Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-18

morse IIaNeE. was dIIeslea loA the
murder of Aleck Youcker, a travel
ing horse trader. who died from the
effects Of a fist blow
Charles Spore of Vincennes, Ind,
committed suicide ar WATERFOWL
Wis. while in charge Of a car OF
horses and household goods on his
way 10 Aberdeen, s. D.
At TocCma. Wash. T. p. Buschman,
aged 81. of Buschman & Thorpe,
wholesale fish dealers, committed
suicide by shooting Business trouble
is assigned as the cause.
In New York, as a result of the in
vestigation by the corners jury into
the death of Bendetto Madoni, the
barrel murder victim. seven Italians
are held as accessories.
Miss Myrtle Shelton of Evanston,
who was found in the union station,
Chicago. suffering from poison, died
without revealing whether she was
victim of suicide or of murder.
The board OF missions will try 10
raise 100000 during the year, for
foreign work. to make the bicenten-
NAL of the birth of John Wesley
notable in southern Methodism.
Maud Gillespie. a white girl, who
disappeared near Sault Ste. Marie
fourteen yeas ago, when 13 years
old, was found living with the Mis-
sissauga Indians in norther Ontario.
g A commission to regulate or raise
the great lake levels will be appoint
ed by President Roosevelt 20 CO.
operate with a British committee. A
dam at the outlet of Lake Erie is
possible.
The Great Northern railroad strike
situation is critical. General Man
ager Wards concessions were re-
fused by the trainmen. The South
ern Pacific strike has been post
poned.
Fred Steele, a travelling man of
Shoals. Ind. who has been represent
ing the American Box Ball company
of indianapolis, was arrested on a
charge of embezzlement made by
that company.
At Greenwich. Conn. during a
strike row, an Italian laborer was
shot 10 death by one of his fellow
cCuntrymen, who was attacked by
number of strikers. Seven arrests
were made.
Three Saginaw (Mich.) aldermen,
six ex-aldermen. and four other per-
sons were indicted for alleged
bribery. or selling liquor without
license. Electric lighting and bridge
contracts are involved.
The lynching of three negroes At
Fremont. o.. for the murder of Otto
Alischke and the wounding of Albert
Gommoll was prevented by Sheriff
Mason, who for two hourse defied the
mob at the Jail doors.
Professor T. F. Hunt, dean of the
college of agriculture of the Ohio
state university. has accepted the
professorship of astronomy in the
college. Of agriculture of Cornell uni
versity. Ithaca. y. Y.
curtis Jet was arrested near
D0ylesville. Ky. for the alleged muir
der OF James b. Marcum at Jackson.
Two sheriffs and twelve deputies took
him 10 Winchester jail. No re-
sistance was offered.
The De Kalb bank of Waterloo. Ia,
and the Mcclellan bank Of Auburn
wee closed through the filing of
complaint by Mrs. Elizabeth Mcclellan
fer a settlement CT her estate. The
shortage is probably $4,000.
Charles II. Smith. a Springfield
P f,F- h~v
inherited 100000. disappeared after
ordering. a S6O0 piano for Mrs.
Timothy Dooley. his betrothed, and
bargaining for a $4,000 farm.
( Winter wheat condition is placed
by the governments monthly crop
report at 92.6 on May /, against 97.S
for April and TGO4 for May 1, 1902;
practically no injury caused by recent
frcs:7: winter rye is placed at 9S.S.
/ Presbyterian creed revision by the
. general assembly at Los Angeles on
Ma u is declared by the Rev. W H.
Rol --ts. clerk. to be assured by the
presbyteries' vote. The total affirma-
tive vote to date, 19S; negative, 8.
At Hartford. Conn, Mark Twains
dwelling house was sold to Richard
| VI. Bissell who recently came from
Chicago to become vice president of
the Hartford Fire Insurance COM
pany. The price paid was $4,000
A. W. Machen. general superintend-
ent Of the postofice free delivery sys-
TEN. was relieved of duty by the post
master general. and Inspector Fosnes,
who investigated the Cuban postal
frauds was placed in charge of his Of
/ fee.
Ed Sherfck and Henry Haga,
farmers of Lost River township,
Indiana, Quarreled at Shoals, and
Haga cut Shehrfick through the right
arm and on the left side in the hollow
OF the back, making probably fatal
wounds.
At Moultrie. Ca, Colonel II. j.
{ Pearsau, solicitor Of the city court.
and Or. Frank Daniel. physician for
4ha ra,wofo NTorsharv railroad were