Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05
KILOGRAMS TN BRIEF.
DOM TIC.
DOMESTIC

OF DlO,UUU.
Frederick H. Prince elected presi-
dent of Pere Marquette railroad, and
Myron J. Carpenter vice president.
The Dow academy at Franconia, N.
H, was destroyed by fire; 100000
damage was done at Wetuhpka, Ala.
Louis C. Bemis of Amigo was
drowned at Seattle. Wash, last Sun
day. He leaves a wife and young
son.
The Green Bay skat club which was
recently organized is arranging for
state tournament to be held in Feb
1uary
The Illinois State Teachers associa-
ton was asked by Miss Catherine
Goggin to join trade union at Spring
field convention.
While trying to cross the Cumber-
land river in q canoe Miss Verdi Rich,
Miss Hattie Rose and Walter Rich
were drowned
The Ford mills, q landmark of
GAINESVILLE. which were built in 1845,
have been purchased by the local cleo
trio company an. will be torn down.
Ey-Secretary Of State Caleb Powers
of Kentucky has appealed to the public
for financial aid in his third trial for
alleged completely in GOebel murder.
Thomas w Stevenson, Is years OLE,
of London Mills. ILL.,, eloped to Gales
burg with Lille Wyclloff, aged 81, and
married her in spite of relatives OPP
position.
Cornelius Vanderbilt continues to
improve His temperature is slowly
dropping toward normal. The attend
ing physicians are satisfied with his
progress.
A branch of the National Civic fed
Grafton will be formed at Cleveland
through Senator Hanna's efforts; 25,-
900 workmen there believed to offer
good field.
At San Pedro, Cal. an entire BUSH
ness block in the center Of the city
was wiped out by fire. The loss will
be about '$750,000; about half covered
by insurance
At Neenah the new theater built by
public subscription at a cost Of $780,
600 was formally opened by Walker
Whiteside and company with a pro-
duction of Hamlet.
The earnings of western immigrant
bureau railroads for 1902 gained
1889 per cent. over 1901; immigrant
arrivals at New York increased 31.5
per cent. in ten months.
Five thousand head of cattle is be-
lieved to have starved or frozen in
eastern Colorado and western Ne
braska; the big companies blamed for
leaving them on bad ranges.
Near Milton Junction farmers are
paying IS cents per pound for oleo!
margarine and selling their own
dairy product to be made into butter
that costs 80 cents per pound.
Daniel H. Paddock Ct kankakee
Ill, was arrested On charge OF smash
ing a telephone with a hammer and
abusing a policeman who had failed
to get connection with Ottawa.
At Marinette, Mrs. Name Sievert-
ton, aged 70 years, threatened to COM
nit suicide if evicted from her Old
home. Her landlord held the mort
gage on the property and foreclosed.
Mayor Harrison began the state
speakershiD minority campaign by
summoning democratic representa-
tiyes to his office; he is said to desire
the minority GeratorshiD nomination.
Nine thousand Chicago union truck
teamsters were granted 100000 all
nual wage increase after two weeks
conference with employers; other
teamsters will make similar demands
Congressman George E. Foss is a
candidate for senator to succeed Viii
liam E. Mason; he declared in inter
view that the Chicago man should be
elected, but avoided a formal an
nouncement.
The will Of Thomas B. Reed was
filed. 1t gives all his estate to his
widow, Mrs. Susan B. Reed, and
makes her sole executrix, a bequest to
his father and mother having lapsed
by their death.
A matrimonial club has been or
ganized by girl employees in Troy IN.
" collar factories, to help emigra-
ton to Tacoma and western cities,
where the demand for wives is great
er; 500 are ready to start on a weeks
notice
Binger Hermann, commissioner of
the general land Office has resigned on
request of the president and secretary
of interior; he was accused of laxity
in investigating land frauds; his can
didacy for the Oregon senatorship
is announced.
Lieut.. Clarence Scott, troop G..
tenth cavalry, stationed at Fort Mac
kenzie, has gone to New York, where
he will be married to Miss Irma Cody,
youngest daughter of Col. w. F, Cody.
He met the young woman while on
practice march with his troop.
Prof John Bascom of Williams col
1ege, in address to teachers at Mil
waukee, declared that no university
can benefit the community by using
money made at a cOmmunity's ex-
v,oDca. RCclzafaI1nr'S business methods