.
EDGAR Il. WHEELoCK, Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
First publication June 5, '99.)

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Wausau, Wis. Jane 3, 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, at Rhinelander,
wis, on July -, 1899, viz: John L. Bowers,
H. E. No. 7047, for the NWM SWA Sec. 2,
and NE14 SEA, Sec 8, 4 80. NJ, Il s E.
He names folio wing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence up, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Jones Vought, Fred
Arnet, Paul Arnet. Elery BOwker of Eagle
river, wis.
EDGAR T. WHEELoCK. Register.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
THOUSANDS FED
Salvation Army Donates Many
Dinners to New York
MuItitudes
NO ONE IN CITY WAS
WITHOUT GOOD CHEER
Records Broken BY Charitable in
StitutionS in Taking Care
of Poor

New York, Dec 25.-No one had to
go without a Christmas dinner in New
York city today. AZ the Madison
Square Garden the Salvation Army fed
thousands by the distribution of 5000
baskets with food enough for five per-
sons i'll each basket.
Six thousand more dinners will be
served on the main floor at this eve
ming, from IL o'clock until p. m. The
distribution of the baskets took place
with thousands of spectators watching
the spectacle. A musical and einamato-
graph entertainment was held.
Never before has charity disposed of
SO large a crowd as came, and the Sal
walton Army people have been working
like beavers for a week to make the
dinner Il success. Although provision
was made for feeding 10000 persons, at
least half again that number appeared,
and the army officers by dint of siren
uous efforts, met the requirements.
In all the public institutions the in
mates were generally provided with
Christmas cheer by the authorities.
The newsboys came in for their share
of good things at Brace Memorial hall
and several other places. Every Sun
day school in the city, either had its
Christmas tree or win have its festivi-
ties tonight or some time this week.
Many CT the public school classes are
holding exercises today in various
halls Owing to Christmas having fall
en- on Monday, an opportunity was af-
forded people to leave the town, and
many took advantage of the occasion.
1t is reported by the railroads that the
out of town travel on Saturday was
unprecedented.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
EIIs LIFE WAS SAVED.

MI J, Il. Lilly, n prominent citizen
Of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonder
fui deliyernnce from n flightful death
In telling Of It he snys. II was taken
With Typhoid Fever, that ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened,
was 20 weak couldn't even sit UP in
bed. Nothing heiped mo. | expected to
soon die OF Consumption, when | heard
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery. One bot
tie gave great relief, ! continued to use
It, and iiow am well and strong, can't
say too much In its praise" This mar
Vicious me dioine is the surest and quloit=
est cure In the world for all Throat and
Lung Trouble, Regular size 50 cents
and Sl.0O. Trial bottles free at Brewer
g. Co.'s drug stoEei every bottle guar
anteed,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
HOW DOCS and MONKEYS
Are TRAINED TO Perform

Everybody who saw the trained dogs
and monkeys at the Park theatre re-
Gently, found them most interesting
creatures and in order to learn more
about them. The Spy man met them in
private life the other day, and had a
talk with their trainer, B. p Worm
wood, about some of their most inter-
esting characteristics. Mr.. Worm-
wood was found in the. monkeys dress
ing room with his pets around him.
They are his pets as well as his stock
in trade, and he treats them as if they
were children. The animals were all
dressed for their performance, and
were having their faces made up. And
While he worked, Mr. NORWOOD
talked to them as if they understood
'''They do understand almost every
thing l say to them" he told The Spy
man, in answer to question, anu call
ing the baby orang outang to him, he
said: Shake hands with the gentle
man"
The baby monkey put out its hand
just as a child would, and shook hands
with the reporter.
Now touch his book" said the train
er. Don't take hold Of it, just touch
it,"
The monkey put out it, hand again
and touched the book ger .ly without
offering to take hold o. it.
This baby orang, who is known as
Mr.. Murphy, is only II months old, and
was born in captivity in Singapore. His
training has not yet begun, as he is
too young to learn anything yet, this
species of monkey not maturing until
1t is 10 years old, but last summer it
had for its playmate a little girl about
five years of age, and it initiates now
number of the things he saw her do.
Up to last week he would have nothing
to do with the other monkeys, but on
Friday he showed a strong liking for
one of the smaller animals, and since
then the two have been together CON
stantly.
1t takes from three to five months to
train monkeys for public, the time de-
pending chiefly on their individual in
telligence. Mr.. NORWOOD thinks the
success he has had in training has been
due to the fact that he recognizes in
dividuality more than other trainers,
and is careful to pick out only such
feats as are adapted to each case. He
has been training animals for the past
twenty years, and
HAS TRAINED EVERYTHING
from elephants to beetles. The beetles
were the large South African kind, and
they gave a twenty-minute ac- almost
as interesting as that of the monkeys.
Monkeys. he says, have to be allowed
to develope just as children do. They
do not pick up tricks at once, but take
great deal of patience. He has no
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
WORK OF RESCUE
MOVES SLOWLY
Only Four More Bodies OF Miners
Dug Out of Debris in the
BraZnelI Mine

Brownsville, Pa, Dec 25.--Work at the
BrazHell minss is progressing very slowly.
Four more bodies have been recovered,
but not identified. Some Of the families
Of the doomed men are in q suffering con-
dition and provisions are being sent out
BY tho Brownsville merchants as we'll as
from Uniontown.
The men who have bo;n working since
Saturday to recover tho bodies are almost
sxhausted,, yet they refuse to give up.
The fact that last Saturday was pay day
al tn mine ard that there We're no
empty wagons 10 lead accounts for many
not gGinG ,iata this mine that morning,
Had the heeiaent occurred any other day
there wopid have beeH more than hnH=
dFed nlsH IN tbs mine and th= result
Wepid hays been eyeH more appalling
thar Il BAk.
4 Pathatis ssssy ID taid of little Aiasft
Mess wha dtsd eftsg being RESCUED, He
shaft; He went to the window Saturday
fatherj Papa, guess there. is no use of
me going to work this morning, as there
is re loading" The father said he had
better go and help him feed the mules.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
CARRIER PIGEONS FOR The ARMY
URGED BY INSPECTOR GENERAL

Washington, Dec. 25.-Inspector Gen
eral Breckenridge in his report to Gen.
Miles urges the establishment Of a car
rier pigeon service for the army. He
says
1.-THE necessity of rapid and reliable
nized everywhere, and no argument is
needed to demonstrate that those mil
itary forces which possess the most
complete system of REORGANIZATION
are best able to operate in concert, and
therefore possess distinct advantage
over their adversaries. Among the
various means and makeshifts used
from time immemorial, whether birds,
beasts, human or mechanical devices,
1T seems that at present the foremost
military powers have adopted and
practise five distinct systems of inter
communication, none of which would
give complete satisfaction in the field
under all conditions if operated singly,
namely: Couriers, visual and acoustic
signals, the electric telegraph and tel
ephone, balloons and carrier pigeons.
OF these, the first two trace their or
igin to antiquity; the others are com
paratively modern institutions. And
in recent years experiments have been
made by one Of our European pow
ers with trained dogs as dispatch
bearers or as guards against surprises
from the enemy.
"Our army has neither trained dogs
nor pigeon service, although about 70
years ago the signal corps established
a pigeon station at Key West, with the
intention of training birds to fly from
the West India islands, but the enter
prise failed; and some years before that
a prominent general of the army had
some carrier pigeons sent to one of our
remote northwestern military posts
for service during Indian warfare, but
the birds degenerated for want of prop
er supervision and training, and moth
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
CRAWFORD ON AMALFi
Ruins of the Famous Italian
Resort

New York, Dec 25.-Marion Crawford,
the novelist who is familiar with every
foot of the Italian coast and has slept
many night in an open boat beneath the
overhanging cliffs of Amalfi, conversed
about the disaster of Friday to the his
toric town to a reporter. II spent some
time there last June. - he said, land as a
matter of fact have visited the place
every summer and often during thu win
ter for the last 10 years.
1.-THE harbor works have doubtless been
destroyed, but / trust the reported loss of
life is exaggerated From my own expert
ence these disasters are not uncommon on
the Italian coast, and there is generally
some warning in the shape of small pieces
of rock falling for probably week be-
fore the great mass tumbles down into
the sea.
II saw the great mass of rock that was
displaced on the Naples road in 1865 that
destroyed it entirely, and also had a SINH
lar accident on my own place at Sorrento
three years ago. In each case warning
was given before the most important
masses crashed downward with the noise
of a great earthquake.
THE cause is plain. The entire coast
line is limestone, and badly cracked. Rain
forms in the strata, and in time the por-
lions must of necessity fall away. The
various basins along the shore are all of
volcanic formation. and not as stable a
might be-
In reply to the query as to what attract
ed him to Amalf and the reason he had
for selecting that spot as the scene of one
of his novels, he said: 1T is place where
every traveller who visits southern Italy
goes, and where one meets people most
unexpectedly. TIE more humble travellers
visit hy way of the railroad or in the
small coasting vessels while others sail
into the harbor in the most magnificent
yachts afioat
y have spent many happy days and
nights under the shadow of the great
cliffs in my yacht Aida, which you will
recall as the New York pilot boat Ezra
Nye, and expect to spend part of the com
ing summer there. / like the place for
the old associations that have. clustered
round It for centuries. and am genuinely
sorry for its disaster"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26

ing came of it. Evidently it requires
concert Of action at several points ST.
simultaneously, rather than Individual
attempts. The Custer massacre sug-
gests ideas Of what might be needed or
possible under such exigencies. APP
parently no one Of the staff corps with
representative at every post has been
ready yet to adopt the task. The navy
has perhaps been more successful with
its pigeons, and excellent practical re-
suits were reported during the naval
review in the spring of 1893; and no one
can tell how soon the army may heed
them, and when we do we will need
them badly.
The Spanish war has taught us that
we should be prepared beforehand at
all times. During the Franco-Prus-
sian war 1t was the pigeons alone that
kept Paris in touch with the outside
world, while all other sources of COM
munication had bean cut off by the
Germans. The splendid performances
of the pigeons there evoked the admira-
ton of the world. and caused other
powers to establish similar services.
We have excellent material for the or
ganizatiop of carrier pigeon service
There are numerous societies of pigeon
fanciers in all parts of the United
States, who now fly their birds for the
sport and amusement it gives them,
and who would doubtless be willing to
cooperate in creating a network of in
Recommendation between important
strategic points The expense would
be small compared with the possibili-
ties, and an acceptable plan could read
lily be formulated and soon perfected.
The endurance and reliability of these
birds are well known. They are ca
pable Of rendering effective service at
minimum outlay. especially when
other means of communication fail or
cannot be established, and we should
at least give them a fair and properly
organized test if we desire to keep up
with military progress in providing for
all sorts of emergencies.