Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-08-07
DOM ESTIC.

wives OF eight Kansas FARMERS were
arrested for destroying a saloon near
Abilene.
President Roosevelt received Bishop
Hood Of -lortn Carolina, negro, at
Sycamore Hill.
The brotherhood of painters. with a
membership of $500, is preparing to
strike in New York
Orlando Burt, a former Methodist
minister, now living in Milwaukee, is
accused of bigamy.
Eighteen people were injured in
I collision between Charleston and
Mattoon interurban cars.
Iowa organized a tuberculosis So
ciety which will strive to stamp out
the disease in that state.
Grover Cleveland is deeply grievcd
over the death Of his late friend and
secretary, Daniel S. Lamont.
Standard Oil company's vessels are
involved in twenty cases of alleged
smuggling of Sumatra tobacco.
! Several are killed and many vessels
wrecked by food caused by break
ing dams above Bridgeport, Conn.
Commander Peary and his steamer,
the Roosevelt, left North Sydney on
voyage of discovery toward north
pole.
Gel Mann, editor of Town Topics
declares that President Roosevelt sent
picture and sketch for use in Fads and
F'ancies.
National backing is given to
strong coalition Of democratic news
papers which will fight Bryan in
Nebraska
The Delmar race track is closed
and the attorney general of Missouri
begins action to have property de-
clared forfeited.
The funeral of Ensign Newman K.
Perry, tne only officer killed in the
gunboat Bennington disaster, was
held at San Diego, Cal
George Kellar, a professional ball
player, formerly Of Princeton, was ar
rested at Rosedale, Ind, accused CT
robbing a man of s1O5.
Superintendent of United States
schools at Unalaska says that white
girls are sold and neld as slaves in
various places in Alaska.
At Somerset, Ohio, Former State
Senator William E. Finck died from
injuries received in a natural gas
explosion in MS house.
PRESIDENT Merton of the Equitable
/ Life Assurance society accepted the
Z resignation Of A. c. Haynes, a leading
general agent Of the society
At Milwaukee newspaper reporter
indicted on graft charges started a
4 libel suit against a self-confessed
bribe-taker and former official.
ARA Miller, 20, of Boonville, Ind,
IS minus part Of his nose and is in a.
dying condition as a result of being
cut by Henry BToshears in a fight
John D. Rockefeller is The greatest
criminal of the age, declared Governor
LaFollette in addressing the illinois
Baptist Cnautauqua at Springfield.
Senator Depew declines to discuss
his connection with tne Equitable
scandal and says he is working on a
statement TO be given out later.
A new leather trust is reported to
be forming, controlling interest in the
large Allen tannery at Kenosha having
passed to Central Leather company.
George Crandstaff of Boonville, lid,
II years old, while carrying tar to the
ROOF OF building, slipped, the hot tar
railing upon him. scalding him fatally.
A Georgia clergyman, two sons and
negro accomplice were convicted of
. the murder of two obi 7ro,, ~
minister, and probably will be hanged.
The president ordered a new in,
Vest1gatlon of the department of agr1-
culture as a result of the nitro-culture
charges preceding Moore's resignation.
Ii Is definitely stated that the Lewis
ana Clark Exposition company will
make no further effort to close the
trail amusement places on Sunday.
At meeting of the directors of the
Equitable Life Assurance society the
designations of James w. Alexander
and Nevada N. Stranahn were 40
! copied
James A. Marley, a University OF
Illinois student, and William Moran, a
Paris, Ill, merchant, were fined $50
each for shooting four prairie
chickens.
Friedrich E. Carlton, tle alleged
bigamist, is declared by Brooklyn
official to have presented various
wives with loot stolen from their
predecessors.
The attorney general of New York
began action against Equitable officers
to force the restitution of money and
apportionment of net surplus amolG
the policy-holders.
An unknown incendiary in Sterling,
Ill., stole Samuel Egin's horse from his
barn and drove fifteen miles. where he