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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01

Billy Duggan of Palms loaned his
seed drill to someone and has forgot
ten who it was. The fellow who Dor
rowed it can't remember who it was
he got it from. AS the matter stands
Billy, who can't identify his drill, is
likely to lose it notwithstanding
ton, Mich, News
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
PAYS COUNTY LARGE SUM.
Jacob HeyI Deposits $s4,o2a.84 as In
heritance Tax

Milwaukee, Sept. 2S.-Jacob Heyl,
executor of the estate of Lsetta
Sehandein, has paid at the office of
County Treasurer George Thuering
$S4,02S.S4, which he claims, is all
that is due from the estate under
the inheritance tax law. Mr. Thuer-
ing has accepted the money on ac-
count, as he claims that $1,000 is
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
To Fill Hit Vacancy

Springfield, H., Sept 2S.-A procla-
nation was issued yesterday by Gov
ernor Deneen calling a special cleo
ton November 6, for congressman in
the thirteenth district, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Robert
R. Hit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
METHOD IN lis MADNESS.

The special mania of an insane
han the belief that ne himself was d
poached egg. One day he said to his
keeper, 81 would like a piece of
toast" 1t was not meaI-time, and the
keeper asked. Why do you want a
piece of toast now?''
Because" answered the man, a
am tired, and I'd like to sit down."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
TAX DEED NOTICE.
NOTICE OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME
FOR THE REDEMPTION OF LANDS SOLD
FOR TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Office of he County Clerk,
Villas County Wisconsin,
Eagle River, Wis, Sept 22, 1906.
To ali to whom it may concern;
Notice is hereby given that the following lots
or tracts of land sold May 18th, in the year 1904
for the taxes due and unpaid for the year 1908,
remaining unredeemed in the office OF the county
clerk of Villas county Wisconsin, that opposite
the description of each tract or lot or part there
of in the following list is the name of the person,
if anv. to whom assessed, and the amount of
taxes interest and charges calculated TO the last
day of redemption due on each.
Now, therefore, unless the taxes, interest," ana
charges set opposite the tracts herein described
shall be paid on or before the 21st day OF May;
1907 the said tracts of land shall be forfeited and
will be conveyed to the purchaser or purchasers,
in pursuance of the statute in such cases made and
provided. a..
Dated at Eagle River Wisconsin, this 22d day
of September, A. D. 1906.
WILLIAM A. BRADFORD,
Clerk
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01

The divine insanity of noble minds
That never falters nor abates,
But labors, and endures, and waits,
Till all that it foresees it finds,
Or what il cannot find, creates.
-LongfellOw.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
HONOR FOR DR..
RICHARD FISCHER
STATE CHEMIST ON NATIONAL
STANDARD COMMITTEE.
DETERMINES FOOD PURITY

Helps to Fix Standards for Enforce
ment of New Federal Pure Food
Law-Appointed by Secretary OF
AgricuIture-Cream Prosecution at
Merrill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
SAVED FROM WRECK,
Bridge Timber Found LYING Across
Track,

Wichita, Kas., Sept. 28.-An attempt
was made, six miles south of Wichita
at the Santa Fe crossing. to wreck the
Observation-Disclosures express Wednes-
DAY night. A heavy bridge timber
was found lying across the track and
was removed in time to save the train.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
Township 42, Range 10.
43, Range 10. Ez5.3
Township DO, Range II.
Township %, Range Il.

Des. Sec. Amt. Des. Sec Amt.
lot q, except sw sw, tax
highway. SIS 40 1902 except
right of way
of Q. n. w.
Ry...... 81 Sd 48
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01
Parne,s Isl Addition to Vlllage Of Woodrnff.
Village of Woodruff.

Village of Eagle River-Pjat of the N. E. u of
N. W. a.
Des Amt Des Amt
lot 4, block 3 SIS 40 lot g. block g.. IS IS
lot s, block o.. 50
Original Plat of Eagle River, being part of the
N. W a of n. E. a Sec. 80, 7. 49, R. 10.
lot AS : block A" s. lot D s. block $ 8 S.
lot 3, block .... 3 IS
@. L. Perrys first addition to the Village of Eagle
River, Villas County, Wisconsin, being part of
Gov. lot 4. Sec 2S, Town. 40, Range TO-.
lot 6, block 81 50
Herman Fingers First Addition to the Village
Sec. IS Town 40, Range TO- and part of ~
e. Il of N. w. II Sec. 3D. Town 49, Range 10.
Des Amt. Des. Amt
lot 1, block 2. ... So 50 lot 3, block ? 80. s. 80
lot 2, block Z. go. 50 lot 4, block ?. 49,. 3 50
Dickinson, Cook & Tam bling's Addition to the
Village of Eagle River, being part of Gov
lots & 6, Sec. IS, Town 40, Range 10,
lots & ?, block $40 a
lIcIntyre's Addition to Eagle River, being part
of S. w. Il of S. r. a Sec. %, Town 40
Range 10.
All that piece or parcel of land described in
Vol. Of Deeds on page 49, Villas county
records, known as lots 8 and TO- block
and the south 20 tt OF lot II. block 3D.. s. u
All that piece or parcelAof land described in
Vol. of Deeds on page Al of the Villas
county records, being all except the south
20 feet of lot H. FLOCK and entire lot II,
block 5........-,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Z u
County Clerks Plat of Gov, lot 6, Sec %, Town
40, Range TO- and part of y Il of n. w. Il Sec
33, Town 30, Range 10.
outlot ........,.-..'.. .......-. 50 10
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

CONTINUED

He waited, lest perchance the other
man should take the cue thus offered.
but Brand, for the twentieth time,
was porting vcr the records of the
days which followed the hurricane re-
ported by a former keeper. The Amer
lean pursed his lips.
HE has had a bad time with a wo-
man ono in his life," he mused. ut
must have been Constance's mother,
II that Is why he doesn't believe in
heredity. Well. I guess he's right"
Had lie seen Mrs. Vansittart COVER
ing on her knees outside her bedroom
door. he might have found cause for
more disturbing reflections. She was
crying softly, with her face hidden in
her hands.
'Oh, l dare not! l dare mott" she
moaned. 81 am the most miserable wo-
man in the world. 1t would have been
better If l had gone down with the
vessel. The Lord saved me only to
punish me. My heart will break. What
shall l do? Where shall l hide?"
And her sObbing only ceased when
the noise of ascending footsteps drove
her into the company of sorrowful wo-
men, who would nevertheless have for
gotten some of their own woes did they
but realize her greater anguish.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

startling prominence round the stern
Of the tender.
ut is! 1t Isl" shrieked Enid. Look,
Connie! There Is Jack kneeling In the
bow. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Is he mad?
Why don't they stop him? I cannot
bear to look. Connie, tell me-shall I
see him drowned before my eyes?"
The girl was distraught, and her sis
ter was In little better plight. Fas-
cinated, speechless, clinging to each
other like panic stricken children, they
followed the leaping boat with the
CLASSY stare Of those who gaze open
eyed at remorseless death.
They scarce understood what was to-
ward.
AS the boat, a strong craft, yet such
a mere speck of stanch life In the tum-
bling seas, was steadily impelled near
er they saw the tug lurch ahead Of the
other vessels until a line vas thrown
and caught by Stanhope. who instant
ly fastened it round his waist. The
rowers wore cork jackets, but he was
quite unprotected. Bareheaded, with
hio "Oii hhit III SuiCiutu Olilt ny u
jersey, loose fitting trousers and can
a shoes, he had declined to hamper
his freedom Of movement with the
cumbrous equipment so essential for
any n who might be cast adrift in
that dreadful sea.
The girls. even in their dumb agony,
were duly conscious of q scurry of
feet up and down the stairs. What did
1t matter? They paid heed to naught
save the advancing boat, now deep in
the trough Of a wave, now perched
precariously on a lofty crest. Whoever
the rowers were, they trusted wholly
to the instructions given by the gallant
youth who peered so boldly into the
wilderness ahead. The flying foam
and high tossed spray gave to the
lighthouse the semblance of alternately
lifting and lowering Its huge frame
amid the furious torrents that encir-
cled 1t. Nerves of steel, strong hearts
and true, were needed by those who
would voluntarily enter that watery
Inferno.
Yet the men at the oars did not falter
nor turn their heads. They pulled
evenly and well, with the short, deep
sunken stroke of the fisherman, and
Stanhope, nov that they were almost
In the vortex where the waves lost
their regularity, produced a paddle
wherewith to twist the boats head to
meet each turn and swirl.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

Stealthily the powerful tugDoat crept
In the wake of the smaller craft, until
1t became clear to the girls strained
vision that watchful helpers, dashed In
the vessels bows, were manipulating
another rope AS a drag, thus helping
the sailors efforts to prevent their frail
argOsy from being swamped by a
breaking sea.
Then a miracle did happen, a miracle
of science. When the boat was yet
200 yards away, Brand, looking out
from the gallery In stony despair, sud
denly behaved as one possessed Of a
fiend.
Follow mel" he roared. "Come,
every mani"
He rushed into the lantern. AS IL he
wanted wings rather than limbs, he
swung himself by his hands to the
floor of the service room.
Galvanized into activity, those who
were with him on the ledge raced after
him. They knew not what had hap
pened. Their leader had spoken and
they obeyed.
Down, down, they pelted, taking the
steep stairs with breakneck speed, I'M
til they reached the Oil room, with its
thousands Of gallons stored In great
tanks.
Big empty tins stood there, awaiting
the next visit Of the tender. and Brand
wrenched the cover Off the nearest els
tern. He scooped up a tinful of the
oil.
Bring all you can carry" he shout
ed, and was off again with an energy
that was wonderful In a man who had
endured the p~rivations and hardships
Of so many hours.
They understood. Why had none Of
them thought of 1t earlier? In its cold
granite depths the lighthouse carried
that which had the power to subdue
the roaring fury of the reef.
The first man to reach the gallery
after Brand was Pyne, who Glanced
to be nearest to him when the hubbub
arose. He found the other man fling
ing handfuls of the oil as far to wind
ward as the thick fluid would travel.
"Quick!' gasped Brand. Don't pour
1t out. 1t must be scattered"
(To BE Continued
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

~ helped the cooks by smash
W ing a ham bone with a ham
mer. The bone had been picked clean
of meat and marrow on the first day
after the wreck, but it occurred to
Enid that If it were broken up and
boiled she might procure some sort Of
nOurishment for the two children, who
were fast running down in condition.
What Is the matter now?" inquired
Constance, whose attentive eyes were
lowering between the cooking stove
and a distilling kettle.
All the -four and biscuits, with the
exception of two tins reserved for ex-
tremities, had been used. She was
striving to cOncoct cakes Of chocolate
u of cocoa, an article more plentiful
than any other food Of its kind in
stock, but water could not he spared,
and eating dry powder was difficult to
parched palates.
There are two tugboats, a trawler
and a Trinity service boat not half a
mile away" said Pyne, land the cliffs
at Lands End are peppered with
people"
Surely that Is satisfactory. Dad
told me that the Falcon signaled this
morning he was to expect a special eff
fort to be made at half tide on the flow
and not on the ebb, as was arranged
yesterday"
Yes, that is all right SO far as it
goes" Pyne leaned forward with the
air Of one about to impart information
of great value. But the extraordinary
thing is that while every man OF board
those vessels Is thinking like steam
how best to get into the lighthouse, we
are most desperately anxious to get
out of it. So you see, as l said before.
some people
and burnt my finger, all through listen
ing to your nonsense.
Are there really many people or the
cliffs?" demanded Constance.
Pyne pounded the bone ~viciously.
II go out of my way to inform you
of a number of interesting and strictly
accurate facts" he protested, "and one
of you burns her fingers and the other
doubts my word. Yet, IL I called your
phcpti'ioiu uhicciiuB, miSo Lhiu Wouiu
be angry"
II don't know why kettle lids are so
cantankerOus," said Enid. "They seem
10 get hot long before the water does"
1.-THE hottest part Of any boil Is on
top" said Pyne.
Enid smiled forgiveness. ~ believe
you would be cheerful IL you were 60
Ing to be electrocuted," she said pen
sIvely. "Yet. goodness knows, 1t Is
hard to keep ones spirits up this morn
Ing. The sea Is as bad as yer What
will become Of us II we get no relief
today?"
Mr.. Pyne," interrupted Constance
suddenly, do you think that any of
the men can have gained access to the
storeroom during the night"
II can't say for sure" he replied.
"What has put that into your mind?'
"The purser and l examined all that
was left this morning, and we both
agreed that some Of the things had dis
appeared. 1t Is very strange"
Pyne was not wholly prepared for
this mine being sprung on him, so he
essayed to gain time.
1T doesn't appeal to me In that light.
There was a miscalculatiOn about the
water. Why not about the fOodT'
Because my father went through all
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

Take Laxative Bromo quinine tab
let's. Druggists refund money IL It
fails to cure. f. w. Groves signature
Is on each box. 25 cents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
CHAPTER XIV.

"(~iO ONE people are never salts
fed" said Pyne, while he
helped the cooks by smash
VI ing "A ham bone with a ham.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10

livelihood wanes, until he is finally
forced from that field Of labor, to be
followed by another whose experience
is most likely to be a repetition Of his
predecessors.
This stupendous gouging system is
startling in its vastness, for about
two hundred thousand men are en-
gagged in Ills vocation Throughout the
country as agents, and the amount Of
money thus obtained by one company
alone employing about fifteen thou
sand mem, is upwards of one million
dollars annually. The officials resort
to many methods of intrigue to pre-
vent the real mission of tie "arreqrs
and advance" manipulations from be-
coming apparent to the agents, among
which Is the lacking of placards in the
offices forbiddlng agents to pay on In
surances which is beyond the COM
pany's grace period. To the expert
enced agent t reads, 1--WE know you
will pay"
Why this subtle system of graft
has remained almost unmolested for
more than thirty years is a subject
for conjecture.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10
Worked The Double Cnoss-

"This," said the jeweler, sis what
happened here last month.
Mr.. B. drove up in a hanson and
entered my shop, accompanied by his
valet who carried an oblong box of
steel. Mr.. B. asked for private inter-
view and l took him into my office.
There he opened the box exposing a
splendid array of diamond and pearl
necklaces, earrings, tiaras, and stom-
achers.
Mrs. b. he said, is now abroad.
Before she returns l want you to ex-
tract all these stones and to replace
them with good limitations, selling the
real jewels and giving me the money.
This, Of course, is to be confidential
transaction. Mrs. B. is to know moth
ing of it,
Il looked at Mr.. B. l think 1
blushed a little"
6 My dear SIR I said, 4 should be
glad to do what you ask, but it is
impossible. Two years ago Mrs. B.
called here on the same errand that
now brings you, and this errand, in
her case, was successful The paste
jewels that you offer me are worth
little more than the hir1 of the hanson
awaiting you outside"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10

However, the government ut Paris
recently purchased a good-sized tract
Of ground In the most desirable sec
ton Of Washington aud will erect
thereon a splendid embassy home Of
Its own. Madame Jusserand being
an American woman and thoroughly
conyersant with the wants of Amer
can women and Yankee conditions OF
life In general has been able to give
the French architect who journeyed
from Paris many valuable pointers as
to designing the new house and she
win be able to select the furnishings.
etc, with far greater ease and sue.
cess than could a FrenchwOman not
In touch with American ways.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10
HOW THINGS GROW SOUTHWEST UNDER IRRIGATION.

moisture. But the big farms are not
prosperous. They are largely cultl-
waited by tenants and are strangely
devoid Of features which make the
true southwestern farm one of the
most delightful home-spots in the
world. The men on the land sell all
they produce and buy nearly all they
consume. And so they pay tribute
to others "going and coming"
/ have been visiting a farm i'm the
Sacramento Valley which consists of
one single acre of irrigated land and
which makes a better home and larger
net income for it's owner than many
Of his neighbors enjoy on places of
thousands of acres each. The little
farm is at Orland, in Glen County,
and is the property Of a man named
Samuel Cheeks, who has grown old
and gray while tilling it for the past
thirty years.
Mr.. Cheeks tells me that he has no
difficulty whatever in making COM
Portable living from this one acre of
irrigated land. Not only so, but he is
able to save an average of four hun
bred dollars a year beside. He has
money to loan, as well as fruit, vege-
tables and poultry products to sell to
those who are getting poorer every
year in carrying on big farms without
irrigation. l was so curious to know
how he could get such good results
from so small an area that I asked
him to give me a list of what the
place contained. Here it is:
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10

bark In fifteen days. Assuming this
ratio, II would require, 10 strike the
first quick blow OF a force correspond
Ing TO our present military establish
ment the entire shlpp on the At
lantic and more than the entire ton
mage OF the Pacific" IL Is doubt.
ful IL any private line would care to
hold enough ships In reserve to trans.
port two divisions on a fortnlghts
notice. The Quartcrmaster General
gave II, as his opinion that, I'm view
Of the futile efforts OF the Quarter
masters Department to obtain suit
able transports from the merchant
marine In 1898 for the transportation
OF the army TO Cuba, and Of the
further fact that when withdrawn
from regular line service the trans
ports can not be adyantageously dis.
posed Of, owing to their peculiar IN.
terror construction, II would be wise
policy to retain a sufficient number of
boats as part OF the equipment Of the
army, to be economically cared for and
Kept IN such condition as to be prompt
~ available for any emergency which
may arise requiring the transportation
OF troops on the ocean" Since the
whisper Of trouble In the Orient. two
first class troopshlps have been held at
anchor in Manila Bay, and until Janu.
airy all the frelghters of the transport
service were out OF active service. with
the exception of the Dix.
PACIFIC FLEET A MODEL.
The army has built up its Pacific
transport feet after long and trying
experience, and 1t is generally conced-
ed that the vessels are models of their
kind. Representatives of foreign
governments have asked for and re.
ceived copies of the specifications.
The transportation of live stock has
been fruitful Of disasters. The first
consignment of mules shipped to Man
ia was a source of great anxiety.
Every precaution was taken, and a.
nally the fatal precaution of belly
banding the animals caused the loss OF
all but one, who became known In
Manila as the hundred thousand dol.
lar Jack. The rest all died of the IN.
accustomed exercise of swinging on
their stomachs.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10
INSURANCE SIDE LIGHTS.
Methods Employed for Couging the
Hard Worked Agent.

During the recent scandal and the
airing of insurance methods in general
which followed, one OF the tenderest
spots Of that business was left I'M
touched. II Is the system known in
the parlance Of Industrial insurance
workers as arrears and advances"
The taking Of arrears and advances
occurs weekly on the book of every
agent, when the agent must pay for
each week on every policy which Is
beyond the grace period allowed by the
company, namely -four weeks"
specifically 1t ND appear easy
to obey the company's rules or-sup-
posed rules; but the cancelling Of a
policy or policies might preclpitate
what Is known as thrown off claim
Ing" whereby the company refuses
to pay further special salary until a
SUFFICIENT number OF substantial appli-
cants are approved to offset the can
cellations. So 1t may seem expedi-
ent to the needful agent, to pay dol
lar for the current week. rather than
to lose the prospect OF receiving fifteen
for the week following. He thereby
borrows money from the company at
a large rate of interest-one dollar for
the loan of fifteen for one week-and
If he wishes to retain this loan he
must pay for the week following.
Gradually but almost surely, it be-
comes a case of the Spider and the
Fly"
Unless he be an uncommonly good
writer, or an exceptionally wary man,
the web tightens and his source OF
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10
He Liked The Game

"a seedy looking individual, APP
parently from the rurals, entered
Flockner's barber shop one day last
week." says the Hobart News-Repub-
llcan. "He got in the second chair,
and told Charley he wanted the
whole works
"After Charley had trimmed him
up till he would have passed for Leslie
Niblack, he woke him up.
Hair cut says the sleeper, drows-
lily.
CHAIRS cut says Charlie.
Shave says he, still half asleep.
"'Done shaved you
Shampoo
You've got 'er.'
"'Shine.'
"'Been shined.'
"'Neck shave
Already been there's
"'Singe hair
"Tve burned it,
1.-THE customer settled down in the
chair until he was sitting on his neck,
and says, Pull a TOOTH"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-08-10

ing to complete the work with a dag.
ger.
OverpOwered before he could accom-.
pllsh his full purpose, Berkmann was
hurried to Jail Being convicted at
his trial he was given a fifteen year
term in the penitentiary for attempt
TO kill. This was supplemented by a
one-year term in the Allegheny County
workhouse for carrying concealed
deadly weapons.
Once behind prison bars he gave up
all his leisure time to study At the
beginning OF his term he could read
and write English and German. Dur
ing the first years of his imprison-
ment he eagerly perused all books IN
those languages that he could secure
In course Of time he mastered the
Slavic, Polish and Hungarian Ian
guages, and also acquired a good gen.
eral knowledge Of Italian, Spanish and
French.