Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-07

aaa1uCIOus TO say a candidate for
o@Ce sold his vote.
Admiral Sigsbee. in an address at
Philadelphia banquet. declared that
nations 0n.y arbitrate disputes when
ar Is not worth while Preparation
$ the way TO avert ii.
Frank W. Jacobs suit against the
Queens Insurance company. which
drove one juror to suicide was do.
cided by a Madison CWis.) court in
the defendants favor.
Leonard Wood accused bv Cen
John r. Brooke before the senate com
mittee with insubOrdinarion AMI dis.
respect 10 superiors while the former
was governor of Cuba.
The typhoid epidemic is increasing
al Butler pa in spite of forty
physicians. Fifty more cases were
reported, with three more deatbs
Total cases are now 1000.
Hamilton Fish. assistant treasurer
Of the United States. in New York
underwent an operation for an
pendicitis at his nome in that city.
He is reported IN be doing well.
The Galway case in which the value
OF one kiss was fixed at S2.37 by a
lower court was taken to the New
York state court of appeals. A vii
lage blacksmith is defendant.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand the
new British ambassador. arrived I'm
Washington. He was met at the sta
ton by the entire embassy STAFF. who
escorted him direct to the embassy.
The Swedish mission church AT
Paxton. III. celebrated its twenty-ffth
anniversary. Revs. John Gusrafson
81 Evanston and c. A. Bjork and Otto
Hogteldt OF Chicago took prominent
parts.
Governor A. b. Cummins and most
al the Iowa officials have accented in
Vitations 10 attend a possum bauouet
under the direction CT JEFF Logan
cciored janiror of the state senate
cloak-room.
Suits against the United States
ShiDbuilding company were authorized
oy the Trust Company OF the Re.
public Of New York to recover 81. 900.
600 alleged to have been secured
wrongfully.
Prizes totaling $3.50 are offered by
Helen Gould for essays on the history
OF the version Of the bible approved
by the Roman Catholic church. ami
history Of the American version of
the English.
Judge James A Howe of the dis.
trict court at Des MOines. held that n
decree granted under the Dakota
divorce statutes. If it is proved the
nonresident litigant resides there
merely FOR the purpose of securing a
divorce. is void.
The circuit court at Hamilton. O
heS granted the motion for a stay of
execution of the sentence of deatb
passen upon Alfred A. Knapp for the
murder of his wife The execution
was set for Dec. II. and a STAY has
been granted for thirty days.
The mixhouse of the Independant
F1"der companys plant. five miles
southwest of Carthage, No. blew nm
killing the two mixers. Lester Ridge
ard Bert Cobb. and seriously iniuring
Joe Cahey Elmer Bowers. Henry
Summer and Charles Newton.
Charles 4. Purroy was retired &c
chief of the fire department CT New
l1,k on his own application. on ac.
count OF years Of service. and will re-
ceive half pay during the remainder
o. his life. Deputy Chief Charles W.
CTcger was detailed as acting chief.
Mrs. Eugenia A. Bopp of Columbus.
We. has been awarded a verdict of
10000 IN the circuit court of Spinz
county. South Dakota. against the
Chicago AMI Northwestern railroad
for the death OF her husband in an &C.
cident near Athol, S. D.. last Febru-
ar
Prairie ares are raging in the
western part Of Caddo county. Okla.
hrma. south Of the Washita river.
4iany homes are reported to hav.
been burned between Fort Cobb and
AnadarlO. The fire took a swath
from five to six miles wide. destroy
ing everything in its path.
The Iowa state farmers institute
and agricultural convention convened
in Des MOines. A fight against the
beef trust will be instigated. w. H
Moore. president of the National Good
Roads association, will urge the
necessity Of cooperation among the
states in securing national legislation
for improved highways.
Zionist John A. Dowie, defendant
in suits for debt totaling $67,945. tried
to check creditors by announcing he
has begun a settlement of claims.
Several were paid up. An urgent APP
peal for funds was made by Dowie.
who declared Zion is in tight" place.
Followers are threatened with ex-
pulsiCn unless they deposit in the
Zion bank
Judge Bum in the United States
circuit court at Milwaukee made an
important ruling regarding the life
Of trademarks The suit was brought
by the Warren Featherbone company