Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18

The Chicago September grand jury
is to take up the West Hammond
bribery scandal.
A former Milwaukee alderman
called before the grand jury said that
he is slowly dying.
DR.. William r. Harper returned to
Chicago university greatly improved
by his Battle Creek trip.
President Roosevelt entertained the
consulting board of Panama canal
engineers at Sycamore Hill.
Chicago Congregational ministers
go on record as favoring a discussion
of the tainted money" question.
Albert T. Patrick, the murderer, is
elected for another term as mayor Of
the death-house at Sing Sing prison.
Howard E. Hews in divorce trial in
! Chicago says a teacher of Spanish
caused the separation of himself and
wife.
Physicians and surgeons in Evans,
ton formed a combination and agree
to raise the rates for professional
calls.
! The Fountain house in Waukesha
was sold to Duke M. Farson and will
become home for Holiness depart
ments.
J John D. Rockefeller, who breaks an.
other precedent by submitting to an
! interview, declares honesty won him
success.
The relaxing of vigilance at New
| Orleans causes increase in spread OF
| yellow fever, but mortality is de-
creasing.
Burglars using a two-horse wagon
raided six stores in the stock yards
district and carried off $1,000 worth
of goods.
The coroner at Covington, md,
finds that George A. Hutts was killed
| by Mayor Oliver S. Jones. who acted
in self-defense.
BENJAMIN Davis of Texas has been
appointed special counsel to aid the
government in the trial OF the in
dicted packers.
Jacob Schneider, a prosperous farm
er at Sterling, ILL.,, accidentally swal-
lowed dose of carbolic acid ana
died in great agony.
Booth Harrington, the novelist, ana
his wife were passengers on Inc
steamer Konigen Luise, which sailed
from New York for Genoa.
Socialists of the east seek to or
ganize clubs for the dissemination OF
their principles among the students
of colleges and high schools.
The blunder of motorman, who
set wrong signals, caused New York
elevated car to plunge to earth, kill
ing twelve and injuring many.
The sixth international congress of
applied chemistry will be held in
Rome in April, 1906, under the
patronage of the king of Italy.
Ambassador Meyer started from St.
Petersburg for Berlin and Paris,
whence he will return home on leave
of absence at the end of September.
A Chicago thief, overcome by re
morse, turned over to a priest three
valuable rings which he confessed to
stealing in a State street candy store.
William J. Bryan, speaking at Mil
waukee, declares that public owner
ship is likely to be one of the leading
issues of the next national campaign.
Hours are shorter and wages are
higher, but the cost of living is higher
still, as compared with the figures OF
last year, according to the bureau or
labor.
! Twelve trunks containing elegant
gowns and wearing apparel and valu-
. able jewelry belonging to Mrs Alven
Beyeridge of New York were seizea
for debt.
The ''nonassets" records of the New
York Life ms co. brought out in the
New York insurance investigation,
may lead to the prosecution OF those
responsible.
DR.. Charles Chassignac of New
Orleans gives UP a practice worth
$4,000 a year to go as a volunteer to
Tallulah, La, where yellow fever is be
yond control.
JOHN Adams, d miner, and John
Galinslzy, a laborer, at Mahanoy City
Pa, were instantly killed by pre-
mature blast at Park Place colliery OF
Lantz & Co.
Thomas Waters, a colored barber al
Bloomington, H., charged with the
murder of Miss Lydia Grant at Gin
ton, was held without bail by the
coroner's jury.
President Paul Morton of the Equit
able Life Assurance society in an aid
dress to agents in New York tells hi!
plans for economy and outlines the
: company's policy.
willard of Toledo, the boon com
panion of Woodward of anita, self
proclaimed end of the people,
casts the deciding vote in the council
q for franchise extension.
The mem ers of the school boart