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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-17
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
TAKEN TOHOSPITAL

Miss Anna Frnend who has
been stopping with the W. B.
Raymond family, and attending
high school, was taken to the hos
pital at Amigo Wednesday to be
operated on for appendicitis.
Miss Fruend was taken i'll sud
denly and severely, and the at
tending physicians decided that
she be taken to Amigo for an OPP
Grafton. and hospital treatment.
The young lady's friends sincere
" hope that she will soon recov-
er her usual health.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-17

Free Ladies and Gents Watches,
Rugs, Bracelets and JeweIry of ev-
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Iy everything you can think OF you
can get Absolutely Free for selling
our beautiful Fancy Drawn and Strip
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sell rapidly, can generally be sold in
every house, Don't send us any money
but write us to send you a lot Of
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sold you will send us the money and
get the premium selected. Selling %
Handkerchiefs entities you to your
choice of an Elegant Watch, Gold
Laid Rings, Lace Curtains, Etc.
Write us to day, we trust you and take
back the goods if you cannot sell
them.
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n. A. CoIman left to day
business at Chicago,

- "A. OlIildH loIC 10 day on
business at Chicago,
Andrew Regenfuss came down
from Phelps this morning.
L. NJ. Grover interviewed the
Eagle River druggists yesterday.
Pete Bowser left Thursday for
q visit ut the old home,of thefam
lily at Chiffon.
DR.. A. w. Thorpe is;a profess
sional visitor at Three Lakes to
day.
DR.. Woerfel was at his dental
office in Phelps a couple Of days
this week.
Ben F. Jones one of Eagle Xiv
er's former residents but now of
Clintonville, called on friends
here the fore part of the week.
The Review is indebted to him for
a pleasant call and his renewal for
another year.
John Eby of Phelps was here
Saturday on business. He had
been taking an enforced vacation
of the position of school master on
account of a severe attack of the
Grippe of which he was just re-
covering.
N. M. Emmons is the new
chairman for the town of Eagle
River, being appointed by the
balance of the board to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation
of j. T. Nemacheck. From the
general sentiment that seemed to
favor his appointment, we Judge
Mr.. Emmons to be first class
man for the place.
A large and motley crowd at
tended the Poverty social given
by the Earnest Workers, Friday
evening, although glad rags wee
not entirely barred, on account Of
the high tariff imposed they we're
not much in evidence. Refresh
ments were served to all. and a
large time reported socially and
financially.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-17

The Auto Bandits" of Chica-
go are excee ding the Gunner"
of Gotham in nerve and daring.
Mart Hirzel commenced the
annual ice harvest yesterday by
filling two Of the smaller private
houses.
Art. Jackson who is walking boss
for Brooks and Ross at Small sid
ing, was in town Thursday for
the purpose Of hiring men 70, his
firm.
f. j. Strong has recently in
sailed a new BURGLAR alarm in
his hardware store, in the shape
of q ferocious appearing spaniel
pup aged about six weeks. F. j.
is building largely on the bird
stalking abilities of the dog next
hunting season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-17
FARMERS

Are you going to improve your
farm this spring? We make a
speciality of long time loans to
farmers SO they cando this work.
II you need a little more money
write our local agent, S.WSmith,
Eagle River. for full particulars
tog1ay.
HARDY & RYAN,
Waukesha. Wis.
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IocaI and Per-
'ssonaL Around
TOXIN.

20 Hansen 'was up from
s Monday
- Erske Of Donaldson was
pen saturday
,,,ber SsilIe of Amigo visited
J The first of the week.
c,rtis Alien lett Wednesday on
n,ipsss trip to Milwaukee.
c.Orge Erwin arrived Tuesday
], visit with home folks.
Jos. Stepanski and John Benson
,,s at Three Lakes Saturday on
ainessY
Father HtdsOn spent a few days
Rbipelsnder the first of the
sk.
Dr. NJ H. Rice made a bust
n trip to Chicago from which
returned Monday.
Dr.. Meyer will be the examin
gPhysicician for the Owls. y
Advertisement.
Peter Fruend of Sayner was in
prn Wednesday brought here by
b illness of his daughter.
Dr.. Wm. Meyer attended the
lasI of his grandfather James
IlieWS, at Amigo Friday.
Dr. DOnahue of Amigo was in
1En Tuesday called as counsel in
be case Of Miss Anna Fruend. =
Vim. Persohn and family are
aVoccpp! iOg The rooms over
Atore moving in from their
Im Saturday.
6 The W. G. T. U. will meet
Nth Mrs Mckenzie Saturday
fHnOOn at 800. All members
RIsqueSted to be present.
jas, Morgan and sons have orr
s2s' for one of those very nice
aAndars that they distributed
|1'ng their customers this week. |
Mrs. Alfred Morgan is in Chi
W this week to consult with
|i'ClallSts regarding her health.
|Aa drant Cook accompanied
NJ.
" ". Mcintyre is recupera-
W from the arduous duties of |
" at tho Commercial House by
4''' visit at Chicago and 9th
/ lesser towns.
''' January term of circuit
''a completed its labors at a |
p'as 'ss i'm and the Judge and
''''f' returned home Wednes-
!. "'.'er Gander Sr. went to
.is
-s Tuesday where he expects
IVY IN the balance of the win
rlInS up good things to eat
''an Eanson's logging crew.
lls. 0 c. Luther is at Rhine
~i'F getting acquainted with her
!. !. grand daughter, a young
y 'aat arrived at the home of
!, and Mrs, Guy Morrill, last
. ~ Miller the Owl orgaui-
!. @'''ed again Saturday and
l, p'o' the week here getting |
j = ready for the organization
w local nest to night.
: WIDER Cream and milk for
nOudays from C. B. Eaten. |
- ~ Morning delivery.
:" nave some dry wood. |
26. 2w
ts sues' Lawler and Morgan
b. ' an a large company of
M Yesterday afternoon, at the
oos.5 o. Mrs. Morgan. The
.I Iaaa.,o Of the affair going to the
AShatluS Child "A e
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-17

SAMPLES of the
Celebrated Mey ers
made to order Clothing
for men on exhibition
at The Persohn Co.
Store. Satisfaction and
a fit guaranteed or no.
money.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05
La erande Passion.

aUne grande passion est une
grande folie. Mediocrity in all fhings
is wisdom; mediocrity in sensations is
superlative wisdom. Nc young
lady should fall in love till the offer
has been made accepted, the marriage
ceremony performed. and the frst half
year of married life has passed away.
woman MAJ then begin to owe, out
with very great precaution-tery cool.
ly, very moderately. very nationally.
If ever she loves so muen that a
harsh word or e cool look cits her to
the heart. she is fool. L she ever
loves so much that her husbands will
is her law. and that she has got into
the habit Of watching his took in or
der that she may anticipate his
wishes. she will soon be / neglected
fool Charlotte Bronte.
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LIGHT THAT PRODUCES SOUND
Statement Sounds incredible, but Elk
pertinent VIII Speedily Demon
strate 1t to Be Fact.

1t seems incredible that beam of
light sould be made to produce sound.
but such a thing can be done. A ray
of sunlight is thrown through a lens
on glass vessel containing lampblack.
colored silk or worsted, or any like
substance. A disk having Sits or open
ings cut in it is made to revolve swift
" in this beam of light. so as to cut
1t up" thus causing alternate flashes
of light and shadow. When one places
his ear to the glass vessel he hears
strange sounds SO long as the flashing
beam falls upon the. vessel
still more extraordinary effect is
produced when the beam of sunlight is
made to pass through prism. 80 as TO
produce wha. is called the solar spec
trum. The disk is turned and the col
ored light of the rainbow is made TO
break through it Now. if the ear be
placed to the vessel containing the silk
or other material. as the colored lights
OF the spectrum. fall upon it. sounds
will be given By the different parts of
the spectrum and there will be silence
in ether parts.
Fer example, il the vessel contains
red worsted and the green light flashes
upon ii. loud -ounds viii be heard
VIXEN the red and the blue parts OF the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05
CHAPTER v.
The Burning Bush.

Among the Indians. before boy
gets rated warrior, he goes alone afoot,
naked, starvin' thirsty, way off 10 the
back side of the desert. Thar he just
waits, suns, weeks, maybe a whole
moon, TIL the Big Spirit happens to
catch his eye Then the Big Spirit
shows him stick, or stone, or any
sort OF trifiin' common thing, which
is to De his medicine, his wamDum.
the charm which guards him. hunt
ing, or in war.
Among them Bible Indians you'll re-
member Teller called Moses, out at
the back side of the desert, seen the
Big Spirit in a burning lush Later
his tribe set up medicine lodge, and
the hull story's mighty natural
This Indian life explains a lot to
men like me.
Many find peace in death. only a
few in life. and | found peace thar in
the wilderness, the very medicine of
torn souls. fresh from the hand of the
Almighty Father.
tTo BE CONTINUED
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cHAPTER lII.-contlnued.


Yes, when | looks back on them ra'
dium nights entertainments along
with Bull Durham, l see now what a
success they was in learning me to
ride. What you need" says he, "is
confidencC. Got to forget mere mat
tiers of hsbeas corpus, and how your
toes point, and whether you're looking
pretty Just trust you horse to pull
Through. so that you amt caught in
the flower of youthful innocence, and
hung on the nearest telegraph pole. !"
Once ] been to taeater, and seen
. play. Thars act one, with fifteen
minutes hoping for act two Thar's
act after act till you just has 10 fill
Hp the times between with injun war
whoops, until act five, when all the
sadies and gents is shot or married.
1t just cayn't go on. So the aujience
says. Lets go'n have drink" and
khe band goes off for drink, and the
lady with the programs tells you to
get to hell out of that.
It's all over. The millionaire Lord
Bishop of Durham is only Bulls father
sn-law. Bulls not exactly a cowboy
get-but assists his mother, Mrs.
Brooke, who is chef at ranch Bull
won't be quite popular with his moth
er for having gorgeous celebrations
with the hundred dollars she'd give
him to pay off little debt. I'd better
mot come to the ranch after leading
snummie's boy astray from the paths
of virtue.
There's the dust Of Bulls horses
way off along the road. and me settin'
down by the wayside. A dog sets
down in his skin, tail handy for wag-
ging, all his possessions around him
] amt even got no tail.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05

Gown south, and hoped TO get back
TO my dog pup ROCKEFELLER. And ye,
"a never before been on railroad,
and dreaded the boys would find out
now scared I was of trains.
lit in Abilene With blush. and
gust stood rooted while guy selling
gold watches reads my name graved
on the saddle, and then addresses me
as Mister Smith Old Pieface, scared
for nay morals, did kick this person
sudden and severe. but ali the same
mat Mister went TO my head.
The smell of indoors made nv SION
@eh mop right over while we ranges
up brave at the bar for first drink
Tue raw rye felt like flames. thoueb
tne preserved cherry a1oat in it taste~
familiar, like soap. AT the same time
She sight Of gambling layout made
my pocket witch. and Id an inward
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05

terday, a-puttin' up loud prayers.
which made me sick. "Rehearsin !"
says he, "cause Polly's struck, and
I'm to be chief mourneF."
He was my only chance Of nicetin'
Miss Polly, when guy comes burting
into our conversation. He'd Euffed
sleeves to his pants, and was all
dressed saucy, standing straddle, aim
ing to impress. "Oh, whar's my gun?"
says Bull.
This person owned to being a gem
tleman, with a strong English accent
He'd 'undreds of 'orses at ONE in
'Ammersmith, but wanted to own an
'ack ere, don 'tcherknow.
So Bull lifts up his eyes to Heaven.
praying, ooh, don't deliver us from
temptation yeti" Whereas / condded
with this person about Bull being far
gone in religious mania. / owned Bull
right though, about my bein' sailor.
timid with 'orses; and he seen for his
self the way / was riding my Sam
'orse somethin' dreadful. Told me I'd
ought to old my ed Ugh instead Of
JUMPING. It's in toes, down 'eeIs.
young Teller, an don't be ard on the
bally hanimai. He'd gimme lessons
only was frightened, but out Always
from town the ground was softer for
falling. an gained courage. Happens
Miss Polly's house was opposite. !
scrambled down ungainly, showed
pebble in along Sans withers. and let
this gent explain just how to set All
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05
CHAPTER ~.
The Ordeal BY Torturs.


The Labrador was good to me, the
sea was better the stock range-wall,
I'D four years punching cows, and I'm
most surely grateful
The world in them days was peopIed
with only two species, puncher an
tenderfoot, the last bein' made by mis-
take. Moreover, we cowboys belonged
20 two sects. our outfit, and others of
no account And in our outfit, this
Jesse person which is me, laid claims
on being best man, having a pair of
gold mounted spurs won at guards
from Pieface, our old foreman. I'd
o rolled cant!e, double-rig Cheyenne of
carved leather. and silver horn-a
dandy saddle that, first prize for rope
and tie down" again all corners.
Gun, belt, quirt. bride, hat, gloves.
everything, my whole kit was silver
mounted and everything in 1t a tro-
ply of trading, poker, or fighting. Be-
Sides my string of ponies I'd Tiger,
an entire black colt I'd broke-though
own he was far from convinced
Add good payday in my off hind
pocket. and dye think I'd own I'D to
them twelve apostles for uncles? Dye
know what glory is? Wall, | suppose
u mostly consists OF being young
Time ] speak of, our outfit had
turned over three thousand head OF
tong.horns to the Circle S and rode
right into Abilene. Thar we was to
take the train for our home ranch
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05

'ard-mouthed 'unter You olds is ed.
placin' the and on the 'orn Of the
saddle. So Then hup! That pebble
done the rest.
Now, it's partly due to this ere en-
tertainment, and the diamond ring
gave her, that Miss Polly began to
perceive me with the naked eye. and
said might come to supper
And that evening was most surely
wonderful. in a parlor all antimacas-
sars and rocker chairs with pink bows.
There was champagne wine, the little
cigarettes with dreams inside, and a
bottle no biggern my thumb smeilin'
so fierce 1t well-nigh blew my head off.
Oh, it was all so elegant and high
toned that l got proud of being al
lowed indoors.
Her people was real society, her
poppa an army general. ruined by the
war, her mother prime Virginian. But
then she'd gone on the stage, so there
was mean suspicious.
hold suspicion to be a form OF
meanness when It touches women. My
dies. and dad was powerful again ciga-
rettes. as. for the smell. so fierce it
had to be bottled, I'll own up was
shocked. But then you see mother
and dad, an me being working people.
was not supposed to feel the high
toned senses which belongs with
wealth It's not for grade stock like
~ nd
breds, or call lady immoral for using
spoon whar should need a shovel
So it happened that in them days,
while / rode guard upon Miss Polly,
no man In Abilene could speak to her.
or mention her name to me until |
give him leave. She got to be known
as Sailor Jesse's kill, and any person
touching on my kill was apt to require
a funeral.
1t was the seventh day she married
me. know, because Bull, acting as
best man, claimed kiss, which she
gave hin. Bull" says she, didn't
| bet you I'd marry Sailor Jesse with
in a week You owe me twenty dol
lars" | saw the JOKE vas on me-
bear, or wolf- or fox. expecting to find
my mate the same as me, getter and
giver or life. true to the earth. aud
fearless in dom right.
Folks said | was young to marry at
nineteen, but full nine years I'd
earned my living, fought my way. and
done my share of making happiness.
I'd been served with a mouth full
wide enough for laughin', a face which
made folks smile when was sad. eyes
to see fun. the heart to take a Joke
If any offered. and-when things hurt /
wasn't first to squeal. No: as long as
the joke was on me done my best to
take II like a man.
But suppose-Wen, I'd best explain
] that the English tenderfoot was at our
~e69!ng breakfast, and gettin' encour.
aged. he put up his best prize Joke.
He was all hoo, hoo. hoo at first. so
| funny he couldn't speak. the fellows
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05

SO''O'' Using your pills, and
resolved to try them. did, and took
only two boxes, and I am now sound
and well. / regard my cure as remark.
able. l can recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills to any one who is suffering from
Kidney Trouble as was" Write to Mr..
F'leenor about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words and reel.
pes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free
Adv. II
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we was moving out from Abilene. 4
claimed ! could earn enough to keep
my wife without her needing to go
out into society.
On cowboy pay?" she said laugh
ing. ''On forty dollars a month? /
spend more'n that on champagne
Here you Miss Jesse, who's payin for
this-you? Who keeps you, Ell. Miss
Prunes- and -prisms? Shamed of my
bein' a lady, Ell? am lady, too. and
don't you forget it. And now, git out
OF my home"
| struck match to the bo-kay OF
paper flowers, heaped. on the hand.
painted pictures. the paper fans. the
rocker chairs. and slung the ooai-oil
lamp into the flames; then while she
tore my shoulder with her teeth.
carried her to my tent That's your
home now" said, "the home of an
honest working-man," l said. land if
another tough defiles my home, III kill
YOU"
The house-warming gathered the
the neighbors, but she had no use for
neighbors. Only they seen the line
drew in the dust around that tent,
the dead-line. Afterward if any man
Game near that line, she'd scream.
But she'd taught me to drink, an !
drank, day after day, night after night.
while she sat frightened in the tent.
moaning when came. Only when she
was cured could get work, not while
! had to watch all day all night
She swore she loved me, she vowed
that she'd repented, and l believed un
til she claimed religion. I'd seen her
breed of religion. I'd rather have her
atheist than shamming. She would
keep straight, and be my faithful wife
if I'd quit drinking, if I'd only take
her away. But she'd married me for
a joke, and false as cracked bell
she'd chime out lines and lies, know
ing as l knew that if she'd ever been
the thing she claimed. I'd come into
the mother of my children, when-I
drank. and sold my ponies to buy
liquor, for there was no way out.
And by the time I'd only Tiger left.
one night came Bull to find me just
as dusk was falling. / was drunk,
too, scarce knowing what he said, just
telling him to shut up and have a
drink. Polly's bin hurt? Well, that's
all right-have rye-Polly's been shot?
That's good, we'd all have drinks Was
she dead?
She was dead.
And / was sober then as am now.
"Murdered?" Isasked.
Jesse, she shot herself"
Is that 500"
Through the brow-above the eyes.
Come, jesse"
Next thing l was standing in the
tent door. and it was so dark inside
had to strike a match. The sulphur
tip burned blue, thF wood flared, and
for that moment. bending down. seen
the black dark hole between the eyes.
the smear of drying blood. Then the
match went out, and THAT was
enough.
gave Bull what I'd left. to pay for
burial.
Then l was riding Tiger all alone,
with my shadow DRAWN slowly OUT
ahead as the moon waned.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05

! waitin' each with his grin gettin' stale,
and Polly laughing just to encourage
him on. Then words got out which
made the boys uneasy Jake Haffer-
ing, the Bar T foreman. told the hog
to shut up, while others moved to get
clear was sort of stupid, wanting
the point explained, couldn't believe
it possible the joke was on my wife.
although I'd rose by then, with gun
hand free. Then | saw, but the room
seemed dark, and the tenderfoot all
ipdistinct, backing away. and reaching
slovenly for weapons, while my bull
let smashed In his shoulder. 1t sJued
him around as he dropped.
1t was old Jake of the Bar T who
spoke out then, and spoke straight
my boy" says he. put up your
gun. That's right This here tender
foot is bleedin by spurts. arterial
Bull, see II Doc Stuart is sober" Bull
ran for the doctor "Only a tender
foot, says Jake, insults a cowboys
wife-which is death from natural
causes. Ma'am," he wagged his finger
at Polly, faint long since you come
among us. 'Tain't more'n day since
you told me and others present that
you was marryin' for fun. You laughed
at warnings, and this here Jesse would
have shot the man who warned him
You are lady. and this boy you mar
ried for fun, is goin' to see you treated
as a lady. | own he got ratified first
shot, missing this tenderfoot's heart,
which amt up to average practice;
but it's time you began to see the
point of the joke"
They took the tenderfoot away, and
we were alone, me watching the pool
of red blood turning brown. Polly
sat drumming tunes on the table, her
face turned white, staring out through
the window at the noon heat Of the
plains. remember / took bottle OF
champagne wine, filled big goblet,
and drank it OF 1t made me laugh to
think she'd taught me drinking, SO
had another 81 see.' says Polly, I
understand now" At that she began
to scream.
| should have told you, that after
our boys of the Flying Zee quit Abb
lene, / pitched a little A tent on the
prairie back OF Polly's house Thar
| could see my ponies at grass, and
snuff the air clear of that sinking
town.
But from the time moved into the
house, thar was something disturbing
my something uneasy-oh, L
don't know what it was, back OF all
house smells, which gave me sense
of evil, SC could hardly bear to stay
indoors.
Comm from town one night-she'd
sent me there--Y seen a MAS shadow
cross the parlor blind. fired, missing.
fools act for it warned MIN, aad
gave him time. The lamp was out be-
fore reached the house, and Polly
with some Mysteries getting in my
way.
1t wouldn't be sense to show a
match guiding the strangers ai.a. or
to stand against window, or make
sounds. Rather stood right still, and
after while Polly surprised herself
into dead silence. l couldn't hear
that man, or feel. or see him. /
sensed him. Can't explain that-no.
You just feel II man stares hard. |
fired at that. Then Polly, OF course.
went off into all sorts of fits.
Next morning | tracked blood sign
to the hospital. Seems a young per
son from the bank had took to conjur.
ing and swallowed lead.
1t was still before breakfast that /
told Polly to pack her dunnage. cause
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-12-05

Mrs. Charles Anspaugh, r
Kimmell, Noble Co., Indiana, writes. =
Peruna has been a godsend to ma
/ can feel safe in saying that il S.
my life, as | was all run down and was
just miserable when commenced tat'
ing your Peruna, but am on the ROAD
to recovery now. J cannot thank Won
too much"
Those who object to LIQUID nosai
cines can now procure Peruna Tah
let's.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Perm,
Lucky Day Almanac for 1914.
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store? Take it oud, right avay,'
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Dots a new patent water cooler !
bought last week" Senior Partna,
(mueh relieved)t -"Oh! Dots ovits
different! l thought it was fire 90
stinguisheri"-E Exchange.