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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

L.
daughter, of ST. Paul, arrived here
Monday night to spend two weeks
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Perlman. Mr.. Perlman is a letter
carrier in St. Paul and is here on
his annual vacation.
st. Paul Fair & Carnival, July 81
to August 9Th, 1903. Ga July % and
80, August 3rd and 9th the Omaha
will sell tickets to st. Paul and
Minneapolis at rate of So. so for the
round trip, Good returning three
days from date of SALE
While at West Superior last week
the editor of this paper met Mr.. E.
Stanton, formerly superintendent of
the ''Battle Axe" railroad. Mr.. Stan
ton is employed by and holds a re-
sponsible position with the Superior
Slip Building Company.
DR.. Rhinehart, of Ashland, was
in the city, accompanied by John
Chapple, Monday evening. with his
new automobile. The machine is a
beauty and the Doctor enjoyed a
great ride in it between Ashlanc
and Bayfield,, making the return
trip in a remarkably short space of
time.
Mrs. G. B. Simpson returned from
Chicago last Friday, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Germaine. Mrs.
Simpson has been in the ST. Mary's
hospital in Chicago for the past
month, recovering from the result of
a surgical operation. She is still
very poorly, being confined to her
room nearly all the time.
Arrangements are being pushed
by the different committees to make
Fraternal Day, August 3rd, a sue
cess in every way. Honorable G.
E. Whelan, ex-mayor Of Madison,
and one OF the strongest fraternal
speakers in Wisconsin, has been en-
gagged as orator for the occasion.
The different lodges will nearly all
be represented in the parade and
take an active part in the celebra-
ton, and it will perhaps be conduct
ed on large scale.
The family of Conductor |. l..
Henderson was here from Duluth
over Sunday. Mr.. Henderson ex-
poets to move his family to this
point, where they will make
their permanent residence after the
coming fall. Mrs. Henderson will
likely be quite an acquisition to
Washburn society, as the Superior
and Duluth newspapers frequently
mention the fact that she has rich
soprano voice, and appears in some
of the local entertainments.
! Elk Mayor Dan. McBeath has re-
turned from the west, where he has
spent nearly all of the past year.
Mr.. McBeath has occupied promin-
ent position with one of the great
numbering concerns, and will
likely return to the west in the
course of a few weeks to again take
up the same line of work. He re-
ports having met John Halloran re-
Gently and says that the latter will
return to this city within few
weeks. Mr.. Halloran is in good
physical and mental condition, and
is doing well at contract work
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

A boarding house outfit for
sale cheap. Inquire of Mr.. Ed.
DeMarse, over Upeey's saloon.
Express for the Northern Express
Company will be called for and de-
livered, or may be left at Estabrook
& Olson S Furniture store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23
Local s. Personal.

Editor J. E. Pratt, of the Mellen
Teekly, spent Friday in the city.
Mrs. Brown, of ST. Paul, is in the
ity, and is visiting at the home of
1r. and Mrs. Dan McBeath
A. W. Mcleod made business
md pleasure trip to North Dakota
uring the week, being gone several
Jays.
George r. Richard, proprietor
the Washburn Steam Laundry,
transacted business in Iron River
tuesday.
Miss Anna Bestler, who has been
visiting relatives in the city, re-
turned to her home in Oshkosh last
Tuesday.
Miss Olive Clock, who has been
visiting Miss Maude Perly, of this
city, returned to her home in Drum
mond Wednesday.
Miss Mile Miller has gone to Far
90, n. D., where she will work with
H. ]. Weeks, who is installing an
abstract plant at that place.
VIM. Quinn was taken to the
Hospital at Ashlane yesterday, in q
very serious condition from the re-
suit of an attack of TYPHOID fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt McKanna have
been enjoying visit from Mr.. Nc
Kanna's mother, who has been here
from West Superior during the past
week.
V. H. Pratt is here from Iowa,
and will likely remain in the city for
some time. He contemplates bring
ing his family back to Washburn to
make their permanent home.
J. N. Kinney and Tobias Oscar
have boen awarded a contract by the
town board to build part of the road
between this city and Ashland, and
have commenced upon the work.
Considerable complaint is heard
along Bayfield, street regarding fast
driving along the street, and The
TIMES has been asked number of
times t. call attention to the mat
ter.
The roads and walks at Houghton
are to receive a much needed over
hauling at the hands of commission
er Reickhoff this summer. 1t is
work that will be welcomed by the
people of that burg.
The TINES gives complete ac-
count of the death, of Pope Leo in
this issue, as we'll as an historical
account of his life. The article is a
valuable one, and should find a place
in he family 'scrap book. !"
Mrs. r. B. Manning left last SUI
day for her old home in Canada.
where she will visit for few weeks.
Mr.. Manning was here and spent
the dav with his family prior to the
departure of Mrs. Manning
The Ashland Carnival and the bic
German Sangerfest, the latter being
held Saturday night, drew the usual
tremendous crowds. and Washburn
was represented in our sister city
in great numbers every day last
week.
Peter jacobson is in the employ OF
the Metropolitan Mutual Life Insur.
anca Company, and is looking after
the business at this end of the line.
Mr.. jacobson is hustler and ought
to make a valuable agent for his
company.
S. Perlman has his six sons and
daughter visiting at his home on
Pine street. In addition to these,
other visitors are Miss Esther Bur-
ton, of ST. Paul, and Miss Celia La
vine, OF the same place.
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public travel fer term of three
years.
There being no further business
upon motion the board adjourned.
r. A. Herring,
Town clerk.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03

EstadOs UnidOs de America. S. s.
81 Presidente de los EstadOS UnidOs de
America, d su nOmbre don Saliva
dor Fulladosa y Mir, Juez Presidente
del Tribunal de Distrito de Huma
4 Gao.
Ha9o saber Que don Lorer 20 Gil
nenez Garcia. AboRadO representante
e don Prudencio Euqui Y BarriOla,
sastor de la Sociedad AgricOla Industrial
I'm mi COmpaniaD domiciliada legal
snents en- ell pObladO de GurabO del ter
.nino municipal de Caguas. ha promo
Fido expediente ante este Tribunal, pa
a que SO declaren favor de Ia refe-
ida Sociedad GEuqui y Compania~, ell do
niniO de los prediOs r1stiCOS siguientes
P,,tD,ero. Predio de diez Y siete
cuerdas medida del pals. equivalentes,
a 8 hectareas, nOventa y tres areas y
Cncuenta seis centiareas, S1tuad0 en-
el barrio de &HatO NuevO1, poblado de
8urabo, circunscripci6n de Csguas, Co
Iindante por ell sNOrte@, con dOna Sill
gestra Carri6n Calderin y por los demas
Duntos cardinales con terrenOs de la So
ciedad compareciente. Pertenecen esOs
.errenos Ia clase de altos llano; y es'
Isn destinadOs pastOs tienen uh valor
positive de qaGl1t5e2ttOS dOtl07'S, no pesa
lobre elos ningun gravamen y los ad'
luiri6 la sociedad GEuqui y COmpanlaS
Dor compra dofia Silvestra Carrion
hace uno dos meses, sin tt
ulO escritO de dominic.
Segwnd0. Otro prediO de veinte y
Dcho cuerdas, medida del pals, equiva'
entes a III hectareas, cuarenta y dos
reas y treinta y cuatro centiareaS, ra'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03

rer embrollar en- alguns tenebross
maquinaci6n al elegante ioven
marques de Chsmery, IN hombre
que desea vivir tranquilo y llevar
erguid Q la csbeza. como deben lie
varla los hombres que han practi'
cado constantemeute la virtud.
Rocambole sc interrumpi0 IN
momento para reiTse.
-Ademas. prosiguf6. careces de
moralidad: has tenido siempre
principles deplorables. y me incui-
caste uno que en- muy peltgrcso
para tf, al decirme que cusndo dos
hombres han sido completes Ell uno
del otro, ell mas fuerte debe guitar
de en- medic al otro.
AL DIR estas palabrss, hizo nm
movimiento Ell ciego y quiso levan.
tarse, experimentando una vsga
inquietud.
-lImbscill Dejsme reir . mis-
snchas, exclam6 Rocambole.
sf1adi6 en- seguida:
Oyeme: voy D contarte una
leyenda. 6 In de variar de conver.
saci6n, puesto cue hasts ahora solo
te dirigf preguntas que debfan
ouedar sin respuestas. Nos hslla
mos. como dicen en- Las novelas, en-
In plataforms del norte. y estamos
sentaoos en- IN parspeto desde el
cual se precipitation doscientoe
hombres que siglos atr4s guarne'
cfsn el castillo, prsfiriendola muer
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03

dicadas en- ell barrio de Celada (poblado
de Gurabo) Jurisdiction de Caguae; CO.
lindante por ell Norte, con don Juan
FuJadas; pOr oil Este, con don Pedro
Marcano; por el OAste, con la Succession
dc don Geronimo Matanzo. Y por ell Sud.
con la misma Sociedad cOnstituyente.
Esa dnca como Ia anterior, SO dedica
pastOs, no pesa sobre ella ninguna
carga real, tiene un valOr de trescien.
tOs dollars y Ia hubo <Euqui COmpa.
nia> hace dos tres meses Dor compra
don Vicente. don Domingo. dona Ma
ria, dOna Dolores y dona JOsefa Laurich
y Sala. tambien sin tituIo escrito.
POr tantO habiendO admitidO ell
Tribunal la referida sOlicitud, Dor ell
presente que SO publicarA tres veces
en- el Periodico que Sc edita en- esta
c1udad LA DEMOcRACIA, cito las per-
sonas ignoradas quienes pueda per-
ludfcar la inscription de las referidas
fincas, Y los anteriores dueiiOs don
Vicente, don Domingo, dona Maria, do
ma Dolores y la referida Laurich y Sala,
cuyO paradero Sc ignora, para que den
tro de los sesenta dias naturaleS cOnta'
dos desde que sc publique pOr primera
vez este anInciO en- ell indicadO peri0
dicO, cOmparezcan ante este Tribunal a
alegar gu derech0.
DadO en- Caguas diez seis de
JUNO de mil nOvecientos tres.
SALVADOR FULLADosA.
FRANCISCO GONZALEZ.
3 i Acting Secretary.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03

tie a reudirse a sus si6iadores. II
barranco quo hay dehsio. Glen
metros de profoDdidad. eatf sriza.
do de rocas. y te aseguro que oil
Que osara dar I'm salto desde aquf
90 echarfa q perder, CON aegurldad.
algo de 81 cuerpo.
El fruocimiento de sntrecejo de
sir Gnillermo Sc acentu6.
Intent6 ponerse ca pie. pero 30.
cambole le echo las manos oil cuellO,
como hiciera con Ia Fipart, mas
no las apret6.
-Dejame concluir. ito. diio. Y
csmbiando de pronto de tono, sfIa.
di6: No BE puedes formar una idea
de 10 mucho que me spena .. te-
nerme que separar de Ct. y no 10
harfs 81 una necesidad imperiosa
no obIigsse al marques de Chsmery
q deplorar ell haber conocido nj
granujs de sir Guillermo
al cabo comprendi6 este cual
era ell proyecto de Rocamhols, y
desasiendoee con fuerEa de sua ma
nos. &c levsat6 y quiso huir; mas
Rocambole, que le sOlsara IN MO.
mento, le cogi6, sujetSndole pies
Y msnos y dici6ndole:
-Lo que 60 esta veg todo con-
cluy6 J para siempre. amigo mio;
| v como no tienes lengua, nadie
oira los berridos que des, y el vieR-
10 y oil trueno los dominaran.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03
EDICTOS {

Estados Unidos de America. 5: 5.
=, prasidente de los Estados Un1dnS de
America. y su nOmbre don Ramon
Ouinones Quinones, Juez AsOc1ado
del Tribunal de DistritO de Huma-
HAGO SABER: que don Francisco
A47,ores Gonzalez. vecinO de Aguas Bue'
kas ha promOvido expediente ante este
Erribunal para que SO declare su IavOr
N dominic de Ia siguiente:
FTNCA RUSTICA. COmpuesta de
,ointa dos media cuerdas de terPe'
ro aouiyalentes a OchO hectareas, cin-
,,Snta cuatro areas y treinta y cua'
- canfiAreas, radicadas en- el barr1O
SSnmideros del referido Aguas Bue-
Soe cOlindante pOr el Este CON don Ma
noI Teruel succession de Jose de Leon;
81 al Sud V Oeste con el prOmovente
o5or Flores succession de Tiburcio
EIoras Dor eli Norte con la misma su'
sosi6n de- Jose de Leon y Pedro Arroyo.
n axpresado terrenO es quebradO y esta
-ssdicado q pastos, cafe y frutoS memo
- 10 hubO ell indicadO Flores pOr
eon Dra a dOiia Jacinta Arroyo residente
s0 ei menci0nado pueblo de Aguas Bue'
has.
POF A6DAO1AO "a
rribunal la referida solicitud por ell pre-
Eante que Sc publicara tres veces en-
Il neri6dico que SO edita en- Caguas La
6FT0cRACIA, cito las persOnas ignora'
sas ouienes pueda perjudicaP la ms
rripci6n de dominic de La citada finca
nara que dentrO de sesenta dias natura'
es cOntados desde que SO publique por
,rimera Vez este anunciO en- el iudicadO
,eri6dico, cOmparezcan ante este Tri-
,unal alegar su depecho.
Dado en- Caguas diez y seis de Ju'
no de mil nOvecientos tres.
RAMON QUIFONEs.
FRANCISCO GONZALEZ.
I3 Acting Secretary
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03
AI(dldld Municipal de (d9uas
A v i s 0

La partida de barrido y limpieza de
las GALES de Caguas ha sido eliminada
del presupuesto de 1903 a 1904.
Por consiguiente, desde Ell dia lo
de Julio venidero los vecinos de esta
Ciudad deberan atender al barrido de
los frentes de sus casas, tai como Sc
hacia antes de que oil Ayuntamiento to-
mara a su cargo este servicio.
Lo que SO hace p1blico para general
conocimiento y fines que correspondent.
G.. GARCIA
Alca'de Municipal.
Caguas, Junio 56 de 1903. SO
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03
Sores. de- N. Roman &C.

FoqtaZezG 9.---Sam Jx0n, p. Il.
Ventas al por mayory detail. I'M
portacIon directa de Europa Estados
Unidos.
Complete surtido en- efectos de fe-
rreterfa y quincalla.
Artfculos de novedad y utilidad, pa
ra damas y caballeros. Efectos de escri.
torio. porcelanas, pinturas, Barnizes, Ca
jas de hierro prueba de fueego Espe-
cialidad en- arados de todas classes. Tu-
berias sus accesorias.
Precios limitados. Constante reno
vaci6n en- ell surtido. alt.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03
(OIegiO de Ia. y "a. fnsenanza
Sc a0yno5te,o GIa1na4aos anatearOs q erte17,0s
SAN JUAN GALE DEL Sol, Mum Ia.

- Director: PEDRO Mooz6 BANIEr. =
La instruction en- este COLEGIO
tiene un car&cter esencialmente practice
v abraza: la e4eSe3aG9egn p7'tna07't0 com
pleto; In pYep0s"Gct6aa para taaga'eS0a" en-
las UgaiOe7'Sid0deS; la Te9aeds&YzG dc L.
bros, ATttn19ttc0 MeTc0ssM y ESc1Tta<2'0
en- msaqasasetlIa, por ultimo, Da6s&jo,
PssataG1'q Y MatSSc0. Para la ensenanza
del IngI6s cuenta ell COLEGIO con la
cooperaci6n de un reputado Professor
americana. La c8tedra de COmercio es-
ia q cargo del TenedOr de LibrOs de
unO de los BancOs de esta Capital. FL
COLEGIO tiene gu RegLQz21e71tO Int
s-to7' que SO enviara los padres que 10
soliciten.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-03

NO HAY calzado de sonora mas ele.
gante y duraderO que ell de <La Maya
gueZana.> ~ San Juan. San JustO II
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16
HOLLANDALE AND VICINITY.

From the Review.
Mrs. John McDermott left Monday
to join her husband il Madison
whore he recently went to go into
business.
Miss Caroline Peterson, niece of
Mrs. Hans Knutson Of Long Valley,
arrived here Thursday, the 2nd, from
Norway for an extended visit--per-
haps permanent home.
Mrs. M. l.. Nick emma, accompanied
by her daughters Mamie and lice,
arrived here Thursday, Of last week
for an extended visit at the home of
her son Frank, south of town Master
Joe is also visiting at the old home
stead,
Gilbert Strand has been seriously
i'll, but is now reported better.
Mike Brew Of the town of Mineral
Point was in town Wednesday after
haying machinery.
Erick Swiggum's barn in the town
of York was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground about O'clock
Thursday morning. About eighty
tons of hay and eight hundred bush
els of oats were destroyed.
VIM. Bruce of Milwaukee, con.
nected with the School Board Jour
nal OF that city, and Mrs. Mary Shaw
aud daughter Mary, of Mineral Point,
the latter teacher in the Milwauke e
public schools, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Francis Bohan this week.
Misses Annie Stanley and Agnes
Muller, of Chicago, arrived here
last Friday evening for a two week.
visit.
Mrs. George Campbell and son
Arch returned Wednesday from a
months visit with relatives and
friends in Ashland.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16
Sir BOYlc Roche.

In every account Of the Irish parlia-
ment Sir Boyle Roche comes in with
the persistency Of King Charles head
in Mr.. Dicks memorial. His bird is
as we'll known as the phenix and bids
fair to share its Immortality.
Sure, Mr.. Speaker said Sir Boyle
on the occasion that has made him ia
nous, how could man be In two
places at once-unless he We're blrd?'
But Sir Boyle is not mere creation
Of legend. He was real living man.
fine, bluff. soldlerlke old gentleman.
holding some post at the vice regal
court, sitting for government borough
and always voting faithfully for the
castle" The debate one night was ON
sinecures, which Curran had indignant
ly denounced, and, twitted by one Of
the opposite side on some personal in
consistency in the matter, he replied
hotly:
"Sir, am the guardian of my own
honor"
To which Sir Boyle neatly rejoined:
Then the gentleman himself has got
very pretty sinecure. ALI the Year
Round.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16
Owe RPETTEO PETS.
Dogs and Cats Spoiled by Appetite
For Unnatural Tidbtts.

Possibly the dog world might afford
II better specimen OLA living skeleton
than ~one in the kennel next to the
door of 4 boarding place for animals,
but 1t would take days journey to
find him.
whats makes him so thin?" was
asked of the attendant.
''EIe won't eat" was the rcply-"that
Is he won't eat hospital food He's
been spoiled. Lots e dogs and cats
that are brought here haye been spoil
ed Their owners think it is Il sign Of
high breeding TO cultivate an appetite
for Il peculiar and unnatural diet
They train animals To eat all kinds Of
food that they would never touch OF
their own volition, This emaciated fell
low has been taught to like fruit. He is
particularly fond of pears; but, in case
he can't get them, peaches, apples and
bananas are n fairly satisfactory sub
stitutc. Unfortunately, his present all
ment makes Il fruit diet extremely
dangerous and since be is deprived Of
his favoritc food he is literally starry
Ing himself TO death"
The attendant passed on to Il neigh
boring cage and poked his finger spor-
lively into the side of large gray eat
that ''mcowcd' plaintiyely In Response
to his CHEEKY "Hello, there. Cnsar"
The cat had such "a healthy, whole
some appearance that the visitor in
uulred what meat he was fed upon.
"Humphw said the attendant. you've
missed 1t there. He doesn't feed upon
meat. He's vegetarian lie likes
onions better than anything else, un-
less it's melons \ good many cats
like melons. and most OF them are also
partial to raw asparagus. The fact IS
YOU might run through II list of all the
dishes that find IL place on any up to
date menu and you will find that some
OF or patients have acquired taste
for them. This cpicurean appetite may
denote rristocratic tendencies ON the
mart of my boarders hut ! don't APP
nrove OF II. Most of these acquired
tn sizes are Il perversion of the natural
animal appetite, and 1t is likely 10
nroye harmful I'm the end. The trick
is pretty expensive for us fellows that
run cat and dog boarding houses, ana
ia like 10 nut stop to it."-New York
Times
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16
An Appetizer.

In the family of Mr.. H., treasurer
of one of our states, was n small boy
of four who was the possessor Of a
fine rat terrier. One day the dog mys-
terlously disappeared, and the child,
Ralph, was heartbroken. Soon after
ward Mrs. II. gave an informal dinner
to other state officers and their wives,
and Master Ralph was allowed to be at
the table under promise Of good be-
havior. Things went OF smoothly till
the meat course, when a fine roasted
pig was brought in. and Ralph thought
his long lost pet was going TO be served
to the guests. He arose in his chair,
pointed at the pig and with tears In his
eyes and voice cried: ooh, my doggie
my doggie. | want my doggie." food
Housekeeping
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16
Animals and Telegraph Poles,

"A strange. thing is the effect of cleo
trical energy on birds and wild beasts,
says telegraph lineman quoted In the
Philadelphia Record. "Woodpeclkers
are continually tapping telegraph poles.
In the country you will lind every
where poles honeycombed by the
sturdy bills Of woodpeckers. The birds
mistake the humming sound inside the
poles for the humming of insects, and
it Is to get at these supposed insects
that they make their perforations.
Bears, on the other hand, think the
humming comes from bees, and they
overturn the stones at the poles base
in their endeavor to get at the honey.
Wolves are afraid of the sound A
wolf won't go near n telegraph pole
under any circumstances"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16

ously injured until Sunday morning.
when it was found that her eye was
affected. She was taken to an OPP
tician in Madison aud ut last report
the eye was slightly improved.
Nelson Hillary left Monday m )rn-
ing for Dodgeville, where he will
superiutend the Wins mine.
John Richards of Kewaunee has
returned home. He proposes to find
employment here.
Richard Pollard ("Uncle Dick is
not so well this week.
Mrs. Senior and son, from Iowa,
are here visiting relatives. Mrs.
Senior is daughter OF Samuel
Calvert
Miss Lizzie Cox has returned home
from an extended visit in Dakota.
Miss Ocea Heathcock left this
morning for Bessemer. Mich, to visit
relatives.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16
REAL ESTATE
For Sale or Rent,
Enquire OF Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.

ror colo 900 80. 80 .ho
farm can be purchased mt n bargain.
INQUIRE for full particulars.
A small cottaoe cortoi,i,a forr
ronn,s ono MI, so,,,G "e '' thrS ID ~ A.
nh,rnI Dasirap,ia ~ a.ol y; o't e. -,
iIv Of n,odarote nneons '''''s ''' ''''''
~ - WV 80
and 49, /" ~ .',,.s w. IS 70. q
60 ~ ho''o -, Wy VS. ~ ~ oiss :
Snii .ionians 9'p' i"4u'io ioi
me new TWO story dwelling with
hai' acre loti house has seven rooms,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-07-16
JOHN O'GROAT'S HOUSE.
4 Famous Domicile That Was Long
Landmark In Britain.

Landmark In Britain.
In the reign of James ". of Scot
land John O'Groat and his two broth
ers, Malcolm and Gavin, arrived at
Caithness and bought the lands Of
Warse and Dugisby near the beach at
the mouth Of Penland firth, the north
eastern xt-emity of the mainland OF
Scotland. In time their families in.
creased until there were eight house
holds of the same name. They lived as
neighbors in the greatest peace and am
ity. each year holding a festival in the
original house. At one of these annual
gatherings the question of precedence
arose among the younger members,
and they disputed as to whom should
sit nearest the head ct the table" or
enter the room first.
The old grandfather, Johnny O'Groat
Of history, was made arbitrator. He
promised to have all satisfactorily set
tied by the time OF the next annual
meeting. Accordingly he built an eight
sided house in which to hold the an
nual jubilee. This octagonal domiciie
was fitted with door and a window
on each side and round table in the
center. This arrangement made it pos
sible for each family of the O'Groats
to enter by his own door and to sit at a
table which was practically without a
head"
This famors house was long land
mark in Britain and even to this day is
one Of the Englishman's starting points
Of measurement, Lands End to John
ny O'Groats" signlfying from one end
Of England to the other.