Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-04

did net discourage him, and last week
he was out in the woods again manag-
ing his gun with one arm.
The trustees of the estate of ]. Z.
Thompson, former president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, have decided to
use between $2,0OO,O 900 and $4,000, 900
10 build home for the families of men
killed in the service of the road.
Litchfeld (Ct) man rather lost his
head the other day when he became
the father of a fine assortment Of
, twins. He rushed TO the telegraph
Office to hurl the glad tidings to his
mother-in-law, and this was the mes
sage: Twins to-day. More tO-mor-
row."
IC is a safe bet to make that Presi-
dent Harper of the university of
Chicago will strike oil when he comes
to excavate his concessions in old
Babylon. IL has become such a habit
of the Rockefeller millions that cant
buy anything but oil lands.
Angelina Murphy-Hold on dere.
Jimmy Kelley You needn't read me
no more items out'n dat newspaper
bout soda-fountains explodin' an
manglin' the customers, an girls git
tir' poisoned by ptomaines in ice
cream. If yer dead broke, jest say so,
like a man, an I'll t'ink jest as much
NV yer.-Judge.
Liverpool has instituted baths in
! the schoOl-hOuses, and the report has
gone forth that 200 children were
bsthed in the same water and that sew
eral cases of pneumonia developed.
The children escaped easily, and the
honor and cleanliness of Liverpool can
be pointed to with pride by England
A professor at Washburn college
in Kansas has notified the students
that the singing of gospel hymns will
be discontinued in the future because
the music is immoral He says that
most of the hymns are set to waltz and
rOlka time, TO say nothing about the
festive twO-step. Washburn students
will hereafter be too good to be true.
A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
from Lawrenceville. ILL.,. says that in
the Lawrence circuit court a jury.
trying the case of the state against
George Ryan, charged with assault to
commit murder could not reach a YER
dict after being out So hours, when
che of them suggested Tipping nickels
heads TO convict, tails TO acqu;t
Each juror put a nickel in a hat, a
shake and toss and the nickels fell on
table six and six, necessitating an
ether toss. The second trial showed
| four heads and eight tails. resulting
| ir acquital The court accepted the
verdict. but did not know how II was
reached until yesterday. The state will
get a new trial and the jurors may
be indicted.
The press agent of the ST Louis
fair is really getting down to business.
as is shown by the story told at the
expense of Walker Williams of COlum-
bus, Mo. While Mr. Williams was in
Spain he called on a provincial editor
in the interest of the fair. Next morn
ing the paper had an item of which
this is a translation: Walker VIII
llams of the United States has pur-
! chased the state of Louisiana and
next year will give a celebration TO
which he invites his fellow journalists
of Europe" Not caring to have his
name connected with such an extra
ordinary piece of transformation. he
i again called upon the editor and thor
oughly explained matters. The Span
ish journalist aPOlOgized profusel~ for
! the mistake that had been made -
printed this correction: Gov. Fran
els of Missouri has purchased a large
track of land in the great American
desert, and Walker Williams is here
tc invite the journalists of Spain to 9
show which the governor will give
next year. % Mr.. Williams fed the
place. fearing that the editor might
explain some more.