Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-27

troit two months ago on charge of
embezz1ing SAIL from the Traders
bank of Kansas City, was discharged
for lack of evidence, but was re-
arrested on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
A decision has ben given at Akron,
Iowa, in the case of BLY, VS.. Sears, in
which the court held that the presence
of bugs in a hotel did not furnish
grounds for the recovery of damages.
The case has ben appealed and prom
Uses to rival the famous Jones county
calf case.
Governor Orman of Colorado will
call special session of the legisla-
ture to consider the revenue bill,
which was attacked by the corporations
and pronounced unconstitutional the
control of corporations, especially rail
ways, by commission and an employ
ers' liability bill.
Lake Linden, five miles south of
Calumet, Mich, was visited by the
third disastrous fire within a year
The total damage is 100000, covered
by insurance The chief losses are
Lake Linden Cooperative company,
$4,000; D. Van Baalan, $4,000; Top
Ion Building, $4,000.
Four business houses and five dwell
ings burned and three other business
places were damaged by fire at Har-
risburg, Pa. Loss, $4,000 Insured
The heaviest losers are w. Kranzdorf,
furniture dealer; James w. Sankey,
leather dealer; DR.. w. c.. Potts and
G. Katz, second hand furniture.
Samuel F. Hawley, one of the best
known of the younger attorneys in
Chicago, shot and instantly killed
himself at the home of his brother, E.
W. Hawley, in st. Louis. Mr.. Hawley
was 80 years of age and was regarded
in legal circles as one of the most
promising young men of the Chicago
bar.
DR.. Victor G. Vaughan, dean of the
medical department of the University
of Michigan, has made an announce
ment that an understanding among
the large colleges of this country has
been reached to adopt the German
credit system, which has made the sci
entific school of that country the first
in the world
In Chicago DR.. d'Orsay Hecht, be-
fore a clinic at the post graduate, cut
bits of cuticle from the arms and legs
Of fifteen young women and covered
a burned and livid face with fresh,
healthy epidermis. The patient is
Miss Helen Peck, 16 years old, whose
face was terribly burned by an explo-
sion of gasoline.
At Alton Rev. Mr.. Gliding stabbed
to death his stepson, Harry Highfield,
and was himself perhaps fatally in
jured The affair took place three
miles east of Shipman, ILL.,, and was
the elimination of a feud of long
standing between the father and son,
dating from the marriage of his
mother, five years ago.
Alexander Fl. Revell, chairman of
the Illinois auxiliary of the Mckinley
National Memorial association, re-
ports subscriptions to the monument
fund to date of $25,1 Ex-Postmaster
General James A. Gray, chairman of
the Maryland auxiliary to the asso-
citation, said Maryland's contribution
to the fund would reach $4,000.
At New Richmond a Wisconsin Cen
trail train, bound for Minneapolis, was
held up while a telegraphic wrangle
was going on between railroad officials
and Minneapolis health officers. Be
fore the Minnesota health officers
would permit the train to enter that
state, it was necessary to cut out car
in which smallpox suspect rode and
leave it on a sidetrack.
Sentiment is growing that a further
modification of the war revenue act
must be made to satisfy the demands
of the people. This question will be
made the subject Of a party caucus by
the republicans. It is believed that
the caucus will develop such a pro-
nounced sentiment in favor Of reduc-
ing the war taxes that the leaders will
not further persist in their opposition
to action at this session.
Fearing an attack if she called for
help, Miss Nellie Ridgeway of Chicago
feigned heavy slumber while burg
lar ransacked her room at the resi-
dence of DR.. Nearius c. Kemp. When
the intruder, who searched the closets,
dressing table and even under Miss
Ridgeway's pillow, left the room, the
young woman sat up in bed and
screamed. The warning aroused the
family and saved $4,000 worth of jew
els in another part of the house
J. Matt Aubrey, divorced husband of
a daughter OF Chief Justice Fuller, who
was released on a bond a few days
ago from the Chicago JAIL where he
was awaiting trial on charge of for
gerry, is now accused of having swim
died a fellow prisoner. Complaints
were filed with the states attorney
and Jailer John L. Whitman said that
Aubrey had secured $40 from DR.. Rob
ert e. Gray on pretense of getting
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