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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-22

/ At the adjourned term of Cir
cult Court, held in this village,
Monday May 18th, the follow
ing cases were disposed Of:
State OF Wisconsin, vs.. JAS Loughrln,
Acquitted.
State OF Wisconsin VS.. John Spencer.
Convicted OF assault and battery and
sentenced to 60 days at hard labor in
the county Jail
7. B. Scott Lbr. Go. vs. John Franklin
and others. Settled.
Ben Cayent, VS.. .ntDneTousaint judy
ment for Plaintiff
I. B. Scott Lumber Co. vs.. r. Slattely,
ct, al. Settled.
Land, Log and Lumber Company, ct.
al. VS.. Villas Co., f. ". Mcintyre and p
j. o Malley. Tried but no decision yet.
Sunday we had the pleasure
Of partaking Of the hospitality
Of mine host J. B. Rogers at his
homestead, about four miles up
the river on the Eagle waters.
AS a host he cant be beat. His
able assistant B. Richmond who
looks after the farm IN Mr., Rog-
ers absence is a most pleasant
gentleman to meet, and like the
host is a good entertainer. On
account Of the fish law being in
force, no fish was served. Mr..
Rogers has at present about ten
acres under cultivation and we
predict that it won't be a great
many years before he will have
one Of the finest farms in north
ern Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-22
pany's Office as stenOgrapher.
Exceptionally Low Rates to

Sioux FaHs, 5. d,
Via the Northwestern Line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold at
greatly reduced rates, May %
and II, limite1 to include May
26 and 27, limited to include
May 20, account Of meeting
United Commercial Travellers Of
Afnmerica. Apply to agents
Chicago Northwestern R'y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-22
CT IT R,C Fl $

CONGREGATIONAL HUKH. Services
- Sunday OF 1880 q. m, and 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings at
100 sunday School Immediately after
morning service Young Peoples hrist
Endeavor Sunday afternoon at $50.
REV. II. TODD. Pastor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-22
FIRST OF THE SEASON

Excursion to Buffalo via the
Nickel Plate Road at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale
June 18th, 18th and 18th, good
returning to and including July
End, 1899 providing they are de
posted with the joint agent at
Bnfalo on or before June 18th,
1899. Do not miss this oppor-
tunity Of visiting Buffalo and
Niagara Falls at a very rea-
sonable expense. City Ticket Of
fee Ill Adams St. Depot Var
Buren, Street Passenger Station
Chicago on the Loop.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-22

John Lewis, chief cook and
bottle washer, for the Kelly Bros.
drive on the Wisconsin river, was
in town for a short time Friday
morning,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22
FoURTHEoF JULY
Celebration by the Old Settlers Club at
Paddock s1Lake. ~-,s

Celebration by the Old Settlers Club at
Paddock s1Lake. ~,,s=
All are cordially invited to join with
the Old Settlers in celebrating the
Nations birthday.
Music all day by the RaWson Family
band.
Ten thousandIvoices wanted to join
in singing
"My country tits Of thee,
Sweet land of liberty
j. B. Edwards will read the Declar-
alton of Independence. s,ez
Master Munson Paddock will give a
patriotic recitation.
Peter Fisher, Esq, will give the
grafton.
Ladies' AidESociety::will serve dinner
in dining hall from. llIto /.
Speaking exercises.will commence at
l .. M, sharp.
Grand ball in the.pavilion at night.
Darcing under.the trees in the after
noon.
A prize of $5''willybe contested for by
base ball clubs.
Abundant refreshments on grounds.
B. Fl. STOCKER, Pres.
r. F. ROBERTS, Sec.
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WILL PURCHASE SITE
EIGHTH WARD COMMISSIONERS WIN
IN SCHOOL LOCATION CONTEST
SOME LEGAL OPINIONS GIVEN.
The Board Decide That They Have Right
to Purchase Property without Special
Appropriation and the Pitts Prop
erty Will Be Bought.

The Board of Education met in ad-
journed session last evening at the city
hall for the purpose of taking some
final action in regard to the purchase
ola school site in the eighth ward, but
as result Of the meeting the matter is
no nearer settled than before. The
board spent most of the time at the.
meeting in discussing the legal opinions
given by different attorneys of the city
in regard to the legality of any action
of the board tending to the purchase of
a site without having first made
demand on the city council for the
appropriation of money for this specific
purpose. At the last meeting of the
board these questions were referred to
special committee consisting of the
chairman of the board and Superin-
tendent Mcdowell. This committee
sought legal advice from James Cav
anagh, Peter Fisher and Jno. G. Slater.
The first attorney was of the opinion
that the board had no right to make
the purchase without the money having
been appropriated and raised before
the purchase was made. The other
two attorneys were of the opinion that
the board had perfect right to make
the purchase if the building was needed
in the eighth ward. This diversion of
opinion brought out discussion which
went to show that the trouble was not
over the legality of the purchase of the
site but because some of the members
of the board were very much in favor
of building new building on the old
site. When vote was finally reached
on the question it was decided to leave
the matter in the hands of the commit
tee with power to act. There is little
doubt but that the site will be pur-
chased at once as the owner of the
property has intimated that he would
not hold his offer open to the board for
a long period and that if the property
is purchased at the price formerly an
nounced it must be purchased at once.
If the board expects to erect the new
building either wholly or in part before
the opening OF Gno next scn?Ol year IL
is highly proper that they make some
effort to get the matter started and
when the funds are needed they will
undoubtedly be forthcoming.
Little other business of Importance
was transacted at the meeting last
evening.
A protest was presented from Mrs.
Wilder whose property is adjoining the
Deming school. She claimed that the
children had overrun her garden and
asked that the board order the con-
struction of fence between her prop
erty and the school lot. The matter
was referred to the committee on build
ing and grounds.
No other business was transacted and
the board adjourned to meet on next
Tuesday evening.
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Had Kidney Disease 81 Years.

Mr.. G.. A. Stillman, merchant OF
Tampico, Ill, writes: Foley's Kidney
cure is meeting with wonderful sue
cess. 1t has cured some cases here
that physicians pronounced incurable.
myself am able to testify to its merits.
My face today is living picture of
health, and Foley's Kidney Cure has
made it such. / had suffered twenty
seven years with the disease, and
today l feel ten years younger than |
did one year ago. I can obtain some
wonderful certificates of it's medical
qualities. For sale by all drug
gists. dWI3O
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TIE State institutions can probabI

THE State institutions can probably
survive the year without the improve
ments which they say are necessary,
and we doubt if their efficiency will be
materially impaired through lack OF
those improvements. We commend
Governor Scofeld for refusing to ap-
prove of drafts on the treasury when
no funds have been provided by the
Legislature. The voting of appropria-
tj0ns is an easy matter, but it is the
duty of the Legislature to provide for
the payment of toe appropriations by a
regular tax levy. Overdrawing an &C
count and borrowing from one fund tC
make another good do not seem to us
good business methods. 1t is more
business like to wait until the FUNDS
are on hand before beginning the
improvements.
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SUCCESS rs ASSURED.
Fourth of July Committee Meet with
Great Success.

Great Success.
The success of the celebration of the
Nations birthday to be held in this
city is now assured, as at the meeting
of the committee on arrangements held
at the Grant house Monday evening,
the committee appointed to collect the
money for the celebration reported that
they had met with unparalleled success,
and had secured nearly 5000 in cash.
Many people who have signifed their
intention of assisting in the celebration
have not as yet been seen, and it is
expected that when the work of the
committee is completed they will have
raised over $1,000. The amount of
money will assure the greatest cele-
bration ever held in this city. With
money at their command the committee
on arrangements are making more
Roadway, and the celebration is rapid
~ being put into some shape tangible.
At the meeting last evening it was
decided to employ Moran, the famous
slack wire walker, for number of ex-
hibitions and it was decided to employ
the Imperial band as an added musical
attraction The committee on sports
was allowed 5000 to be used in secur
ing prizes for the various events of
sporting nature. Much of this will be
used in purchasing prizes for the bcy
Gle races, and some beautiful prizes
will be hung up for these contests.
$3.50 was appropriated to be used for
the construction Of floats, and $50 for
the electrical display in the evening.
1t was decided to offer prize Of $15
for the society making the best appear
ance in the big parade, and second
prize of $40 for the second best display.
G. F. Stemm was unanimously chosen
to act as Chief Marshal of the day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22
CAUGHT IN A sQUALL.
Little Yacht Annie. of Racine, has an
Exciting Time off Kenosha.


Until noon today the little yacht
+" Annie", owned by Racine parties,
was firmly stuck in the sand along the
beach of Lake Michigan, just north of
this city. The boat was in charge of
four Racine men and started from the
Belle city yesterday afternoon to sail
to this city. When about mile north
of here they were caught in squat
and came near capsizlng. The men
aboard her became greatly frightened
and some one along the bank was sent
to the life saving station for assistance.
The captain and crew went out to the
little boat and found that there was
great danger of her going to the bottom.
After hard fight against the wind and
sea the crew succeeded in running her
aground. The boat was rapidly filling
with water and had it not been for the
prompt work of Capt. Cameron and his
crew it would have gone to the bottom
with all on board. The boat was pull
ed off the beach and the damage is said
to be small.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

DISPATCHES say that the war
againet Admiral Schley is to be re-
opened on account of a colloQuy that
he is said to have held with Lieut..
Hodgson on board the Brooklyn. The
public, We presume, is weary Of this
aftermath of the Spanish war. In our
opinion the whole question hinges on
the fact that each Commander thinks
that he is responsible for the victory at
Santiago and is entitled to the credit
When Themistocles had crushed the
Persian feet at Salamis and had freed
Athens from the fear of subjugation by
a foreign foe, the people of the city
were anxious to reward the two men
wao had performed the most signal
service during the invasion. A vote
was taken among the Commanders
engaged in the battle, and Themis-
t0cles was awarded the first merit Of
genOr, not because he had the most
votes for that position, but because he
had all the votes for second place
Each Commander had voted for himself
frst, and for Themistocles second. II
we repeated this experiment we might
award Admiral Schley the first honor
for merit.
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CITIES TO MEET.
Program of the Annual Meeting of the
League of wisconsin Municipalities.

League of wisconsin municipalities.
The second annual meeting of the
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
will be held at Fond du Lac on June
rs q, and it is expected that many OF
the officials from this city will attend
the meeting. The following is an
nounced as the program of the meeting:
Monday Evening. June 26, 8 O'CLOCK.
Welcome Address-Mayor Frank B.
Hoskins, Fond du Lac.
Presidents Address-FOrmer Mayor
G. E. Whelan, Madison.
The Model Charter and its Relation
to Wisconsin Cities Hon. John D.
Butler. President Municipal League of
Milwaukee.
Tuesday, June 81, A. M.
The Problem of Municipal Water
SuppIy--Supt. John B. Helm, Madison,
Vice President NATL Water Works
Association.
Discussion by Mayors Douglass, of
Monroe; Murphy, of Green Bay; Nor
ris, of Waupun; Meissner, of Ocono-
mowoc, and CRUDE, of Watertown.
10 a. m. The Need of a Uniform
System of Accounting for Cities-Dr.
S. E. Sparkling, of University of Wis
consin. Discussion by Mayors Rich
ardson, of GAINESVILLE; Warden, of Wau-
kesha; Smith, of Beloit, and Roberts,
of Fox Lake.
IL a. m.-The Problem of Municipal
Lighting Former Mayor w. F. Hurd,
of Boscobel. Discussions by Mayors
Born, of sheboygan; Schultz, of Ripon;
German, of Kenosha, and Hon. F. F.
Mayhem, of Fond du Lac.
1:30 .. m.-Constructio and Care of
Streets-Clty Engineer Geo. 81. Ben
zenberg, of Milwaukee. Discussion by
City Engineer Parsons, of Fond du
Lac; Mayors Erb, of Appleton; Merrill,
! of Oshkosh; Stafford, of Berlin, and
Rahr, of Manitowoc.
2:45 p. m.--The Interest of the Tax
payer in City Government-Mayor W..
G. Leitsch, of Columbus.
Discussion by Mayors Avery, OF Bar
aboo; Young, of Brodhead, and Cor
man, of KenOsha.
p. m.-Sewers and Sewage Dis
possibility Engineer Fitch, of Oshkosh
Discussion by Mayors Jones, of Por-
tage; Higgins, of Racine, and Barber,
of Stevens Point.
General business and election of
officers.
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HE WANTED TIME.
Hans Hansen is Arrested for Taking a
Watch From A. M. Miller.

Hans Hansen, a Dane, was arrested
Tuesday evening by Officer Orth on a
charge of larceny. According to the
story told by the officers Hansen was
DESTROYS of having watch. He went
to the jeWelry store kept by A M.
Miller, on Market square, and asked to
look at his stock of time pieces. The
ieweer did not have what the fellow
wanted and he took off the watch which
he was wearing and presented it to the
fellow for examination.
The fellow sliced the watch and ran
away with it. Miller at once reported
the case to the police and asked that
Hanson be arrested. He was found a
short time later by Officer John Orth.
He stated, when arrested, that he had
intended to purchase the watch, but
didn't have the money with him to pay
for it. He was given hearing before
Justice Slater this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

MRS. ELLA MAY CLEMMoNs, of New
York, would be currency reformer,
suggests that all the coins made during
the first year of the new century bear
on their faces the likeness of Christ,
and on the reverse sides the crucifix
We protest against this innovation.
The idea is repulsive when we consider
the uses to which our coins are put in
che every day business life.
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when others Failed.

S. A. Ingalls,, Crown Point, N. Y,
writes: My wife suffered from kidney
trouble for years. She consulted sew
eral physicians and tried a number OF
kidney cures without getting relief
She was induced to try Foley's Kidney
Cure and in less than week after she
began using it, she was greatly i'm
proved and three bottles cured her.
For sale by all druggists. dwj30
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G. A. r.

Mr.. 2. G.. Simmons cordially invites
every old soldier in Kenosha county to
meet at his home on Friday evening,
June 23d, at half past seven o'clock.
The commander of Fred S. Lowell
Post therefore requests every old soldier
whether member of the Grand Army
or not) to meet at the Post Hall at z
o'clock sharp.
dwj23 GEO HALE, P. c.
Kenosha, June Goth, 1899.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

SOME Chicago idiot has discovered
that with certain combinations on his
typewriter he can make representations
of soldiers in battle array. The next
thing we shall have is the invention .of
a process for making pictures with
ordinary printing type. We have
enough pictures in our papers already
without simplifying the process for the
production of Illustrations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22
Fourth of July Rates.

On July 1, 2, 8 and 4, the North
Western Line will sell excursion tickets
at low rates to points on the North
Western System within 200 miles of
selling station good returning until
July 5, inclusive. Apply to agents
Chicago & North Western Ry. w
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

The British are never inclined to
take us seriously. An English publisher
wanted to bring out an edition of Mr..
Choate's jokes and funny stories. Our
ambassador, however, has had the
good sense to choke off" the enter
prising publisher, for he cal use these
stories to much better advantage by
retailing them to British audiences.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

WE wonder if any one believes seri-
Ously that the paper campaign outlined
10y the Beers in case they go to war
with Great Britain is a genuine pro-
duction. Your Uncle Kruger is too old
a hand to play any such foolish trick
as toilet any one know what he intends
to do. Probably the campaign was
outlined by some enterprising cores
DOndent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

MARK TWAIN is alleged to be writ
ing book which is not to be published
until hundred years after his death.
We commend to Mr.. Twain's notice
the little story entitled the "SeVen
Sleepers of Ephesus, if he wants to
have some idea of the reception of his
humorosities one hundred years hence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

SOME of the New England landlords
have substituted the affectation " pay
ing guest" for "summer boarder" =
probably originated by some fellow
who was modest and backward in his
collections and thus wished to intimate
that he was not in the business for
philanthropy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1899.

DOM PAUL KRUGER is as versatile as
the Frenchman's flea. The British put
their thumb on him, aud look for him.
Then he isn't there.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

The Pleasant Prairie Home Forum,
Camp No. $40, will hold it's next meet
ing on Thursday evening, June %, at
the home of James Dabbs.
Mrs. M. Louise Barter, Sec.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-22

Mr.. John Edgarton, 1920 Third Ave.
Altoona, Pa, says: 81 suffered from
dysentery for three years I took Pc
ru.na and am now well.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-31
Authors im China.

Authors in China have a lovely time. When the editor rejects contribution he does not return it together with cruelty polite little printed slip which states that "it is rot because of any fault with the MS, but because of the present large suppl on hand of matter of the same descrip tion" the article is returned. No; this is the kind of let ter the Chinese editor writes:
 "Illustrious Brother of the Sun and Moon! Behold thy servant at thy feet, who kisses the earth before thee and asks thy gracious permission to speak and live. We have read thy manu- ceript with delight. By the bones of our ancestors we swear that we have never found such manuscript! If we should print it, his majesty, the en- peror, would command us to adopt it as a standard and never again print anything not equal to it. AS that would not be possible within 10000 years, we return thy manuscript, trem- bling and imploring thy pardon 10000 times. My head is at thy feet and am the slave of thy slave
 Courtesy could hardly be carried fur ther, and whenever they decline an ar- ticle the Chinese newspapers must make friend of the author.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-31
Tha Firstpnst nmce-

The fact that there is regular mail route through Alaska, and that even remote towns in Africa are not with out postal facilities, is in these progress siye times accepted quite as a matter of course. Yet this wonderful system which has reached out until it includes every country on the face of the earth, had it's beginning in the mind of an in- genious Frenchman who lived less than two hundred and fifty years ago.
 In 1858, early in the reign of Louis XIV Nj. de Velayer established a pri- Harper's Round Table. Boxes were set up at the street corners for the recep- tion of letters. Offices were opened in various quarters of Paris; collections were made once a day from the street boXes followed many hours later by a single delivery, and thus the first Post Office in the world was established.
 M. de Valayer was so greatly encour- aged by the success of his enterprise that in order to develop it still further, he printed certain forms of billets or notes which were intended to cover all the ordinary requirements of business in great towns. These forms contained blanks which were intended to be filleG up by the pen with such special matter as might be necessary to com plete the writer's object. The idea at once became popular, and the printed forms accompanied the expansion of the postal service throughout the larger cities of France, and it was many years before they fell into dis use,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-31
Snakes Do Swallow Their Yonng

I met with curious incident some years ago while hunting snakes in the swamps at Melrose. I came across q male and female striped, with numer- ous young ones. The parents were near each other, the family crawling over and around them. 1 was going for them, when, on second thought, 1 con- cluded to watch them. They did not appear to be frightened, but went on gamboling about for some time. I we1t a little nearer when both snakes turned toward me, making a faint noise, and placed their heads fiat on the ground. It was curious sight to see these snakes, not long born. some of them foot or two away, turn at the noise, and instantly seek refuge in their parents wide-open mouths. 1 am certain it was a note of warning of danger l caught both snakes and put them in separate bags The female had ten young and the male had swal- lowed five This is the first instance of any notice of male snake perform ing this affectionate duty for it's young. I placed the whole family in a box, where they lived peaceably a long time. From Forest and Stream.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-31
The Typ-wrlter's Spread.

There are probably few even among those who use the typewriter who have any proper conception of the variety and universality of the ingenious sub stitute for the pen.
 Although only in Its very early youth, it has already penetrated into every corner of the earth. It has gone with invading armies and explorers in- to the very heart of Africa. Lieutenant Peary has introduced it to polar ice and it has travelled thousands of miles over Siberian snows. It travels with every army and feet, and it was one of the first things rescued from the sunken Maine.
 Two of the most costly typewriters belong to the Queen and the Czar of Russia. They are exquisite machines of white enamel and gold. with keys of livery. The Queen Regent Of Spain uses one for her correspondence the Khedive possesses one. and, in fact there is scareeiv a court in Europe where the typewriter has not place
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-31
A Talking Crow.

Bethel, Mes, latest curiosity is a talking crow which entertains the boys and girls. The bird was found in the woods over year ago when young, having fallen from its nest and broken wing. It was taken home and cared for but showed no inclina- ton to talk until few months ago. It talks as well as parrots, but favors words containing 70" and Hello, hell 10, Moses, Ora. Whoa there!" cause the passersby to turn quickly at times.