Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-05-12

lass of Woodbury., n. J.. ended his life
with laudanum.
Senator NJ. S. Quay Of Pennsylvania,
who is seriously i'll, is deliberately
making preparations for death, which
/ he feels is not far away.
/ Mrs. John Beauties of Morrison, III,
aged IA years, committed suicide by
/ jumping into a cistern. Her action
was the result of failing health.
Speakers at the Bible league conven-
ton in New York urged a fight on trea-
son within the church as the only way
TO preserve the faith of the fathers.
At Eureka Springs, Ark, Mrs. Rena
Rhiel fired both barrels OF a shotgun
at highwayman at her home, and, al
though wounded, the man got away.
( At GAINESVILLE, Wis, Mrs William
Buggs and her daughter ate a sample
Of rat biscuit, thinking it a new kind
of cracker, and are dangerously i'll.
The methodist conference, which be-
gan its session at Los Angeles, elected
Rev. J.'B. Wingley of Minnesota secre-
tary to succeed DR.. David s. Monroe.
The Chicago stone, lime and cement
companies announced lockout pend
ing a settlement of the strike of the
teamsters employed by two concerns.
At Marion, Ind, a gas explosion de-
mOlshed the house of James Mcdaniel,
living south of Marion, and fatally in
jured Mrs Mcdaniel and her two chill
dren.
At Michigan City Ind, Karl Vein
kowski, convict, says in 1896 he killed
a man in west Prussia, for which crime
another man is serving twelve years in
prison.
Secretary Shaw upsets the attorney
generals plan for having Morgan & Coz
handle the $40000,000 canal fund.
Morgan must put up $4,000 800 secur-
ity first.
At Liberty, Mo, Samuel Roby, a
farmer, shot and fatally wounded Mrs.
Thomas Pennington, and then shot and
killed himsSh. The tragedy was
caused by jealousy.
DR. August Greth, of San Francisco,
toobfan eight-mile trip across the coun-
try toward San Jose in his new airship.
"A broken valve in the motor brought
the voyage to an end.
Frederick e, Cogsill, aged years,
ulaccompaned and tagged that he
might be properly directed and for
warded, has completed journey from
Philadelphia to San Francisco.
Ex-President Cleveland in a lecture
to Princeton students declared he did
not transcend his duty or authority
by ordering out Federal troops during
the Debs riots in Chicago.
Sylvester Maldoon, a stockman living
twenty miles south of Chadron, Neb.,
was found dead near his barn with the
top of his head blown off with shot
gun. Foul play is suspected
AT indianapolis Patrolman Hanford
Burke was shot five times in running
street fight with burglar He will
probably die The burglar was shot
twice by the policeman, but escaped.
A. c. Twining. former president, and
d. c. Cornell former treasurer of the
defunct Monmouth Trust company of
Asbury Park, N. j., were sentenced to
six and four years respectively in state
prison.
Prof Goodwin Smith has written to
Andrew Carnegie advising that instead
OF spending so many millions in librar-
les the philanthropist might do some
thing TO relieve the misery in the
homes Of the worlds poor
AT Cincinnati a male infant about
three weeks old was found drowned
in barrel of wCter A well dressed
and refined looking woman was seen
with the child and later left hurriedly
Police traced her to railway station.
At ST. Louis the last of the so-called
get rich quick" cases has been dis
; missed, II was brought against Il. ].
Arnold and l.. A. GIL The court held
, the information was not good in law,
as IL was not backed up by an affidavit.
j. b, Shepherd of Nome, Alaska,
former United States commissioner and
now mine operator, is in Chicago He
declared that the gold output of both
the Dawson and Nome districts would
be greater this year than ever before.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, the will of the
late w T. Vankirk, leaving an estate
valued at S250,000, has been filed. One
third is left to the widow in trust for
Mrs, Fred j. Tucker, Joseph Vankirk,
and DR. Frank Vanlllrk of Chicago. and
VIII Vankirk Of GAINESVILLE.