Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-31


At Arcola, H., j. w. Logenbrook,
proprietor of a saloon, shot and
fatally wounded Chief of Police H. A.
Thornton as he was arresting a wom>
an who had been ordered to leave
| town.
The New York legislature on recon-
mendation of Governor Higgins ap-
pointed a committee to investigate
| the business methods of all life in;
surance companies operating in the
| state.
President Roosevelt will urge con-
gress to decide on some plan for the
federal supervision Of life insurance
companies. Leading lawyers already
are endeavoring to work out a meas
ire that would be constitutional.
Ruled by a desire to die in a pillar
OF fire in the manner Of H. Rider
Haggard's She, Miss Lucy Munroe of
South Haven, Mich, killed herself by
saturating her dress with kerosene
and and igniting it.
With one blast of forty-five tons of
dynamite, the largest on record in
this country. three acres of solid rock
were blown from the bed of the
F1scataqua river, to deepen the water
way
At Franklin Grove, ILL.,, as the re-
suit OF row over a girl in which
William Hart was given a thrasning,
John iSpratt, William Howard, James
Whitehall, James Smith and John
Cover were fined On a charge of riot.
| Chairman Paul Morton of the
Equitable says the whole matter OF
pensions will be considered purely as
| business proposition and no excen-
ton will be made in the case of Mrs.
Henry B. Hyde.
After twenty hours the jury at Port
land IN the case of Congressman
Williamson and Van Gessner and
Eggs, charged with subornation OF
perjury in connection with the Oregon
land frauds, reported that it was I'm.
able to reach a verdict.
The chief, secretary anu a cantain
of the Milwaukee fire department
were indicted on charges OF bribing
state legislators to vote for bill in
which they were interested. In all
fourteen men are indicted in latest
batch Of true bills.
Paul Morton summarilv dismissed
Thomas D. Jordan, comptroller of the
Equitable Life Assurance company.
for Withholding information and at
the same time the New York bank ex-
amlner began a searching examina~
tlon OF the books of the Mercantile
Trust company.
Railroad switch keys were found
IN the pockets Of joan McGraw of
Cleveland, under arrest on a charge
OF opening a switch at Barberton.
Ohio, just as passenger train was
Que. He will be detained at the Bar
6erton police station pending an in
vestigation.
During a fierce storm that swept
over the northern part OF Wabash.
Ind, lightning killed Calvin Nc.
Cuteheon, farmer, near Liberty
Mills, destroyed the barn of Jacob
Heeter at North Manchester and
damaged the home Of David Sandman
at the latter place.
At Columbus, OHIO, on a charge OIL
fraudulently using the United States
mails in the propagation OF a lottery
William A. Inskeep was bound over to
the United States grand jury under
81 900 bond. 1t is reported that his
agent IN Indianapolis has been ar
rested and has confessed.
W. II. Maitland, a photographer,
said to be from Chicago, disappeared
from the Capital studio in New
Orleans, wnich establishment he was
managing, and has not been heard
from since. His friends and the
police Of That city are searching for
him.
At meeting held at Muskogee. I.
T., OF the chiefs of the five civilized
tribes the call for a constitutional
convention was ratified. This action
means that the convention for the
adoption of a state constitution to be
submitted to congress will have the
support Of the five nations.
Will Dennigan and Walter Knox.
While detained at the county jail for
alleged petty larceny, are reported
to have made confession which
clears up the mystery of the burning
OF the Hillsdale, Mich, screen works.
Dec 2, 1904, and the death of Watch
man Joseph G. Amrey. George
Smith, aged 68, is implicated.
The jury in the case of DIR. A. r.
Hoback and his son, Fred Hoback.
charged with the murder last winter
OF John r. Jett at Floyd, Va. re-
turned a verdict acquitting the elder
| Hoback and finding Fred Hoback
guilty OF manslaughter, fixing mis-
punishment at eight years in the
| penitentiary.
CHICAGO STRIKE.