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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-02

$25 the first day ofeac and every commencing Feb
ruary first 1903, during the period ofsad contract
Dated December 10th, 1902 F Rogers Supervisor
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made IN duplicate this 10
day of December 1902 by and between the aoe River Light
corporation part and Villas comfy of
the regularly organized counties of The Wisconsin party
Of the second part
WIrNESS I'd that the said party first part tor and in
consideration of Three hundred dollars $500 per annum bc
first and every month hereby agrees binds itself
and light the buildings said
county situated village of Eagle River with electricity using
incandescent lamps buildings
and also eight additional lamps the Circuit Court ensad
at expense OF said first party.
hereby agrees pay said Eagle Light Wat
hundred dollars 1907 per payable monthly install
$685. each the first day OF each and
caused be signed by it's President and the said
Of the second has resolution of board of Super
these presents behalf said party the
Chairman OF the Board Supervisors Mart Hirzl and dupi
cate we'll Eagl River Light & Mater co.
In presence Of BY d. E. Rordan, President and Treasurer
A Durkee, Villas County, Wisconsin,
Rogers, By Mart H1rzel,
Chairman Board of Supervisors
Resolution offered by Supervisor Rogers motion
adopted by the Board.
by Supervisors County Villas
constr the said Board resolve itself committee of
the whole official bonds filed with the County Clerk
Iby the county officers elect of said county.
Dated December 10th, 1902. F Rogers
RESOLUTION %. 10
Resolved by the County Supervisors the County of
Villas that county elect be- and he hereby required
Dated December 18th, 1902 Ben + Harris
RESOLUTION NO. II Supervisor.
Offered by Supervisor Mart Erze
Whereas JUDGMENT of the County Board OF Supervisors
Of Villas county Wisconsin, will be for the best interest of said
county and there that the elect be
irequred to furnish a surety company bond
therefore, resolved said Supervisors
said Villas county that Pat NJ Gney county elect
81 said Villas county be- h. hereby required furnish
surety his Official bond company companies
authorized business the Of Wisconsin, premium
therefor paid by the said Villas county and the OF
the Pun therefor to be agreed by and between SAID sure
tY companies, and the members of this board;
Be it further resolved that the Chairman and Clerk of this
Board be an they hereby instructed draw order
Tor the of said premium upon the filing and acceptance Of
said bond said premium per the
Of said bond.
Dated December 10, 1902 Mart Hirzel, Supervisor,
! STATE OF WIcCONSIN
Villas County,
hereby certify the above to be true and exact OF
of the minutes of the proceedings Of the County Board at
their annual meeting in December, 1902.
Finn LAWYER County Clerk.
! Continued next week
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-02
Coffee. COfGeeIl
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We have been fortunate in Sc
curing the agency for the Chase
& Sanborn S Famous Brands Of
Teas and Cofees.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-02
gaENg TE q 3

We have new crop OF Japan
Teas as follows:
Arata, Unco1ored - The very
highest grade, and it is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .....5Oc
Young Hyson-Nothrng
finer at the price ........,,,.,4Oc
Extra Boss-Good fair style
and sleeper, very cheap at..o5e
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-02

Y,
hereby certify the above to be and copy of
portion of the minutes of the proceedings Of the County Board
their annual meeting in December, 1902.
Finn LAWYER County Clerk.
Continued next week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-02

Continued next week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
The Skill Cannot Be Acquired from
z
the Reading of Books.
A Trainer of Dogs Points Out Some
of the Most GlarinE Errors Which
Prevail in Fitting a Dog
for the Hunt.

1t is often said that half the books that
are written telling how to break dog
to hunting are untrue, and that the other
half are written to prove them so. Ii
there be a measure of accuracy in the
statement, it must be concluded that the
way to learn to break a dog is upon the
field under the tutelage of competent
dog trainer. 1t is not necessary to teach
a pointer or setter to point in room be-
fore introducing it to game. This is so
because the young dogs of these days, II
well bred, at least, point naturally, and
the last thing any dog ought to be taught
is opoint to order. If his breaker knows
the better when the dog should point,
the obvious thing to do is to leave him in
kennel, and go shooting without him.
This is not only true of private breaking,
it is true of field trial breakers. Indeed,
one Of the most successful owners asked
me this season how it happened that a
certain feld-trial breakers dogs always
have good deal of false point, or creepi-
ness, about the:u Of course, | did not
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

it would be passing strange if it were not
so. Yet that is the system even the
classic authors approve.
The greatest trouble in all breaking is
to undo the errors previously taught,
possibly by inadvertence, probably by
a wrong system, and this double point
ing will generally last through life if the
breaker begin by encouraging it. Al
though, as l have said, the textbooks
make these bad blunders, and the ma
jority of breakers follow them, the field
trial men know better; and yet they
know no more than the artists of a hun
dred years ago knew, for these men did
not make the plumbers of the moderns
The simple way of breaking dogs is to
talk to them as if they were children,
and to prevent them from doing wrong
as often as is possible. 1t is wonderful
then what very few minutes in the day
will accomplish; but if, on the contrary,
dogs are started wrongly, and have to
unlearn, they will not be ready to start
the right way until their first lessons are
quite unlearned, process that may take
ten times as long as the whole business
OF teaching would have taken if a proper
start had been made.
ARGUS OLIVE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

visited Wake island and, finding it unin-
habited planted record OF possession
and raised the flag of the United States.
Realizing the value of the island as
landing place for the Pacific cable which
was under consideration at that time,
formal possession was taken oft the fol-
lowing year. 1t is from nine to 70 miles
in circumference, according to wind and
tide. The larger part of 1t is a lagoon.
Vegetation is scarce, there is no fresh
water, and the only food to be found con-
sists of a few birds and plenty Of fish.
It would be hard to imagine more
desolate region than this island. The
finishing touch to the weirdness and for
Baken loneliness Of the place is given by
the group of rough wooden crosses placed
by shipwrecked sailors over the graves
of shipmates One Of the crosses marks
the grave of the captain of the ship
wrecked on the reef about 30 years ago.
The crew, all but the captain and one
man, went to explore Bird island, which
is inclosed by the same reef. and on their
return found their captain murdered and
accused their shipmate of the crime. On
the departure of the men from the island
it was decided to leave the murderer be-
hind, and in spite of his entreaties this
was done. He was eventually rescued
in an insane condition by passing YES
sci. The other graves are those of part
of the crew of an American bark who
died of scurvy after being shipwrecked
on the island
The laying of the cable upon the island
was accomplished in a manner similar
to that which marked the work at Guam,
which is the next cable landing station
towards Manila. The great cable was
cofled upon pontoons and brought into
shore as closely as possible. The cable
was then floated ashore by means of bar
rels. A party of American blue Jackets
assisted the cable hands in the hard work
of getting the cable into position. This
cable station will be lonely post, and
yet the throb of life of the outside world
Will be felt. Hawaii, on the west and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

know, but it often happens that a man
who habitually has false pointers is one
who only half trusts his dogs noses, and
tries to supplement their olfactory pow
ers by his own supposed sense of know
ing, by the manner of the dog, more of
the locality of game than the dog knows
himself
Nearly all the writer's upon shooting
make this mistake. The instant dog
begins to draw, up goes an arm, and
"Have a care" or "To-ho' is uttered
This is ali wrong; no dog that is broken
upon proper system is the better for
"Have care" He may be doing one of
two things: either he is trying to catch
the birds himself, and deserves more
drastic treatment, or else he is trying to
make sure whether they are there before
he points them. Caution him, and he will
false point, and learn two bad things
first, to rely upon his breaker to tell him
when to point; and, secondly, to point
before he is sure of game, that is, to false
point.
When he has been "To-hoed" into these
bad habits, take him home and shoot him,
for he is quite useless. This may seem a
harsh thing to say, but it is not only that
false pointer is himself useless, but
that he spoils every dog that is hunted
with him; for the best dogs are soon put
off their backing if they are hunted with
false pointer They naturally take care
the same dog does not very often make
fools of them; often once is once too
many.
| do not suppose protest in news
paper will serve to put an end to the err
roneous bookish education of the teach
ers of our shooting companions; but the
trainers who are most successful in pub
lie do not go about with windmill-like
arms, cracking dog whips, or shouting
'To-ho" They simply trust their dogs
to show them game, and for the most
part the dogs respond, and are found
worthy of the trust reposed in them. For
my part, would never f1atter or fuss a
puppy while on the point, until the game
was up, or had seen it on the ground.
Remember that until one of these things
has happened the point may be at lark,
hedgehog, a field-mouse, or nothing
whatever, and f1attery, on the SUPPOSE
ton that he is pointing game, will make
him commit the same error at the next
opportunity. It is strange with this sys-
tenn of breaking that three parts of the
dogs are false pointers, and that the rest
will not back? think, on the contrary,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

r. H. Williams, aged GA, mayor of
Darlington who had been in Chicago
receiving medical treatment, died there.
The Wood county board has decided
to place the question of erecting a
soldiers monument in Grand Rapids
before the voters of the county.
Robert Hall, a farmer, aged 65 years,
was killed at Viola by train, which
ran over him and severed both lower
limbs from the trunk.
Three mail pouches, several express
packages and travelling mans grip
were stolen from the baggage room of
the Milwaukee depot at North Nc
Gregor.
Cranberry growers have won their
point of cremating town called Gran
moor, the lands being culled from
Port Edwards and Seneca. All the
cranberry marshes of Wood county
are now in one town.
Two painters, Daniel Eastich and
Henry Bean, fell 80 feet at the new
hotel building in Beloit, Wis, and
sustained fatal injuries.
llC wv luuCUttSO COt1lIly IOl 81 OOAlA-
missions report shows 27 Libraries in
the county. During the year 4,221
books have been circulated.
Former Congressman Hugh H. Price,
of Black River, was acquitted at Phoe-
nix, Ariz., of charge of accepting a
bride while surveyor general.
Fire destroyed much of the village
of Johnstown, near GAINESVILLE.
DR.. Robert 1. Cole and Mrs. Mary Cole,
both of Appleton, who were divorced
three weeks ago, were remarked in
Menominee.
years a conductor or the Northwestern
road, has been retired with pension al
most as large Is his former salary.
Secretary Wheeler, of the Eau Claire
Commercial association, has assurance
from Secretary Fullmer, of the State
Gutter Makers association, that the state
convention will be held at Eau Claire
in February, 1904.
Driven temporarily insane by over
study, 16-year-old Mabel Charleton at
tempted suicide in GAINESVILLE, but her
life was saved by doctor.
A fire which started in Smith Brothers
general store at Durand destroyed five
two-story brick buildings, causing an es-
hmated loss of SIS 900.
Valentine Pfieffer, aged 55, one of the
Oldest residents of La Crosse, and the
best-known pork packer in the north
west, dropped dead.
]. M. Bostwick e Sons retail dry
goods store in GAINESVILLE was entered
by thieves, and silks and f:1rs stolen to
the value of $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
THE FASTEST Road BREAKING OF DOGS
Description of German Line Which
Has Proved So Speedy.
Roadbed Specially Prepared, and the
Cars Driven by a Three-Phasc
Alternating Current of
1850 Volts.

The very recent record made on the
Marienfelde-Zossen road in Germany
of over 125 miles per hour has renewed
the interest in the high-speed electric
traction experiments being carried on
there, and makes fuller description of
the roadbed, over which the car ran
and the car which was driven at such
terrific speed, of especial value and in
terest at this time.
The road, which runs between Marien-
felde and Zossen, and which is part of
the Prussian railway, is 1923 miles III
length, and is nearly level track. The
69-pound rails which were used in the
first experiments in 1901 were found to
be too light and for later experiments
86.1-pound rails were laid upon heavy
spruce ties % inches from center to
center and heavily ballasted with broken
basalt The rails were set on each tie
in a steel chair, strongly bolted down,
and were joined perpendicularly by beV-
eled joints seven inches in length, held
firmly together by bolts passing horI-
zontally through the fish plates, so thaS
the effectiveness of continuous rail-
is practically secured. The old light rails
were laid down fiat as guard rails, rest
ing horizontally on special cast-iron
chairs in such a way that the fiat bot
tom fange of the rail stands vertically
along the inside line of each heavy rail
and about two inches distant from the
inner edge of it's face. With the eXcep-
ton of one curve of 1000 yards in ra
dius near it's southern extremity the
line is perfectly straight.
The motor car used is 1918 feet in
length and weighs 100 tons. Of this
weight considerably over half is taken
up in the body Of the car and the run
ming gear, and the rest is made up by
the motors, transformers and other de-
tails of the electrical equipment. Each
end of the car rests on siX-wheeled
boyle truck of the American type, and
the motors are four in number, one at
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
A BIG TRANSITION
Wake Island in the Pacific and Its
Interesting History.
UncInimed Five Years Ago, 1T Is Nov
Owned by the Greatest Nation
on Earth ard Upho1ds the
Great Pacific Cable.

One of the remarkable transitions
which has resulted from the progress
and development of the United States
during the past few years has been the
elevation of lonely little coral reef and
sand patch in the midst of the great Pa
cifc to the dignity Of a cable station.
Wake island has long been known to
navigators of the southern Pacific as a
Iowlying coral reef island not discernlDle
more than five miles away Ia the day
time and not at all at night, and hence
proving a serious menace to ships.
When the United States came into con-
troll of the Philippines the need of a cable
to the new possessions was realized. Gen.
Greene. while en- route to Manila in 1893,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Gordo0 Mckay.

Gordon Mckay died October 10, 1903,
at his home at Newport, f. l. His in
ventions had most marked influence
upon the boot and shoe industry of the
world. They closed the doors of the
cobbler; but they supported large
American factories. Mr.. Mckay ped
died the stock of his first corporation
from door to door. From the payment
of the very first dividend the stock
holders considered themselves wealthy
men. Everyone who made American
made shoes paid tribute to Mar. Mckay
in the form of royalties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS
GpeIIin- Debate.

A lively debate on spelling reform is
one of the features promised for the
annual meeting of the State Teachers
association, TO be held in Milwaukee
December 20, 80 and 81. Another in
teresting event will be the meeting OF
the County Superintendent associa-
ton, which probably will excel in at
tendance any meeting this body has ever
held. Every county superintendent in
the state is expected to be present, as
the annual meeting called by the state
superintendent, will follow immediate
ly the meetings of the association.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
It's Sometimes That Way.

She was surprised when she heard of
the engagement, and she showed it.
''Why, was perfectly satisfied in my
own mind that you liked Tom better than
George" she said.
well, to tell the truth, did," re-
piled the engaged girl.
But you say you are engaged to
George"
Eyes, that's true"
We'll, don't understand it at all"
why. it's very simple. You see,
George was the one who proposed. -
n. Y Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Age No Barrier.

That age is no barrier to romance was
demonstrated in Justice McCarron's Of
flee in Kenosha when John McCaughen,
rs years old, and Mrs Elvira Beach, Ga
years old, were made man and wife. The
wedding was the climax of an elopement
which the children and grandchildren
of the aged couple in Chicago had vain
ly endeavored to prevent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Serinus Charges.

Mrs. Caroline Collins, of New Lothrop,
is suspected of being modern Borgia,
four deaths by poison being laid to her
account. Her husband, farm hand of
whom she grew jealous after she became
widow, her 1S-year-old daughter and
her 14-year-old nephew, Ira Wright,
were the alleged victims of her madness.
All four are dead, and the Investigations
are in progress to show whether they
were killed with poison. Meanwhile
Mrs. Collins is in the county jail await
ing results.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Patent Right.

The owner of a patent, in selling the
patented article, may reserve to himself,
as an ungranted part of his monopoly,
the right to fix the price at which it may
be sold by jobbers, or dealers purchas-
ing from them; and dealer who buys
with knowledge of such reservation is
bound thereby, and may be treated as an
infringer if he sells in violation thereof.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Identified.

Three men who were arrested at Prai-
RE du Chen three weeks ago by De-
tective Charles Lindner, and sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail have been
identified as the men who are alleged
to have robbed the bank at Spring Grove
ON the night of October 16, where they
secured $1,100, but overlooked a pack
age containing $1,000 more.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Romance Reversed.

The marriage in Milwaukee of w. j.
Zimmers, assistant city attorney, to
Miss Meta Borchert was the culmiIa-
ton of a romance in which the usual
conditions were reversed The attach
ment began last summer at Elkhart
lake, when Miss Borchert saved Mr..
Zimmers from drowning. He was CIV
ing an exhibition of his swimming
prowess and became exhausted and she
brought him to shore. The engage
ment was announced soon after
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

Guam on the east will be able to speak
across the waters because Wake island
will be the faithful link between the two.
Again we say: What transition.
Heretofore ownerless, now owned by
the greatest nation upon the earth. Here
tofore only barren lonely spot, now the
connecting link between San Francisco
on the west and Manila on the east, and
the place which will daily feel the throb
of life of the twentieth century. Hereto
fore a menace to navigation, now re-
sponsible agent in the commercial and
political activities of the world. Wake
island hence forth is more than gave
yard for shipwrecked sailors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Eound Dynamite.

The town of Oregon is stirred up over
an effort to kill scores of people by
wrecking the Grand Central hotel. The
explosive was a mass of dynamite which
filled cigar box. The package had been
placed underneath the clerks desk in
the office of the hotel and contained
enough of the explosive to demolish the
building with its 60 guests.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26
Eunhemfsm.

Doctors Wife-Have you told Mrs.
Blank that her baby Is deaf and
dumb?
Old Doctor-Not exactly; but l have
told her that if the little girl grew up
and married her husband would be de-
voted to her.-N. Y. Weekly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

The great pitchers get as much atten-
ton as anything else in the baseball line,
and the discussion of slabmens merits is
always a hot one. The season just end
ed was pitchers year, and consequent
ly there is great food for verbal battle.
Every fan in the land has some pitcher
in mind who is the best of them all, and
can adduce the finest kind of arguments
in support of his position. Many can see
only Cy Young. Others pin faith solely
to Joe McGinnity. Others idolize Christy
Mathewson, and others cling to Deacon
Philippi. You can't convince any of
them that his man could possibly be out
classed, try as you will
AS a plain, hard fact, there were sew
eral great pitchers this season, men who
stack up so evenly that nobody could
differentiate between them Circum-
stances, surroundings, style of play of
the teams, all those things must be
counted in, and when all these points
are considered the fair-minded man
should admit that, great though his own
favorite might be, there are others who,
on the same teams, would have averaged
just about the same in games won and
runs allowed.
In considering National league pitch
ers the Pittsburg champions hardly fig
ure. Pittsburg won by team work and
by batting, not by the work of boxmen.
This is proved by the fact that the
Pirates had a lot of pitchers, and used
them all, not relying on any one, two,
or three of the number. No Pittsburg
pitcher was worked as often as Mathew
son, McGinnity or Taylor. The great
Pittsburg team could saunter up with
Veil, Wilhelm or Kennedy on the firing
line and get away with games just as if
Lever or Philippi were doing the days
stunt. Lever and Philippi are grand
slabmen and rank with the best-prob-
ably are good as the best-but it is not
fair to call them the very finest, for the
team that backed them was the real
thing.
New York depended mainly on Math-
ewson and McGinnity, and this pair
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-26

"I think that every good man is
fond of animals remarked the young
woman.
Pm glad to hear you say so,'' an
swered Mr.. Pygmalion Packard, of
Chicago. 81 'spose I can claim to
think as much of animals as anybody
in the business. / bought several hun
dred thousand head of cattle this fall"
Washington Star.