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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Mrs Anna Downes is moving her household goods to Waterbury.
 Mrs E. F. Atwood returned to her home in Waterbury to-day.
 The Dramatic club held a meeting last evening.
 The electric. lights near the lower pin factory are out of order and should be attended to. One has not been lit for some time and the other is very dim and throws very little light. It is a very lonely spot.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
seat. corlapse at Ball Game.

OGDENsBURG, N. T., Feb. 1S.-Five hundred persons were thrown into a heap last night by the collapse of a sec ,fion of seats at the armory of the For fieth Separate company. The basket ball game between Little Falls and the Fortieth teams was about to stmmanEld the big armory was crowded ne doors. The injured were cary pln the armory, and the gana bn. Little Falls won hv he scq
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
storm stopped Co1,ierie..

SFIAMOKIN, Pa, Feb. IS. The snowstorm and blizzard caused the stoppage of operations at all the col lieries in this region. It will be several days before all of the mines will be in operation again. Railroad and trolley traffic was greatly interfered with.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
Record Breaking Cold In Kan.a..

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 1S.-The cold weather has made new record in Kansas, the government thermometer registering 10 degrees below zero. The snowfall in the state for the past three days has averaged six inches. Near Clay Center woman was frozen to death.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
Boston Deep In Snow.

BOSTON, Feb. 1s.-This city is buried under ten inches or more of snow. The storm is the worst this year. The snow was accompanied by high wipda
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
The ouIck-Grovving Cress,

Cress is the quickest growing of plants. Under perfect conditions it will flower and seed within eight days of planting.--Nature.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
Rig storm In Maryland.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1S.-Not since the February blizzard of three years ago has there been such a furious storm of snow, sleet and wind in Mary land as that just ended. Trains are blocked and villages showed in on the mountains, and on Chesapeake bay and the numerous rivers oyster pun gies and other sailing craft were blown ashore and the crews suffered from the bitter cold. Miles of telephone wires were prostrated. Tn the Frederick and Middletown valleys the snowdrifts are ten to fifteen feet deep. Some of the farmhouses are nearly buried.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
When Lonesome.

every Ioafer in town will be in to see ;saaa.W Washington Ial Democrat
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
STORM WIDESPREAD
Suffering and Destruction Re-
 ported Tn Many States.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN NEW YORK

Chicago, Boston nnd Many Other Cft-
 ies Stormbound-Railw Sched-
 ules Abandoned and TeIe-
 graph Lines ParaIyzed. i.
 NEW YORK, Feb. Swallowing the worst snowstorm New York has expe- rienced in many years, crippling street and IL" railway lines, blocking traffic in the main arteries of the city, delay ing trains, bringing down telegraph wires and cutting off many suburban towns from outside communication, came also the coldest wave of the sea- son.
 Seven thousand men were put to work cleaning the main thoroughfares of the city, but the fall Of snow was so heavy and the drifts packed so solidly by the wind it was with the greatest difficulty the work was carried on, and the record of the day was one of con tinued blockades in the congested part of the city.
 The snowfall in New York was 9.9 inches in less than eighteen hours, which was the heaviest since this day three years ago, when it was the same.
 On the Pennsylvania trains were re- ported from one to five hours late; the same conditions prevailing on the Erie, Central of New Jersey and Baltimore and Ohio.
 Tn Jersey City the trolley companies are all seriously crippled, while the telegraph and telephone wires in all parts of the city are all but destroyed.
 Trains on the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroads were all reported late at the Grand Central station.
 Blockade after blockade resulted in the rush hours on all of the street rail- way lines and hundreds of thousands of persons walked to their work in preference to taking chances in the pre- vailing conditions. Not in the history of New York were the overhead serv- ices so badly crippled.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock auotation..

Money on call steady at 2sl per cent Prime mercantile paper, 4A@5A per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $4s75o64. s7sas for demand and at $4S45004.s4625 for @ day bills. Posted rates, $4.S5GS4s51a and g4.S$14 sS1R. Commercial bills, S4 SS24 G4. S41A Bar silver 4S!Ac Mexican dollars 37Mc. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices:
 Atchison. ........ 87& Ontario & West. 33M C.,C.,C & St. L. 95% Pacific Mail .... 405z Ches. & Ohio... 51R Peoples Gas ...1051z Del. & Hudson. 1S0 Reading ......... 6SA Erie. 39M Rock Island .... 1874 Gen. Electric. .200h St. Paul ........ 1T8A Lackawanna ... 26 Sugar Refinery 1312 2ss Lead............ 2S Texas Pacific .. 42k Louis. X Nash. 127 Union Pacific ..1021A Manhattan Con.144 Wabash pref. .. 61Ts Missouri Pac. .H4h West. Union ... 90 N. Y. Central. 14SA
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
A KAIsER's BAD BARGAIN.

Il is not so many years ago that
Great Britain snapped of the island
of HeligOland, in the north sea, TO the
German emperor for certain conces-
sions in Africa. The kaiser got the
worst of the bargain, for the whole
island seems 10 be melting rapidly
into the sea. Besides being exposed
TO the full violence of storm waves,
HeligOland has in its soil a liberal
amount OF salt which dissolves rapid
~. The Isle Of Man is also melting
away. And recently a deputation OF
land owners from the east coast of
England went to ask Premier Balfour
to do something" The sea, il seems,
is stealing their land. Some twenty
years ago Prof. Phillips made careful
calculations. which showed that the
thirty-six miles of Yorkshire coast be-
tween marlborough and Spurn Head
lost annually two yards and a quarter,
or thirty acres a year. over one mile
in breadth has been lost since the
Norman conquest, and two since the
occupation of York by the Romans.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
Wisconsin BrevitieS

P.J. Zimmers of Racine, now super
visiuE principal Of the schools at Hor-
icon. has been chosen superintendent
and principal ~ the Berlin schools.
Hrs. Edward Thomas Of Lodi
dropped dead while dancing with her
son. The woman had been suffering
from hysterical attacks for some time.
Rev. Merton c. Andrews, priest at
St Paul's Episcopal church at Osh-
kosh for the past nine years, has ten
tered his resignation 10 take effect
June IA. without revocation, and in his
letter of resignation he announces his
withdrawal from the priesthood.
A farmer named Wellan, living in
the town OF Arcadia, six miles north
east OF this village. was murdered by a
uefEhbur. A shotgun was the weapon
The assassin was arrested and is IN
Jail at whitehall. This is the second
murder within a week. and there Is
much excitement here. James Camp
bell. a farmer. last Monday was found
dead i'm a creek near his home, and
tramus are suspected of committing
the murder.
Lieut.. Louis Wolf Of the regular
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
CycIist Killed
Making Worlds
Record Run

Cambridge, Mass, May 31.-Harry
ID. EIkes of Glennsfalls, ". " the
premier motor pace follower of the
United States, was killed and Will
Stinson, almost as well known a eye
list as Elkes, and f. A. Hately, motor
steersman, were seriously injured in
an accident at the initial bicycle meet
ing on New Charles River park track
Yesterday afternoon. The accident
was due to the bursting of the rear
tire OF Elkes' wheel at a point where
the track bank is at an angle of about
SO degrees. Elkes tried TO stop the
machine and in doing so was thrown
over the handlebars, turning a complete
somersault. His wheel rolled down
the embankment directly in front of
Stinson's motor.
The motor struck Elkes, throwing
Gateiy and the machine completely
over him, while Stinson, who was fol
lowing. crashed into the wreck. AT
the time of the accident Elkes was well
in the lead, having made new worlds
records for FIVE, ten and fifteen miles.
The injured men were sent TO the hos
pital. Elkes died on the way.
The new records made by Elkes be
fore the accident were five miles,
6:21 Is; ten, 1880 So; fifteen 1874.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

army. retired, died at his home in She
boygan, aged 80 years. He was q
graduate of West Point academy, class
OF 81, being the third Of his class. He
was stationed at San Francisco on be
ing graduated. After eighteen months
service he was transferred to the engi-
.neering school at Willets Point, n. Y
but after six months service was CIV
en- a leave of absence on account of Ill
ness. He never regained his health.
Alter travelling in Europe and in this
country in search of health, he finally
came back to live with his parents
having obtained a discharge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

Washington, June "A report pre-
pared by Prof. t. U. Taylor on irriga-
ton in Texas has been issued by the
United States geological survey. 1t
treats of every irrigation plant in the
state. The San Antonio section is,
historically and practically, one of the
most important and instructive irriga-
tion sections in the world. Here can
be seen, on the one hand, the sinuous
old Mexican bitches, whose birth was
simultaneous with that of the mis-
sions, and, on the other hand, within
the city limits, many. Of the most
modern plants, deriving water from
artesian wells. The report shows that
irrigation for ordinary crops is slowly
making its way eastward in Texas,
and that it is now practiced in the
BRACES valley and along the Houston
and Texas Central railroad.
Rice was first raised in Texas in
1882, during the civil war, but in a
small way, and for local and not COM
mercial use. For thirty years the in
dustry was confined to small patches
located in wet places or in swamps,
and was entrusted more TO providence
than to science. The cultivation OF
rice by irrigation began about 1898,
and developed rapidly. Rice land is
no longer confined 10 swamps, but on
the low fat prairies dikes are thrown
lup by the plow around practically
level areas, into which bitches OF
canals lead from a huge main canal
from so TO 120 feet wide. Powerful
pumps with capacities Of 10000 gal
Ions a minute, located on some fresh
water source, raise the water into a
fume that conveys it in turn to the
canal that carries TO the rice farm,
which may comprise from 100 to
$4,000 acres. In ten years the rice
area in Texas has extended itself
along the gulf coast from Orange to
Brownville, on the Rio Grande. The
acreage in 1901 was 125.O0O; in 1902
over 10000 were under cultivation
and the area bids fair TO reach 100000
acres in 1903.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

number of methods for field analysis
have already been proposed and are
being practically tested, and there is
reason TO beneve that within a short
time this work will have advanced to
a point at which it can be placed
before the various chemical author
tiles in the country as a practicable
system, and a widespread chemical
survey of almost incalculable value
will have been set on foot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
PEOPLE or PROMINENCE

Friends of John Kendrick Bangs are
surprised to learn that he had resigned
as editor of the Metropolitan magazine
The position was worth $4,000 a
year. Some time ago he contracted to
write the book of a comic opera in
collaboration with X. c. Perkins for
Miss Mabelle Gilman. A. Baldwin
Sloane was engaged to write the music.
The plot revolves about the old
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

At one time here were three
brothers by the name of Washburn
representing as many states in the
thirty-sixth congress, and a fourth
brother came following after. Three
of the Washburns we're governors OF
states at the same time. But an even
stranger instance was that of the Fes-
sender family, which had three
brothers in the thirty-seventh con-
gress from the same state-William
Pitt Fessenden of Portland, Me-;
Samuel c. Fessenden Of Rockland,
and Thomas d. Fessenden of Auburn,
and they were all men Of distinction
Then we might mention the Stephen
son brothers, who represented Wiscon-
sin and Michigan. There was never
"a father and son in congress together,
but members of the same family have
several times succeeded each other in
both the senate and the house.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
RIVER is STILL RISING.
North Side of La Crosse In Five Feet
of Water.

La Crosse, Wis, June 2.-Thirty-five
homes On the north side of this city
are now surrounded by water TO the
depth of and feet and many fam
lilies have been forced to move out dur
ing the past twenty-four hours. The
river is still rising and at noon yester-
day had passed the 12-foot stage. All
day a large crew Of men worked on
the erection of a dixie to prevent Petit
bone park from being completely de-
stroyed by the river, which threatened
&c wash away the driveway at the
northern end. Several mills and fac
tories are surrounded by water and
employees are going to and from their
work in boats. The situation is criti-
cal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

CHARGE
FOR JET

Jackson, KY, May 31.-Another in
dictment in addition to that charging
him with killing Marcus was fount
against Curtis Jet. The last one
accuses him of killing the town mar
shall, James Cockrill. It is said the
witnesses testified they saw Jet com
NIT both crimes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

ing, at one time by fire, and for the
most part without food, and for 81
hours without drinking water. Every
effort is being made, and all may be
saved today. The financial damage is
about as great now as it is likely to
become, unless the water rises much
higher than at present. There has
been no suffering in the city beyond
that sustained by the people driven
from their home.
Last night the city was in absolute
darkness. There was not a glimmer
of gas jet or flare of electric light,
save in buildings which have their
own electric light plants. The steam
for these is supplied from water
hauled from the river. The newspa-
pers have been compelled to discon-
tinue the use of typesetting machines,
because of the lack of power, and are
sticking type in the good old way.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

Ke0kuB, Ia, June 2-The Egyptian
Ievee, i've miles below here, is broken
in 20 places and the water is running
through the streets OF Alexandria A
territory Of ten by twenty miles in
Clark county, Missouri bottoms are sub-
merged. No loss OF life is reported.
Corn and other crops have been de
stroyed. and the Des Moines river
bridges are in danger. No railroads
are running south OF KeOkuk. The
Mississippi and Des Moines rivers are
both rising rapidly. The levee in the
Hunt drainage district on the Illinois
side Is liable 10 give way soon.
Waters Recede at Des Moines.
Des Moiues, June 2.-BOth the Des
MOines and RacCOOn rivers continue TO
recede rapidly. The east Des Moines
business section is now free from
water and the conditions are rapidly
resuming the normal in the wholesale
and manufacturing district. In add
ton TO the contribution of food and
clothing. the cash relief fund reached
$4,000 last night and is being rapidly
increased. The train service is re-
sumed on all local railroads. The one
serious phase OF the situation is the
large amount OF sickness caused by
the food, continued rain and low tenn
perature.
Railroad Offers Help.
Des Moines, June 2.-GovernOr Cum
Minis received a telegram from the
general officials Of the Northwestern
railroad yesterday afternoon tender
ing the free use OF trains or employees
for the relief work.
Cummings Abandons Trip.
Des M0ines, June Gov. Cum
mings has abandoned his contemplated
trip with President Roosevelt through
Iowa today as he feels Il his duty TO
remain here where he can be Of ser
vice in relieving the suffering among
the food victims.
River Eight Miles Wide.
Burlington. June 2.-The Mississippi
river here Is eight miles wide.
EIdon Half Submerged.
EIdOn, Ia, June 2.-Half Of the bust
ness parts OF this town are under
water. Many families have been driv-
en- from their homes. One man, Henry
Kuhns. was drowned. Many miles of
track on the Rock Island main south
western line and the Des MOines
branch are washed out
One Horror Untrue.
Kansas City, June "A story from
st. Joseph that 200 persons were
drowned Sunday by the crushing Of a
bridge byt a tank OF the Standard oil
company Is untrue. The total death
list i'm this vicinity according to state
ments Of chiefs OF police OF Kansas
cities. viii not exceed 20. These deaths
occurred at different points.
Kansas City. June 2.-Information
from Armdale Is that 10000 people
that formerly lived there were driven
from their homes. A number have
been drowned but how many is not &C
curately known; It viii not exceed so,
however. Ten thousand rations were
brought from LeavenwOrth yesterday.
but that Is insufficient for a single
days supply and unless provision can
be secured more suffering is probable.
Grocery stores in Kansas City, Kansas,
are practically sold out and bread is
sold at a high premium. Last night
large number Of tents were received
from Fort Leavenworth.
Traffic Suspended.
Hannibal. NO. June 2.-The food in
the Mississippi river here Is the worst |
known i'm years. The Burlington has |
suspended traffic between Hannibal |
aud ke0kuIz.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
Wave Distress Signals.

Down in the wholesale district the
people at dusk last night were waving
white cloths TO attract attention. The
conditions of some of these is pitiable.
They have been held prisoners for two
days, threatened with death by drown
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

Wheat. June, 75c; July rs 7-Sc; old
rs 1-SG7514c.
Corn-June, A S-Sc; July, 47$4c.
Oats-June, 351sc; July, "a 7-S035c-
Pork-July, 17.45; Sept, 1851
Lard-July, $50; Sept, S.S7-
Ribs-July. $50; Sept, 9.15091T
Rye-July. SOC.
Barley-Cash, 42656c.
Flax-Cash, 110G1.13.
Timothy-Cash 3.75.
ClOver-Cash, 11.50.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000; market 10
G15c lower; good TO prime, S4SOg
$40; poor 10 medium, S4OO6S4S0;
stockers. S3.G06$4S0; COWS, $1.5O0
s475: Texans. S4.00Gs4.6O.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; market Zoe
lever; mixed butchers, $500 S6.25;
good 10 choice heavy, S6.259S6.45;
rough heavy. s5.S0d s6.25; light, S5.75.
66lO: bulk sales. $5.95S6.2O.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000: market
steady: s3.5OG$5.35; lambs steady,
S4.5OGST4O; spring lambs, $3.50
SI75.
Butter firm; creameries 15Q211ac,
dairies, 15G1S15c.
Eggs steady; 1884, G14Ac.
Poultry firm: turkeys. 10612c"
chickens, 1919 G1Sc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
IRRIGATION IN
LONE STAR STATE
WORKS GREAT CHANGE IN THE
RICE INDUSTRY.
THE ACREAGE INCREASED

Rice First Grown in 1862 but
Development Slight Till Water
Was Introduced Ten Years Ago
Interesting Work by the Geological
Survey.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
KEOKUK IS
WHOLLY ISOLATED
LEvEE BREAKS AND TRAINS ARE
ABANDONED.
DIES MONIES IS EMERGING

Waters Reeede-conditions Approach
NormaI-Great Quantity Of Sick
ness Follows in Wake Of Flood
Mississippi River is Eight Miles
Wide-MiIitia Summoned 70 Aid.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

comedy. 4 School for Scandal. When
it is produced next season Miss Gilman
will appear as Lady Teazle. 81 have
quit and will now devote all my time
to writing comic operas" Mr.. Bangs
said.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

G. A. Gustafson, aged 40, was struck
by an electric car at Beloit, and died
from his injuries.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
Worst Coming at ST. Louis.

st. Louis, June 2.-The river was
within a foot of the danger line last
night and is rising at the rate of two
feet a day. The flood is coming from
both the Missouri and Mississippi riv-
ers. Forecaster Bowie predicts the eff
feet of this will be felt here Thursday
or Friday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
Water Analysis.

In the examination of the water re-
sources of the United States, one of
the most important features is the de-
termination. of the characer of ground
and surface waters. The essential
characteristics of waters that are
now or that at some time in the
future may be used for domestic sup
ply or in locomotive boilers are little
known, except within limited areas.
In the eastern part of the country,
where the population per square mile
| is largest, chemical surveys have been
made that have yielded information Of
great value.
Many railroads in the United States
maintain chemical laboratories, and
the results of the analyses of water
found along the various rights of way
furnish clear conception of the char
acter of the available waters along
these narrow lines. The work in
volved in a chemical survey, how
ever, as it has been carried on in the
past, is necessarily expensive and
exceedingly slow, and there has been
great need of rapid and practical field
methods, whereby a large number of
analyses can be made at small cost.
The work of making all the deter
limitations that are usually considered
necessary in chemical analyses would,
in the wide area covered by the
United States, be so expensive as TO
be well-nigh impracticable. but it is
reasonable to believe that, out of the
many determinations usually made in
such analyses, a few important ones
can be selected which shall bear such
la relation TO the whole that they will
give a clear insight into the character
of the waters tested.
The geological survey is now con-
sidering these points with especial
reference to the possibility of de
Ivising methods of determination
which can be carried on in the field
and which shall be sufficiently accu-
rate for most purposes. The expert
ience of the survey thus far is that a
large number of determinations OF
approximate accuracy are, in the
aggregate, far more useful than few
determinations made according 10
lrefned methods.
Acting along these lines, the survey
has endeavOred to interest the atten-
ton of various chemists in the cOun-
try in this matter, and a widespread
discussion has been carried on con-
corning the most useful determine
ton and the most advantageous means
by which rapid and approximately
accurate results can be reached. The
opinions of these chemists are being
COLLECTED, and from them there is in
process of construction a scheme by
which large areas can be chemically
surveyed.
These inquiries cover the organic as
well as the inorganic determinations,
land therefore the scope Of the work
will be such as TO meet the needs Of
Those interested in domestic water
Isupply as well as of those who are
seeking information concerning the
best waters for use in boilers. 4
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08
KANSAS CITY
IS STRICKEN
THREATENED WITH A DEADLY
STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE.
DARK AND FULL OF DEATH

MuItitudes Rendered Homeless, Many
are Drowned and the Perished Can
not be Numbered-People in Sub
merged Districts Call PitifuIly For
Aid That is Impossible.