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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
A HISTORIC BELL.
From the Guerrero to the Constitution,
Then to a Mill.

from the Guerriere TO the Constitution
Then to a Mill.
One would hardly expect to find an
object Of historic interest in so pro-
sale a place as a New England mill
an object older than the Oldest title Of
the English peerage, an object made
before the English parliament was
formed. Yet such an object is in daily
use in factory at Saylesville, r. l. 1t
is a bell, whose history is a most in
teresting one. Around the bell, about
four inches from the crown, is this su-
prescription: Peter Secest Amsterdam.
Ammo 1868. me fecit."
The date, together with other well
authenticated facts, leads to the belief
that the bell was long used in con-
vent belfry in England and was taken
therefrom for public use during the
reformation. But the connecting link
between its life in the old world and
its advent TO America is the famous
naval battle between the Guerrero
and the Constitution.
The Guerrero, a helpless wreck, was
rolling In the trough of the sea, while
her brave but defeated commander,
Captain Dacres Of the royal navy. on
the deck of the American frigate, the
Constitution. was Offering his sword to
gallant Captain Hull
The two officers had been friends In
time of peace. having often exchanged
inequalities at the Mediterranean
ports, and now Hulrs magnanimity
shone out
"I'll not take your sword, Dacres,"
said he Keep It."
In the meanwhile the boats Of the
Constitution were busily engaged in
transporting the crew of the defeated
ship to the deck of the victor A mid
shipman reported to the first lieuten-
ant that the ships bell had been car
ried away by a grapeshot from the
Guerrero and that there was no way
of announcing the time to the ships
company.
At that moment the Guerrero gave
succession Of heavy plunges, and the
clear tones of fine bell rang over the
water.
Go get the Englishman's bell" said
the lieutenant to the midshipman
There will be no further use for 1t on
board that craft"
The Guerrero surrendered at
o'clock in the evening Of Aug. 10, 1912,
and at 8 O'Clock the same evening Pc
ter Secest's bell in sonorous tones rang
out the hour on board "Old Ironsides.'
With the lapse Of time the bell. amid
the confusion and debris common to a
great navy yard. became misplaced.
lost its identity and was thrust care
lessly to one side. 1t found its way to
the scrap heap, was afterward sold by
the United States and finally came to
rest in its present quarters.-Boston
Post.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
AN ANIMAL IN PAIN.
II Suffers Less Than Man on Account
of Its Low Intelligence.

II Suffers Less Than Man on Account
of Its Low Intelligence.
1t is platitude that pain is as one
feels It, But that statement falls a
considerable way short of the truth
The measure of pain undoubtedly de-
ponds as much upon realization. com
parison and constructive memory as
upon sensation. In other words. the
individual with the most highly devel-
oped Imagination enjoys and suffers
most Intensely, though not perhaps
most Violently. Pair and death are
terrible in proportion as one is capable
of relating them to experience To
children they are not terrible in this
sense. because children have small
experience and even smaller powers
of imagining relations
In the case of animals the power of
constructing a memory picture and re-
lating the same to present conditions
is probably exceedingly low, if not en-
tirely absent Pain to an animal rep
reSepts an unpleasant experience
begun and ended sharply 1t is I'M
related 1t has no soclGI or moral sig
niGcance, 1t is not terribl. in the wide
sense. An animal lives from l.cneut
10 moment At any given moment its
happiness is q question In the main of
physical comfort The Gagged skylark
though it must not be supposed that
this is any defense Of an Objectionable
practicel experiences none of the
misery of the Gagged man. 1t does not
know that its liberty is hopeessly lost.
Ii cannot relate its present position
to past experience in the way i'm which
n prisoner can and must do The cage
is merely an accidental obstruction
which may at any moment disappear
should the bird stop struggling if does
so because struggling is unpleasant,
not because it is hopeless. London
Chronicle
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
Notice for Applicant for Letters
Of Administration.
In Probate Court for Iron County


State OF Wisconsin
County of Iron
In the matter of the estate of John
Karasek, deceased.
On this 18th day of April, A. D.
1914, upon reading and filing the peti.
ton of Mary Karasek stating that
John Karasek, of the County of Iron,
died intestate. on or about the 18th day
of November, 1918, and praying that
Mary Karssek be appointed admin
istrator of the estate Of said deceased.
1t Is Ordered, That said application
be heard before me, at probate Office,
In the village of Hurley, Town of
Vaughn, on the 18th of May, A. D.
1914, at 30 o'clock A. M.
And 1t Is Further Ordered, That
notice of the time and place appointed
for hearing said application be given
to all persons interested by publishing
a copy of this order for three weeks
successfully in the Iron County News,
newspaper printed in said county,
previous to the time appointed for said
hearing.
By the Court.
z. H. Aspinwsll,
County Judge
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
State of Wisconsin
County Court, Iron County.

County Court, Iron County.
In the Matter of the Proof Of the Last
Will and Testament of James J.
Tocci. Deceased.
On reading aud filing all instrument
in writing, purporting TO be the will of
James ]. Tocci, late OF town of Mon
treal IN said county, deceased; and also
the accompanying petition of Magdalen
Tocci of town of Montreal, Iron Coun-
ty, Wisconsin, representing. among
other things that the said james J.
Toccl lately died at said town of
Montreal; that said instrument is the
last will of said deceased, and that the
said petitioner is named therein as de-
visee, and praying that said instrument
be proved AMI allowed as the last will
and testament of said James Toccl,
deceased; and that letters testament
ary be thereon issued to Bernard
Quigley and Magdalen Tocci with the
will annexed.
1t Is Ordered, That said petition and
the proofs of SAID intrument be heard
at a special term of said county
court, to be beld in and for said county
at the court house in the village of
Hurley, on the third Tuesday (being
the 10th day. of May A. D. 1914.
1t Is Further Ordered, That notice of
ha ri ~
given by publication nf such notice at
least three weeks SUCCESSFULLY prevl-
Gus to said time, in the Iron County
News. weekly newspaper, published
at the town of Vaughn in said county.
Dated April 21st, 1914.
By the Court,
2. H. Aspinwall,
County Judge
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09

l
to allow the prisoners their freedom
largely upon the character of their
crimes and their prison conduct.
But in the John De Moss case re-
Gently decided by the court of APP
peals. It is held that If prisoner has
completed his minimum sentence ana
shows clear record in the prison he
unjust receive a parole then. Another
feature is that he must be able to
show that he has some legitimate oc-
cupnton waiting for him when he is
set at liberty again. This parole Of
course does not free the prisoner abso-
lutely string is held ON him. and
should he ever transgress again he
may be brought back and made 10
complete his original sentence
Naturally. the couvicts are delighted.
or the 422 couviCtS 20 get their liberty
30 will go from the penitentiarv AZ
| Frankfort and 100 from the EddyviNe
Nlss.sou
oEe Of the requirements with which
a Prisoner must conform before he can
be lNroled, even under the new order.
that he must have job awaiting
him has CGuSed the 422 prisoners
who are 20 he released 10 cast about
for a landing place Among them are
individuals of an classes. some very
expert In certain lines. hut the most of
them are ordinary mborcrs. this being
especially true OF the negroes, who are
IN the majority, Right here is where
the release OF the prisoners promises tc
be good thing for the state at large
For several years the question Of FARM
labor has grown to be more and more n
,u1tter~ of serious nature. The negroes
prefer to live in the towns or 10 work
bn the public works. where they can be
together in crowds. often the farmers
are sorely tried in their efforts TO get
labor at rush seasons and are forced 10
pay exorbitant prices.
But the ordinary iaborers among the
convicts fnd the farms their best
chance for getting the coveted job. The
farmers are willing to take the risk. If
Prs Il is, and they are Offering 10 give
empty rnent to the prisoners. In one
county the seventeen negroes that ar,
due tolreturn have all been thus guar
autee8 work. Other counties are doing
the same thing, and probably the ma
5ority of this class Of tie convicts will
find home and freedom on the farms.
GoyernQ Jatses g S9greaPge has
hardoned only few conyfcts. but the
executive has nothing TO do with the
wholesale aberations. The court ruled
that he Is p3werless TO interfere In any
way with the release OF the prisoners.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
422 CONvICTS IN
KENTUCKY FREED
New Law Furnishes Serious
Problem In Blue Grass State.
ALL MUST SECURE WORK.

Indeternninate Sentence Measure Opens
Prison Doors to Men Guilty Of All
Kinds Of Crimes-Farmers Anxious
to Employ Prisoners, as There Exists
a Scarcity Of Labor.
HoPkinsville, Ky.-Kentucky is fac
ing the problem of caring for 400 con-
victs to be liberated at approximately
the same time and for whom no pro-
vision has been made. The prospect
is viewed with varying sensations in
different parts Of the state. In cities
and towns there is alarm, but on the
farms and plantations, where help is
scarce. no fears are felt, and in fact
the liberated criminals will be made
welcome for their labor.
This condition is brought about by
the new indeterminate sentence law
which is now operative In Kentucky
and which does away with the old
law by which the jury trying a case
fixed the term Of years for which a
person should be confined. In the same
verdict declaring him guilty. AS II is
now, the jury merely passes upon a
prisoners guilt or innocence, and If he
is found guilty his prison term is auto
matically fixed by the law covering
the offense with which he is charged.
These sentences, of course, range from
a specified minimum number Of years
to a maximum. And 1t has been the
rule heretofore for the prison board.
with whom the power Of parole rests,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
D. D. D. In Hospitals:
Standard Skin Cure

writes I'D. D. D. is superior to any.
thing / have ever found. Soft and
soothing, yet n powerful agent"
To do the work, D. D. D. Prescrip-
ton must be applied according to
directions given in the panphlet
around every bottle. Follow these di.
rections-and see! Z
And it certainly takes away the itch
at once-the moment the liquid is ap-
piled. The skin is soothed-calmed-
so thoroughly Observation-Disclosures
cooled.
All druggists of standing have the
famous specific as well as the efficient
d, D. D. Skin Soap.
But we are so confident of the mer-
its OF this prescription that we will
refund the purchase price Of the first
full size bottle If it fails to reach
your case. You alone are to judge
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
Judgment Of Foreclosure and Sale.
Circuit Court for Iron County.
Thomas Mcdonald, Plaintiff,

Circuit Court for Iron County.
Thomas Mcdonald, Plaintiff,
VS..
Emma c. Andrews, Geraldine
NJ. Andrews, Georgia Phullis
Andrews and Gordon Howard
Andrews, Defendants.
BY virtue OF and pursuant to a iudg-
ment of said court in the above entitl-
ed action which was rendered and dat
ed on tire 14th DAY of April. 1913, | will
expose for sale and sell at public
auction at the front north door of the
Court House in the village of Hurley
in said county and state of Wisconsin,
on the End day of June, 1914. at the
hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of
that day all the following described
mortgaged premises, or so much there
of as may be sufficient to raise the
amount due the plaintiff herein for
principal. interest and costs, together
with expenses of sale to-wit: The east
one half of the southeast quarter OF
section thlrty-one (3D. lots one ~,
two 81, three 81, four az. and five
90 in section thirty-two 1927. lot six
(6) in section thlrty-five (35) and lot
five in section twenty (2O), all in town
ship forty-two (42) north of range
three 90 east, in the county of Iron
and state of Wisconsin.
Dated a mil 1Eth 1914
Frank NJ. Duffy,
Sheriff of Iron
County, Wisconsin.
Geo. e. Foster,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
m
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
1922
Notice For Highway Bids
Plaintiffs Attorney.

Notice is hereby gwen that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
the County Clerk IN Hurley. Wisconsin,
up to four(4 O'Clock P. NJ. May 10th,
1914, Tor the following:
For the stunning, brushing, grub
bling, ditching and grading of the coun-
ty highway commencing at the county
line between Ashland County and Iron
County and extending east to a place
near the village of Plummer, a dis
lance CT about two miles from said
county line.
Bids will he received for the building
of one mile only, or for two miles, but
for no portion OF less than'one mile.
The above work To be done in strict
accordance with the plans and specifi-
cations furnished by the State Highway
Commission, which said plans and
specifications as to highway and cul-
verts can be inspected and examined at
the office of the Town Chairman of
the town in which the woc'- is to be
done or at the office of the County
Clerk in the village Of Hurley.
Successful bidders will be required
to furnish surety bonds satisfactory
to the County Highway Commissioner
for the proper performance of their
contract.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
William Weber,
Highway Commissioner
For Iron County. Wis.
Pos;office Address, Saxon, Wis.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09

the expulsion of fsve or SIX hundred Gall
Stones. Now she IS able 10 eat anything she
wants and her appetite IS gooj End before
taxing your medicine she had no appetite and
when she ate anything she would suffer death
fer 50 doing and could net sleep al night;
nee taking your treatment she sleeps we'll ali
sight long T. A. NEALL, Roanoke. Texas
he above letter should convince you more
than anything We could say in behalf OF
Mayr's Wonderful stomach Remedy. SUI.
fsrers should try one dose Of this Kennedy
one dose should convince them that they can
he restored 10 health Nearly all Stomach
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eretious allowing poisonous fluids into the
Stomach and otherwise GeTanEinE the digestive
system Mayr's Wonderful stomach Remedy
psinlessly removes these aecretions withouf a
surgical operation ard puts an end 70 Cole
Attacks, Gases in the Stomach I'D Intestines
ard al 81 the usual symptoms OF Stomach.
Siver. sSd Istestini Ailments. Ask your
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Remedy or send 10 Geo. II, Mzyr. Mfg
Chemist is4 Whiting St. Chicago. Ill, for
free booklet on Stomach Ailments and many
grateful letters from people who have been
restored
Fer sale in Hurley by J. F. Sullivan.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
plains Of Arnentina.

The roads of the plains Of Argentina
have deeper dust in summer and deep.
err mud in winter than those Of any
other part of the world, consequently
the wagons used on them have wheels
that are from six to fifteen Feet in
diameter.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
Words of Praise
r or Mayr'S Wonderful
Stomach Remedy

"iiow thankful yve are TO
you for getting a hold OF
your wonderful Remedy.
by wife could not have
had but 4 short tifnc to live
i she had not taken your
Wonderful Remedy when
she cid. One more Of those
rlroet ISM paths she was
having woaid have killed
her without a doubt. Now
She IS free from all pain,
tr-e from heart troable and
free from that disturbing
Neuralgia-all the results
Of tIVe treatwents-a..d
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
Hinhtlv Practical.

Your business college for young la
dies seems 20 be all right"
at is all right"
do you give the girls good practi-
cal business trainiug2"
In reply to that question can only
say that 80 per cent Of our graduates
marry their employers the first year"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09

How many hospital patients, suffer
ing the frightful itch, the raw scorch-
ing pain of skin disease, have been
soothed to sleep by a soothing fluid
washed in by the nurses hands?
That fluid is the famous D. D. D.
prescription for eczema.
THE SUPERVISING NURSE of one
of our prominent Catholic institutions
(name of nurse and institute on appli-
cation), writes regarding a patient.
THE disease had eaten her eyebrows
away. Her nose and lips had become
disfigured. Since the use of D. D. ..
her eyebrows are growing her nose
and face have assumed their natural
expression"
How many eczema sufferers are pay
ing their doctors for regular treat
ment and are being treated with this
same soothing, healing fluid?
DR.. GEO. y. RICHARDSON frankly
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09
Chilly rax4

Mother~@Tommy, what was the gold
er, text at Sunday school today? Tozp-
my twho lives in Alaska)-Let me see.
oh, yes! Many are Geld, but ee4y art
frozen. Judge.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09

A wise man contents himself with
doing as mich good as his situation
allows him TO do.-Lord Bolingbroke.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09

Subscribe for the News.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09

Tor sale in Hurley BY ]. F. Sullivan.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-09

William Weber,
Highway Commissioner
For Iron County. Wis.
Pos;offIce Address, Saxon, Wis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

and high speed craft. One Of the
best OF the high speed craft is the
Baby Ro, owned by Fred Betz Sd OF
Philadelphia. This boat mas made a
mile in i minute IA seconds, which Is
at the rate Of 1855 miles an hour. 1t
has been raced very consistently and
has won many prizes.
The express boats or runabouts are
built Of mahogany and are ideal for
afternoon fun. They can make from
twenty to thirty miles an hour. The
cockpits will seat eight Or Ten per-
sons in wicker chairs, they have
automobile tops, glass windshields
an. in case OF wet weather side avn
ings.
One of the most popular Of the run
about type Is the Cinderella, which is
closely related to the Peter Pan
family. James Simpson is the father
OF this family and he has built sew
eral fast racing craft at the Reliance
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
KEOKUK PIONEER
HAD IDEA A AGO
First Estimate on the Cost Of the
Work Was $l,ooo,ooo-saw Dam
Completed.

The Keokuk water power pro-
5ect, recently completed. which rep
resents Investments to the amount OF
$27, 000. 900 could have been built Tor
$4,000, had 1t been built back in the
late SOS or COS. This interestlne
fact has been made known by n OF
the pioneer women of Keokuk, m OF
the last Of the old school of bellies OF
this city when It was famed as tne
birth place for cabinet m ana
army generals.
Mrs. Augusta Wells Kilbourne Eas
recalled the fact that her usoah
David Kilbourne, and General Hiram
barney, were interested in the proJect
in the early days Of Keokuk, ana
went 10 far rs to secure the pledges
For the money and to hire the iaoof'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
side, while others go through the can.

ais.
1t has been estimated that there
are more than 200, 900 motor boat in
this country. The majority are small
open launches that are found in every
river or lake, but there are some
thousands OF boats that range In size
from % feet in length up.
The motor yacht has done much to
open up waterways. With the sailing
yacht it was impossible to navigate
many OF the tortuous rivers or to en-
ter shoa1 harbors. They could only
be towed through canals, too. the
motor yacht can go anywhere II there
is enough water to float it.
Their owners make cruises Of two
or three days or two or three months.
Motor yachts have gone from New
York, up the Hudson river, through
the canals into the great lakes n
then on through canals and rivers
down to the Gulf of Mexico, returning
to New York either by the outside
route or through the canals again.
One Of the most attractive of the
larger motor yachts is the Blue BIRD,
which was built last year for Clark
l.. Poole of Chicago. The yacht was
designed by Gielow & Orr and wa*
built by Seabury & Co. 1t is 126 feet
long and Is feet, 6 inches beam. Its
draught is s feet, so that It can keep
in practically shoal water and can
make 14h miles an hour.
It is a steel vessel. 1t Is driven
by two motors Of 125 horsepower each.
The arrangements are unusually good.
Forward for a distance of "a feet the
sides of the hull are carried up n
connected with a flush deck. AIT OF
this for a distance OF 30 feet there IL
a teak cabin trunk IS inches high Mt
ted with plate glass windows on each
side. Aft Of this there Is a hush
deck of IL feet in length.
The space Immediately after the
collision bulkhead is occupied by the
crew. This is 26 feet long and there
are staterooms for the captain, engi
neer, cook and steward. The engine
SPACE is next aft and the motors are
between steel watertight bulkheads.
Next aft is the galley and then comes
the space for the gasolene tanks. This
Yacht carries 1850 gallons Of fuel.
Next aft comes the saloon IL feet
long and then three single and two
double staterooms and two bathrooms.
The dining room and smoking room
are under the bridge.
The Indian, also a Gfelow boat,
owned by Joseph Van Week. Jr-. is
another cruiser, a little smaller. This
can make IA miles an hour with two
motors of 100 horsepower each.
The Elco company has turned out
many fast express boats, runabouts
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

nection with the reports Of the asses-
sors and local boards Of review, is
that which shows the new buildings
being erected in cities and towns, as
the relative growth Of the
places.
For instance, the report shows new
buildings added during 1913 in cities
and towns tin Polk county, S2,1S5,03o.
and towns In Polk county, s2,1S5,035.
in Scott it is s1,517,26o; in Linn it is
81, 5o1,357. Dubuque has $313,44s.
Blackhawk with 1911. 100. Lee with
$351,192, Pottawattamie with S266,656
Marshall with $15S, 7SS, Des Moines
with s131,532, and Cerro Gordo with
$685. los.
These figures. compiled from the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

The surprising thing is that Jasper
county, for instance. should appear as
third in the list. Why should Powe-
shiek appear next to Blackhawk? Who
would have supposed that some Of the
others above the four million mark
would appear in that class? Now,
there Is Marshall, with $3,443.s41. and
Pottawatamie with s .955,0S5 And as
rich a county as Union d~iscloses only
$3.50, 81 OF wealth that is taxable as
monies and credits.
Another interesting thing IN con-