Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-15

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WAS IOuuu QGdu III Ills ONCE.
A Pocatello (Tdaho) gambling house
was held up by three men and robbed
of $1,000.
The statisticians of Dun's review
say the cost Of living is 1 per cent.
less than year ago.
Barney Johnston, who killed Kate
Hassett, an actress, in Philadelphia
and then shot himself, died.
The w. R. Bennett department store
and Omaha. failed, with liabilities of
SAT- 900 and assets of $225,000.
Max Manthey, Colgate, Wis, mer-
chant, and two other persons we're
killed and several hurt by a fire.
The schooner Wesley M. CLEAR was
wrecked in a storm off Hatteras inlet
and the crew Of ten was drowned.
William S. Vanderbilt Allen, who
had been confined in a Connecticut
sanitarium as insane six years, was
released.
Dan Patch, the unteaten PAGER was
sold by M. e. Sturges Of New York
10 NJ. w. Savage of Minneapolis for
$4,000.
Richard Cole, the negro arrested in
connection with the murder Of Mrs
Ada Gilbert Dennis in Washington,
was released.
Pearl La Toilette, aged 10, died in
Indianapolis, as the result of a dose Of
carbolic acid given to her by mistake
for gargle.
Prince Henry of Pless is the
kaiser's choice for German ambas-
sador at Washington to succeed DR..
Won HolIeten.
The Ohio valley stove manu-
facturers, at meeting in Columbus,
decided to increase the price Of stoves
five per cent.
The Mead building, a five story
brick structure at Rockford, ILL.,. was
destroyed by fire Loss, $275,00O; in
surance, $25V000.
Mayor R. r. Wright Of Denver ana
eleven aldermen were sentenced to
four months in jail by Judge John /.
Mullins for contempt
The Kentucky court of appeals
granted new trial to Caleb Powers,
convicted of completely in the murder
Of Gov. William Goebel.
In the blowing UP of the oil
steamer Progress at San Francisco
six men were probably killed and 20
others were wounded.
Putnam Bradlee Strong and May
Yohe, the actress, arrived at New
York from abroad and are at Mrs.
Yohe's home at Hastings.
Plans are being formulated by the
officers OF the ubber workers union
for a strike in every branch of the
rubber trust in the country.
Philip Stock, st. Louis Legislative
AGENT counted in court $585,000 al
legged bride money and told the par
ticulars Of the suburban deal.
The president has appointed A. B.
Anderson Of Charlottesville, Ind.
United States district judge to succeed
John Baker who recently resigned.
The railroad committee Of the New
York board Of aldermen has decided
to report in favor Of the granting of
the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel fran
chise.
Mrs. Hetty Green is reported to
have compelled J. Pierpont Morgan to
buy her 10000 shares Of Louisville
and Nashville stock at a profit of ST.
100000.
Jocky Monk" Coburn's secret mar
riage to the 18-year-old daughter of A.
&. Kaumitz, Memphis asphalt manu-
facturer, is disclosed. A son was born
at New Orleans.
In the Blondin murder case at Bos-
ton the state offered in evidence a
pocketknife that is supposed to have
been used to sever the wife's head
from her body.
The Missouri state law providing
that suicide shall not be a defense
against the payment Of a life insurance
policy was upheld by the federal
supreme court.
At Dublin, Ind, a burglar who
entered the home of Colonel Calvert
and was captured by Mrs. Calvert.
turned out to be an old friend, PENN
less and hungry.
Five hundred and fifty Scan
dinaVians from western states left
Chicago for a holiday visit to Norway
and Sweden. Over 900 others are to
join them in New York
Ernest MOrtensen was killed and
two others were seriously injured at
Green Bay, by the fall of an evelator
used for hosting material at Joannes
Brothers new building
Secretary Shaw proposes a con-
tinuation Of the public debt or
issuance Of circulation on general
credits as plans for the relief of
future financial stringency.
Mrs. Mary Boland, wife Of a miner,
told the arbitration commission at
Scranton, Pa, that her husband re-
ceiVed so little pay she had not been
able to buy a new dress in eight years.
Mrs. Ebert Hubbard, wife of the
East Aurora Roycrofter, left her
husband and may sue for divorce. He
declares she objected to exconvicts
and wanted more society and amuse