Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-12


T., Raines excise law Sandwich hotels
did their usual business, but nearly
all saloons were shut tight.
The Cleveland co. grand jury was
instructed by Judge Neff to investigate
an alleged coal combine by which re-
tail dealers fix prices and fine those
who dis0bey. The Detroit city gov
! eminent is to sell coal at cost.
Associate Justice William A. Little
of the supreme court of Georgia ten
dered his resignation to Gov. Terrell
The governor named Joseph R. Lamar
OF Augusta to succeed Judge Little.
Il[health was the cause Of the resig-
nation
Capt. M. Fl. Barnum, Eighth United
States cavalry was exOnerated by a
court Of inquiry from the charges of
disobeying orders at the Fort Riley
maneuvers. Maj. G. G.. Ayers. who
preferred them was criticised as in
temperate.
In New York Magistrate Connorton
decided that a father who finds his
| l8-year-old daughter dancing in a pub
lie resort after 10 o'clock at night
may spank her in the presence of her
best fellow and the assembled
| dancers.
At Cincinnati Miss Estelle Hoffman.
a stenographer, has brought suit for
! $4,000 damages against c. M. Walter.
| secretary, manager and organizer of
the $5,000000 International Leather
company, whom she charges with
breach of promise.
| TOpsy the original 'baby elephant"
who was brought to this country by
Adam FOrepaugh twenty-eight years
ago, and was exhibited by him ali
over the country, was executed by
electricity at Coney island N. Y. She
had become unmanageablc.
Miss Grace E. Smith of Niles. Mich
| and Ray Bloom Of Dowagiac eloped
and were married at Cassopolis The
bride is the daughter of Charles d.
Smith and is 10 years of age. The
groom, who is q, is a native of Mid
| dlebury, Ind.
Francis B. Loomis, minister to
Portugal, was nominated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt for assistant secretary
OF state to succeed David J. Hill,
transferred to Switzerland. Charles
Page Bryan, present minister there.
is transferred to Portugal.
Assessments under the fulI-yalue
| plan have been completed showing a
of
city for taxation purposes of S4.75O.-
100000, an increase over last year of
Sl,42O, 100000. Personally assessments
have also beGE- increased by $4,000,
00O, 900.
At Arlington, Ill, five masked men
dynamited the safe Of the First Ma
tlonal bank and stole $4,000. Two of
the robbers were arrested at Quincy.
The men held up the night Waterman
bound and gagged him and placed him
Ill the Office Of the bank while they
wrecked the vault and safe.
Having lost stage clothing and per
sonal baggage valued at $1,000 in the
burning Of the opera house at Fulton
MO-, the Kings and Queens burlesuue
company is sidetracked in specia1
car at Mexico awaiting clothing. The
manuscript Of new play, A Friend
from Ireland, also was burned
The tobacco crop of the Connecticut
valley, especially that Grown in the
open air. is not coming from the sheds
II a satisfactory condition. and tba
prices which are being PAID rule con
siderably lower than the growers were
expecting The cold and damp weather
CT last summer was not favorable.
Charles Anderson of Cumberland
iowa, was found dead in his bed in the
Atlantic hotel at Davenport. Iowa
with an empty laudanum bottle beside
him. A corcner's jury decided he
committed suicide, but the cause is
unknown. An uncashed draft for 500
on the Bank of Cumberland was
among the papers in his pickets.
MISS Pansy Roosevelt, 18-year-oId
daughter of John e. Roosevelt,
cousin Of the president is under treat
ment for nervous prostration in
private sanitarium at New York. The
young woman is a great friend of Miss
Alice Roosevelt Her home is in
Bayport, L. l. She is an accomplished
horseWoman and golf player.
William J. Bryan, with his family
mas returned to Mexico City from Vera
Cruz and started north. He is much
Interested in the fact that many young
Americans with small capital have
started life in Mexico as planters in
the tropical belt. Though pleased
with the brilliant prospects of the
tropical agriculture, Mr.. Bryan says
he is well satisfied with is farm on the
outskirts of Lincoln, Neb.