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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
LINE
BEING PUSHED
BETWEEN EVANSVILLE AND
ROCKFORD VIA BELoIT.
CONTRACTS FINALLY LET
And Work to Commence at Once
Supplies on the Ground-Riqht
of Way Secured Except on the
North End-Good Anyway for the
Madison Extension.

That electric line from GAINESVILLE
to Rockford via Beloit begins to as
sumo proportions that take it out Of
the proper class. The grading con
tract for the entire line has been
awarded to Hayes Bros. & Co. Their
contracts calls for the work to begin
this week and to be completed Jy
Jan 1. The line will be completed
and in running order by April /, 1902.
Hayes Bros. have had much ex
perience and have a complete outfit
for meeting any difficulty which may
be encountered. The work will be
started at a number of places along
the line where the heaviest cuts and
fills are located so that the hardest
part of the job will be completed be-
fore the cold weather sets in.
Messrs. Clough and Jackson. IN
company with Chief Engineer Finney
Of the Northwestern road, have made
a trip over the line and inspected the
different places where the electric
line is to cross the Northwestern.
An agreement as to where the line
should cross and the question Of
damages was settled except as to one
place.
r. w. Hill has been engaged be-
tween Beloit and Rockford getting
deeds from the property owners,
whose property they had an option
on for a right Of way. He has re-
ceived deeds from most of the
owners and expects to complete the
job by tonight. The company is pay
ing for the property as fast as the
deeds are delivered. Mr.. Hill Will
start this week ON the line between
GAINESVILLE and Beloit and secure
deeds of the right of way between
those cities and expects to have it all
closed up in a weeks time.
Since the line was first laid out
several changes have been made in
the plans to insure safety and COM
fort for the passengers. The route
has been changed to do away with a
number of bad grades, and in most Of
the places where wooden tressles
were first contemplated steel truss
bridges will be put in. The rOadbed
will be ballasted and graded SO that
a high rate of speed may be MAIN
tanned with safety.
A train schedule between GAINESVILLE
and Rockford has already been made.
The time allowed for the trip will be
an hour and twenty minutes inclu1-
ing stops. A speed of forty-fve miles
an hour will have to be maintained
between the stops to make the time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
BIG WHEAT YIELD
CROP TO BE LARGEST EVER
KNOWN IN AMERICA.
COO GRAIN ISL REPORTED
Drouth Responsible For Immense
YieId--Great Total of 725, 100000
Bushels of Cereal the Record
Breaker-Harvest on Before Great
Heat Wave Prevailed.

Washington, July 30.-To western
farmers who have suffered great loss
from the drouth there is a consola-
ton. While their corn crop has been
greatly damaged, the drouth pro-
duced conditions which have resulted
in the largest winter wheat crop in
the history of the country.
To the drouth directly is this i'm
mense wheat crop due. Winter wheat
was being harvested when the drouth
struck Kansas and Missouri. And
the weather which was so unfavOr-
able to corn was ideal for the wheat
harvest.
In Kansas, which shows a falling
off Of q per cent. from last year s
crop of corn, the winter wheat will
amount to 100,O0O,00O bushels, by far
the greatest crop in history. Aud
the threshing reports show it to be
better than ever before.
There will be 25,0OO,00O bushels III
Oklahoma. Missouri, where the loss
to corn was greatest, will have 22,000,-
900 of wheat, and Nebraska. which up
to three years ago never grew winter
wheat at all. shows a return of 49,
100000 bushels.
In Iowa, Nebraska and South Dako-
ia the harvest has been begun. III
Minnesota and North Dakota, where
the great bulk of wheat is grown. the
crop is almost ready to harvest, with
every prospect of equaling the best
records.
The winter crop in these states, I'M
less some disaster overtakes it, will
certainly amount to 425,000,000
bushels, while the spring wheat crop
will be. at a low estimate. 100000
bushels, total of 725,O0O,OO bushels.
When it is remembered that the
highest previous wheat crop in the
United States was 675,000,00- the
record for 1898, the enormous gain il
the production of the bread stuff
within the last twelve months can be
realized.
AS far as it is possible to estimate
values thus far in advance of market
prices, the farming communities will
certainly be better off this year than
last, in spite of the damage done by
the drouth to the corn crop.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
LEARNS To
USE SWORD
GERMAN OFFICER WHO CHAL-
LENGED AMERICAN COMES
TO GRIEF.

Duluth, July 31.-Word was received
yesterday that Adolph Hartman, son
of Emil Hartman of this city, has just
fought bloody duel with swords with
Lieut.. Pachmann of the German army,
in which the latter received a number
of severe wounds, one of which sew
cred jugular vein. Hartman was
also seriously wounded. Two years
ago Hartman went to Achen, Ger
many, to take course as mining en-
gineer. At a "commers'' attended by
students, army officers and others
Hartman and Pachmann became in
volved in a quarrel which resulted in
Hartman Shaping the face of the Of
ficer. A challenge followed and the
matter was referred to a court of
honor which decided a duel must fol-
low. AS young Hartman was unfa-
miliar with the sword, he was allowed
six months to train for the encounter.
In the second round Hartman wound
ed the lieutenant on the left side of
the head, almost severing his ear. In
the third round the American was
wounded in the head, a piece of the
scalp being cut away. From the third
to the seventeenth round the fighting
was fierce. In the latter round the
Duluthian again wounded the lieuten-
ant, the blade gashing clean across his
forehead. Although both were weak
ened from the loss of blood, the fight
continued until the nineteenth round
when the lieutenant was wounded in
the throat, the sword severing his
jugular vein. The American was ad-
judged victor. Prompt attendance of
surgeons present saved the officers
life
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05

swindle. The country, Phillips told
Inspector Stuart, has been flooded
with circulars emanating from New
York asking for subscriptions to
a 100000 fictitious pool for deal in
September corn. The address of the
New York Office of Phillips & Co"
is given as Wall street. The circular
says: "Our Mr.. Phillips and his oper-
ations in the corn market during the
past year are undoubtedly well known
to you. 1t is our purpose to handle
this deal in the same conservative
manner in which all our previous op-
erations have been conducted and we
have no hesitancy in saying much
larger profits will be realized by each
individual subscribing to this pool
nan has yet been shown"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
SENATOR KNUDsoN MARRIED.
Miss BIeser of Manitowoc the Bride
Go South on Trip.

Go South on Trip.
Manitowoc, Wis, July 30.--Miss
Marie Josephine Blaser and Senator
A. Norman Knudson. two of the most
prominent young society people of
this city, both of whom have wide
acquaintance throughout the state,
were married at high noon yesterday
at the ST. Boniface parsonage, Rev.
w. J. Peil officiating. The bride was
attired in wedding dress of white
silk crepe. with lace and chiffon. and
wore bridal veil and carried bou-
quet of American beauties and smilax
Miss Harriet Bleser of this city,
cousin of the bride, acted as maid or
honor. L. Edward Knudson of Evans
vile, Ind, a brother of the groom, was
best man. During the afternoon II
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
MILWAUKEE
MAY BE RACER

Chicago, July 31.-The Cadillac and
Milwaukee will start this afternoon in
the first of series of races which
will finally settle the question as to
which boat will defend Canada's cup
against the Canadian boat, Invader.
The series is arranged for the best
two in three. This conclusion was
reached yesterday after officials of the
Chicago Yacht club had interviewed
interested parties and settled what
promised to be an ugly squabble be-
tween the local club and visiting
yachtsmen
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
PORTO RICo,S FINANCES
IN GOOD CONDITION

Washington. July 31.-Auditor J. r.
Garrison of Porto Rico is in Washing
ton comforting with the treasury Off
Gals. He expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the financial condition Of
the new possession !,
At the present time the total bal
ance of moneys in the treasury Of
Porto Rico, including trust funds, is
between 100000 and 100000. A
balance of available insular revenues
is now held in the treasury amount
ing to some $4,000 or $4,000. These
figures are far in excess of those
which obtained under the Spanish
government.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
GERMANS LEAVE PEKIN.
Only Legation Guard of Troops Now
eft

Pekin, July 31.-There are only
twenty-five men, legation guard, left
of all the German tropos who were
formerly here. The last of the Ger
mans left yesterday. The British
have not yet left.
One of the foreign ministers in
CURED of Sir Robert Hart, imperial
commissioner of maritime customs,
yesterday if there was a possibility of
China paying a semi-annual install
ment on the indemnity of 100000, 900
taels next January. Sir Robert thinks
it will be impossible to make the nee
essary changes and secure revenue
sufficient to cover the first payment
of a less period than three years. The
powers will oppose any such delay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05

There will be five crossing tracks be-
of these tracks will be between BeIoit
of thes tracks will be between Beloit
and Rockford. A block system sof
signals will be put into service to
prevent collisions and to stop trains
coming from opposite directions ID
ing caught between the turnout
tracks.
Side tracks and storage yard will
be built by the Northwestern for the
company at Ketlewells creek near
Rockford The interurban line has
purchased three acres of land at that
point, near the Northwestern right Of
way and will establish it's yard there
on account of being able to secure a
better rate in Illinois than in Wiscon-
sin.
The supplies for the entire line. IN
Guiding machinery, wire, rails, ties,
poles, posts and fencing have already
been purchased and large quantity
has been delivered in Beloit. There
are now $4,000 ties, a large number If
posts, poles and rails in Beloit ready
for use.
The rest of the work on the road
is considered easy to what has al
ready been done. The work of
securing franchises, right of way.
capital to build with and the settle
ment of all legal questions is always
considered the hardest
The speed with which this line
assumes material form is good
promise for the projected road from
Madison to GAINESVILLE.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
Lecturer Overcome.

Waterloo, Iowa. July 26.-Dr. Rus
sell H. Conwell of Philadelphia was
Frustrated by heat yesterday while
delivering a lecture before the Chan.
tauqua assembly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
Mrs. Kennedy Out on Bail.

Kansas City, July 31.-Lulu Prince
Kennedy, under sentence of ten years
for killing her husband, was yester
day released on bond of $4,000 pend
ing an appeal to the supreme court.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
PHILLIPS UNEARTHS GREAT
ALLEGED SWINDLING ScHEME

Chicago, July 31.-George H. Phil
lips, the corn king, yesterday reported
to the postal authorities the discovery
OF an alleged attempt at a gigantic
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-05
MAY COME TOGE Their
SOCIALISTS AT INDIANAPOLIS
TRYING TO AGREE.
MANY PLATFORM DEMANDS

Workmen in New Possessions Urged
to Unite for Their Own Interests
Equal Rights for Men and Wom-
en- One of PIanI<s-Initiative and
Referendum Also.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
contents of To-Day's Journal.
PAGE 1.

PAGE1.
,t.,s.. Week in Belfast The Belfast High
t" ,Ssociatlon. Reunion of the 26th Name
N.Y -..r~ IN Real Estate. PearSOn'S Barge
fsr,oual.. Concerning Local Industries.
sQs Weather Report.
PAGE2.
r,ah>tS at Ferry Beach. biggest Ship
eleventh Maine Reunion. Dog Fish are
Fail Styles in Dress. Drummond
wv. PunIon Hills Family Reunion. Big
.r.iu n jor Chicago.
PAGE g.
ing in Tunis. Johns Hopkins New Head
News and Notes A Short Corn Crop
AiuIuu in Maine. Our Criticised Weather
-.ls. p,cpA
.. ....,1>. obituary ID. Nation Wants Di-
thp0rt News. The Churches. Yachts
The Waldo County Fair.
PAGE5.
. >.a-of Belfast. Base Ball Visiting the
Wnty Correspondence.
PAGE6
..H Eoy (story) Slated for an Embassa-
t~u ness Philosophy. County Core
.r ..Our Country for the World. Old
|.. U,-l~Ier of Deep Water Vessels. Salu-
M for Ram. A Mothers Song.
PAGE7.
., Oll Belt. summer Book Talk Birds
... '.. The Famine in China Pelted with
PAGES.
..I. Locals. County Correspondence. Ship
5rtS., Births. Marriages Deaths.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
Transfers in Real Estate.

The following transfers in real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry of
Deeds for the week ending Aug IA, 1901 /:
Vietta j. Woodbury., Morrill,, to Arthur E.
Sheldon, Waldo; land and buildings in
Waldo. Belinda j. Bryant, Palermo, to
Mary H. and Martha A. Bryant, do. land
in Palermo. Lille NJ. Taylor ct AL, Show
hegan, to Charlotte F. Boothby land and
buildings in Northport. Harriet Stevens,
Bangor, to Idi 1. Coombs, Islesboro; land
in Islesboro. w. S. Edminister, Frankfort,
to Fred c. Lucas, Searsmont; land in Mont
vile. David j. Mutt, Belmont, to Lizzie K.
Stewart, Lowell; land and buildings in Bel
mont.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
HOME WEEK IN BELFAST.

r- i'd Home Week, and many of our
.a. rEnspeople are enjoying it with us,
..- -..Iy boat and train is bringing ad-
,.- Tie committees of the Old Home
l- l>suciation have been industriously
r.s md the plans are now so nearly
-.-.,04 that it is safe to predict a most
.-,,f celebration of the annual home
uH- Mayor Small has let no opportuni-
improved, and his assistants on the
n., .ommittees have rendered valuable
fl s mas been in correspondence with
us1a authorities in regard to the war
#. aUi is result we shall get the Dol
.r sooner than first promised. Following
riss Of a telegram and letter in regard
LIE matter:
Belfast, Me-, August 10, 1901.
-a, i { 0mmand Z. S. S. Dolphin, Rock
7ea- nform me how many officers and
d tuu can furnish to take part in Old
l Week parade August 16, at 10 A. NJ.
ELMER SMALL, Mayor.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
Concerning Local Industries.

John f. Rogers is having a good sale for
his patent vamp marker, and is having a
supply of castings made by the Belfast Ma
chine 4 Foundry Co.
The Belfast Machine 4 Foundry Co. re-
Gently cast a keel for Brooksville yacht
and ton of iron ballast in % and 30 pound
bricks for Capt. Amos Nichols of Searsport.
They recently filled local order for 400
pounds of window weights.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15

P. P. Gilmore Camp, Sons of Veterans,
Bucks sport.
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. R., Bel
fast.
Freeman McGilvery Post, G. A. r., Sears
port.
Other veterans.
Washington Hose Co.
Belfast Hook and Ladder Co.
Seaside Hose Co.
Mayor and naval officers in carriage.
Young ladies on ckboards.
School children on buck boards.
Trades procession.
Citizens in decorated carriages.
Bicycle parade.
Dinner and supper will be served in Me-
mortal Hall to visiting organizations taking
part in the parade
AT go p. m. the Brooks Band will escort
the base ball teams from the Windsor Hotel
to the Congress street grounds, and game
will be called at 3 O'Clock.
The yacht race will take place at p. NJ,
and the start will be from stake boat Just
below the steamboat wharf. We are unable
to give further details, but successful
series of races may be predicted
The Belfast Band will play near the steam
boat wharf during the sailing of the races
The Central Club has courteously placed
its rooms i'll the Opera House block at the
disposal Of the committee for the entertain
ment of the officers of the Dolphin and
other guests.
The Belfast Band will give a concert on
the common at s O'Clock in the evening, with
the following program:
March, Pan-American, Hoch
Overture, Stradella, FlOtOW
lntermeZZo, SalOme, Lorraine
hungarian Fantasia, Moses
Mosquitoes Parade, Whitney
Fantasia on Mariana, Wallace
Two-step, 'Across the Pacific Rock we'll
Selection from Burgomaster.
Star Spangled Banner. Lander
registry is at the City Clerks office, city
building, and all Old Home visitors are
urgently requested to register 1t will be
preserved for future Old Home Weeks
The Belfast Base Ball Association is
making an extra effort to give satisfactory
entertainment in that line, and have two of
the strong teams of Maine for competitors.
Tuesday they played with the Old Towns
and the score will be found in our base ball
column Wednesday the team went to
Thursday and Friday afternoons at 3o'clock
they will meet the Bangors on the Congress
street grounds.
Special services will be held in the Uni
tartan church next Sunday. A fuller notice
is published under the caption ''The
Churches
The request is renewed that all persons
living along the route of the procession
decorate their houses.
The committee on the bicycle parade for
the Old Home Week procession are spec
tally anxious to make that feature sue
cess, and they earnestly request that all
riders take part. The bicyclers are to meet
at DR.. G. p, Lombard's office at 9.45 Friday
d. m, A prize will be offered for the most
prettly decorated wheel.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
Pearson's Barge Song.

An old "salt'' of South Portland conceiv-
ing that Pearson's gospel barge would carry
shanty-man among her crew, has compos-
ed for him hoisting or getting under way
song. Here is a sample stanza:
The Gospel barge is sailing by,
Heave-O! Heave-O!
Her freight is neither corn nor rye,
Heave-O! Heave-O!
Her course by temperance hands controlled,
Five feet of water in the hold
So Pearson is her skipper bold,
She'll visit every port we're told
Heave-Ol Heave-Oi
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
Why Zinc :?

White lead chalks off; zinc prevents it.
Devoe lead and zinc, ground together, wears
twice as long as lead and oil.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
Belfast Weather Report.

Following is summary of the weather
record of the Belfast station of the U. S.
Weather Bureau for the week ending Aug.
~ 1QO1
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
Wind, Sky, etc.

10, IgOI.
2 z
g 2 5 Wind, Sky, etc.
81 Sc SW;; Part cloudy.
10 20 81 S.W. " Showers in fore
noon and evening, .13 of an inch
IL ~ 81 S.E. Part cloudy. Showers in night
.04 of an inch.
u q IS 3. Cloudy. Showers. .0S of an inch.
13 70 81 Sc. Cloudy.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15

One of the finest entertainments ever
given on the Chautauqua grounds at "Frye-
burg on-the-Saco,' was given last Monday
evening by the Weber Quartette of Boston,
Miss Katherine Bickford of Belfast, soloist !;
Mrs. James H. Dunno, Boston, reader Miss
Belle Whitten, Boston, banjo solist Miss
Bickford was charming, and was obliged to
respond to three encores before the audi
ence would be appeased. The ovation must
have been very pleasing to Miss Bickford,
as Fryeburg has the finest talent in New
England during the assembly each year, and
consequently is most critical audience for
a stranger to appear before. Miss Bckford
is to sing Thursday evening with the Weber
Quartette in quintette by request of the
manager of the quartette, which is also
great compliment.
The daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague
Adams have given handsome memorial win
dows to the Hammond street church, Ban
gor, in memory of their parents, and they
were recently unveiled with appropriate
services. Sprague Adams, son of Isaac and
Sibyl Adams, was born in Unity, December
II, 1928. At an early age he engaged in the
dry goods business. In the spring of 1881,
he removed to Lincoln, and seven years later
to Bangor, where he remained until his
death. Mr. Adams was prominent in public
affairs, being member of the city council,
the water board and numerous other public
organizations. He died September 4, 1s9o
Mrs. Adams was native of Lincoln She
died August II, 1897. Two daughters sur
vive-Mrs. Walter Ayers of Duluth, and
Mrs. Franklyn Roscoe Webber of Boston
the donors of the windows.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15

Five men who tented together were
photographed in group on the big cannon
in front of the hall. They were S. P. Hol
mes, }. W. Black, L. NJ. Sargent, j. c.
Dutch and E. w. Woods.
The Republican journal., 1901-08-15

cIduS duu CAclI DcttcI -udlVoS. Inc IauloS
of Thomas H. Marshall Relief Corps and of
A. E. Clark Camp Ladies' Aid Society pre-
pared a dinner, largely contributed by the
citizens generally, which was credit to all
concerned-ample in quantity and frst-class
in quality.
The afternoon session was held in the
Belfast Opera House, which was we'll filled
with an interested audience. Capt. Ansel
Wadsworth, the President, called the meet
ing to order, and introduced Hon. VIM. P.
Thompson, who gave hearty address of
welcome, in part as follows:
Taking retrospective view through the
vista of time, and contemplating the mar
velOuS changes that have taken place dur
ing the intervening years, it seems almost
incredible that so many of the battle-scarred
survivors of the 26th Regiment have been
spared and are present here after the lapse
the generous bounty of Providence that you
are again permitted to meet and renew
those friendships which were formed dur
ing the dark days of the war. With par
dOnable pride you may well recount your
experience in camp, upon the march, amid
the booming OF cannon and in the fierce
clash of the charge. The years of 1862 and
1868 marked an ever memorable epoch in
the great struggle for the preservation OF
the Republic. Then treason seemed almost
triumphant and strong and loyal hearts
sometimes doubted the ultimate success of
our armies. In the ease and quiet of peace
we are too apt to forget that when many
then hesitated nearly one thousand men,
inspired by patriotic impulse, left their
homes in Hancock, nnox and Waldo coun-
ties and all that they held dear and march
ed forth to the front to do, and if the fates
decreed, to die for their country.
The people of the north are and always
have been patriotic. Our land is of such a
character as to nurture local attachments.
There seems to be principle involved in