Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-25

George W. Todd, who died recently
at Hamilton, Ont, left $4,000 to Mrs.
Peter Jordan Of Brockton. Mass,
whose pOcketboOk lie took in 1855.
The secretary of war has decided
7 10 allow the removal of a portion OF
the old city wall of Manila which was
objected 10 by patriotic societies.
Conductor T. ]. Sullivan of a Chi
/ cago street car was shot by Henry Con-
nCrs. a supposed pickpocket, whom he
/ tried 10 seize. Connors was arrested.
The supreme court of Kansas de-
cided that Miss Jessie Morrison must
serve her sentence of twenty-five
years for numbering Mrs. Olin Castle.
! Bruce Jones, a member of promi-
nent family in EDDY county, New
Mexico, who killed Ernest Sowen in
AlamOgorjO. was held under $4,000
bail
! p. A. B. Wfdener and w. L. Elkins,
Philadelphia traction magnates. are APP
Iparently at war after many years asso-
citation and the inter-marriage by their
families.
The postmaster general, after hear
ing the statement of former postoffice
cashier Tuloch. says his charges are
trivial. and consist mostly of gen.
eralities.
/ George NJ. Burlington was convicted
J for the second time of the murder OF
ode Miller at Ellsworth, Kan, a YER
diet OF murder in the second degree
having been returned.
] The stage running from Wallace TO
Boise. Idaho, was held up and three
I passengers were robbed of all their
lvaluables. and the baggage and
registered mail rified.
Walter Vroman. founder of the Rus
kin hall movement at Kansas City.
was sued for divorce by his wife, who
claims he has spent S250,O00 of her
fortune in his schemes.
: Near washington Courthouse, Ohio,
the Cincinnati and Pittsburg express
on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
was wrecked. Two persons were
killed and several injured.
. After fifty years service as a rail-
read man. d. W. Hitchcock. general
agent on the coast, has retired on
pension in pursuance Of f. II. Harri-
mans pension plan for all his roads.
Mrs. Cunning s. Bedford. arrested
in Liverpool. is a daughter-in-law of
; the late Frederick Bedford Of New
York. who left 100000 in trust for her
son. Cunning S. Bedford died child
less.
An attemrt to hold up Thomas Nc
Carthy's res. aurant at West Liberty,
Ia. resulted In the death of Arthur
Meade. who attempted to assist the
proprietor. The robbers escaped on n
train.
Carriers on rural free-delivery routes,
il has been found. had oders from A.
". Machen. the suspended superin-
tendenU. 20 send him names and adj
dresses OF persons who used the
mails.
: At Guthrie. Okla. in escaping from
the county Jail. W. w. Montgomery,
alleged bigamist, shot and killed the
jailer. Jerry Emerson. and was in turn
shot by Emersonls wife. He was
caught.
An Illinois lawagainst selling cocaine
Is expected to stop the further misuse
o. that drug. A heavy penalty is pre-
scribed for selling except on a doctors
prescription. and more than once on
such an order.
Postmaster General Payne has
cancelled the order creating a post
Office at Quindocquia, Md, for which
Andrew J. Day. a negro, was slated
for appointment AMI on whom there
was a protest.
Western farmers are facing hired
hand" famine because of the exodus
CT young men to cities. A liberal sal
ary' and light work" are offered 10
city folks who are anxious 10 spend
the summer in the country.
Clarence II. Venner, the Boston
broker who has figured in suits against
corporations, was sentenced by the
United States court at Springfield, H.,
to six months for contempt in refus-
ing TO produce books in a suit.
While the Marietta CO.. college
squad was firing a salute in honor OF
Commanderin-Chief Thomas A.
Sewart of the G. A. r., Walter Kelly.
student, had his right hand blown
of and three ribs fractured.
Frederick L. Champl'n, son of the
late George W. Champlin, a million
aire Chicago board of trade operator
filed a suit for divorce, naming a DR..
Kennedy i'm connection with the case.
Mrs. Champlin claims persecution.
Supreme Guardian Mrs. Emma b.
Manchester and Supreme Clerk Mrs.
J. J. Kuhn and the other officers OF
the Woodman Circle, auxiliary to the
WoOJman of the World. were re-
elected. The auxiliary now has on
hand $4,000.
The outbound passenger train on
the Choctaw. Oklahoma & Gulf jumped
the track on a fifteen-foot embank-
ment. wrecking all the cars except the
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