Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-08-24

applications for pensions were filed
since the Spanish war.
NJ. c. Miller was released on 81. 900
bond at Greenville, o., on the charge
of assaulting John Jacobs with 4
billiard cue at OsgOod. The injured
man is in a critical condition, his skull
being fractured.
At Danville, H., two straw stacks
were set on fire by an unknown man.
After the fire was extinguished the
body of an unknown old soldier was
found partially burned. It is thought
that he was murdered.
Curtis Jet and Thomas White we're
found guilty of the assassination of
Lawyer ]. b. Marcum in Jackson, KY,
and the penalty was fixed at life i'm.
prisonment, one juror standing out
against the death penalty.
AT Kansas City, fire that started in
the stables of the Armour Packing
company threatened the entire plant
for a while. The flames were gotten
under control. having been confined to
the stables. The loss is nominal.
A cure for lockjaw was discovered by
DR.. s. A. Mathews of the University of
Chicago and used successfully on the
son of ]. NJ. Newman, 9716 Exchange
avenue. A calcium and potassium
| solution was given as an injection.
One hundred and fifty soldiers. COM
prising the guard and encampment at
Jackson, KY, passed through Lexing>
fOu Nv 10 tbair bov,ae Co.. -.
son people fear that the absence of
troops will cause a return of outlawry
The Holy hill (Wis.) controversy
was renewed with claims by Father
Bertram, in charge of the shrine. thar
cures were effected during recent
pilgrimages. Investigation of the al
legged fraud is demanded by Father
keenan,.
The body of George Evans came to
the surface Of Canade lake, Glovers.
vile, n. Y. The body of Florence
Brown has not yet been recovered.
The two young people had been miss
ing for some days, having gone for a
boat ride.
The general army staff came into
existence with Gen. s. B. NJ. Young as
chief. The staff consists of one lieu
tenant general. one major general, one
brigadier general, four colCnels. six
lieutenant colonies, twelve majors. and
twenty captains.
Former State Senator Albert
Gallatin Dow of New York celebrated
the ninty-ffth anniversary of his birth
at his home in Randolph, Cattaraugus
county, n. Y, surrounded by de-
scendants of the fourth generation and
a few close friends.
Fire starting in a shed in which
stock drovers slept destroyed annex
b of the Union stock yards at Cincin.
natl, causing a loss of 100000. A
large quantity of live stock narrowly
escaped destruction and three men
were severely injured.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared dividends in favor of the
creditors of insClvent national banks
as follows: Fifty per cent. the South
port National bank of Southport.
Conn; 40 per cent, The Somerset
National Banking company of Somer.
set, Ky.
Practically all the stores that can
be spared have been removed from the
disabled battleship Massachusetts and
temporary repairs have been rushed
so nearly to completion that Captain
Eaton expects to sail not later than
Thursday for the Brooklyn navy yard,
where the permanent repairs will be
made.
More than a score of men have been
arrested for inGicting severe injuries
on at beast half a dozen men i'm
fierce fight at Whiting, Ind, the
trouble being an outgrowth of a fac
tional fight between members of the
Slavic races, laborers for the Standard
Oil company. Warrants for fourteen
others Will be served today.
Ernest Ballingcr. freight conductor,
was killed. c. Z. Barker fireman. was
fatally scalded, and Thomas Arm,
strong, engineer, and Daniel Miller,
conductor of North Judson, were in
jUred by an accident at Wynn on &c
Chicago. Cincinnati G Louisville rail-
! way. An eccentric strap and side rod
broke, the latter crashing into the
cab OF the engine.
The supreme directors of the court
of honor have bought the Springfield.
H., homestead of the late General
John NJ. Palmer who was governor
of Illinois and United States senator,
| e major general in the federal army
/ and the candidate in 1896 for presi-
dent OF the national democratic party.
They paid $4,000 for the property
and will expend $4,000 in improving
if for the head Offices of the court of
/ honor.
| William Smith, the millionaire
nurseryman of Geneva, n. Y, VINO is
to build a college Tor young women,
said that the institution was not for
young women 10 learn Latin, Greek or
mathematics. "The college will teach
young women nature" said Mr. Smith.
Il belieye every young woman should
Irupyy nc Ynucb abOut herself as a man