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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
FAMOUS cHocTAW CHIEF.
His Portrait Added to the Collection
of the State of Mississippi.

His Portrait Added to the Collection
of the State of Mississippi.
The Mississippi department of ar
chives and history has received a val
liable contribution TO the gallery Of
portraits of distinguished historical
personages of the State. 1t is an elab-
crate oil painting of Greenwood Le-
fore, the Choctaw chieftain, says the
New Orleans Picayune The painting
was done by a granddaughter of the
old chief, Miss Florence Ray. Lee
fore was the last of the great chiefs
of his tribe who ruled the tribe of the
Choctaws before they migrated to the
western reservations. Leflore was the
son of Louis lie Fleur, French Cana
dian who came TO the Mississippi ter
ritOry in the early days and settled and
married an Indian maiden, daughter Of
the then chief of the Choctaws. He
was born in 1900.
As soon as he was old enough Le-
flores father sent him to Nashville to
school, where he remained until he
was y years of age. He returned to
Mississippi in 1917. At the age of 81
he was chosen chief of his tribe. One
of his most important acts as chief
was his advocacy of the celebrated
treaty of Dancing Rabbit Greek. In
return for his valuable services in
peaceably adjusting the differences be
tween the Indian tribes and the gov
eminent Lefiore was granted several
large tracts of land by treaty with the
government These lands were lccat-
ed in what is now Lefore county
which takes its name from the old
chief At one time he represented
Carroll county in the legislature of the
State
He decided not to follow his tribes
in their migration from Mississippi
and settled down ON his lands in LIE
fore county. where he built home
nine miles from the present town of
Greenwood "Malmaisou, a historic
old landmark that is pointed out with
pride by the citizens of that commu-
nifty to- this day.
Greenwood LCfiore is one of the most
picturesque and interesting characters
in the history of Mississippi One Of
the heirl0Oms of his family is mag
nifCent sword that was presented To
him by the President OF the United
States when he was made chief of the
ChoctawS Ii was Lefiore who had a
clash with Andrew Jackson, then Pres
ident Of the United States. He was
protesting against the acts OF some
Indian agent in Mississippi. After a
lengthy going over the matter Old
Hickory said; Il Andrew Jackson.
President of the United States. say
that the agent Is an honest man" To
which Ledore replied; And l. Green
wood Lehore. chief of the Choetaws,
say he Is a thief"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
Forty Years Ago.

One hundred Wisconsin and Michigan
cavalrymen who were escorting General
Blunt through the Cherokee reservation
were attacked by COO rebel guerillas UNI
der Quantrell, who killed fifty outright
and murdered the wounded and members
of the regimental band, whom they took
prisoners.
General Joseph Wheeler's rebel caval-
ry were attacked by General George
Crooks force near Pennington, Tenn.
which cut them in two, captured 200
prisoners and 1000 small arms, and sent
the remainder retreating southwark.
A second supply train with 600 men,
bound for General Rosecrans' besieged
army in Chattanooga, was captured at
McMinnvile Tenn. by rebel cavalry un-
der General Joseph Wheeler.
An attempt was made by the rebels TO
blow up the United States warship Iron
sides in Charleston Is. c. harbor, a tor
pedo being exploded against it's side with
put doing any damage.
The 100000 stock subscription need
ed for the organization Of the Union Pa
eifc Railroad Company was completed ut
Omaha Neb.
Charges were filed at Washington
against General Schofeld, who was
blamed by citizens for the Lawrence
(KaD.) massacre.
A band Of rebel guerillas enterd
Brownsville, Tenn, broke UP n religious
meeting by Selling as conscrpts all the
young white men In attendance, and then
looted the village stores.
One thousand supply wagons bound for
Roseerans' army in Chattanooga, Tenn,
were burned at Andersons Croas Roads
5y rebels under General Joseph Wheeler,
who was then driven off by General Nc
Cook.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

HE of original
present
of the world reads like thrilling
disaster
garrison
vicinity by
Withdrawn and the village Of Chicago began
Assembly
years
population
these
1871 built the
launched giant strides
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
AN ARMY oF cRop RgpoRrERa
No Less Than 100000 Turn in In tor.
nation to Uncle sam


In gathering the necessary information
concerning the crops Uncle Sam en-
plays. M less tkan 100000 reporters
Nine-tenths of the people being directly
concerned with the outcome eff the wheat
and corn crop it is natural that great eff
fort should be made to get accurate sta
tistics. Property in thousands of west
ern towns goes mp or down just as the
crops are grown. and merchants expert
ence prosperous or duh times. according
to the size of the crops in their neigh
borhood. The basis of the crop report
ing system is the greeting of one farmer
to another: How IS your wheat. John 2"
His reply is given to someone else, the
news finally gets into town. and there the
correspondent of the government draws
his own conclusions and te;egraphs them
to the Agricultural Department.
In this same locality may be a CORE
spondent of some firm of brokers His
opinion as TO the crop may be different
from that of the government, as it often
is, and difference of opinion and an
uncertainty about the crops in that region
will exist in Wall street
Sometimes this difference of opinion
in local observers may extend over an
entire wheat belt, where millions Of
bushels are grown annually. Such n
condition once prevailed in North pa-
kota, and a firm of spectators in Chi
cago sent a trained expert into the field
to make examinations. 1t cost the1z 81
600 to learn his opinions which proved
TO be wrong, causing them to lose $25,-
600 by buying wheat. While the govern
ment agep-s may err in their estimates
they generally come nearer to the situa-
ton than anyone else.
There are thirty-eight special observ-
ers stationed in various parts of the
country and each of these has hundreds
of reporters under his charge. The OBJ
servers make as nearly correct reports as
possible, but in the same neighborhood
are others who are sending In crop re-
ports directly to the Secretary of Agri-
culture. In fact. in every township there
is some special correspondent who sends
in reports to the government about the
condition of growing crops.
1t is the most complete system Of YER
iication afforded anywhere. The tele-
graph toll paid by The government in a
season runs into the hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars.
When all of these reports come whirl-
ing into the Agricultural Department at
Washington, there is great deal of work
for the clerks. Expert crop estimaters
are employed, and from the reports of
each comm Gnity a composite report is
issued. being a correct and careful com
pilation of all the estimates. There is
no guesswork, for every telegram and ev-
cry report is compared and balance is
struck
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

1870. Nearly 1900 deaths occurred fran, +h,
,e-o epidemic of cholera Inv
Aooo' Kansas aid meeting on the corr+-
tb square subscribed $4,000 for
.ue Tree state settlers. First steau.
tug In the river. Firyt snhTrhor
Srasns were run, and the first iron
D@Se over the river was swung az
n munn street First high school
1891. chicago banks we're in manic
AT the close Of the year CnIcago was
4SuJgMwIeuseQ as the metropolis of
o ooe west with population Of e3,-
1898. TIE first street car was run IN s+o+a
street. Fire department was organ.
,aoo lied on q paid basis.
hooo' Los Loss OF the steamer Lady Elgin with
tTS ueatns was the catastrophe Of
90, the year. Population. 100. 2GO
1921 1921 lamp Douglas established
appointed.
1868. -Four hundred miles of streets had
Deen improved In various WAYS. and
90, twenty-five miles had been grayeIed
1861. Work was begun on the first wafer
tunnel. ~
1865. The first water crib was onenad rho
Union stockyards were opened for
business, and the first fire alarm tele-
graph service was established
1909. washington street tunnel. the first
under the river, was opened. The
park act was passed.
1870. Population, 29S,977.
ISL. The great fire on Oct. T. s, and 8,
with a loss Of $3.50, 900, 900. CITY re-
incorporated under the new general
law. La Sale street tunnel opened.
1873. Serious financial panic, which affect.
ed the whole country.
1880. Population, 500, 1875
1882. Cable trains first opened by the Chi.
cago City Railway COMPANY
1888. Present City Hail and County Build
ing were completed.
1886. Anarchist riots broke out In Haymar-
ket square.
1890. Population, 1, 105. $40, making Chicago
the second city in the United States.
1892. First elevated railroad put into ope-
ration. Ground broken for the great
drainage canal.
1893. Holding of the Worlds Fair.
1894. Failure OF Moore Brothers Diamond
Match and New York Biscuit Compa-
MES, with liabilities of $4,000 COO FL
nanclal furry and temporary closing
OF Chicago Board of Trade. Strike
at Pullman, ILL.,, by American Rail-
road Union, led by It's President. Eu-
gene V. Debs; many riots In CHICAGO
quelled by police, State Dlilitta, and
United States troops sent by Presi-
dent Cleveland.
1896. Sound money parade of 1000 men.
greatest political parade that ever
took place on the continent
1897. Joseph Letter forces a corner in
wheat. the price going to $l.S7
1899. Opening of the drainage canal
through the gates at Lockport Cor
nerstone of the Federal building laid
by President Mckinley on Oct 9.
1900. Population, 1,69S,575.
1903. The celebration of the centennial an
niversary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
(" Al$S;:.s; }gz
5he News ~

King Peter of Servia formally denies
the rumor that he has been assassinated
yet.
Evidently no man with weak heart
should engage in the business of raising
corn.
Curtis Jet admits that he had a fair
trial. but perhaps that is the reason he
wants another.
Girls who were beginning to lose hope
bachelors club.
While the Balkan war cloud has not
shed much water, it has lost in the past
few weeks barrels and barrels of hot air.
Turkey is buying supplies Of powder.
1t can purchase the stuff only in Chris
tendon, but Of course, business is bust
ness.
A farmers trust might cut down the
visible supply Of trustful farmers that
lend JOY to the existence Of the bunko
man.
Bulgaria may want some Of the larger
powers TO be standing around so that II
may be pulled off if it threatens TO hurt
Turkey.
Beirut may be trying to qualify as the
new capital Of the Turkish empire when
the Sultan has to pack his grip and move
out Of Europe.
Those West Indian hurricanes must be
precise in their methods. for they always
do damage to the extent of $1,000,0O0-
no more. no les.
If large enough hall can be secured
perhaps there will be a reunion in about
ten years Of the girls who were reported
engaged to Hobson.
Dressmakers in convention never dis
cuss how the dollar may be cut bias and
be made to reach farther around BY
little skiilful pieeing.
With a heavy snowstorm 10 his credit
and drop in the temperature Of 90 o.
crees the Butte weather man must De
regarded as a wonder.
Gen. Miles has gone into the oil bhSi-
ness, bat not for the purpose Of smoot.f
ing any troubled waters for the adHlnis-
tration at reduced rates.
Secretary Shaw has turned loose S16,-
COO 600 and there viii be no great scram-
bling among the people TO sew if they can
get away from this loose money
Perhaps the farmers who ask for
popular election Of senators think that
under such al Arrangement they would
have better show TO be elected.
With cabinet ministers resigning right
and left Great Britain mar have 10 draw
on this country for few able statesmen
re could send ever Eh!pboad warranted
not to resEgR-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
Seventy-five Years Ago.

The campaign scheme of taking straw
votes was started by American polit-
clans, who polled every public meeting
to show the relative popularity of Presi-
dent John Quincy Adams and Andrew
Jackson.
The architect of the capitol at Wash
ington reported that S1,746,71S had been
spent to that date in it's construction.
General Andrew Jackson was called on
by friends Of President John Quincy Ad
ans to explain his alleged dishonesty in
the Chickasaw Indian treaty.
A stage coach with two decks, capable
OF carrying sixty passengers, and with a
tender for baggage. was completed for
the road between Bordentown, y. j., and
Washington.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20


upon which the arrests were based was a
charge of conspiracy in accepting a
bride from John ]. Ryan Of J. j. Ryan
& Co., turf commissioners.
Prior to their arrest, postoGlce inspec-
tors had recommended that a fraud order
be issued against the Ryan firm. sus-
pending all its mail. Ryan and Judge
Outcalt went to Washington to argue
their case, Attorney Miller represent
ing the ether side. Ryan claimed his
company had enough money to pay all
depositors in full and, as result of the
hearing, Acting Attorney General Chris
tiancy recommended that the postoffice
inspectors make another investigation.
They did so and a second time a fraud
order was recommended.
A few days later, according to tele-
grams produced before the grand jury,
Miller telegraphed Johns to deal with
Ryan. A meeting was held at the Glib
son House between Johns and Ryan, in
which Ryan paid $4,000, Of which
$500 was for a favorable decision on
the scheme allowing Ryan's continued
use Of the mails and $1,000 was for
revising Ryan's advertising matter so
as TO conform to the ruling of the At
torney General. Ryan, it lis averred,
paid the amounts in checks. which are
held as evidence against Johns and Mil
Ter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
Thirty Years Ago.

Three million dollars in currency was
taken to Chicago to help stem the Black
Friday panic.
Connecticut voted TO abolish its second
capital at New Haven.
The famous New York Graphic bal
loon sailed from Brooklyn for a thirty
hour voyage 10 Sweden and landed
eighty miles away in Connecticut.
Eighteen residents Of Memphis, Tenn,
died Of yellow fever
The New York State Democratic con
vention at Utica denounced President
Grant and the Republican party for their
failure to punish participants in the
Credit Mobiler fraud and declared two
vice presidents were guilty.
Forty-fve persons died Of yellow fe-
yer at Memphis, Tenn, and twenty-five
at Shreveport, La.
Five thousand persons fed from Mem
phis. Tenn, as the result Of the yellow
fever panic.
Seven thousand Michigan farmers, in
convention Mt Kalamazoo, adopted reso-
buttons declaring too many corporations
Were being chartered to Cypress the peo-
pie.
Ex-President Andrew Johnson's saw
fncs Of lifetime were announced TO
have been lost in the failure Of the First
National Bank Of Washington, ID. O.,
during the Black Friday panic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

called the Dearborn, was built and
County Court was established
1916. Recruiting for the Mexican war lent
to the excitement of the year
1871. Celebration Of the victory of Buena
Vista, in which citizen had an arm
blown off By a cannon.
1S4S. The first telegram by the Morse code
was received in Chicago from Mil
waukee. The Illinois and Michigan
canal was opened. The first session
of the new United States Court was
held On Oct % the first railway
locomotive was coupled to two cars,
and the train was run out about five
miles over the track Of the Galena
road.
1919. Storm and flood damaged shipping to
the extent OF 100000 The old Ire
mont House was sgain burned to-
gether with twenty other buildings.
There was another epidemic of chol-
A panic amoSg the banks.
1850. The United States census showed a
population OF 29,933. First gas was
turned on the mains.
1853. First labor strike.
1854. Illinois Central railroad, first railroad
completed into Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

exports exceeded the imports By 1914
Progress public
public
1886 Chicago
1000
inhabitants BY it
1911 practically the
was and In less than fifteen population
The Worlds Fair the
During the succeeding
Chicago addition
the architecture
business Beauty architecture
OF and substantial character
OF oSS N-'AAee
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
One hundred Years Ann.

A reward of 6 cents was offered at
New York for William Goldsmith, an APP
prenticed tinsmith who had run away
from his n,lster.
The Spanish intendant at New Orleans
refused to turn Louisiana territory over
10 the United States and the Spanish
minister demonstrated against occupying
it by force.
The first anti-slavery society was or
ganized in New York City
Samuel Adams. leader in the American
revolution and signer of the declaration
of independence, died in Boston at the
age of 81 years.
The United States warships Constitu-
ton and Nautilus anchored in the bay of
Tangiers, fired several cannon as a warn
ing TO the Emperor of Morocco, and Sc
cured the release of the American con-
sui and an American brig.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

Board of Health. First courthouse
and the first schoolohuse built.
1886 Ground broken for the Illinois and
Michigan canal July 4. Galena
and Chicago Union railroad was char
tered.
1887. The city of Chicago was incorporated
and it's first city election held. The
first census of the city showed a pop
ulation Of 4,170. First theater was
opened. Financial panic.
1898. First steam fire engine was pur-
chased and the first lake steamer
was built The first expectation OF
grain from the post was rs bushels
of wheat.
1899. Fire cost the city a loss of 5000.
1910. The public free schools were reorgan-
lied and made permanent. Popula-
tion, 4,470.
1913. Lowest price at which corn and
wheat ever sold freely was reached in
February, when corn sold fer IS
cents, and white winter wheat at SO
cents a bushel
1874. Tornado swept over the city and into
the lake, doing damage to city and TO
shipping.
1915. The first permanent school building,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

cant property within the heart of the
city itself can be utilized for the work.
An inexpensive skeleton structure is
set up. open on all sides. but covered
by roof. An ample supply of pure
water is provided for and the opera
tors wait for the first freezing weather.
AS this approaches paper tanks the
size of the blocks of ice it is proposed
to freeze are prepared on substantial
foundations but allowing an air space
under and around them. When the
thermometer is right two or three
inches of water IS run into each tank
and it viii freeze into a solid block in
a short time. much quicker than sim
liar cake of ice would form on an open
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
Leading During One Hundred Years of Chicago History

1903 Fort Dearborn built By Capt. John
Whistler and Lieut. James ). Swear
ingen Of the United States Army.
company Of Infantry executing the
work and afterward garrisoning it,
Population, -.
1904. John Ilinzie and his family became
the first settlers under the govern
meDt Of the United States Ellen Ma
rion KiUa'e was born. the first white
child of the settlement.
1905. The drst lawyer came to Chicago.
1906. Tecunseh and his brother. the
Prophet. sought to unite all the In
dams into confederacy against the
whites.
1910. The first doctor came to Chicago
1917 Massacre of the garrison of Fort
Dearborn, together with a number of
settlers on the south shore, Aug 10;
Fort Dearborn burned the aext day
Population, Ito.
1913. Philip Fouche appointed Is the first
United States Marshal
ISIS. Fort Dearborn was rebuilt the Indian
agency and warehouse were re-estab-
lished, and the Kinzie family returned
TO Chicago to live Population. $50.
1917. Route between Chicago and Mackinac
established by the schooners Balti
more and Hercules.
1915 Illinois admitted to the Union as
State.
1923. Illinois and Michigan canal bill passed
by the Legislature
1924. The route Of the Illinois and Michi-
gan canal was surveyed.
1925 The first Protestant sermon was
preached in Chicago OH Oct. by the
Rev Isaac Mccoy, Baptist clergy
man. Population, 200.
1S26. Election for Congress and for the Gov
ernorship was held.
1877. First company OF State militia was
organized. Forerunner of the packing
industry OF the city was the slaughter
house built by Archibald Clybourn OH
the north branch Of the river.
1898. Death Of John kiEzie Fort Dear
he's. a
1929 The first ferry was established si' near
the present site Of the Lake street
bridge.
1880. Chicago was surveyed and plated
and the first bridge was built over
the river at Randolph street. Popu-
lation, 800
1881. Cook County was formed and Chica 20
designated as its seat Of government
1882. First store built Of boards was put up
by Robert Kinzic on the west side of
the river. 49,. First sawmilI estab-
Hshed and the first meat packed and
shipped
1893. Town Of Chicago Incorporated and
the Democrat established by John Cal
houn as the first newspaper.
The schooner Napoleon took the first
shipment of merchandise from the
port Of Chicago. Population, 800.
1854 The first mail coach route was es-
tabllshed between Chicago and De-
troit. The first drawbridge was built
over the river. The first piano was
brought to the city. Population,
lou.
1895. United States land Office was opened
with rush Organization of the
volunteer fire department ana of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

lake in the same weather. This pro-
cess is repeated till cakes of ice of COM
mepSial size are produced, and each
process is more expeditions than the
previous one from the fact that there
is the initial foundation OF ice. When
the first set OF ice cakes are finished
another set OF paper tanks is set upon
supports which rest on the basic layer
and the process is repeated. This Is
repeated in turn till as much Ice as
It IS possible 10 make on the location IS
frozen. and then the walls are put into
the building and the ice is packed and
the place closed up till the ice is re-
quired.
L. F. Cook. a Chicago inventor. Ia
the originator Of the process
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
JACK FROST PROCESS
OF ICE MANUFACTURE

Paying due honor TO the fact that
Frost Is king in the ice business,
natural process OF manufacturing ice
at nominal expense has recently
been perfected and patented. The the
Org OF the process is In taking advan-
tage OF natural conditions and improv-
ing upon nature in minor details. The
patents that have been granted on the
process by the Washington authorities
are what are known aS basic" which
means that nothing OF r similar na-
ture has ever been passed upon by the
patent Office. The Jack Frost process
can be carried out anywhere. all that
ii requires is freezing weather. The
conditions under which the ice is pro-
duced are simple and at the same time
novel. For instance, any piece Of va
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

The danger of explaining all ones
troubles is illustrated by an incident
from Chums. A kind hearted old gem
tleman had found small boy crying
and stopped TO see what was the
matter.
why are you crying, my little
lad?" he asked.
~Boohoo." said the boy BILLY
Wells hit me, an father hit me be-
cause / let Billy hit me, an Billy
Wells hit me again because l told
father. an. now fathern hit me again
because Billy Wells hit me the sec
on6 time"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
fifty Years Ago.

Plans were announced for the enlarge
ment of the capitol at Washington and
the extension of the grounds surrounding
it.
Possession Of Cuba by the United
States was declared to be manifest des-
tiny"
The American fishing vessel Winged
Racer was seized by the British at Glou
cester for refusing to leave port when
ordered
The Great Republic, of 1000 tons bur
den, and the largest merchant ship in
the world to that time, was launched at
East Boston. Mass