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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
ORGANIZED A LEAGUE.
Arrangements Are Now Complete
for the Winter RegattaS on
Lake WinnebaRO.

Oshkosh. Wis, Dec. 17.-[Special. i
Iceboating received boom last evening
when the delegates from Fond du Lac,
Neenah, Menasha and this city met at
the Athearn hotel and formally organized
what will hereafter be known as the AS
ISOLATED Iceboat Clubs of Lake Winnie
bago. There were twelve regular dele
gates present and large number OF
enthusiasts from the different cities.
Everything was put in ship shape for
the regattas to be held during the win
ter for the two handsome trophies dOnat-
ed by the Evening Wisconsin. There
will be one cup for frst-class yachts
and one for second-class yachts. 1t was
decided that in view Of the fact that
ond-class yacht, that that cup should re-
main in that class, and that the new cup
donated this year by the Evening Wis
consin, be raced for by the frst-class
yachts.
Arrangements were made for the hold
ing of the races and the first one will
take place at Neenah on December 2S.
Monday was selected as the date as 1t
will give the Fond du Lac boys an OPP
portunity to sail to the Twin Cities dur
ing Sunday and be ready for the fray the
following day. The same course will be
followed when the race is held at Fond
du Lac. The second race will take
place at Fond du Lac, January 4; the
third at Oshkosh, January IL, and the
fourth at Menasha, January Is. Should
the ice be unfavorable at the time the
race is called it will be postponed to
the following Monday.
When the meeting was called to or
der in the large reception hall of the
Athearn hotel, the following delegates
responded:
Oshkosh-Charles Rahr, William Brand
William Love.
Neenah-J A. Kimberly, Jr., A. L. struse,
r. w. Arndt.
Menasha-J. c. Koelsch, Charles Utley,
Fond du Lac Ice Yacht Club-W. c..
Reinig, Robert Born, Harry Geisse.
Lake Side Ice Yacht Cuba. B. Schuch-
The matter of Fond du Laos representa-
tive was left to a vote Of Oshkosh, Neenah
and Menasha. The Lake Side Yacht club
was ruled out.
The meeting was called to order by L.
S. Andrews, representing the Evening
Wisconsin, who acted as temporary
chairman. The election of officers was
III order and it was the unanimous yer
dict that John III. Kimberly, Jr., of
Neenah be elected president. The mo-
the Office in very appropriate address.
William Reinig of Fond du Lac, or, as
the boys call him, Billie" was elected
secretary by acclamation, and Will Brand
of Oshkosh was the only choice for
chair and the delegates then proceeded
to revise the rules governing the races.
1t was voted to have a racing board,
the members of which will have charge
of all the races, the arranging of dates,
selecting of judges, etc., and the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed: Commo-
dore Harry Dittmar of Fond du Lac,
Will Brand of Oshkosh. j. G. Koelsch of
Menasha and j. Fl. Kimberly, Jr, of
Neenah.
Before adjourning the association
passed vote of thanks to the Evening
Wisconsin for the interest manifested by
that paper in promoting the sport on
Lake Winnebago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
ALLEGED MURDERER FOUND.
st. Paul Italian Suspected of Killing
George Bromley at Barron.

st. Paul Italian Suspected of Killing
George Bromley at Barron.
Barron, Wis, Dec. 17-Sheriff Water
man of this county has run down the
supposed murderer of George Bromley,
whose body was found under the rail
road bridge about three miles east Of
here several weeks ago. His name is
Dominick Vandeto, alias Thomas Rosso,
end he was formerly from ST. Paul.
The murdered mans watch and chain
were found in st. Paul, Peter Dadario
having the watch. Dadario is under ar
rest and will be brought here to De held
as an accomplice.
Vandeto is now in state prison at
Waupun, having recently been convicted
of burglary and sent up for three years.
He will be brought here and tried for
murder.
Sheriff Waterman, who is entitled to a
great deal OF credit in solving this case,
which was so deeply shrouded in mys-
terry, has been working almost night and
day since the murder to run it down.
He says he has evidence enough to con-
Wet VandetO
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
MANY. LIVES IN DANGER.
Attempt to Wreck the Ashland
Limited Express on the Gen.
trail Near Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac, Wis. Dec 17.-[Spe-
cial. lit has just leaked out that an at
tempt was made last Sunday evening to
wreck the Ashland limited express on the
Wisconsin Central, which passes here at
1920 p. m.
Splicers were placed on the crossing a
mile south of here, where the Central
and Northwestern trains meet. The
northwestern engineer noticed the OBJ
struction on the Central track and gave
the alarm in time to prevent terrible
accident and perhaps great loss of life,
The Central limited is always we'll filled
with passengers and the train would no
doubt have ditched had the engine struck
the splicers.
the case and it is expected that arrests
will be made before evening. 1t is sup
posed that reyengeful parties are tie
guilty ones.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
GORED BY A BULL.
Herbert Barker, Prominent Chip
peWa Falls Man, Probably
Fatally Injured.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. Dee. 17.-[Spe-
cial Herbert Barker, who has but re
Gently succeeded to the large estate of
his father, G. p. Barker, met with a
terrible experience that may end his life.
Mr. Barker owns a vicious bull, which
he keeps on his farm, about mile from
Chippewa Falls. The animal has al
ready gored number of farm hands, at
various times, and yesterday he was de-
termined TO get rid of him. Mr.. Barker
himself led the bull toward the slaughter
house, refusing to allow one of his men
to do so on account of the risk incurred.
He had hardly grasped the rope attached
to the animals horns when the beast
charged him, tossed him high into the
air and the gored and trampled upon
him.
Barker is still living, but he is in an I'M
conscious condition and it is thought his
injuries may prove fatal. Since his ia
theirs death about year ago the young
man has had charge of an estate valued
at $250000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
TELLER DOESN'T APPROVE.
The Senator Says the Proposition
to Put Duty on Silver is
Foolish Idea.

Washington, D. c., Dec Ex-senator
Teller was asked today for his opinion if
the proposition which it has been stated
will be Incorporated in the new tariff bin
for duty on silver and replied: 1T is Il
foolish idea. If they think they can car
ry the silver men by any such soap as
that they are mistaken. 1t would only
emphasize the claim of the gold men that
silver is a mere commodity. If duty of
30 cents an ounce was placed on silver 1t
would not raise the price of silver cent.
The price of silver is fixed abroad where
it is used The only silver that is import
ed into this country is from Mexico, upon
which people in this country make
profit in handling That is all right and
there can be no objection to it. The sill
yer thus imported is shipped out again.
The price of silver is fixed by the coun-
tries which use it for money and in the
arts. We don't use more than S1O,OOO.-
600 in the arts.
Members of the House ways and means
committee say that the reports sent from
Washington outlining an elaborate
scheme for. duty on silver in the new
tariff bill is merely fiction. No such
proposition has been considered i'll the
preliminary discussions of the bill which
the Republicans have had, although 1T
has been generally understood from the
beginning that there would be duty
on all ores OF which silver is q Dl-prOuucC.
A member of the committee said today:
"A duty on silver would be as useless as
duty on rainwater for the reason that
no silver is imported into this country.
The only thing we can do for the silver
miners will be to put a duty on Mexican
lead ore of which silver is a bi-prodnct.
By doing this we will give protection to
the lead interests and incidentally to the
silver miners. No such scheme as slid
ing tariff on silver bullion based on it's
market price has been thought Of
Chicago, H., Dec. 16-The Posts
Washington special says: ''The Ameri-
can Protective Tariff league is promot-
ing the scheme to put an import tax ON
silver, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the effors will be successful.
The movement is a surprise to freedom
age Republicans"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
FIRE CAUSED A PANIC.
Employees Rush Pell Nell from
Burning Building at
Marinette.

Marinette, Wis, Dec. 16.-[Special.1-
There was big fire and almost panic
in Lewis Bros big department store last
night. Two girl clerks had gone to a
storeroom on the second floor to get some
cotton baton when one struck match
to light a lamp she carried. The match
fared up and burned her fingers and was
quickly dropped. 1t fell into the cotton
which blazed up instantly. The fire
spread rapidly and the, employees rushed
from the big store by the score.
The second floor and roof of the build,
ing were scorched and are almost total
loss. The loss in stock was caused
mostly by water and will amount to
$1,000. The damage to the building will
be about $500, covered by insurance.
The stock in the burned portion OF the
store is insured for $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
FIREMEN HAD TO JUMP.
West Superior Suffers a Serious
Loss by the Burning of
Fire Station.

West Superior Wis, Dec. 15.-[Spe-
cial 1.-The East End fire department
building with all its apparatus and one
horse was destroyed by fire at / o'clock
this morning. The property loss is up
wards of $4,000 and the blow to the
city by the Gripping of the department
and the consequent increasing OF lnsur-
ance rates is very great.
How the fire started is q mystery.
The night Waterman was barely able to
start the gong to release the horses and
alarm the men, when the fire trap of a
frame building was in flames and in
ten minutes was total loss. The men
barely escaped with their lives by
jumping from the second story windows.
Three fremen were injured by jump
ing. The jail adjoining was destroyed
and the prisoners had a narrow es-
cape.
The injured men are Lieut.. Dan
Young, who came down the pole and
was seriously burned about the face;
Capt. Johnson, who was burned about
the legs, and Arthur Thayer, stoker,
who was badly injured jumping from a
second-story window.
The house that was destroyed belonged
to Alex. Kunert AS there is no money
in the treasury and the city had no in
surance on the building, the east end will
have to be without fire protection.
There was an inexcusable delay in
getting assistance from West Superior.
When the west end department arrived
it had hard work to save the handsome
adjoining residence building. In the lost
property was the new fire engine, which
year ago cost $4,000, a hook and ladder,
chemical engine and hose cart, and all the
fixtures for the Assembly hall. Not so
much as nozzle was saved. The city
carried no insurance whatever and there
is considerable Indignation over the af-
fair. 1t is probable that the council will
order an Investigation of the matter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
"Club of Silent Ones. /"

After the Comrades of Silence" and
the Academic Silencieuse" of Paris,
comes an association of Vienna husbands,
who have organized the Club of Silent
Ones" The members meet every Mon
day evening and dine in absolute silence.
The least infraction of rules, a single
word spoken, costs bottle Of cham
payne. That which cannot be made in
telligible by signs the taciturn diners
may write on the menus. Silence is also
imposed upon the walters who serve the
dinner, and the steward may not even
announce the wines; he merely suggests
them by signs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
POLISH CHURCH DEDICATED.
ArcA ishop Katzer Delivered the Open
in,C. Eornnnn ut Rinnnn

Arch ishop Katzer Delivered the Open
ing Sermon at Ripon.
Ripon, Wis, Dec. 15.-[Special.1 This
has been an eventful day for Catholics
in general and Polish Catholics of this
entire vicinity in particular, the occasion
being the dedication of st. Wenceslaus'
Polish Catholic church. Archbishop
Katzer of Milwaukee had general charge
of the services. Rev. Novizki of Chica-
Greek preached the dedicatory sermon.
Other priests present were: Fathers
Gratza of Berlin, Starosztic of Prince
ton, Bourgmeyer of Custer, Goebel of
Ripon and Kruszka, also of Ripon and
pastor of the new congregation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
MISTAKES DISCUSSED.
Temperance Workers Bring Their Meet
ing to a Close In GAINESVILLE.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Dec. 16.-[Special.]-
Temperance workers Of Rock and Green
counties rallied at the Good Templars
hall in the Court Street Church block
yesterday, to discuss the mistakes Of the
campaign just closed, and to plan to
rectify them next year. Plans for fu.
ture battles were made, and the meeting
came to an end last evening. j. O.
Plumb of Milton was elected chairman
and J. w. Whitehead of Twin Grove
Green county, was made secretary. The
prosecution of future campaigns was
discussed in detail, papers being pre-
pared to cover the various heads, and fol
lowed by discussions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler u Wheeler, % and %
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee.
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
A. Benedict, Merrill, ironing table; D.
BENEDICT assgr., Kenosha, drawing board;
+. II. Dean, Seymour, stump-puller; Adam
Even, Port Washington, snowR 56. L
Kilian, assgr, Milwaukee, wagon axle; G.
knowles Milwaukee, electric signal appa
McFarlane, Medina, cutting tool; L. Miller,
assgr., Milwaukee sewing machine machine; F. J.
Milwaukee, wire fence tool; A. +. RADIANT.
Wausau, calipers; A. N. Ritz, Milwaukee,
receptacles for paste; IA. g. Swan, Oshkosh,
vehicle spring; j. L. Theurer assgr.. Pabst
company, Milwaukee, process of and appa-
ratus for reclaiming gas employed in dis
placing liquids; Herman and FL. Wesle Med
ford sleigh knee; Bolte Cycle company, Mill
waukee. cycles drade-mark); Star knitting
company, La Crosse, knit mittens trade
mark)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
RANDALL BROUGHT BACK.
The Defaulting Odd Fellows Treasurer
Arrives in West SIP ricr

West Superior, Wis, Dec. 15.-[Spe-
cial. Gilbert B. Randall, the defaulting
treasurer of the Odd Fellow lodge, ar
rived here this morning in close custody.
The original warrant on which he was
arrested only alleged the embezzlement
of $1OO. but the lodge has caused the
amount to be raised to $3.50. Randall
waived preliminary examination and was
bound over to the circuit court for trial
in $4,000 bail. He is said to have admit
ted his guilt to Deputy Sheriff Rice, who
arrested him at Louisville, and to have
confessed that the purloining of the
and, failing in that, is expected to throw
himself on the mercy of the court
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
Mrs. Isabelle Courtney Insane.

New York, Dec. 16.-Irs. Isabelle Gut
ting Courtney, daughter Of Francis Gut
ting. a wealthy merchant of San Francis
CO, has been declared of unsound mind
by a sheriff's jury She was married il
December, 1891, to Harold Courtney,
an actor, and at once proceeded with him
to Italy, where six weeks after the mar
rage her husband placed her in a private
asylum at Pistoria She is said to be suffer
ing from what physicians call post nup-
tial insanity. her delusion being that
nearly every man she meets has i'm
proper designs or her.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
DROWNED IN A CISTERN.
Beaver Dam Woman Falls While Dipping
a Pail of Water.

Beaver Dam, Wis, Dec. 17.-[Special. ]
Shortly after 6 o'clock last evening
Mrs. Henry Fisher was found dead in
the cistern at her home. into which she
had fallen while attempting to draw a
bucket of water. The cistern was in a
Woodshed and there was not more than
twenty-eight inches of water in it.
1t is the impression that she fell in
head first, as the opening was not large
enough to allow her arms to go through
if she had gone down feet first. She
must have been there three hours, as
she was last seen at 3 o'clock. She was
63 years of age and an old resident.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
Dynamite in a Milwaukee Paper.

Bolton, Tex, Dec 16.-What is sup
posed to have been plot to blow up the
handsome new opera house was discov-
cred here this morning. -Four large sticks
of dynamite wrapped in a German paper
were found in window. The fuse at
tached had burned part of the way down,
but went out. Part of the paper had al
so burned around the dynamite. The
paper was published in Milwaukee. There
was enough of the stuff to have wrecked
the opera house, the 100000 courthouse
and other adjacent buildings in the heart
of the city had the explosion occurred.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
Against City Ownership.

The common council held a short meet
ing at the city hall last evening. Aid.
Burnham's resolution that the water
works suit be discontinued. and that the
special counsel of the city be requested
to send in their bills, was adopted. The
official canvass was made, showing that
at the special election 1850 votes were
cast-721 against city ownership, and
429 for city ownership-givin major
ity against city ownership of 292.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
SAD CASE IN RACINE.
Wife Goes Insane During Which Time
the Husband Dies.

Racine, Wis. Dec. 15.-[Special. IA
very sad case is that of family named
Proctor, living on Douglas avenue. The
the wife was declared insane and COM
mitted to an asylum. About eight months
ago lightning struck a brewery near the
home of Mrs. Proctor. and she never
fully recovered from the effects of a
shock she received. She was treated for
a time, but no improvement appeared
in her case. Recently she became in
sane Mr.. Proctors remains were buried
yesterday The wife does not realize
that her husband is dead, and last even
ing she was taken to the Northern hos
pital at Oshkosh. 1t is believed that
with careful nursing she may recover
her reason.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
WORK FOR MINERS.
The Bessie will Resume Operations After
New Years.

The Bessie VIII Resume Operations A1ter
New Years.
Ishpeming. Mich, Dec. 16-[Special.l
Iron company and f. B. Miller, repre-
senting Cleveland capitalists, yesterday
finished their inspection of the Bessie
mine at Humboldt. They were very
favorabIy impressed with the property.
which means that sale, which has been
pending for the past month, will be
closed Before leaving Humboldt last
night, Davidson and Miller put five
men to work keeping the water out of
the workings and announced that min
ing operations would be resumed after
the first of the year. New machinery
will be installed and the property viii
be opened up so as to give employment
to 200 men. The Bessie has been idle
three years
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
..Roodlinp, in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dee. 16.-The
grand Jury today began the investigation
of the municipal scandals. Judge Pond
delivered a severe charge to the jury
in which he called attention to the We'll
defined stories of boodling in the council
certain aldermen who had no visible in
come beyond their $500 annual salaries
were yet able to live in great style aud
Snend money freely
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
"MAYOR" CLIFTON DEAD.
One of Superior's Early Settlers Passes
AWAY.

One of SuperlOr'S Larry SeCGAerS faSsoS
Away.
West Superior, Wis, Dec. 15.-[Spe-
cial. Mai" w. H. Clifton, one of the
early pioneers and best known characters
in this city, is dead from a stroke of
paralysis. The major came here from
Chippewa Falls in 1887 when the town
was beginning to boom. He was always
out on occasions of ceremony, when he
acted as drum major OF the band, that
being his hobby.
Oshkosh, Wis. Dec. 15.-[special.]-
Moritz Weidner, a pioneer and esteemed
citizen, died very suddenly last night,
aged II years. He leaves large fam
lily.
Racine Wis, Dec. 15.-[Special. !
school teacher of this city, died Of con
sumption early this morning, aged %
years. She was Il graduate of Racine
nigh school.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
Violated the Fish Laws.

Stevens Point. Wis, Dec. 16.-[Spe-
cial Prank Sinjer, who lives in the
town of Hull, was arrested and brought
to this city, charged with illegal fishing,
having used nets in the Plover river
He pleaded guilty before Justice Park
and was sentenced to sixty days in the
county iail
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
A Fatal Runaway.

La Crosse Wis, Dee. 17-[Special. +
Mrs. A G.. Erickson, residing near Ban
gor. this county, was thrown from a
wagon in runaway yesterday after
noon. sustaining a fractured skull from
which she died soon afterwards. Her
husband. who was also thrown out. es-
capped with a broken rib.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
BURGLAR WAS TOO FAST.
OconOmOwOc Watchman Arrived on the
Scene just Too Late.

Oconomowoc, Wis, Dec Especial
AT Z o'clock this morning Arthur Moul-
ton, night clerk at the Jones house, had
his attention attracted by the sound of
footsteps in the rear of the building.
Looking out he observed a man on the
roof of the office in the rear of George
L. Wilsey's dry goods store, attempting
to gain entrance to the main building
through a window. He ran to the city
hall and summoned Night Waterman
Schrader. who arrived just in time to see
the burglar disappearing across the ice
of the store The man had gotten onto
the roof by the aid of a ladder which
he had borrowed for the occasion from
p. Ed. Olson's paint shop near by.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
Rid on Marinette Bridge.

Menominee, Mich, Dec. 16.-LSpe-
cial. THE bids on the bridge between
this town and Mar:nette were opened
last night, and that of the Wisconsin
Bridge company, $8583.72, was found
to be the lowest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
Baraboo Pastor Resigns.

Baraboo, Wis. Dee. 16.-[Special. i
Rev. D. G.. Douthit, pastor of the Free
Congregational church of this city, has
resigned on account of poor health.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21

William Kirkland. the 17-year-old
son of E. w. Kirkland, a farmer resd-
ing in Campbell county, S. d., was froz-
en- to death in the late great storm. He
went out 70 do some chores and when
found two or three days after was stand
ing in big snow drift, frozen to death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-21
COAL DEALERS MEET.
One Hundred Retailers in Madison to
Discuss Prices

Madison. Wis, Dec. 16.-The Retail
Coal Dealers association of Wisconsin
and Illinois is in session in this city this
afternoon with about 100 members pres
ent.
The supposed object of the meeting is
to boom prices, though members will not
admit this, but say the principal purpose
is to prevent wholesalers from cutting in
on retail business by shipping to agents
in towns who do not sell to regular deal
erS.
c. L. Deering. Chicago, is president of
the association, and L. A. Bedwell, Rock
ford secretary.