Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-23

4 duel fatal to both took place be
tween James King and John Gibbons.
prominent young men of Brazil, near
LObJell. Miss. They quarreled about
girl.
| ID is announced az the navy de-
partment that the monitor Arkansas
viii stop at Cairo, ill.,. after attending
the dedicatory exercises at ST Louis
april 30.
The New York shipbuilding strike
was ended after a four hour con,
ference with the national civic
federation and all men viii return
TO work.
| GTaeme Stewards campaign COM
mittae is increased TO 200. TO include
business men who have offered their
services in his Chicago mayoralty
campaign.
Joseph Roth, charged with The
assault upon Hattie and Stella
Motzer. OF which Knapp the stranger
IS also suspected. was acquitted at
Hamilton. o.
The question is raised by New
York Judge as TO whether il is murder
for burglar to kill in selfdefense in
intercepted some distance from scene
OF robbery.
At indianapolis many physicians
and business men believe they have
been duped by two young men form
ing a so-callej medical alliance q
America.
| The Sawyer-Goodman company has
purchased the mill. store, and land in
the first ward OF Menominee. Mich.
of the Menominee River Lumber
company.
The Mississippi food between
Charlottesville. Mo-. and Baton Rouge
Is serious and the levees scarcely can
hold: Memphis lumber plants were
suspended.
The old bell in the dome Of
Lawrence university. which for
nearly fifty years has called students
to classes, cracked recently. and will
be replaced.
DR.. A. a. Ames. former mayor Of
Minneapolis. passed through Chicago
in the custody of New Hampshire
sheriff anu a Hennepin county
(Minn.) deputy.
Fred Johnson, a prominent resident
of Racine. became insane on religion
and terrorized his family. The police
OverpOwered him with difficulty and
placed him i'm Jail
Republican Chairman Revell OF
Chicago declares that Graeme Stewart
is gaining strength in all parts Of the
city and that a heavy vote will be
polled election day.
The Searchlight company OF Chi
cago. which manufactures gas and
gasoline lamps, wants TO remove TO
KenOsha and has asked that city to
offer some inducement.
Harvard stadium planned after old
world models and costing S175.O0O
will be donated by class of 1879: win
seat 10000 and be used for football
and other athletic events.
Edward w. Cullen. a well-known
Chicago attorney and clubman, whose
disappearance was reported. has re
turned and is now in a sanatarium in
state of nervous collapse.
Tie British steamer P2rkgate.
Lou-d from Cuba to Boston with a
caT=o OF 5000 tens OF sugar. went
iashc-e on the southeast corner Of
IGreat Rip. Nantucket. Mass.
Detectives are trying to solve the
problem Of who sent a bottle of
poisoned champagne to John c..
Fisher. the theatrical man at New
YC-.-. Il came from Chicago.
~ Chicago William Morrison pro
IuoseI to Agnes Olsen, a telephone
-.gl. over the phone, and they were
married and Mrs. Morrison was back
I CT work inside Of half an hour.
Inquest on Edwin L. Burdick
muir Ter mystery begun at Buffalo;
Marian Burdick, victims is year old
Idau-hter; DR.. Marcy. family physi-
cia. and two hackmen testified.
The state convention OF Eagles viii
be held at Fond du Lac in June. in
Iforr alton 10 that effect having been
received from State Deputy Grand
President Abraham at Superior.
The Chicago Congregational
| Ministers union protested TO the
board of education that the refusal TO
allow bible instruction in the schools
is infringement on pupils rights.
w. II. Holcomb has resigned the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the electric car
lines of the wisconsin Traction COM
pany in the Fox River valley, and will
engage in business in Appleton.
A sort of a jime-in-theslot special
delivery box TO facilitate the de-
livery of letters has been invented.
The dropping in of the letter and a
dime displays a signal for a carrier.
Panama canal treaty probably viii
be ratified by two-thirds senate vote;
attempted amendments defining
United States sovereignty defeated by
party vote; Colombia certain to &C
cept
W. r. Merriam is in New York,
mouse hunting. The family will re-
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