Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-01

by customs officers.
The deficit in the treasury is re-
garded without alarm by the officials,
who claim the increased customs re-
ceipts will wipe it out.
Bryan Schick of Chicago dreamed
that his wife was dead and woke up to
find she had killed herself and two
children with gas.
Burglars entered the New York
home of Policeman Samuel b. Davis
and stole everything they coulq carry
off, including his uniform.
Secretary Coon of troop II, thir-
tcenth cavalry, was drowned while at
tempting to swim the Yellowstone
river near Miles City, Mont
Gen. Frederick Funston, command
ing the department of California, has
issued an order that all enlisted men
must attend regular drills,
The purchase of $4,000 acres IN
Benton and Lincoln counties, Greg, is
announced by the Oregon Pacific Col
onization company, a Minnesota cor
poration.
At Chicago Paul hammers, receiver
Of the Bankers Trust and Investment
company, found the assets consisted
of seven waste paper baskets and four
cuspidOrs.
Chester Westbrook, who lived seven
miles southeast of Philipsburg, Kan,
killed his wife by cutting her throat
with a razor. Westbrook then COM
mtted suicide.
Willie Fargrove and Otis Mont
gcmery, each IL years old, were
Knocked from the top of freight car
IN the yards at Oklahoma City, Ok,
and killed.
At Richmond, Va, mistaking his
friend. who occupied the same dwell
ing with him, for burglar, J. D.
Wilson shot and instantly killed G.
F. Apperson.
The Cottonwood river is overf1owing
it's banks in Kansas and hundreds of
farmers have fed to higher ground
Great damage will result to crops,
stock and buildings.
Senator Lodge took great precau-
lions to guard the president at Ma
hant, having the house surrounded
by a company OF state militia ana
cavalry patrols.
Attorney General Knox sailed for
Paris to investigate the legal status
of Panama canal with a view to per-
fecting the title of the United States
to the French rights.
A suit was filed against Pope Leo
XIII. by Monroe Frank, a New York
lawyer, who has reason to believe
that the great New York cathedral is
partly on government land.
Mrs. Mary Wilson of Kenosha,
whose husband had sued for divorce,
repented, took the oath before a
notary public renewing her marriage
vows, and was forgiven.
Miss Teresa DUNCAN, aged 18 years,
who was carrying $3.50 of her employ
ers' money, was attacked by two
thugs in front of 115 Fifth Avenue, Chi
cago, and saved the money by a plucky
fight.
The boiler in Simpsons sawmill ex-
ploded at New Liberty, ILL.,, killing
three men and seriously injuring five
others. The dead are Guy Roberts,
James Jeffords, Jr., and Lester John
son.
Mrs. Richard Burnett of New
Rochelle, N. Y, aided by her son,
daughters and neighbors, routed a
dozen men who attempted to erect
electric-light poles in front of her man
sion.
At Decatur, Mich, twenty-five lead
ing citizens have tested cooperative
dining-roOm, the entire expense the
first week being 1912 cents meal
for each person and the second week
10 cents.
A suit brought by relatives to annul
the marriage of wealthy Elizabeth
Ludlow to Louis Warren, New York
policeman, was ended by the death of
the latter in an asylum. The wife is
also insane.
John W. Gates has lost $1,400000
in his Colorado Fuel and Iron fight and
is thought to have been completely
routed by the Osgood faction. Long
litigation over the control of the COM
pany may now ensue.
At RussellviIle, KY, Hugh Marshall,
for whom officers were hunting on a
charge of being the assailant of Zoda
Wick was found hanging in a barn,
but whether the act was voluntary or
dCne by mob is not known.
Lawyer Lamb and Peter Power de-
clared before a special examiner that
Camille Weidenfeld, W. Bourke Cock
ran, Content & Go. and Post & Thomas
of New York we're the hackers of
Power in the Northern Pacific suit.
At Trenton, N. j., Governor Muir
ply granted reprieves to Lafayette
| Gruff and Peter Hernia, murderers
under sentence Of death Hernia was
to have died in Bergen county Friday
| for killing Barney Kanter, butcher.
Reports from Rolla, N. D., say that
four deaths have occurred eight
miles east of that place as a result of
tornado. The house of a settler whose
name is unknown was blown down and