The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-10-12
Robert Mcintosh Was Murdered.

Robert Mcintosh Was Murdered
A few weeks ago mention was made of
the receipt of telegram by relatives
here announcing the death of Robert
Mcintosh at Valdez, Alaska. Further
information was awaited with great
deal of interest by his parents here, and
this week letter was received from his
brother, James, mailed at Fairbanks, en-
closing clipping from newspaper pub
lished there that gives but meager &C
count of the cause of the difficulty that
lead up to the shooting of Robert McIn-
tosh, except to establish the fact that he
was murdered. The item mentioned is
as follows:
The story Of the murder committed
yesterday in the Keystone canyon, the
rocky defle that forms the only egress
from Valdez to the interior, is given in
telegram from the United States mar
shal's office at Valdez to Marshal Perry.
The victim is Robert Mcintosh, believed
to have been we'll known Klondike
mining operator. He was slain by j. r.
Bailey.
Both men were employees of the Rosene
syndicate, which is building railroad
from Valdez through the canyon. Nc
Intosh was foreman of the tunnel con-
struction along the line. j. r. Bailey is
general foreman of all the work in the
canyon.
Though it is not stated in the brief
telegram to Marshal Perry, it is presum-
ed the murder was the outcome of
quarrel between the two men over mat
ters connected with their work. In the
heat of the quarrel Bailey drew gun
and shot the tunnel foreman dead.
In a letter received from an admins
traitor, appointed to take charge of the
estate of Robert Mcintosh, since the
above clipping was placed in type, it is
learned that the verdict of,the coroner's
| jury was premeditated murder. He was
shot through the side with 3S-calibre
rifle, the ball passing through his body
and he lived but two or three hours af-
forwards. The murderer is in Jail and
will be tried at the next term of court at
| Valdez.
| It is thought that James Mcintosh,
who is expected home this winter, will
make an effort to get at all the details
| of the unfortunate affair before he leaves
Alaska for the States.
| County Movement Toward Good Roads.
The question of good roads interests
the city and country alike, and while
money is being expended freely every
year it requires no argument to convince
the most skeptical that this money is
being wasted on repairs rather than In
vested in permanent Improvements. This
is Just as true of city streets as OF coun-
try roads and is due to lack of system
and intellige action.
Wellington =. Loucks of st. Louis
national organizer of the Good Roads as
ISOLATION, addressed a citizens meeting
in GAINESVILLE Friday, after which call
was formulated for good roads county
convention to be held in that city next
Monday, Oct. 18th, to take up the whole
subject in all of it's phases, to organize
for certain definite purposes, and to
launch a boom for the betterment OF
transportation facilities that will enlist
the sympathy and support OF all Wis
consin. The expense of holding this big
mass. meeting will be about $3.50 which
will be raised without difficulty among
local citizens. There will be no other
calls on private purses; no dues to be
paid: no passing of the hat. Col. Moore,
president of the National Good Roads
ISOLATION, will be present on the warm
invitation extended to him to assist in
a complete educational exposition, illus
trated by diagrams and pictures, OF the
proper construction of all manner OF
highways from the dirt road to the high
est form of macadam. The morning will
be taken up with the Introductory ad-
dresses and the registration OF the names
of those who can be counted on to sup
port the movement. The afternoon will
be devoted to road building, discussion
of the aims and purposes of the associa-
ton, and the perfection of an organiza-
ton with representatives in every town
ship. In the evening Col. Moore will
give his lecture on THE Roads of the
World" supplemented by stereopticon
views secured by the National Associa-
ton at an approximate cost of $4,000.
| It will be an open conference with the
acknowledged road experts of the United
States and no man who has the best in
terests of the county at heart can afford
to miss it.
Mr.. Loucks enters the state at James
vile and after organizing Rock county
through this convention, he will proceed
to other counties, and before his work is
finished the state will be enlisted for
good roads. There is nothing expert
mental about this work, neither is there
any goldbrick scheme connected with It,
The work is educational and philan-
thropic and good results follow so rapid
~ that it's promoters are encouraged to
keep it up.
Local committees were selected to
work up the attendance in different
parts of the county. and among those
from this locality are Mayor Laid, An.
drew Jensen, Z. G. Hopkins, L. e. Gettle
and Henry Ebbott OF this city; John
Sherman. Fulton: A. B. Fessenden, Por
ter. and 2. NJ. Green of Milton.