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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24

slabs Of ice, where sea pigeons hoated and
little auks dove and flew away the boat ap-
preached Looking the side one could see
their little blackand-white bodies shooting
the water, using their wings vigorously and
leaving trail of bubbles behind. Several seals
seen and rounded a point half an
hour later, another village appeared, the pointed
huts hardly distinguishable at first from the
pointed rocks. native came out in kayak
to accompany us ashore.
At least half the population expressed
strong desire to go with us, by getting into the
boat when we were making ready to leave
compromise being finally effected by our taking
along two fine-looking young bucks each dressed
in a new bear and sealskin suit.
At seven the next morning the sun burst
through the mist and shone on the wet rocks
the white ice in the bay, and also on the glisten
ing black head of a curious seal wallow1ng
about just off shore. Things were moving In
no time. The huskies crawled out from under
the boat cover and beat their fur clothing with
sticks to get out the dampness and the oil
stoves were set going in preparation for break
fast At eight we started inland accompanied
by the Eskimo hunters, carrying rifles and
few biscuits.
The first ridge rose sharply from the shore
the trail beyond leading up broad, rocky val
ley. Here we separated, my two guides turn
ing up a dry creek bed. 1t was hard travelling
steep slants of the -dges and my .4O5 Winches-
ter got pretty heavy before sighted the first
game in the shape of two blue-gray caribou
bulls, feeding at the edge Of a rock-rmmed
pond. One of the huskies and l circled around
the down-wind side and crawled on our bellies
up to a big boulder near the head of the pond,
bringing both animals within range AS we
reached the boulder and peeked cautiously
around 1t the nearer caribou began to get I'M
easy and started out of the water, but pulled
up on the bank, at range of about 100 yards,
long enough to get himself properly shot AT
that distance his coat was much the same snaoe
of gray as the rocks on which he fell.
Not long after leaving this pond we killed,
between us, Is ptarmigan with the % rifle.
few hours later, standing on the top OF a high
ridge looking across a big valley with a lake
at the bottom, the inland ice cap could be plain
ly seen curving down, smooth and white, smoth-
ering all but this narrow strip of barren land
along the coast; and at the foot of the ridge on
the other side, standing ankle deep at the edge
of another little pond, were two more caribou
a bull and cow We dropped back Of the crest
of the ridge and, following down raV1ne fur-
Their on came out on level with the pond, hid
den from the sight of the game by small num-
mock Of rock. By crawling to the top or the
hummock we were able to get view or the
pond. The caribou were still there, but lying
down among the stones, and so like them IN
color that they were very hard to locate without
the glasses-though only 800 yards distant as
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24

and the line s1inned ont over the bow, Eight
entng with jerk as he snubbed IL Oh d ei0"'.
So we had walrus, at any rate haru anu
fast on the business end Of the line. "heh
he came up to breathe-for he was lar Iroln
dead fired at him again and missed, and ne
ducked under. The same thing happened sew
eral times, and though did finally finish him
with bullet through his brain, l had nc idea
until then what lot of practice 1t takes to
shoot accurately out of a boat When rockeu
even by small waves, as was ours.
The sixth of August calm and warm,
the sun shone brightly and the innumeraole
pans of floating ice glistened under the slant
ing rays, as the Erik showed her nose into
the mouth Of Whale sound.
Just the day for walrus-no wind and
they'll be out on the ice sleeping in the SUM-"
said Mat Henson who had come aboard from
the Roosevelt to take charge of the hunt; and
Mat knew for he had hunted walrus in Whale
sound many a time.
In half an hour several pans Of walrus had
been sghted-it was then four in the morn
ing-and two boats were launched; Norton,
Henson, two Eskimo and myself in rowboat;
Whitney, with crew, in the launch. We
were soon busy. When an animal was killed
an oar was hoisted and the ship steamed up
to the spot and hauled the dead monster
aboard with the winch; the boat showing off
again to search for more game. Some Of the
tricks Of the trade" were soon learned, for
instance: a walrus killed in the water would
sink nine times out of ten, and unless there
was a harpoon in him would be lost. The
same was generally true of one shot on an
ice pam unless killed instantly-he would
slide off into the water and sink.
Our party finally returned aboard exhaust
ed, to find that about 40 walrus had been
taken
When l awoke next morning we were drop
ping anchor off a little Eskimo village named
Kangerderlooksoah, situated near the mouth
of Inglefield gulf. Commander Peary had
been with US aboard the Erik since leaving
North Star bay and said that he would remain
here long enough to give US a chance at the
caribou. That afternoon we pushed off in the
whaleboat, bound for the head Of the gulf,
our five Eskimo companions as pleased and as
excited as children at the idea Of hunt. We
worked along shore, zgzagging between low
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24
ORIGIN OF FIRE AT COLUMBIA
Corporal William G. 6augh, Sr, civ
of confIagration, But Sheds NO
New Light.

When I read iii The National IT'D
hne the question, "Who Did Start the
Fire?" Cat Columbia), feel that IL Is
nv turn to write. ! have Comraue
Byers's (Fffth Iowa. Diary or SOL
der Under Grant and Sherman, pup
lished by the National Tribune SONS
time ago before me. At this day
many events that have escaped our
memory tends to revive that spirit OF
patriotism that entered into our hVes
when we were called to detend our
country's unity, and the feeling is just
as strong now in our later years as IL
was then. How much good the lhcr
dents written by our comrades at THIS
late day do our old souls cannot De
told. They revive us to younger
life, and make us better G. A. X.
comrades and better citizens, writes
Corporal William G. Baugh, ST., Com"
pany |, Seventeen Ohio, in The Ma
tional Tribune.
Comrade Byers says that General
Sherman left with his army the day
after the fire. That is not altogether
correct. | know that our company
Ct, Seventy-sixth Ohio) did not leave
for several days. l speak for only my
company. | do not know at this day
how many others remained in the city.
We Of the First Brigade, First DIVE
sion, Fifteenth Corps, entered the city
early in the afternoon. I do not claim
we were the first; we got there, all
the same, and helped to put out the
fire. | remember waiting upon the
other side of the river while our bat'
teries were Smelling the city, and
could see the state house plainly be-
fore we crossed. We entered the city
before night. We had the honor OF
being placed at different buildings,
doing guard duty, as so many OF our
soldiers were going into the stores be-
fore the fire reached them, taking
whatever they wanted, as the citizens
seemed to have deserted everything.
| was guard at bank, and during the
night was right in the midst Of the
fire. We succeeded in getting an old
hand engine on a street, but we were
unable to use the hose and we aban-
doned it. | still have a scar on my
hand from cut by glass in the door,
which fell out when l closed it. After
the building had burned we hunted
among the ruins in the cellar for what
we could find l got several chunks
of melted silverware as large as two
fists. | carried it for some time, but
it became heavy, and threw 1t away
to make more room for bareback.
got some other pieces of silverware
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24

that did not melt. l know of a GER
tain regimental officer who carried in
the headquarters wagon silver plate
that was gotten from the same build.
ing, and it was sent to his home.
We were camped in the yard at a
private house. There were no men
about, only two women, and they were
very thankful for the protection we
gave, as so many soldiers became
drunk and disorderly. / well remem.
Der the night of the burning. Towards
morning a most weird and solemn
sight presented itself-the Catholic
sisters tramping alone in charge of
many orphans driven from their home
by the fire. After the fire we moved
to another part of the city, and again
camped in the yard Of a private
house. We got feather beds out OF
the houses and used them We also
took a piano into the yard and played
upon it for awhile; then broke 1t up
to burn for cooking. Most of those
houses were deserted by their own.
ers, and, of course, what was there
belonged to us. 1t will never be known
how many of our soldiers were burned
with the buildings during the fire. |
saw one body, all burned to cinders.
| knew it was a soldier, for beside
the trunk was the barrel of his gun.
Where the fire started, or when, or
by whom, is question that no one
can answer correctly. We all have our
surmises. But l guess the city did
not get any more than she was en-
titled TO.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24

Fahrenheit, making Hawk Harbor, a whaling
station and factory the Labrador coast,
Sunday evening at eight.
The whale meat for which we came to
Hawk Harbor having been slowed on deck
forward we left in company with the Roose-
welt on Tuesday afternoon and the following
day entered the harbor at Turnivik, our last
stop on the Labrador coast in the midst of
thunderstorm. Turnivik is a fishing station,
and here Capt. Bob Bartlett said good-by to
his father, Capt. William Bartlett, who is
owner of the station.
The run through Davis strait, across BAT
fin and Melville bays, around Cape York and
into North Star bay, where we waited for the
Roosevelt, consumed nine days. during which
time we overhauled outfit worked
sail for the whaleboat and tished for gulls that
wouldn't bite. We crossed the arctic circle
on the twenty-eighth of July. At midnight on
the thirtieth of July took a snapshot pho
tograph of the ship from the end Of the bow
spirit.
The Roosevelt came In on the third of
August having stopped at Cape York to pick
UP dogs and natives, and at the suggestion of
Peary we lost no time in preparing for wal
rus hunt. Commander Peary helped in
every way possible-as indeed he had done
from the start and continued to do until the
ships eparated-procuring Eskimo guides for
us aud telling us where to go and what to do
when we got there. We left the ship at three
in the morning with three Eskimo guides,
steering our power whaleboat west through
Wolstenholm sound to where Saunders island
lifts its steep, bare sides, washed on the west
by the open water of Baff1n bay. In the sound
and about Saunders island congregate the old
bull walrus while further north in the Whale
sound regions are found only the COWS and
young bulls.
of the eastern end of the island one OF
the Eskimo pointed to a black spot on float
ing cake of ice, and pushed nearer the
black turned to dirty brownish yellow, soon
easily recognized as two big walrus bulls lying
asleep Oh the ice pan. The engine was stopped
and the boat drifted up quietly. Two Eskimo
stood in the bow with harpoons ready, stood
next, and the others somewhere behind me.
When within about 80 feet both walrus raised
their heads, showing long white tusks and
shick aecks cr.ss-crossed with scars. As Whit
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memorable expedition of that year, which re-
suited in the discovery of the pole by COM
mander Robert E. Peary. Whitney was
member of the party until we left Etah 10 re-
turn home
The shin being our headquarters for the
whole of the trip we were able to take along
as large an outfit we wished. In addltlon
to the usual paraphernalia we took with us
all 18-foot whaleboat propelled by a three
horsepower gasoline engine.
Sydney Cape Breton island, the rem
devious for the two ships of this expedition,
the Roosevelt and the Erik. to which place
Merton and | proceeded by train from New
York The Erik had come from st. John sew
eraI days before and was taking on coal and
provisions. The Roosevelt arrived on the
fourteenth, with Whitney and other members
of the expedition, with the exception of Com
mander Peary who came by train on the same
day At Sydney we met Mr.. Craft, from Car
negie institute, Washington, who was to be-
come a welcome member of our party aboard
the Erik
OF the ships company Capt. Sam
Bartlett, uncle of Captain Bob, of the Roose-
welt; first mate, Tom Bartlett at one time
skipper for Dr. Grenfell; second mate, Harold
Bartlett, son of the "old man." as the crew
called Captain Sam; chief engineer, Richard
Pike; second engineer, jim; another Jim, the
steward Joe White, the cabin boy, and the
cook, boatswain, two stokers and a crew of
five saIors-all Observation-Disclosures with the
ceptiOn of the cabin boy, who was, | believe,
an elevator boy in New York hotel before
we took him along chief administrator to
our comfort This was the gathering aboard
the Erik when she sailed out of Sydney on
Friday, July IT, at 1890 a m, leaving the
Roosevelt to follow later and making the start
of a polar expedition which was to become
in little over years time, the most famous
In history.
we passed through the Straits Of Belle
Isle during the night of the eighteenth, hav-
ing experienced both clear and foggy weather
and q drop in the temperature to 40 degrees
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24

ney and l fired
they started
sliding off the
pans into the
water. The Es-
kimo in the
bow, first to
throw his har-
pooh, missed
t h @ nearest
animal as he
sank, but the
second n a n
thre w true,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-24

r WAS due to the Initiative VI
and to the preparations made
by Mr.. G. F. Norton of New
York and to his kindness III
including me in the party, that
I owe this opportunity to set
forth here a brief account OF
the hunting trip taken by Fred
Norton, Harry Whitney ana
myself during the summer or
1908 on the sailing steamer
Erik, which sailed as tender
to the Roosevelt as far as
Etah. North Greenland, on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

windows OF the first floor just above the grated kitchen
windows, partly open.
TT took but moment for the youth to get up to
of those open windows get his leg the sill, and
slide inside. He could dmly make out that he in
the dining He sat down in armchair and took
off his shoes again and laid them under the open window
Then he tied silk handkerchief the lower half of
his face and took out his revolver
"Geest This tapioCa. fart he said to himself.
Then, as he caught the dull glmmer of silver side
board Oh you silver junk Me fer the jew Try upsairs
There light in the hall turned low and by its
light he crept up the stairs slowly and noiselessly.
At the landing he paused and listened. He could
make the regular breathing of sleeper through
partly opened door at the left. 1t was ink dark
"Aint l the fathead not to bring pocket lamp?
Well, guess I'll take chance in the dark.
He had hardly crossed the threshold of the seepers
room when the electric light switched on by the
bed Walt turned with raised revolver. Sitting up in
bed large with gray hair and red face, his
hand on the light chain.
Walt leveed his revolver at the man in bed, and his
voice cracked little as he sad "Don make noise or"
The big pointed suddenly Waits shoulder
and said Lookout behind you'll
Walt turned.
pillow came hurting through the air and hit Waits
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@Walt-Walt Monahan Don't give me up to the
buls-for Gods sake!'
"Why not, SOM s--~.-.
I'LL never do this again. Honest to God, Mister 1
got the idea outn movin picture show
"How did you get into this show? l thought boys
weren't allowed in those places
well it belongs to me father. They let in"
"Walt Monahan" said the big rehectively.-
"that sounds familiar to Is your fathers
name Lawrence Monahan?"
yep
"Did you have brother, younger brother, that
was run over by an automobile three or four years
ago."
ayes, Sir, me twin brother Willie"
The big stroked his big chin. The telephone
book slid to the floor. He didn't speak for several
onds; then he went to the telephone which stood
table the other side of his bed.
"Ah, don't have me pinched! Honest Mister, l ain t
all bad!"
am not calling the police, Walt :. Hello!
Give me 5000 Morning Send me taxi right away
this is Furness.
walt, l used to keep my own bubble don't any
more
watcher goin' to do with me?"
@Im going to take you home, Walt"
"Geest! you're white, all right, Mister!"
The big man was dressing himself. ayes, I'm fairly
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white, guess. Walt, have you been out West?'
mo, Sir, never been out New York.
aWould you like to go?'
@Gee! l guess So
@I'm going myself next week, to Texas. have big
ranch there Would you like to go out there with me
and work."
"Sure; but don't know nothing about ranches
@We, you could learn. l believe it would be the
making of you. Can you stand your foot now?'
Walt tried and sank back quickly into his chair.
mo, l can't do it."
"All right I'll tote you" said the big he pushed
button in the wall and turned the lights in the hall
downstairs. "Guess the taxi must be here by now.
Here, throw your arm around my necl-so.'
He picked the boy up and carried him downstairs
and out into the taxi
Walt told him his address, and they started.
I AIRY MONAHAN was sleepy and in angelic
- humor when his doorbel rang and rang. He finally
crawed out of bed and went to the door. "Wel what
the"
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Lawrence Monahan, said big outside in the
dim hall, "Ive got your boy here. Let in"
whats all this?' said Monahan, backing away and
turning up the light, Furness carrying Walt in his
arms, came into the fiat.
"Who you and what's the matter with Waltz"
"Nly name is Furness said the big man as he laid
Walt in chair. walt has had accident to his foot
Moving pictures did it,
what do you meano What's"
"Sit down, Monahan,' said Furness, "and YOU
shall hear. You'd better get doctor have it fixed
up"
"All right. But confound it ALL what have you been
doing, Walt? | thought you in bed Where have
you been?'
dts this way said Furness "Walt got an idea
from moving picture he saw-in your show, he tells
me-and he tried to be burglar. A pillow happened
to have-I rarely 60 to bed without one these days
you never know when you may need one AS
saying, this pillow got mixed up with revolver your
boy pointing at my head and the gun went off, and
that's what's the matter with his foot. And Waits de-
cided he'd give up burglary and go out West with
next week to my ranch in Texas"
Monahan sat open mouthed, looking first at Furness
and then at his son, completely mystied "My God!
did Walt break into your house?'
NO. the back window open; so he just came in"
Monahan mopped his forehead with the skirt of his
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old fashioned nightgown walt, you young crook"
sputtered the father.
"No not yet, Monahan," said Furness, laying his
huge hand the fathers arm. "We're going keep
him from that"
Il don't understand" said Monahan confusedly.
"What want to know is why you didn't turn him
to the police"
@Look at me-" said Furness. @Dont you remember
me?"
"Seems must have you-where?' Monahan
looked at the big man intenty.
about four years ago., said Funess soberly @There
was an accident-an unavoidable accident-t was my
car-your other boy-ran out suddenly in front of it
God, Man! l can't bear to think of it-although it
wasn't my fault
Monahan nodded slowly. ayes, know you now. I
see' he said "No, it wasn't your fault"
49, you see,' said Furness clasping Monahans hand
in both his big @you see old man, through
me your other boy taken from you. 1 felt in
way | could make amends to you,-it the
best could do, so brought your other boy back
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hand and the revolver went off and fell out of his hand
The boy groaned and sank to the floor.
The big slid his legs the side of the bed and
sat there looking at Walt. well, Sonny, you got
yours didn't you?'
Walt groaned and hung to his foot with both hands.
@You re fine burglar"
"Ah, forget it, groaned the boy.
You won't forget it, III promise you that! Now get
up7
Il can't-I'm shot in the FOOT"
ooh, you are? Well. let's have look at it."
The big man picked Walt up easily and put him in a
big chair. He then took off Waits SOCK and found the
bullet had gone through the foot-he couldn't tell
whether bones were broken not. He got basin and
washed the wound and bandaged it with towel Then
he got flask of whisky and poured drink which he
gave the boy who nearly fantng.
The big man got telephone directory and turned
the leaves as he sat with his knees the edge
OF his bed He looked at Walt. The handkerchief had
slipped off the boy face
whats your Nance
Arizona republican., 1911-06-27
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE COUNTY OF MARiCOPA, TERRI TORY OF ARIZONA.

In the matter of the estate I Joseph RapapOrt, deceased. Order to show cause why order of sale of real estate should not be made.
 It appearing to this court, byt the petition this day presented and filed by NJ C. McDougaIl, administrator of the estate of Joseph Rapaport, de- ceased, that it is necessary to sell the whole or some portion of the real estate of said decedent to pay the debts O. decedent and the expenses and charges of administration, it is therefore or dered by this court: That all persons interested in the estate of said deceased appear before the said probate court on Friday. the 7th day of July. A. D. 1911, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day. at the court room of said court at the court house in the city of Phoenix. Maricopa county. territory of Arizona, to show cause why an or- der should not be granted to said ad- ministrator, to sell so much of the said real estate as shall be necessary and that a copy of this order be published four successive weeks in The Arizona Republican, a newspaper printed and published in the said county of Mari copa.
 Dated June 7th, 1911.
 J. C. PHILLIPS, Tn Judge of the Probate Court.