Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-10-29

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buying in many lines down to immedi-
ate needs.
At Saco, Me, injuries received in a
scrimmage in football game resulted
in the death of Ernest H. Townsend,
10 years old.
Russian colonists have purchased
100000 acres of land near Ladysmith,
Wis. They will come in the spring
to settle on the lands.
Warehouses belonging to the Mus
catine Oatmeal Company at Muscatine,
Iowa, burned, causing loss of $4,000,
with insurance of $4,000.
The attorney for Rudyard Kipling
filed a voluminous deposition in New
York courts in the authors CuIJ
against American publishers.
Mrs. Thaddeus P. Stanwood OF
Evanston was elected president of the
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
at Rockford after a stormy scene.
The population of the city Of Jack
son, Mich, as officially announced is
$3.50, against 2O,978 in 1890. This is
an increase of 1882, or 81 per cent.
Leslie Harvey, Richard Garretsorh
George Moore and James Dixon were
convicted of manslaughter at Peters
burg, Ill.,, for killing Robert Carter.
Edward Williams of Benton Harbor,
Mich, Dowieite elder, came to Mans
field, O., consulted his attorney and
was sent out of the city by the police.
Archbishop Ireland says the pope is
we'll pleased with the relations De
tween the American government and
the church in the Philippines and
Cuba
A. T. E. Wangemann, an associate
of Edison. has discovered that hollow
places in the mouth are more impor-
tant than vocal chords in producing
sound.
The international fair at San An
tonia, Tex, is opened. The Mexican
rational band, by permission of Presi-
dent Diaz, played the first musical
The annual meeting of the mission
ary council of the Protestant Episco-
pal church Of the United States is in
session at Christ church cathedral,
louisville, Ky.
At Waukegan, ILL.,, Rev. w. G.
Thomas preached a strong sermon
n the Christian church arraigning the
officials for allowing the town to be
,un wide open.
The Pittenger Grand opera house at
Centralia, H., was burned. Loss, $685.
900; insurance, $4,000 The house
was not yet completed, but was to be
opened Nov. :.
North Dakota Indians have sold to
the government over 100000 pounds
Of gross beef a week at cents pei
pound. The sale will net the Indians
nearly $4,000.
Four f1remen were killed and two
others injured by falling walls in the
fire at the A. V. Hinmann & Co. pack
ng-house at St. Paul. The property
oss was $4,000
Captain Elmer E. Wing of San Fran
cisco, manager of the Welsbach Lamp
Company, committed suicide by in
hailing gas His wife and daughter
reside in Delaware, o.
General Joe Wheeler and Lieu
tenant Hobson were the guests of
Atlanta, Ca, on veterans day. at the
southern interstate fair. General
spoke during the afternoon.
Rev Daniel Houer of Hanover, Pa,
entered his seventy-ffth year of active
service in the ministry. He is now 95
years old, and has the longest record
Of service of any minister ia the world.
Major Walter Reed, surgeon U. S. A.,
has been detailed to represent the
medical department Of the army at the
meeting of the American Public Health
association at Indianapolis, Oct. % to
26.
The settlement of the miners strike
is delayed by the announcement that
The increase in pay will in part consist
IF a reduction in the price of powder.
Union leaders are in doubt as to what
10 do.
The United States jetty at the en-
rance to San Diego harbor has just
oeen completed About 10000 tons
If rock from Coronado island have
been put into the work by the con-
tractors.
At Ashevil1e, N. c., A. D. Price of
Palestine, Tex, student at the
Bingham school, died from injuries
sustained in practice game of foot
0all His spinal column was broken
between his shoulders.
The latest fishing craft to return
rom northern Labrador reports at
st. Johns that nothing has been seen
IF the Peary relief steamer Wind
ward. The winter season has al
ready begun to set in near Hudson
bay.
The steamer Lane brings from Nome
The news that $4,000 in gold dust was
stolen from the Alaska Commercial
companys warehouse Sept. a. 1t was
the entire output of claim No. on An
vii creek and belonged to Dr. A. N. Kit