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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
The .'North Coast Limite.'..

Train Of the NORTHERN PsCxFYc
which created such fnror daring its
first season, in 1900. is again shooting
back and forth across the continent
| in al! the glory Of It's former DAYS.
This GRACE TRAM OF THE NOnrM-
WEST. almost entirely new for 1901, is
the epitome Of modern passenger
train construction. The Dining car
! with its LA CARTE breakfast and
! lunch, and TABLE D'HoTE dinner fOP
! $l.OO; the une9naled Tourist Sleeping
car OF is sections, roomy lavatoriea
| and electric lights; the tirst-clsss
Drawing Room PnlIman with TWO
electric lights IN each section, and the
[ palatiaI Observation car with two
smoking rooms. buffet, barber shop.
bath. library OF $40 volumes, current
magazines, ladies' parIor, and obscr-
walton platform, MI together form o
train Of unusual comfort, excellence.
and even iuXuriousMeSS even in this
day OF luxurieS.
OF course, broad vestibmIes, steana
heat and steel platforms are there. and
their are nearly 500 electric lights ON
the train. The baggage car and day
coaches being TINS Iighted also
The train rnaS from St. Paul to
/, Portland, Oregon, passing through
minneapolis, largo, Roaeman. Butte.
missouri, Spokane, Seattle and Ia
coma.
Connccti0HS EFOM DaaGth and Sui
perior and wax Hefeus .rc made az
rtlHte.
St-nd 10 Chas. s, Zee, General Pa
senger Agent, st. Paul, SIX cents ia:
WoNDEHLAND 1901, a royal hook hav
ling chapter on this royal tY&isa.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
NEW TEAS

We have new crop of Japan
Teas as follows:
Arata, Uncolored - The very
highest grade, and it is
tanCy....,.......,.... ...............--.o Oc
Young Hyson-Nothlng
finer at the price. .....,........4Oc
Extra Boss-Good fair style
and sleeper, very cheap at. 35c
Seal Brand Coffee and
Napkins, furnished Free
to all sOcia1s.
We d .fy competition on
High Grade Coffees and
w. j. WALSH,
Wall Street
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
RAILROAD NOTES.
Northern wisconsin Development.

Northern Wisconsin Development.
That rapidly developing terri
tory which occupies the.northern
halt OF Wisconsin is not new
enough to cause the hardships
and vlclssitudes OF frontier lite,
and not old enough to keep
away the intending settler on &C
count OF exorbitant land prices,
1t is in that stage of partial de-
Velopment which gives greater
opportunity to bring it to the
highest point of perfection and
prosperity. Schools, goodroads
and other improvements are go.
ing III. All that is needed, is
a small capital. Drawn and
brain, supplemented byphsh and
energy will do the rest. The
iron ore, mari, kaolin and clay
beds, the timber and the rich soil
give equal opportunity to the
settler and the manufacturer.
land is cheap and can be pur-
chased on easy terms.
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL R'Y.
offers facilities for the quick and
cheap transportation OF its pro-
DUCTS and as the line penetrates
the very center of this vast north
ern territory, CHOICE OF Iocation
is not confned to any one par
ticular locality,
Interesting pamphlets and.
maps fully describing this beau
tlful and RI country can be OBJ,
tanned by addressing,
W. H. KnLEN, Land and
Industrial Commissioner.
Burton johnson, 6. F. A.
Jas. c. Pond, G. P. A.
Colby 4 Abbot Building, Mil,
waLkec, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
First notice Sept. 227~last Oct 81
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior.

Land ONCE at Wausau. Wis, Sept 15 1902.
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 bs made before the Clerk
October 81 1902. viz: John w oolwOrth, of Eag-
lie River. Wis, whomade Fl. e No. $3.50 for
Lots and 2, Sec. 3, Up. Al N, Range ] East.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of Saidand, viz Grant Cooper, Conover, VIII
liam Larson, l,akota Finn Lawler, and Pat
Walsh, Of Eagle River. Wis.
JOHN w. MILLER Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
First notice Sept 8-last Oct 20)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Ofthe Interior.

Land Office at Wausau Wis, Sept. |. 10
Notice is hereby given that the foln' ing
named settler has filed notice of hi> int ton
to make final proof in support Of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk
of Circuit Court at Eagle River. Wis. Oh Oct
ober 81 1902, viz Charles Cha &c, or Eagle RiY-
err Wis, who made II e No 86t5 for Lot g. Sec
81, TIP 40 N Range / East.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land viz: JOHN Bowers, Mate trainer.
George Stetpmetz Lorenzo Carpenter, all of
Eagle River, Wis.
JOHN w. MILLER. Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
Coffee! Coffee!
Tea! ca!

We have been fortunate in Sc
curing the agency for the Chase
& Sanborn's Famous Brands of
Teas and Coffees.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-20
(Flrst notice Oct. l3z~last Dec. y
NOTICE.
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
In CIRCUIT COURT For Villas Co.,

n the matter of the Application OF
John Green to Vacate portion of
the Plat Ut the North East Quart
er 90 of the North West Quarter
t4l, Section Thirty-three (33a,
Township Forty (1D) North, Range
Ten (10) East Villas County, Wis
conSin. Recorded the Bird day Of
July. 1884 in Lincoln county. Wis
conSin and TRANSCRIBED January
18th, on Page 6, Villas C,n1ty
Records.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ganer2l
Wisconsin to be- held ana convened at Il T
Court House in the Village of Eagle River, n
the FIRST IGollday in December, being the forth
day Of December, 1909, on the Opening OF cou t
ON that day an application will be made by
the undersigned D g. Riorlan to vacate a por-
ton 81 the folio wing Plat in the said Village of
Eagle River. tj-Nit! IPlat Of the North East
Charter IA Of the North West tIuarternI f
Section Thirtyrthree t33J. Township EOrtE (40),
North Of Range Ten GO East which as e
corded in the office Ut the Register Of lee Is
OF Jaly 1891, and is now OF recorG in Villas cUuu
~ In Vol l OF PlatS on Page 6, and thar por-
ton of sal Plat Whch the said petitioner de-
sireS TO vacate. includes all that part of Rail
road street lying. S5uth of the Northwest cor
ner IF Block Six (6) of said recorded plat. the
object antt purpose OF said application being
set forth in the petition Of said John Gfeen
now on Ale in the ot3ce'of the Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court for Saiu Was county.
JOHN GREEN,
Petitioner.
ByD. F.. RIORDAN.
His Attorney.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
The Figure of the Moon.

The form of our satellite is that Of
an ellipsoid of revolution with its axes
almost equal. Theoretical considera-
lions led various mathematician, not
ably Hansen, to the conclusion that
the longest axis was directed towards
the earth. Prof. Franz, director of the
observatory of Breslau, from a series
of precise measurements on negatives
taken at the Lick Observatory arrives
at the result that the difference be-
tween the axes is imperceptible. The
subject has lately been investigated by
M. Mainka with the heliometer, and
he concludes that the axis directed
toward the earth is not above four
tenths of one per cent longer than the
other-a quantity of the same order as
the errors of observation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
New Electrical Road Racer.

There is new electrical road racer,
with which A. L. Riker made a mile
in 1903 at the recent race meet given
by the Long Island Automobile club.
1t is equipped with sixty cells, of a
special type of storage battery, weigh
ing fifteen pounds per cell, and is
driven by two motors. approximately
two horsepower each, driving the
rear wheels by single reduction gear
at ratio Of to l. The machine has
four thirty-two-inch wheels, with
three-inch pneumatic tires. The bat
terry is carried between the axles on an
Independent frame, the frame being
supported by springs attached to the
reaches. The vehicle weighs complete
1850 ounds.-Electrical World and
Engineer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
GENERAL SPORTING.
ITEMS OF ESPECIAL INTEREST
FROM MANY FIELDS.
Charles DAILY, the Wonderful Football
Player to Whom West Point Owes
Much of Its Glory-Girl Challenges
Billiard Experts to Contest,
Advice to Huntsmen.

Ne
If you are DESTROYS of shooting fell
low huntsman, says the New York
Tribune, the following recipe will be
found effective: Go forth in the crisp
November morning determined to let
drive at anything that looks as If it
might be game. Don't stop to reflect
that the patch of moving brown that
CLEANS through the bushes may be a
man, and not a deer. Blaze away. If
1t happens to be man, you can apol-
ogize to his widow.
For the man who wishes to shoot
himself accidentally a different course
OF procedure may be confidently rec
commended: Lay your gun down in
the bottom of boat Then get out
of the boat, and, reaching over, seize
the gun by the end Of the barrel and
drag it toward you. Ten chances to
one the hammer will be caught on one
of the seats, will be cooked, and then.
when released, will fall upon the
plunger, sending the entire charge
where it will do the most good. If
this does not work successfully after
repeated trials, try getting over q
loosely made stone wall, always carry
ing the gun cooked. With ordinary
luck you ought to be able to shoot
yourself by this means once out Of
three trials.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
schaefer wins B,llIard Tourney.

Jacob Schaefer, is eighteen-inch balk-
line champion. BY, defeating Slosson
in the international championship"
at New York Wizard Jake" took his
fifth contest and passed through the
tourney without defeat. Slosson and
Barutel, each of whom lost Two games
divided second place. George Sutton
is fourth and Morningstar and Howison
split the last moneys. Schaefer's work
in the winning game with Slosson was
flash of his old-time prowess, and his
highest run. 6S, was the record for the
tourney. Sutton made the best indi-
vidual average, 10 1929, while
Schaefer's was 1917.
Despite his defeat George Slosson
still believes that he should have
finished in the lead, and as a conse-
quence issued challenge to meet the
champion Jacob Schaefer. The condi-
lions are to be the same as those which
governed the last tournament.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
Manv MESSAGE. on Ono Wire.


1t does not seem long ago since, in
the development, it became possible to
telegraph two or more messages over
the same wire at the same time: multi
pick telegraphy they call it. Now
comes the more marvellous announce
ment that the same wire may be used
for telegraphing and telephoning.
Talks and ticks over one wire," is the
way the inventor speaks of the opera
ton Of his apparatus. That the in
vention is success has been proven
by its use for several weeks by the
Northern Pacific railroad. There has
been no confusion of messages, what
ever, and the new arrangement is pos
sible by attaching the simple coils and
condensers of the telephone device to
an ordinary telegraph wire. Within q
short while the apparatus will be put
in operation on several hundred miles
of telegraph line.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
Effective Brake for vessels.


Many a serious accident on the wa
ter might be avoided If vessels were
fitted with device for bringing them
to stop as quickly as possible when
the danger appears. Louis Lacoste OF
Montreal, Canada, has designed an
apparatus for this special purpose. The
brake proper consists of hinged gate
of considerable width attached to the
side of the ship to extend vertically
downward from the water line, says
the Philadelphia Record Normally
this gate lies close against the side OF
the vessel and offers no resistance
to the progress through the water, but
as soon as the proper signal is given
from the pilot house the engineer
starts the mechanism which releases
the clamp securing the forward edge
Of the gate, the latter Immediately fly
ing open, until it is at right angles to
the course of the ship, where it is sus-
tafned by the braces at the rear. The
brakes are arranged in pairs, and two
or more sets may be applied to one
ship. They offer no hindrance to the
movement Of the ship through the
water as long as they remain closed,
but afford a valuable addition to the
reversed propeller in bringing the ship
to quick stop in times of danger.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
NOTES ON SCIENCE.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
New Design of Open Crate which Has
Many ADMINISTRATIONS Photo
graphy Brought to Pitch of Per-
fection
The Etherizatton Of Plants.

The latest practical discovery in
horticulture is so surprising to the av-
erage mind that it deserves passing
comment. We have long known that
plants were so different from human
beings that they thrive on the gas
which poisons the air for man, but the
use of ether in the forcing of bloom
Is novelty The process is only ap-
plicable to plants whose flowers, open
ing normally in the spring, grow on
the wood formed the year previous
and are in a latent state in their en-
velopes as early as July. Among them
may be mentioned the lilac, SNOWFALL,
spirea, deutzia and similar shrubs and
trees. A Danish professor has caused
lilacs to bloom in September by ethe-
rization a month previous. The meth
cd is to place the plant in a tight box
whose temperature is not lower than
63 degrees Fahrenheit, seeing that the
earth around the roots is perfectly dry
SO that the ether fumes may not pene-
trate to that part of the planet. The
ether is put in receptacle hung In
side the box and is supplied daily. Its
effect is to limit the vegetative period.
After plants have been exposed to the
vapors for about fifty hours. during
which time the buds may often be
seen to swell and begin to open, they
are taken from the box and watered in
a warm atmosphere, when they flow
er rapidly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
Submarine Photography.

Locating and raising sunken ships
is difficult matter where the water
is extremely deep, and to aid in this
important work Louis e. Watkins OF
Springfield, Mass, has designed the
apparatus for submarine photography
which we present in the accompanying
illustration. 1t is the inventors In
tention to use an arc light Of sufficient
brilliancy to illuminate the wreck or
other object it is desired to photograph,
and then use an additional electric
circuit to manipulate the plates and
lenses for securing the pictures. The
central portion of the apparatus seen
in the picture is steel tube, designed
to carry the carbon pencils at the ends
of which the electric arc is formed. As
protection to the light a semi-circu-
lar glass shield is attached to the end
of the tube.
Projecting in opposite directions
from this tube are two arms for
mounting the cameras. These are
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
TRAPPED BY FLAMES.
Twenty Families in Chicago Driven to
Fire Escapes.

Twenty Families in Chicago Driven to
Fire Escapes.
Chicago, Dec. 31.-Cut off by seas
of flame from the stairways, the mem
bers of more than twenty families
were forced onto the fire escapes of
the Alexandra apartment building,
Bowen and Cottage Grove avenues,
last night. Men, women and children
chung to the ice covered ladders I'M
til rescued by firemen, policemen and
others attracted by their cries for
assistance. The prisoners, some Of
them thinly clad and others almost
overcome, huddled on the narrow plat
forms while on every side great
clouds of smoke and flame poured
from the windows. Spurred to action
by the pitiful appeals of the sufferers,
the rescuers worked as rapidly as pos
sible, and succeeded in getting the last
unfortunate to place of. safety just
as one of the walls Of the building
toppled and fell with crash that
shook other buildings in the vicinity
and sent great masses OF flying debris
in every direction, endangering both
lives and property. Many were the
heroic rescues and it was not until
the firemen were convinced that all
had been taken from the building that
they turned their attention toward
fighting the flames. In the meantime
the flames had gained such Roadway
that it was impossible to check their
progress and the entire structure, in
Guiding the contents, was practically
destroyed, causing loss estimated at
$250,O0
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
Towerman pitches a rrain.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 31.-When
Thomas Fagin, towerman at the Illi-
nois Central and Wabash crossing east
of Springfield, became sleepy, he set
his switches to give the Illinois Central
clearance and proceeded to take a
nap. The Diamond Special, running
fifty miles an hour, reached the inter-
locker at a. M, and found the targets
set right started across. In the mean
time Wabash train had approached
the crossing, and after whistling seven
minutes for the targets, sent brake
man to investigate. Fagin was awak-
ened, and, without looking, threw the
right-of-way to the Wabash crew, just
in time to send the Diamond Special
into the ditch. The engine was upset
and Engineer Mccormick and Fireman
Wainwright slightly injured. The pas
sengers escaped with a severe shaking.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
ENGINE AND CAR IN RIVER.
Landslide Causes a Wreck and tn.
Death of Four.

4IN Death of Four.
Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 31.-An appall-
ing accident occurred here at night on
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, five
miles west of the city. A special pas
senger train west bound ran into
slide. Under the direction of Con-
ductor Whitaker the train crew and
number of passengers attempted to
push the coaches to a place of safety,
the track being low at that point and
submerged by the waters of the James
river, which has been sent far out Of
its banks by the recent heavy rains
The men had hardly begun work when
a great mass of rock and earth crashed
down the hillside, hurting the engine
and baggage car over the track and
into the raging water 1t was at first
reported that twenty-five were killed.
Arelief train went to the scene of the
wreck and on its return it was learned
that the casualty list was not so large
as reported. Engineer Fisher was
crushed beneath his engine. and Con-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
May Get, a Cabinet Position.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 31.-There is
report here that ex-senator j. M.
Carey will be rendered the Interior
Department portfolio in case the ru-
mored retirement of Secretary Hitch
cock occurs. Inquiries have been re-
ceived from the east concerning Mr..
Carey's whereabouts in order that he
may be communicated with. AS he is
in New York the exact state of affairs
cannot be ascertained, but his friends
are agog with interest and all are
talking of the rumor. Mr.. Carey's
record and knowledge of affairs which
come under the Interior Department
make him. an especially eligible and de.
sirable man for the position.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02

protected from the water by Enclosure
in metallic ball, with windows for
use in obtaining the exposures. The
interior arrangement of the cameras
is such that closure of the electric
circuit draws bolt and moves the
shutter which covers the first plate. As
soon as the operator thinks the expo
ure is completed the circuit is broken
and the apparatus is ready to expose
the next plate, which lies behind that
already exposed. AS this latter plate
drops it operates the shutter to make
the next exposure, and SO on, the two
cameras working in unison but giving
different views of the same object.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
New reeth-Cleaning Device.

A new German device for cleaning
the teeth, for which patent has late
" been granted, is the invention of
Adam Schneider of Berlin. This ap-
pliance is somewhat similar to syr-
tnge, and is used not only for dislodg-
ing particles of food which have be-
come wedged in between the teeth,
but also for treating the teeth and
gums with any cleansing liquid. An
ordinary syringe is used, to the dis
charge end of which is fitted semi
circular tube corresponding in shape
to the row Of teeth, the tube being
perforated at intervals for the dis
charge of the liquid. To cleanse the
teeth the tube is placed either outside
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS


Choynski mas already fought Jeft
Is rounds to draw.
Louisville wants the Corbett-S
van match. So do several other ci
Danny" Maher, the jockey u
rode ninety-two winners on the q
ish tracks last season, is in New
York.
Col. w. S. Barnes, one Of the prom
inent lights in western racing circles.
is critically i'll at his home in Lexing-
ton, KY.
William R. Vaughn, a well known
professional bicycle rider, died at Salt
Lake City of typhoid fever. vaughns
home was in southern California.
Jockey Spencer, until recently res
garded as one of the best jockeys in
America, is suffering with incipient
consumption. Spencer has gone to
Arizona
! At banquet to the football players
OF the Northwestern university Charles
Ward was elected captain of the foot
ball team for next season. Ward has
been in the team for three years. This
year he played at center and last year
he was left guard.
Bowling records went by the board
in game in the Chicago League re-
Gently, the Tosetti team being the
medium. AS they previously held the
average record for series in competi-
ton their phenomenal figures of 1,O35
1-3 merely boosted their own record.
This is now the worlds record for
three games.
That international athletic contest
will not in future be confined to ma
tional champions and leaders Of sport
in the university world has just been
made known, it being announced that
an international interscholastic track
and field series was being considered,
with the competitive pick of the
schools of America and England as OPP
ponents.
Joseph Choynsh, probably one OF the
cleverest fighters that ever donned the
mitts Is out with business like chal-
lenge to meet Jim" Jeffries for the
heavyweight championship. Of the
world. Choynski says he will agree to
fight Jeffrles and split the purse Is and
25 per cent, and will agree to forfeit
everything should he fail to stand the
big boiler maker off for 10 rounds. 81,
AS a tribute to the memory of q man
who was as much admired In pugilism
as John L. Sullivan, monument is to
be erected over grave Of Jack Demp-
sey, "The Nonpariel" Dempsey's re-
mains are buried on the mountain side
near Portland. Ore, but there is naught
to mark the champions last resting
place. At last his friends have come
to realize that something should be
done to commemorate the death Of the
once great boxer. A movement has
been started by Billy Madden and
others to raise a fund to purchase Z
suitable monument TO cover Jacks
grave.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
CHARLES DAILY.

exceptionally close, but DAILY decided
it. The man who has kept his head
In many hardfought,. battle for
Harvard, who knows every trick Of
football, and. without doubt, is one
of the greatest players known ito the
gridiron, decided the game for the ar
my men. At Harvard, in 1898, 1899
and 1900 DAILY was a star. He is a
small man, but his generalship, quick
ness, speed in carrying the ball and
blocking, gave him the position Of
quarterback on the All-American elev-
ems Of 1898 and 1899. He lost the
position in 1900, the year he captained
Harvard. partly through an injury.
which affected his playing. and partly
through the defeat given Harvard BY
Yaie's championship team Of last year.
~ quarterback no Mayer can be