Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-10-11

was arrested at Philadelphia charged
with using the mails to defraud heirs
of a wealthy Englishman.
| The body of John Kraus, an old SOL
der, was found in the woods near
Rockfield, Wis. The man had died
from exposure and hunger.
The monthly statements show a
surplus of s11,227,O36 in receipts over
expenditures for September. The
public debt shrinks s16,122.090.
Mrs. Langtry reached New York TO
begin an engagement in vaudeville
and declared it is tabloid tragedy, .
not Sketch" she is to give.
Control of the Wisconsin Central
railroad reported about to be trans
ferred to some eastern trunk line,
possibly the Erie or Canadian Pacific.
! A run started on the German State
bank at Freeport, ILL.,, following
rumors that it was insolvent All de-
mands were met and the panic subsid-
ed.
Advices from the gulf coast storm
region bear out the estimates of the
loss of 200 lives and the destruction
Of property worth upward of $4,000
900.
President Roosevelt dined with the
jackies on the battleship Missouri
after target practice and smoked a CT
gar the men got FOR him from the can
teen.
At GAINESVILLE for the first time In
the history Of the city out OF 1885 pu-
pills enrolled in the city schools
the boys outnumber the girls by TWEEN
ty-five
Car ferry No. 2 of the Wisconsin
and Michigan Railroad turned turtle
at the mouth of the Chicago river and
three of its crew of six men were
drowned.
Attorney General Moody and Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Shaw will re-
tire during winter and Ambassador
Meyer will be named to fill one of the
vacancies.
Senator Platt tried to evade a set
Element with Mrs. Plat by giving his
property to his sons. His wifes ultl-
matum is: He bought my beauty.
let him pay the price,
Frank p. Phillips, Ia years old. OF
De Pere, has sued the Portage Tran
sit company of Duluth for $4,000 for
injuries resulting from a cake Of
ice falling on his hand.
/ Nau, Vnrl, ocadit1u. AL -
tary petition in bankruptcy against
George Freeman & Co. of Syracuse,
clothing manufacturers. The liabili-
ties are 100000, with small assets.
Blackmailers extorted $4,000 from
Mrs. r. T. Robinson, the wealthy
woman of Racine, under threats oi
death. Two men were arrested ia
Milwaukee accused of the crime.
The loss of life by the storm along
the gulf coast is estimated at $50:
damage to property, s1O,0oO.0O0. Pic
turesque little towns planted along
shore were wiped out of existence.
Brigadier General Samuel M. Mills
chief OF artillery, has been placed on
the retired list on his own application
on account of illness. He was sue
ceeded by Colonel Arthur Murray.
The case of Caleb Powers. unde,
sentence of death for the assassina
ton of William Goebel in January
1900 was passed to the February term
by agreement of counsel at George
town, Ky.
AT Kenosha grave apprehension Is
felt on account of the rapid spread oil
typhoid fever. Seven cases are now
being cared for at the Kenosha hos
pital, and scores of other cases are re
ported in different parts of the city.
Two prominent Kenosha merchants
brought into court pleaded guilty
to violations of the pure food law by
selling impure pepper. The fines
$25 and costs in each case, were paid
by representatives of the Chicago
wholesale houses
new $4,000 Carnegie library at Law
renee university has been set for Oct
10. and President Harris of North
western university, Evanston, Ill.,, ant
President Van Hise of Wisconsin uni
verslty will be the principal speakers
Gov Davidson has appointed th'
following delegates to represent Wis
consin at the annual meeting of thC
upper Mississippi river improvement
association. which will be held at Min
neapolis. Oct. 9 and 10: Senator
A. Frear, Hudson; Walter Owen
Maiden Rock; ]. l.. Orr, Glen Haven;
Il. c. Higbee and James Thompson
La Crosse.
Architect A. c. Clas of Milwaukee,
has been appointed by Gov. DavidscI
as member of the Devils Lake ant
Wisconsin Dells park commission
which was created by the Legislature
= two years ago to investigate and re
; port on the ACCESSIBILITY of the stat
purchasing the land around Devil
lake and the Wisconsin dells for par