Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-17


Paxinoa Inn, famous summer re
sort on the summit of Weygadt noun,
tain, near Easton, Pa, was Destroyer
by fire. Loss, \S150O insurance,
$4,000.
Ten deaths and more than forty
prostrations are reported in New York
az the result Of the torrid wave.
which is broken by a heavy rain
storm.
William Garfield, Boston aeronaut,
was badly injured in making a wild
leap Of 1000 feet from a crippled bal
loon to tighten it and save his woman
companion.
The improvidence of the Indians
will bring up a grave problem when
the tribal rule is ended, for no
provision has been made for schools
in the territory.
Big Pietro," a member of the
Black Hand" society was shot and
instantly killed and two companions
wounded by saloon-keeper they tried
to blackmail in New York.
By the explosion of a boiler En-
glneer Allen Hall, Frank Wallace and
10 Beach was killed at COUGHS saw
mill at Goligntly, Ala, and the plant
was completely wrecked.
Fire In Detroit has caused SlOO 600
damage in the factory of the Ireland
& Mathews Manufacturing company,
makers Of plumbers supplies. The
loss is coverd by insurance.
AT Omaha, :. H. Rudolph. ladies'
tailor, was found dead in a chair in
ais office by two women customers.
who had called for some work. An
empty carbolic acid bottle was found.
Clark Davis, aged 80, of Farmer
CITY, ILL.,, died as a. result of having
MS arm and leg crushed off in a fall
from an Illinois Central passenger
train
a mob oVerpowered tne sheriff and
rs1ded the Ironton, Mo-, jail, bent on
lynchlng two murderers, but was
beaten back by the prisoners, who
were shot
Eight thousand delegates attended
the opening session of the twenty
second international annual conven-
ton OF the Christian Endeayorers al
Baltimore.
John Wesley Priestly, head of an
old Philadelphia family, is said to
llved luXuriously for years by means of
setting fire to buildings to collect in
surance money.
The Spring Valley, H., National
6ank and First National bank OF
Toluca ILL.,, closed their doors as q
result OF the failure OF C. j. Deylin OF
Topeka, Kan.
Eight men We're killed and two i'm
Jurei by the premature exposition of
rcck blast on the Pennsylvania
Railroad Improvements near New
Cumberland, Pa.
The naming Of Gates county, Wis
consin, is said to be subject of grano
jury investigation at Milwaukee. and
the methods which led the legislative
action may be laid bare.
Thomas w Lawson in an address
"a Ottawa, Kan, suggests as a remedy
for the evils of ''frenzied finance q
general selling out of stocks and
bonds to the system
Edward P. Bacon o Milwaukee dc.
clared railroads should be compelle
10 accept at once rates found to be
..us- by the railway conunission in
Place Of those held to be unfair
Fourteen prisoners in the Jail at
MurphysbeIo, H., attempted to blast
their way to freedom by exploding
nitrcglycerin against the lookup door.
The sheriff and guards prevented their
escape.
Adrian FL. Larkin of New York has
sued c. F. Leach collector of customs
at Cleveland to compel him to return
certain of Mrs. Chadwick's jewels,
which Mr.. Larkin says weer obtained
from him wrongfully.
The continuous sheet mill of the
American Steel and Tin Plate com,
pany at Douth Sharon, Pa, built three
years ago at a cost of $1,5OO,OOO but
never operated, is to be placed in
operation next week.
Cyrus Leland, receiver for the es,
tate OF G. J. Devlin, tle failed Topeka
banker, borrowed $4,000 to psy
miners in the Devlin mines OF south
ern Kansas, and says the work there
will be continued.
Special Commissioner Bristow
recommends the cancelling of monopo~
listic contract between certain steam
er lines and the Panama railroad, anu
favors an opening door" commercial
policy by the isthmian railway.
At Kokomo, Ind, for injuries to
himself and family by the frightening
Of horse by an automobile, Joseph
Berkheiser has sued the Haynes-Ap>
person and Apperson Brothers Auto
mobile company for $4,000 DANCES.
Henry Weideman, a wealthy farmer
Of Waverly, Iowa, comm, ed suicide
by hanging. In a quarrel he had
struck his brother and, thinking he
had inflicted a fatal wound ne ended
his own life. The brothers injury IS