Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-06-19


Equitable trusteesnip and read a
lecture to all insurance managers.
Ryan may organize ali enormous bank
ing house.
The president of the Illinois Yves
leyan university in baccalaureate ad-
dress denounced Christian science:
Dowieism and mormonism as danger
GUS to the nation.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, Patrick s.
Kelleher, engineer of the Detroit ex-
press which collided with a Saginaw
train at Elmdale, several being killed,
was found not guilty of manslaughter
DIR. Edwards Courtney, a youn9
physician and member of a prominent
family, was assassinated at midnight
near the village Of Neave, KY. The
killing is said to be the result Of a
feud
Paul Morton, secretary OF the navy,
was elected chairman of the board of
directors of the Equitable Life. Presl,
dent Alexander and Vice President
j. H. Hyde resigned from their Official
positions.
The secretary Of the interior has
ordered the withdrawal of entry OF
100000 acres of land in the Santa Fe
and Las Cruces land districts in New
Mexico to be added to the ella river
forest reserve.
At St. Paul Arthur L. Gibbon, the
clerk in the Merchants National
bank who pleaded guilty to misap
preparation of the banks funds, was
sentenced to two years in the pen1-
tertiary.
More than 200 employees OF the
United States mint at Philadelphia
were suspended indefinitely. The
coming department and the melting
room were closed down because of a
lack Of silver-bullion.
At Milwaukee the Marine band o.
Manit3Toc took the first prize at the
annual meeting of the Northwestern
Band association. Fifteen bands COM
peted, with an aggregate OF 400
musicians.
At ST. Elmo, H., the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois passenger and freight
depot, containing the chief dis.
patcher's and trainmaster's Offices,
was destroyed by fire, the blaze start
ing from sparks from passing engine
John Mclaughlin, who was formerly
assistant corporation counsel Of New
York City, was pardoned out OF the
Ohio penitentiary by Governor Mer-
rick on condition he will abstain from
liquor and drugs. He was committed
for assisting il a hold-up.
The plant OF the Ashland Suphite
Fiber company was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000, insured for $40, 900.
The mill was owned by Thomas Bar
don OF Ashland, but was being run
under a lease by the Menasha Paper
company.
The grand jury has indicted Rev.
Joseph Cormack, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of West
McHenry, H., for kidnapping, and a
warrant has been issued for his ar
rest He is now at Lake Geneva.
Wis, and has the child with him.
When Mrs. Eliza Simpson was &C,
quilted at Jacksonville, Ind, for lack
of evidence Of shooting her husband
through the window of his saloon and
seriously Wounding him while he was
carousing with women the crowd in
the courtroom cheered.
At Dies Moines,, by a margin OF half
an hour the first legal hanging
scheduled in Iowa in ten years was
stopped, an appeal being filed in the
supreme court in the case Of Charles
Rocker of Rock Rapids, under sen
tence for murder at Anamosa. Rocker
killed his wife's former husband.
At Quincy, H., while repairing a
wire on pole fifty feet from the
ground, Frank Kendall received a
shock and fell unconscious across tho
wires. After lying there for two
hours ne was rescued by a hook and
ladder crew. He is in a critical con
ditiOn
At Newark, Ohio, Nevy Bebzard was
arrested at his home and placed in
Jail, charged with the murder of his
mQther-in-law, Mrs Francis Wertz, on
June l. The woman was found beaten
to death. The arrest was made on
confession OF 14-year-old Eva Wertz, a
granddaughter of the murdered WON
an.
After an examination Of the books,
experts reported to the governor that
$12,S58 have been taken without war.
rant of law by the officials of MahOn
ing county, Ohio. Those named are
County Clerk Edwards, Sheriff
Thomas. former Sheriff DenOrmandie
Coroner Bolt and Probate Judge
Ewing.
THE COLLEGES.
Edward Rule has been reemployed
as director of Iowa university gym