Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-27

committee. said former Gov. Odell
sandbagged the Equitable into paying
his claims in the ship-building suit for
S750OO0 by threats of damaging legis-
lation.
| President Roosevelt in reply to let
tier from Henry NJ Whitney OF Massa-
tchusetts says he has again deliberate
iy misrepresented him on reciprocity
and declines to grant him another in
terview.
Interchurch conference on fedora
ton at New York organized with Rev
DR.. w. H. Roberts as chairman. Dr.
Washington GLADDEN. presented appeal
to Christians in Russia to stop Jewish
massacres.
Warrants charging embezzlement
were sworn out for the arrest Of
Frank j. Heller, the fugitive secre-
tary of a Polish building association
at Milwaukee, whose defalcation is
said to be 100000.
The body of an unidentified man 20
years old was found in a slough COW
cred with brush near McHugh, Mimi
! there being a bullet-hole in the left
eye. Indications are that he was
murdered for money.
After entering into correspond
lence which is believed to have caused
McCurdy's cut in salary, Insurance
Commissioner Vandiyer declares that
all companies must do honest business
or get out of Missouri
The suit Of Aid. Matthias J. Scholey
against the Evening News of Kenosha
claiming S., 1000 damages for libel, was
begun. The case is the outcome of the
prosecution of alleed DoodIers in
Kenosha two years ago.
Charles Henry Rogers, wanted for
the triple murder Of Wills and Fred
Olney and Alice Ingerick near Middle
4 town, N. Y, on Oct. 6, has, it is said,
been seen and his identity established
in Kimble, Pike county, Pa.
At Shelbyville, Ind, jury returned
verdict Of manslaughter against
Daniel Wilkins for killing Harvey
Babb, whom he found with his wife
last fall. His sentence is two TO
At Johnstown, Ohio, the station of
Toledo and Ohio Central was robbed,
mail sacks, express packages and
freight being opened. The postoffice
and station at Canterbury were rob
bed in a similar manner two dsN1s ago
All the cadets attending the Royal
Military college at Kingston, Ont. have
been ordered to wear moustaches. It
is; said it is desired to give an older
appearance to the cadets. The order
has caused disapproval in some cases.
Luke Adolphus Lockwood, one Of
the most eminent members OF the Ma.
sonic fraternity in the United States,
and author of the Lockwood's Ma
sonic Jurisprudence, died of pneu-
monia at Greenwich, Conn, aged IL
years.
The Green Bay cases of alleged
graft were taken up in the circuit
court at Fond du Lac. The defend
ants are former Aid. Albert l.. Gray,
former City Attorney Arthur B. Fon-
tame and Assessor Xavier Parmen-
tier
A plan to federate the forces work
ing for national pure food legislation
has been perfected as result OF the
! National Consumers league, Fedora
ton of Women's clubs, American Med
ical association, and state food control
officials.
: Major Simon Mayer, who served as
adiutant general with rank of major
general on the staff Of General Chal-
mers with Sharpe's brigade in the
, confederate army, was killed by the
accidental discharge of his revolver
| at Natchez, Miss.
} Support to President Roosevelt in
his fight for railroad rate legislation
) is promised by President Mellen Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
, ford railroad and several commercial
| and industrial organizations in diff
ferent parts Of the country,
! AT Augusta Ca, John Buckley, who
was at the head of the city bridge and
! wharf department, and Daisy May
J were found dead at the home of the
latter It is supposed the man killed
. the woman and then committed sui
eide, Buckley left family
The town Of Big Spring, eight miles
! north of Portage, is experiencing a
mad dog scare. A dog belonging to
5 Harrison Rose became suddenly VIC
: lent and bit several other dogs. Cattle
5 and hogs on the Rose farm have
: shown symptoms Of hyprophobia.
Joseph Kugovick, the last of gang
of four counterfeiters convicted OF
making Hungarian money at CleVe-
land was sentenced to two years i'm
: prisonment in the Ohio pentitentiary
The counterfeit bills were sent to
Hungary and circulated in that coun-
try.
T. P. Shonts, chairman Of the 18TH
milan canal commission, mas gwen to
Monmouth, ILL.,, college $4,000 as part