Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-02

Joseph Park. Mr.. Park was we'll
known millionaire who had home at
Rye and built 80 miles of good macad-
lamized road for the town at his own
lexpense.
The three Chicago ministers, who
served as arbitrator in the recent
strike at the Chicago stock-yards, sent
lin a bill for $4,000 for their services.
They were given s14.40 apiece or 80
cents an hour, which goes to show the
current quotations on ministerial time
at Chicago.
The postoffice at Maryhattyanna,
Ark. has been abolished and great is,
the weeping on the part of the post
master. He does not care so much
about the salary but the family honor
lis lost He made the postoffice him
self and named it for his three daugh-
tiers, Mary, Hattie and Anna.
Uncle Joe" Cannon has just passed.
his birthday for this year and when
asked by a reporter to say something
about himself and the day Mr.. Cannon
dictated: "Mr. Cannon was born of
God-fearing and man-loving parents.
He made himself, and he did blamed
poor job of it."
Oscar Bennett, 16, who lives at
Santa Fe, N. NJ, was shot in the arm
recently while on a shooting trip with
young companion. He walked Is
miles to get horse and then rode all
day to get to physician to have the
wound dressed. The boy made no COM
plant about the pain that he must
have suffered.
| When King Edward was in Rome he
might have stood before the monu-,
ment of Stuart prince and cardinal,
the last of the direct male line, who,
but for this, that and the other would
have been an occupant of the throne
which is now his. Henry the Ninth
this younger grandson of James II is
openly called on his tomb in St.
, Peters.
The employees of the Japanese mint
have pleasant little habit of swal
lowing newly minted coins and so
stealing them. But Japan is nothing,
nowadays, if not up to date, and the
mikado has ordered his secretary of
the treasury to buy an X-ray machine
and each employe will be examined
| by it's aid each night before going
home
! Lloyd Griscom, en- route by way of
his native land to his new post as min
lister to Japan, has reached London
from Teheran. He says the shah of
Persia has queer ideas about geog-
raphy. The ruler expressed a desire
to visit the United States, and asked
il he could go all the way by the
Siberian railroad, or if it took more
than one day to cross the Atlantic. He
was greatly distressed when Minister
Griscom enlightened him.
! There is at least one lighthouse in
the world that is not placed on any
mariners chart 1t is away out on
the Arizona desert and marks the spot
where a well supplies pure, fresh
water to travellers. It is the only
place where water may be had for at
least 80 miles in any direction. The
"house" consists of a tall cottonwood
pole, to the top Of which lantern is
hoisted every night. The light can
every direction.
The officers Of the Canadian govern
ment steamer Lady Laurier which ar
rived at Halifax, N S., the other day
from trip to Sable Island, report
that many of the trees planted on the
ha {1oA
many of the trees have died is disap-
pointing to those who had devised an
elaborate plan to prevent the washing
away of this desolate stretch of sand
upon whose treacherous shoals many
vessels have been lost The Ca
madam government planted thousands
OF trees on the island last year, the
work being under the supervision OF
experts.
1t is likely that a considerable num-
Der of American cities will maintain
a municipal pavilion as part of the
model city" or install municipal ex-
hibit as part of the general exposition.
New York has already made an appro-
priation of 100000 Boston is at work
on a similar appropriation and pre-
liminary steps have been taken in
Washington. D. c. Secretary Charles
Reeves Of the committee on legisla-
ton has addressed to the mayors of
the 25 largest cities of the United
States a letter urging that each city
make representative exhibit as a part
of the general municipal exhibition
Illustrative of the civic development
and progress Of selected number of
the largest cities in the United States.
A minister in Jefferson. Pa, has
risen in his pulpit and calmly an
rounced that he will marry the wom-
an who will raise the debt of his
church. 1t is safe to assume that the
debt will not be raised.
Joseph Bashaw, ia, is dead at
Salem, Or. He was a Frenchman by
birth and served in the French war
of 1S06-15 under Napoleon. He drove
an ox-team to Oregon in 1S47, and was
then gray-haired man.