Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-02

f6SSed TO having SET on nre lite IN
houses during the last thirty days.
One man was killed, a number or
horses and much property DESTROYED
as the result.
Christian Erickson, 1O6 Sedgwick
street, Chicago, was fatally wounded
| by a holdup man in front of 346 Dear
| born avenue. The assailant, caught
later by citizens, gave the name as
Jack Brown"
In Chicago N. c.. Clark, operating
at the Erie agency a matrimonial
| bureau, pleaded guilty to a charge Of
fraudulent use of the mails, and was
fined $3.50 and costs. His victims have
been numerous.
The loss by fire which destroyed
the transfer freight sheds of the New
York Central railroad at Buffalo, to-
gether with their contents, is estimat-
ploye of the railroad, was killed.
At Helena Judge Knowles struck a
blow at organized labor when he
permanently enjoined Ernest Peter
son, walking delegate Of the quite
transfers union, from interfering
with the Montana Transfer company.
Mrs. Emma Shaw Cobleigh, Bos-
ton club woman who has attained
some fame as a writer, will start
alone on an exploring tour into the
wilds of central Africa. She will take
two large trunks containing a ward
robe
Carrie Nation, the famous Ratchet
thrower Of Kansas, is reported to have
signed a contract with the Elgin lodge
of Elks to appear during the carnival
week. She will be asked to give
three speeches. Local saloon-keepers
protest.
In Chicago Eustin A. Batcheldrer
has been arrested charged with being
the leader of band of counterfeiters
Letters found in Batchelder's posses
sion indicate that he is the son of a
prominent manufacturer of ST. Johns
bury, vt.
1t is proposed to install an electrical
voting machine in the house Of rep
resentatives, by the aid of which the
roll could be called or registered with
in five minutes, while now it requires
forty-fve minutes.
w. H. Craddock, mayor of Kansas
City, received the democratic nomina-
ton for governor. A committee ap-
pointed by the state convention will
meet with the populists at Topeka
June IA, looking toward merger
of their forces.
A crate of live lambs stood next to
a crate of baby foxes in front OF a
South Water street commission-house
in Chicago The foxes were to be had
at ST each but even at this figure
buyers were scarce.
A class war at the University of
Vermont led to the drowning of Mel
son P Bond of Burlington who tried
to escape from sophomore kidnapers
by swimming The pursuers tried to
rescue him but failed.
E. w. Kirk of Chicago declares
that he and not his brother, NJ w.
Kirk, is the man who went riding with
Mrs. Curl, and was followed by The
latters husband, who seeks $4,000
OdudSCS lIOI1 LlIS LII 1uCI p1 OOluOht VI
the J. S. Kirk Soap company.
At Nashville, Tenn, Governor Nc
MILAN pardoned John Jones, who is
serving two years sentence for man
slaughter. He killed man who dis
honored his home and publicly tainted
him with his wife's dishonor The
first jury disagreed and the second
convicted.
The New York and Jersey Railroad
company, which has bought the I'M
completed Hudson river tunnel, is be-
lieved to be backed by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western and Erie
railroads, which desire to obtain
terminal in New York city ahead of
the Pennsylvania.
At Goshen, Ind, four officers and
physician were summoned to care for
George w Hattie, who was roaming
the streets a raving maniac and threat
en1ng to end his life on being accused
by his bride of a day, DR.. Anna G..
Kaufman of having deceived her by
saying he had not made transfer of
his property.
The house committee on military af-
fairs has manifested disapproval of
the proposition of Secretary Root for
the retirement of officers Of the army,
The feeling is accepted as an indica-
| ton OF growing opposition in con-
gress to the idea of promoting officers
| just before retirement in order that
! they may enjoy the benefit of increas-
ed pay
At South Bend Ind, John w Chur-
ry, aged 81, carpenter, shot and kill
| ed his sweetheart, Susanna Kecske-
nett, aged IS, early this morning, and
then killed himself with the same re-
volver. The couple had planned to
die together. The girl had laid her
| best dress and underclothing on a
chair in the parlor and the man was
attired in his best clothes.
Secretary Hay and M. Aspiroz, the
Mexican ambassador, signed conven-