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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Leans Over a CLIFF.

Rather than be held prisoner for
burglary, John Lee, junk man, 81 years
DID, hurled himself down the cliffs of the
Spokane river and persisted in the mael-
strom below the Monroe street falls at
Spokane, Wash. Lee had been arrested
on charge of breaking into a Northern
Pacific car at Marshall and stealing
grain sacks
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
OLDEST ARMY LEADER QUITS.
Colonial f.. NJ. Hayes Ont After Almost
Fifty Years of Service.

Colonial +. NJ. Hayes Ont After Almost
Fifty Years of Service.
The last order of Colonel e. NJ. Hayes,
commander of this fort and the. Thir-
teenth Cavalry, has been made public at
Fort Meade, S. D. 1t contains the col
onel's farewell address, in which he re-
fers to the support of the officers and
speaks of the military efficiency and dis
cipline of the regiment. He says he
parts with his regiment with regret on
orders from Washington to report there
for promotion and retirement. In point
of service Colonel Hayes is the oldest
officer in the army, with nearly forty
years continuous service. He enlisted
Aug. IS, 1856, as a bugler in Company
II of the old Second Dragons.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
snicide DECLARES He Was Booth.

D. r. George, an aged man, reputed
10 be very wealthy, committed suicide at
Enid, Okla, by taking poison. He
owned land in Indian Territory and
fore his death he declared that he was
John Wilkes Booth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Gets Two Years for Perjury.

Charles +. Kelly, member and former
speaker of the St Louis house of dele
gates. was convicted of perjury in con-
nectiOn with the Suburban Street Rail
way franchise deal and given two years
in the pcnitentiary. He still has to stand
trial on two charges of bribery in cOnnec-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Mob Wants Prisoners Life.

\ desperate attempt to lynch Stephen
Crandall, who was arrested as Il suspect
in connection with the shooting of Harry
Patee, the bank cashier, was made at
Perry, Iowa. Three thousand men gath
cred at the Jail, ropes were secured and
preparations made to hang Crandall.
Sheriff Holmes spirited the prisoner
AMAN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

The executive committee of the Popu-
list State committee has decided that
hereafter the POpufst party in Nebraska
shall not be allied with the Democratic
party. The Populists will risk their hope
of success in future elections on indie
pendent action of their own direction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Suicide Not 7. Wilkes Booth.

c. NJ. Clark, of Oklahoma City, states
that d. f. George, who committed sui
eide at Enid and left a note to the effect
that he was John Wilkes Booth, the as
sassin of President Lincoln, had no con
nection with the death of Lincoln.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Repulsed by Venezue1ans.

Fort San Carlos. Venezuela, and was
badly damaged by the forts guns and
forced to withdraw. Three of the sarri-
son were hurt, but the fort was prac-
tically uninjured. Caracas citizens cele-
brated the victory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

las. Texas, says the collapse is the result
of the exhaustion of the wells. The com.
pany had fifty large contracts, all OF
which were made at a time when the
company's wells were gushing and pro-
ducing thousands of barrels OF oil day.
Since then one of the wells has failed
entirely and the production of the other
two has also practically ceased.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
DIES BECAUSE HE is HOMELY.
Minnesota Youth Commits Suicide in
Opera House at Albert Lea.

Opera House at Albert Lea.
At Albert Lea, Mimi, Mark Bulnham
of Conger saw Blanche Walsh play The
Daughter of Hamilcar' and then fired a
bullet through his heart. 1t is said that
a young woman snubbed him at the the
alter, and Durham, grown Respondent by
his frequent failures to achieve social
tolerance, if not popularity, concluded it
was no use to strive longer. The man
was unfortunate enough to lack great
beauty of features He often complained
that because he was homely the girls
would have nothing to do with him, so
his suicide is ascribed directly to his
Loneliness
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Noted Var Corresnondent Dies

Julian Ralph, author and war corre-
spondent, died at his residence in New
York. DIR. Calvin S. May, who attend
ed Mr.. Ralph, gave the cause of death
as dropsy. complicated with ulcer of the
stomach and enlargement of the liver.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Early Scriptures Discovered.

In a dispatch from Cairo the CORE
spondent of the London Daily Mail re-
ports the discovery in Syria of one of
the oldest Hebrew manuscript Bibles. 1t
consists of the FIVE books of Pentateuch,
written in Samaritan characters on ga
zelle parchment in the year 116 of the
Moslem era. 1t shows important differ
ences from the existing text.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Big Fire in Kansas City.

Fire in a fve-story building at 512-51S
Delaware street, Kansas City, caused
100000 loss. distributed as follows:
Jones Bros Dry Goods Company, which
used the upper floors for Il warehouse,
100000; Rothenberg & Schloss, wholesale
cigarmakers, $4,000; building, $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Rejected Actor Ends Life.

William J. Percival, leading man with
the Metropolitan stock company, and
known on the stage as Jack Landon,
killed himself in the presence of Miss
Anna Nelson, the leading lady of the
company, because she refused to marry
him.. The company was playing at
CrrnenUnnd Neh
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Salt Laden Bark Goes to Pieces.

The bark Abel Abbott, salt laden,
from Turks Island for New York, went
aground near Ship Bottom Light, off
Atlantic City, n. J., and went to pieces.
I'ive of her crew and nine men were
picked up by the life-savers, but it is
believed the other four were killed by
falling Mreckagn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

Fearing the discovery of shortage
in his accounts, Horace Richards, an
employee of the tailoring firm of Sellstrom
4 Kilby, in Chicago, committed suicide
In a note to his employers the young
man said that his downfall had been
caused by gambling.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Rich Heiress E1oDes.

J. Parker Whitney, Jr., son of mil
lonaire of Boston, eloped with Miss
Daisy Parrott daughter of a San Fran
cisco millionaire. The young couple
were married quietly by a justice Of the
peace and then took train for their
honeymoon. They narrowly missed be-
ing caught before the marriage ceremony
by the watchful mother of the bride, who
did not approve of young Whitney.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

Five men were so badly injured by an
explosion at the Carnegie works at Du-
uuesne, Pa, that it is believed all will
die. The throttle valve of a stationary
engine used to operate a coal crusher
blew out and the five men, who were in
the engine house at the time. were badly
scalded by escaping steam and some of
them were badly cut and bruised.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

A cigar company, to DE capitalized at
S1OOO,000 has been organized to work
in harmony with the new National Cigar
Dealers Association in its struggle
against the tobacco trust. The factories
will be in Detroit, Mich, but there will
be branches in all the important cities in
the country. ..=.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Madden and Kelley Plead Guilty.

Euclid Madden and James T. Kelley,
indicted for manslaughter, in connection
with the accident at Pittsfield, Mass, last
August, in which William Craig, Presi
dent Rooseyelt's bodyguard, was killed,
retracted a previous plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty. Madden was sen
fenced to six months Imprisonment end
to pay fine of $500 Kelley's case vas
nlAcol on file
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Long Missing Steamer Found.

A telegram to the Pacific Packing and
Navigation Company, from Valdes, Alas
ka, announces that the long missing
Nome steamer Dawson City passed Unga
Island during the latter days of Deem
Der. The vessel was under sail, having
exhausted her supply of fuel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

James Walker, charged with the muir
der. Nov %, of Hasten Broadus, was
acquitted at Chadron, Neb. Evidence
was adduced to show that Broadus was
a gambler. and this was used as de-
Tense The killing resulted from card
game in a saloon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
IX-Rax Used TO Cure Cancer.

Faces SCARED with surface cancers
have been healed perfectly, and skin~dis-
eases from which the patients had suf-
fered in many instances all their lives
have been and are being cured at the
Boston city hospital by the use of the
X-raYs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
GREAT LOT OF MAIL.
PRESIDENT RECEIVES FROM 500
TO 900 LETTERS DAILY.
Some of Them Are Funny, Some Sad,
and Many of Them Are Absurd
Vast Labor and Much Time Com
su1ned in Handling The-1.
Washington correspondence:

HE q uanuly OIL
mail received at
the White House,
in Washington, is
enormous. Since
President Roose-
welt has been III
office the mail add
dressed to the
chief gistrate
has been the heav-
lest in history, and
it is steadily
growing. Proba-
bly, no other one
man in the world
receives every day
in the year so
many personal let
tiers as are, sent to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Colorado Senators Locked Tn.

Colorado State Senators were locked
in the capitol under guard of fifty Dem
ocratic deputies, while two "Senates"
practically were in session; nineteen Re-
publicans and Democratic minority each
organized.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
A. S. Hewitt Is Dead.

Abram S. Hewitt, former Mayor of
New York and former Democratic Con-
gresham. died. aged 81 years. He was
Il son-in-law of Peter Cooper and 4 pio-
neer iron manufacturers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Six Injured by Explosion.

BY an explosion at the Pittsburg glass
factory in Elwood, Ind, three men were
probably fatally injured and three others
were seriously hurt. The boiler loom
was entirely wrecked.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
SHORTAGE OF 100000 FOUND.
G. Christie Bayer of Circlcvil1e, Ohio,
Is Missing.

Examination of the books of the Cir
cleviIle, Germania and New Citizens
Building and Loan Associations of Cir
cleville, Ohio, Of which G. Christie Bayer
was secretary, discloses that Bayer is
short $50, 1000 in his accounts with the
New Citizens, about $4,000 with the
Germania and $4,000 to $4,000 with the
Circleville Building and Loan Company.
Bayer, who was recently elected County
Clerk, disappeared several weeks ago and
his Whereabouts is unknown.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Five Cents for the President.

Postal authorities are puzzled by the
actions of Sam Saunders of Lexington,
Miss, who is flooding the money order
department of the Albany, N. Y, post
office with orders for cents, made pay
able to President Roosevelt and other
prominent men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
SuItau of SuIu Is Dead.

The Sultan of Sulu died of cholera at
Jolo: his mother was the real ruler of
the islands; United States did not inter
fere with their dominion and granted
him $4,000 yearly allowance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Apostle Smoot Is Chosen

Apostle Reed Smoot, of the Mormon
church, led all competitors in the race
for the United States Senate in Utah,
and was elected to succeed Senator Raw
Inns by large majorities in both houses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

The grand jury has voted true bills
against thirty-nine coal corporations and
their officers. The antitrust law was
used, and for the second time in Illinois
corporations themselves have been in
dicted
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Editor Gonzales Is Dead.

Editor n. G. Gonzales died at Column
bia, y. c.. After battling for almost four
days for life, the victim of Lieut.. Gov.
James H. Tillman's bullet, passed away
at the Columbia hospital. Mrs. Con
zales was with her husband when death
came.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
cleveland FIats Are Burnea

Fire destroyed two adjoining apart
ment houses near Euclid avenue and An
drews street, East Cleveland, causing the
death of at least two persons and the
injury of several others.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Prussia Expe1s Mormons

a number of Mormon missionaries
who have been recruiting for their faith
have been expelled from Osnabrueck in
accordance with the policy of the gov
eminent to stamp out their propaganda
in Prussia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Noores to Give Libraries.

The Moore brothers of Chicago, found
crs Of the hoop steel and match trusts,
have lust completed 100000 public
library in their native village of Greene,
\. Y. This is said to be the first of a
series Of libraries they will erect in this
country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
President and King Communicate.

Wireless communication between Mar
coni's Cape Cod station and England has
been established, and messages ex-
changed between President Roosevelt
and King Edward. Very little difficulty
was experienced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Burglars Make Rich Haul.

Robbers entered the jewelry establish.
ment Of r. NJ. Muench in South Bend
Ind. and carried away goods valued al
s.. COO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

Baltimore and Ohio engine struck
an electric street car at Hazelwood cross
ing. pittsburg, Pa. Several persons are
reported injured. one fatally.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Postoffice Robbers Get 5000.

Two men dynamited the safe in the
postottice at Strawn, Kan, obtained 5000
and fed in a buggy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
Woman Killed During Fire.

Mrs. Elizabeth Irwin fell from the
third-story window and was killed during
fire in the Oakenwald flats. Chicago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
ColIapse Due to Oil Wells.

Rev. ]. B. Cranfll, president of the
San Jacinto Oil Company, which was
placed in the hands of a receiver at Dali
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

Nine. Adelina Patti will sing in sixty
concerts as her last appearance in the
United States, Canada and Mexico dur
ing the season of 1904, receiving there
fore $500 600
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24
COLLISION ON RAIL.
DOZEN KILLED IN WRECK ON
GREAT NORTHERN.

Bridge Gang Train Crashes Into Ro'
tary Snow Plow-Ten Cars in Heap,
with Dead Underneath - Marconi
COMPANY to Establish Stations,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-24

Saturday in the House was lpt
to debate upon the Senate bill to esI
lish a Department of Commerce and
Dor, a substitute being finally passed
a vote of 1871 to 40.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
* =
Milton Junction.

II S McGiffin of GAINESVILLE opened up
the Gates warehouse for packing tobac-
co Monday. A force Of about 40 are
working there this week.
The damp weather of the past few
weeks has placed tobacco on the market
and d G Partridge opened the Gates
warehouse the first of the week with a
force of about forty hands at work
There is a fair prospect that more will
start soon. The tobacco this season is
of good quality and heavy crop and
the warehouses will probably run until
late in the spring.
Mr. and Mrs B B Keith had very
pleasant surprise on New Years day.
Forty years ago they started out on a
new way one New Years day by promis-
ing each other to live together as man
and wife. That was in 1863. In 1908
their children and grandchildren and
other near relatives formed conspiracy
together that the ruby wedding should
be as notable and joyful event as the
first wedding had been. Those present
for this happy occasion were: Messrs
and Mesdames G B Keith of this village,
H L Keith and A w Buten. of Milwau-
kee, O M Mccall and G. Marlette of Be-
lott, Mrs VIM Friday of Marshfeld, Mrs
Anna Mills of this village, Miss Hamil-
ton of Milwaukee, Messrs Leon and
Erwin and the Misses Jennie and Kittie
Mccall of Beloit and the seven grand
children.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16

James Calder is very sick.

James Calder is very sick.
j w Marsden CT Sussex, Wis, is visit
ing friends on the Prairir.
Mr. Marsden of Galena, I'll, is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs JOB Marsden.
There are fifty cases of measles le-
ported in the vicinity of the Prairie.
School com menced in Joint Dist. No.
/, Albion and Christiana, last Monday. :
Miss Mae Marsden took charge of her
school at the Gravel Store last Monday.
Rev G w Stark and family spent a
portion of the holidays with friends on
the Prairie.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Emmert of John
son Creek visited few days with friends
here this week.. -
The Prairie school will not commence
until the scholars have recovered from
the measles. -,
>, Prof Gronseth of Edgerton postponed
the Choral Uuion on the Prairie on &C.
+countlo sickness among the members.
&sts Thomas Green and son, Charlie, spent
portion of last week in the vicinity of
Rice Lake looking over real estate with
view of specializing.
Following. is statement of Hillside
Cooperative Creamery Go for month Of
November, 1902: No. lbs milk received,
175,298; No. lbs butter made, 1901 !;
Amt of money received, S2,298.88; Cost
to make butter, 21ac; Average oil test,
400; Actual yield of butter, 1876; Aver
age price received for butter, S.2645; Av-
erage price paid for milk, u.s., Price of
4 per cent milk, liz; total expense,
$217.27.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
SOnaehndy Lied

A certain woman has husband who
has done such a thing as to forget to
do what his wife had requested. The
other evening about o'clock he came
home, and she went at him.
''John," she said ''did you tell that
expressman to come here this after
noon?"
Eyes, Mary" he answered meekly.
"Well, he hasn't come"
rs that SOP
eyes, it is. Now, how do you ac-
count for it"
John gave the matter few mo-
ments' consideration.
"Well. my dear" he said finally,
"either he's lying or l am, and to re-
lieve us both from your suspicious I'll
just step down to his place and see
what's the matter" And the charita-
BILE John went to see the expressman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
A Gustatory Gem.

The chef was ignorant of the pres
cnce of the cannibal king, who eyed
him critically, while sunny smile
danced gayly over his dimpled fea-
lures. Suddenly the chef became aware
of his presence and said as he most
artistically salaamed:
q would have your majesty know
that have just created a formula for
a soup that shall win an instant i'm
mortality"
''And what may it be-" asked the
monarch impatiently. 81 never was an
expert in the art Of guessing, and I
would know the name of your new de-
coction."
And the chef, approaching the kings
interest and his own Importance, sa-
Iaamed again and replied:
"Mock missionary" = New York
Times
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
HE REFUSED TO SELL.
Turner and His Great Picture, s"The
Building of Carthage.o

building OF OstrtnaSc.
When Turner exhibited his great pic
ture, ''The Building of Carthage he
was disappointed because it had not
been sold at once at the private view
and angry with the press for criticising
it severely Sir Robert Peel called up
on him.
"Mr. Turner" said he Il admire your
Carthage so much that | want to buy
it. 1 am told you want 500 guineas for
it,
eyes," said Turner; sit was 500 gum
cas-, but today it's 6OO.'
"Well," said Sir Robert, Il did not
come prepared to give 600, and must
think it over At the same time it
seems to me that the change is an ex-
traordinary piece of business on your
part"
"Do as you please" said Turner. "Do
as you please"
After few days Sir Robert called
again upon the great painter. 'Mr.
Turner" he began, although thought
it very extraordinary thing for you to
raise your price, shall be proud to buy
that picture, and'I am prepared to give
you the 600 guineas."
"Ahv' said Turner 1T was 600 gum
cas-, but today it's 7OO.''
Sir Robert grew angry, and Turner
laughed. II was only in fun" he said.
'I don't intend to sell the picture at ALL
1t shall be my winding sheet"
For years he kept it in his cellar.
Then it was brought up and hung in
his gallery, where it remained as long
as he lived. When he died, he left it
to the nation.-Youth's Companion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
Porter.
O'Niel is out from GAINESVILLE thi

M O'Niel is out from GAINESVILLE this
week.
Most of the farmers have finished
stripping tobacco.
Fred Boss of Leyden was here Tues
day and spent the day.
Andrew Nichols has gone to GAINESVILLE
to work in tobacco; Mark Nichols and
Frank Mosher to Edgerton.
Frank Boss, buttermaker at the Eagle
creamery, wishes to kindly thank the
patrons who so generously assisted in
filing the ice house there on Tuesday
Over seventy loads were put up, the ice
being fourteen inches thick.
Mr. Kroeger departed this life at the
home of his son-in-law. G Handke, on
Monday morning, at an advanced age.
The deceased suffered paralytic stroke
on Saturday, from the effects of which
he never rallied The funeral was held
on Wednesday, services being conducted
in the German Lutheran church in Ed
gerton, after which the remains were
laid to rest in Fassett cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-01-16
A RuI1 For n God.

The ancient Egyptians believed that
the spirit of their greatest god, Osiris,
dwelt among them in the form of
pure white bull marked by a certain
sign Herodotus mentions two of these
signs-a black eagle on the back and
black forehead with square of white
in it's center. These creatures when
found were worshiped during life and
mummified after death. The New York
Historical society has one of these
"bull GODS" fine mummy from the
temple of Scraps.