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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-29
The TREASURE
OF a WRECK
copyright, 1904, by c. B. Lewis.]

tCopyright, 1904. by c. B. Lewis]
In the year 1862, while serving on
board a man-Of-war in the Federal ma
w. had a chum named Adams, who
had been a sailor. He was killed a
year later, but meanwhile had told me
a strange story of treasure wreck on
Kerguelen island. After his death
and the end of the war l verified his
story in part, and that brought about
the organization of a treasure compa-
ny. This company was composed OF
six men, all of whom had served in
the navy. and our capital WAs the pay
and prize money due us at the close or
the war.
We bought from the government the
bark Racer, which was captured OH
Wilmington in the last days OF the
blockade runners, and she was Tilted
out for the voyage at Charleston. We
engaged twelve negro sailors for the
voyage, making. With. the officers, cook
and steward, twenty men. We took
on board shovels, picks, axes, jack
screws, -p0W4tef and fuse ai1o what
ever we might need III cleaning out a
hulk, together with lumber to build us
a house ashore, ana we cleared for
Sydney at the custom house. The SIX
of us had put in every dollar we could
raise, and there was just Sl3O in the
common purse when we sailed away.
All of us believed in the treasure, how
ever, and the craft was we'll supplied
with provisions.
1t was long voyage, without Incl
dent to interest Our first and only
stop was at the Cape for fresh water.
One day, months after leaving Charles
ton, the island of Kerguelen rose up
out Of the sea before us. We gave
three cheers and brought up in a shell
tered bay on the north side and soon
had a boat in the water to go ashore.
Right there on the beach before our
eyes was the treasure wreck Adams
had told me of years before. The sight
of that battered hull, gray and weather
beaten and rotting away, was like
coming upon the skeleton of human
being on the great plains. We stood
contemplating it for few minutes and
l.
thick about, but not another livin.
thing had visited that shore sine" Nd
ans padded away from it on Il raft
to be picked up 200 miles away. She
lay fifty feet above high tide, and we
could walk all around her dry shod.
We spent the first day in a cursory
examination Of the wreck and the is
land, and on the next we built a shanty
with our lumber and unloaded our
tools and provisions. On the third day
we chopped out her decks above the
treasure room and reached the strong
hold.
There We're no less than six iron
bound boxes and a big steel safe. We
got at the safe first When it had
been hoisted on deck and lowered over
the side, it was blown open with pow
der, and we found 100000 in English
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-29
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Graphic's Daily Story

gold and notes. There was jewelry to
the amount of about $150,OOO, and this
was ticketed with the names Of various
passengers In the six boxes. which
were all private property, we found
about $4,000 in cash and various
pieces Of jewelry and many papers.
Among the latter were deeds of real
estate in Australia and England and
two commissions belonging to army
officers. AS fast as we came to privat te
property it was retcketed and laid
aside with a view of restoring it to
owners or relatives.
Adams had told me that the ship was
laundering Wien driven ashore in a
terrible gale. but when we came to get
into the liold We found that very little
of tie cargo had been damaged. We
got out thousands cf pounds of wool n
good condition. together with sufficient
talluW. hides anN wines 10 give cur
rr&it fair cargo.
We EH.>:.I2 finding skeletons as seJn
- we began Work. ana ire.a first to
last We buried the bones et at least
lily unfortunate Passengers. ti:{ny Of
tHea women and children. We found
them mostly III tae main cabin anl! the
- st4le9ns-, ;'ni >ss.l.e ot tie skeletons
y - =7'se5s@ ardnr feul or five feef II
lla:,i s@tHy
" lid Mt filnI our treasure and
&et lie c:sr-e ct q =tila huik in Il
week ~ J. In nth. Gn the co@5raly.
'.e He:'e= ~ H. ntl ~ixJenn fu!l
rzeofs and Ua.3.ta% Lard ererT day.
ri whoa #p II I1st finished ar work
- wreck =s';ys; Gown Up and slle ue1t
hizs.h tie carried all that WAS left Of
hel o1tt 20 sou. Size had rested there
in III" sands Of that lonely shore for
tfv"nt%-0i." .yeais, and yet oalY enc
ilan knHN Of the treasure in aei.
bowels
When our work was quite finished
We Sailed away, laying our coHrs" Tor
tAn cape Of Good iope The sin Of
US We're rich Len now. bus I Go not
remember that there was much re-
joicng over the fact The lonely sit
uati@n of her:,lltlen and the tniing
of the skeletons had quite taken cur
enthusiasm away. After a prosperous
voyage we finally reached the cape
am anchored to take on supplies
None Of the sailors was permitted to
20 ashore. We meant to run the craft
4traight to New York without another
stop took the sum of $4,000 and
went ashore to buy and send down
the supplies. and l was then to take
a steamer for America and reach there
first and make arrangements for the
reception of the treasure and cargo
Two days later | stood Oh the shore
and saw our bark sail away with
fair wind. She was spoken two days
later, but that was the end. From that
day on she has never been heard ef
The blacks knew of the treasure. of
course, and they may have mutin;ed
and taken possession. The bark may
have foundered or burned or been
driven ashore on the African coast.
1t is thirty-five years since she sailed
away from the cape, and no man can
more than guess her fate.
NJ. QUAD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
MISSING MIL WhuKEE WOMAN
SAID To HAVE BEEN HERE

at tue Gruendler home, says Miss
Gruendler, were strange, and the
woman answered most remarks of the
Gruendler family with the statement.
AS you say
"She came to the house Sunday
afternoon" said Miss Gruendler last
night, land told my mother she
wanted to rent a room. My M other
told her we had none to rent, and then
the strange woman asked If she might
not come in and warm herself.
when she had made herself COM
Portable in the parlor she told us that
she had been i'll for long time and
that her money had given out. She
said that she would have to work
for living now, and that she in
tended to start dressmaking. At first
she said she was stranger in Milwau-
kee, but in her later conversation she
showed a familiarity with several
streets on the west side. She said she
had looked at room on Vliet street
near Fifth that she thought she would
take. She wanted to start in dress
making, she told my mother. There
was something peculiar about her
actions, and when we talked to her
she always responded with, AS you
say, to whatever we Said."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WILL
ENFORCE THE TRUANCY LAW

Superintendent Robert Morris in
tends to do all in his power to enforce
the law requiring pupils from TO IA
years of aye to attend school. In a
number Of the counties and cities of
the state this law has been a dead
letter. Mr.. Morris has sent the fol-
lowing letter TO the school officers of
this county:
II wish to call your attention to
chapter lS9, Laws Of 1908, which re-
Quires persons having under their
control children between I and IA
years of age to cause them to be sent
to school regularly during such time
as the schools in which they are en-
rolled are in session.
1T is the duty as the truant officer
to see that this law is enforced If
no truant officer has been appointed it
is the duty of the chairman, or
director, OF the school board to act as
truant officer. Any truant officer
who shall fail to enforce the pro-
visions of this law shall himself be
liable to a forfeiture of not less than
ten dollars nor more than twenty dol
lars for each offenSe"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
CITIES ARE WARNED AGAINST
FEARFUL WOMEN CRATER

Mayors throughout Wisconsin are
receiving warning from the Charity
Organization society, New York, call
ing attention to Jean Elizabeth Hun
ter, professional beggar, who is
operating through This part of the
country.
She has been for two years, since
1902, persistently soliciting aims in the
financial district of New York and
from Episcopal clergymen.
She asks for money under the pre-
text Of supporting consumptive OF
adopted son, paralytic father, an in
valid sister. an anaemic or adopted
daughter.
According to the letter. Mrs. Hunter
claims to be a daughter of ship.
builder on the Clyde, which is false
and the widow of a wealthy Milwaukee
merchant, and to have had a check
cred career. She lived for some years
at Berkley, Oakland county, Cal. She
affects an accentuated style of widows
grab and is histTionic in manner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
CHEESE INDUSTRY IN
COUNTY is GROWING

ut is only four or five years ago
that there were only few factories
10 the entire section surrounding
Marshfield," said Herman Martin of
Marshfield yesterday, sbut today there
are twenty-five or thirty within a
radius of twenty-five miles. These
have all been started within the past
three or four years to great extent,
and the cheese industry is only in it's
infancy with us. Factories were es-
tablished good many years ago, it is
true, but they were conducted largely
in an experimental way, but even
under these conditions, the adapt
ability of our section as one of the
best cheese countries in the world was
conclusively shown. / believe that I
am clearly within the truth when l
state that it requires less milk to
make pound of cheese in our section
than anywhere else in the state. Our
grasses are wonderfully rich and .as a
dairy country it has no superior any
where.
business men are largely engaging
in the cheese industry, and while
there are number of cooperative
concerns the industry is being con-
Quoted on safe lines which will surely
place northern Wisconsin in the front
rank of cheese producing sections. -
Sentinel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
WOLVES INCREASING IN
THIS PART OF THE STATE

Farmers coming to this city from
various parts of the county report
that there is decided increase in the
number of wolves and that plans are
being made to exterminate the ami
mails.
Despite the scalp bounty large grey
timber wolves seem to be more numer-
Gus than ever near Rhinelander. The
brutes are very ferocious and settlers
are kept awake for hours by the howl
ing Of the packs at night.
A farmer living near Heafford was
chased recently by the animals, and
other instances Of their boldness are
related by woodsmen. Farmers have
suffered losses OF sheep and hogs, and
deer are frequently pulled down in the
deep snow.
Organized hunting parties for the
slaughter OF the beasts have been dis
cussed, but on account of the heavy
snow and the cunning of the animals,
success is uncertain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
COMMISSIONER EMERY
FOR CLEAN CREAMERIES

| The campaign of State Dairy and
Food Commissioner Emery, in favor
OF cleanliness and sanitary conditions
in creamerieS and cheese factories, is
to be pushed into the farmers insti-
tutes that will be held in various
counties of the state during the
months of January and February.
Commissioner Emery is sending to the
conductors bundles of circular letter
in this regard, these to be distributed
and explained by the conductors.
The circular calls attention of
owners or managers of creameries,
cheese factories, milk condensine
factories, renovated butter factories,
city milk dealers ard their patrons,
to the provision of 43 and 81 of the
laws of 1908, which are part of the
circular.
Chapter 81 is the law passed by the
last legislature requiring cleanliness
and sanitary conditions to be MAIN
tanned in creameries, cheese factories
and their products and prescribing
penalties for violation of the law.
Chapter 43 refers to the standard
Babcock milk test. The commits
SiOner announces his intention of
applying and enforcing these laws to
the utmost extent possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15

your counsel has made, in arrest of
judgement and for a new trial upon
the minutes of the court, although it
was not argued, dc not think any
amount of discussion upon the facts
iD the case, for, in my judgment, the
jury were abundantly warranted in
the conclusion they reached in pro-
nouncing verdict OF guilty of murder
in the first degree, and I think the
verdict is just and should stand, and
must stand, but, nevertheless, it is
one Of the most painful duties of my
life to pass sentence upon man of
your years, just entering upon the
opening scenes of active life. This
crime, Of which you are convicted and
it's consequences, not only comes with
crushing weight upon you, but it is
equally heavy and sad upon those
connected with you by the ties Of
blood. 1t is sad thing, if it is true,
that you took the life of this old man,
Hesler, and in anything that I say
about it, l do not say to excite feeling
or indignation against you, I have
only profound feeling of pity and
sympathy, but, if it be true that you
took this old man away from his
home and friends up into the upper
country here, and took his life in the
darkness of the night, for the purpose
of getting his team and selling it, as
the evidence in the case very strongly
shows that you did, it was a fearful
crime, and it is one that you will re-
fleet upon and ponder over during the
rest OF your life. / know of no power,
human or divine. that can blot out
the remembrance of such a transac-
zion from any mind. so long as memory
and reason Lold their sway. You cut
him down, undoubtedly, if at all,
suddenly, giving him no chance to
say one word to his friends. The law
in this state iD its great mercy and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
SCHOOL ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION PROPOSED

A movement is now on foot to
organize a Western Wisconsin
Athletic association among the high
schools of this part OF the state.
Prof G, w. Jenkins, Of this city, has
entered into correspondence with the
schools which 1T is proposed to in-
clude in the association, and efforts
are being made to hold preliminary
meeting on Saturday, Jan. %, in this
city. In view of this representatives.
from the various high schools have
been asked to attend the meeting.
The high schools asked to Join in
the movement are La Crosse, West
Salem. Bangor, Sparta, Viroqua,
Cashton, Wilton, Tomah, Black
River Falls, Elroy, Necedah. Mauston
and New Lisbon.
1t is believed that the sforming OF
an association Of this kind would be
the means of creating a greater
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
BOOKS WERE in
GOOD SHAPE
Bank Examiner Wildes Finds
Books of Stevens Point
Concern Correct.
NO CLUE OF F. A.
ENGBERRY YET FOUND
Believed His Mind Unbalanced
by BroodinG over Business
Affairs.

Bank Examiner Wildes of Madison
attracted by the announcement OF the
disappearance of f. A. Engberry,
secretary Of the Savings and Loan
association, arrived at Stevens Point
Monday night. An expert was put
at work on the safe and the doors
we're opened. Mr.. Wildes has been
engaged on the books several days,
aud has found everything, it is said,
just as it should be. President Pray
said he believed everything would be
found all right. No clue to Mr..
Engberry's whereabouts or incentive
to disappear have yet been discovered.
His friends are generally under the
impression that his mind has been
affected through brooding over busi-
ness affairs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
Gave Her Name as "Mrs. Nc.
Comb" b"-.Wanted to Be Placed
in Poor House.
DESCRIPTION TAILED
WITH MRS. EMMA WE'LL
Was Given Ticket to Chicago.
Wanted to Commit
Suicide.

Word was received yesterday morn
ing from Milwaukee that Mrs. Emma
We'll, who disappeared from her home
at 1856 Racine street, Dec. 26, had
applied at the home of Miss Ella
Gruendler Sunday for a furnished
room. Since then all trace of her in
Milwaukeethad been lost.
A woman tallying exactly with the
description of Mrs. We'll arrived in
this city Tuesday. She applied to the
police for assistance and was turned
over to Poor Commissioner McCamley.
After some hesitation she said her
name was Mrs. Mary McComb and
stated that she had come by boat from
Chicago to Milwaukee and from there
to this city. She maintained that
she formerly lived in South Haven,
Mich, where her husband owned a
fruit farm. After his death she moved
with her son to Chicago where the
latter became insane and is now con.
fined in an asylum. While on the
boat from Chicago to Milwaukee she
said that she desired upon several
occasions to commit suicide. After
concluding her story she asked if she
might be placed in the poor house.
Mr.. McCamley thought it best that
she should be given ticket to Chica-
go and last night she departed on the
1880 O'Clock Milwaukee train.
She continually alluded to the de-
sire to commit suicide by drowning
and wanted ticket by boat from
Milwaukee to Chicago, but this was
refused. She was also supplied with
money, as she had only seven cents
when she reached the city.
Mr.. McCamley concluded from the
actions of "Mrs. McComb" that she
was not in her right mind and is now
almost positive that she was Mrs.
We'll. Had the description of the
missing woman arrived in time,
"Mrs. McComb" would have been held
until further information could be
secured.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, in speak
ing of Mrs. Wells disappearance. says:
"The woman told Miss Gruendler
that she had been i'll for long time,
that her money had given out, and
that she was now compelled to work
for her living. She had decided to
start dressmaking, she said, and had
almost decided on a room on Vliet
street near Fifth. Her actions while
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
LARGE CRANBERRY
MARSH WAS SOLD

The extensive cranberry marsh.
which is located seven miles northeast
of Berlin, and which has been known
for many years as the Fitch marsh,
was sold at the Berlin National bank
in Berlin last week at sheriff. S
sale, Mrs F. w. Stanley of Chicago
bidding in the property at s37 900. By
this sale the Stanley interests have
control of nine -tenthS of the cranberry
lands in and around Berlin. At re-
ceiver's sale two years ago the prop
erty was sold for $4,000, and at q
partition sale in 1895 it sold ]. for
Sl2S, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
UNDER HAND
CAR TEN MILES
Experience of Section Man Be-
tween Sprague and
Babcock.
TRAIN STRUCK CAR
IMAM FELL ON PILOT
WreckaGe Thrown upon Him.
Another Man Thrown off.
None Injured.

Carried ten miles, piniOned under
a hand car on the pilot OF an engine
and alive to tell the story, was the
experience OF section man on the
Wisconsin Valley division of the
Milwaukee road. Near Sprague, be-
tween Necedah and Babcock, freight
train struck a hand car on which
were two section men.
The engine men did not hear the
crash nor know that they had struck
anything until Babcock was reached.
There. on the pilot under the wreck
age Uf the hand car, his clothing
caught on a bolt, was the section
hand, frightened half to death, but
able to get of and walk when released.
One OF his feet had rubbed on the
rail until the ShOs had worn away,
but outside Ut this and the shock,
the man was no worse of for his
experience.
A special was made up to run back
to look for the other man, who was
found running up and down the track,
dazed and hardly knowing where he
was at. He was taken to Necedah
where it was found that he had
received very few injuries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15
YOU, AND YOU ALONE, KNOW
WHETHER YOU ARE GUILTY
Judge BENEFITS Admonton
Twenty Years Ago

The court room was packed May 10
1883, the last day of the trial OF
Marvin NJ. Fenner, charged with the
murder of John L. Hesler. After the
jury had brought in a verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree, Judge
Bennett said:
"Have you anything to say why the
sentence Of the court should not lbe
pronounced upon you?"
Fenner: Il do not know as I have
anything to say in regard to that, sir
but will say this much, that / did not
do it.
Judge Bennett: SIS that all you
desire to say?"
Fenner buwed his head and wept.
Judge Bennett: 1.-THE matter has
of course passed beyond my control.
You, and you alone know, with abso-
lutte certainty, whether you are
guilty or not"
Fenner: ''Certainly do"
And Fenner did, but it took him
over twenty-one years to tell the
truth-and pow he desires the cover.
nor TO free him because he has told
the truth
Judge Benefits charge was in part
as follows:
''After fair and impartial trial, in
which you have been assisted by as
able counsel as know of in the state
and very full investigation of all
matters, you have been convicted of
this crime in manner and form as
charged in the indictment, and it be-
comes the sad duty Of the court to
impose upon you the penalty and
punishment inflicted by the law for
the great crime of which you have
been convicted.
"ThiS crime, like most of the great
crimes, was inflicted IN the darkness
OF the night, when 40 one was present,
but, in over-ruling this motion which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-15

Reports from the upper part OF
Monroe county bring the information
that there are numbers Of wolves in
that vicinity. They have not yet
attacked the sheep, but it is feared
that they may, as they are getting
more numerous and fercer nightly.
Seven or eight have been killed to
date.
Farmers in various portions of Ke.
waunee county report depredations by
grey wolves. Cold weather has caused
the wolves to become bold and they
make raids within six miles of the
city.