Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-12

Nineteenth w. V. I. and was elected
| lieutenant of the company. Mr.. Ell
linWood was sent to the legislature in
1877 and reelected the following year.
He also held many city and county
Offices. He leaves a wife
After the sharpest and hardest
fought legal battle of the Kehr MUIR
der case at La Crosse Judge Wyman,
despite protests and objections of the
defense, admitted and allowed Dis
| trict Attorney Morris to present to the
jury the dying statement of William
Kehr. This was considered vital TO
the case of the prosecution and the de-
Tense made desperate effort to shut
| it out.
William Gilbert, president of the
mammoth Gilbert Paper company of
Menasha, died from the effects of
paralytic stroke. He was born in
Philadelphia seventy-fve years ago.
He is survived by wife, three sons
w. M. Gilbert, L. w. Gilbert of Nee
nah, Albert M. Gilbert of Port Gibson,
a daughter, Mrs. Megargee, and a sis
ter, Miss Emma Gilbert, both living in
Philadelphia
A meeting of the Racine Business
Mems association was held and the
question of a new Union depot at the
intersection of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee e st. Paul and the Chicago &
Northwestern railways at Racine
Junction was taken up. 1t was unani-
mously agreed that the present build
ing was a disgrace to the city and the
railroad committee will meet the rail
road officials and urge upon them the
demand of the people for new build
ing.
Articles of association are COM
Ipleted for a sanitarium company at
Waukesha. 1t is proposed to open
modern institution to be known as
Rest Haven Sanitarium The plans
for the building provide for a struc-
ture with facilities for treating 100
patients. The incorporators are DR..
G. H. Lemon, T. w. Haight and J. K.
Anderson. The sanftarium will be 10
Gated on Arcadian heights, an emil
nence in the eastern portion of the
city
Mr.. and Mrs L. B. Shepherd, of st.
Michaels, Alaska, are in Fond du Lac,
the guests of brother Col A. A. Shep-
herd. Mr.. Shepherd is the United
States commissioner of Alaska He is
enthusiastic in his description of the
gold fields and the prospect of secur-
ing wealth in that country and does
not hesitate to pronounce it the great
est gold producing country that was
ever discovered. His advice is that all
men who wish to acquire wealth should
start for there at once. He and his
wife will return to their northern home
soon.
The regular annual meeting and the
third annual banquet of the La Crosse
Board of Trade was held. Fully $50
business men participated, and there
were several invited guests, among
them Judge H. r. Wells of Preston,
Mimi; Judge o. B. Wyman of Viroqua,
and United States District Attorney
D. E. Jones of Sparta, who responded
to the toast, Our Neighbors. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Joseph Boschert; vice president, Grant
E. Reynolds; secretary and treasurer,
Robert Calvert, who was reelected
for the nineteenth consecutive time.
George H. Ray was chosen chairman
of the Board of Directors.
Two of the largest lumber deals Of
the season were made in towns north
Of Marinette One Of them was the
largest single transfer Of stock made
this year, from Alger & Smith Co. of
Grand Marais, Mich, to A S. Kfbbe
& Son and Arnold & Co. of Albany
and Skillings, Whitney &, Barnes of
Buffalo, The deal was for 100000
feet eff stock, all the next seasons
cut of the company, and it is to be
equally divided among the three firms
mentioned. The consideration is
100000. The other sale was by the
Dead River Lumber company of Mar
quette, Mich, to Toledo parties. 1t
was for 100000 feet of white pine
and the consideration was about $780,,
000