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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
Tragic Mystery of a Fire.

The charred remains OF a man were
taken from the barber shop Of Charles
Ward at West Superior after fire had
destroyed that place. 1t was supposed
that the remains were those of Ward, as
he slept in that room. His wife and
friends have tried to Identify the body,
but have failed. 1t is claimed that the
body is too small to be Wards, and the
head appears to be that of negro in
stead of white man. This leads to sus-
picion of foul play, but no marks have
been found confirming the suspicious.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
CHAPTER XXI.

Paul Neville and Lem Dodd were on
their way bone, intending to be in bed
by twelve. Lem was seriously consider
ing whether he should not resign from his
paper in the morning and become a sailor
himself. When a short distance from
Puella. street they passed a restaurant,
and Paul said:
Come, Lem, let us have little supper
together; it will be the last for many
years"
Lem looked at his watch, and seeing
that it was twenty minutes to twelve, he
permitted himself to be led into the eat
ing house.
what do those bells mean, waiter?"
asked Lem, just realizing that bells were
changing all around.
"A fire, sir, near by replied the wait
"Where?'
I'm Puella street, / think"
''In Puella street," exclaimed Lem.
Paul and Lem ran out. Fire engines
and hose trucks, with the thunder of
hoofs and the keen, quick vibrations of
their danger bells, were dashing by.
There We're not many people on the
streets, but all who were out ran in the
direction of the fire.
''Where il it?' asked Paul Of an off,
Ger, who was trying to keep back the in
creasing crowd.
ION the top floor of No. II The peo-
pie are crowding on the roof, and it is
feared they cannot be saved, replied the
officer, who, recognizing a newspaper re-
porter in lem, permitted him and his
companion 20 pass through.
Paul and Lem pressed on past the
steam engines, until they reached the
house, from the lane side of which a
score of hook and ladder men were vain
" trying to reach the people on the roof.
Alloy, down there." shouted a man on
the roof. Send one of your ladders to
the building across the lane! We can
make Il bridge over here! Be quick, for
the Women's sakes!"
Pau, looked up, and, standing in relief
against the copper-colored sky, he reeog-
nized the face and form of Carpenter.
His amazeraent at this gave place, in a
moment. to realization of the wisdom
of the act ae proposed
Turning TO the fremen. Paul Neville.
in a tone OK command, shouted:
Il am a sailor! Quick, send up a sec
ton of ladder to the opposite roof and
make brigge over the lanep'
But who will cross on it and at the
same time carry the women. asked the
foreman
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
Has Premonition of Death.

There was most curious premonitlon
in connection with the death of d. S.
Holcombe, who is supposed to have been
drowned in the Wisconsin river near Kill
bourn j. A. Rhodes of Baraboo says
he was fishing with the cattle buyer not
long ago, when he told him how he had
dreamed Of drowning in the river. Mr..
Holcombe described rocky point which
he saw in the dream and also described
the sensation of losing his life in the
water in exactly the same way he is sup
posed to have been drowned. The rocky
place to which he was traced is coun-
terpart of that seen in the vision. On
two subsequent occasions he told Mr..
Rhodes that the dream had been repeat
ed, and that it was always the Wisconsin
river
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
Brief State happenings.

Kenosha is flooded with an increasing
wave of tramps.
Martin Cadigan of the town of Buff
falo had his hand cut off in corn
shredder.
A. G. McComb of Oshkosh has pur-
chased 200,000,000 feet of cypress tim
Der in Florida.
Outagamie County farmers are selling
their cattle on account Of the scarcity and
high price of hay.
Rev. George W. Verify and wife of
Appleton will be stationed for the winter
at Tien-tsin, China.
Col. Walter 3. Dutton of Racine will
send large force of men to operate
sawmill in Arkansas.
Peter Jardson, a homesteader residing
near Ashland. was mistaken for a deer
and shot three times
A farmer living near Baraboo. while
hunting shot his own Jersey COW, which
he mistook for a deer
The thirty-eighth annual reunion of
Company Il, Eighth regiment, Wisconsin,
volunteers, will be held in Racine on
Thursday, Dec. 6.
The home of Thomas c. Smythe, father
of Rev. Sydney Smythe of st. Johns
Academy at Delafeld, was destroyed by
fire late Friday night.
Business men of Chippewa Falls are
endeavoring to secure a canning factory
for their city.
The county board of Marinette appro-
priated $4,000 for roads. The money IS
to be expended in the general improve
ment OF the county road system.
Charles Benson, carpenter Of Madi-
son, who formerly lived at Verona, fell
from roof to the ground, distance Of
twenty five feet. He was badly hurt.
A new city directory will be issued at
Racine in q few days and the publisher
states that It win contain 1000 more
names than the book Of i year ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
I w1ns Quick! every second means :


Ifer'
Followed by Lem, Paul Neville ran in
to the building across the lane, and with
in minute he stood on the opposite roof
revealed to sea of upturned faces.
He had taken with him coil OF rope
part of the hook and ladder company's
appliances. He let it down, and called
to them to make fast the section of lad
der.
All this was done with rapidity that
fascinated the thousands watching the
people on the roof, and the young hero
working for their deliverance on the 9TH
er roof across the lane.
.Help haul in, Lem!" shouted Paul, as
| the ladder was made fast below.
| Lem and a dozen other brave fellows
| seized the rope, and the ladder few up to
| the roof.
''Stand ready over there!' called out
Paul.
! The coiled rope few again from his
/ hand, and whirling over the abyss, was
/ dexterously caught by Carpenter. To
this rope an end Of the ladder was at
tached. 1t was drawn over, and in few
seconds frail, aerial bridge spanned the
| chasm. The moment the ladder lay even
ly between the walls Paul sprang on it,
| and a hoarse roar came up from the sea
of anxious faces.
Out on the rungs he walked, lightly and
quickly. In the center he stood and de-
liberately sprang up and down to test
it with his own weight before submitting
it to double weight.
A cry of horror came up from the peo-
| pie. Throwing off his hat, coat and
| boots, to be lighter and surer in his foot
ing he sprang to the burning roof, and
| cheer greeted the achievement.
| 81 will take her over, my wife-and
will be back-the last to leave"
Paul barely caught these words OF
Carpenter. He gave no thought to their
meaning. The man had stripped for the
terrible contest to his shirt and pants.
With the fainting woman in his strong
arms-the wife he thought dead-the only
loved one of his early iife-clinging to
him, whom she might have saved, Car
penter stepped out on the bridge. He
had barely touched the opposite side
when Paul Neville, with Miriam in his
arms, began the perilous passage.
'Do not fear he whispered, II shall
save you, and all of you. Don't look
down.
They stood in the center, for an in
slant, blinded by the volumes of steam
and smoke. A puff of wind and the
smoke rolling away, Paul went on again
an awful anxiety on the upturned faces
All the women were safely over at
last, and when this news went down to
the people a roar rose up before which
the flames and the wind seemed to be-
come silent.
"You cannot make it with me-" said
Tom Bines, glancing from the yawning
abyss to his distracted mother on the
opposite roof "Save yourselves, gentle
men, and in death let me thank you fol-
what you have DONE"
'No, no. Trust yourself to me!' shout.
ed Carpenter, who now seemed the per-
sonifcation of terribly heroic energy. 81
am strong as fifty giants! L care not fol-
death! Close your eyes! Be passive! Dc
not try to cling to me, even if we fall
Karl Zimmerman, noble fellow, hold this
end of the ladder. I'll be back-the last
man to leave the ship"
Ito be continued)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29

the relationships ask for his own
daughters hand That was a mastery
stroke. Mrs. Hope recognized in Car
penter her husband, and she fled with
her child. Then you had the field to
yourself. Every one that knows the Sc
cret will be out Of your way before the
week is past"
''Why, Sim! Are you going to die?"
asked the uncle, with sneer.
Eyes, he shall die!' shouted hoarse
voice.
A tall form sprang through the window
and Charles Carpenter confronted the
nephew and uncle.
Overwhelmed with fear, the wretches
gasped and looked at the blazing eyes
and glistening teeth that transformed
this man into the embodiment Of ven
geance.
monsters of iniquity! Fiends incar-
nate! have heard your story! 1t is
you who have made me what / am! And
now your hour has come! Raise not a
hand!' he shouted, with an oath. "Sit
there and look at the clock"'
Clay came in and stood trembling in
the door,
Bring me ropes from the stable.
Quick, you black dog! 1t is eleven
o'clock"
The black man dashed out, and Cheat
ham and his nephew began to beg pite-
ously.
"Ask no mercy from me! Dare to re-
| sist, and / will bury my knife in your
| black hearth he said to Sim.
| ! He took the ropes from Clay, and with
g quickness and strength acquired in his
sailor life, he bound the two men hand
and foot, and dragged them into the hall.
! They cried out and he gagged them.
| "Now to the stable, Clay, and saddle
lne horse"
| Again Clay ran out; and Carpenter flew
and locked all the doors and fastened
| ell the windows. About the doomed men
be piled bedding and furniture, then APP
| piled a torch
''It is my turn! my turn!' he shouted.
He dashed out and locked the door af-
! ter him. and threw away the key.
| The clock in a neighboring steeple
struck a quarter to twelve as Carpenter
! threw himself on the horse.
/ run before me and open the gate!
; then keep running on, or | will shoot
| your he roared to the black man.
4 AS the Sdle new open lie IuIutu LII tAc
| saddle and looked back at the house, the
lower windows Of which were glowing
like his own fierce eyes.
II will save them! Oh, if [ could save
| them and dier'
| The fire bells rang out behind him, but
he needed them not. On and on the
horse flew, sending stream of sparks
| from the pavement. On! He was at the
head of the street On, for a few min
| utes more!
| His horse fell; but Carpenter was on
his feet and running for the house, with
! speed the horse could not have equaled.
81 shall save them! l will save them!'
Boom! boom! like the discharge of
great guns rang out the explosions.
! The air was filled with raining missiles.
The bricks fell upon him-.knocked him
down-but he rose and went on.
A flame shot into the black night, and
a thousand voices sent up cry of horror
from the swarming tenemants. And the
air trembled with the clan.or Of fire bells,
now swinging the alarm from tower and
steeple.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
Big Land Transfer.

The Knapp-Stout & Co. Company has
transferred to the Wisconsin Land Com
pany 10000 acres of land, situated near
Rice lake, along the right of way of the
Omaha road in the hardwood timber belt
of northwestern Wisconsin. The land
went for $3.50 per acre and it is one of
the largest transfers ever recorded in that
part of Wisconsin. The purchasers are
prominent Iowa and Illinois stock rails
ers. It is the intention Of the purchas-
ers to apportion the land in small farms
and encourage the location thereon of ac-
final settlers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
Charity Patient Dies Rich.

The fckleness of fortune is strikingly
illustrated in the case Of Johann Mueller,
who died two years ago in West Superior.
III. w. Diedrich, United States consul at
Bremen, has written to Chief of Police
Crandall of Duluth on behalf of Mueller's
heirs in Germany. Mueller, after long
life of hardship and toll, breathed his last
in the charity ward of st. Mary's hos
pital in West Superior, December, 1898,
totally unconscious that the forty acres
of land on the Mesaba range, in which
he had invested the savings of years,
was worth S25O,OOO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
FACTS ABOUT
The CENSl
100oooOO0o0Ooooooooo oe

The man who studies the p0d
table issued by the director Of theft
| census, by which it appears that
habitants Of the United States
76, 295, 22O, will find much to jnteFd
He win discover that New \
still the peerless Empire State al
there is not the remotest possibl
any other robbing her Of first psd
gain in population for the decaded
that Of any other commonwealth,
stands further in advance Of hGI
rival to-day than ten years ago
1890 New York has added l,gI
the number Of her inhabitants 4
total of 7,26S,0O as against 1891
1890. Her motto is still "ExcelS1
the spirit of enterprise and actlVlE|
decades ago placed her at the toy
list of States is still alive and VI
her there.
Pennsylvania remains second nI
terhood of commonwealth and
her companions in the republic l'
sufficient advance in the decade n
ger the Keystone States poslt'l
make it appear probable that she (
obliged to give it up for years
The great coal mining CONNIE
has gained 1,043,351 and her pt
now is 6,301, 1865.
Illinois, boastful, yaingloriOui
State, is a poor third. Ever
Worlds Fair time, when her
swelled by compliments from al
tions Of the earth because of %
nificent exhibition, she has bPd
proelaiming herself as the most
sive of all States and foretellls
when she would pass New lG
officials and newspapers have
travagant claims about the pa
At the beginning of this year
ner estimated it at 5,S1O,000. NJ
therefore that Illinois is hunlH
disappointed by the census return
give her 1921, $50. Her gain
decade is 995, 1919, nearly BUY
than that of the Empire State
kept ON the even tenor Of DE-
hustling, bustling, without the
trumpets and self-praise. LIMIT
to learn the lesson of modestE
season Of humiliation.
Ohio, with 4,157,45 inhabl'i%a
stands fourth, and Missouri, WIZ
lit, is fifth, but neither OF fnSs
has shown ony such gains
which, adding 813,303 to the ~
her inhabitants, has passed
sets and bids fair to ontsnlp
in the next decade and Ono y
other ten years. The Bay stag
ing 666, 403, is seventh. lndal1
gan and Iowa retain their fp %
tions, eighth, ninth and tent ha
lively. while Georgia has IaS
tucky's place nSthe eleventh y
the latter now stands tWellln'
Some of the other interesilpr,
tions are the inconsidel ap@ ~ =
Kansas and Nebraska. Nes1 al
OF large area, which have a a,sr
few thousands to their pc9u.l~.ia
decade. Nevada, most llls y Il
States, has decreased from ~ IN
1874, and the fact that tins
people are permitted to eh'O'O
ileges Of Statehood, while :. 4
Arizona and New Mexico ar ,;sht
be content with territorial ~
Of the injustices of Alnerl.@
SparroWs hatch three tlu''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
Young Bank Robber.

Perhaps one of the youngest bank rob
bers Of the country operated at Hillsboro
the other day when Ophie Daniels, aged
Is years, entered the Citizens Bank and
stole from the counting tray its entire
contents, amounting to $3.50. He imme-
diately left for New Lisbon, to which
place he was tracked and brought back
He admitted his guilt and implicated 9TH
er boys in the plot.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29
A Daring Holdup,

In La Crosse daring robbery took
place in broad daylight. A stranger en-
tered the Swenson hardware store and
while Mr.. Swenson stepped back in the
store he engaged Mrs. Swenson in con-
versation and suddenly commanding her
to keep still rifed the showcases and es-
capped. A suspect was arrested.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-29

Heated discussions are apt to cool
friendship.
The colored American., 1900-09-01

tie statute bsoEs, or corstitp,o
commoD law OF The lard. The W.l Is
trother does not need any eIecisi %Lls ils
isIstioD, recause be says. BCNo ,1ns s'
II am q man" By lie IectDr am,
merits 10 the Constitution. the coia,u,
brother a. / een ei scted into narbs'u
snd by tbe grace Of GCd ana The ,.n
of bis country he sbCuio ssv. ~ ea
man, snd viii i've OF die - = ~
and be should csass to lrste foI spec,
enactmenis.
As 10 The afth inteuc gatoly-uwt,
the present eoDstrUctIon Lisced ~
states rights, Las eOpgress me rco".
to regulate or charge, the suffrage I,r,
OF The eversl eoutheIn States a. raH
in full fcice." We EusWer, th., ',
foul 10 be in col filct with The rroyi.
jols Of the organic Ia8, aud 20 decIs,.,
by The court Of !ast Ie-tri, The suffrs0a
iaEsI III force III ceilaiD SoprbosS
States will be pronounced uIcorstin
uenal and Therefore uUll sid void ~
that, although the question Of suffrsos
Is largely Itstrved 10 The states, ysf
as observed btfole, wheIe the stats,
ass laws In col u aventiOn Of The Mn
visiC ns oftbe Constitution OF the CnitsJ
States, the folmer must fail Is ths
whole is greater thsu eLy Of its rsr,
and is therefore suITene.
AS to the sixth intelrcg gatory-"h
you believe, if such steps would bs
taken by The 6. o, P. it would lose
rrestige, Or decay ," We answer, no
Hsying allowed the baT acles OF lru.
Oice to fasten themselves upon il 10
some extent, tie @ 0. ?. if it went
back TO Its ancient mOoIM gs, it might
50 fer temporary deiest, just as the hu.
man system, when long Neglected, il
apparently made worse ty medicine
tefore it is cured, but the psrty would
rise P enIx liAe from lts ashes to
gre ater victories ard trlumphs fu
good.
In con c'usion, We say your conen.
ton, THAT the laws cCu.d he enacted
and enforced. and not the least hsm
done to the party" is relatively correct,
unless the patty should become IS un.
stable in its principles ss the cid bCuE.
bon government clerk. who, after The
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in
1861. wss told that be would hsvetOgO
why ?" he asked. because the 3D.
has changed from demo.
cratic to republican, said lis Chief
WelI," said the clelk, Il WCud like
to see tie administration that can
change faster than l can
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-08-03
No County Fair This Fall.

NASHVILLE, Or, July 80, I9oo.-
Editor of the LINCOLN COUNTY
LEADER: The time has slipped by
tor making all the many prepara-
tions needed for the proposed coun-
ty fair to be held at Toledo on or
about September IA next. TO
make success of it, working
committee, representing every pre-,
clnt IN the county, should be organ
lied and at work arranging for ex-
hibits, collecting funds for the ex-
penses of printing, advertising, i.
premiums, display of exhibits and
various other purposes. But it is
too late for this year to make the
effort. Under these circumstances,
my advice to all interested is to re-
serve themselves for 1901, and to
be ready early in that year to re.
srond promptly to All invitation to =
join heart and hand in an effort to
make the Lincoln county fair of
1901 truly representative of the
varied and abundant resources of
this fertile and most attractive:
county. WALLIS NASH.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-08-03
Divine Services.

The Salvation Army will COM
mence a series of meetings tomor--
row Saturday. night at the M. E.
chulch. The meetings will con-
tlnue week or more. All are in
vited to attend. All christians are
asked to pray that God will bless
them TO the salvation of souls.
CAPT. JASPER,
CAPT. TUcHoLKE.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-08-03

Jim" Derrick of Eddyville is in
town today.
Brown Arden and Tenas Charlie
of Siletz were in town Monday.
j. H. May and daughter Lille
were in Toledo yesterday and called
on THE LEADER.
Mrs. ]. Blower. daughter MolIie
and son Joe of Mill 4 were Toledo.
visitors Wednesday. y
R, A. Stratford and +. 7. Norton
of Yaquina were among the Toledo
visitors last Saturday.
If you want bargains in harness,
buggies or wagons, you may find
them at G. R. Schenck & Co.'S.
Miss Jennie King of Couer
d'Alene arrived last Saturday for a
visit with her cousin, Miss Effie
Crosno.
Merchant Henry Lewis has been
out in the big woods this week
looking for a homestead, with Tom
Horning and AL Cation as a steer
ing committee.
Our stock of clothing is complete
III every respect. We have an i'm
mense assortment TO select from.
and our prices are always correct.
I. B. M. Co.
Prof. R. f. Holm has received an,
invitation to deliver an address be.
tore the Pacific Indian Institute to.
be held at Chemawa on the 1Ath
and 18th inst We believe it is his.
intention 10 be good and respond.
Married AT Little Elk, July Is,
at the home Of the brides father.
Miss Jane Mcdowell to Mr.. Will
liams Jones, Rev. A. c. Tunison
officiating. The newly married
couple departed next day for a
weeks stay at Newport.
There are many things raised on
Drift creek besides trouble. 1t is
one Of the most fertile and prolific
spots in the county when given a
chance. S. J. Stewart brought in
some raspberries for the printer a
few days ago which he said were
just his common ones" He had
disposed of his fine large ones"
The common ones were the largest
and best we have seen this season.