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FIVE MILE BEACH JOURNAL Established 1890 Keystone Phone 280 Published Weekly at Wildwood JED DuBOlS, Editor and Proprietor Devoted to the Development of North Wildwood, Wildwood and Wildwood Cbfst. Entered at the Post Office at Wildwood, N. J as Second Class Matter. Subscription Price *1.00 per year. Advertising rates on application. Correspondence regarding matters ot local interest solicited. Communications must be signed by the writer for the prlvats Information ot the editor. Friday, February 8, 1918 ■ ' _ _=r WILLIAM E. ZELLER Couiiscllor-at-I.aw Mortgage Loans and Insurance TITLE WORK A SPECIALTY Offices, Room 2, Title and Trust Company Building, Wildwood, New Jersey, and Room 727 Drexel Building, Philadelphia. JONATHAN HAND Couusellor-at-Law Wildwood Title and Trust Co. Building Both Phones Wildwood, N. I. JOHN BRIGHT Gounsellor-at-Law Oak and Pacific Avenues WILDWOOD NEW JERSEY ROBERT BRIGHT ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Real Estate Insurance Mortgage Investments BOTH PHONES 1st fciNew’Jersey Aves., Anglesea, N. J. James Russell Carrow COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW 205 Market Street, Both Phones CAMDEN, N. J. JOHN HARRIS Bell Phone 161 WILLIAM HARRIS HARRIS & HARRIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW 315 Market Street CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY Practice In all Courts Money to loan on Mortgages JOHN J. McNUTT Electrical Contractor Estimates furnished on all kinds of electrical work. . Alt work prompt ly attended to. Repair work • specialty. ..... 120 E. OAK AVE. WILDWOCD HARRY E. WEIR CIVIL ENGINEER Wildwood Title & Trust Co. Buliding WILDWOOD, N. J. S. Dixon Hayhew, M.D. 139 East Pine Avenue WILDWOOD, N. J. Telephone aio Office Hours-Untll 9 a. m., 1 to 3 A 7 to 8 P. m Dr. H. Hurlburt Tomlin Oor. Magnolia and Atlantic Aves. WILDWOOD, - - NEW JERSEY Office hoars from 8 to 10 A. M.; 2 to 8.80 and 7 to 9 P. M. Both Phones Branch Office 129 E. Wildwood avenue Wildwood Pharmacy COHEN BROTHERS Pacific and Pine aves., Wildwood. N. J. TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS Night Calls at residence, 217 East Oak Avenue, Wildwood, N. J. Office of Dr. N. A. Cohen at Above Address R. S. MILLER FUNERAL PARLORS Cape May Court House, New Jersey UNDERTAKER & EMBALMER Bell Phone 77 \ slack nm ■ mm .__/ —\0zz> rcRT} ai. 9S i LINCOLN’S ONLY WAR EXPERIENCE Future President Twenty-Three When He Joined the Black Hawk Expedition. CHOSEN CAPTAIN OF COMPANY * With Him Were Men Destined to Fig ure Prominently in Country’s His tory—Spot Where Army Erect ed Fort Now Suitably Marked. By LILIAN STAIR SCHREINER. ONE of the most in tertjating events In thelife of the great war president oc curred at a time when he was little known to fame. This was In 1832, daring the Black Hawk war, a war which, In propor tion to the number 1 of lives lost, caused ' more widespread fear and consternation than any other In the history of our country. When the story of the battle at Still man’s Itun, where a small band of sav ages put to flight a whole regiment of soldiers, and also that of the massacre at the Davis farm, where fifteen wom en and children where murdered, was spread through the country there was scarcely a farmhouse all through the middle West that was not deserted. Both of the places mentioned were In northern Illinois and soon stockade forts were thrown up and there the people flocked for protection from the vast horde of savages that they be lieved to be on their trail. Governor Reynolds of Illinois on April 16, 1832, issued a proclamation for volunteers to organize against the savages, and Lincoln, then twenty three years of age and living at New SalemT Sangamon county, Illinois, was one of the first to respond. The com pany was allowed to choose Its own captain and much to his joy Lincoln received the largest number of votes. Of this incident he spoke in later years as follows: “Then came the Black Hawk war and I was elected captain of volunteers, a success which gave me more pleasure than I have had since.” In those early days Lincoln showed that same observance to Justice and the rights of others w'lilch character ized his later years, in evidence of which may be noted the incident of the Indian’s coming to General Cass with a letter recommending him for his services to the whites. Some of the men in the company wished him shot as a spy, but Lincoln promptly Inter fered, saying that this peaceable In dian should not be killed. There is no record to show but what Iris Judgment was correct and his leniency well ad vised. One of the most interesting facts In Lincoln’s history at this time, and which shows what queer pranks fate can play, is this: Gen. Winfield Scott, then In command at Fort Snelling, sent two young lieutenants to muster In the Illinois volunteers. In the lan guage of a memoir of the times, one of these lieutenants was “a very fasci nating young man of easy manners and affable disposition, while the other was equally pleasant and extremely mod est. It Is further stated that “a tall, homely young man dressed In blue jeans” presented himself to the lieu tenants as captain of a company of volunteers and was duly sworn In. The one who administered the oath of allegiance to the “young man in blue jeans” was the lieutenant of the fascinating manners above mentioned. This was Jefferson Davis. The young man In blue jeans was Abraham Lin coln, and the other young lieutenant of “the extremely modest” demeanor was Robert Anderson, commander of Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil war. And no premonition told them, as they stood together on that pleasant spring morning, of the Impor tant parts they were each to play In that great drama of blood. Ta that part of the war that ffU carried on In Wisconsin, Lincoln was with Early’s company of rangers In General Atkinson’s command. On June 30, 1832, this company crossed the ter ritorial line into Wisconsin and camped on the bank of the Rock river, about a mile above the Turtle village of the Winnebago Indians, and which is the Rite of the present city of Beloit. The company was often alarmed by the rumors of Indians ahead, but had no actual engagements. They marched north and on July 1st camped at Storr's lake, a short distance east of where the village of Milton now stands. Striking the main trail of Black Hawk's army they followed it in a northerly direction toward Lake Koshkonong. They reconnoitered here but finding no fresh evidence they fol lowed the trail up Rock river to a spot not far from where the city of Fort Atkinson Is now situated. The country at that time was a wilder ness, and this army of General At kinson’s had to fairly cut its way through the underbrush, tall trees and clinging vines. He had an army of nearly two thousand regulars. He built a fort on the river bank near Its junc tion with Bark river, and his army re mained here a part of the month of July, reconnoiterlng and following up trails of the Indians through the Lincoln Promptly Interfered. swamps and woods. Lincoln, a mem ber of Early’s company of rangers, took un active part in all the maneu vers, and when word was brought on the 8th of July by some Winnebago Indians that Black Hawk was hiding in the swamp on an island in Lake Koshkonong, five miles down the river, It was Early’s company that was sent to reconnoiter. They crossed the river on rafts to the island, Lincoln among them, but the wily Hawk had flown. This happened on the 9th of July. They returned up the river to the main command, and on the 10th of July Lin coln was mustered out of service. The next day he started out with his com panions for his home in Illinois. That night his own horse and that of one of his comrades was stolen, and the rest of the distance was made on foot. Lincoln was very fond of talking in later life of his experiences in the Black Hawk war. On one occasion, in the fall of 1859, he was making speeches in Wisconsin. After speak ing at Beloff he was conveyed by car riage to Janesville. They traversed the same route as that taken by the army in the Black Hawk war twenty seven years before. Lincoln recog nized it and talked freely ubout the events of that time, telling In his hu morous way of the difficulties encoun tered in his Journey home after his horse was stolen. Gradually, however, in the three quar ters of a century and more that have passed since the time when Lincoln and his comrades camped in the wil derness, the stockade posts rotted away until there was nothing to show where the fort had stood. Then the Daughters of the American Revolution of Fort Atkinson took the matter in hand and placed a memorial to mark the spot. It is a massive boulder of native stone with a tablet of Massa chusetts granite upon which this in scription Is engraved: "Near this spot in 1832 in the Black Hawk war, Gen. Henry Atkinson erected a stockade fort. To mark this historic ground the Daughters of the American Revolu tion of Fort Atkinson erect this me morial.” AMONG THE CHURCHES SUNDAY'S SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES ALL OF WHICH EXTEND A HEARTY WEL COME TO VISITORS. HOLLYWOOD M. E. CHl’RCH Corner Roberts and Pacific Avenues Rev. J. G. Edwards, D. D. Preaching by the pastor at 10.30 Sunday-school, 2.30. Sunday evening service at 7.45 o’clock, preceded by Epworth League song service at 7 o’clock. Prayer Meeting Wed. Ev’g, 7.45 Beats free. All are welcome, at at at WILDWOQD BAPTIST CHUICH Corner Maple and Pacific avenues Rev. Irwin H. Fishernjastor. Morning, 10.30 a. m., Sunday school 1.30 p. m.; Evening, 7.30 p. m. Prayei neeting Wednesday evening, 7.30. A hearty welcome extended to visitors Supported by voluntary contributions MUM HOLLY BEACH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Corner Pacific and Burke avenue, Holly Beach. Morning preaching service at 10.30. Evening “ “ 7.46. Sunday-school at 2.30. Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7.46. m w m ST. SIMEON'S-BY-THE-SEA PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. A. Q. Bailey, B.D., Rector Corner Pacific and Maple avenues Wildwood, N. J. You will find a cordial yvelcome and a thoroughly churchly service. SERVICE LIST—SUNDAYS 7.30 a. m., Holy Communion. 9.30 a. m., children’s church. 10 a. m., morning prayer. 10.30 a. m., holy communion with sermon. 7.30 p. m., evening prayer with ser mon. WORK DAYS—DXlLY 7.00 a. m., holy cqmmuuion, except Wednesday. (Wednesday 9 00 a.m.) SAINT’S DAYS Holy communion 7.00 and 9.00 a. in. Church open all day for private prayer. The Rector stands ready to re spond to any call for his services, no matter from whom the requests may come; and no charge of any kind is ever made for any service he may render. m m w LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE BOLY TRINITY Rev. H. P. Cressman, pastor Holy Trinity Chapel, cor Atlantic and Poplar avenues. Sunday-school 10.00 a. m. Morning Service, 11.00. Evening service 7.80 p. m. Visitors Welcome Ml Ml Ml ST. ANN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church comer of Magnolia and Pacific aves Mass on Sundays at 8 and 10 a. m. 8 inday school 2 p. m. Evening ser vice 7.30. Rev.Father Maroney,Rector Ml Ml Ml EUREKA BAPTIST CHURCH (colored) Spencer avenue, West of Railroad Services Sunday morning at 10 30 Sunday school 2.30, evening 7.30. Rev. J. T. Cooper, pastor. Ml Ml Ml ANGEL VISIT BAPTIST CHURCH (colored) West end of Garfield avenue Rev. M. D. Standford, Pastor Pastor’s residence, Whitesboro, Cape May County. • Preaching every Sunday morning at U o’clock. Sunday-school at 2.30 p. m. Evening service at 8 o’clock. n k «t ASBURY A.M.E. CHURCH (colored) Holly Beach ave., corner Young Sunday services : Preaching 10.30 a.m. and 8.00 p m. Children’s Service, 2.30 p.m. Christian endeavor, 7.30 p. m. All welcome. Rev. A. L. McQuaid, pastor it it n NORTH WILDWOOD SERVICES A union Sunday-school held in the North Wildwood fire house every Sun day afternoon at 2.30. Everybody welcome. m m « All interested in the study of the Bible are invited tc attend the Bible Class held every Sunday afternoon at 2.30 in .the firehouse at North \^|ld wood. •t It <t ANGLESEA M. E. CHURCH Rev. J. G. EdWards, D. D., pastor Preaching every Sunday afternoon three o’clock Sunday school at two o'clock. Epwortb League Sunday evening, 7.45 o’clock. All are welcome. ■t It It ANGLESEA BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Charles E. Thomas, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday morning at 11.00, evening at 8 01. Sunday school at 2.30 p. m. Prayer meetings Wednesday even ings at 8.00. N M N WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION Miss S. E. Wentzell, President Meetings second and fourth Thurs days of the month at three o’clock. Visitors welcome. MAKE WAR ON ONION MALADY Strong Efforts Going On to Stamp Out Disease That Is Known as Neckrot. To combat neckrot—a destructive storage rot of onions—in various local ities of the United States, the United States department of agriculture next season is to assist growers in testing a method of controlling the disease with the hope of putting the method on a practicable basis for commer cial use. Specialists of the depart ment will be assigned to the districts affected to advise farmers and to help In the Installation and' equipment of necessary structures. The districts known to be Infected Include' the principal onion-growing centers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana, Delawaft>, Wisconsin and Oregon. The disease 'occurs in other states also. Losses of from 25 per cent to 75 per cent in white onion sets have been recorded in the vicinity of Chicago and in northern Indiana. Red and yellow onions are not at tacked as seriously as the white vari ety. The disease known ns neekrot Is caused by a fungus. The parasite en ters the wounded neck of the bulbs at harvest time and gradually rots the scales until they become dried up and worthless. Of the control mensures thnt have been tried, artificial drying of the onion sets in crates Just after harvest has given the best results. The object of tills method is to cure the necks ns soon ns possible, and thus check the fungus before It enters the flesh scales. In various lots treated recently the rot was reduced from 14 per cent to 1 per cent; from 47 per cent to 7 per cent; from 53 per cent to 7 per cent, and from 92 per cent to 10 per cent. Made the Account tven. “There’s nothing like reprisals,” said a recruiting officer. “A tobacco nist sent a doctor the other day a $10 box of cigars, saying he knew they hadn’t been ordered, but they were so excellent he was sure the docto^would enjoy them. tlill inclosed. Terms strictly cash. “The doctor wrote back: “ ‘Delighted with the cigars. Though it is true you haven’t called me in, I venture to send you herewith two pre scriptions for rheumatism and dyspep sia, respectively, that I am sure you will like, as they fiave given universal satisfaction to my patients. My charges being $5 for prescription, we are now quits.’ ” ' ' Effective Shells. Controversy has long raged regard ing the actual man-killing power of the big guns. It has been declared that $20,000 worth of big shells must be fired to kill one of the enemy. Per haps it is true thnt an enormous amount of steel must be hurled by the big guns to insure fatalities. Yet the actual number of men killed on all sides by artillery fire probably runs in to the millions. Mrs. Frank Becker 105 E. 17th Ave. East of North Wildwood station has a new line of Fall Silks and Wool Dress Goods and Linings Also a nice assortment of School Dress Materials on hand. Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s furnishings. Open evenings until 8.30 o’clock. Goods sent throughout the County by Parcel Post. Free delivery on Five Mile Beach. Both phones Bell, 261-R Keystone, 659-Y Agency for Pictorial Review patterns. =NOTICE= JAMES DAY The First Class Barber Oak avenue, under Coombs apartments,open all winter. The only practical body and face massage. Also ladles shampooing, face mas' Kage and scalp treatment by electric or hand ADOLPH B. ANDERSEN Contracting painter WILDWOOD, N. J, Frank P. Mattera GENERAL CONTRACTOR Practical Landscape Gardening 25th and New York Avenues WILDWOOD, N. J. Keystone Residence Phone 161-A $600,$750, $900 $1100 and $1500 To Loan on First Mortgage Bring Papers MORTGAGE GUARANTY CO. John Bright, 3325 Pacific Aye. Robert Bright, 1st & New Jersey Av. John Sayre, Cape May Court Hous j JOHN F. KIEFFER 1 221 East Glenwood Avenue, Wildwood, N. J. BELL PHONE 80 JAMES McUNDEN General Contractor Cement and Sewer Work a Specialty All Work Guaranteed Third and Central Aves. Anglesea, N. J. B. O. INGERSOLL FUNERAL DIRECTOR B. C. INGERSOLL, Jr., Assistant Bodies taken from hotels and cottages to my funeral parlors on Pacific avenne and kept nntil burial or prepared for same according to the State laws and shipped to any part of the World. Full line of latest designed caskets always on hand. 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