Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-07-29

reyolutionize locomotive construction
by his inventions. w. C. Vanderbilt
was granted patents on two railway
inventions.
Two men arrested at Joliet with a
millions of dollars printed from plates
of a bank long out of existence will
escape punishment unless a state law
covers case.
Asa c. Sharpe of Maryland,
formerly an Indian agent il
Oklahoma, was sentenced to two
years on each of two indictments
against him.
o. D. Sanborn, the Cheona, H.,
banker, who was terribly scalded in
the Alton wreck died at a hospital N
Kansas City. He is the twenty
second victim.
At Sidney, Neb., Greek and
Austrian railroad graders met in
deadly combat Six Greeks were
wounded and Trade Lubovic. an
Austrian, was killed.
In discussion in the Alabama con-
vention between Chairman Knox and
former Governor Jones. the latter
drew a small knife from his pocket
Explanations followed.
The German Exchange bank OF
Chiffon, Wis, may pay the creditors
so per cent. of the cash lost in bad
loans to two concerns which were al
lowed to borrow without limit.
AT Tacoma, Wash, Rev. Calvin w
Stewart has made formal demand
for $4,000 in payment for soliciting
the library donation for the city's
new library from Andrew Carnegie.
At Auburn. N Y. Frank Wenner-
holm, the Chautauqua county MUIR
derer, was put to- death by electricity
in the prison. The current was
turned on one minute and five
seconds.
Ida Depuy, aged 16, and Herman
Treetz, aged 18, attempted to kill
themselves in New York because her
parents opposed their marriage.
She succeeded in dying, but he may
recover.
Indiana completed her annual task
of packing French peas" This year
she has put away between 100000
and 24,O00,000 cans that will go out to
the markets of the world and foreign
countries.
At Petoskey, Mich, the big maple
flooring factory of Thomas Foreman
& Co., was burned, together with
100000 feet of lumber and a
dwelling-house The loss is 100000;
insurance. $4,000.
Edward r. Hienbach. who was
cashier in the agency of the Dodds
Express company at 1854 Broawday,
N. Y, died under circumstances
which indicate suicide. He came
from Hilburn. Wis.
At indianapolis is attempting to
start a fire with coal oil Roy Jones,
aged II, and Bryan, his 4-year-old
brother, were burned to death. Their
mother was frightfully burned while
trying to rescue the children.
At Dewitt. Ill. Warren Brewster
shot Edward Taylor, who died, and
Clay Gender, Brewster's partner, shot
Fred Taylor, brother of the murdered
man, in the arm. Fred Taylor, Fred
Wilson and othes were badly cut.
Dispatches from Malta. Mont, in
dictate that the sheriff's posses who
have been in pursuit of the Great
Northern express robbers for nearly
a fortnight are returning to their
homes, having given up the chase.
All the leading -four mills in Penn
sylvania and Maryland have just
been consolidated under the name OF
the Eastern Milling and Export com
pany, with a capital stock of 81 1000,
000 Twenty-seven mills are in
Guided
Following the earthquake shock
that visited the Pacific coast peculiar
phenomena have developed in the
waters. Within a distance of s.
miles along the Los Angeles county
shore the waters have become a terra
Gotta red.
Samuel M. Jones. the Golden
Rule mayor of Toledo. was fined SIS
and costs in the police court for con
tempt. He paid the fine. The mayor
made remarks which were derogatory
of the manner in which justice is
dealt out in the average court.
Out of the several hundred yards
of ribbon that came to Mrs. Mckinley
on the many bouquets during the
recent trip of the president and party
across the continent is being fash
toned for her bed quilt. The
artificer is Mrs. Caroline Moore Of
Brooklyn.
Charles A Towne. of Minnesota,
was branded as a bolter by ]. G.
Johnson, chairman of the executive
committee of the democratic national
committee. eve didn't lose anything
when we lost Towne,'' he said
''Towne is only a sort of a Webster
Davis, anyway"
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard. widow Of the
millionaire New York sportsman, was
asked for a statement about her hus-
bands will. under which Mrs. Lillian
Barnes Allen becomes the largest
single beneficiary. Mrs. Lorillard