Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-29

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Joseph Dishaw were appointed cleo
ton inspectors.
The holy orders of priesthood were
conferred on the Rev. J. Thomas Mac
Govern Of Chiffon and the Rev.
Arthur SayIor of Oshoksh at Grace
Episcopal church by Bishop COadjutor
Weller Of the Episcopal church OF
Fond du Lac diocese.
Joseph Harvey, a business man Of
GAINESVILLE, was seriously burned by
the overturning of a bottle of carbolic
acid. He had just finished taking
bath and in. reaching for the bottle
overturned it. The contents were
spilled on his body.
Fire in the top Of the acid tank OF
the NekOosa Paper company threaten
ed destruction Of the paper mill, but
by prompt action of the company's
fire department, assisted by the vii
lage company, it was put out before
much damage was done.
iona DunIap's testimony at the
Allie Dool inquest was barred as evil
dence in the Aledo Qll.) murder trial.
The defense sought to prove her de-
meanor was misrepresented. Dr..
Browning's denial that Miss Dunlap
was poisoned was contradicted
Sergeant w. H. Burzell of Fort
Sheridan committed suicide at High
wood after sQuandering $500 back pay
in a debauch, while the Chicago
CT mir ic4n
committee report that Highwood
saloon revelry stories are fiction.
Many hogs owned by farmers near
Watertown have died from cholera
recently. One farmer has lost sixty
six in the last few weeks, and Thomas
Rhodes lost 108, valued at $1,000. 1t
is said that an infected animal from
near JanesvilIe brought the disease.
Mrs. Harriet M. Van der Vaart
and DR.. Cornelia de Bey, representing
the Federation Of Women's clubs,
were barred from the F. w. Rueck-
helm &, Bros candy factory, Chicago.
while seeking child labor law
violators. The firm was fined S126 in
1901.
The Carnation League of America,
to perpetuate William Mchlnley's
memory, proposed to Mckinley
National Memorial association trus
tees by Lewis G.. Reynolds, Dayton,
o.; that the members would wear
carnation on anniversary of presidents
death
Louis VanderLOise was arrested on
complain of State Factory Inspector
J. Henry Harbeck on lie charge of
allowing his son, who is under IA
years OF age, to be employed in the
Appleton toy factory VanderLois
was assessed a fine and costs amount
ing to $211O.
New York stock prices are gen:
orally strong; investment buying
caused advances; copper trust stock
gained 2 points on rumored under
standing between Amalgamated
Heinze, and Calumet interests:
melon" for Great Northern share
holders rumored.
President Roosevelt is distracted nv
the Women's Christian Temperance
union criticism because he admitted
Watts picture, Love and Life to the
white house, and by the Daughters of
the American Revolution because Dor
traits Of presidents must be hung in
the basement or private corridor.
Congressman J. H. Davidson who
mas returned from Washington, SAYS
that the new rural mail routes for
Wlnnebago county will probably be
started March 1, 1903 AS to the de,
sired addition to the Oshkosh post
office, he says that the matter has
Ceen taken up with various officials.
AT San Francisco, Dec. 81, Isaiah
W. Lees died, aged seyenty-tWo years.
For forty years he was captain of
detectives Of the San Francisco police
and Tor years proceeding 1900 was
chief OF che department. He figured
prominently in many criminal cases of
national and international Importance.
j. A. Rape, the well-known veteran
Tor four wars and commander of the
Marlnette post, G. A R., who has
gained fame for his trips through the
country on foot and on bicycle is
planning trip to New York next
summer on ---~ wheel. He is enjoying
the lest of health and is remarkably
vigorous for man of his age. he
being 70 years old.
VI the many contests which will
make up the program of Irish games
to be decided in Manson Square gar
den Dec. 27, the running hop, step and
jump is the only one which is not
seen frequently on this side of the
Atlantic at athletic meetings It is
d1stinctively Gaelic in origin and for
many generations in all parts of
ireland is has been known as the hop
step and leap.
Frederick S. Martin, toll collector
on the combination bridge at Sioux
City, has invented a lock for a gas
cock which he expects will decrease
the number of deaths from asphayxia-
tin. A spring is connected with a
dies on top Of the thumb rod in
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